Mike Rowe has tackled more than 150 of the smelliest, messiest, and most back-breaking occupations imaginable as the host of Dirty Jobs--and he's still going. With his hands-on approach, Rowe works alongside farmers of all kinds, cleaners, recyclers, and other professionals performing an honest day's work, giving viewers a deep appreciation for those folks who make civilized life possibl
In this special Dirty Jobs episode, Mike travels to the great state of Alaska for an epic adventure aboard a fish processing ship. He gains a new appreciation for the men and women who get dirty to put fresh fish on our dinner table.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: April 21, 2008
Inside an Indiana dairy farm, Mike learns how to milk a cow and use a blow torch to clean her udders. Then, Mike gets the inside scoop on how to inseminate a cow. Finally, Mike gets an up-close look at fatherhood as he helps deliver baby calves.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: April 28, 2008
Mike Rowe heads to the site of a future California neighborhood where he learns that there's more to erosion control than one might think. Then Mike gets a bird's eye view of Palm Springs as he helps maintain and repair the tram 8500 feet above the city.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: May 5, 2008
Mike heads to San Diego to get dirty with the tar rigging crew of the Star of India, the oldest active merchant ship in the world. Then, Mike takes a look back at some of the dirty tools he's used that make civilized life possible for the rest of us.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008
Mike heads to the Dirty Potato Chips factory and learns how potato chips are made and what it takes to keep the machines used to make them clean and in working order. Then it's off to Rifle, CO where Mike attempts to clean a "monster" hidden underground.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008
Mike works at an automobile dealership where the job is sawing down a giant concrete wall to make room for a new wash bay, then heads to a sheep farm where he tries his hand at sheep shearing & castrating before getting treated to Rocky Mountain Oysters.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008
Mike teams up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Then it's off to the Green Tripe factory in Hollister, CA where Mike helps make BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) for dogs.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008
Mike finds himself at the Windsorland Mobile Home Park where homes are being broken down to make room for a new shopping center, then he heads off to Patina-V where he learns that making mannequins is not only a dirty job, but a form of art as well.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: November 11, 2008
Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travel to the Spring Brook Ranch in Kalispell, Montana to join forces with a yak and bison rancher who put him to work in his 150th Dirty Job. It's a celebration of dirt as Mike and the crew go to work.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008
Mike visits a Chicken Farm to see how eggs make it to the store. There, he finds out that 1.4 million chickens equal a lot of poo, which he gets the chance to clean. Later, Mike learns how dirty dirt becomes clean dirt as he sterilizes soil in Oklahoma.
TV-14 Language: English Runtime: 43 minutes Release date: November 18, 2008
| Genres | Special Interest, Unscripted |
|---|---|
| Season year | 2009 |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Purchase rights | Stream instantly Details |
| Format | Prime Video (streaming online video) |
| Devices | Available to watch on supported devices |