 | 1x01 Bat Cave Scavenger (Air Date: Nov. 07, 2003)
Collecting bat guano for fertilizer; dirty secret behind major-league baseball |  | 1x02 Worm Dung Farmer (Air Date: Nov. 14, 2003)
Mike tries out catfish noodling; cleaning septic tanks; and farming worm dung |  | 1x03 Roadkill Cleaner (Air Date: Nov. 21, 2003)
In this episode,- Mike stops at the Golfball Depot to recover lost golf balls from the water. After the recovery the golf balls must be cleaned, sorted and packaged.- Mike works as a horse ... |  | 1x04 Chinatown Garbage Collector (Air Date: Jul. 26, 2005)
Mike Rowe assumes the responsibilities of a Garbage Collector as he takes to the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown. After carrying several tons of garbage down the narrow corridors and ... |  | 1x05 Sewer Inspector (Air Date: Aug. 02, 2005)
Sewer Inspector Mike Rowe steps into the shoes of a sewer inspector in San Francisco, and enlists a disaster clean up crew after a Brooklyn toilet explodes from a sewer backup. He then joins ... |  | 1x06 Pig Farmer (Air Date: Aug. 09, 2005)
Mike learns about pig farming after feeding, cleaning and artificially inseminating pigs. Mike then meets the "Gum Busters" to clean gum off the sidewalks of New York. Afterwards Mike cleans ... |  | 1x07 Chick Sexer (Air Date: Aug. 16, 2005)
Mike spends the day as a check sexer, sorting male and female chicks. |  | 1x08 Vexcon (Air Date: Aug. 23, 2005)
Mike Rowe joins exterminators in their war against rats and bugs. After crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay, Mike learns the fascinating art of shelling crabs. As a blacksmith farrier, Mike makes ... |  | 1x09 Sludge Cleaner (Air Date: 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 ... |  | 1x10 Hot Tar Roofer (Air Date: Sep. 27, 2005)
Mike Rowe lands on a church rooftop and learns how to melt down chunks of black tar for the purpose of roof repair. Later, he takes a job as a house mover and tunnels under a 60-ton house, ... |  | 1x11 Ostrich Farmer (Air Date: Oct. 04, 2005)
Join Mike Rowe as he rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty on a Hawaiian coffee bean plantation; learns how to nurse an injured sea lion pup back to health; and faces one of his most dangerous ... |  | 1x12 Cheese Maker (Air Date: Oct. 11, 2005)
Mike Rowe gets a taste of what it's like to work as a Zoo Keeper at the San Francisco Zoo; He then teams up with Vermont cheese makers, to learn how to turn four thousand gallons of milk ... |  | 1x13 Shrimper (Air Date: Oct. 18, 2005)
Mike Rowe climbs aboard a shrimp boat to help determine this year's shrimping season. He goes to America's largest swamp to team up with a man who catches crawfish for a living. With tire ... |  | 1x14 Bio-Diesel Man (Air Date: Oct. 25, 2005)
Mike Rowe steps into the shoes of a cobb home builder and teams up with the Bee man to evict a swarm of angry bees hidden inside a church building. He recovers grease at a Mexican restaurant ... |  | 1x15 Micro-Algae Man (Air Date: Nov. 01, 2005)
Mike Rowe teams up with a pet groomer and is responsible for preparing special outfits prior to their departure. He works at a Hawaiian pharmaceutical plant that specializes in growing green ... |  | 1x16 Chimney Sweeper (Air Date: Nov. 08, 2005)
Mike Rowe learns the tricks of the trade at the Chimney Sweeping Safety Institute. He travels to Canada to dive into the frigid water for sunken logs which will be made into expensive furniture. ... |  | 1x17 Dirtiest Animals (Air Date: Dec. 13, 2005)
[add summary] | | 1x18 Dirtiest Water Jobs (Air Date: Dec. 20, 2005)
Dirty water jobs include crabber, growing green algae, shrimper, logger and catfish noodler. |  | 1x19 Creepy Critters (Air Date: Dec. 27, 2005)
Mike works as a pest exterminator and a worm-dung farmer. |
 | 2x01 Dirtiest Tools & Machines (Air Date: Jan. 03, 2006)
Mike Rowe lands on a church rooftop and learns how to melt down chunks of black tar for the purpose of roof repair. Later, he takes a job as a house mover and tunnels under a 60-ton house, ... | | 2x02 Super Dirty (Air Date: Jan. 03, 2006)
Join Mike Rowe as he rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty on a Hawaiian coffee bean plantation; learns how to nurse an injured sea lion pup back to health; and faces one of his most dangerous ... |  | 2x03 Avian Vomitologist (Air Date: Jan. 10, 2006)
Mike Rowe gets a taste of what it's like to work as a Zoo Keeper at the San Francisco Zoo; He then teams up with Vermont cheese makers, to learn how to turn four thousand gallons of milk ... |  | 2x04 Turkey Farmer (Air Date: Jan. 17, 2006)
Mike Rowe climbs aboard a shrimp boat to help determine this year's shrimping season. He goes to America's largest swamp to team up with a man who catches crawfish for a living. With tire ... |  | 2x05 Alligator Farmer (Air Date: Jan. 24, 2006)
