Episode no. Season 5
Episode 12 | Directed by John Stainton | |
Original air date June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) | ||
Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter is the series finale of The Crocodile Hunter. It premiered on June 18, 2004. The episode discusses Irwin's accomplishments, and goes into deeper detail of the "Baby Bob" crocodile-feeding incident in early 2004. The episode achieved high ratings when it premiered.
Plot
In this episode, the crew reviews Steve's life and struggles, and accomplishments. Steve and Terri also decide to go into depth about the "Baby Bob" incident that occurred earlier in the year, and telling how their baby was never in any real danger, and how the media exaggerated the story in part. They show us video footage that they took of the incident and show us that Bob was further away from the crocodile then initially believed. Also contains archive footage from other episodes.