- List of Dirty Jobs episodes
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Dirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the typical employees. The show premiered with two pilot episodes in November 2003. It returned as a series on July 26, 2005. As of March 8, 2011, there have been 154 episodes spanning six seasons.
Series overview
Contents
Season Episodes Originally aired Season premiere Season finale Pilots 3 November 7, 2003 November 21, 2003 1 6 July 26, 2005 August 30, 2005 2 45 September 27, 2005 March 20, 2007 3 34 June 26, 2007 July 29, 2008 4 21 October 7, 2008 April 12, 2009 5 22 October 6, 2009 June 14, 2010 6 23 October 19, 2010 March 8, 2011 Pilot episodes (2003)
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seasonTitle Original air date 1 P1 "Bat Cave Scavenger" November 7, 2003 Bat biologist (Bat guano collector), bat rehabilitator, Baseball Rubbing Mud, fish gutter 2 P2 "Worm Dung Farmer" November 14, 2003 Catfish noodler, septic tank technician, worm castings rancher 3 P3 "Roadkill Cleaner" November 21, 2003 Golf ball diver, horse breeder, roadkill collector Season 1 (2005)
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seasonTitle Original air date 4 1 "Chinatown Garbage Collector" July 26, 2005 Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling 5 2 "Sewer Inspector" August 2, 2005 Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior) 6 3 "Pig Farmer" August 9, 2005 Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks, pigeon droppings removal 7 4 "Chick Sexer" August 16, 2005 Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester 8 5 "Vexcon" August 23, 2005 Exterminator (which would lead to the A&E series "Billy the Exterminator" in 2009), crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier 9 6 "Sludge Cleaner" August 30, 2005 Surfboard maker, beekeeper, sludge recycler Season 2 (2005–07)
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seasonTitle Original air date 10 1 "Hot Tar Roofer" September 27, 2005 Hot tar roofer, house movers 11 2 "Ostrich Farmer" October 4, 2005 Coffee plantation, marine mammal rescuer, ostrich wrangler 12 3 "Cheese Maker" October 11, 2005 Zoo keeper (San Francisco Zoo), cheese maker, volcanic ash mud bath mixer 13 4 "Shrimper" October 18, 2005 Shrimper, mudbug harvester (crawfish), tire recyclers 14 5 "Bio-Diesel Man" October 25, 2005 Cob home builder, beekeeper, biodiesel man 15 6 "Micro-Algae Man" November 1, 2005 Pet groomer, micro-algae man, charcoal maker (lump charcoal factory) 16 7 "Chimney Sweeper" November 8, 2005 Chimney sweeper, underwater logger, scrap metal recycler 17 8 "Dirtiest Animals" December 13, 2005 Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: pig farmer ("Pig Farmer"), baby chicken sexer ("Chick Sexer"), pet groomer ("Micro-Algae Man"), horse breeder ("Roadkill Cleaner"), ostrich farmer ("Ostrich Farmer") 18 9 "Dirtiest Water Jobs" December 20, 2005 Revisit of dirty jobs involving water: shark catcher/tagger ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), golf ball diver ("Roadkill Cleaner"), oyster harvester ("Chick Sexer"), crawfish catcher ("Shrimper"), catfish noodler ("Worm Dung Farmer"), shrimper ("Shrimper") 19 10 "Creepy Critters" December 27, 2005 Revisit of dirty jobs involving insects: exterminator ("Vexcon"), crab fisherman ("Vexcon"), honey harvester ("Sludge Cleaner"), bee exterminator ("Bio-Diesel Man"), worm rancher ("Worm Dung Farmer"), bat guano collector ("Bat Cave Scavenger") 20 11 "Dirtiest Tools & Machines" January 3, 2006 Revisit of dirty jobs involving machines: house mover ("Hot Tar Roofer"), tire recycler ("Shrimper"), demolition worker ("Sewer Inspector"), scrap metal recycler ("Chimney Sweeper"), golf ball diver ("Roadkill Cleaner"), hot tar roofer ("Hot Tar Roofer") 21 12 "Super Dirty" January 3, 2006 Revisit of dirtiest jobs: disaster cleanup crew member ("Sewer Inspector"), septic tank technician ("Worm Dung Farmer"), sewer inspector ("Sewer Inspector"), sludge recycler ("Sludge Cleaner"), fish gutter ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), charcoal maker ("Micro-Algae Man") 22 13 "Avian Vomitologist" January 10, 2006 Marble miner, owl vomit collector, cattle rancher (cow breeding) 23 14 "Turkey Farmer" January 17, 2006 Turkey farmer, potato farmer, waste water sewage plant 24 15 "Alligator Farmer" January 24, 2006 Sugarcane mill, firefighter (Fremont, CA), alligator farmer 25 16 "Viewer's Choice" January 31, 2006 Answering viewer mail, outtakes, cow feed mill 26 17 "Mushroom Farmer" March 7, 2006 Mushroom farmer, storm drain cleaner, drain cover foundry 27 18 "Plumber" March 14, 2006 Plumber, drilling mud, Rough necker (oil drilling) 28 19 "Termite Controller" March 21, 2006 Concrete spreader, termite exterminator (Billy the Exterminator), concrete truck cleaner 29 20 "Casino Food Recycler" June 13, 2006 Lance Burton animal handler, food recycler/pig farmer 30 21 "Rose Parade Float Dismantler" June 20, 2006 Coke manufacturing, oyster shucker, Rose Parade float dismantler 31 22 "Garbage Pit Technician" June 27, 2006 Lithographer, terra cotta facade maker, converting trash into electricity 32 23 "Skull Cleaner" July 11, 2006 Keeping trains on track (gandy dancer), cracklin and boudin sausage maker, cleaning animal skulls with Skulls Unlimited for display in educational facilities around the world 33 24 "Geoduck Farmer" July 18, 2006 Malibu Bay preservation, pipe organ specialist, geoduck farmer 34 25 "Fuel Tank Cleaner" July 25, 2006 Candy maker, truck tire retreading, KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner (22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB) 35 26 "Jobs That Bite" July 30, 2006 2-hour Shark Week special: Shark cage, tiger shark necropsy, shark tagging, shark repellent researcher, shark spotter 36 27 "Jobs That Bite... Harder" August 4, 2006 Shark Week special: Fish taxidermist, shark suit tester, outtakes 37 28 "Coal Miner" August 8, 2006 Salvage technician (Upsala College), coal miner 38 29 "Hoof Cleaner" August 15, 2006 Basalt quarry, hippopotamus keeper (Adventure Aquarium), cow hoof trimmer 39 30 "Alpaca Shearer" August 22, 2006 Mussel farmer, taro farmer, alpaca shearer 40 31 "Monkey Caretaker" August 29, 2006 Vervet monkey rehabilitator (Animal Protection & Environmental Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) 41 32 "100th Dirty Job Special" September 5, 2006 2-hour special: U. S. Army mechanic (Wheel Vehicle Mechanic School, Bravo Company, 187th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Jackson), pig shaver, answering viewer mail, behind-the-scenes, outtakes, and world premiere of "Dirty Jobs Anthem". 42 33 "Snake Researcher" November 28, 2006 Bait and lobster fisherman, Lake Erie seaweed cleanup, Lake Erie water snake researcher (Stone Laboratory) 43 34 "Penguin Keeper" December 5, 2006 Concrete stamping, penguin keeper (Aquarium of the Americas), blood worm digger 44 35 "Bell Maker" December 12, 2006 Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), bell maker (McShane Bell Foundry) 45 36 "Mosquito Control Officer" December 19, 2006 New Orleans post-Katrina jobs: house demolition/gutting, rodent control, mosquito control and poison testing 46 37 "Bug Breeder" January 9, 2007 Tree trimmer and stump grinder, fainting goat farmer, exotic insect breeder (Audubon Insectarium) 47 38 "Poo Pot Maker" January 16, 2007 Surveying salmon spawning grounds (Feather River, California Department of Water Resources), viewer mail concerning income of the Lake Erie water snake researcher ("Snake Researcher"), manufacturing CowPots (a type of flower pot made from cow manure) 48 39 "Mule Logger" January 23, 2007 Wine barrel maker, logging with mules 49 40 "Well Digger" January 30, 2007 Bowie Baysox groundskeeper, placing boat moorings (Lake Winnipesaukee), geothermal well driller 50 41 "Cave Digger" February 20, 2007 Wine cave digger, baggage handler (Southwest Airlines, Kansas City International Airport), incinerator for trash from international flights (Kansas City International Airport) 51 42 "Salt Miner" February 27, 2007 Behind-the-scenes, salt miner (Hutchinson, KS) 52 43 "Wine Maker" March 6, 2007 Winemaker, cattle feed farmer (Partridge, Kansas) 53 44 "Steam Ship Cleaner" March 13, 2007 Hydroseeding, viewer mail on additional footage of a Malaysian walking leaf (Phyllium giganteum) from the Audubon Insectarium, cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea. 54 45 "Really Dirty Animals" March 20, 2007 Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: alpaca shearer, fainting goat farmer, vervet monkey rehabilitator, cattle rancher (cow breeding), penguin keeper, ostrich farmer, food recycler/pig farmer, logging with mules Season 3 (2007–08)
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seasonTitle Original air date 55 1 "Billboard Installer" June 26, 2007 Billboard installer 56 2 "Snake Wrangler" July 10, 2007 Reptile handler 57 3 "Leather Tanner" July 17, 2007 Clay jug potter specializing in faces on the jug, tannery 58 4 "Dirtiest Machines on the Planet" July 24, 2007 Revisit of jobs involving dirty machines: oil derrick ("Plumber"), coal mine mucker ("Coal Miner"), recycling center trommel ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), sewage treatment plant lift pump ("Turkey Farmer"), wine cave roadheader ("Cave Digger"). Top 10 dirtiest rides: scrap metal recycler scissor tractor ("Chimney Sweeper"), Bowie Baysox tractor/lawnmower ("Well Digger"), turkey composter front loader ("Turkey Farmer"), roadkill pickup truck ("Roadkill Cleaner"), owl vomit collector bicycle ("Avian Vomitologist"), junkyard jalopy ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), garbage truck ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck ("100th Dirty Job Special"), poo pulling tractor ("Poo Pot Maker"), pig farm slop truck ("Pig Farmer") 59 5 "Bridge Painter" August 7, 2007 Mackinac Bridge maintenance worker, NASA Crawler-transporter lubricator 60 6 "Vomit Island Workers" August 14, 2007 Fish farming hybrid striped bass, tilapia, and carp; bird conservation ("Vomit Island," Ohio) 61 7 "Alligator Egg Collector" August 21, 2007 Return visit to alligator farm from "Alligator Farmer" episode: egg collecting, West Nile virus testing, and release of alligators. While filming the release of the alligators, the air boat carrying the film crew flips. 62 8 "Wild Goose Chase" August 28, 2007 Mackinac Island horse manure and garbage removal/composting, H5N1 avian influenza testing and goose tagging (Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge) 63 9 "Crew's Cruise" September 18, 2007 The Dirty Jobs crew take a Royal Caribbean cruise and reflect on their dirtiest episodes while being pampered aboard the ship. 64 10 "150th Dirty Job Extravaganza" October 23, 2007 Yak and bison rancher (shown again in 2008 on Animal Barber episode), bloopers, celebration of 150 dirty jobs milestone at the San Francisco recycling center with top 10 viewer's choice dirty jobs: monkey caretaker ("Monkey Caretaker"), mudbug harvester ("Shrimper"), cattle rancher ("Avian Vomitologist"), Lake Erie water snake researcher ("Snake Researcher"), exterminator ("Vexcon" and "Termite Controller"), child of pig farmer ("Casino Food Recycler"), shrimper ("Shrimper"), charcoal maker ("Micro-Algae Man"), shark suit maker ("Jobs That Bite... Harder"), and cow hoof trimmer ("Hoof Cleaner") with appearances by airport incinerator operator ("Cave Digger"), reptile handlers ("Snake Wrangler"), candymakers ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), and wine cave digger ("Cave Digger"). 65 11 "Special Effects Artist" October 30, 2007 Giant kelp harvesting for abalone farming, Mike gets sick (not job-related), special effects make-up artist 66 12 "Reef Ball Maker" November 6, 2007 Artificial reef maker, goat milk soap maker, frac tank refurbisher 67 13 "Exotic Animal Keeper" November 13, 2007 Working at "transfer station" at San Francisco dump, exotic species (gray wolf, cougar, pot-bellied pig, deer, bearcat, turkey, Royal Tibetan yak, camel, cow, goat) sanctuary 68 14 "Creepy, Slimy and Just Plain Weird" November 20, 2007 Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals hosted from East Bay Vivarium: alligator farmer ("Alligator Farmer"), blood worm digger ("Penguin Keeper"), exotic insect breeder ("Bug Breeder"), skull cleaner ("Skull Cleaner"), Lake Erie water snake researcher ("Snake Researcher"), and geoduck farmer ("Geoduck Farmer") 69 15 "Spray Insulation Technician" November 27, 2007 Cleaning airport runway paint striper (Kansas City International Airport), collecting diapers for odor analysis, spray