"Dog the Bounty Hunter" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

31 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Tagline:

You can run, but Dog'll get you!

Plot:

This series follows the exploits of real-life bounty hunter "Dog" Chapman and his family chasing down actual fugitives in the Hawaiian Islands...

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Bleeped Dialogue | Christian Subtext | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	8:00 PM	AETV	Guns & Ice	#4.9
Sun. July 12	8:30 PM	AETV	Out of Sight	#3.14

Cast

Beth Smith	...	Herself (77 episodes, 2004-2009)
Duane 'Dog' Chapman	...	Himself (76 episodes, 2004-2009)
Leland Chapman	...	Himself (76 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tim Chapman	...	Himself (73 episodes, 2004-2007)
Duane Lee Chapman Jr.	...	Himself (56 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Quotes:

Beth Smith: Lolly lolly ice head!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey (#33.8)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Last Survivor

Greatest Reality Series On TV!

Dog The Bounty Hunter is a show about a family who lives and works together. They own and operate a bail bonding company called Da Kine (The Best) Bail Bonds in Hawaii. The show follows Duane "Dog" Chapman, his wife Beth, his son Leland, his nephew Justin and a close friend who he considers a brother, Tim Chapman (no relation). The main focus of the show is "The Posse" track customers who "skip" bail on them and must be captured and turned in to the police otherwise they do not collect their bond. When the customers "skip" on them, Dog and crew track down the "fugitives" and "bring them to justice" all while juggling a home and family life. The main reason I enjoyed the show is due to the fact that this show brings an up-close-and-personal view of what "bail enforcement agents" really have to do just to make ends meet and still try to live a normal suburbanite family life.