Dirty Jobs

S04 E11 · 2008-05-12 · 42 min

Turkey Inseminator

Making a home energy efficient by improving insulation, turkey artificial insemination, viewer mail, car crusher

S04 E15 · 2008-06-16 · 60 min

Brown Before Green

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.

S04 E20 · 2008-11-04 · 60 min

Dirty Presidents

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.

S04 E26 · 2008-12-16 · 60 min

Brown Before Green 2

Mike takes a look back at some of his former coworkers who should be role models for the green movement.

S05 E01 · 2009-01-06 · 60 min

Bologna Maker

Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.

S05 E02 · 2009-01-13 · 60 min

Abandoned Mine Plugger

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

S05 E03 · 2009-01-20 · 60 min

Animal Rendering

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.

S05 E04 · 2009-01-27 · 60 min

Goose Down Plucker

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.

S05 E05 · 2009-02-03 · 60 min

Diaper Cleaner

Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.

S05 E06 · 2009-02-10 · 60 min

Spider Pharm

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.

S05 E07 · 2009-02-17 · 60 min

Locomotive Builder

Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.

S05 E08 · 2009-02-24 · 60 min

200 Jobs Look-Back

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"

S05 E09 · 2009-03-03 · 60 min

Mike's Day Off

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

S05 E10 · 2009-04-12 · 60 min

Sled Dog Breeder

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.

S05 E11 · 2009-10-06 · 60 min

Mattress Recycler

Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.

S05 E12 · 2009-10-13 · 60 min

High-Rise Window Washer

High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)

S05 E13 · 2009-10-20 · 60 min

Toilet Crusher

Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher

S05 E14 · 2009-10-27 · 60 min

Camel Rancher

Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.

S05 E15 · 2009-11-03 · 60 min

Tofu Maker

Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

S05 E16 · 2009-11-10 · 60 min

Glass Maker

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.

S05 E17 · 2009-11-17 · 60 min

Rocky Reach Dam

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.

S05 E18 · 2009-11-24 · 60 min

Safety Third

Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.

S05 E19 · 2009-12-01 · 60 min

Reindeer Farm

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.

S05 E20 · 2009-12-08 · 60 min

Marble Maker

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.

S05 E21 · 2009-12-15 · 60 min

Fireworks Technician

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.

S05 E22 · 2009-12-22 · 60 min

Worm Grunter

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

S05 E23 · 2009-12-29 · 60 min

Maple Syrup Maker

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.

S06 E01 · 2010-01-05 · 60 min

Animal Control Specialist

Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.

S06 E02 · 2010-01-12 · 60 min

Cricket Farmer

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.

S06 E03 · 2010-01-19 · 60 min

Chicken Busters

Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.

S06 E04 · 2010-01-26 · 60 min

Soo Locks Technician

Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.

S06 E05 · 2010-02-02 · 60 min

Concrete Finisher

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

S06 E06 · 2010-02-09 · 60 min

Bone Black

Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.

S06 E07 · 2010-02-16 · 60 min

Tight Spaces 2

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.

S06 E08 · 2010-02-23 · 60 min

Crew Unemployment

With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.

S06 E09 · 2010-06-14 · 60 min

The Dirty Truth

A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.

S06 E10 · 2010-10-19 · 60 min

Exotic Nanny

Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.

S06 E11 · 2010-10-26 · 60 min

Wetland Warrior

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.

S06 E12 · 2010-11-02 · 60 min

Sea Lamprey Exterminator

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.

S06 E13 · 2010-11-09 · 60 min

Animal Relocator

Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.

S06 E14 · 2011-01-04 · 60 min

Lightning Rod Installer

Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.

S06 E15 · 2010-11-21 · 60 min

Woolen Mill Operator

Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.

S06 E16 · 2010-11-23 · 60 min

Pinsetter Mechanic

Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.

S06 E17 · 2010-11-28 · 60 min

Bug Detective

Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.

S06 E18 · 2010-11-30 · 60 min

Horse Tester

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.

S06 E19 · 2010-12-07 · 60 min

Custom Meat Processor

Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.

S06 E20 · 2010-12-14 · 60 min

Dirty Holidays

S06 E21 · 2010-12-21 · 60 min

Dirty Conversation

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.

S06 E22 · 2010-12-28 · 60 min

Date Palm Pollinator

Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.

S07 E01 · 2011-01-04 · 60 min

Asphalt Paver

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.

S07 E02 · 2011-01-11 · 60 min

Rum Distiller

Mike visits a distillery, where he turns molasses into rum, hauls hoses, scours copper and works with scalding liquid.

S07 E03 · 2011-01-18 · 60 min

Hair Fairy

Mike installs a metal power pole in Wyoming and later learns about how to remove lice from hair in San Francisco.

S07 E04 · 2011-01-25 · 60 min

Dirty Infrastructure

Mike takes a look at America's report card on its infrastructure and also salutes the workers who help preserve it.

S07 E05 · 2011-02-01 · 60 min

Scrapple Maker

Mike learns how to make a pig delicacy known as scrapple and later becomes a shoe doctor's assistant.

S07 E06 · 2011-02-08 · 60 min

Blueberry Connoisseur

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.

S07 E07 · 2011-02-15 · 60 min

Sponge Diver

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.

S07 E08 · 2011-02-22 · 60 min

Cedar Log Peeler

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.

S07 E09 · 2011-03-01 · 60 min

Termite Researcher

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.

S07 E10 · 2011-03-08 · 60 min

Dirty DNA

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")

S08 E01 · 2011-12-13 · 60 min

Fish Squeezer

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.

S08 E02 · 2011-12-20 · 60 min

Fossil Hunter

Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.

S08 E03 · 2011-12-27 · 60 min

Doomsday Seed Banker

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

S08 E04 · 2012-01-03 · 60 min

Water Softener Technician

Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.

S08 E05 · 2012-01-10 · 60 min

Barber's Assistant

Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.

S08 E06 · 2012-01-17 · 60 min

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

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.

S08 E07 · 2012-01-24 · 60 min

Medical Waste Disposal Expert

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

S08 E08 · 2012-01-31 · 60 min

Dirty Little Bits

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.

S08 E09 · 2012-02-07 · 60 min

Tower Top Hand

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

S08 E10 · 2012-02-14 · 60 min

Onion Processor

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.

S08 E11 · 2012-02-21 · 60 min

Dirty Conversations 2

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.

S09 E01 · 2012-08-22 · 60 min

Lost in Aboriginal Land

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.

S09 E02 · 2012-08-29 · 60 min

Deadly Snake Wrangler

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.

S09 E03 · 2012-09-05 · 60 min

Journey to Croc Country

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.

S09 E04 · 2012-09-12 · 60 min

Outback Treasure Hunter

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.