The BEST episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter season 4

#1 - The Mystery of Mona Lisa

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2007

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.

#2 - Rusty Cuffs

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2007

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.

#3 - Stormy Weather

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 8/27/2008

Going after two fugitives in one day is tough enough without the facing Colorado’s notoriously unpredictable weather. Today it’s the threat of sever thunderstorm, hail and area wide tornado warnings. When Dog ask his bail bond friend Mary to give him her toughest character, she responds by sending him in pursuit of a fugitive with a history of over 25 years of run-ins with the law. Second on the docket is a wounded vet recently returned from combat in Iraq. When he tells Dog that “he’d rather die than go back to jail,” Dog knows that the bad weather will be the least of his worries today.

#4 - Reality Check

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/10/2008

Dog is back in Denver and in hot pursuit of a woman wanted for identity theft. The sad reality is that the identify which has been robbed is her own. She’s traded in a bright future for a life on the wrong side of the law. Dog and the posse trawl through Colorado Springs’ skid row, hitting dive bars, greasy spoons and no-tell motels looking for leads as they hunt down this good girl gone bad. The case take a turn when Dog gets the fugitive on the phone and instead of accepting his offer to turn herself in, she taunts him with the claim that she’ll never be caught. This only steels Dog’s resolve.

#5 - Girl Trouble (2)

Season 4 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/15/2008

#6 - Up on the Roof (2)

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/16/2008

#7 - Burn & Return

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 8/20/2008

Dog is busy. First he’s after a fugitive who is allegedly an expert in the game of “burn and return” — shoplifting goods to return them for cash refunds. But he’s not easy to track — on the bail application the fugitive’s father answers the question “how long have you known this individual” by writing “too long.” Making matters worst the fugitive is now homeless, sending Dog and the team on a hunt through the soup kitchens and parks of Colorado Springs. But as the team closes in for the catch they get a big surprise which sends them after a second fugitive who presents challenges of her own.

#8 - Crime Don't Pay

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/21/2007

One of Tim’s bonds is the fugitive of the day. A car thief by nature this girl, may give the team a real hard time. With nothing more than a photo Tim is excited when an informant calls, but does he really have the girl in his sights?

#9 - Seeing the Light

Season 4 - Episode 39 - Aired 10/22/2008

Today Leland and Dog make a quick visit to the police supply store to get some new gadgets for the team. But they can’t linger because they’ve also got a fugitive to catch. Their target is reputed to have an explosive temper — she’s facing terrorist-threatening charges. Dog fears that drugs may be exacerbating her problems and raising the danger level for the posse. The trail starts out cold, but Dog leads his pack through rural Hawaii to make a clever capture and a powerful ride to jail.

#10 - Trick or Treat

Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/8/2008

It’s Halloween, and before Dog and Beth can help the kids carve their pumpkins, they have some business to attend to. It involves knocking on doors and meeting the neighbors but instead of hunting for treats they’re on the search for a fugitive. Their quarry is Robert, a tattoo artist with a bad habit of missing his court dates. Dog’s first stop is the fugitive’s house where they make an alarming discovery; Robert appears to collects weapon, lots of them. After questioning the neighbors Dog heads off to Robert’s tattoo parlor. Does the fugitive’s fondness for stockpiling weapons in his home extend to his place of work?

#11 - Twisted Love

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/28/2007

Dog and the team on the trail of Cecilia, who is leaving no trail for Dog to sniff out. A friend ups the ante when they call and give Dog and the team a tip. Before long the cosigner is covering her tracks and looking for a Dog fight.

#12 - A Friend in Need

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/31/2007

A close community harbors a fugitive that has a rap sheet detailing 27 arrests. This fugitive has no desire to go back to prison so he hides in his close community. Dog and the team jump hurdle after hurdle to locate this fugitive.

#13 - The Smackdown of Baby Lyssa

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/24/2007

A pregnant co-signer has been threatened by the man she bailed out. She goes to Dog to revoke the man’s bail and get him off the streets. Dog and the team devise a plan, but things go drastically wrong leaving a member of the team vulnerable.

#14 - The Last Call

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/26/2007

Dog and the team face many challenges with this hunt. They are forced to revoke the bond of a woman who’s co-signer which is her ex-boyfriend has just committed suicide. She turns herself in but when the deceased man’s mom comes to console her…sparks erupt.

#15 - Make a Wish

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2007

Dog shows his love of justice and children in this poignant episode. He begins by giving encouragement to a group of handicapped children and making them honorary members of his posse. Dog and the team then start their search for Jacob, a fugitive who's abandoned his wife and children. When the hunt leads Dog to a meeting with Jacob's family, he asks Jacob's kids a question: If he could grant them one wish, what would it be? They wish for Dog to bring their daddy back. But can Dog do it?

