Dirty Jobs

Dirty Jobs

Ended First aired 26/Jul/2005 United States English 12 season(s) 201 episode(s)
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.

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Season 11 · Season 11
8 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Dec/2022
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S11E8
Beaver Relocator / Slime Master
Air date: 05/Feb/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe goes to the mountains in Utah and gives a dam to a couple nuisance beavers causing havoc for municipalities; Mike gets a little sticky while working with a special effects artist at a glue factory in LA.

Summary

Mike Rowe goes to the mountains in Utah and gives a dam to a couple nuisance beavers causing havoc for municipalities; Mike gets a little sticky while working with a special effects artist at a glue factory in LA.

S11E7
Manhole Rehab / Clock Caretaker
Air date: 29/Jan/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe descends into the depths of an aging manhole, coating it with a polyurea liner to extend its warranty in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mike joins an horologist and a priest to set the time right as he restores a historic clocktower.

Summary

Mike Rowe descends into the depths of an aging manhole, coating it with a polyurea liner to extend its warranty in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mike joins an horologist and a priest to set the time right as he restores a historic clocktower.

S11E6
Deer Urine Farmer / Necropsy
Air date: 22/Jan/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe travels to Anna, Ill., and wades knee-deep in diarrhea to collect deer urine for America's buck-hunters; Mike strands Maryland's shore to perform a necropsy on an ocean sentinel to determine its cause of death

Summary

Mike Rowe travels to Anna, Ill., and wades knee-deep in diarrhea to collect deer urine for America's buck-hunters; Mike strands Maryland's shore to perform a necropsy on an ocean sentinel to determine its cause of death

S11E5
Baghouse Cleaner / Biochar Maker
Air date: 15/Jan/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe attends a dusty baghouse party to clean the filtration system at a North Carolina asphalt plant; in Colorado, Mike gets his dirtiest yet, pyrolyzing waste lumber into the planet's most efficient fertilizer: biochar.

Summary

Mike Rowe attends a dusty baghouse party to clean the filtration system at a North Carolina asphalt plant; in Colorado, Mike gets his dirtiest yet, pyrolyzing waste lumber into the planet's most efficient fertilizer: biochar.

S11E4
Caviar Harvester / Spice Maker
Air date: 08/Jan/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike returns to his hometown Baltimore to rectify an OLD mistake and learns the recipe for Maryland's most popular crab seasoning.

Summary

Mike returns to his hometown Baltimore to rectify an OLD mistake and learns the recipe for Maryland's most popular crab seasoning.

S11E3
Pile Jacketer / Concrete Cleaner
Air date: 01/Jan/2023 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe submerges in a murky Florida river to pour concrete jackets around crumbling bridge pilings. While in North Carolina, Mike sucks out a concrete washout pit and sprays sediment as he turns toxic sludge into potable water.

Summary

Mike Rowe submerges in a murky Florida river to pour concrete jackets around crumbling bridge pilings. While in North Carolina, Mike sucks out a concrete washout pit and sprays sediment as he turns toxic sludge into potable water.

Season 10 · Season 10
6 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jan/2022
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S10E6
Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter
Air date: 06/Feb/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe trains as a trauma surgeon using hyper-realistic scenarios and specialized equipment to learn under simulated battlefield conditions. He then controls an invasive mess of iguanas which are posing health risks to humans on the Florida coast.

Summary

Mike Rowe trains as a trauma surgeon using hyper-realistic scenarios and specialized equipment to learn under simulated battlefield conditions. He then controls an invasive mess of iguanas which are posing health risks to humans on the Florida coast.

S10E5
Escalator Maintainer / Scorpion Sweeper
Air date: 30/Jan/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe crams into a hockey arena's escalator where he scrapes and cleans a special kind of shmutz from the bottom. Then, he and a zoo keeper venture into the hot, treacherous Arizona desert at night to round up neurotoxic stinging scorpions.

Summary

Mike Rowe crams into a hockey arena's escalator where he scrapes and cleans a special kind of shmutz from the bottom. Then, he and a zoo keeper venture into the hot, treacherous Arizona desert at night to round up neurotoxic stinging scorpions.

S10E4
Rock Sucker / Mountain Carver
Air date: 23/Jan/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike sucks rocks off an industrial roof with a massive vacuum. He then travels to the Black Hills to carve the largest monument in the world: Crazy Horse. Both stories involve several generations working together to pass on their life's ambitions.

Summary

Mike sucks rocks off an industrial roof with a massive vacuum. He then travels to the Black Hills to carve the largest monument in the world: Crazy Horse. Both stories involve several generations working together to pass on their life's ambitions.

S10E3
Tugboat Fitter / Water Tower
Air date: 16/Jan/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Ala., to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat; he makes a long climb to the top of a dirty water tower in Magee, Miss., to clean inside the tank.

Summary

Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Ala., to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat; he makes a long climb to the top of a dirty water tower in Magee, Miss., to clean inside the tank.

S10E2
Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer
Air date: 09/Jan/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe joins a fourth-generation fisherman's crew in Georgia as they harvest cannonball Jellyfish for food, a trade known as Jellyballing. Then Mike helps a father-son team install epoxy flooring at a restaurant in time for the dinner rush.

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Mike Rowe joins a fourth-generation fisherman's crew in Georgia as they harvest cannonball Jellyfish for food, a trade known as Jellyballing. Then Mike helps a father-son team install epoxy flooring at a restaurant in time for the dinner rush.

Season 9 · Down Under
4 episode(s) · Air date: 22/Aug/2012
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S9E4
Outback Treasure Hunter
Air date: 12/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike and his crew travel deep into the Australian Outback to strike it rich with a group of opal miners. And then, with this already a dirty adventure with dangerous work and extreme temperatures, production is almost brought to a halt by a fly infestation.

Summary

Mike and his crew travel deep into the Australian Outback to strike it rich with a group of opal miners. And then, with this already a dirty adventure with dangerous work and extreme temperatures, production is almost brought to a halt by a fly infestation.

S9E3
Journey to Croc Country
Air date: 05/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike journeys down the Adelaide River to capture one of Australia's most deadly creatures: the crocodile. Then, after wrestling the wild crocs into the boat, he helps a scientist pump their stomachs and study their vomit.

Summary

Mike journeys down the Adelaide River to capture one of Australia's most deadly creatures: the crocodile. Then, after wrestling the wild crocs into the boat, he helps a scientist pump their stomachs and study their vomit.

S9E2
Deadly Snake Wrangler
Air date: 29/Aug/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In Australia, Mike Rowe teams up with local business "Snakes Away" to capture a poisonous Eastern brown snake without getting bitten, then joins a posse of local "toadbusters" in their war against the cane toad, a non-indigenous species destroying the local ecosystem.

Summary

In Australia, Mike Rowe teams up with local business "Snakes Away" to capture a poisonous Eastern brown snake without getting bitten, then joins a posse of local "toadbusters" in their war against the cane toad, a non-indigenous species destroying the local ecosystem.

S9E1
Lost in Aboriginal Land
Air date: 22/Aug/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe works with Australia's northern coast Aboriginals, who have lived off the land for more than 40,000 years. It's a dirty adventure that leaves Mike speechless as he works and hunts (yes, hunts) with tribal leaders.

