Reality TV: Reasons Why 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' is Worth Watching!

(andPOP) - I've grappled for a long time about whether or not I want to expose myself as an avid watcher of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" (Tuesdays 9:00 p.m. ET on A&E) by writing this column but I have decided it's worth it.

The show is very entertaining so I have decided that I will change it up a bit this week by listing just a few of the reasons why watching Duane "Dog" Chapman and his criminal-capturing posse from Da Kine Bail Bonds go after Hawaii's most notorious bad guys is just so damn good:

1) The big man himself Dog Chapman

This man IS the show.
The reformed ex-con and biker-gang member (he served five years for accessory to first-degree murder)seems to really be somewhat of a nice guy, pepper spray and ass-kicking aside. His tough exterior juxtaposed with his inner softie make him for a unique character. His web site (dogthebountyhunter.com) just sums it all up in the most melodramatic (albeit amusing)way possible, describing him as a "prophet" and "Yin and Yang personified: a warrior/poet; an ex-con/Born-Again Christian; a Superhero/Daddy; a modern-day saviour with old fashioned values; a real life 'Billy the Kid' without a gun." Say it with me: Yowza.

2)Beth Chapman

The wife of Chapman, this woman can take on any of the fugitives the team goes after and has no qualms about putting the uber-intimidating Dog in his place when he crosses that line. The only female of the bunch, she takes no crap from anybody and is a character all unto herself, with her teased and bleached hair, inch-long red nails and shredded shirts. She's quite possibly the only person Dog's afraid of, and that earns her major points in my books. Hot-headed, when it come to the female bail-jumpers Beth RUNS the show from the office and on the "missions."

3)Leland

Shy and and cute, he's the perfect contrast to his bad-ass dad and loud mouth step mom.

4)The Hair

Watching that gleaming, teased mass of a mullet fly around as Dog catches a bad guy is just too much. He's quite possibly the only person EVER to be able to sorta, kinda, MAYBE pull off a mullet (though his site describes it as a "Mowhawk", yeah right). Any man who can jump over a fence, bypass dogs, small children and gaping bystanders while still having semi-decent hair has got to be cool.

5)Friendly advice from the big man

After being forcibly wrestled to the gound, stripped of weapons and drugs (most often Ice), dejected, captured fugitives get honest, straightforward advice from Dog as to how to turn their lives around. Referring to them as his "brothers" Dog seems to really get through to some of the people he "catches", despite the extreme cheese factor of some of his diatribes.

6)The action

Need I say more?