TV Guide: Dirty Jobs

Listing: Marble Maker

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 09:00 PM DSC Mike Rowe makes "dirt shirts" in Hawaii and marbles in Reno, Ohio.

Listing: Cave Biologist

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 07:00 PM DSC Mike Rowe crawls through the muck with a cave biologist in Hidden River Cave in Kentucky, searching for a new species of beetle; and braves handfuls of mucous fishing for slime eels, also known as hagfish, off the coast of Maine.

Listing: Bug Breeder

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 11:00 AM DSC Host Mike Rowe tries to revive fainting goats; helps to breed exotic insects; and removes tree stumps.

Listing: Creepy, Slimy and Just Plain Weird

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 10:00 AM DSC Mike Rowe examines some of the most unusual and sometimes unpleasant members of the animal kingdom.

Listing: Geoduck Farmer

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 09:00 AM DSC Mike breaks up a dam that's inhibiting trout in California's Santa Monica Mountains, helps to restore a Philadelphia church's antique pipe organ, and harvests giant clams called geoducks in Puget Sound.

Listing: Reindeer Farm

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 09:00 PM DSC Mike tries to shrink-wrap a houseboat in Kentucky and visits a reindeer farm in Palmer, Alaska.

Listing: Worm Dung Farmer

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 08:00 PM DSC Included: cleaning septic tanks; worm farming. Host: Mike Rowe.

Listing: Snake Wrangler

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 07:00 PM DSC Mike wrangles big, angry snakes at a Texas snake farm.

Listing: Glass Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 10:00 PM DSC Mike researches dung beetles in Jonesboro, Ark., and he tries to make glass art in Williamstown, W. Va.

Listing: Tofu Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 09:00 PM DSC An electronic waste-recycling facility is visited in California. Also: Mike makes tofu in Honolulu.

Listing: Camel Rancher

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 08:00 PM DSC Mike visits Ramona, Cal., where he learns how to milk, breed and care for dromedary camels.

Listing: Bologna Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 07:00 PM DSC Bologna-making in Pennsylvania. Also: the host repairs a special toilet in Alaska.

Listing: Cranberry Farmer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 06:00 PM DSC Mike learns how to make and fire bricks by hand in South Carolina, then heads to Oregon to try his hand at farming cranberries in an artificial bog and making cranberry jam.

Listing: Leech Trapper

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 05:00 PM DSC A bait-store visit has the host catching leeches; a trip to a factory that makes raw food for dogs is featured.

Listing: Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 04:00 PM DSC In New York City, Mike climbs to the top of a giant building to a water tower and learns how to repair elevators.

Listing: Dirty Chip Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 03:00 PM DSC A potato-chip factory is visited for a look at how the snack food is produced; the host takes on an underground cleaning assignment.

Listing: Wine Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 02:00 PM DSC Mike crushes grapes in Napa Valley as a winemaker; and works at a Kansas cattle ranch, discovering how dirty the cattle business can be.

Listing: Alligator Egg Collector

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 01:00 PM DSC Mike Rowe slogs through the swamps of Louisiana, looking for alligator eggs while dodging snakes, lots of fire ants and angry momma 'gators. Also: Mike takes blood samples from alligators.

Listing: Turkey Inseminator

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 12:00 PM DSC Mike crawls through rat droppings, insulation and miscellaneous debris to make a house more energy efficient; and visits a farm, where he gets a lesson in the artificial insemination of turkeys.

Listing: Reef Ball Maker

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 11:00 AM DSC Mike helps make Reef Balls, a component of an artificial underwater reef to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas damaged by pollution.

Listing: Turkey Farmer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 28 10:00 AM DSC Mike tackles turkey and potato farming, and removes sewage from a water-treatment plant.

Video: High-Rise Window Washer

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike travels to Hawaii and joins the crew of Worldwide Window Cleaning where he harnesses up and hops into a bosun's chair to clean windows 40 stories above downtown Honolulu.

Video: Toilet Crusher

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike treks to a creek in Arkansas to perform tests on endangered Alligator Snapping Turtles. Then, he travels to San Francisco where he removes and recycles toilets.

Video: Mattress Recycler

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike heads to Miami to recover and crush abandoned boats. Then he heads to San Francisco to pick up and recycle used mattresses.

Photo: Dirty Jobs - At the San Francisco city dump, Mike Rowe learns how to sort and recycle old paints for use in third world countries, October 6, 2009

courtesy Discovery Channel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe spends the day with the City of Miami, Florida attempting to wrangle some of the thousands of stray chickens roaming the neighborhoods, October 2009

courtesy Troy Paff/Discovery Channel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe prepares a custom concrete mix at Mark Concrete in Moss Landing CA, where he learns how to build unique countertops, bathtubs, and fire-pits, October 2009

courtesy Troy Paff/Discovery Channel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe at the Ebonex Corporation in Melvindale, MI, on August 25, 2009. This family owned company creates bone black pigments.

courtesy Jeffrey Sauger/Discovery Channel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Video: Bologna Maker

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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

Video: Vellum Maker

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike 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.

Video: Sled Dog Breeder

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike ventures out to discover what it takes to breed and train sled dogs at the Happy Trails Kennels in Big Lake, Alaska.

Video: Diaper Cleaner

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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

Video: Goose Down Plucker

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Egg Farm

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Locomotive Builder

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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

Video: Gourd Maker

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike travels to the middle of Connecticut to clean out a lake, then drops by a gourd farm in Pennsylvania and transforms gourds into a variety of products.

Video: Animal Rendering

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike heads to Southern California to find out what it takes to keep a tar pit clean. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.

Video: Maggot Farmer

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mike travels to Congress, Arizona, to try his hand at moving a giant cactus before a storm comes in. Then Mike heads to Idaho where he visits a special kind of farm, one that raises maggots.

Video: Spider Pharm

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe reflects on his 200-job strong resume, February 24, 2009

courtesy Codi Barbini/Discovery Channel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Photo: Dirty Jobs - 200 jobs look back, February 24, 2009

courtesy Codi Barbini/Discovery Channel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe

Video: Animal Barber

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Greenland Shark Quest

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this special episode of Dirty Jobs Mike heads to the edge of the Arctic Circle, on the northeast side of Canada's Baffin Island in search of one of the most mysterious sharks known to man : the Greenland shark.

Video: Leech Trapper

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Dirty Chip Maker

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Tar Rigger

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Video: Wind Farm Technician

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Mike Rowe heads to an Oklahoma wind farm and learns that going green sometimes means you've got to get brown first. Then he heads to Kentucky to clean out a sink hole that some have unfortunately turned into a garbage dump.

Video: Sheep Castrator

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe on location at Meadowbrooke Farms in Carlisle, PA for the Gourd Maker episode, December 9, 2008

courtesy Andrew Cutraro / Aurora Select/Discovery Channel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe

Photo: Dirty Jobs - Mike Rowe on location at Meadowbrooke Farms in Carlisle, PA for the Gourd Maker episode, December 9, 2008

courtesy Andrew Cutraro / Aurora SelectDiscovery Channel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe