Dirty Jobs

Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.

Seasons

11

Episodes aired

162

Latest aired

S11E08

Total runtime

6d 10h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 July 2005 – November 2005 13 episodes
2. Season 2 January 2006 – December 2006 20 episodes
3. Season 3 January 2007 – December 2007 19 episodes
4. Season 4 January 2008 – December 2008 26 episodes
5. Season 5 January 2009 – December 2009 23 episodes
6. Season 6 January 2010 – January 2011 22 episodes
7. Season 7 January 2011 – March 2011 10 episodes
8. Season 8 December 2011 – February 2012 11 episodes
9. Season 9 August 2012 – September 2012 4 episodes
10. the show was away for 9 years and 3 months
11. Season 10 January 2022 – February 2022 6 episodes
12. Season 11 December 2022 – February 2023 8 episodes

• 1

  S05E01 Bologna Maker

  January 6 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.

• 2

  S05E02 Abandoned Mine Plugger

  January 13 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.

• 3

  S05E03 Animal Rendering

  January 20 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.

• 4

  S05E04 Goose Down Plucker

  January 27 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake where he learns how to make goose down pillows and comforters.

• 5

  S05E05 Diaper Cleaner

  February 3 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.

• 6

  S05E06 Spider Pharm

  February 10 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collect spiders from the desert to milk them for their venom.

• 7

  S05E07 Locomotive Builder

  February 17 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.

• 8

  S05E08 200 Jobs Look-Back

  February 24 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator"

• 9

  S05E09 Mike's Day Off

  March 3 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

• 10

  S05E10 Sled Dog Breeder

  April 12 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 11

  S05E11 Mattress Recycler

  October 6 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.

• 12

  S05E12 High-Rise Window Washer

  October 13 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)

• 13

  S05E13 Toilet Crusher

  October 20 · 60min find the promo

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  Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher

• 14

  S05E14 Camel Rancher

  October 27 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.

• 15

  S05E15 Tofu Maker

  November 3 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

• 16

  S05E16 Glass Maker

  November 10 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 17

  S05E17 Rocky Reach Dam

  November 17 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 18

  S05E18 Safety Third

  November 24 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.

• 19

  S05E19 Reindeer Farm

  December 1 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 20

  S05E20 Marble Maker

  December 8 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 21

  S05E21 Fireworks Technician

  December 15 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

• 22

  S05E22 Worm Grunter

  December 22 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.

• 23

  S05E23 Maple Syrup Maker

  December 29 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.