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| {{Infobox Television | |||
| |show_name=Dog the Bounty Hunter | |||
| |image= ] | |||
| |caption=Cover of the season one ] | |||
| |format=] | |||
| |camera= | |||
| |runtime=30 minutes | |||
| |creator= | |||
| |executive_producer=Daniel Elias </br> Boris Lee Krutonog | |||
| |starring=]</br>]</br>]</br> Duane Lee Chapman II</br>'Baby' Lyssa Chapman </br> Tommy Diaz </br> Gamal Mostafa </br> ] </br> ] | |||
| |narrated= | |||
| |country=] | |||
| |network=] | |||
| |first_aired=] ] | |||
| |last_aired=Present | |||
| |num_episodes=47 | |||
| |website=http://www.dogthebountyhunter.com/ | |||
| |imdb_id=0424627 | |||
| |tv_com_id=29908 | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Dog the Bounty hunter''' is a ] show, chronicling ]'s operations in his ] firm, Da Kine Bail Bonds in ]. Dog is joined in his exploits by his wife and business partner, ], his sons ] and Duane Lee, his associate ], as well as his daughter Lyssa Chapman.<ref name="dog bounty hunter official site"></ref> His nephew ] also appeared during the first season. Besides Hawaii, newer episodes have included cases in Dog Chapman's home state of ] and the city of ]. Most episodes have been filmed in the city of ]. He claims to have captured over 7,000 bail jumpers and criminals.<ref>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Feb/10/ln/FP602100379.html</ref> | |||
| While the program mostly follows Chapman and his team's pursuits against actual ]s who violated the conditions of their ], it also shows his life as a husband, as a father to some of his twelve children, and as an ex-convict. Chapman and Smith were married on ], ].<ref>http://entertainment.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=219076</ref> Dog's compassionate side is frequently on display, as he looks for ways to coach his catches back to the right path. | |||
| The program spun off from their appearance in the ]'s ''Take This Job,'' a program about people with unusual occupations. Both shows are produced for A&E by Hybrid Films, a ]-based production company. | |||
| Their bail bond business, ] Bail Bonds, has locations on the islands of ], ], and the ]. The Oahu office is located at 1383 Queen Emma St. in ]. | |||
| ===2006 Arrest === | |||
| ''Main Article: ].'' | |||
| At approximately 6:00 am Hawaiian time on ], ], Duane Chapman, his son Leland and Tim Chapman<ref name="dog bounty hunter official site"></ref> were arrested by ] at the request of the ], on charges of bounty hunting, which is illegal in ]. On ], ], the Chapman trio captured convicted fugitive rapist ] (heir to ] cosmetics) who was wanted on 87 counts of rape and had fled to Mexico. Duane, Leland and Tim have since been released on bail ($300,000 for Duane and $100,000 each for the other two).<ref>http://www.elscottharrell.com/2006/09/duane_dawg_chap.html</ref> | |||
| ==Extradition to Mexico == | |||
| On ], ], the second district court in Guadalajara denied a request for an injunction preventing extradition. The court ruled that Duane, Leland, and Tim should face trial on one count of "deprivation of liberty" in violation of the country's anti-bounty-hunting statutes. The Chapmans are looking into their legal options to prevent this. <ref> {{cite news | url = http://yahoo.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=1604fc2e-5a08-425d-bc2c-4d410a766f9f | title = Mexican Court: Come, Dog! | author = Josh Grossberg | date = | |||
| ] | accessdate = ], ]}} </ref> | |||
| Mexico is currently reviewing Dog's case to see if they do have grounds to extradite him on a misdemeanor. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} | |||
| == In popular culture == | |||
| Duane Chapman's book "]" was to be set for a February 2007 release, but after his arrest, and extradition case, his book will now be released on Father's Day – ] ]. {{Fact|date=March 2007}} | |||
| ''Dog'' and his crew were parodied in the tenth season '']'' episode "]." Cartman portrayed Dog, but was a ] rather than a ]. In this episode, Cartman would chase around students accusing them of being ice heads. | |||
| == Trivia == | |||
| *The theme tune is ]'s ''Walking In The Middle of SHmuffin's Shelf' | |||
| *''Shmufff'' is only a baby that doesn't even know no better.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} | |||
| Baby shmuff loves her shmiscy! | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * {{imdb title|id=0424627|title=Dog the Bounty Hunter}} | |||
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| ===News articles=== | |||
| * - MSNBC.com | |||
| * - CNN.com | |||
| * - Associated Press story | |||
| * - ElScottHarrell.com | |||
| * - Steppin' Out Magazine | |||
| * - Honolulu Advertiser | |||
| * - Star-Bulletin | |||
| * - Beliefnet.com | |||
| ] | |||
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