List of The Crocodile Hunter episodes

Steve Irwin

The following is a list of episodes for The Crocodile Hunter. The series starred Steve Irwin, and his wife Terri, owners of the Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia. The series became popular due to Irwin's unconventional method and hands-on approach to nature. It premiered on American cable television network, Animal Planet on April 5, 1997. The series ended on November 22, 2004, two-years before Irwin's death.

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 4 April 5, 1997 October 31, 1997
2 9 March 10, 1998 December 24, 1998
3 14 February 1, 1999 July 30, 2000
4 16 December 11, 2000 April 14, 2002
5 12 August 24, 2002 November 22, 2004

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Wild in the USA"April 5, 1997
Steve follows Terri to her home state of Oregon, and to New York State, to watch beavers and raccoons. Steve also helps Terri to relocate her pet cougar, Malina. Animals are Alligator snapping turtle American alligator Grey kangraoo Freshwater crocodile Brlogin Red-belly black snake
2"Dinosaurs Down Under"April 12, 1997
Steve and Terri trace the history of Australia's dinosaurs.
3"Sleeping With Crocodiles"September 21, 1997
Steve takes viewers behind the scenes at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park (now Australia Zoo) in Australia. The work at the park includes relocation of giant boas and healthcare for alligators.
4"Suburban Killers"October 31, 1997
Not all dangerous creatures live out in the wilderness of the forests, the jungles and the Outback. Some of them live in the homes of suburbanites in Australia. Steve examines some of the venomous snakes and spiders that can make unwelcome appearances in suburbia.

Season 2 (1998)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
5"Return to the Wild"March 10, 1998
Steve returns to his roots as he captures and relocates a 14-foot crocodile named Nobby away from a busy waterway in Australia.
6"Outlaws of the Outback (Part 1)"March 17, 1998
Steve takes a look at the serious problem of the introduction of non-native species to Australia. The new species can crowd out the native animals. In Australia, the vast majority of animals are endemic to (found only on) the continent. Steve also shows a roundup of wild camels.
7"Outlaws of the Outback (Part 2)"March 17, 1998
Steve continues his examination of non-indigenous animal species that threaten to crowd out native Australian animals.
8"Wildest Home Videos"April 29, 1998
Steve and Terri show us a collection of home videos taken during their marriage, including their zoo animals. They get snapped at by crocodiles, bitten by snakes and chased by furry things.
9"Island of Time"May 17, 1998
Beautiful scenery and adventure are encountered during Steve and Terri's visit to the isolated inhabitants of the world's largest sand island.
10"Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles"May 24, 1998
Green and loggerhead sea turtles lay their eggs on the land. The hatchlings face enormous obstacles to get to the ocean. Steve films the struggle and shows an annual scientific survey of the turtles off the east coast of Australia.
11"Where the Devils Run Wild"June 18, 1998
Steve and Terri seek the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct since the 1930s, as well as Tasmanian devils, copperhead snakes, black-faced Shags, Pademelon joeys and wombats.
12"Last Waterholes of the Outback"August 8, 1998
Steve travels to the Australian Outback to show us the last remaining major sources of water in this dry area. Animals are Saltwater crocodile Freshwater crocodile Brown tree snake tick Frill neck lizard cattle kangaroo
13"Sharks - Outside the Cage"December 24, 1998
Steve studies some of the more placid and harmless sharks living in the waters around Australia.

