History Series / DogTheBountyHunter

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Beth's reaction to the ''Series/SouthPark'' parody of her where she is basically a walking pair of giant boobs. She even joked that they should be a bit bigger.

The new show, ''Dog and Beth: On the Hunt'', follwed a new format in which Dog and Beth try to turn around failing bail bond agencies, in a style similar to shows like ''Series/KitchenNightmares''. The show ran for three seasons between 2013 and 2015.

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. The show was cancelled in May 2012, [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html but a new series, tentatively titled simply "DOG",]] was picked up by Creator/{{CMT}} for 2013.

* [[EverybodyOwnsAFord Everybody Owns a General Motors product:]] The main "work" cars are either GMC, Chevy, and/or Cadillac SUV's, with Leland's H2 Hummer thrown into the mix.

* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Due to the reasons mentioned above in Does Not Like Guns, Dog and the rest of the team use only less-lethal weapons, namely mace cans and pepperball guns (basically paintball guns firing powdered mace).

* RealMenLoveJesus - Dog has strong and very obvious religious beliefs and his briefings and captures often involve his team or him and the fugitive praying for protection and salvation. It is suggested in one episode that Dog had a religious experience while in prison on 07/07/1977.

* TurnCoat: Dog's son Tucker. A troubled kid with a number of drug-related run-ins with the law, he had been taken in by Dog for a short time. Only a while later, Tucker recorded a conversation he had with Dog, during which Dog repeatedly used the N word to describe Tucker's girlfriend [[note]] Interestingly enough, Dog's comments were very much in the context of "Yes, I use the N word a lot in casual conversation; I don't mean anything by it, that's just the way I talk, but if (your girlfriend) comes around and hears me talking like that, I could get in trouble".[[/note]]. Tucker then sold the tape to the media, which resulted in the show being suspended indefinitely and nearly cancelled before Dog came out and publicly apologized.

-> "I'm the Dog,
-> the big bad Dog,
-> the bounty hunter!"
--> "Dog the Bounty Hunter", theme song by Music/OzzyOsbourne

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. In May 2012, the show was [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html cancelled by A&E, but was then picked up by CMT for 2013, tentatively titled simply "DOG"]], and eventually aired as ''Dog and Beth: On the Hunt'', but with a new format in which Dog and Beth try to turn around failing bail bond agencies, in a style similar to shows like ''Series/KitchenNightmares''.

* BraggingThemeTune: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3PUX_P1ZWo See for yourself]].

--> "Dog the Bounty Hunter", theme song by OzzyOsbourne

* ExecutiveMeddling: Of the legal variety. Earlier in his career, the state of Colorado tried to pass a law making it so that persons with felony convictions cannot be licensed for bounty hunting. The only person in Colorado with a prior conviction currently working as a bounty hunter? Dog Chapman. Supposedly this was done because Dog was just as outgoing and colorful in his early years before making it big with his own show and was causing a good deal of [=PR=] problems. Fortunately, the state supreme court struck down the law as being overly narrow, since as written it would only affect one person.

* AmericanAccents: Some of the locals' Hawaiian accents are so thick that they require subtitles.

* DarkIsNotEvil: The team often wear black body armor and tactical gear in the field, yet are incredibly compassionate to the fugitives once they have them in custody, even offering them drinks, cigarettes, (they even stopped by [=McDonald=]'s en-route to the jail for one fugitive) as well as help in getting their problems straightened out once the fugitives' legal troubles are resolved.

* HarsherInHindsight: The family moment's between Dog and his two sons, Leland and Duane Lee are a little sadder knowing now that they have both quit and broke contact with the entire Chapman family.

* HotMom: Lyssa Chapman.

* TurnCoat: Dog's son Tucker. A troubled kid with a number of drug-related run-ins with the law, he had been taken in by Dog for a short time. Only a while later, Tucker recorded a conversation he had with Dog, during which Dog repeatedly used the N word to describe Tucker's girlfriend [[hottip:*: Interestingly enough, Dog's comments were very much in the context of "Yes, I use the N word a lot in casual conversation; I don't mean anything by it, that's just the way I talk, but if (your girlfriend) comes around and hears me talking like that, I could get in trouble".]]. Tucker then sold the tape to the media, which resulted in the show being suspended indefinitely and nearly cancelled before Dog came out and publicly apologized.

* BadassLonghair: Dog's preferred hairstyle is a massive mullet.

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. In May 2012, the show was [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html cancelled by A&E, but was then picked up by CMT for 2013, tentatively titled simply "DOG"]], but with a new format in which Dog and Beth try to turn around failing bail bond agencies, in a style similar to shows like ''Series/KitchenNightmares''.