installation of cellulose insulation 70 16 "Dirty Innovators" December 4, 2007 Revisit of dirty innovators and entrepreneurs: CowPots maker ("Poo Pot Maker"), cow hoof trimmer ("Hoof Cleaner"), owl vomit collector ("Avian Vomitologist"), food recycler/pig farmer ("Casino Food Recycler"), lobster fisherman ("Snake Researcher"), shark suit tester ("Jobs That Bite... Harder") 71 17 "Big Animal Vet" January 8, 2008 Cleaning barbecue smoker, large animal veterinarian, removing underground fuel oil storage tank 72 18 "Steel Mill Worker" January 15, 2008 Recycling Mississippi River barge, steel mill worker 73 19 "Cave Biologist" January 22, 2008 Cave biologist (Hidden River Cave, Kentucky), hagfish fisherman 74 20 "Buoy Cleaner" January 29, 2008 Cedar shake and shingle maker, buoy tender (brick maker; cranberry harvesting; cranberry jam, jelly, and syrup maker. 76 22 "Mud Mineral Excavator" February 12, 2008 Mining and bird rehabilitation at Searles Lake, rice milling 77 23 "Tight Spaces" February 19, 2008 Revisit of jobs involving tight spaces: stripping and painting inside of Mackinac Bridge tower ("Bridge Painter"), replacing pipe underneath house ("Plumber"), KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner and boom operator ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer ("Bell Maker"), storm drain cleaner ("Mushroom Farmer"), cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea ("Steam Ship Cleaner") 78 24 "Brown Plate Special" February 26, 2008 Revisit of jobs involving food: Coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"); fish farmer ("Vomit Island Workers"); potato farmer ("Turkey Farmer"); oyster shucker ("Rose Parade Float Dismantler"); boudin sausage maker ("Skull Cleaner"); viewer mail asking about top 10 memorable tastes: ground crab shells ("Vexcon"), geoduck stomach ("Geoduck Farmer"), fish mash (marine mammal rescuer, "Ostrich Farmer"), termite insecticide ("Termite Controller"), tortilla chip from dirty kitchen ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mealworms ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), crawfish ("Shrimper"), cob ("Bio-Diesel Man"), mussels ("Alpaca Shearer"), animal bodily fluids ("Big Animal Vet"); candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner") 79 25 "Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple" April 14, 2008 Dirty jobs in New York City: Building and installing rooftop water tower, cleaning elevator shaft in brownstone 80 26 "Floating Fish Factory" April 21, 2008 Fishing and processing of fish aboard the F/V Legacy, a trawl fishing vessel and at-sea fishprocessor in Alaska's Bering Sea; viewer mail 81 27 "Dairy Cow Midwife" April 28, 2008 Working on a dairy farm: milking, artificial insemination, cow midwife 82 28 "Aerial Tram Greaser" May 5, 2008 Erosion control technician, aerial tram maintenance (Palm Springs Aerial Tramway) 83 29 "Turkey Inseminator" May 12, 2008 Making a home energy efficient by improving insulation, turkey artificial insemination, viewer mail, car crusher 84 30 "Ice Salvage Crew" May 19, 2008 Cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, salvaging truck from bottom of lake 85 31 "Wind Farm Technician" June 2, 2008 Wind turbine generator technician, garbage removal from sinkhole, printing press operator 86 32 "Animal Barber" June 9, 2008 Making shampoo from mud, horse castration (additional footage from large animal veterinarian, "Big Animal Vet"), yak and bison rancher (additional footage from yak and bison ranch, "150th Dirty Job Extravaganza") 87 33 "Brown Before Green" June 16, 2008 Revisit of jobs that are "eco-friendly": geothermal well driller ("Well Digger"), underwater logger ("Chimney Sweeper"), cedar shake and shingle maker ("Buoy Cleaner"), tire recycler ("Shrimper"), truck tire retreading ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), cob home builder ("Bio-Diesel Man"), Malibu Bay preservation ("Geoduck Farmer"), cave biologist ("Cave Biologist"), bee exterminator ("Bio-Diesel Man"), exotic insect breeder ("Bug Breeder") 88 34 "Greenland Shark Quest" July 29, 2008 Shark Week special: Researching the greenland shark Season 4 (2008–09)