Summary

Mike Rowe works with Australia's northern coast Aboriginals, who have lived off the land for more than 40,000 years. It's a dirty adventure that leaves Mike speechless as he works and hunts (yes, hunts) with tribal leaders.

Season 8 · Season 8
11 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Dec/2011
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S8E11
Dirty Conversations 2
Air date: 21/Feb/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at real people and let them talk ... while in Mike Rowes presence.

Summary

There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at real people and let them talk ... while in Mike Rowes presence.

S8E10
Onion Processor
Air date: 14/Feb/2012 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. Then, its off to the San Francisco Fire Department to help build wooden ladders.

Summary

At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. Then, its off to the San Francisco Fire Department to help build wooden ladders.

S8E9
Tower Top Hand
Air date: 07/Feb/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.

Summary

A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.

S8E8
Dirty Little Bits
Air date: 31/Jan/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 99.9% never-before-seen footage, this special is an entertaining look at the art of communication.

Summary

Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 99.9% never-before-seen footage, this special is an entertaining look at the art of communication.

S8E7
Medical Waste Disposal Expert
Air date: 24/Jan/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Summary

Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.

S8E6
Mardi Gras Bladder Banger
Air date: 17/Jan/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders for the Knights Mardi Gras parade float.

Summary

Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders for the Knights Mardi Gras parade float.

S8E3
Doomsday Seed Banker
Air date: 27/Dec/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic event, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Summary

Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic event, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

S8E1
Fish Squeezer
Air date: 13/Dec/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to practice the ancient art of pet acupuncture on a goat named Lilly.

Summary

Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to practice the ancient art of pet acupuncture on a goat named Lilly.

Season 7 · Season 7
19 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Jan/2011
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S7E19
Termite Researcher
Air date: 01/Mar/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in Louisiana. Then, he experiences the many hands-on duties that come with being a termite researcher on Sapolo Island in Georgia.

Summary

Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in Louisiana. Then, he experiences the many hands-on duties that come with being a termite researcher on Sapolo Island in Georgia.

S7E18
Cedar Log Peeler
Air date: 22/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River Rustic Mill to lend a hand with debarking, peeling and processing wood for a cedar log cabin.

Summary

Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River Rustic Mill to lend a hand with debarking, peeling and processing wood for a cedar log cabin.

S7E17
Sponge Diver
Air date: 15/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fence post at an abandoned mine.

Summary

Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fence post at an abandoned mine.

S7E16
Blueberry Connoisseur
Air date: 08/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits a jelly bean company to create a flavored jelly bean based on the smell of his boots; he then travels to Maine to harvest blueberries, before joining in a pie bakeoff.

Summary

Mike visits a jelly bean company to create a flavored jelly bean based on the smell of his boots; he then travels to Maine to harvest blueberries, before joining in a pie bakeoff.

S7E12
Asphalt Paver
Air date: 04/Jan/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In Nebraska, Mike Rowe takes a shot at paving roads. Then, in reply to a mailbag question about his favorite animal, he recalls the time he crossed paths with a tiger crossbreed in Texas.

Summary

In Nebraska, Mike Rowe takes a shot at paving roads. Then, in reply to a mailbag question about his favorite animal, he recalls the time he crossed paths with a tiger crossbreed in Texas.

S7E11
Date Palm Pollinator
Air date: 28/Dec/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe climbs date palms with the pollinators guaranteeing a good crop of fruit, cuts granite, and tries his luck at the gun range; he also answers viewer mail.

Summary

Mike Rowe climbs date palms with the pollinators guaranteeing a good crop of fruit, cuts granite, and tries his luck at the gun range; he also answers viewer mail.

S7E10
Dirty DNA
Air date: 08/Mar/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Revisit of jobs related to family with Mike visiting his parents: crab fisherman ("Vexcon"), maggot farmer ("Maggot Farmer"), leech trapping ("Leech Trapper"), candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"), worm grunter ("Worm Grunter"), mealworm farm ("Cricket Farmer"), walnut harvester ("Goose Down Plucker"), bell maker ("Bell Maker"), raw meat dog food maker ("Leech Trapper"), goat milk soap maker ("Reef Ball Maker"), sponge diver ("Sponge Diver"), mobile butcher ("Custom Meat Processor")

Summary

Revisit of jobs related to family with Mike visiting his parents: crab fisherman ("Vexcon"), maggot farmer ("Maggot Farmer"), leech trapping ("Leech Trapper"), candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"), worm grunter ("Worm Grunter"), mealworm farm ("Cricket Farmer"), walnut harvester ("Goose Down Plucker"), bell maker ("Bell Maker"), raw meat dog food maker ("Leech Trapper"), goat milk soap maker ("Reef Ball Maker"), sponge diver ("Sponge Diver"), mobile butcher ("Custom Meat Processor")

S7E9
Termite Researcher
Air date: 01/Mar/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in Louisiana. Then, he experiences the many hands-on duties that come with being a termite researcher on Sapolo Island in Georgia.

Summary

Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in Louisiana. Then, he experiences the many hands-on duties that come with being a termite researcher on Sapolo Island in Georgia.

S7E8
Cedar Log Peeler
Air date: 22/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River Rustic Mill to lend a hand with debarking, peeling and processing wood for a cedar log cabin.

Summary

Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River Rustic Mill to lend a hand with debarking, peeling and processing wood for a cedar log cabin.

S7E7
Sponge Diver
Air date: 15/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fence post at an abandoned mine.

Summary

Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fence post at an abandoned mine.

S7E6
Blueberry Connoisseur
Air date: 08/Feb/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits the Jelly Belly Candy Company to concoct a dirty boot flavored jelly bean based on his own sweaty, grimy, filthy pair of work boots. Then he travels to Maine to harvest blueberries and joins the "Pie Ladies" in a pie bakeoff.

Summary

Mike visits the Jelly Belly Candy Company to concoct a dirty boot flavored jelly bean based on his own sweaty, grimy, filthy pair of work boots. Then he travels to Maine to harvest blueberries and joins the "Pie Ladies" in a pie bakeoff.

S7E1
Asphalt Paver
Air date: 04/Jan/2011 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In Nebraska, Mike Rowe takes a shot at paving roads. Then, in reply to a mailbag question about his favorite animal, he recalls the time he crossed paths with a tiger crossbreed in Texas.

Summary

In Nebraska, Mike Rowe takes a shot at paving roads. Then, in reply to a mailbag question about his favorite animal, he recalls the time he crossed paths with a tiger crossbreed in Texas.

Season 6 · Season 6
22 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Jan/2010
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S6E21
Dirty Conversation
Air date: 21/Dec/2010 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.

Summary

Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.

S6E18
Horse Tester
Air date: 30/Nov/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies to distract Mike while he prepares the samples.

Summary

Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies to distract Mike while he prepares the samples.

S6E12
Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Air date: 02/Nov/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino's shark reef aquarium.

Summary

Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino's shark reef aquarium.

S6E11
Wetland Warrior
Air date: 26/Oct/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.

Summary

Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.

S6E7
Tight Spaces 2
Air date: 16/Feb/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.

