Dirty Jobs

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New: Dirty JobsMike spends the day working as an onion processor. He slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. S6/Ep9Sat, Jul 25, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIn North Dakota Mike helps put up a 300ft radio communications tower - but will vertigo stop him from enjoying the view? Plus, a celebration calls for a song. S6/Ep8Fri, Jul 24, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIt's a close shave when Mike meets old-school barber Johnny Sullivan to learn the tricks of the trade. Plus, what does working as a landfill operator involve? S6/Ep7Thu, Jul 23, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike makes a splash as a water softener technician. Plus, why does San Francisco's Westin hotel insist on washing money? Mike is about to find out. S6/Ep6Wed, Jul 22, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsAt the Chicago Botanic garden Mike learns how to collect seeds for a doomsday vault, but first he must mow a lake. How is algae removed from the water and why? S6/Ep5Tue, Jul 21, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike enters the world of the fish squeezers - will he be able to persuade the females to release their eggs? Plus, it's time to get up close and personal with a goat. S6/Ep4Mon, Jul 20, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in Alabama to inflate and paint cow bladders for the local Mardi Gras celebrations. But can these bladder bangers really ward off evil spirits? S6/Ep3Sun, Jul 19, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike samples life as a medical waste processor, learning what medical waste is and then doing his bit to treat it. Along the way, his new colleagues have some surprises in store. S6/Ep2Sat, Jul 18, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike Rowe heads up a Utah mountain to join palaeontologists on a dig for fossilised dinosaurs. What will they find, and how will they identify each species? S6/Ep1Fri, Jul 17, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIn Louisiana Mike Rowe discovers he can't keep up with the crawfish pickers. Plus, how do termite researchers find and remove the destructive creepy crawlies? S5/Ep19Thu, Jul 16, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike cleans the fish grinder on a processing boat in the Bering Sea. Plus, at the Rapid River Mill, Mike has to peel wood - but are the saws making him nervous? S5/Ep18Wed, Jul 15, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike joins a father and son team to harvest sponges at sea; before heading off to an abandoned mine where he battles with a metal fence post - has he met his match? S5/Ep17Tue, Jul 14, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in Maine to harvest blueberries and join in the ultimate pie bake-off. Plus, is it possible to create a jelly bean that tastes like his work boots? S5/Ep16Mon, Jul 13, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIn Delaware, Mike Rowe makes scrapple, a local pig liver delicacy. Plus, find out the snappy secrets of a very special shoeshine. S5/Ep15Sun, Jul 12, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike Rowe is working at 9300ft to replace electricity pylons in Wyoming. Plus, how do you identify and treat schoolchildren's head lice? S5/Ep14Sat, Jul 11, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike lugs molasses, scours copper and hauls hoses as he learns to brew rum at the Newport Distillery. Will he have time to enjoy a taste test too? S5/Ep13Fri, Jul 10, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike Rowe climbs date palms with the pollinators guaranteeing a good crop of fruit, cuts granite, and tries his luck at the gun range. S5/Ep11Thu, Jul 9, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in San Francisco to find out why hawks are employed at the dump to keep seagulls at bay, and to join mobile butchers on their rounds. S5/Ep10Wed, Jul 8, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is examining racehorses' fresh dung samples at the Kentucky Equine Research Facility - how do the pH levels affect their speed on the track? S5/Ep9Tue, Jul 7, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike joins university students examining pig carcasses for maggots and other bugs to establish time of death. But will he be able to stomach their studies? S5/Ep8Mon, Jul 6, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike's making meat gel at the Mandalay Bay Casino - but will they let him feed the fish? Plus, find out how the sea lamprey population is controlled. S5/Ep7Sun, Jul 5, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in for some hair-raising adventures, waxing his old friend Barsky at a Michigan day spa, and learning how to spin yarn old school style in Ohio. S5/Ep5Fri, Jul 3, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike maintains a tenpin bowling lane. Plus, when a fan requests to see more of cameraman Doug, Mike obliges with some footage of him wading through shark poo. S5/Ep4Thu, Jul 2, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is on the run from a pack of bloodhounds in training - will they track him down? Plus, in the Florida Everglades, he learns how to combat non-native species. S5/Ep3Wed, Jul 1, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsAt the exotic animal range in Texas, Mike is bitten by lemurs and walloped by a wallaby. Will he fare better when he