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seasonTitle Original air date 89 1 "Tar Rigger" October 7, 2008 Working on the windjammer merchant ship Star of India: polishing the binnacle spheres, caulking the deck, tarring the rigging, tallowing the mast, preserving the jibboom from termite damage, inspecting the inside of the bowsprit 90 2 "Dirty Chip Maker" October 14, 2008 Potato chip maker, effluent channel building cleaner at wastewater treatment plant 91 3 "Sheep Castrator" October 21, 2008 Cutting concrete wall, sheep shearing, docking and castrating lambs 92 4 "Leech Trapper" October 28, 2008 Leech trapping, making raw meat dog food out of green tripe 93 5 "Dirty Presidents" November 4, 2008 Revisit of jobs related to past Presidents of the United States: Calvin Coolidge, exotic species sanctuary ("Exotic Animal Keeper"); James K. Polk, turkey artificial insemination ("Turkey Inseminator"); Andrew Johnson, New Orleans rodent control ("Mosquito Control Officer"); Herbert Hoover, salt miner ("Salt Miner"); Lyndon B. Johnson, cleaning barbecue smoker ("Big Animal Vet"); Thomas Jefferson, wine barrel maker ("Mule Logger"); Ulysses S. Grant, tannery ("Leather Tanner") and logging with mules ("Mule Logger"); George Washington, fish farming ("Vomit Island Workers"); Andrew Jackson, goose tagging ("Wild Goose Chase"); John Quincy Adams, alligator egg collecting ("Alligator Egg Collector"); Harry S. Truman, pig shaver ("100th Dirty Job Special") 94 6 "Mannequin Factory" November 11, 2008 Demolishing a mobile home, making mannequins 95 7 "Egg Farm" November 18, 2008 Cleaning diesel fuel from dirt, chicken egg farm 96 8 "Vellum Maker" November 25, 2008 Harvesting hops, making vellum from goat skin 97 9 "Maggot Farmer" December 2, 2008 Transplanting a saguaro, maggot farmer 98 10 "Gourd Maker" December 9, 2008 Cleaning the bottom of Lake Waramaug, making and cross pollinating gourds 99 11 "Brown Before Green 2" December 16, 2008 Revisit of jobs that are "eco-friendly": Garbage collector ("Chinatown Garbage Collector"), incinerator for trash from international flights ("Cave Digger"), garbage removal from sinkhole ("Wind Farm Technician"), recycling Mississippi River barge ("Steel Mill Worker"), cleaning up diesel spill ("Ice Salvage Crew"), removing underground fuel oil storage tank ("Big Animal Vet"), demolishing a mobile home ("Mannequin Factory"), making a home energy efficient by improving insulation ("Turkey Inseminator"), making shampoo from mud ("Animal Barber"), wind turbine generator technician ("Wind Farm Technician"), roadkill collector ("Roadkill Cleaner"), Mackinac Island horse manure and garbage removal/composting ("Wild Goose Chase") 100 12 "Bologna Maker" January 6, 2009 Bologna maker, incinerating toilet cleaner 101 13 "Abandoned Mine Plugger" January 13, 2009 Bird ringing common terns and canadian geese (Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge), abandoned mineshaft plugger 102 14 "Animal Rendering" January 20, 2009 Excavator at the La Brea Tar Pits, dead cow renderer 103 15 "Goose Down Plucker" January 27, 2009 Walnut harvester, goose and duck feather plucker and dresser 104 16 "Diaper Cleaner" February 3, 2009 Olive oil presser, cloth diaper cleaner 105 17 "Spider Pharm" February 10, 2009 Suet bird food maker, spider collector and venom extractor 106 18 "Locomotive Builder" February 17, 2009 200th dirty job building and refurbishing locomotives (MotivePower Industries): CNC plasma cutting, grit blasting, refurbishing engines 107 19 "200 Jobs Look-Back" February 24, 2009 Look back at the previous 200 jobs with additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator" 108 20 "Mike's Day Off - Special" March 3, 2009 Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to host the show: servicing porta-potties and making custom-fabricated alloy wheels for Boyd Coddington Wheels 109 21 "Sled Dog Breeder" April 12, 2009 Breeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing common terns and canadian geese ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), fishing and processing of fish ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska ("Ice Salvage Crew"), incinerating toilet cleaner ("Bologna Maker"). The mail bag portion was taped at the Soo Locks on the floor of the MacArthur Lock in front of the upstream bulkheads. Season 5 (2009–10)