Summary

Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.

S6E5
Concrete Finisher
Air date: 02/Feb/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.

Summary

Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.

S6E2
Cricket Farmer
Air date: 12/Jan/2010 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.

Summary

Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.

Season 5 · Season 5
23 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Jan/2009
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S5E23
Maple Syrup Maker
Air date: 29/Dec/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.

Summary

Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.

S5E22
Worm Grunter
Air date: 22/Dec/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.

Summary

Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.

S5E21
Fireworks Technician
Air date: 15/Dec/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.

Summary

Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.

S5E20
Marble Maker
Air date: 08/Dec/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.

Summary

Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.

S5E19
Reindeer Farm
Air date: 01/Dec/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day working at a reindeer farm.

Summary

Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day working at a reindeer farm.

S5E17
Rocky Reach Dam
Air date: 17/Nov/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.

Summary

Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.

S5E16
Glass Maker
Air date: 10/Nov/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.

Summary

Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.

S5E10
Sled Dog Breeder
Air date: 12/Apr/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Breeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing common terns and Canadian geese ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), fishing and processing of fish ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska ("Ice Salvage Crew"), incinerating toilet cleaner ("Bologna Maker"). The mail bag portion was taped at the Soo Locks on the floor of the MacArthur Lock in front of the upstream bulkheads.

Summary

Breeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing common terns and Canadian geese ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), fishing and processing of fish ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska ("Ice Salvage Crew"), incinerating toilet cleaner ("Bologna Maker"). The mail bag portion was taped at the Soo Locks on the floor of the MacArthur Lock in front of the upstream bulkheads.

S5E9
Mike's Day Off
Air date: 03/Mar/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to host the show: servicing porta-potties and making custom-fabricated alloy wheels for Boyd Coddington Wheels

Summary

Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to host the show: servicing porta-potties and making custom-fabricated alloy wheels for Boyd Coddington Wheels

S5E8
200 Jobs Look-Back
Air date: 24/Feb/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator"

Summary

Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator"

S5E6
Spider Pharm
Air date: 10/Feb/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collect spiders from the desert to milk them for their venom.

Summary

Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collect spiders from the desert to milk them for their venom.

S5E4
Goose Down Plucker
Air date: 27/Jan/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake where he learns how to make goose down pillows and comforters.

Summary

Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake where he learns how to make goose down pillows and comforters.

S5E3
Animal Rendering
Air date: 20/Jan/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.

Summary

Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.

S5E2
Abandoned Mine Plugger
Air date: 13/Jan/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.

Summary

Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.

Season 4 · Season 4
26 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Jan/2008
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S4E23
Vellum Maker
Air date: 25/Nov/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike travels to Yakama, Washington to harvest hops, the main ingredient in beer. From there Mike goes to the Hudson Valley where he turns animal hides in to paper.

Summary

Mike travels to Yakama, Washington to harvest hops, the main ingredient in beer. From there Mike goes to the Hudson Valley where he turns animal hides in to paper.

S4E22
Egg Farm
Air date: 18/Nov/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike visits a Chicken Farm to see how eggs make it to the store. There, he finds out that 1.4 million chickens equal a lot of poo, which he gets the chance to clean. Later, Mike learns how dirty dirt becomes clean dirt as he sterilizes soil in Oklahoma.

Summary

Mike visits a Chicken Farm to see how eggs make it to the store. There, he finds out that 1.4 million chickens equal a lot of poo, which he gets the chance to clean. Later, Mike learns how dirty dirt becomes clean dirt as he sterilizes soil in Oklahoma.

S4E21
Mannequin Factory
Air date: 11/Nov/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike helps break down some homes at the Windsorland Mobile Home Park to make room for a new shopping center. Next, he heads to Patina-V where he learns the art involved in creating a mannequin.

Summary

Mike helps break down some homes at the Windsorland Mobile Home Park to make room for a new shopping center. Next, he heads to Patina-V where he learns the art involved in creating a mannequin.

S4E20
Dirty Presidents
Air date: 04/Nov/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike takes a look at what dirty jobs past presidents once performed. This Dirty Jobs Extravaganza will leave us all looking at the country in a new way.

Summary

Mike takes a look at what dirty jobs past presidents once performed. This Dirty Jobs Extravaganza will leave us all looking at the country in a new way.

S4E19
Leech Trapper
Air date: 28/Oct/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike teams up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Then it's off to the Green Tripe factory in Hollister, CA where Mike helps make BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) for dogs.

Summary

Mike teams up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Then it's off to the Green Tripe factory in Hollister, CA where Mike helps make BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) for dogs.

S4E18
Sheep Castrator
Air date: 21/Oct/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike helps saw down a giant concrete wall at an auto dealership in order to make way for a new wash bay. Then he heads to a sheep farm where he tries shearing and castrating a sheep and is treated to a pate of Rocky Mountain Oysters.

Summary

Mike helps saw down a giant concrete wall at an auto dealership in order to make way for a new wash bay. Then he heads to a sheep farm where he tries shearing and castrating a sheep and is treated to a pate of Rocky Mountain Oysters.

S4E17
Dirty Chip Maker
Air date: 14/Oct/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike heads to the Dirty Potato Chips factory and learns how potato chips are made and what it takes to keep the machines used to make them clean and in working order. Then it?s off to Rifle, CO where Mike attempts to clean a "monster" hidden underground.

Summary

Mike heads to the Dirty Potato Chips factory and learns how potato chips are made and what it takes to keep the machines used to make them clean and in working order. Then it?s off to Rifle, CO where Mike attempts to clean a "monster" hidden underground.

S4E16
Tar Rigger
Air date: 07/Oct/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike hooks up with the tar rigging crew on the oldest active merchant ship in the world, the Star of India in San Diego. Then, Mike looks back at some of the dirtiest tools he's used, all which make life simpler for the rest of us.

Summary

Mike hooks up with the tar rigging crew on the oldest active merchant ship in the world, the Star of India in San Diego. Then, Mike looks back at some of the dirtiest tools he's used, all which make life simpler for the rest of us.

S4E15
Brown Before Green
Air date: 16/Jun/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike looks back on several of the Dirty Jobs that help to clean up the environment. From geothermal drilling, to wood and tire salvage, to building cobb homes, one thing seemed constant: in order to be green, you usually have to get brown first.

Summary

Mike looks back on several of the Dirty Jobs that help to clean up the environment. From geothermal drilling, to wood and tire salvage, to building cobb homes, one thing seemed constant: in order to be green, you usually have to get brown first.

S4E14
Animal Barber
Air date: 09/Jun/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike first visits Terressentials where natural organic hair care products are made out of mud. He then returns to Montana to do some more work with big animal vet Charlene Esch. Finally, Mike joins forces with the yak and bison rancher who put him to work in his 150th Dirty Job.

Summary

Mike first visits Terressentials where natural organic hair care products are made out of mud. He then returns to Montana to do some more work with big animal vet Charlene Esch. Finally, Mike joins forces with the yak and bison rancher who put him to work in his 150th Dirty Job.

S4E13
Wind Farm Technician
Air date: 02/Jun/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike heads to an Oklahoma wind farm and learns that going green sometimes means you've got to get brown first. Then he heads to Kentucky to clean out a sinkhole that some have unfortunately turned into a garbage dump.