Mike Rowe steps into the shoes of a cobb home builder and teams up with the Bee man to evict a swarm of angry bees hidden inside a church building. He recovers grease at a Mexican restaurant ... | | 2x06 Viewer's Choice Special (Air Date: Jan. 31, 2006)
Mike Rowe teams up with a pet groomer and is responsible for preparing special outfits prior to their departure. He works at a Hawaiian pharmaceutical plant that specializes in growing green ... |  | 2x07 Mushroom Farmer (Air Date: Mar. 07, 2006)
Mike Rowe learns the tricks of the trade at the Chimney Sweeping Safety Institute. He travels to Canada to dive into the frigid water for sunken logs which will be made into expensive furniture. ... |  | 2x08 Plumber (Air Date: Mar. 14, 2006)
Mike and his catfish-noodler friend reunite to do some difficult plumbing. Somewhere else, we go drilling mud at a synthetic mud company, and oil drilling with roughnecks. |  | 2x09 Termite Controller (Air Date: Mar. 21, 2006)
Dirty water jobs include crabber, growing green algae, shrimper, logger and catfish noodler. |  | 2x10 Casino Food Recycler (Air Date: Jun. 13, 2006)
Mike works as a pest exterminator and a worm-dung farmer. |  | 2x11 Rose Parade Float Dismantler (Air Date: Jun. 20, 2006)
Mike recaps some of the worst tools and machines he's used including:- House Mover- Tire Recycler- Demolition Worker- Scrap Metal Recycler- Golf-Ball Diver- Hot Tar Roofer |  | 2x12 Garbage Pit Technician (Air Date: Jun. 27, 2006)
Mike discusses some of the worst jobs he's done- Disaster Clean-Up Crew Member- Septic Tank Technician- Sewer Inspector- Sludge Recycler- Fish Gutter- Charcoal Factory Worker |  | 2x13 Skull Cleaner (Air Date: Jul. 11, 2006)
In this episode,- Mike heads to Colorado to mine marble, pulling out 10-foot blocks of marble that weigh 20 tons. After these openings are made large blocks are cut weighing around 200 tons.- ... |  | 2x14 Geoduck Farmer (Air Date: Jul. 18, 2006)
Mike tackles turkey and potato farming, and removes sewage from a water-treatment plant. |  | 2x15 Fuel Tank Cleaner (Air Date: Jul. 25, 2006)
Mike labors at a sugar mill, works with firefighters and visits an alligator farm. |  | 2x16 Jobs that Bite (Air Date: Jul. 30, 2006)
Questions from fans, and outtakes | | 2x17 Jobs That Bite...Harder (Air Date: Aug. 04, 2006)
Odious employment includes mushroom farming and making drain pipes. |  | 2x18 Coal Miner (Air Date: Aug. 08, 2006)
Mike and his catfish-noodler friend reunite to do some difficult plumbing. Somewhere else, we go drilling mud at a synthetic mud company, and oil drilling with roughnecks. |  | 2x19 Hoof Cleaner (Air Date: Aug. 15, 2006)
Jobs include spreading concrete for curbside and sidewalk foundations. Also: Mike reunites with a termite exterminator and chips concrete out of the back of a truck. |  | 2x20 Alpaca Shearer (Air Date: Aug. 22, 2006)
Mike Rowe cleans up after the Lance Burton Magic Show. Also: a Las Vegas pig farmer who recycles leftovers. |  | 2x21 Monkey Caretaker (Air Date: Aug. 29, 2006)
Mike Rowe dismantles floats from the Tournament of Roses Parade. |  | 2x22 100th Dirty Job Special (Air Date: Sep. 05, 2006)
Mike Rowe works with a group of garbage collectors who convert trash into electricity, helping to preserve the environment. |  | 2x23 Snake Researcher (Air Date: Nov. 28, 2006)
Mike's jobs include making sausage, working on trains and cleaning animal bones for anatomical displays. |  | 2x24 Penguin Keeper (Air Date: Dec. 05, 2006)
Mike harvests giant clams called geoducks in Puget Sound, helps preserve the environment in California's Santa Monica Mountains, and helps to restore a Philadelphia church's antique pipe ... |  | 2x25 Bell Maker (Air Date: Dec. 12, 2006)
At the McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, host Mike Rowe cleans KC-135 Stratotanker fuel tanks. |  | 2x26 Mosquito Control Officer (Air Date: Dec. 19, 2006)
In South Africa, Mike works alongside shark experts, chumming the water for great whites that will be tagged with satellite-tracking devices; and performs a necropsy on a 9-foot bull shark. ... |
 | 3x01 Bug Breeder (Air Date: Jan. 09, 2007)
Mike heads off to Texas to work with an an outdoor advertising company. |  | 3x02 Poo Pot Maker (Air Date: Jan. 16, 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. |  | 3x03 Mule Logger (Air Date: Jan. 23, 2007)
Mike goes back in time by joining Richard Meyers and his sons to learn the ancient trade of tanning leather, transforming ordinary stiff cowhides into soft suede soles for bowling shoes ... |  | 3x04 Well Digger (Air Date: Jan. 30, 2007)
Examining filthy machines, including oil rigs, lift pumps and giant garbage disposals. |  | 3x05 Cave Digger (Air Date: Feb. 20, 2007)
