Best Episodes
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
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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.
The episode was rated 6.83 from 12 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.18 from 28 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.29 from 21 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.30 from 20 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.52 from 23 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.62 from 29 votes.
A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.
The episode was rated 7.67 from 18 votes.
Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The episode was rated 7.68 from 19 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 30 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 18 votes.
Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 17 votes.