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. In May 2012, the show was [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html canceled by A&E, but was then picked up by CMT for 2013, tentatively titled simply "DOG"]], but with a new format in which Dog and Beth try to turn around failing bail bond agencies, in a style similar to shows like ''Series/KitchenNightmares''.

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. In May 2012, the show was [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html canceled by A&E, but was then picked up by CMT for 2013, tentatively titled simply "DOG"]], but with a new format in which Dog and Beth try to turn around failing bail bond agencies, in a style similar to shows like ''KitchenNightmares''.

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status. In May 2012, the show was [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/dog-the-bounty-hunter-and-wife-beth-chapman-moving-to-cmt.html canceled by A&E, but was then picked up by CMT for 2013, tentatively titled simply "DOG"]].

''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' is a RealityShow on A&E that follows bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth, sons Leland & Duane Lee, and daughter Lyssa as they pursue bail jumpers across Hawaii and Colorado. The show has run since 2004, and has propelled the Chapmans to celebrity status.

* BadassLonghair: Dog's preferred hairstyle is a massive mullet.
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' insult or try to harm a member of Dog's family [[PapaWolf when he's around]].

* ChaseScene: One episode had a high-speed chase with a fugitive, resulting in the suspect crashing into a ditch and escaping on foot.

* CoolShades: Dog is very rarely seen without these on when out in the field. The rest of the team will don these on occasion as well.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Beth has accused Dog of this a few times, mainly when he treats female fugitives with kid gloves or shows more leniency than he would with a male fugitive in the same situation.

* [[EverybodyOwnsAFord Everybody Owns a General Motors product:]] The main "work" cars are either GMC, Chevy, and/or Cadillac SUV's, with Leland's H2 Hummer thrown into the mix.

* HuddlePower: The team often does this to pray before and/or after going after a fugitive.

* WouldntHitAGirl: Dog and the others are noticably less aggressive when apprehending female fugitives.

* AngryGuardDog: One episode had a suspect's family owning a pitbull that was particularly aggressive; the team had to mace it because they thought it was about to attack them. The dog was chained to a truck tire and was ''dragging it along''.

* ChaseScene: One episode had a high-speed chase with a suspect, resulting in the suspect crashing into a ditch and escaping on foot.
* ClusterFBomb: At least once per episode, the bleeps will start coming hot and heavy when the team gets into a heated argument with each other, the suspect, and/or the suspect's friends/family.

* DarkIsNotEvil: The team often wear black body armor and tactical gear in the field, yet are incredibly compassionate to the suspects once they have them in custody, even offering them drinks, cigarettes, (they even stopped by [=McDonald=]'s en-route to the jail for one suspect) as well as help in getting their problems straightened out once the suspects' legal troubles are resolved.
* {{Determinator}}: Dog and the team are relentless in their pursuit of suspects, and don't stop chasing them until the suspects are caught by them, other bounty hunters, or the cops. Backfired big-time when they went into Mexico to arrest a suspect, since bounty hunting is illegal there.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Beth has accused Dog of this a few times, mainly when he treats female suspects with kid gloves or shows more leniency than he would with a male suspect in the same situation.
** The team sometimes use this as a ploy to lure in suspects.

* FamilyBusiness: Dog runs Da-Kine Bail Bonds with his wife and kids, as well as a few family friends.

* GunsAkimbo: One episode had Dog wielding two pepperball guns while searching a home for a suspect.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: There's been several times where the team has maced a suspect and ended up getting it in their faces as well. One time a suspect even managed to get ahold of Leland's mace can and sprayed ''him'' with it.

* HuddlePower: The team often does this to pray before and/or after going after a suspect.
* LetMeAtHim: Often happens when the team gets into heated arguments with family and/or friends of the suspects.
* LightningBruiser: Leland often runs down suspects who try to flee on foot and is more than capable of holding his own should things get physical, seeing as he partakes in boxing matches when not hunting down bail jumpers.
* MissionBriefing: Done prior to going after each suspect; the team gathers together and goes over the information on the person such as their description, likely location, who signed for their bail, what their criminal history is, and so on.
* MrExposition: Dog often does this when the team is having MissionBriefing on the suspect before going out after them; often explaining the hazards they're likely to face with that particular suspect due to their criminal history. Since the others are likely well-aware of this information already, it's likely done for the benefit of the viewers.

* WouldntHitAGirl: Dog and the others are noticably less aggressive when apprehending female suspects.
** [[WouldHitAGirl Averted]] by many of the suspects who are alleged to have committed acts of violence against women, and one suspect in particular who threw Lyssa to the ground when she tried to apprehend him. [[BerserkButton BIG mistake on his part]]!

** [[WouldHitAGirl Averted]] with one suspect who threw Lyssa to the ground when she tried to apprehend him. [[BerserkButton BIG mistake on his part]]!