

Dog the Bounty Hunter
Dog the Bounty Hunter was an American reality television series on A&E which chronicled Duane "Dog" Chapman's adventures as a fugitive recovery agent, or bounty hunter. With a few exceptions, the series took place in Hawaii or Dog's home state of Colorado. On May 21, 2012, A&E cancelled the series after eight seasons, citing the popular phrase: "Every dog has its day".
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Meet the Chapmans
31-08-200430mIn the premiere episode, Dog defends his family name as he chases down a ""Chapman gone awry."" Floyd Chapman is a bail jumper with the same last name as Dog (but no relation). Dog...
- Ep 2
2.Father and Son
31-08-200422mIn Hawaii, Dog sets off from Honolulu to Kona to help his son Leland with some of his fugitives. First, a stop at Leland's boxing gym to warm up for their day of hunting with a qui...
- Ep 3
3.The Competition
07-09-200430mTwo drug dealers have failed to appear in court, and Dog is on the hunt. He divides the group into two teams - the veterans (himself, Beth, and Tim) and the rookies (Leland and Jus...
- Ep 4
4.A Walk on the Wild Side
07-09-200430mDog and his team hunt bail jumper Joseph Sampaio. The crew tirelessly searches under every rock in Waikaki's seedy underbelly, looking for some sign of the repeat offender and his...
- Ep 5
5.Bounty Hunters Have Hearts Too
14-09-200430mDog and his team search Honolulu's Chinatown for a young Samoan girl who's gone down the wrong path. The petty criminals and party animals of the underworld lionize Dog and lie to...
- Ep 6
6.Love's Labors Lost and Found
21-09-200430mWhile hunting an elusive deep sea fisherman, who turns out to spending a few days out on the ocean, Dog tries to plan a great Mother's Day for Beth, but he has trouble finding the...
- Ep 7
7.The Godfather of Waikiki
28-09-200430mDog is hunting a man known as ""The Godfather of Waikiki."" Dog and Beth bailed him out as a courtesy, but how he is refusing to go to court. If Dog doesn't bring him in, it could...
- Ep 8
8.Hide and Seek (1)
05-10-200430mDog and his team are after Patty Estabilio, who has jumped a $15,000 bond and disappeared into Hawaii's underworld, a place populated by ""night crawlers"" and ""ice"" (crystal met...
- Ep 9
9.Hide and Seek (2)
05-10-200430mAs the search continues for Patty Estabilio, Dog and his team hit yet another dead end and find themselves dealing with Patty's friends, who get out of hand. Dog and Leland defend...
- Ep 10
10.Justin's Big Day
12-10-200430mDog's nephew, Justin, wants to be a full-fledged member of the team, and Dog has a fugitive that will test his case. Solomon Fuller is a long-line fisherman who has failed to appea...
- Ep 11
11.It's Good To Be Home
26-10-200430mDog and his team return to Denver, Colorado, where they used to live. Dog and Tim appear on an early morning radio show, where a listener calls in with a tip on one of the fugitive...
- Ep 12
12.You Can't Go Home Again
09-11-200430mDog and Beth enjoy reminiscing about their early days bounty hunting in Denver. They return to the house where Dog raised Leland (built by Dog's grandfather), which moves Dog to te...
- Ep 13
13.A Family Feud
23-11-200430mThe team's visit to Denver is almost over. Working with old friend and local bondswoman Mary Ellen, Dog and his group hunt down a young fugitive wanted on drug charges. His family...
- Ep 14
14.Sons & Daughters
07-12-200430mDog and his team track Virginia Tello. An anonymous tip tells them that a pick-up truck will be going to Virginia's house, so the team tails the truck in true private-eye fashion....
- Ep 15
15.The Sweep
21-12-200430mDog decides to sweep Hawaii clean by picking up as many fugitives as he can in two days. Raymond is wanted on drug charges, Mauro is wanted for soliciations, and Siamau is tricked...
- Ep 16
16.Stress Management
04-01-200530mDog is after a fugitive named Tracey. She lives at a homeless shelter, but the shelter's staff is hiding her. The two sides get into an angry confrontation, and Dog is forced to te...
- Ep 17
17.Where There's Smoke...
11-01-200530mDog hunts down Robert, a low-level drug dealer who rips people off by selling them hedge clippings as marijuana. Meanwhile, Beth chews out Justin when she discovers his cigarette h...
- Ep 18
18.Second Chances
25-01-200530mDog captures Paul, an methamphetamine addict, but steers him to a rehab program instead of jail. Meanwhile, one of the family's puppies is taken to a vet, having been attacked by t...
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