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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x6 My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter

    • June 8, 2007
    • Animal Planet

    Bindi Irwin's touching tribute to her late father. Also contains never-before-seen footage of Steve and Bindi's experiences together.

  • Pilots

    SPECIAL 0x24 Pilot

    • October 25, 1996
    • Discovery Channel

    Filmed in 1992. Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri Raines Irwin, spend their honeymoon trapping and rescuing crocodiles in Australia.

  • S01E01 Wild in the USA

    • April 5, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    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.

  • S01E02 Dinosaurs Down Under

    • April 12, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri trace the history of Australia's dinosaurs.

  • S01E03 Sleeping with Crocodiles

    • April 19, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    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.

  • S01E04 Suburban Killers

    • April 26, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    Poisonous snakes and spiders infest suburban homes in Australia.

  • S01E05 Dangerous Animals

    • May 3, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri venture across the United States of America, seeking out deadly scorpions, poisonous snakes and toxic spiders.

  • S01E06 Traveling the Dingo Fence

    • May 10, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    The Dingo Fence in southern Queensland, Australia, is part of the world's longest fence (over 3300 miles long), built to keep dingoes out of southern Queensland and away from the sheep flocks. Steve observes boars, snakes and dingoes in the Outback.

  • S01E07 Hidden River

    • May 17, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    Steve attempts to rescue a turtle in a river despite the presence of crocodiles.

  • S01E08 Elephants and Orange People

    • May 24, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    Steve encounters orangutans and elephants in Sumatra.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Return to the Wild

    • March 8, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve attempts to capture a 14-foot long "nuisance" crocodile and relocate it away from a busy Australian waterway.

  • S02E02 Outlaws of the Outback (1)

    • March 15, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve takes a look at the damage caused to Australia's ecological balance by creatures introduced by early European settlers, including mice, pigs and cane toads.

  • S02E03 Outlaws of the Outback (2)

    • March 22, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Non-indigenous animals threaten Australia's native population.

  • S02E04 Island of Time

    • May 17, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Beautiful scenery and adventure are encountered during a visit to the isolated inhabitants of the world's largest sand island.

  • S02E05 Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles

    • May 24, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    A report on green and loggerhead sea turtles includes segments on the females' struggle to lay eggs on land and the hatchlings' fight to reach the ocean. Also: an annual scientific-and-medical survey of the creatures conducted off the east coast of Australia.

  • S02E06 Where Devils Run Wild

    • June 18, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri seek the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct since the 1930s; Tasmanian devils; copperhead snakes; black-face shaggs; Paddy Mellon joeys; wombats.

  • S02E07 Last Waterholes of the Outback

    • August 8, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels to the Australian Outback to show us the unique Australian freshwater crocodile, and the last remaining major sources of water in this dry area.

  • S02E08 The Crocodile Hunter Goes West

    • August 23, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri head out west in a quest to find a mate for a goanna lizard at Australia Zoo.

  • S02E09 Freshwater Crocs

    • October 4, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve gives the viewers a look at freshwater crocodiles.

  • S02E10 Sharks: Outside the Cage

    • December 24, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    Steve ventures into the oceans around Australia to study the sea's more placid and harmless shark species. Steve dives to the rescue of a leopard shark caught in a net. Among the many and varied 'friendly' species he encounters, nothing compares to the spine chilling experience when Steve is confronted by dozens of huge grey nurse sharks!

Season 3

  • S03E01 Legends of the Galapagos

    • September 4, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Around 10 million years ago, an archipelago of over 200 volcanic islands was forming 500 miles west off the coast of South America. Named the 'Galapagos Islands', these unique land masses are now a wildlife sanctuary supporting a diverse number of animal species living in harmony. Steve and Terri take an intimate look at the lives of the islands' exotic inhabitants: land iguanas, marine iguanas, sea birds, seals, sea lions, and of course the giant land tortoise.

  • S03E02 America's Deadliest Snakes

    • September 5, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    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.

  • S03E03 Reptiles Of The Sea: Sea Snakes

    • September 6, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Steve films the deadly sea snake in its underwater environment.

  • S03E04 Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians

    • September 7, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Reptiles still living in the sea include saltwater crocodiles and lizards that can dive deep.

  • S03E05 Steve and the Dragon

    • September 8, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    In the remote volcanic island region of the Indonesian archipelago, Steve goes in search of the world's largest and most dangerous land lizard, the Komodo dragon. These fearsome creatures are capable of inflicting mortal wounds with just one bite. This adventure is one of the few times we see people so closely interacting with these last remaining ancient dinosaurs.

