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Episode 1 - Animal Control Specialist
Release Date: 2010-01-05Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.
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Episode 2 - Cricket Farmer
Release Date: 2010-01-12Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.
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Episode 3 - Chicken Busters
Release Date: 2010-01-19Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
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Episode 4 - Soo Locks Technician
Release Date: 2010-01-26Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
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Episode 5 - Concrete Finisher
Release Date: 2010-02-02Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.
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Episode 6 - Bone Black
Release Date: 2010-02-09Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
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Episode 7 - Tight Spaces 2
Release Date: 2010-02-16Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.
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Episode 8 - Crew Unemployment
Release Date: 2010-02-23With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
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Episode 9 - The Dirty Truth
Release Date: 2010-06-14A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.
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Episode 10 - Exotic Nanny
Release Date: 2010-10-19Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
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Episode 11 - Wetland Warrior
Release Date: 2010-10-26Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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Episode 12 - Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Release Date: 2010-11-02Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino's shark reef aquarium.
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Episode 13 - Animal Relocator
Release Date: 2010-11-09Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.
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Episode 14 - Lightning Rod Installer
Release Date: 2011-01-04Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.
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Episode 15 - Woolen Mill Operator
Release Date: 2010-11-21Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.
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Episode 16 - Pinsetter Mechanic
Release Date: 2010-11-23Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.
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Episode 17 - Bug Detective
Release Date: 2010-11-28Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.
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Episode 18 - Horse Tester
Release Date: 2010-11-30Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies to distract Mike while he prepares the samples.
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Episode 19 - Custom Meat Processor
Release Date: 2010-12-07Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.
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Episode 20 - Dirty Holidays
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Episode 21 - Dirty Conversation
Release Date: 2010-12-21Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.
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Episode 22 - Date Palm Pollinator
Release Date: 2010-12-28Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.