The Crocodile Hunter
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| The Crocodile Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Format | Wildlife Documentary |
| Created by | Mark Henderson |
| Developed by | Alliance Atlantis |
| Starring | Steve Irwin Terri Irwin Bindi Sue Irwin |
| Country of origin | Australia United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Henderson Liz Gately |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Animal Planet Discovery Channel |
| Original run | April 5, 1997 – November 22, 2004 |
The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.
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[edit] Episodes
This is the American episode list of the series. The episode orders and airdates are in U.S. order.
[edit] Season 1 (1997)
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wild in the USA" | April 5, 1997 |
| 2 | "Dinosaurs Down Under" | April 12, 1997 |
| 3 | "Sleeping with Crocodiles" | September 21, 1997 |
| 4 | "Suburban Killers" | October 31, 1997 |
[edit] Season 2 (1998)
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | "Return to the Wild" | March 10, 1998 |
| 6 | "Outlaws of the Outback (Part 1)" | March 17, 1998 |
| 7 | "Outlaws of the Outback (Part 2)" | March 17, 1998 |
| 8 | "Wildest Home Videos" | April 29, 1998 |
| 9 | "Island of Time" | May 17, 1998 |
| 10 | "Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles" | May 24, 1998 |
| 11 | "Where the Devils Run Wild" | June 18, 1998 |
| 12 | "Last Waterholes of the Outback" | August 8, 1998 |
| 13 | "Sharks - Outside the Cage" | December 24, 1998 |
[edit] Season 3 (1999–2000)
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Legends of the Galapagos" | February 1, 1999 |
| 15 | "America's Deadliest Snakes" | May 12, 1999 |
| 16 | "Reptiles of the Deep: Sea Snakes" | June 20, 1999 |
| 17 | "Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians" | June 20, 1999 |
| 18 | "Steve & the Dragon" | July 6, 1999 |
| 19 | "Australia's Wild Frontier" | September 18, 1999 |
| 20 | "Faces in the Forest" | October 11, 1999 |
| 21 | "Wild River of Africa" | November 4, 1999 |
| 22 | "A Handful of Elephants" | January 9, 2000 |
| 23 | "Jungle in the Clouds" | January 29, 2000 |
| 24 | "Wildest Baby Animal Videos" | February 22, 2000 |
| 25 | "Wildlife in Combat" | April 15, 2000 |
| 26 | "Forces of Nature" | April 15, 2000 |
| 27 | "Africa's Deadliest Snakes" | July 30, 2000 |
[edit] Season 4 (2000–2002)
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | "Crocodiles of the Revolution" | December 11, 2000 |
| 29 | "Journey to the Red Center" | December 18, 2000 |
| 30 | "Sidewinders of Arizona" | December 25, 2000 |
| 31 | "Swimming with Alligators" | January 15, 2001 |
| 32 | "Surfing Snakes" | January 31, 2001 |
| 33 | "Last Primates of Madagascar" | April 28, 2001 |
| 34 | "Reptiles of the Lost Continent" | May 5, 2001 |
| 35 | "Graham's Revenge" | May 13, 2001 |
| 36 | "Spitting Cobras of the World" | May 13, 2001 |
| 37 | "Dangerous Africans" | February 7, 2002 |
| 38 | "Operation Bunya Rescue" | February 14, 2002 |
| 39 | "Steve's Story" | February 21, 2002 |
| 40 | "Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures" | March 12, 2002 |
| 41 | "Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures" | March 12, 2002 |
| 42 | "Big Croc Diaries" | April 1, 2002 |
| 43 | "Captured on Camera" | April 14, 2002 |
[edit] Season 5 (2002–2004)
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | "Africa's Final Frontier" | August 24, 2002 |
| 45 | "Casper" | September 5, 2002 |
| 46 | "River of the Damned" | October 13, 2002 |
| 47 | "Whale Sharks of the Wild West" | July 12, 2003 |
| 48 | "Crocodile Coast" | August 4, 2003 |
| 49 | "Tigers of Shark Bay | March 19, 2004 |
| 50 | "Crocs in the City" | March 26, 2004 |
| 51 | "Island of Snakes" | June 21, 2004 |
| 52 | "They Shoot Crocodiles, Don't They" | June 28, 2004 |
| 53 | "Search for Super Croc" | July 5, 2004 |
| 54 | "Ice Breaker" | November 15, 2004 |
| 55 | "Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter" | November 22, 2004 |
[edit] See also
- Croc Files
- The Crocodile Hunter Diaries
- Ocean's Deadliest
- Bindi, The Jungle Girl
- Australia Zoo
- Alby Mangels
- Crocodile Safari Man
- 'My Mate Steve Irwin' by Tony Frisby, a memoir about Steve Irwin's early life by one his oldest friends
[edit] External links
Categories:
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- 1997 Australian television series debuts
- 2004 American television series endings
- 2004 Australian television series endings
- 1990s American television series
- 2000s American television series
- American documentary television series
- Animal Planet shows
- Australian documentary television series
- English-language television series
- Network Ten shows
- Television series by Alliance Atlantis