Dirty Jobs Season 12 is yet to be announced by Discovery+

Status: not renewed yet
Station: Discovery+
Latest Episode: 2/5/2023
Official site: go.discovery.com

A fearless guy apprentices himself to people who perform dangerous or disgusting jobs, ranging from rattlesnake catcher and zoo cleaner to road-kill collector.

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Name Air Dates
Beaver Relocator / Slime Master Feb 5, 2023

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 in the process of fulfilling a lifelong dream, working with a special effects artist at a glue factory in LA.

Manhole Rehab / Clock Caretaker Jan 29, 2023

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

Deer Urine Farmer / Necropsy Jan 22, 2023

Mike Rowe travels to Anna, IL, 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 and any possible human ramifications.

Baghouse Cleaner / Biochar Maker Jan 15, 2023

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

Caviar Harvester / Spice Maker Jan 8, 2023

Mike Rowe shows us where our food comes from, harvesting caviar from the muddy Mississippi River. Mike brings his parents to work and rectifies misconceptions in his hometown of Baltimore preparing blue crab seasoning with a fourth-generation spice maker.

Pile Jacketer / Concrete Cleaner Jan 1, 2023

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

Feral Cat Fixer / Reaper Keeper Dec 18, 2022

Mike Rowe helps cat ladies of northern Texas to fix a clowder of feral cats at a spay and neuter facility. Mike and his crew feel the burn as he processes peppers with the mad scientist inventor of the Carolina Reaper, the hottest pepper in the world.

Pool Fixer / Hotel Soap Recycler Dec 11, 2022

Mike Rowe joins a second-generation pool fixer in West Palm Beach, Florida, and jumps into the dirtiest pool in America to clean 17 years of accumulated filth. In Orlando, Mike and a Soap Whisperer recycle dirty hotel soap in an effort to Clean the World.

Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter Feb 6, 2022

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.

Escalator Maintainer / Scorpion Sweeper Jan 30, 2022

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.

Rock Sucker / Mountain Carver Jan 23, 2022

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.

Tugboat Fitter / Tower Cleaner Jan 16, 2022

Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Alabama, to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat, from tight spaces to complex algebra. Then he makes a long climb to the top of a dirty water tower in Magee, Mississippi, to clean inside the tank.

Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer Jan 9, 2022

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.

Rodbuster / Galvanizer Jan 2, 2022

Mike works his hardest construction job yet. He helps a team of rodbusters, who carry 2 tons of reinforced steel each for overpass construction. Next, Mike combats the ruination of rust by galvanizing infrastructural steel in an 850-degree zinc bath.

Outback Treasure Hunter Sep 12, 2012

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. 

Journey to Croc Country Sep 5, 2012

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. 

Deadly Snake Wrangler Aug 29, 2012

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. 

Lost in Aboriginal Land Aug 22, 2012

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.

Onion Processor Feb 14, 2012

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.

Tower Top Hand Feb 7, 2012

Mike helps to erect a radio communications tower; celebrating the milestone of doing a dirty job in each of the 50 states.

Medical Waste Disposal Expert Jan 24, 2012

Mike samples life as a medical waste processor, learning what medical waste is and then doing his bit to treat it; his new colleagues have some surprises in store.

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger Jan 17, 2012

Mike spends the day in Mobile, Ala. assembling cow bladders that will be used during a Mardi Gras parade

Barber's Assistant Jan 10, 2012

Mike learns some of the tricks of the haircutting trade; Mike spends the day working as a landfill operator.

Water Softener Technician Jan 3, 2012

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

Doomsday Seed Banker Dec 27, 2011

The millennium seed project collects and preserves flora seeds for replanting after a catastrophic event.

Fossil Hunter Dec 20, 2011

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

Fish Squeezer Dec 13, 2011

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.

Termite Researcher Mar 1, 2011

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.

Cedar Log Peeler Feb 22, 2011

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.

