#DID DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER DIE PROFESSIONAL#

The song can be heard on Ozzy's Prince of Darkness box set (CD #3). Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne sings the show's theme song, 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'. Episodes are also filmed in the family's hometown of Denver, Colorado, where they make extended visits to bounty hunt for their own company there as well as several other companies run by long-time friends (and sometimes former rivals). Leland Chapman has established his own Da kine Bail Bonds office in Kona on the Big Island, where he lives. ĭa kine Bail Bonds' main location, run by Dog and Beth, is in Honolulu, Oahu. Conversely, some family situations have been omitted from the program, such as several family divorces, Tim's arrest (and acquittal), and details about some of Dog's children.

#DID DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER DIE PROFESSIONAL#

Dog and Beth freely invited viewers into their lives, sharing personal stories about Dog's 1976 imprisonment, his ex-wives and custody battles, his baby son who died at one month old, Beth's son whom she had given up for adoption, Dog's son Tucker's imprisonment for violent crimes, Beth's arrest as a teenager, Dog's complicated relationship with his own father, and the struggle for the team to be accepted as professional bounty hunters. Rounding out most episodes are scenes featuring Dog, Beth, and their large family of children, grandchildren and friends.Īs the show progressed, viewers were taken further behind the scenes during Baby Lyssa's training as a licensed bail bondsman and bounty hunter, Dog's capture of Andrew Luster and the ensuing arrests of Dog, Tim and Leland in Mexico, the deaths of Beth's father (Garry Smith) and Dog's oldest daughter (Barbara Katie Chapman), Dog and Beth's 2006 wedding, Baby Lyssa's wedding and the birth of her second child, and the shock and fear of the family after Dog, Tim and Leland were arrested by federal marshalls in Hawaii to await possible extradition to Mexico. Bounty hunts and arrests segue into the rides to jail, during which Dog and his team show compassion and strongly counsel the fugitives to start over, leaving behind drugs and/or crime to become dependable members of their families and society. Viewers are taken along as Chapman and his family/team locate and arrest clients who have become fugitives by breaking the terms of their bail agreements.

Viewers responded to the family's ability to overcome their own criminal histories to live law-abiding and Christian faith-based lives. Dog the Bounty Hunter captured an audience immediately by drawing viewers into the interaction of Dog and his family/team, mixing street smarts, romance, arguments, teamwork, adrenaline-laced arrests, and a philosophy of hope and second chances. Both shows are produced for A&E by Hybrid Films, a New York-based production company.

The program spun off from Chapman's appearance on the show Take This Job, a program about people with unusual occupations.

Justin Bihag (son of Beth's friend) also helps out during Season 1 and occasional later episodes. In Season 2, Dog's teenage daughter, 'Baby' Lyssa Chapman returns home and becomes a member of the bounty-hunting team. Dog is joined by his business partner and wife, Beth Smith Chapman his grown sons Duane Lee Chapman, II and Leland Chapman, and his 'brother,' Tim 'Youngblood' Chapman (despite having the same last name, Dog and Tim are not biologically related).

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