Trailer
Synopsis
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Episode 23 : Maple Syrup Maker
December. 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.
Episode 22 : Worm Grunter
December. 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.
Episode 21 : Fireworks Technician
December. 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.
Episode 20 : Marble Maker
December. 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.
Episode 19 : Reindeer Farm
December. 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.
Episode 18 : Safety Third
November. 24,2009
Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
Episode 17 : Rocky Reach Dam
November. 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.
Episode 16 : Glass Maker
November. 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.
Episode 15 : Tofu Maker
November. 03,2009
Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.
Episode 14 : Camel Rancher
October. 27,2009
Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.
Episode 13 : Toilet Crusher
October. 20,2009
Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher
Episode 12 : High-Rise Window Washer
October. 13,2009
High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
Episode 11 : Mattress Recycler
October. 06,2009
Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
Episode 10 : 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.
Episode 9 : Mike's Day Off
March. 03,2009
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
Episode 8 : 200 Jobs Look-Back
February. 24,2009
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"
Episode 7 : Locomotive Builder
February. 17,2009
Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
Episode 6 : Spider Pharm
February. 10,2009
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.
Episode 5 : Diaper Cleaner
February. 03,2009
Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.
Episode 4 : Goose Down Plucker
January. 27,2009
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.
Episode 3 : Animal Rendering
January. 20,2009
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.
Episode 2 : Abandoned Mine Plugger
January. 13,2009
Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.
Episode 1 : Bologna Maker
January. 06,2009
Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.
Seasons
Related
Years of Living Dangerously
Featuring some of Hollywood’s most influential stars, Years of Living Dangerously reveals emotional and hard-hitting accounts of the effects of climate change from across the planet.
The Carbonaro Effect
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
Paranormal Caught on Camera
Some of the most amazing, eye-opening and downright scary paranormal videos from around the world are featured as a panel of experts break down the footage and analyze what exactly the eyewitnesses captured.
Reno 911!
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
Clone High
A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They are the genetic clones of famous historical figures who have been dug up, re-created anew. Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, JFK, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and more are juxtaposed as teenagers dealing with teen issues in the 20th century.
The Movies That Made Us
These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
How It's Made
Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
Frozen Planet
David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.
Oz
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
Happy Tree Friends
This action and adventure comedy is drawn in simple appearance and combines cute forest animals with extreme graphic violence. Each episode revolves around the characters enduring accidental events of bloodshed, pain, dismemberment and/or death.
Top Streaming TV Show
#1
Ikaw
November. 12,2021
5.9
#2
Dexter: New Blood
November. 07,2021
8.1
#3
Money Heist
May. 02,2017
8.4
#4
Chicago Fire
October. 10,2012
8
#5
Emily in Paris
October. 02,2020
6.9
#6
The Witcher
December. 20,2019
8
#7
Yellowstone
June. 20,2018
8.7
#8
Squid Game
September. 17,2021
8
#9
The Bachelorette
September. 23,2015
5.3
#10
See
November. 01,2019
7.6