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seasonTitle Original air date 110 1 "Mattress Recycler" October 6, 2009 Recovering derelict boats, recycling mattresses 111 2 "High-Rise Window Washer" October 13, 2009 High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay) 112 3 "Toilet Crusher" October 20, 2009 Alligator snapping turtle researcher, recycling toilets 113 4 "Camel Rancher" October 27, 2009 Dromedary camel dairy 114 5 "Tofu Maker" November 3, 2009 E-waste recycler, tofu maker 115 6 "Glass Maker" November 10, 2009 Dung beetle reseacher (Arkansas State University), studio glass maker (Fenton Art Glass Company) 116 7 "Rocky Reach Dam" November 17, 2009 Rocky Reach Dam: Changing main shaft packing and oil on water turbine, tagging salmon with acoustic tags 117 8 "Safety Third" November 24, 2009 Revisit and additional footage of jobs involving safety situations: sewer inspector ("Sewer Inspector"), NASA Crawler-transporter lubricator ("Bridge Painter"), billboard installer ("Billboard Installer"), tarring the rigging of Star of India ("Tar Rigger"), reptile handler ("Snake Wrangler"), shark suit tester ("Jobs That Bite... Harder"), U. S. Army mechanic ("100th Dirty Job Special"), job stopped by concerns of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Safety on board a ship clearing debris from waterways, building and installing rooftop water tower ("Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple"), cave biologist ("Cave Biologist"), Mackinac Bridge maintenance worker ("Bridge Painter") 118 9 "Reindeer Farm" December 1, 2009 Shrink wrapping a boat to protect it during winter, reindeer farmer 119 10 "Marble Maker" December 8, 2009 Dyeing shirts with red dirt from Kauai, marble maker (Jabo Vitro) 120 11 "Fireworks Technician" December 15, 2009 Fireworks maker, cow with a hole in its stomach (Arkansas State University) 121 12 "Worm Grunter" December 22, 2009 Clam harvester, worm grunter (Apalachicola National Forest) 122 13 "Maple Syrup Maker" December 29, 2009 Recycling used paint, maple syrup maker 123 14 "Animal Control Specialist" January 5, 2010 Animal control specialist trapping and releasing skunks, racoons, and possums; viewer mail: revisit for dental inspection of moose ("Reindeer Farm") 124 15 "Cricket Farmer" January 12, 2010 Cricket farmer, viewer mail: revisit to feed turkeys ("Camel Rancher") 125 16 "Chicken Busters" January 19, 2010 Catching feral chickens, viewer mail: revisit to mealworm farm ("Cricket Farmer") 126 17 "Soo Locks Technician" January 26, 2010 Winter maintenance at Soo Locks 127 18 "Concrete Finisher" February 2, 2010 Making a fire pit, countertops, and bath tub out of decorative concrete; viewer mail: when was Mike most scared during a job? Monitoring leopard sharks and bat rays at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and not filming any sharks for Shark Week special 128 19 "Bone Black" February 9, 2010 Bone black manufacturer; twin sister fan's dirtiest jobs: charcoal maker ("Micro-Algae Man"), coal miner ("Coal Miner"), disaster cleanup crew member ("Sewer Inspector"), cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea ("Steam Ship Cleaner"), waste water sewage plant ("Turkey Farmer") 129 20 "Tight Spaces 2" February 16, 2010 Second revisit of jobs involving tight spaces: inspecting abandoned mineshaft ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), concrete truck cleaner ("Termite Controller"), cleaning a buoy ("Buoy Cleaner"), cleaning grinder sump pump on fish processing ship ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning elevator shaft ("Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple"), aerial tram maintenance ("Aerial Tram Greaser"), inspecting the inside of a bowsprit ("Tar Rigger"), welding inside a rotary kiln ("Egg Farm"), cleaning inside of lauter tun ("Chick Sexers"), cleaning walnut cleaner ("Goose Down Plucker"), cleaning inside guar gum holding tank ("Aerial Tram Greaser"), changing main shaft packing on water turbine ("Rocky Reach Dam") 130 21 "Crew Unemployment" February 23, 2010 Behind the scenes focusing on the crew of Dirty Jobs 131 22 "The Dirty