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PRIMETIME EMMYS® 2X nominee in 2010

Dirty Jobs

An unflinching look at the unsung American worker, and the unusual but vital vocations that must be done. There's a lot to learn as host Mike Rowe introduces us to an elite assortment of men and women who make their living doing the most unthinkable jobs.
IMDb 7.7200519 episodes
16+
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Exotic Nanny
    October 18, 2010
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike travels to Texas to help out at a ranch that harbors and breeds different exotic animal species including lemurs, sloths, bearcats and camels.
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  2. S5 E2 - Wetland Warrior
    October 25, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike goes to Texas to work as a stand-in fugitive while attempting to outsmart a team of bloodhounds and evade being captured. Then he heads to the Florida Everglades to help combat non-native, invasive species in the marshlands.
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  3. S5 E3 - Sea Lamprey Exterminator
    November 1, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    Mike helps the US Department of Fish and Wildlife control the sea lamprey population that is jeopardizing the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Then Mike makes "meat gel" to feed the fish in a shark reef aquarium.
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  4. S5 E4 - Animal Relocator
    November 8, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  5. S5 E5 - Lightning Rod Installer
    November 15, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike travels to Lucedale, Mississippi, to try his hand at installing a lightning rod system on a home.
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  6. S5 E6 - Woolen Mill Operator
    November 20, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  7. S5 E7 - Pinsetter Mechanic
    November 22, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike travels to Fremont, California, 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.
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  8. S5 E8 - Bug Detective
    November 27, 2010
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike joins Purdue University's DECOMP team to dig through pig carcasses, searching for maggots and other insects.
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  9. S5 E9 - Horse Tester
    November 29, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike travels to the Kentucky Equine Research facility to assist with testing athletic horses. His duties include helping with blood testing during a fitness test and checking pH levels in fresh poo.
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  10. S5 E10 - Custom Meat Processor
    December 6, 2010
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike heads to a dump to learn a seagull removing method. Then he’s off to work on a mobile meat processing truck.
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  11. S5 E11 - Date Palm Pollenator
    December 27, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  12. S5 E12 - Asphalt Paver
    January 3, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  13. S5 E13 - Rum Distiller
    January 10, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  14. S5 E14 - Hair Fairy
    January 17, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike climbs high up on Jelm Mountain in Wyoming to help change out an old wooden power pole and replace it with a new metal version. Then he visits the Hair Fairies in San Francisco where he learns all about hair lice removal.
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  15. S5 E15 - Scrapple Maker
    January 31, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    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 in San Francisco.
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  16. S5 E16 - Blueberry Connoisseur
    February 7, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    Mike visits the Jelly Belly Candy Company to concoct a dirty-boot flavored jelly bean based on his own filthy pair of work boots. Then he travels to Maine to harvest blueberries and joins the "Pie Ladies" in a pie bake-off.
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  17. S5 E17 - Sponge Diver
    February 14, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  18. S5 E18 - Cedar Log Peeler
    February 21, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  19. S5 E19 - Termite Researcher
    February 28, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    Mike visits with long-time fans 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 Sapelo Island in Georgia.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
Mike RoweDavid M. BarskyCraig PiligianEdward BarbiniMichel PatzerEdward RohwedderTessa TreadwayMary Bess WalkerHeath BanksJared Bushansky
Starring
Mike Rowe
Studio
discovery plus Adventure
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