Summary

Mike heads to an Oklahoma wind farm and learns that going green sometimes means you've got to get brown first. Then he heads to Kentucky to clean out a sinkhole that some have unfortunately turned into a garbage dump.

S4E12
Ice Salvage Crew
Air date: 19/May/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike gets dirty in Alaska as he helps protect the environment by cleaning up an oil spill. He then travels to Minnesota where he works to pull a car out of a lake that has fallen through the ice.

Summary

Mike gets dirty in Alaska as he helps protect the environment by cleaning up an oil spill. He then travels to Minnesota where he works to pull a car out of a lake that has fallen through the ice.

S4E10
Aerial Tram Greaser
Air date: 05/May/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike heads to the site of a future California neighborhood where he learns that there's more to erosion control than one might think. Then Mike gets a bird's eye view of Palm Springs as he helps maintain and repair the tram 8,500 feet above the city.

Summary

Mike heads to the site of a future California neighborhood where he learns that there's more to erosion control than one might think. Then Mike gets a bird's eye view of Palm Springs as he helps maintain and repair the tram 8,500 feet above the city.

S4E9
Dairy Cow Midwife
Air date: 28/Apr/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Inside an Indiana dairy farm, Mike learns how to milk a cow and use a blow torch to clean her udders. Then, Mike gets the inside scoop on how to inseminate a cow. Finally, he gets an up-close look at fatherhood as he helps deliver baby calves.

Summary

Inside an Indiana dairy farm, Mike learns how to milk a cow and use a blow torch to clean her udders. Then, Mike gets the inside scoop on how to inseminate a cow. Finally, he gets an up-close look at fatherhood as he helps deliver baby calves.

S4E7
Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple
Air date: 14/Apr/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty with some of the dirtiest jobs in New York City. First Mike climbs to the top of a giant building to build a water tower and then he masters the art of elevator repair.

Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty with some of the dirtiest jobs in New York City. First Mike climbs to the top of a giant building to build a water tower and then he masters the art of elevator repair.

S4E6
Mud Mineral Excavator
Air date: 12/Feb/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty in Death Valley, CA preparing for a gem and mineral show. He then helps save injured birds from a nearby salt lake. Finally, he gets dirty working at a rice plantation in South Carolina.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty in Death Valley, CA preparing for a gem and mineral show. He then helps save injured birds from a nearby salt lake. Finally, he gets dirty working at a rice plantation in South Carolina.

S4E2
Steel Mill Worker
Air date: 15/Jan/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty in St. Louis as he works with a river barge demolition team and then melts down the scrap steel into molten metal.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty in St. Louis as he works with a river barge demolition team and then melts down the scrap steel into molten metal.

S4E1
Big Animal Vet
Air date: 08/Jan/2008 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty at a famous barbeque joint, joins forces with a big animal veterinarian and finds himself deep in a New Jersey sludge.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty at a famous barbeque joint, joins forces with a big animal veterinarian and finds himself deep in a New Jersey sludge.

Season 3 · Season 3
22 episode(s) · Air date: 09/Jan/2007
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S3E22
Exotic Animal Keeper
Air date: 13/Nov/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.

Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.

S3E21
Reef Ball Maker
Air date: 06/Nov/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.

Summary

Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.

S3E20
Special Effects Artist
Air date: 30/Oct/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.

Summary

Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.

S3E18
Spray Insulation Technician
Air date: 27/Nov/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our houses warm.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our houses warm.

S3E17
Exotic Animal Keeper
Air date: 13/Nov/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.

Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.

S3E16
Reef Ball Maker
Air date: 06/Nov/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.

Summary

Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.

S3E15
Special Effects Artist
Air date: 30/Oct/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.

Summary

Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.

S3E14
Alligator Egg Collector
Air date: 21/Aug/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he forages the swamps of Louisiana in search of alligator eggs 90,000 of them to be exact. It's a very dirty job that's helping to preserve the population of the American alligator.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he forages the swamps of Louisiana in search of alligator eggs 90,000 of them to be exact. It's a very dirty job that's helping to preserve the population of the American alligator.

S3E13
Vomit Island Workers
Air date: 14/Aug/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he braves the untamed world of Vomit Island, a place where few have ever been and even fewer would ever want to go. Mike's mission is to help band and count newly hatched herons on the poo covered island.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he braves the untamed world of Vomit Island, a place where few have ever been and even fewer would ever want to go. Mike's mission is to help band and count newly hatched herons on the poo covered island.

S3E12
Bridge Painter
Air date: 07/Aug/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travels to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Mike goes to great lengths, and heights, braving 50 mile per hour winds while helping paint the bridge.

Summary

Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travels to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Mike goes to great lengths, and heights, braving 50 mile per hour winds while helping paint the bridge.

S3E11
Leather Tanner
Air date: 17/Jul/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Georgia to learn how to make artistic jugs. He then joins Richard Meyer and his sons in upstate New York to learn the ancient trade of tanning leather.

Summary

Mike goes to Georgia to learn how to make artistic jugs. He then joins Richard Meyer and his sons in upstate New York to learn the ancient trade of tanning leather.

S3E8
Steam Ship Cleaner
Air date: 13/Mar/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike heads off to San Diego to learn the dirty job of hydroseeding. He then reads a viewer's letter and shows us never before seen footage from a previous episode. Finally Mike gets dirty cleaning up a 100 year old steam yacht.

Summary

Mike heads off to San Diego to learn the dirty job of hydroseeding. He then reads a viewer's letter and shows us never before seen footage from a previous episode. Finally Mike gets dirty cleaning up a 100 year old steam yacht.

S3E7
Wine Maker
Air date: 06/Mar/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first heads off to Napa Valley to learn how to make wine. Mike then gets dirty at a Kansas Cattle Ranch learning about the cattle business.

Summary

Mike first heads off to Napa Valley to learn how to make wine. Mike then gets dirty at a Kansas Cattle Ranch learning about the cattle business.

S3E6
Salt Miner
Air date: 27/Feb/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes underground in Hutchinson, Kansas to learn about mining rock salt. This episode also focuses on the behind the scenes action in filming the show.

Summary

Mike goes underground in Hutchinson, Kansas to learn about mining rock salt. This episode also focuses on the behind the scenes action in filming the show.

S3E5
Cave Digger
Air date: 20/Feb/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike helps dig tunnels that are used as underground wine caverns. Later he works behind the scenes with Southwest Airlines as a baggage handler. He also gets to work with the airport incinerator.

Summary

Mike helps dig tunnels that are used as underground wine caverns. Later he works behind the scenes with Southwest Airlines as a baggage handler. He also gets to work with the airport incinerator.

S3E4
Well Digger
Air date: 30/Jan/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike joins the Bowie BaySox team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland acting as a groundskeeper. Next he fixes boat moorings with a former Navy SEAL. He then joins Watson Water company dig deep through mud, rock, gravel, sand and water as they drill for heating and water in Tennessee. Also, Mike takes a dive into the mail bag.