Season 3 (1999–2000)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
14"Legends of the Galapagos"February 1, 1999
Steve and Terri study the Galapagos on their 168-year-old tortoise's birthday.
15"America's Deadliest Snakes"May 12, 1999
Steve travels to the United States where he researches the remarkable rattlesnakes, the most venomous serpents of all, to show how placid they can be when unprovoked. In Florida, he finds snakes as diverse as the pygmy rattler and Eastern diamondbacks. He also has a close encounter with timber rattlers in Virginia.
16"Reptiles of the Deep: Sea Snakes"June 20, 1999
Steve films the deadly sea snake in its underwater environment.
17"Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians"June 20, 1999
Reptiles still living in the sea include saltwater crocodiles and lizards that can dive deep.
18"Steve and the Dragon"July 6, 1999
Steve ventures to the remote part of Indonesian Islands to observe the largest lizard in the world, the Komodo Dragon. Animals are Komodo Dragon gecko Golden tree snake monkey Water buffalo Russell's viper Orange-footed Scrubfowl
19"Australia's Wild Frontier"September 18, 1999
Steve travels to Queensland's Cape York, which is considered one of the last wild frontiers of Australia.
20"Faces in the Forest"October 1, 1999
Falling in love with the orangutans of Sumatra, Steve helps in their rehabilitation process.
21"Wild River of Africa"November 4, 1999
The Luangwa River in Zambia includes hippos, Nile crocodiles and monitor lizards among its residents. Steve witnesses a crocodile feeding frenzy.
22"A Handful of Elephants"January 9, 2000
Steve tracks wild elephants in Sumatra, crocodiles, water monitors and wild boars.
23"Jungle in the Clouds"January 29, 2000
Steve journeys through the wilderness of New Guinea, moving through the mangroves of the coast, jungles on the lowland plains, valleys, and mountains toward his destination: a rare equatorial glacier. He examines wildlife large and small all along his route.
24"Wildest Baby Animal Videos"February 22, 2000
Steve and Terri visit the small, cute and entertaining world of baby animals, including possums, bears, snakes, bison, crocs and tigers.
25"Wildlife in Combat"April 15, 2000
Steve and Terri help U.S. Army Rangers remove venomous snakes from a training course at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
26"Forces of Nature"April 15, 2000
Steve travels the globe in search of rare and dangerous beasts, and has a wild time with pigs and rattlesnakes at the US Elgin Air Force Base.
27"Africa's Deadliest Snakes"July 30, 2000
Steve journeys to Kenya in search of some of Africa's most poisonous snakes, including the black mamba and cobra.

Season 4 (2000–2002)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
28"Crocodiles of the Revolution"December 11, 2000
In the aftermath of the civil war between East Timor (Timor-Leste) and neighboring Indonesia, the United Nations, World Animal Protection (then known as WSPA) and the Australian Army discover two crocodiles - a female 9-footer nicknamed Maxine and a male 11-footer nicknamed Anthony - living in abhorrent conditions and ask Steve, Terri and the Australia Zoo team to come to Dili and help. With help from Australian soldiers, the team captures and relocates them into state-of-the-art facilities that they built behind a church in what becomes known officially as the East Timor Crocodile Project.[1]
29"Journey to the Red Center"December 18, 2000
Steve and Terri journey to the red desert at the heart of Australia. They examine venomous snakes, lizards and endangered mammals as they make their way to the world famous Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.
30"Sidewinders of Arizona"December 25, 2000
Steve and Terri visit the Barry M. Goldwater Military Range in Arizona to track down the Sidewinder rattlesnake. Afterward, Steve visits the airmen at Luke Air Force Base, who prove to be fans of his show. Steve gets the opportunity to fly in an F-16, the plane that carries the Sidewinder missile named after the rattlesnake.
31"Swimming with Alligators"January 15, 2001
A missile-test site is the home of alligators. Steve also examines snakes in Louisiana and water moccasins.
32"Surfing Snakes"January 31, 2001
Steve heads to Indonesia where he looks at venomous snakes, lizards and monkeys.
33"Last Primates of Madagascar"April 28, 2001
Steve attempts to find members of the four remaining lemur species on the island of Madagascar. He travels through the countryside on bicycle and talks with the town inhabitants.
34"Reptiles of the Lost Continent"May 5, 2001
Steve looks at cave-dwelling crocodiles, different types of chameleon and other unusual reptiles on Madagascar.
35"Graham's Revenge"May 13, 2001
Steve and the team at Australia Zoo successfully transfer the ornery crocodile Graham and his girlfriend Bindi to a new enclosure. Not long after, Steve and Wes have to enter the enclosure. Graham gets his revenge by attacking Wes. Steve saves the day by jumping on Graham, although Wes suffers severe injuries.
36"Spitting Cobras of the World"May 13, 2001
Steve encounters spitting cobras, snakes that send venom into the eyes of their victims from up to 6 feet away. Despite wearing safety goggles, Steve must seek out medical assistance at a Masai village after he is sprayed with the venom.
37"Dangerous Africans"February 7, 2002
Steve encounters charging elephants on an African safari. He observes snakes, scorpions, buffalo, spiders and lions, and avoids a pursuing hippo.
38"Operation: Bunya Rescue"February 14, 2002
Steve and Terri relocate the animals of a bankrupt zoo, including koalas, kangaroos, crocodiles, snakes and birds.
39"Steve's Story"February 21, 2002
Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his deceased mother Lyn and his friends reveal the man behind the adventure series.
40"Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures"March 12, 2002
Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.
41"Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures"March 12, 2002
Steve's greatest crocodile captures are shown in this episode. Steve and Terri also review the proper methods to use in such captures.
42"Big Croc Diaries"April 1, 2002
Steve and Terri show off their favorite crocodiles at Australia Zoo. The action includes shots of the biggest crocodiles eating pigs whole. High-speed film techniques highlight the power of the mighty creatures.
43"Captured on Camera"April 14, 2002
A compilation of the best moments of the series up to this point.