tries to trim a bearcat's claws? S5/Ep2Tue, Jun 30, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike heads to an exotic animal ranch in Texas, where he must tranquilise and transport two endangered deer for a breeding programme - how tough can it be? S5/Ep1Mon, Jun 29, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in Michigan where he gets filthy working at a bone black plant. Then he meets some fans of the show to discuss the five dirtiest jobs he has ever done. S4/Ep24Sun, Jun 28, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike spends the day chasing feral chickens on the streets of Miami. Next, he answers a letter which asks about the familial bond often found in the jobs he does. S4/Ep23Sat, Jun 27, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike heads to Florida to harvest clams in the Alligator Harbour Aquatic Preserve and then takes on the task of worm grunting in the Apalachicola National Forest. S4/Ep22Fri, Jun 26, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike is in California to get messy making decorative concrete countertops and a fire pit. Then he recounts the scariest job he has ever done in his career. S4/Ep21Thu, Jun 25, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike joins an Animal Control Specialist on the job. Then, he responds to a viewer's letter and heads to Alaska to give a moose a medical examination. S4/Ep20Wed, Jun 24, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike learns about the dirty job of cricket farming in Georgia. Then, he responds to a viewer's letter and heads to a turkey farm to learn about turkey racing. S4/Ep19Tue, Jun 23, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike heads to California to spend a day at an electronic waste recycling facility. Then he travels to Honolulu to learn what it takes to make tofu. S4/Ep18Mon, Jun 22, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike joins the crew of Worldwide Window Cleaning where he gets into a bosun's chair to clean windows 40 stories above downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. S4/Ep17Sun, Jun 21, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIntrepid host Mike Rowe takes us behind the scenes of maple syrup production and the people who make their living from this sticky job. S4/Ep16Sat, Jun 20, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsHost Mike Rowe takes a walk on the wild side working on a reindeer farm. He introduces us to these unique animals and to the people who make their living working with them. S4/Ep15Fri, Jun 19, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsIntrepid host Mike Rowe joins the technicians at the Soo Locks. It is their job to help ships travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes in America. S4/Ep14Thu, Jun 18, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike 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. S4/Ep13Wed, Jun 17, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike has the unenviable job of collecting cow dung to use as bait for catching dung beetles. Then he heads to West Virginia to try his hand at making glass. S4/Ep12Tue, Jun 16, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike learns what it takes to be a speciality fireworks technician and then heads off to Arkansas State University to check out a cow with a hole in its stomach. S4/Ep11Mon, Jun 15, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike journeys to Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish. S4/Ep10Sun, Jun 14, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike performs tests on endangered alligator snapping turtles. Plus, he travels to San Francisco, California, where he removes and recycles toilets. S4/Ep9Sat, Jun 13, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsA unique day of work awaits Mike at a dairy farm in Ramona, California. He is challenged to learn how to milk, care for and breed dromedary camels. S4/Ep8Fri, Jun 12, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike heads to Miami, Florida, to recover and crush abandoned boats. Plus, he heads to San Francisco to pick up and recycle used mattresses. S4/Ep7Thu, Jun 11, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
New: Dirty JobsMike ventures to Big Lake, Alaska, to discover what it takes to breed and train sled dogs. Freezing cold weather and mountains of snow await him. S4/Ep6Wed, Jun 10, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
New: Dirty JobsMike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job. S4/Ep5Tue, Jun 9, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
New: Dirty JobsMike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then, he discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled. S4/Ep1Fri, Jun 5, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike takes a look back at some of his former coworkers who should be role models for the green movement, including Chinatown's bin men, cave cleaners and oil tank removers. S3/Ep26Thu, Jun 4, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike travels to Arizona, to try his hand at moving a giant cactus, then he heads to Idaho for a smelly date with millions of maggots. S3/Ep21Sat, May 30, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins
Dirty JobsMike travels to Yakama, Washington to harvest hops, the main ingredient in beer. From there Mike goes to the Hudson Valley where he turns animal hides in to paper. S3/Ep20Fri, May 29, 4:00 amQUEST60 mins