  • S03E06 Australia's Wild Frontier

    • September 9, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Queensland's Cape York is one of the last wild frontiers in Australia. Steve and Terri set out on a journey along some of the most treacherous roads and remote rivers to reach the very northern-most tip of the country. Along the way they encounter a huge array of wildlife including a slately grey snake, an angry scrub python, a rusty monitor goanna, feral pigs and a tree-jumping canopy goanna - the rarest goanna species in the world.

  • S03E07 Faces in the Forest

    • September 10, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Falling in love with the orangutans of Sumatra, Steve helps in their rehabilitation process.

  • S03E08 Steve’s Story Uncut

    • October 11, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.

  • S03E09 Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures

    • October 11, 1999
    • Animal Planet

    Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.

  • S03E10 Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures

    • June 18, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Revisiting some of Steve and Terri's most hair-raising crocodile captures of the past.

  • S03E11 Wild River of Africa

    • June 19, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels the Luangwa River in Zambia, observing hippos, Nile crocodiles and monitor lizards. Included: a crocodile feeding frenzy.

  • S03E12 A Handful of Elephants

    • June 20, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve tracks wild elephants in Sumatra, crocodiles, water monitors and wild boars.

  • S03E13 Jungle in the Clouds

    • June 21, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve journeys through the wilderness of New Guinea, moving through the mangroves of the coast, jungles, valleys, and mountains toward his destination: a rare equatorial glacier.

  • S03E14 Wildest Baby Animal Videos

    • June 22, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri visit the small, cute and entertaining world of baby animals, including possums, bears, snakes, bison, crocs and tigers.

  • S03E15 Wildlife In Combat – Eglin, Part 2

    • June 23, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri help U.S. Army Rangers remove venomous snakes from a training course at Elgin Air Force Base, Fla.

  • S03E16 Forces Of Nature – Eglin, Part 1

    • June 24, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels to Florida's Eglin AFB to help remove poisonous snakes from the base. He also catches rides in an F-15 and an F-16.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Sidewinders of Arizona

    • December 25, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    The deserts of Arizona are home to the notorious sidewinder rattlesnake. Steve and Terri set out on an adventure to find their first sidewinders in the rugged landscape of the Barry M. Goldwater Military Range. As a special occasion and to introduce Steve to the real 'Sidewinder' missile, the US Airforce base at Luke invite Steve to take the controls of an F16. In a spin reaching 'G' force 'nine', Steve loses consciousness in the air.

  • S04E02 Captured on Camera

    • April 14, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    A compilation of the best moments of the series up to this point.

  • S04E03 Crocodiles of the Revolution

    • December 11, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and an Australian zoo team participate in a wildlife rescue mission staged in the wake of a war for independence in East Timor.

  • S04E04 Journey to the Red Center

    • December 19, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri set off from Australia Zoo, at Beerwah on Australia's east coast, and head towards Australia's red desert interior. While traversing some of the roughest outback terrain, Steve and Terri encounter venomous snakes, desert-dwelling lizards and some of the most endangered mammals in the world. This journey takes them to Australia's most famous geological landmark - Uluru (Ayers Rock).

  • S04E05 Africa's Deadliest Snakes

    • July 30, 2000
    • Animal Planet

    Steve embarks on a quest to find the most infamous of all Africa's venomous snakes - the black mamba. In his search Steve encounters the most aggressive snakes he has ever seen - the Egyptian cobra, the dangerous boomslang, and the deadly green mamba. When he finally meets his nemesis, the black mamba, the encounter is Steve's most memorable and possibly most dangerous.

  • S04E06 Wildest Home Videos

    • April 29, 1998
    • Animal Planet

    This action-packed episode takes a look at some of the hairiest and scariest moments from The Crocodile Hunter's private video library and includes classic scenes from the archives of program out-takes. Steve is bitten on the face by an angry python, bitten on the foot by a vengeful crocodile, and has close calls with lunging crocodiles along with many other hair-raising adventures.

  • S04E07 Big Croc Diaries

    • April 14, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri introduce their favourite crocodiles at Australia Zoo in an in-depth and action-packed episode that has more close calls and snapping jaws than any other. Some unique high-speed film sequences show the tremendous power and speed of each crocodile and incredible footage shows some of Steve's biggest crocodiles devouring whole pigs.

  • S04E08 Swimming with Alligators

    • January 15, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve goes to Florida's Eglin Air Force Base to remove an alligator from a missile-testing zone, and travels through the Everglades, where he has a close encounter with a cottonmouth and an alligator snapping turtle.

  • S04E09 Surfing Snakes

    • January 31, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve heads to Indonesia where he looks at venomous snakes, lizards and monkeys.

  • S04E10 Last Primates of Madagascar

    • April 28, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    For some 100 million years, the flora and fauna on the island of Madagascar have evolved, completely independent of the rest of the world. Steve travels to this unique biosphere off the coast of Africa to leap with lemurs - a rare, ancient species of primate. Steve's adventure on a bicycle begins on Madagascar's south coast and as he travels north he encounters many of the Malagasy species, including the smallest and largest lemur. Steve also discovers other unique wildlife including snakes and chameleons, along with other very close encounters.

