The WORST episodes of The Crocodile Hunter
Every episode of The Crocodile Hunter ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Crocodile Hunter!
The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.
#1 - Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/12/2002
Steve's greatest crocodile captures are shown in this episode. Steve and Terri also review the proper methods to use in such captures.
#2 - Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2002
Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.
#3 - Steve's Story: Home Video
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2001
Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.
#4 - Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/1999
Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.
#5 - Steve’s Story
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/1999
Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.
#6 - Legends of the Galapagos
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1999
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.
#7 - Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/1998
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.
#8 - Faces in the Forest
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/1999
Falling in love with the orangutans of Sumatra, Steve helps in their rehabilitation process.
#9 - Australia's Wild Frontier
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/1999
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.
#10 - Jungle in the Clouds
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2000
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.
#11 - Hidden River
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1997
Steve attempts to rescue a turtle in a river despite the presence of crocodiles.
#12 - A Handful of Elephants
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2000
Steve tracks wild elephants in Sumatra, crocodiles, water monitors and wild boars.
#13 - Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1999
Reptiles still living in the sea include saltwater crocodiles and lizards that can dive deep.
#14 - Swimming with Alligators
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2001
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.
#15 - Operation Bunya Rescue
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/14/2002
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.
#16 - Wild River of Africa
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/19/2000
Steve travels the Luangwa River in Zambia, observing hippos, Nile crocodiles and monitor lizards. Included: a crocodile feeding frenzy.
#17 - Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/18/2000
Revisiting some of Steve and Terri's most hair-raising crocodile captures of the past.
#18 - Big Croc Diaries
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2002
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.
#19 - Wildest Baby Animal Videos
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/22/2000
Steve and Terri visit the small, cute and entertaining world of baby animals, including possums, bears, snakes, bison, crocs and tigers.
#20 - Elephants and Orange People
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/1997
Steve encounters orangutans and elephants in Sumatra.
#21 - Where Devils Run Wild
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/1998
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.
#22 - Outlaws of the Outback (2)
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/1998
Non-indigenous animals threaten Australia's native population.
#23 - Dangerous Africans
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2002
Steve goes on an African safari that features his being charged by elephants and chased by hippos. Also: snakes, spiders, scorpions, lions and buffalo.
#24 - Sidewinders of Arizona
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/25/2000
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.
#25 - Journey to the Red Center
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/19/2000
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).