The Crocodile Hunter
| The Crocodile Hunter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Wildlife documentary/Travel documentary/Family |
| Created by | John Stainton Steve Irwin |
| Starring | Steve Irwin Terri 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 |
| Production company | The Best Picture Show Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Animal Planet |
| Release | 25 October 1996 – 18 June 2004 |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | 1 January 1997 – 4 September 2007 |
The Crocodile Hunter was a wildlife documentary television series 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.
First airing in 1992 on Network 10 in Australia, the series received broader attention in the United States through Animal Planet, becoming the network's highest-rated series at the time, and was in international syndication on networks worldwide.[1] The series aired 64 episodes during five seasons, from 1997 to 2004, two years before Irwin's death, with a pilot episode in 1996 and 13 specials into 2007.[2][3]
With a nearly 11-year run, the series is the second longest-running program of any Discovery Communications network, behind MythBusters.
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| Pilot | 25 October 1996 | |||
| 1 | 8 | 5 April 1997 | 24 May 1997 | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 March 1998 | 22 November 1998 | |
| 3 | 16 | 4 September 1999 | 24 June 2000 | |
| 4 | 18 | 19 November 2000 | 10 August 2002 | |
| 5 | 12 | 20 November 2002 | 18 June 2004 | |
| Specials | 13 | 1 January 1997 | 4 September 2007 | |
(note: US release dates)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Irwin, Wildlife Master, Is Killed by a Stingray at 44". The New York Times. 5 September 2006.
- ^ Orange, B. Alan (4 September 2006). "Animal Planet on the Death of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin". MovieWeb. Watchr Media.
- ^ "The Crocodile Hunter: Pilot Episode - Opening and Closing Credits". DailyMotion: Aaron Limbaugh. 12 January 2023.
External links
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Media related to The Crocodile Hunter at Wikimedia Commons- Australia Zoo's Crocodile Hunter website
- Animal Planet - Crocodile Hunter program home page
- NEWS.com.au - In Depth on Steve Irwin's Life and Work
- REPTILES magazine Herp Expert Steve Irwin
- The Crocodile Hunter at IMDb
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