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Dirty Jobs

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 2X nominee in 2010
Host Mike Rowe offers an unflinching look at American men and women who make their living doing the most unthinkable, but vital, jobs.
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  1. S1 E4 - Chinatown Garbage Collector

    July 25, 2005
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe braves shark-infested waters as he lends a hand to a shark biologist. Then he assumes the responsibilities of a garbage collector in San Francisco's Chinatown and takes on the role of an auto mechanic and engine stripper in New York.
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  2. S1 E5 - Sewer Inspector

    August 1, 2005
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe steps into the shoes of a sewer inspector and works in a deconstruction crew.
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  3. S1 E6 - Pig Farmer

    August 8, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe steps into the shoes of a pig farmer where he faces the challenges of feeding and cleaning up after hundreds of dirty pigs. Then he helps clean up the streets of New York, one piece of gum at a time and removes pigeon poop from a hospital.
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  4. S1 E7 - Chick Sexer

    August 15, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe sorts boy chicks from girl chicks at the Murray McMurray Hatchery. Then he joins forces with a Vermont brewing company to learn the art of making great-tasting beer and discovers how dirty catching and shucking oysters really is.
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  5. S1 E8 - Vexcon

    August 22, 2005
    42min
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    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 horseshoes out of raw steel and attempts to shoe a horse.
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  6. S1 E9 - Sludge Cleaner

    November 20, 2003
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe works with surfboard-shaper Matt Barker and masters shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. Then he steps into the shoes of a honey-bee farmer and goes into a greasy pit of sludge with an environmental company that recycles the gunky grime.
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  7. S1 E10 - Hot Tar Roofer

    September 26, 2005
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe mops hot tar on a church rooftop and learns how to move a house down the street.
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  8. S1 E11 - Ostrich Farmer

    November 13, 2003
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe 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 works as an ostrich farmer in the California desert.
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  9. S1 E12 - Cheese Maker

    October 10, 2005
    42min
    TV-14
    Mike Rowe gets a taste of what it's like to work as a zookeeper at the San Francisco Zoo. He then teams up with Vermont cheesemakers to learn how to turn four-thousand gallons of milk into world-famous cheese and mixes volcanic-ash mud baths.
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  10. S1 E13 - Shrimper

    October 17, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe climbs aboard a shrimp boat to help determine this year's shrimping season. Then he goes to America's largest swamp to team up with a man who catches crawfish for a living, and finally, he sorts and organizes thousands of tires.
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  11. S1 E14 - Bio-Diesel-Man

    October 24, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe recovers grease and learns to convert cooking oil into a gasoline alternative.
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  12. S1 E15 - Micro Algae Man

    October 31, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe teams up with a pet groomer and is responsible for preparing special outfits prior to their departure. Then he works at a Hawaiian pharmaceutical plant that specializes in growing green algae and gets dirty at a charcoal factory.
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  13. S1 E16 - Chimney Sweeper

    November 7, 2005
    42min
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    Mike Rowe learns the tricks of the trade at the Chimney Sweeping Safety Institute.
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  14. S1 E17 - Avian Vomitologist

    January 9, 2006
    42min
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    Mike travels the country, lending a helping hand at the Colorado marble quarry. Then he collects owl vomit for science teachers around the world before wrangling cows and learning how to palpitate one to check for pregnancy.
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  15. S1 E18 - Turkey Farmer

    January 16, 2006
    42min
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    Mike examines the short lives of turkeys as they make their way from farm to sandwich.
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  16. S1 E19 - Alligator Farmer

    January 23, 2006
    42min
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    Mike visits a sugar mill, one of the dirtiest places on Earth, and a menacing alligator farm.
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  17. S1 E20 - Mushroom Farmer

    March 6, 2006
    42min
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    Mike Rowe mixes horse manure and soiled straw to make mushrooms, cleans rat-infested storm drains in Los Angeles and makes shower drains in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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  18. S1 E21 - Plumber

    March 13, 2006
    42min
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    Mike reunites with a catfish noodler for some backbreaking plumbing and drills for oil.
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  19. S1 E22 - Termite Controller

    March 20, 2006
    42min
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    Mike wages war against millions of termites that have attacked a local church.
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  20. S1 E23 - Casino Food Recycler

    June 12, 2006
    42min
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    Mike joins forces with a Las Vegas pig farmer with an ingenious way to recycle leftovers.
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  21. S1 E24 - Parade Float Dismantler

    June 19, 2006
    42min
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    Mike Rowe masters the art of turning coal into coke. Then he joins forces with a professional oyster shucker before facing his fear of parades when he is hired on at a company that is responsible for dismantling floats from the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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  22. S1 E25 - Garbage Pit Technician

    June 26, 2006
    42min
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    Mike teams up with a group of garbage collectors converting trash into electricity.
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  23. S1 E26 - Mike's Day Off

    March 2, 2009
    42min
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    Mike Rowe challenges his bosses to see if they have what it takes to get dirty. The two executive producers responsible for sending Mike out to the dirtiest jobs around the country attempt a dirty job of their own.
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  24. S1 E27 - Skull Cleaner

    November 20, 2003
    42min
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    Mike Rowe helps keep trains on track, links Boudin sausages and cleans animal skulls and bones.
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  25. S1 E28 - Geoduck Farmer

    November 13, 2003
    42min
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    Mike finds himself waist deep in mud as he harvests clams in the cold waters of Puget Sound.
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Producers

Mike RoweDavid M. BarskyCraig PiligianEdward BarbiniMichel PatzerEdward RohwedderTessa TreadwayMary Bess WalkerHeath BanksJared Bushansky

Cast

Mike Rowe

Studio

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