Summary

Mike joins the Bowie BaySox team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland acting as a groundskeeper. Next he fixes boat moorings with a former Navy SEAL. He then joins Watson Water company dig deep through mud, rock, gravel, sand and water as they drill for heating and water in Tennessee. Also, Mike takes a dive into the mail bag.

S3E2
Poo Pot Maker
Air date: 16/Jan/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first goes to northern California to count dead salmon. Mike opens up the mail bag and answers a viewer's question about the snake researcher segment. Just when Mike thought he had seen it all, he visits a cow farm in Connecticut that specializes in making gardening pots out of cow manure.

Summary

Mike first goes to northern California to count dead salmon. Mike opens up the mail bag and answers a viewer's question about the snake researcher segment. Just when Mike thought he had seen it all, he visits a cow farm in Connecticut that specializes in making gardening pots out of cow manure.

S3E1
Bug Breeder
Air date: 09/Jan/2007 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

First Mike helps remove trees and tree stumps in California. Mike then gets himself dirty with some fainting goats in Tennessee. Then he vists a place that breeds exotic insects in New Orleans.

Summary

First Mike helps remove trees and tree stumps in California. Mike then gets himself dirty with some fainting goats in Tennessee. Then he vists a place that breeds exotic insects in New Orleans.

Season 2 · Season 2
23 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Jan/2006
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S2E22
Alpaca Shearer
Air date: 22/Aug/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike once again joins up with the guys of Taylor Shellfish Farms to help them harvest mussels. Next he goes to Hawaii to learn about harvesting taro. Finally, Mike joins a family of alpaca farmers and learns the hard way that alpacas can be pretty ill-willed animals when it comes to shearing them.

Summary

Mike once again joins up with the guys of Taylor Shellfish Farms to help them harvest mussels. Next he goes to Hawaii to learn about harvesting taro. Finally, Mike joins a family of alpaca farmers and learns the hard way that alpacas can be pretty ill-willed animals when it comes to shearing them.

S2E21
Hoof Cleaner
Air date: 15/Aug/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe first joins a crew at a rock quarry in Washington and learns what it takes to make gravel from loading rocks to blowing up a side of a mountain. Next, Mike gets hip deep in mud and muck working with the hippo keepers at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Finally, Mike helps a crew of hooftrimmers give some cows a pedicure and later cleans a cow foot bath.

Summary

Mike Rowe first joins a crew at a rock quarry in Washington and learns what it takes to make gravel from loading rocks to blowing up a side of a mountain. Next, Mike gets hip deep in mud and muck working with the hippo keepers at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Finally, Mike helps a crew of hooftrimmers give some cows a pedicure and later cleans a cow foot bath.

S2E19
Bell Maker
Air date: 12/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeve and gets dirty making giant bells at the McShane Bell Foundry. Mike also gets down and dirty with the US Army Corps of Engineers as they conduct yearly maintenance on a hurricane barrier that was raised from the oceans floor.

Summary

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeve and gets dirty making giant bells at the McShane Bell Foundry. Mike also gets down and dirty with the US Army Corps of Engineers as they conduct yearly maintenance on a hurricane barrier that was raised from the oceans floor.

S2E18
Penguin Keeper
Air date: 05/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Even though Mike has worked with concrete before in Dallas, he visits concrete workers in California today to learn the art of concrete stamping. Then he goes to New Orleans to care for penguins. Finally, he gets in the mud to hunt bloodworms in Maine.

Summary

Even though Mike has worked with concrete before in Dallas, he visits concrete workers in California today to learn the art of concrete stamping. Then he goes to New Orleans to care for penguins. Finally, he gets in the mud to hunt bloodworms in Maine.

S2E17
Snake Researcher
Air date: 28/Nov/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe wrangles some water snakes, steps into the shoes of hard working bait and lobster fishermen in Maine, and opens the viewer mail bag which results in some seaweed trimming.

Summary

Mike Rowe wrangles some water snakes, steps into the shoes of hard working bait and lobster fishermen in Maine, and opens the viewer mail bag which results in some seaweed trimming.

S2E15
Alpaca Shearer
Air date: 22/Aug/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike once again joins up with the guys of Taylor Shellfish Farms to help them harvest mussels. Next he goes to Hawaii to learn about harvesting taro. Finally, Mike joins a family of alpaca farmers and learns the hard way that alpacas can be pretty ill-willed animals when it comes to shearing them.

Summary

Mike once again joins up with the guys of Taylor Shellfish Farms to help them harvest mussels. Next he goes to Hawaii to learn about harvesting taro. Finally, Mike joins a family of alpaca farmers and learns the hard way that alpacas can be pretty ill-willed animals when it comes to shearing them.

S2E14
Hoof Cleaner
Air date: 15/Aug/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe first joins a crew at a rock quarry in Washington and learns what it takes to make gravel from loading rocks to blowing up a side of a mountain. Next, Mike gets hip deep in mud and muck working with the hippo keepers at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Finally, Mike helps a crew of hooftrimmers give some cows a pedicure and later cleans a cow foot bath.

Summary

Mike Rowe first joins a crew at a rock quarry in Washington and learns what it takes to make gravel from loading rocks to blowing up a side of a mountain. Next, Mike gets hip deep in mud and muck working with the hippo keepers at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Finally, Mike helps a crew of hooftrimmers give some cows a pedicure and later cleans a cow foot bath.

S2E13
Coal Miner
Air date: 08/Aug/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike helps a family in New Jersey demolish and recycle parts from 100 year old buildings on an old college campus. Finally, Mike enters the dangerous world of a coal miner in an upstate Pennsylvania coal mine.

Summary

Mike helps a family in New Jersey demolish and recycle parts from 100 year old buildings on an old college campus. Finally, Mike enters the dangerous world of a coal miner in an upstate Pennsylvania coal mine.

S2E12
Fuel Tank Cleaner
Air date: 24/Jul/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike heads to a good old fashioned steel town in Pennsylvania to work at a 75 year old candy store named Wertz Candies making all sorts of candy treats. Mike then goes to California and works as a tire retreader. Finally, Mike goes to McConnell AFB in Kansas to help repair the fuel tanks of a refueling tanker aircraft.

Summary

Mike heads to a good old fashioned steel town in Pennsylvania to work at a 75 year old candy store named Wertz Candies making all sorts of candy treats. Mike then goes to California and works as a tire retreader. Finally, Mike goes to McConnell AFB in Kansas to help repair the fuel tanks of a refueling tanker aircraft.

S2E11
Geoduck Farmer
Air date: 18/Jul/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first heads off to California to help tear down a dam so trout on the endangered species list can spawn. Mike then goes to Pennsylvania to restore a church's pipe organ, a process that takes a total of eight years to complete. Finally, Mike goes to Puget Sound in Washington to harvest geoduck clams, otherwise known as "gooey ducks".

Summary

Mike first heads off to California to help tear down a dam so trout on the endangered species list can spawn. Mike then goes to Pennsylvania to restore a church's pipe organ, a process that takes a total of eight years to complete. Finally, Mike goes to Puget Sound in Washington to harvest geoduck clams, otherwise known as "gooey ducks".

