Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
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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.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 17 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 17 votes.
Mike Rowe cleans out a Connecticut lake and then turns gourds into artwork in Pennsylvania.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 17 votes.
Mike moves a giant cactus in Arizona and then helps raise maggots on a farm in Idaho.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 12 votes.
Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 20 votes.
Mike Rowe cleans out a Connecticut lake and then turns gourds into artwork in Pennsylvania.
The episode was rated 7.87 from 15 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 19 votes.
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"
The episode was rated 7.92 from 12 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 11 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.09 from 11 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.13 from 23 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.14 from 22 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.14 from 21 votes.
Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
The episode was rated 8.31 from 16 votes.
Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.
The episode was rated 8.47 from 19 votes.
