The BEST Episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: May 28, 2021
Network: A&E
Dog: The Bounty Hunter follows the exploits of real-life bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, who runs Da Kine Bail Bonds in beautiful Honolulu, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Aided by his team of family coworkers - partner/wife, Beth Smith; son, Leland; "brother," Tim - Dog always gets his man. They first appeared in an episode of A&E's "Take This Job," a 2003 series in which people with unusual occupations were profiled, and now Dog and his team are back in their very own series.
#2 - The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired Apr 10, 2007
Dog usually takes his job personally, but this time a case really hits home. First, he and Beth receive a special gift--a painting of Dog's recently deceased daughter, Barbara Katy. Everyone on the team needs to take a moment to recover from the emotional impact of that. But when Lyssa points out that the fugitive in Dog's next case has the same birth date as Barbara, Dog takes a special vow to capture the young woman so he can persuade her to avoid the same mistakes his daughter made.
20.00 #3 - Rusty Cuffs
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Apr 17, 2007
Dog finds himself fighting two enemies--the law and his inner demons. He continues his legal battle to fight extradition to Mexico in connection with his 2003 capture of fugitive rapist Andrew Luster. His other struggle is private. Demoralized by his arrest on the extradition warrant, Dog questions whether he really has the hunger to ever bounty hunt again.
20.00 #4 - Jack & Jill (2)
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 4, 2009
The Chapman kids have some new bunnies and Dog shows them how to care for them properly, followed by pursuing a suspect in a case of animal cruelty.
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#5 - Mother Courage (2)
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired May 27, 2009
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#8 - The Set-Up (2)
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired Jun 17, 2009
20.00 #9 - The Searchers (1)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired Jun 24, 2009
Dog and the crew are still in Colorado where they are pursuing Marco. They suddenly receive a tip which sends them speeding south of Pueblo to meet with a longtime associate of Marco's.
20.00 #10 - The Searchers (2)
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired Jun 24, 2009
20.00 #11 - Bounty Baby (1)
Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired Jun 16, 2010
20.00 #12 - Stormy Weather
Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired Aug 27, 2008
20.00 #13 - Father of the Bride (2)
Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired Sep 9, 2009
20.00 #14 - Buddha's Delight (1)
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired Aug 12, 2009
Leland gets help on the Big Island from Dog and the posse as he hunts down a small-time Bonnie and Clyde couple. Their crime: stealing, including a pair of Buddha statues for resale. But the couple has deeper problems than this, which is revealed on the ride to the jail, and it's not a pretty picture.
18.00 #15 - Buddha's Delight (2)
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired Aug 12, 2009
18.00 #16 - Burn & Return
Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired Aug 20, 2008
16.00 #17 - Father of the Bride (1)
Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired Sep 9, 2009
Dog finds it difficult to balance home life and work when a case takes him away from preparing for Baby Lyssa's upcoming wedding plans.
16.00 #18 - Midnight Run (1)
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired Dec 9, 2009
This fugitive has a bad reputation and a knack for running from the law. The pursuit has Dog and team traveling through an urban dystopia of suspicion, false leads and mistrust. And the more they learn about their target, the more they believe that he needs to be behind bars.
15.00 #19 - Wrong Turn (2)
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired Dec 2, 2009
15.00 #20 - Easy Rider (2)
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired Dec 16, 2009
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#22 - The Ice Man (1)
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 6, 2010
Dog's latest fugitive, doesn't think small when it comes to illegal drugs: he was carrying almost a pound of meth when he was arrested. Now he's on the run with his pregnant girlfriend on the high plains of Colorado.
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#25 - The Ice Man (2)
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 6, 2010
Dog's latest fugitive, doesn't think small when it comes to illegal drugs: he was carrying almost a pound of meth when he was arrested. Now he's on the run with his pregnant girlfriend on the high plains of Colorado.
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