S2E10
Skull Cleaner
Air date: 11/Jul/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first goes to Sacramento, CA to help repair railroad tracks. Mike then heads to Louisiana to learn how to make "boudin" (Cajun sausage). Mike then cuts and fry's pig skins to make "cracklin" (pork rinds). Finally, Mike goes to Oklahoma and joins a skull cleaning business to learn how to clean skulls and bones using beetles and maggots, including a whale carcass.

Summary

Mike first goes to Sacramento, CA to help repair railroad tracks. Mike then heads to Louisiana to learn how to make "boudin" (Cajun sausage). Mike then cuts and fry's pig skins to make "cracklin" (pork rinds). Finally, Mike goes to Oklahoma and joins a skull cleaning business to learn how to clean skulls and bones using beetles and maggots, including a whale carcass.

S2E9
Garbage Pit Technician
Air date: 27/Jun/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first heads off to Las Vegas to work at an old fashioned printing press making lithographs of himself for the official Dirty Jobs poster. Mike then goes to Lincoln, CA and helps make large scale terra cotta building sculpture pieces from recycled terra cotta sewer pipes. Finally, Mike visits a garbage processing plant in San Francisco where food and assorted scraps are passed through a rolling cylinder and "digested" to make a methane gas energy supply.

Summary

Mike first heads off to Las Vegas to work at an old fashioned printing press making lithographs of himself for the official Dirty Jobs poster. Mike then goes to Lincoln, CA and helps make large scale terra cotta building sculpture pieces from recycled terra cotta sewer pipes. Finally, Mike visits a garbage processing plant in San Francisco where food and assorted scraps are passed through a rolling cylinder and "digested" to make a methane gas energy supply.

S2E8
Parade Float Dismantler
Air date: 20/Jun/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first goes to Pennsylvania at a coal processing plant and learns how to make coke, carbonized coal used to make iron which in turn is used to make steel. Mike then goes to Washington to an oyster shucking plant and works alongside a very dirty girl. Finally, Mike goes to Pasadena, CA to dismantle floats from the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Summary

Mike first goes to Pennsylvania at a coal processing plant and learns how to make coke, carbonized coal used to make iron which in turn is used to make steel. Mike then goes to Washington to an oyster shucking plant and works alongside a very dirty girl. Finally, Mike goes to Pasadena, CA to dismantle floats from the Tournament of Roses Parade.

S2E7
Casino Food Recycler
Air date: 13/Jun/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

It's a glitzy Las Vegas premiere as Mike visits the Lance Burton Theater to clean up the pens for Lance's show doves and geese. Mike then gets really dirty by visiting a pig farmer and helping him process and transport yesterday's buffet leftovers to feed the pigs.

Summary

It's a glitzy Las Vegas premiere as Mike visits the Lance Burton Theater to clean up the pens for Lance's show doves and geese. Mike then gets really dirty by visiting a pig farmer and helping him process and transport yesterday's buffet leftovers to feed the pigs.

S2E1
Avian Vomitologist
Air date: 10/Jan/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first travels to Colorado to help out at a marble quarry. He then goes to California to collect owl vomit which is sold to school children for research projects. Finally, Mike travels to Texas to palpate cows, a process used to figure out if a cow is pregnant. He also gets a little too familiar with a bull.

Summary

Mike first travels to Colorado to help out at a marble quarry. He then goes to California to collect owl vomit which is sold to school children for research projects. Finally, Mike travels to Texas to palpate cows, a process used to figure out if a cow is pregnant. He also gets a little too familiar with a bull.

Season 1 · Season 1
13 episode(s) · Air date: 26/Jul/2005
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S1E13
Chimney Sweeper
Air date: 08/Nov/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first goes to the Chimney Safety Institute of America in Plainfield, IN and learns how to be a certified chimney sweeper. Mike then goes to Ontario, Canada to salvage underwater logs, which are then used to make furniture. Finally, Mike visits a scrap metal recycler in St. Louis, MO and learns how to separate different metals and operate some big machines.

Summary

Mike first goes to the Chimney Safety Institute of America in Plainfield, IN and learns how to be a certified chimney sweeper. Mike then goes to Ontario, Canada to salvage underwater logs, which are then used to make furniture. Finally, Mike visits a scrap metal recycler in St. Louis, MO and learns how to separate different metals and operate some big machines.

S1E12
Micro-Algae Man
Air date: 01/Nov/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike begins by traveling to Palo Alto, CA to learn how to be a pet groomer, from cutting hair to giving baths. Mike then goes to Hawaii to turn happy green algae into unhappy red algae to be used as antioxidant gelcaps for human consumption. Finally, Mike goes to Missouri to learn how to be a charcoal factory worker. Mike ends the day with a barbeque and introduces us to the crew that help make the show.

Summary

Mike begins by traveling to Palo Alto, CA to learn how to be a pet groomer, from cutting hair to giving baths. Mike then goes to Hawaii to turn happy green algae into unhappy red algae to be used as antioxidant gelcaps for human consumption. Finally, Mike goes to Missouri to learn how to be a charcoal factory worker. Mike ends the day with a barbeque and introduces us to the crew that help make the show.

S1E11
Bio-Diesel Man
Air date: 25/Oct/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to Washington and helps build a house out of cob, which is basically a combination of sand, clay, and straw.Mike then heads to California and works alongside Dave the bee man to get rid of some bee's infesting a church.Finally, Mike goes back to Washington and helps clean out the old oil from a deep fryer at a Mexican restaurant and then recycle the oil into fuel or bio-diesel.

Summary

Mike goes to Washington and helps build a house out of cob, which is basically a combination of sand, clay, and straw.Mike then heads to California and works alongside Dave the bee man to get rid of some bee's infesting a church.Finally, Mike goes back to Washington and helps clean out the old oil from a deep fryer at a Mexican restaurant and then recycle the oil into fuel or bio-diesel.

S1E10
Shrimper
Air date: 18/Oct/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike goes to South Carolina and learns about shrimping. He also helps study the shrimp population in order to find out when it's time to open the shrimping season. Mike then goes to the swamps of Louisiana to catch some crawfish. Finally, Mike goes to Washington to clean up an illegal tire dump and recycle some tires.

Summary

Mike goes to South Carolina and learns about shrimping. He also helps study the shrimp population in order to find out when it's time to open the shrimping season. Mike then goes to the swamps of Louisiana to catch some crawfish. Finally, Mike goes to Washington to clean up an illegal tire dump and recycle some tires.

S1E9
Cheese Maker
Air date: 11/Oct/2005 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits the San Francisco Zoo and learns what it's like to be a zookeeper, essentially feeding the animals and collecting their poo.Mike then goes to Vermont to a haunted cheese making factory and learns not only how to make cheese, but the art of patience.Finally, Mike learns how to be a volcano ash mud bath mixer (spa technician) in Calistoga, CA and takes a mud bath after a very dirty day. That's not all - Mike also journeys to a live volcano in Hawaii and gets up close and personal with some very hot lava.

Summary

Mike visits the San Francisco Zoo and learns what it's like to be a zookeeper, essentially feeding the animals and collecting their poo.Mike then goes to Vermont to a haunted cheese making factory and learns not only how to make cheese, but the art of patience.Finally, Mike learns how to be a volcano ash mud bath mixer (spa technician) in Calistoga, CA and takes a mud bath after a very dirty day. That's not all - Mike also journeys to a live volcano in Hawaii and gets up close and personal with some very hot lava.