Sponge Diver Feb 15, 2011

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.

Blueberry Connoisseur Feb 8, 2011

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.

Scrapple Maker Feb 1, 2011

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

Hair Fairy Jan 18, 2011

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

Rum Distiller Jan 11, 2011

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

Asphalt Paver Jan 4, 2011

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.

Date Palm Pollinator Dec 28, 2010

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.

Custom Meat Processor Dec 7, 2010

Mike heads to a San Francisco dump to learn how hawks are employed as a seagull-removing method; then he is off to work on a mobile meat processing truck.

Horse Tester Nov 30, 2010

Joe Pagan of the Kentucky Equine Research facility in Woodford County, Kentucky gives Mike the low-down on their work testing foods and training techniques in order to create healthier, more athletic horses.

Bug Detective Nov 16, 2010

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

Pinsetter Mechanic Nov 23, 2010

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

Woolen Mill Operator Nov 21, 2010

Mike spends a day working at Ohio Valley Natural Fibers, where he makes yarn from fleece; then he goes to work at a day spa in Michigan, where he helps wax hair.

Lightning Rod Installer Nov 16, 2010

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

Animal Relocator Nov 9, 2010

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

Sea Lamprey Exterminator Nov 2, 2010

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.

Wetland Warrior Oct 26, 2010

Mike acts as a fugitive attempting to outsmart a team of bloodhounds and evade being captured; combating invasive species in the Florida Everglades

Exotic Nanny Oct 19, 2010

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

Bone Black Sep 19, 2010

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

Concrete Finisher Feb 2, 2010

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

Soo Locks Technician Jan 26, 2010

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

Chicken Busters Jan 19, 2010

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

Cricket Farmer Jan 12, 2010

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.

Animal Control Specialist Jan 5, 2010

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

Maple Syrup Maker Dec 29, 2009

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

Worm Grunter Dec 22, 2009

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

Fireworks Technician Dec 15, 2009

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.

Marble Maker Dec 15, 2009

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.

Reindeer Farm Dec 1, 2009

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.

Safety Third Nov 24, 2009

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

Rocky Reach Dam Nov 17, 2009

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.

Glass Maker Nov 10, 2009

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.

Tofu Maker Nov 3, 2009

Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

Camel Rancher Oct 27, 2009

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

Toilet Crusher Oct 20, 2009

Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher 

High-Rise Window Washer Oct 13, 2009

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

Mattress Recycler Oct 6, 2009

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

Locomotive Builder Feb 17, 2009

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

Spider Pharm Feb 3, 2009

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.

Diaper Cleaner Feb 3, 2009

Mike Rowe heads to Queen Creek in Arizona to make oil out of olives, and then cleans dirty nappies in Sacramento, California.

Goose Down Plucker Jan 27, 2009

Mike Rowe works with a cave biologist and then braves the high seas in search of slime eels.

Animal Rendering Jan 20, 2009

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.

Abandoned Mine Plugger Jan 13, 2009

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

Bologna Maker Jan 6, 2009

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

Gourd Maker Dec 9, 2008

Mike Rowe cleans out a Connecticut lake and then turns gourds into artwork in Pennsylvania.

Maggot Farmer Dec 2, 2008

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. 

Vellum Maker Nov 25, 2008

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. 

Egg Farm Nov 18, 2008

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.

Mannequin Factory Nov 11, 2008

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. 

Leech Trapper Oct 28, 2008

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.

Sheep Castrator Oct 21, 2008

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. 

Dirty Chip Maker Oct 14, 2008

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.

Tar Rigger Oct 7, 2008

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. 

Animal Barber Jun 9, 2008

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. 

Wind Farm Technician Jun 2, 2008

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.

Ice Salvage Crew May 19, 2008

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.

Turkey Inseminator May 12, 2008

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

Aerial Tram Greaser May 5, 2008

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. 

Dairy Cow Midwife Apr 28, 2008

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.