  • S04E11 Reptiles of the Lost Continent (Madagascar)

    • May 5, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve investigates the unusual reptiles of Madagascar, including many species of chameleon and cave-dwelling crocodiles.

  • S04E12 Spitting Cobras

    • May 13, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve examines spitting cobras, which shoot venom into their prey's eyes from up to 6 feet away. Included: Steve seeks medical assistance at a Masai village after coming into contact with the venom.

  • S04E13 Dangerous Africans

    • February 7, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve goes on an African safari that features his being charged by elephants and chased by hippos. Also: snakes, spiders, scorpions, lions and buffalo.

  • S04E14 Wild Surf of Indonesia

    • June 23, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels to Indonesia to encounter wildlife, then hits the beach to do some surfing.

  • S04E15 Operation Steve

    • September 22, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Steve undergoes knee surgery.

  • S04E16 Operation Bunya Rescue

    • February 14, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri are faced with the daunting task of relocating an entire zoo full of animals from a failed business operation. Included: birds, kangaroos, koalas, snakes and crocodiles.

  • S04E17 Africa's Final Frontier

    • August 24, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels to Namibia, where he experiences close encounters with a variety of dangerous animals and plants, including a tree with inch-long poisonous spines, a feisty viper and a cranky cobra.

  • S04E18 Graham's Revenge

    • April 13, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    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.

Season 5

  • S05E01 From the Outback to Hollywood

    • October 20, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    A detailed account of Steve and Terri Irwin's sudden and unexpected rise to fame, in just one short decade. Footage includes the whirlwind of a promotional tour for their first Hollywood film, and their conservation work at the Australia Zoo.

  • S05E02 Casper: The White Crocodile

    • September 5, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Eleven crocodiles must be relocated at the zoo, so Steve develops a new method to capture them. Also: a white crocodile is introduced at the zoo and proves to be aggressive towards a female.

  • S05E03 Whale Sharks of the Wild West

    • July 12, 2003
    • Animal Planet

    Steve, Terri and Bindi set out on their luxury cruiser, 'True North', to navigate the rugged coast of Western Australia. The first island they visit is home to hundreds of highly venomous tiger snakes, while Steve and Bindi have the enviable experience of swimming with a pod of wild dolphins. When the sonar reveals a large school of hammerhead and silver-tip sharks, Steve gets the chance to try his luck hand-feeding them. A close encounter with a humpback whale and her calf provides some of the most amazing whale vision ever seen! Finally, Steve has the ultimate experience of swimming with the largest fish in the world - the whale shark!

  • S05E04 Crocodile Coast

    • August 4, 2003
    • Animal Planet

    Steve, Terri and Bindi continue their adventure along the West Australian coast in search of crocodiles and sharks. Steve experiences nerve racking one-on-one encounters with numerous large wild crocodiles, dives with sea snakes and hand feeds hundreds of hungry sharks!

  • S05E05 River of the Damned

    • October 13, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    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.

  • S05E06 They Shoot Crocodiles, Don't They

    • June 28, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    Steve gives the viewers a look at the seven cameramen who have captured his encounters with wildlife throughout the years.

  • S05E07 Search for a Super Croc

    • June 28, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    Steve travels into outback Australia to unmask the unique species of crocodiles, but not without a few scary moments and broken bones. With the aid of a helicopter and some rather revolutionary catching methods, Steve captures nine huge monster crocs and, in a world-first, attaches satellite-tracking devices to them to study their movements in the wild!

  • S05E08 Crocs in the City

    • March 26, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    Steve Irwin works with the Mexican government to solve croc problems in the resort towns of Tampico and Cancun.

  • S05E09 Island of Snakes

    • June 21, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    A trip to Sri Lanka, off the southern coast of India, finds Steve Irwin studying venomous snakes with help from rice-paddy farmers, tea plantation workers and buffalo herdsmen. Also: a look at Mugger crocodiles and angry elephants.

  • S05E10 Tigers of Shark Bay

    • March 19, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    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.

  • S05E11 Ice Breaker

    • November 15, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    Steve looks at the wildlife of Antarctica, including penguins, leopard seals and humpback whales.

  • S05E12 Confessions of The Crocodile Hunter

    • November 22, 2004
    • Animal Planet

    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Outback to Hollywood

    • November 20, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    This is Steve and Terri's private story from their first screen test, which propelled them into the world's spotlight.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Lights! Croc! Action!

