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 answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.
The episode was rated 7.29 from 14 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.30 from 10 votes.
A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.
The episode was rated 7.30 from 10 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.33 from 12 votes.
Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
The episode was rated 7.33 from 12 votes.
Mike installs a metal power pole in Wyoming and later learns about how to remove lice from hair in San Francisco.
The episode was rated 7.36 from 11 votes.
Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 13 votes.
Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.
The episode was rated 7.41 from 17 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.41 from 17 votes.
Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.
The episode was rated 7.43 from 14 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 15 votes.
Mike visits a distillery, where he turns molasses into rum, hauls hoses, scours copper and works with scalding liquid.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 13 votes.
Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.
The episode was rated 7.79 from 14 votes.
Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 17 votes.
