''The Crocodile Hunter'' was a

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hosted by

Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and ot ...

and his wife,

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. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film '' The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course'' and two television

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: ''

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'' and ''

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''. The series was presented on

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, becoming the network's highest-rated series at the time, and was in international

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on networks worldwide. The series aired 64 episodes during five seasons, from 1997 to 2004, two years before Irwin’s death, with a pilot episode in 1996 and 13 specials into 2007. With a nearly 11-year run, the series is the second longest-running program of any

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network, behind ''

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''.

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Australia Zoo's ''Crocodile Hunter'' website

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