    • June 27, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    A very unusual behind the scenes look at the making of Steve's first film The Crocodile: Collision Course.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Operation Steve

    • September 22, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    As Steve prepares for knee surgery, relive some of his more hazardous adventures, all of which brings home the reality of just how much punishment his body takes in the course of filming his adventures.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Big Croc Diaries: Special Edition

    • June 21, 2003
    • Animal Planet

    Steve and Terri show off their favorite crocodiles in this special edition version.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Croc Live!

    • October 5, 2003
    • Animal Planet

    A week of live TV broadcasts from Australia Zoo to the USA with no rehearsals, no cuts and unpredictable animals.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Great Escape Australia

    • June 12, 2006
    • Animal Planet

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Great Escape USA

    • April 16, 2006
    • Animal Planet

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Ghosts of War (Part 1)

    • August 7, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    In this epic two-part mini-series, Steve revisits some of the notorious and legendary battle grounds of the Pacific conflict between the Allied forces and Japan.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Ghosts of War (Part 2)

    • August 7, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    In this epic two-part mini-series, Steve revisits some of the notorious and legendary battle grounds of the Pacific conflict between the Allied forces and Japan. Part 2 of 2

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Up Over Down Under

    • December 23, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve, wife Terri and daughter Bindi travel from Brisbane to Broome in an old DC-3 airplane.

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Steve's Dream

    • Animal Planet

    Construction at the zoo means moving the residents, so snakes, alligators, crocodiles and lizards must be relocated. Also: a two-headed snake gets Brendan's attention; and Kelsey puts in her notice.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Ocean's Deadliest

    • January 21, 2007
    • Animal Planet

    Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and Steve Irwin film some of Australia's deadliest sea animals. Irwin was filming this documentary when he died. Aired posthumously, and dedicated to his memory.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World

    • August 30, 2001
    • Animal Planet

    Filmed in 1998, the special revolves around Steve Irwin (along for the #1 snake with his best mate, Wes Mannion), showcasing what he believes to be the ten deadliest snakes on the planet, all conveniently located in Australia. Here is the list from least to most deadliest: 10. Western Brown Snake (Darwin, Northern Territory) 9. Death Adder (Carnarvon Range, Queensland) 8. Giant Tiger Snake (Mt. Chapel Island, Tasmania) 7. Western Tiger Snake (Perth, Western Australia) 6. Beaked Sea Snake (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland) 5. Reevesby Island Tiger Snake (Reevesby Island, Adelaide, S Australia) 4. Eastern Tiger Snake (Great Dividing Range, forests) 3. Taipan (Bundaberg, Queensland) 2. Common Brown Snake (Brisbane, Australia) 1. Western or Inland Taipan aka Fierce Snake aka Oxyuranus microlepidotus ("at the very back of the Outback" - location undisclosed, plains, extremely remote) Note: One bite could kill 100 adult humans.

  • SPECIAL 0x15 Steve's Story

    • October 11, 1999

    Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.

  • SPECIAL 0x16 Big Croc Stories

    • May 19, 2001

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x17 Crocs Down Under

    • January 1, 1997
    • Animal Planet

    The first of the official specials to air and preceding the series. Shot between November 1992 and February 1993. The Australian Saltwater crocodile is the world’s largest terrestrial carnivore. Intrepid natural historian, Steve Irwin, journeys to Australia’s far northeastern corner to try and capture a nuisance crocodile and teach him a lesson before releasing him back into the wild. Set against the colorful backdrop of Australia’s Top End, the special shows that these often ferocious man-eaters have a gentler side that make them caring lovers and devoted parents.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 Crikey! What an Adventure: An Intimate Look at the Life of Steve Irwin

    • January 21, 2007
    • Animal Planet

    Steve's family and friends remember him, in this tribute special that premiered immediately after "Ocean's Deadliest". Also features archive footage from the show.

  • SPECIAL 0x19 Secrets of the Crocodile

    • September 4, 2007
    • Animal Planet

    Steve attempts to learn the secrets of the crocodile, and why they have survived for 200 million years. Filmed in 2005, but aired in 2007 on the one year anniversary of Irwin's death.

  • SPECIAL 0x20 Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures Extended Cut

    • March 12, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve's greatest crocodile captures are shown in this episode. Steve and Terri also review the proper methods to use in such captures.

  • SPECIAL 0x21 Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures Extended Cut

    • March 12, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.

  • SPECIAL 0x22 A Special Personal Interview and Steve and Family

    • Animal Planet

    From Steve Irwin He Changed Our World DVD: Contains footage from Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter, Steve's memorial service and interviews with family and friends.

  • SPECIAL 0x23 Casper: The White Crocodile Extended Cut

    • September 5, 2002
    • Animal Planet

    Eleven crocodiles must be relocated at the zoo, so Steve develops a new method to capture them. Also: a white crocodile is introduced at the zoo and proves to be aggressive towards a female.

  • SPECIAL 0x25 The Tribute

    • Animal Planet