Truth" June 14, 2010 Discovery Channel 25th Anniversary special, revisit of 25 jobs with respect to lessons learned about jobs: potato farmer ("Turkey Farmer"), CowPots maker ("Poo Pot Maker"), salvaging truck from bottom of lake ("Ice Salvage Crew"), making a home energy efficient by improving insulation ("Turkey Inseminator"), blood worm digger ("Penguin Keeper"), removing chewing gum from sidewalks ("Pig Farmer"), breeding mosquitoes ("Mosquito Control Officer"), owl vomit collector ("Avian Vomitologist"), oyster shucker ("Rose Parade Float Dismantler"), boxing potato chips ("Dirty Chip Maker"), stacking bricks ("Cranberry Farmer"), sorting cloth diapers ("Diaper Cleaner"), baseball rubbing mud ("Bat Cave Scavenger"), large animal veterinarian ("Big Animal Vet"), crawfish trapper ("Shrimper"), fireworks maker ("Fireworks Technician"), logging with mules ("Mule Logger"), wine barrel maker ("Mule Logger"), shelling blue crab ("Vexcon"), catching feral chickens ("Chicken Busters"), castrating lambs with additional footage ("Sheep Castrator"), working on a dairy farm ("Dairy Cow Midwife"), cleaning up diesel spill ("Ice Salvage Crew"), transplanting a saguaro ("Maggot Farmer"), exterminator ("Vexcon") Season 6 (2010–11)
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seasonTitle Original air date 132 1 "Exotic Nanny" October 19, 2010 Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch: ring-tailed lemurs, porcupines, baby dromedary camel, baby albino eastern grey kangaroos, red kangaroos, wallabies, two-toed sloths, bearcat (brother of bearcat from "Exotic Animal Keeper") 133 2 "Wetland Warrior" October 26, 2010 Training with the Van Zandt County Bloodhound Team; managing the Melaleuca quinquenervia, an non-indigenous invasive species, at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 134 3 "Sea Lamprey Exterminator" November 2, 2010 Assisting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in exterminating sea lampreys from the Great Lakes region, making fish food for the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay 135 4 "Animal Relocator" November 9, 2010 Working at water mill (Sciple's Water Mill), capturing two Père David's Deer for transport 136 5 "Lightning Rod Installer" November 16, 2010 Lightning rod installer 137 6 "Woolen Mill Operator" November 21, 2010 Making fleece roving and yarn, Mike gives Dave Barsky a body wax 138 7 "Pinsetter Mechanic" November 23, 2010 Pinsetter mechanic, custom fitting for bowling ball, viewer question about Doug Glover in shark tank water filter (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay) 139 8 "Bug Detective" November 28, 2010 Researchers at Purdue University's Forensic Entomology Research Compound 140 9 "Horse Tester" November 30, 2010 Evaluating equine nutrition at Kentucky Equine Research 141 10 "Custom Meat Processor" December 7, 2010 Seagull abatement specialist, mobile butcher 142 11 "Dirty Holidays" December 14, 2010 Revisit of jobs related to the holidays: baggage handler ("Cave Digger"), winemaker ("Wine Maker"), gourd maker ("Gourd Maker"), cranberry harvesting ("Cranberry Farmer"), turkey artificial insemination ("Turkey Inseminator"), turkey farmer ("Turkey Farmer"), goose tagging ("Wild Goose Chase"), reindeer farmer ("Reindeer Farm"), pipe organ specialist ("Geoduck Farmer"), camel ride ("Camel Rancher"), fireworks maker ("Fireworks Technician"), Rose Parade float dismantler ("Rose Parade Float Dismantler") 143 12 "Dirty Conversations" December 21, 2010 Revisit and additional footage of dirty conversations with guests, Carolyn and Marilyn Maedel[1], the twin sisters from Mackinac Island ("Bone Black"): cranberry jam maker ("Cranberry Farmer"), exterminators ("Vexcon"), mud shampoo maker ("Animal Barber"), bird food maker ("Spider Pharm"), alpaca spinner ("Alpaca Shearer"), goose down plucker ("Goose Down Plucker"), U. 