Dog The Bounty HunterDog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show on A&E which chronicles Duane Chapman's operations at his job as a bounty hunter, at Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is joined by his wife and business partner, Beth Smith Chapman, his sons Leland and Duane Lee, Tim Chapman, his brother and his daughter 'Baby' Lyssa Chapman. In season one, the team was joined by his nephew Justin Bihag. In addition to Hawaii episodes, episodes have been filmed in Chapman's home state of Colorado and the city of San Francisco. Production of and airing of the show was halted by A&E on November 2, 2007, afterChapman was recorded uttering racial slurs. After Chapman's public repentance and vow to make amends, and after a show of support from fans and from black leaders including Roy Innis, on February 19, 2008, A&E announced that the show would return.[1] Reruns of the Bounty Hunter, along with never before seen episodes from season 4, began airing on June 25, 2008. New episodes (the show's fifth season) began airing on July 16, 2008 and Season 6 started in February 2009.
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