

Dirty Jobs
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Episodes
S1 E4 - Chinatown Garbage Collector
July 25, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E5 - Sewer Inspector
August 1, 200542minMike Rowe steps into the shoes of a sewer inspector and works in a deconstruction crew.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E6 - Pig Farmer
August 8, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E7 - Chick Sexer
August 15, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E8 - Vexcon
August 22, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E9 - Sludge Cleaner
November 20, 200342minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E10 - Hot Tar Roofer
September 26, 200542minMike Rowe mops hot tar on a church rooftop and learns how to move a house down the street.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E11 - Ostrich Farmer
November 13, 200342minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E12 - Cheese Maker
October 10, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E13 - Shrimper
October 17, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E14 - Bio-Diesel-Man
October 24, 200542minMike Rowe recovers grease and learns to convert cooking oil into a gasoline alternative.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E15 - Micro Algae Man
October 31, 200542minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E16 - Chimney Sweeper
November 7, 200542minMike Rowe learns the tricks of the trade at the Chimney Sweeping Safety Institute.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E17 - Avian Vomitologist
January 9, 200642minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E18 - Turkey Farmer
January 16, 200642minMike examines the short lives of turkeys as they make their way from farm to sandwich.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E19 - Alligator Farmer
January 23, 200642minMike visits a sugar mill, one of the dirtiest places on Earth, and a menacing alligator farm.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E20 - Mushroom Farmer
March 6, 200642minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E21 - Plumber
March 13, 200642minMike reunites with a catfish noodler for some backbreaking plumbing and drills for oil.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E22 - Termite Controller
March 20, 200642minMike wages war against millions of termites that have attacked a local church.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E23 - Casino Food Recycler
June 12, 200642minMike joins forces with a Las Vegas pig farmer with an ingenious way to recycle leftovers.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E24 - Parade Float Dismantler
June 19, 200642minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E25 - Garbage Pit Technician
June 26, 200642minMike teams up with a group of garbage collectors converting trash into electricity.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E26 - Mike's Day Off
March 2, 200942minMike 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E27 - Skull Cleaner
November 20, 200342minMike Rowe helps keep trains on track, links Boudin sausages and cleans animal skulls and bones.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 othersS1 E28 - Geoduck Farmer
November 13, 200342minMike finds himself waist deep in mud as he harvests clams in the cold waters of Puget Sound.Subscribe to discovery+ or 2 others
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Content advisory
- Violence foul language
Subtitles
- None available
Producers
- Mike RoweDavid M. BarskyCraig PiligianEdward BarbiniMichel PatzerEdward RohwedderTessa TreadwayMary Bess WalkerHeath BanksJared Bushansky
Cast
- Mike Rowe
Studio
- discovery plus Adventure
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