Dirty Jobs

  • : 2005
  • : 180
  • : 300
  • Discovery
  • 20
  • Documentary Reality

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5x1
Mattress Recycler
Episode overview
06, 2009
Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
5x2
High-Rise Window Washer
Episode overview
13, 2009
High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
5x3
Toilet Crusher
Episode overview
20, 2009
Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher
5x4
Camel Rancher
Episode overview
27, 2009
Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.
5x5
Tofu Maker
Episode overview
03, 2009
Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.
5x6
Glass Maker
Episode overview
10, 2009
Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.
5x7
Rocky Reach Dam
Episode overview
17, 2009
Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.
5x8
Safety Third
Episode overview
24, 2009
Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
5x9
Reindeer Farm
Episode overview
01, 2009
Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day working at a reindeer farm.
5x10
Marble Maker
Episode overview
08, 2009
Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.
5x11
Fireworks Technician
Episode overview
15, 2009
Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.
5x12
Worm Grunter
Episode overview
22, 2009
Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.
5x13
Maple Syrup Maker
Episode overview
29, 2009
Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.
5x14
Animal Control Specialist
Episode overview
05, 2010
Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.
5x15
Cricket Farmer
Episode overview
12, 2010
Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.
5x16
Chicken Busters
Episode overview
19, 2010
Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
5x17
Soo Locks Technician
Episode overview
26, 2010
Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
5x18
Concrete Finisher
Episode overview
02, 2010
Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.
5x19
Bone Black
Episode overview
09, 2010
Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
5x20
Tight Spaces 2
Episode overview
16, 2010
Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.
5x21
Crew Unemployment
Episode overview
23, 2010
With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
5x22
The Dirty Truth
Episode overview
14, 2010
A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.

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