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This article is about the TV program. For the person, see Duane Chapman.
Dog the Bounty Hunter
StarringDuane "Dog" Chapman
Beth Smith
Leland Chapman
Duane Lee Chapman, II
'Baby' Lyssa Chapman
Tim Chapman
Justin Bihag
No. of episodes100
Production
Executive producersDaniel Elias
Boris Lee Krutonog (Season one - three)
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkA&E Network
ReleaseAugust 30 2004 –
present

Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show on A&E which chronicles Duane "Dog" Chapman's operations at his job, Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dog is joined by his wife and business partner, Beth Smith Chapman, his sons Leland, Duane Lee, associate Tim Chapman (no relation, although the show's intro has "Dog's brother" under his name and Dog sometimes refers to Tim as his "brother"), and his daughter 'Baby' Lyssa Chapman. In season one, the team was joined by Dog's 'nephew' Justin Bihag. In addition to Hawaii episodes, episodes have been filmed in Dog Chapman's home state of Colorado and the city of San Francisco.

Production of and airing of the show was halted by A&E on November 2, 2007, after Dog Chapman was recorded uttering racist remarks. After Chapman's public repentance and vow to make amends, and after a show of support from fans and from black leaders including Roy Innis, on February 19, 2008, A&E announced that the show would return.[1] Reruns of Dog The Bounty Hunter, along with never before seen episodes from season 4, began airing on June 25, 2008. New episodes (the show's fifth season) began airing on July 16, 2008.

Background

Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television series starring Duane Chapman. The show is aired on A&E Networks in USA and on Virgin 1 and Bravo in the UK on Fox8 and on Foxtel (Pay TV) in Australia, on Prime in New Zealand and on RTL 2 in Germany.

The program spun off from Chapman's appearance in the show A&E Network's Take This Job, a program about people with unusual occupations. Both shows are produced for A&E by Hybrid Films, a New York-based production company. The concept of the program was to follow a family of bounty hunters as they capture fugitives.

The television show follows the family's bail bond business, Da Kine Bail Bonds, which has locations in Oahu, in Kona on the Big Island, and also on the mainland in Denver, Colorado.

The television series led to an autobiographical book You Can Run But You Can't Hide, which chronicles his years before becoming a bounty hunter and also some of his more infamous hunts, including the more controversial hunt that took him and his team to Mexico to capture serial rapist Andrew Luster. [2]

Starring

The show also featured other family members and friends during the course of the series.

Family Appearances

  • Cecily Barmore (Beth's Daughter)
  • Dominic (Beth's Son)
  • Bonnie Jo Chapman (Beth & Duane's Daughter)
  • Garry Chapman (Beth & Duane's Son)
  • Abbie Mae Chapman (Lyssa's Daughter)
  • Dakota Chapman (Leland's Son)
  • Cobie Chapman (Leland's Son)
  • Maui Chapman (Leland's Ex-wife)
  • Davina Chapman (Tim's Ex-Wife)
  • Tucker Chapman (Duane's son)
  • Travis Chapman (Duane and Beth's Grandson)
  • Summer Rain and Autumn Sky Chapman (Tim's Daughters)
  • Garry Smith (Beth's Late Father)
  • Dylan Chapman (Duane Lee's Son)
  • Teresa Chapman (Duane Lee's Ex-Wife)
  • Duane Chapman's book You Can Run But You Can't Hide was to be set for a February 2007 release[citation needed], but after his arrest, and extradition case, his book was released on August 7, 2007.[3]. As of August 20th, the book is number one on the Hardcover Nonfiction list of the New York Times Best Seller list.[citation needed]
  • A parody of Dog appeared on The Simpsons, but instead of Dog, he was called Wolf.
  • Dog and his crew were parodied in the tenth season South Park episode "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy." Cartman portrayed Dog, but was a hall monitor rather than a bounty hunter. In this episode, Cartman would chase around students accusing them of "hallway infractions" and attacking them with bear mace, which is the weapon of choice for Dog and the rest of his crew. Cartman also gave the students he "caught" moral lectures, spoofing the philosophizing Chapman does with fugitives while transporting them to jail.
  • Dog appeared with his wife Beth on the one hour special of Criss Angel: Mindfreak. Dog tied Criss up to a chair and lowered him into a hot tub. After four minutes, Criss loosened himself but could not fully free himself.
  • Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne sings "Dog, The Bounty Hunter" as Dog's theme song. The song can be heard on Ozzy's Prince of Darkness box set (CD #3).
  • Dog was also parodied in the second episode of the fifth season of Reno 911. The character, "Tommy Hawk", was portrayed by Diedrich Bader.
  • Another Dog parody appears on Psych, in the second season episode "Bounty Hunters!" The character's name was Byrd Tatums, and he was played by Kevin Sorbo.
  • Dog appeared in an episode of The George Lopez Show, where George goes to his mom's neighborhood to pick up her pet dog and meets Dog instead.
  • Dog appeared with Beth in the Corner Gas episode "Coming Distractions", in which during a daydream they showed up to arrest Brent.
  • In Italy, starting in 2007, a special adaptation was aired on the GXT satellite channel. Characters were dubbed into a heavy Roman dialect; dialogues, while mostly faithful to the original, were changed to include references to the popular culture of Rome. As a result, the show was turned into a comedy based on grotesque humour.

DVD releases

DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
The Best Of Season 1 7 January 25, 2005 Features Dog's episode of Take This Job, Cast Bios, and Promos.
The Best Of Season 2 7 March 28, 2006 Features Cast Bios and a Pop Up Dog Hunting Quiz.
The Best Of Season 3 8 February 27, 2007 Features a Photo Gallery.
The Best Of Season 4 8 August 26, 2008
The Wedding Special 1 December 12, 2006 Features 5 featurettes titled:
  • The Drama Of Dog's Wedding Ring,
  • Dance Lessons,
  • Shopping With Beth,
  • The Bow Wow Vow, and
  • A Tribute To Dog & Beth.
The Arrest 1 September 25, 2007 Features Additional Scenes.

References

  1. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSSP8436520080220
  2. ^ [http://www.dogthebountyhunterbook.com/ | title = Book for sale}}
  3. ^ Hank, Melissa (2004-07-10). "Dog: The Bounty Hunter, unleashed". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-05-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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