The Crocodile Hunter
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| The Crocodile Hunter | |
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| 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 Canada |
| No. of seasons | 5. |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Mark Henderson Liz Gately |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Discovery Kids (Kids Programs) |
| 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 outrageous antics. 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
Season 1 (1997)
1. Hidden River 4/5/97
2. Dinosaurs Down Under 4/12/97
3. Sleeping With Crocodiles 9/21/97
4. Suburban Killers 10/31/97
Season 2 (1998)
5. Return To The Wild 3/10/98
6. Outlaws Of The Outback, Part 1 3/17/98
7. Outlaws Of The Outback, Part 2 3/17/98
8. Wildest Home Videos 4/29/98
9. Island Of Time 5/17/98
10. Reptiles Of The Deep: Turtles 5/24/98
11. Where The Devils Run Wild 6/18/98
12. Last Waterholes Of The Outback 8/8/98
13. Sharks - Outside The Cage 12/24/98
Season 3 (1999-2000)
14. Legends Of The Galapagos 2/1/99
15. America's Deadliest Snakes 5/12/99
16. Reptiles Of The Deep: Sea Snakes 6/20/99
17. Reptiles Of The Deep: Saurians 6/20/99
18. Steve & The Dragon 7/6/99
19. Australia's Wild Frontier 9/18/99
20. Faces In The Forest 10/11/99
21. Wild River Of Africa 11/4/99
22. A Handful Of Elephants 1/9/00
23. Jungle In The Clouds 1/29/00
24. Wildest Baby Animal Videos 2/22/00
25. Wildlife In Combat 4/15/00
26. Forces Of Nature 4/15/00
27. Africa's Deadliest Snakes 7/30/00
Season 4 (2000-2002)
28. Crocodiles Of The Revolution 12/11/00
29. Journey To The Red Center 12/18/00
30. Sidewinders Of Arizona 12/25/00
31. Swimming With Alligators 1/15/01
32. Surfing Snakes 1/31/01
33. Last Primates Of Madagascar 4/28/01
34. Reptiles Of The Lost Continent 5/5/01
35. Graham's Revenge 5/13/01
36. Spitting Cobras Of The World 5/13/01
37. Dangerous Africans 2/7/02
38. Operation Bunya Rescue 2/14/02
39. Steve's Story 2/21/02
40. Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures 3/12/02
41. Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures 3/12/02
42. Big Croc Diaries 4/1/02
43. Captured On Camera 4/15/02
Season 5 (2002-2004)
44. Africa's Final Frontier 8/24/02
45. Casper 9/5/02
46. River Of The Damned 10/13/02
47. Whale Sharks Of The Wild West 7/12/03
48. Crocodile Coast 8/4/03
49. Tigers Of Shark Bay 3/19/04
50. Crocs In The City 3/26/04
51. Island Of Snakes 6/21/04
52. They Shoot Crocodiles, Don't They 6/28/04
53. Search For Super Croc 7/5/04
54. Ice Breaker 11/15/04
55. Confessions Of The Crocodile Hunter 11/22/04
[edit] Related programs
[edit] Cultural references
In Saw V, an Australian tourist is mocked by being forced to say "Crikey".
[edit] See also
- Australia Zoo
- Alby Mangels — Another Australian adventurer whose style may have inspired Steve Irwin.
- Crocodile Safari Man — The 1955 Australian Outback adventurer who produced the wildlife film "Northern Safari"
- Prehistoric Ice Man (South Park episode) — a South Park episode featuring The Crocodile Hunter
- The Jedi Hunter - A parody film based on the Crocodile Hunter theme. This Star Wars/Crocodile Hunter parody stars the characters Boba Fett and his non-canon wife, Terri Fett.
[edit] References
The Crocodile Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] External links
- Australia Zoo's Crocodile Hunter website
- Animal Planet - Crocodile Hunter program home page
- The Crocodile Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
- NEWS.com.au - In Depth on Steve Irwin's Life and Work
- Steve Irwin/crocodile hunter video clip collection website
- Australian Saltwater Crocodile Photos
- Steve Irwin Tribute with photos