Season 5 (2002–2004)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
44"Africa's Final Frontier"August 24, 2002
Steve visits the wilderness of Namibia in southern Africa.
45"Casper"September 5, 2002
Steve relocates an extremely ornery white crocodile named Casper.
46"River of the Damned"October 13, 2002
Steve is the special guest of the Belize Zoo as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. He also travels up the Macal River to observe a controversial dam project and tangles with a highly poisonous Fer-de-Lance snake while searching for Morelet crocodiles.
47"Whale Sharks of the Wild West"July 12, 2003
Steve enters the water to look at dolphins, seals and sharks. He also takes time to look at the wreck of the Batavia and see Tammar wallabies and pythons.
48"Crocodile Coast"August 4, 2003
Steve looks at the crocodiles, sharks and sea snakes in the Kimberley region coastal area of Western Australia.
49"Tigers of Shark Bay"March 19, 2004
Steve observes the tiger sharks of Western Australia's Shark Bay. He helps to release a captive tiger shark back into the wild, and he hand feeds bull sharks.
50"Crocs in the City"March 26, 2004
Steve Irwin works with the Mexican government to solve croc problems in the resort towns of Tampico and Cancún.
51"Island of Snakes"June 21, 2004
Steve Irwin travels to Sri Lanka to help laborers contend with some of the most venomous snakes in the world like the russels vipers and the cobras. And, for the first time in his life, he goes head-to-head with a man-eating Mugger crocodile.
52"They Shoot Crocodiles, Don't They?"June 28, 2004
Steve gives the viewers a look at the seven cameramen who have captured his encounters with wildlife throughout the years.
53"Search for Super Croc"July 5, 2004
A look at the 60-million year history of the crocodile.
54"Ice Breaker"November 15, 2004
Steve and his camera crew look at the wildlife of Antarctica, including penguins, leopard seals and humpback whales and elephant seals.
Note: This episode caused a controversy in June 2004[2] as people believed Irwin and his crew disturbed wildlife.
55"Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter"November 22, 2004
Series finale. This episode takes a look at the accomplishments of Steve and Terri Irwin. The infamous "Baby Bob incident" is explored in detail as Steve and Terri explain the events of that day.

References

  1. ↑ Crocodiles of the Revolution (East Timor Crocodile Project) International Crocodile Rescue (written by Steve Irwin)
  2. ↑ Irwin cleared after penguin probe retrieved 7 November 2012

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