andy hardy meet debutante ( 1940 ) be the ninth ( 9th ) film of the series and it show the direction it be inevitably head into . character andy hardy ( mickey rooney ) and judge hardy ( lewis stone ) be go to be front and center . the rest of the cast be go too just punch the clock and collect their check . the series would rise to the occasion again and have it moment but a fatal decline have set in . lewis stone throughout the series would continue too portray the character of judge hardy in a sympathetic manner . the rest of the cast would be professional even though give less and less to do . mickey rooney on the other hand would continue his character a if there be no learning curve . andys reaction to any situation be in a naive and unbelievable way . even after he return a a veteran of world war ii service in love laugh at andy hardy ( 1946 ) his reaction to any teapot tempest be the same and juvenile . in this film it be clearly illustrate . andy get himself into several unbelievable situation that with a simple explanation would have be resolve . this screen write device be know a the idiot plot . a mean of stretch a poorly write scenario . maybe it be less mickey rooneys fault then the director and the writer . most likely george b. seitz have direct one too many and a firm hand be need too control rooneys excess . to see our overview of the entire series go to youre only young once ( 1937 ) .