#16 - Where the Wild Things Are

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/4/2007

Dog and the gang are back in Colorado, and Gary is headed to camp while the rest of the teams hunts Robin. After a failure to appear, this case will lead from the mountains to the prairie and every where in between.

#17 - Rush from Judgment

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/13/2008

Facing hard time for forging checks, Melissa pulled a vanishing act at her sentencing hearing, bolting from the courthouse in broad daylight. Lucky for her bondsman, Dog and his posse are in Colorado and ready to help. A tip from an informant sends the team racing to the felon’s safe house, but after surrounding it they discover she’s skipped again! Dog’s plan is to stirs up the neighborhood while working the phones and hoping for a breakthrough. In the end it will be Beth’s skill at this high stakes game of hide-and-go-seek that brings this elusive lady to justice.

#18 - Let it Snow

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/6/2008

Christopher is barely 21, already has history of domestic abuse and assault, and now he’s facing major time in a room without a view. This hunt won’t be easy for Dog — the leads are few, informers and family are not forthcoming, and the posse has to confront a freak April blizzard as well. Braving freezing temperatures, blowing snow, and treacherous highways, they hunt through the day and into the night. But as darkness draws close the leads are as cold as ice — until an unexpected call turns the trail red hot.

#19 - Prayers and Mace

Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 9/24/2008

Both brother Tim and fellow Honolulu bondsman James need Dog’s help to track down their hard to find fugitives. The two cases on the docket today are challenging, especially the hunt for Gregory, a felon with a lengthy rap sheet. A quick check of his file reveals an ominous fact, the cops have declared him “armed and dangerous.” The other fugitive is woman who has abandoned the responsibilities of motherhood for the lure of the ice pipe. What the team will discover as they hunt down this dyspeptic duo is that the damage drugs do is visited not just on the individual but far too often on their entire family.

#20 - One for the Money

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/3/2008

It hurts Dog to see people who after years of walking the straight and narrow, suddenly lose their way. But today’s case is a member of the law enforcement community who has recently gone astray, and that truly troubles the Dog. Not only does Moses know the tricks of the trade, there’s the possibility he’s packing his government issued handgun. Although the hunt is long, the ending is hopeful, because Dog comes to believe that with the help of a supportive family this fugitive might just make it. And in fact for Dog’s second case, family is an essential part of bringing the fugitive to justice.

#21 - When a Stranger Calls

Season 4 - Episode 40 - Aired 10/29/2008

When an offender with a long record ducks his day in court, Bobby Brown knows whom to call–The Dog! And knowing that few souls can resist Beth’s clever persuasion, Dog gives her the job of luring the fugitive in. The big question is, with a trap in place and the minutes ticking away, will the fugitive show?

#22 - New Dog in Town

Season 4 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/1/2008

It’s Beth’s birthday and Dog knows just what she needs, whether she knows it or not! He surprises Beth with Delilah, a Papillion puppy small enough to sit in the palm of her hand. Beth is so taken with the little creature that she insists on taking the puppy with her on today’s bounty. It’s a revocation put in motion when Joshua’s co-signer leaves town for California. With Delilah in tow they head out to catch their man, the puppy having no clue that today’s adventure will include its first visit to a bowling alley and an introduction to pepper spray.

#23 - The Good Fight

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/19/2007

Dog and Beth have to be at the state capitol bright and early to receive an award for their fight against ice in Hawaii. Afterwards, they're inspired to start the hunt for Shanna, an alleged ice user and identity thief with $80,000 in bonds. Working two informants Dog and the posse begin to close in on their target. And with good tips and some hard work, Dog finds Shanna and her boyfriend living in a van next to a cemetery just as the sun is going down. Can Dog convince Shanna to give up her bad habits before her graveyard address becomes permanent?

#24 - No Piece of Cake

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/17/2008

Being hunted by the Dog is a lousy way to celebrate your birthday but that’s exactly the spot that Robert finds himself in today. He’s missed his court date, quit his job, and vacated his last known address. With precious little to go on Dog and the team turn to Robert’s extended family. The hunt leads them through the homes of the fugitive’s aunts, uncles, and various cousins. Some are forthright, and others are less so, and it’s Dog’s job to determine whom he can trust. Finally, the hunt comes down to a single tip that Robert is on his way to a relative’s apartment. The team surrounds the apartment lying in wait. The question on everyone’s mind, “Is Dog right?”

#25 - Up on the Roof (1)

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/16/2008

Today Dog and the family are back in Colorado and are about to make one of their most exciting captures ever. On his search he’ll encounter a felon with history of violence and an alleged affection for sawed-off shotguns, a desperate addict crying for help, and a brave informant who’ll risk it all to help Dog bring the fugitive to justice. And when the adrenaline-fueled arrest goes down, every family member will play a critical role.