TV Guide: Dirty Jobs

Dirty Jobs

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 12:00 AM DSC Included: cleaning septic tanks; worm farming. Host: Mike Rowe.

Safety Third

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 09:00 PM DSC

Gourd Maker

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 07:00 PM DSC A lake-cleaning project unfolds in Connecticut; the host visits a gourd farm to make gourd-based products in Pennsylvania.

Hoof Cleaner

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 21 10:00 AM DSC Mike Rowe quarries rocks; mucks out a hippo stall at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J.; and addresses bovine foot problems.

Garbage Pit Technician

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 21 09:00 AM DSC Mike Rowe learns about lithography in Las Vegas, works in terra cotta, and joins San Francisco recyclers who convert organic waste into methane and then into electricity.

Leather Tanner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 07:00 PM DSC Mike visits the Richard E. Meyer & Sons Tannery in Montgomery, N.Y., where he learns how to turn cowhides into suede.

Rocky Reach Dam

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 09:00 PM DSC Mike visits a hydroelectric dam in Wenatchee, Wash. Also: what it's like to catch and tag fish in a fish-bypass system.

Glass Maker

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 08:00 PM DSC Mike researches dung beetles in Jonesboro, Ark., and he tries to make glass art in Williamstown, W. Va.

200 Jobs Look-Back

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 07:00 PM DSC Highlights from the series are featured.

Casino Food Recycler

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 14 10:00 AM DSC Mike Rowe cleans up after the Lance Burton Magic Show that features geese, ducks and pigeons. Also: a Las Vegas pig farmer who recycles leftovers from the resort city's buffet meals.

Hot Tar Roofer

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 14 09:00 AM DSC Host Mike Rowe learns the subtleties of hot-tar roofing a church rooftop.

Dirty Jobs: Jobs That Bite...Harder

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 08:00 PM DSC Mike Rowe works with a company that builds fiberglass sharks, and his first assignment is to make a plaster mold of a shark caught off the Florida coast. Next, Mike dons a chain-mail diving suit and swims where Caribbean reef sharks are feeding.

Salt Miner

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 07:00 PM DSC Mike toils in the salt mines---literally---packing explosives to exploit a vein.