Dirty Jobs

2003
4.8
376 reviews
TV-14
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Season 5 episodes (19)

1 Exotic Nanny
10/19/10
Season-only
Mike travels to Texas to help out at a ranch that harbors and breeds different exotic animal species including lemurs, sloths, bearcats and camels.
2 Wetland Warrior
10/26/10
Season-only
Mike travels to Texas to be a stand-in fugitive attempting to outsmart a team of bloodhounds. Then he heads to the Florida Everglades to help combat non-native, invasive species in the marshlands.
3 Sea Lamprey Exterminator
11/2/10
Season-only
In Michigan, Mike helps the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife control the sea lamprey population that is jeopardizing the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Then at Mandalay Bay Casino Mike makes "meat gel" to feed the fish in the shark reef aquarium.
4 Animal Relocator
11/9/10
Season-only
Mike travels to De Kalb, Mississippi, to spend a day at an old-fashioned stone ground corn mill. Then he heads to Wills Point, Texas, to help relocate a pair of exotic Pere David's deer.
5 Lightning Rod Installer
11/16/10
Season-only
Mike travels to Lucedale, Mississippi to try his hand at installing a lightning rod system on a home.
6 Woolen Mill Operator
11/21/10
Season-only
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 off of his good friend Barsky.
7 Pinsetter Mechanic
11/23/10
Season-only
Mike travels to Fremont, CA, to help maintain a bowling center. Then he responds to a letter from one of his fans who wants to see more footage of cameraman Doug.
8 Bug Detective
11/28/10
Season-only
Mike joins Purdue University's DECOMP team to dig through pig carcasses searching for maggots and other insects.
9 Horse Tester
11/30/10
Season-only
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.
10 Custom Meat Processor
12/7/10
Season-only
Mike heads to a dump to learn a seagull removing method. Then he's off to work on a mobile meat processing truck.
11 Date Palm Pollenator
12/28/10
Season-only
Mike shows never-before-seen footage while answering viewer mail. Then he travels to Palm Springs, CA where he collects pollen from male date palm pods and pollinates female trees.
12 Asphalt Paver
1/4/11
Season-only
Mike travels to Nebraska to take a shot at paving roads. Then he replies to a mailbag question about his favorite animal and recalls the time he crossed paths with a crossbreed Tiliger in Texas.
13 Rum Distiller
1/11/11
Season-only
Mike heads to Newport Distillery to help the crew turn molasses into rum. Scouring copper, working with scalding liquid, hauling hoses and lugging molasses cubes are all just part of a hard day's work.
14 Hair Fairy
1/18/11
Season-only
Mike visits the Hair Fairies in his hometown of San Francisco where he learns all about hair lice removal.
15 Scrapple Maker
2/1/11
Season-only
Mike heads to Delaware to spend the day learning the process of making, wrapping and shipping scrapple. Then, he assists the best shoe doctor in town at the St. Francis Hotel.
16 Blueberry Connoisseur
2/8/11
Season-only
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 bake-off.
17 Sponge Diver
2/15/11
Season-only
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.
18 Cedar Log Peeler
2/22/11
Season-only
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.
19 Termite Researcher
3/1/11
Season-only
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.

About this show

Dirty Jobs in an unflinching yet engaging look at unsung American workers performing unusual - but vital - vocations. Much can be learned as host Mike Rowe introduces the viewers to an assortment of men and women who make their living doing the most unthinkable jobs.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
376 reviews
J D C
April 17, 2017
You can't be serious. I already pay for this channel and it shows Dirty Jobs weekly. I refuse to pay for episodes. That explains why it's not on Discovery Go. Smh. Things like this are the types of things that turn customers away from your network. I'm astounded. Wow. That's not a good "Wow", either.
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Tammie Ennes
November 25, 2021
This was the best show on TV! Nobody is better for the part. Who else could be that sexy doing some pretty dirty jobs? Mike is funny as he can be. And I for one, as his future wife, would jump right in to any of those jobs with him any day of the week! He's such a sharp, level headed, creative, tenacious, and hard working. With traits like these, if I didnt know better, I'd think he's gay!
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lynnette cushman
January 12, 2017
I miss this show,I wish that you would come back to reality TV maybe doing something like paranormal experiences.Love, ya Mike!God bless.:D + xxx ooo muah!
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