The Crocodile Hunter
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 Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: Croc Files and The Crocodile Hunter Diaries. The series was presented on Animal Planet, becoming the network's highest-rated series at the time, and was in international syndication on networks worldwide.[4] The series aired 64 episodes during five seasons, from 1997 through 2004, with a pilot episode in 1996 and 13 specials into 2007; with a nearly 11-year run, the series is the second longest-running program of any Discovery Communications network, behind MythBusters.
| The Crocodile Hunter | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Wildlife documentary/Travel documentary/Family |
| Created by | John Stainton Steve Irwin |
| Starring | Steve Irwin Terri Irwin Bindi Sue Irwin Wes Mannion |
| Country of origin | Australia United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (including pilot and 13 specials) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Stainton Judi Bailey Carole Tomko Recka Steve Irwin |
| Running time | 42–45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Animal Planet (regular series) Discovery Channel (specials) NBC[1] (Captured on Camera, Africa's Deadliest Snakes, Wildest Home Videos, Big Croc Diaries, Graham's Revenge) |
| Original release | 25 October 1996[2] – 4 September 2007[3] |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Pilot | 1 | October 25, 1996 | |||
| 1 | 8 | April 5, 1997 | May 24, 1997 | ||
| 2 | 10 | March 8, 1998 | November 22, 1998 | ||
| 3 | 16 | September 4, 1999 | June 24, 2000 | ||
| 4 | 18 | November 19, 2000 | August 10, 2002 | ||
| 5 | 12 | November 20, 2002 | June 18, 2004 | ||
| Specials | 13 | January 1, 1997 | September 4, 2007 | ||
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Animal Planet
- Australia Zoo
- Alby Mangels
- Crocodile Safari Man
References
- http://tvtango.com/series/crocodile_hunter/episodes
- Orange, B. Alan (4 September 2006). "Animal Planet on the Death of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin". MovieWeb. Watchr Media.
- "Secrets of the Crocodile (TV Movie 2007)". IMdB.
- "Steve Irwin, Wildlife Master, Is Killed by a Stingray at 44". The New York Times. 5 September 2006.