S1E8
Ostrich Farmer
Air date: 04/Oct/2005 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee, from picking the beans to roasting them. Mike then goes to Sausalito, CA to be a marine mammal rescuer and help rehabilitate some injured seals.Finally, Mike learns about ostrich farming, from their daily upkeep to collecting their eggs.

Summary

Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee, from picking the beans to roasting them. Mike then goes to Sausalito, CA to be a marine mammal rescuer and help rehabilitate some injured seals.Finally, Mike learns about ostrich farming, from their daily upkeep to collecting their eggs.

S1E7
Hot Tar Roofer
Air date: 27/Sep/2005 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike first heads off to Pasadena, California and discovers the difficult step by step process in patching up a roof. Then Mike goes to New Jersey and helps move a 60 ton, 225 year old house.

Summary

Mike first heads off to Pasadena, California and discovers the difficult step by step process in patching up a roof. Then Mike goes to New Jersey and helps move a 60 ton, 225 year old house.

S1E6
Sludge Cleaner
Air date: 30/Aug/2005 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he works with surfboard shaper Matt Barker. Mike masters the art of shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. And Mike goes underground into a greasy pit of sludge as he joins an environmental company that recycles the gunky grime.

Summary

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he works with surfboard shaper Matt Barker. Mike masters the art of shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. And Mike goes underground into a greasy pit of sludge as he joins an environmental company that recycles the gunky grime.

Season 0 · Specials
24 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Dec/2005
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S0E25
Mike's Day Off Special
Air date: 03/Mar/2009 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Mike Rowe challenges his bosses to see if they have what it takes to get dirty. The two executive producers responsible for sending Mike out to the dirtiest jobs around the country are going to roll up their sleeves and attempt a dirty job of their own.

Summary

Mike Rowe challenges his bosses to see if they have what it takes to get dirty. The two executive producers responsible for sending Mike out to the dirtiest jobs around the country are going to roll up their sleeves and attempt a dirty job of their own.

S0E22
Wild Goose Chase
Air date: 27/Aug/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe goes on a wild goose chase - literally! After traveling to the tundra, Mike joins forces with a team of workers that round up a flock of wild geese with airplanes.

Summary

Mike Rowe goes on a wild goose chase - literally! After traveling to the tundra, Mike joins forces with a team of workers that round up a flock of wild geese with airplanes.

S0E19
Bat Cave Scavenger
Air date: 07/Nov/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike enters a bat cave in Texas in search of guano (bat excrement) to collect with a bat biologist. Later he helps to rehabilitate bats at a "bat hospital." Mike then goes in search of mud used to give grip to baseballs in the major leagues. Finally, Mike tries his hand at filleting fish and takes part in the many stages of seafood production.

Summary

Mike enters a bat cave in Texas in search of guano (bat excrement) to collect with a bat biologist. Later he helps to rehabilitate bats at a "bat hospital." Mike then goes in search of mud used to give grip to baseballs in the major leagues. Finally, Mike tries his hand at filleting fish and takes part in the many stages of seafood production.

S0E18
Greenland Shark Quest
Air date: 29/Jul/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In this special episode of Dirty Jobs Mike heads to the edge of the Arctic Circle, on the northeast side of Canada's Baffin Island in search of one of the most mysterious sharks known to man: the Greenland shark.

Summary

In this special episode of Dirty Jobs Mike heads to the edge of the Arctic Circle, on the northeast side of Canada's Baffin Island in search of one of the most mysterious sharks known to man: the Greenland shark.

S0E17
Brown Plate Special
Air date: 26/Feb/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe Revisits jobs involving food: Coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"); fish farmer ("Vomit Island Workers"); potato farmer ("Turkey Farmer"); oyster shucker ("Rose Parade Float Dismantler"); boudin sausage maker ("Skull Cleaner"); viewer mail asking about top 10 memorable tastes: ground crab shells ("Vexcon"), geoduck stomach ("Geoduck Farmer"), fish mash (marine mammal rescuer, "Ostrich Farmer"), termite insecticide ("Termite Controller"), tortilla chip from dirty kitchen ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mealworms ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), crawfish ("Shrimper"), cob ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mussels ("Alpaca Shearer"), animal bodily fluids ("Big Animal Vet"); candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner")

Summary

Mike Rowe Revisits jobs involving food: Coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"); fish farmer ("Vomit Island Workers"); potato farmer ("Turkey Farmer"); oyster shucker ("Rose Parade Float Dismantler"); boudin sausage maker ("Skull Cleaner"); viewer mail asking about top 10 memorable tastes: ground crab shells ("Vexcon"), geoduck stomach ("Geoduck Farmer"), fish mash (marine mammal rescuer, "Ostrich Farmer"), termite insecticide ("Termite Controller"), tortilla chip from dirty kitchen ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mealworms ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), crawfish ("Shrimper"), cob ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mussels ("Alpaca Shearer"), animal bodily fluids ("Big Animal Vet"); candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner")

S0E16
Tight Spaces
Air date: 19/Feb/2008 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at jobs involving tight spaces: stripping and painting inside of Mackinac Bridge tower ("Bridge Painter"), replacing pipe underneath house ("Plumber"), KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner and boom operator ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer ("Bell Maker"), storm drain cleaner ("Mushroom Farmer"), cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea ("Steam Ship Cleaner")

Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at jobs involving tight spaces: stripping and painting inside of Mackinac Bridge tower ("Bridge Painter"), replacing pipe underneath house ("Plumber"), KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner and boom operator ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer ("Bell Maker"), storm drain cleaner ("Mushroom Farmer"), cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea ("Steam Ship Cleaner")

S0E15
Dirty Innovators
Air date: 04/Dec/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at some of his favorite dirty jobs and salutes the men and women from around the country who have found innovative and entrepreneurial ways to get dirty

Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at some of his favorite dirty jobs and salutes the men and women from around the country who have found innovative and entrepreneurial ways to get dirty

S0E14
Creepy Slimy And Just Plain Weird
Air date: 20/Nov/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at some of the creepiest, slimiest and downright weirdest citizens on the animal kingdom.

Summary

Mike Rowe looks back at some of the creepiest, slimiest and downright weirdest citizens on the animal kingdom.

S0E13
150th Dirty Job Extravaganza
Air date: 23/Oct/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

2 hour special episode celebrating Mike's working 150 dirty jobs. The episode also brings back some of your favorite people from Mike's former jobs.

Summary

2 hour special episode celebrating Mike's working 150 dirty jobs. The episode also brings back some of your favorite people from Mike's former jobs.

S0E12
Crew's Cruise
Air date: 25/Sep/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

After working at some of the dirtiest jobs in America, Mike decided it was time for him and his crew to be pampered as they look back on some of their favorite dirty jobs on board one of the Royal Carribean's most luxurious cruise ships.

Summary

After working at some of the dirtiest jobs in America, Mike decided it was time for him and his crew to be pampered as they look back on some of their favorite dirty jobs on board one of the Royal Carribean's most luxurious cruise ships.

