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Season 5 – Dirty Jobs

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Mike Rowe apprentices himself to people who perform dangerous or disgusting jobs, ranging from rattlesnake catcher and zoo cleaner to road-kill collector. Mike performs difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the job's current employees. In each episode, a worker or team of workers take on Rowe as a fully involved assistant for a typical work day, working hard to complete every task as best he can despite discomfort, hazards, or repulsive situations. Nearly every job is even more difficult than he expects.
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Mike Rowe

Host

Craig Piligian

Executive Producer

Edward Barbini

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 2009 Bologna Maker Mike tries his hand at making bologna and then travels to Alaska where he learns to repair a special toilet. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 13, 2009 Abandoned Mine Plugger Mike travels to California to an abandoned mineshaft that is to dangerous to be left open, so he helps to plug it. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 20, 2009 Animal Rendering Mike cleans a tar pit and then learns about animal rendering and how much of a farm animal can be recycled. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 27, 2009 Goose Down Plucker Mike Rowe finds out how to harvest walnuts, then learns how to make goose-down pillows and comforters. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 3, 2009 Diaper Cleaner Mike Rowe heads to Queen Creek in Arizona to make oil out of olives, and then cleans dirty nappies in Sacramento, California. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 10, 2009 Spider Pharm Mike learns how to make high quality bird food in Payette, Idaho, and then milks spiders for their venom in Arizona. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 17, 2009 Locomotive Builder Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho, to restore locomotives as he celebrates his 200th dirty job. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 12, 2009 Sled Dog Breeder Mike visits the Happy Trails Kennels in Big Lake, Alaska, where he finds out how to breed and train sled dogs. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 6, 2009 Mattress Recycler Mike travels to Miami to recover and crush abandoned boats and then heads to San Francisco to recycle old mattresses. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 13, 2009 High-Rise Window Washer Mike Rowe joins the crew of Worldwide Window Cleaning and climbs into a bosun's chair to clean windows 40 stories above downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 20, 2009 Toilet Crusher Mike performs tests on endangered snapping turtles, then travels to San Francisco where he removes and recycles toilets. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 27, 2009 Camel Rancher Mike heads to a unique dairy farm in Ramona, Calif. where he learns how to milk, care for and breed dromedary camels. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 3, 2009 Tofu Maker Mike spends a day at a California electronic waste recycling facility; in Honolulu, Mike gets a lesson in making tofu. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 10, 2009 Glass Maker Mike Rowe 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. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 17, 2009 Rocky Reach Dam Mike Rowe journeys to Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam; he then explores a fish bypass system, where he catches and tags fish. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 24, 2009 Safety Third Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for improving safety on some jobs. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 1, 2009 Reindeer Farm Host Mike Rowe takes a walk on the wild side to work on a reindeer farm, introducing us to these unique animals and the people who make their living looking after them. Details Episode 18 Aired Dec 8, 2009 Marble Maker Mike 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. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 15, 2009 Fireworks Technician Mike learns to be a specialty fireworks technician, then checks out a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University. Details Episode 20 Aired Dec 22, 2009 Worm Grunter Mike heads to Florida to harvest clams in the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and then takes on the task of worm grunting in the Apalachicola National Forest. Details Episode 21 Aired Dec 29, 2009 Maple Syrup Maker Mike learns the messy process of paint bulking, then travels to Pennsylvania to make maple syrup the old-fashioned way. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 5, 2010 Animal Control Specialist Mike works as an Animal Control Specialist, removing skunks and other wildlife that live around residential areas. Details Episode 23 Aired Jan 12, 2010 Cricket Farmer Mike spends the day on a cricket farm, then shows never-before-seen footage of his visit to the Oasis Camel Dairy. Details Episode 24 Aired Jan 19, 2010 Chicken Busters Mike spends the day chasing feral chickens to get them off the streets of Miami; then he answers a letter which asks about the familial bond often rooted within the jobs he does. Details Episode 25 Aired Jan 26, 2010 Soo Locks Technician Mike heads to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to work with the Soo Locks maintenance crew as it cleans debris from the lateral ports and muck from the dewatering pump wells. Details Episode 26 Aired Feb 2, 2010 Concrete Finisher Mike is in Moss Landing, Calif. to get messy making decorative concrete countertops and a fire pit; then he recounts the scariest job he has ever done in his Dirty Jobs career. Details Episode 27 Aired Feb 9, 2010 Bone Black Mike is in Michigan where he gets filthy working at a bone black plant; then he meets twin sisters who are fans of the show to discuss the top five dirtiest jobs he has ever done. Details Episode 28 Aired Feb 16, 2010 Tight Spaces Mike takes a second look at jobs in tight workspaces which include applying insulation under a home, checking the depths of an abandoned mine and cleaning the inside of a coastal buoy. Details Episode 29 Aired Feb 23, 2010 Crew Unemployment With an upcoming hiatus, Mike's on a mission to find himself and his crew the perfect job as he looks back at each crew member's vital role in bringing 'Dirty Jobs' to the airwaves. Details

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Dirty Jobs — Season 5

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Craig Piligian, Edward Barbini
Network
Discovery Channel
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 6, 2009