Episode 1
Aired Oct 19, 2010
Exotic Nanny
Mike travels to Texas to help out a ranch that has and breeds different species of exotic animals including; lemurs, sloths, bearcats and camels.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 26, 2010
Wetland Warrior
Mike acts as a fugitive attempting to outsmart a team of bloodhounds and evade being captured; combating invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 2, 2010
Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Mike helps the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife control the sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes; Mike makes meat gel to feed to the fish in the shark reef aquarium at Mandalay Bay Casino.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 9, 2010
Animal Relocator
Mike travels to Mississippi, to spend a day at an old-fashioned stone ground corn mill; then he heads to Texas, to help relocate a pair of exotic Pere David's deer.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 16, 2010
Lightning Rod Installer
Mike spends a day installing lightning rods on a home that looks like a castle, while being told to wear multiple pairs of underwear to protect him from being burnt while on the rooftop.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 21, 2010
Woolen Mill Operator
Mike spends a day working at Ohio Valley Natural Fibers, where he makes yarn from fleece; then he goes to work at a day spa in Michigan, where he helps wax hair.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 23, 2010
Pinsetter Mechanic
Mike spends the day at a bowling center to learn how they keep the lanes running smoothly. Then he responds to a letter from a fan who wants to see more footage of cameraman Doug.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 28, 2010
Bug Detective
Mike joins students from Purdue University who are digging through pig carcasses searching for maggots and other insects as they study what is known as PMI, or time of death.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 30, 2010
Horse Tester
Mike visits an Equine Research Facility to help with testing athletic horses, including helping with blood testing during a fitness test and checking pH levels in feces.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 7, 2010
Custom Meat Processor
Mike heads to a San Francisco dump to learn how hawks are employed as a seagull-removing method; then he is off to work on a mobile meat processing truck.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 14, 2010
Dirty Holidays
Mike revisits jobs he has worked that are directly related to the holiday season, bringing glad tidings of dirtiness.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 21, 2010
Dirty Conversations
Mike has unusual conversations with a colorful array of characters about their individual dirty duties.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 28, 2010
Date Palm Pollenator
Mike Rowe climbs date palms with the pollinators guaranteeing a good crop of fruit, cuts granite, and tries his luck at the gun range; he also answers viewer mail.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 4, 2011
Asphalt Paver
Mike travels to Nebraska to have a go at paving roads; then he recalls his experience with his favorite animal, a tiliger (a tiger and lion crossbreed) from Texas.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 11, 2011
Rum Distiller
Mike heads to Newport Distillery to help the crew turn molasses into rum; scouring copper, working with scalding liquid and hauling hoses are all just part of a hard day's work.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 18, 2011
Hair Fairy
Mike Rowe is working at 9,300ft to replace electricity pylons in Wyoming; learning how to identify and treat schoolchildren's head lice.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 25, 2011
Dirty Infrastructure
Mike goes to work on roads and bridges as he reviews America's infrastructure report card issued by American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 1, 2011
Scrapple Maker
Mike learns the process of making, wrapping and shipping scrapple or "pan-rabbit" as it is known by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 8, 2011
Blueberry Connoisseur
Mike visits a jelly bean company to create a flavored jelly bean based on the smell of his boots; he then travels to Maine to harvest blueberries, before joining in a pie bakeoff.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 15, 2011
Sponge Diver
Mike heads to Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor; then answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fencepost at an abandoned mine.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 22, 2011
Cedar Log Peeler
Mike works on a fish-processing boat in the Bering Sea, cleaning out the fish grinder; debarking, peeling and processing wood at the Rapid River Rustic Mill.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 1, 2011
Termite Researcher
In Louisiana, Mike discovers he can't keep up with the crayfish pickers; working with termite researchers to find and remove the destructive creepy crawlies.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 8, 2011
Dirty DNA
Mike takes a look back at the family run and owned businesses that he has visited and worked with over the years.
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Episode 24
Aired Dec 13, 2011
Fish Squeezer
Mike works as a fish squeezer with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; the ancient art of pet acupuncture.
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Episode 25
Aired Dec 20, 2011
Fossil Hunter
Mike takes on his latest challenge, traveling to Utah to take on the surprisingly dirty job of being a paleontologist.
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Episode 26
Aired Dec 27, 2011
Doomsday Seed Banker
The millennium seed project collects and preserves flora seeds for replanting after a catastrophic event.
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Episode 27
Aired Jan 3, 2012
Water Softener Technician
Mike tries his hand at working as a water softener technician; Mike takes on the job of a coin washer.
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Episode 28
Aired Jan 10, 2012
Barber's Assistant
Mike learns some of the tricks of the haircutting trade; Mike spends the day working as a landfill operator.
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Episode 29
Aired Jan 17, 2012
Mardi Gras Bladder Banger
Mike spends the day in Mobile, Ala. assembling cow bladders that will be used during a Mardi Gras parade.
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Episode 30
Aired Jan 24, 2012
Medical Waste
Mike samples life as a medical waste processor, learning what medical waste is and then doing his bit to treat it; his new colleagues have some surprises in store.
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Episode 31
Aired Feb 7, 2012
Tower Top Hand
Mike helps to erect a radio communications tower; celebrating the milestone of doing a dirty job in each of the 50 states.
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Episode 32
Aired Feb 14, 2012
Onion Processor
Mike spends the day working as an onion processor as he slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor.
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