S0E11
Dirtiest Machines on the Planet
Air date: 24/Jul/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe hosts a very special episode of Dirty Jobs as he looks back at some of the world's dirtiest machines that are making civilized life better for the rest of us.

Summary

Mike Rowe hosts a very special episode of Dirty Jobs as he looks back at some of the world's dirtiest machines that are making civilized life better for the rest of us.

S0E10
Really Dirty Animals
Air date: 20/Mar/2007 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

It's an extravaganza of Really Dirty Animals as Mike Rowe looks back at spitting alpacas, fainting goats, wild monkeys, pregnant cows, cheating penguins, kicking ostriches, squealing pigs and runaway mules. There's new footage, updates and old favorites.

Summary

It's an extravaganza of Really Dirty Animals as Mike Rowe looks back at spitting alpacas, fainting goats, wild monkeys, pregnant cows, cheating penguins, kicking ostriches, squealing pigs and runaway mules. There's new footage, updates and old favorites.

S0E9
100th Dirty Job Special
Air date: 05/Sep/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike celebrates his 100th dirty job as an Army mechanic and takes a look back at some of his past jobs. Also, Mike answers more viewer questions, shows even more bloopers and airs even more unaired footage.

Summary

Mike celebrates his 100th dirty job as an Army mechanic and takes a look back at some of his past jobs. Also, Mike answers more viewer questions, shows even more bloopers and airs even more unaired footage.

S0E8
Jobs That Bite Harder
Air date: 04/Aug/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe concludes Shark Week with another hour of dirty jobs with the men and women who work with sharks. Mike starts off in Florida working alongside a taxidermist that makes replicas out of real sharks. Mike then heads to the Bahamas to help Jeremiah Sullivan, the inventor of the Neptunic shark suit, to repair and test the suit in shark infested waters. Finally, Mike ends the show with some behind the scenes footage.

Summary

Mike Rowe concludes Shark Week with another hour of dirty jobs with the men and women who work with sharks. Mike starts off in Florida working alongside a taxidermist that makes replicas out of real sharks. Mike then heads to the Bahamas to help Jeremiah Sullivan, the inventor of the Neptunic shark suit, to repair and test the suit in shark infested waters. Finally, Mike ends the show with some behind the scenes footage.

S0E7
Jobs That Bite
Air date: 30/Jul/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike starts off Shark Week by going to South Africa to look at some great white sharks inside a shark cage. Mike then heads to a shark research lab and gets a deeper understanding about shark anatomy as he conducts an autopsy of a dead tiger shark. Mike then works with some shark researchers and helps electronically tag them and collect shark DNA. Mike then goes to the island of Bimini in the Bahamas and helps test a new shark repellent, which is made from the smell of dead sharks. Finally, Mike hangs out with a professional shark spotter off the coast of South Africa who watches the ocean to protect beachgoers.

Summary

Mike starts off Shark Week by going to South Africa to look at some great white sharks inside a shark cage. Mike then heads to a shark research lab and gets a deeper understanding about shark anatomy as he conducts an autopsy of a dead tiger shark. Mike then works with some shark researchers and helps electronically tag them and collect shark DNA. Mike then goes to the island of Bimini in the Bahamas and helps test a new shark repellent, which is made from the smell of dead sharks. Finally, Mike hangs out with a professional shark spotter off the coast of South Africa who watches the ocean to protect beachgoers.

S0E6
Viewer's Choice
Air date: 31/Jan/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike answers questions from viewers and shows some of the many outtakes and deleted scenes from the show. Mike also does a new dirty job and goes to a dairy farm in Pennsylvania to milk some cows, feed a newborn calf, collect fresh cow poo for study, and do some of the daily maintenence on the feed mill. Mike ends the show by singing his own version of the Dirty Jobs theme song.

Summary

Mike answers questions from viewers and shows some of the many outtakes and deleted scenes from the show. Mike also does a new dirty job and goes to a dairy farm in Pennsylvania to milk some cows, feed a newborn calf, collect fresh cow poo for study, and do some of the daily maintenence on the feed mill. Mike ends the show by singing his own version of the Dirty Jobs theme song.

S0E5
Super Dirty
Air date: 03/Jan/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Revisit of dirtiest jobs: disaster cleanup crew member ("Sewer Inspector"), septic tank technician ("Worm Dung Farmer"), sewer inspector ("Sewer Inspector"), sludge recycler ("Sludge Cleaner"), fish gutter ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), charcoal maker ("Micro-Algae Man")

Summary

Revisit of dirtiest jobs: disaster cleanup crew member ("Sewer Inspector"), septic tank technician ("Worm Dung Farmer"), sewer inspector ("Sewer Inspector"), sludge recycler ("Sludge Cleaner"), fish gutter ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), charcoal maker ("Micro-Algae Man")

S0E4
Dirtiest Tools & Machines
Air date: 03/Jan/2006 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe takes a look at some of the tools and machines which make doing dirty jobs a little easier. Mike talks about some of the behind the scenes machine action from when he was a house mover, a tire recycler, a demolition worker, a scrap metal recycler, a golf ball recycler, and finally a hot tar roofer.

Summary

Mike Rowe takes a look at some of the tools and machines which make doing dirty jobs a little easier. Mike talks about some of the behind the scenes machine action from when he was a house mover, a tire recycler, a demolition worker, a scrap metal recycler, a golf ball recycler, and finally a hot tar roofer.

S0E3
Creepy Critters
Air date: 27/Dec/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe steps into the world of creepy critters and gets up close and personal with some small creatures. Mike talks about some of the behind the scenes moments from when he was an exterminator, a crab fisherman, a bee keeper/exterminator, worn farmer, and finally a bat biologist.

Summary

Mike Rowe steps into the world of creepy critters and gets up close and personal with some small creatures. Mike talks about some of the behind the scenes moments from when he was an exterminator, a crab fisherman, a bee keeper/exterminator, worn farmer, and finally a bat biologist.

S0E2
Dirtiest Water Jobs
Air date: 20/Dec/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Revisit of dirty jobs involving water: shark catcher/tagger ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), golf ball diver ("Roadkill Cleaner"), oyster harvester ("Chick Sexer"), crawfish catcher ("Shrimper"), catfish noodler ("Worm Dung Farmer"), shrimper ("Shrimper")

Summary

Revisit of dirty jobs involving water: shark catcher/tagger ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), golf ball diver ("Roadkill Cleaner"), oyster harvester ("Chick Sexer"), crawfish catcher ("Shrimper"), catfish noodler ("Worm Dung Farmer"), shrimper ("Shrimper")

S0E1
Dirtiest Animals
Air date: 13/Dec/2005 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mike Rowe revisits some his previous jobs involving animals and talks about some of the behind the scenes action. Mike looks at clips from when he was a pig farmer, a chick sexer, a pet groomer, a horse breeder, and finally an ostrich farmer.

Summary

Mike Rowe revisits some his previous jobs involving animals and talks about some of the behind the scenes action. Mike looks at clips from when he was a pig farmer, a chick sexer, a pet groomer, a horse breeder, and finally an ostrich farmer.

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