The Crocodile Hunter Diaries - Season 1

First aired: 1/2/2002 13 episodes

Episodes

1. Pilot

Aired: 1/2/2002

The pilot sets the tone for a more personal, day-to-day look at the lives of the Irwin family, blending humor, heart, and wildlife education.

2. Wild About Harry

Aired: 2/7/2002

Plans go awry when Harry is bitten by the world's most venomous snake.

3. What's the Buzz?

Aired: 2/14/2002

The staff handles a swarm of angry bees that sting Kelsey and Darren.

4. Steve's Birthday

Aired: 2/27/2002

Questions arise over the future of Ivory the Koala

5. Operation Sui

Aired: 3/6/2002

Steve Irwin's dog Sui undergoes a major surgery—something life-threatening. The episode documents how close to serious harm Sui comes and the recovery process.

6. Kelly's Big Day

Aired: 3/13/2002

The zoo is busy because Kelly and Richard are preparing for their wedding, which is held on the zoo grounds.

7. It's a Girl

Aired: 5/29/2002

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is bursting with pride. He has just become the father of a beautiful baby girl. For the first time, the Crocodile Hunter is showing a new, sensitive, and caring side of himself. Steve and his wife agree: their daughter Bindi will live and grow up at the Australia Zoo, and, just like her father, develop a very special relationship with the animals from a young age.

8. Mates

Aired: 6/5/2002

A heartbreaking illness for Becky the otter. Mating frenzy and amazing footage of crocodile rituals. Wes the legend is back.

9. The Day of the Devils

Aired: 6/24/2002

The guys have trouble prepping a new Tasmanian Devil enclosure.

10. Pelican Wars

Aired: 6/25/2002

The team treats a hawk and tries to rescue a pelican with an injured wing.

11. Gator Raid

Aired: 6/26/2002

The team tries to remove eggs from a cranky mother alligator's nest.

12. The Big Wet

Aired: 7/3/2002

Wes and Steve try to get a python into a bath to help her shed her skin.

13. Mary's Farewell

Aired: 7/10/2002

Vets perform a dangerous life-saving operation on a king brown.