Floating Fish Factory Apr 21, 2008

Mike travels to Alaska for an adventure aboard a fish processing ship.

Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple Apr 14, 2008

Join Mike Rowe as he takes on some of the dirtiest jobs in New York City; he scales a skyscraper to build a water tower on the roof before trying his hand at lift repair.

Mud Mineral Excavator Feb 12, 2008

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.

Cranberry Farmer Feb 5, 2008

Mike Rowe gets dirty making handmade bricks in South Carolina. He then masters the art of cranberry farming in Oregon.

Buoy Cleaner Jan 29, 2008

Mike Rowe gets dirty in Oregon making shingles and then jumps on a Coast Guard ship to clean dirty buoys.

Cave Digger Jan 22, 2008

Mike Rowe works with a cave biologist and then braves the high seas in search of slime eels.

Steel Mill Worker Jan 15, 2008

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.

Big Animal Vet Jan 8, 2008

Mike helps out at a BBQ restaurant and gets to help clean out the smoker. After that a trip to the farm to help out a big animal vet. For his last job Mike gets to help dig a tank out of the ground

Exotic Animal Keeper Nov 13, 2007

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.

Reef Ball Maker Nov 6, 2007

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.

Special Effects Artist Oct 30, 2007

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.

Wild Goose Chase Aug 28, 2007

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. 

Alligator Egg Collector Aug 21, 2007

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.

Vomit Island Workers Aug 14, 2007

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.

Bridge Painter Aug 7, 2007

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.

Leather Tanner Jul 17, 2007

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.

Snake Wrangler Jul 10, 2007

Mike goes to Texas and works at a snake farm learning how to raise some of the biggest and most dangerous snakes in the world. 

Billboard Installer Jun 26, 2007

Mike heads off to Texas to work with an outdoor advertising company.

Steam Ship Cleaner Mar 13, 2007

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. 

Wine Maker Mar 6, 2007

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. 

Salt Miner Feb 27, 2007

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. 

Cave Digger Feb 20, 2007

Mike helps dig wine caverns then mike helps New Orleans residents restore, rebuild and revive their city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Well Digger Jan 30, 2007

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. 

Mule Logger Jan 23, 2007

Mike joins forces with a master-cooper, or in laymen's terms, a barrel maker. Mike also teams up with some mule loggers. 

Poo Pot Maker Jan 16, 2007

Join the intrepid Mike Rowe as he heads to a farm specializing in making garden pots from cow manure; he them visits California to check out the state's salmon population.

Bug Breeder Jan 9, 2007

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. 

Mosquito Control Officer Dec 19, 2006

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. Mike helps New Orleans residents restore, rebuild and revive their city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Bell Maker Dec 12, 2006

Mike makes giant bells at the McShane Bell Foundry; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts yearly maintenance on a hurricane barrier.

Penguin Keeper Dec 5, 2006

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. While they may seem cute and cuddly, penguins create a lot of very smelly waste which Mike discovers when he heads to Audubon Zoo in New Orleans to work as a keeper for the day. Finally, he gets in the mud to hunt blood worms in Maine

Snake Researcher Nov 28, 2006

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.

Monkey Caretaker Aug 29, 2006

Mike Rowe meets his match when he travels to South Africa to take care of monkeys that are being trained to go back into the wild

Alpaca Shearer Aug 22, 2006

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.

Hoof Cleaner Aug 15, 2006

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.

Coal Miner Aug 8, 2006

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. 

Fuel Tank Cleaner Jul 25, 2006

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.

Geoduck Farmer Jul 18, 2006

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".

Skull Cleaner Jul 11, 2006

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.

Garbage Pit Technician Jun 27, 2006

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.

Rose Parade Float Dismantler Jun 20, 2006

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.

Casino Food Recycler Jun 13, 2006

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.

Termite Controller Mar 21, 2006

Mike steps into the shoes of a concrete spreader for some curb side and sidewalk foundation. He reunites with the Vexcon exterminator crew to wage war against millions of termites that have attacked a local church and chips concrete out of giant mixers.