Mike helps maintenance crews with the annual upkeep on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, including sandblasting and painting suspender cables. Also: greasing the NASA crawler. |  | 3x06 Salt Miner (Air Date: Feb. 27, 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 ... |  | 3x07 Wine Maker (Air Date: Mar. 06, 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 ... |  | 3x08 Steam Ship Cleaner (Air Date: Mar. 13, 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. |  | 3x09 Really Dirty Animals (Air Date: Mar. 20, 2007)
Mike and the crew take a break from being dirty and board a luxurious Royal Caribbean cruise ship to reminisce about favorite episodes and escapades. |  | 3x10 Billboard Installer (Air Date: Jun. 26, 2007)
It's a two-hour Dirty Jobs extravaganza that will keep America entertained with look backs from some of your favorite jobs, never before seen footage, bloopers, down and dirty games, a giant ... |  | 3x11 Snake Wrangler (Air Date: Jul. 10, 2007)
Mike is transformed into a zombie for Halloween by a special effects artist. Also, Mike harvests kelp. |  | 3x12 Leather Tanner (Air Date: Jul. 17, 2007)
Mike creates an artificial underwater reef ball, part of an underwater reef to help fish and coral revitalize their population once they are damaged by pollution. |  | 3x13 Dirtiest Machines on the Planet (Air Date: Jul. 24, 2007)
Mike gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires its drivers to clean out the backs of their garbage-hauling dump trucks after every shift. Then Mike plays with exotic ... |  | 3x14 Bridge Painter (Air Date: Aug. 07, 2007)
Mike Rowe looks back at some of the creepiest, slimiest and downright weirdest citizens on the animal kingdom. |  | 3x15 Vomit Island Workers (Air Date: Aug. 14, 2007)
Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our ... |  | 3x16 Alligator Egg Collector (Air Date: Aug. 21, 2007)
Mike Rowe looks back at some of his favorite dirty jobs and salutes the men and women from around the country who have found innovative and entrepreneurial ways to get dirty. |  | 3x17 Wild Goose Chase (Air Date: Aug. 28, 2007)
Mike gets a close up look at a Llama with an abscessed tooth when he joins a big animal veterinarian in Montana. Also, working in a barbecue joint in Georgia and a trip to New Jersey where ... |  | 3x18 Crew's Cruise (Air Date: Sep. 18, 2007)
Mike and the crew take a break from being dirty and board a luxurious Royal Caribbean cruise ship to reminisce about favorite episodes and escapades. |  | 3x19 150th Dirty Job Extravaganza (Air Date: Oct. 23, 2007)
It's a two-hour Dirty Jobs extravaganza that will keep America entertained with look backs from some of your favorite jobs, never before seen footage, bloopers, down and dirty games, a giant ... |  | 3x20 Special Effects Artist (Air Date: Oct. 30, 2007)
Mike is transformed into a zombie for Halloween by a special effects artist. Also, Mike harvests kelp. |  | 3x21 Reef Ball Maker (Air Date: Nov. 06, 2007)
Mike creates an artificial underwater reef ball, part of an underwater reef to help fish and coral revitalize their population once they are damaged by pollution. |  | 3x22 Exotic Animal Keeper (Air Date: Nov. 13, 2007)
Mike gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires its drivers to clean out the backs of their garbage-hauling dump trucks after every shift. Then Mike plays with exotic ... |  | 3x23 Creepy, Slimy and Just Plain Weird (Air Date: Nov. 20, 2007)
Mike Rowe looks back at some of the creepiest, slimiest and downright weirdest citizens on the animal kingdom. |  | 3x24 Spray Insulation Technician (Air Date: Nov. 27, 2007)
Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our ... | | 3x25 Dirty Innovators (Air Date: Dec. 04, 2007)
Mike Rowe looks back at some of his favorite dirty jobs and salutes the men and women from around the country who have found innovative and entrepreneurial ways to get dirty. |
 | 4x01 Big Animal Vet (Air Date: Jan. 08, 2008)
Mike works with metal as he heads to St. Louis to melt scraps steel into molten metal and then works on a demolition team aboard a river barge. |  | 4x02 Steel Mill Worker (Air Date: Jan. 15, 2008)
Mike joins a cave biologist as they trek through muck and searches for slime eels hidden in piles of mucus. |  | 4x03 Cave Biologist (Air Date: Jan. 22, 2008)
Mike learns how they make shingles when he travels to Oregon, and then cleans dirty buoys while aboard a Coast Guard ship. |  | 4x04 Buoy Cleaner (Air Date: Jan. 29, 2008)
Mike heads to South Carolina where he learns how to make bricks by hand, and then tries his hand at farming cranberries while in Oregon. |  | 4x05 Cranberry Farmer (Air Date: Feb. 05, 2008)
Mike prepares for a gem and mineral show by digging in Death Valley. also, birds are rescued from a salty lake, and then it's off to South Carolina for a day of working on a rice planta ... |
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