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Army mechanic ("100th Dirty Job Special"), penguin keeper ("Penguin Keeper"), special effects artist ("Special Effects Artist"), bird wrangler ("Casino Food Recycler"), decorating designer (?), cheese maker ("Cheese Maker"), toilet recycler ("Toilet Crusher"), barbecue chef ("Big Animal Vet"), avian vomitologist ("Avian Vomitologist"), slime eel separator ("Cave Biologist") 144 13 "Date Palm Pollinator" December 28, 2010 Viewer mail about Mike shooting guns, additional footage from Père David's Deer capture ("Animal Relocator"); pollinating date palms; viewer mail about Mike's most frustrating moment, granite cutting 145 14 "Asphalt Paver" January 4, 2011 Asphalt road paving; viewer mail about Mike's favorite animal, ti-liger (a cross breed between a tiger and a liger) 146 15 "Rum Distiller" January 11, 2011 Rum distiller (Newport Distilling Company) 147 16 "Hair Fairy" January 18, 2011 Linemen replacing power pole, treating head lice 148 17 "Dirty Infrastructure" January 25, 2011 Revisit of jobs related to American Society of Civil Engineers's Report Card for America's Infrastructure: Effluent channel building cleaner at wastewater treatment plant ("Dirty Chip Maker"), sewer inspector ("Sewer Inspector"), sewage treatment plant lift pump ("Turkey Farmer"), disaster cleanup crew member ("Sewer Inspector"), Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer ("Bell Maker"), winter maintenance at Soo Locks ("Soo Locks Technician"), changing oil on water turbine ("Rocky Reach Dam"), linemen replacing power pole ("Hair Fairy"), e-waste recycler ("Tofu Maker"), Mackinac Bridge maintenance worker ("Bridge Painter"), asphalt road paving ("Asphalt Paver"), cleaning airport runway paint striper ("Spray Insulation Technician"), gandy dancer ("Skull Cleaner") 149 18 "Scrapple Maker" February 1, 2011 Scrapple maker, shoeshiner 150 19 "Blueberry Connoisseur" February 8, 2011 Jelly bean maker (Jelly Belly), blueberry harvesting, handmade blueberry pie 151 20 "Sponge Diver" February 15, 2011 Sponge diver; viewer mail: what was Mike hardest job? removing a steel fencepost from site of abandoned mineshaft ("Abandoned Mine Plugger") 152 21 "Cedar Log Peeler" February 22, 2011 Cleaning fish grinder on F/V Legacy ("Floating Fish Factory"), log cabin sawmill 153 22 "Termite Researcher" March 1, 2011 Carolyn and Marilyn Maedel with additional footage at crawfish processing plant ("Shrimper"), University of Georgia termite researcher 154 23 "Dirty DNA" March 8, 2011 Revisit of jobs related to family with Mike visiting his parents: crab fisherman ("Vexcon"), maggot farmer ("Maggot Farmer"), leech trapping ("Leech Trapper"), candy maker ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), coffee plantation ("Ostrich Farmer"), worm grunter ("Worm Grunter"), mealworm farm ("Cricket Farmer"), walnut harvester ("Goose Down Plucker"), bell maker ("Bell Maker"), raw meat dog food maker ("Leech Trapper"), goat milk soap maker ("Reef Ball Maker"), sponge diver ("Sponge Diver"), mobile butcher ("Custom Meat Processor") References
- ^ Bloch, Jim (February 03, 2010). "St. Clair twins to appear on 'Dirty Jobs'". The Voice. http://www.voicenews.com/articles/2010/02/03/life/doc4b698f3b83b5a027519962.txt. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- General references
- "Dirty Jobs: Episode Guide". Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/episode/episode.html. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- "Discovery Channel :: TV Listings :: Dirty Jobs". Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.12301.25321.4062.x. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- "Dirty Jobs Episodes on Discovery Channel". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=279523&more=ucepisodelist. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- "Shows A-Z - dirty jobs on discovery". the Futon Critic. http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/dirty-jobs/listings. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- "Dirty Jobs: Episode Guide". MSN TV. http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/dirty-jobs.1. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- "Dirty Jobs (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com. http://epguides.com/DirtyJobs. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
External links
- List of Dirty Jobs episodes at TV.com
Categories:- Lists of reality television series episodes
- Lists of American television series episodes
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