Plumber Mar 14, 2006

Mike reunites with his catfish-noodler friend for some tough plumbing; drilling mud at a synthetic mud company, and oil drilling with roughnecks.

Mushroom Farmer Mar 7, 2006

Making mushrooms by mixing horse manure and grounded straw; rat-infested rain drains in LA; shower drains in Erie, Penn.

Alligator Farmer Jan 24, 2006

Mike visits an extremely dirty sugar mill; the Fremont Fire Dept. firefighters teach Mike how to ignite a building, extinguish it and then do some overhauling; day ends at an ominous alligator farm.

Turkey Farmer Jan 17, 2006

Mike works on a turkey farm and a potato farm; later he works at a water treatment plant where he removes sewage.

Avian-vomitologist Dec 13, 2005

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. 

Chimney Sweeper Nov 8, 2005

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.

Micro-Algae Man Nov 1, 2005

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.

Bio-Diesel Man Oct 25, 2005

Mike does the work of a cobb home builder, evicts a swarm of angry bees hidden inside a church, greases it up at a Mexican restaurant and converts cooking oil into bio-fuel.

Shrimper Oct 18, 2005

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.

Cheese Maker Oct 11, 2005

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.

Ostrich Farmer Oct 4, 2005

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.

Hot Tar Roofer Sep 27, 2005

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.

Sludge Cleaner Aug 30, 2005

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.

Vexcon Aug 23, 2005

Enter Billy the Exterminator as Mike joins exterminators in their war against rats and bugs; shelling crabs after crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay; making horseshoes out of raw steel and trying his hand at shoeing a horse.

Chick Sexer Aug 16, 2005

Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester 

Pig Farmer Aug 9, 2005

Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City) 

Sewer Inspector Aug 2, 2005

Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior) 

Chinatown Garbage Collector Jul 26, 2005

Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling

Roadkill Cleaner Nov 21, 2003

Golf ball diver, horse breeder, roadkill collector 

Worm Dung Farmer Nov 14, 2003

Catfish noodler, septic tank technician, worm castings rancher 

Bat Cave Scavenger Nov 7, 2003

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.

Dirty DNAMar 8, 2011
Dirty InfrastructureJan 25, 2011
Dirty Conversations (1)Dec 21, 2010
Dirty HolidaysDec 14, 2010
The Nitty Gritty: Beer ProcessingNov 21, 2010
The Dirty TruthJun 14, 2010
Crew UnemploymentFeb 23, 2010
Tight Spaces (2)Feb 16, 2010
Sled Dog BreederApr 12, 2009
Mike's Day Off Mar 3, 2009

Mike Challenges his executive producers to try a dirty job of their choice

200 Jobs Look-BackFeb 24, 2009
Brown Before Green (2)Dec 16, 2008
Dirty PresidentsNov 4, 2008
Greenland Shark QuestJul 29, 2008
Brown Before Green (1)Jun 16, 2008
Brown Plate SpecialFeb 26, 2008
Tight SpacesFeb 19, 2008
Dirty InnovatorsDec 4, 2007
Spray Insulation TechnicianNov 27, 2007
Creepy, Slimy and Just Plain WeirdNov 20, 2007
150th Dirty Job ExtravaganzaOct 23, 2007
Crew's CruiseSep 18, 2007
Dirtiest Machines on the PlanetJul 24, 2007
Really Dirty AnimalsMar 20, 2007
100th Dirty Job Special Sep 5, 2006

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.

Jobs That Bite...HarderAug 4, 2006
Jobs that BiteJul 30, 2006
Super DirtyJan 3, 2006
Dirtiest Tools & MachinesJan 3, 2006
Creepy CrittersDec 27, 2005
Dirtiest Water JobsDec 20, 2005
Dirtiest AnimalsDec 13, 2005

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