Dirty Jobs (2005)

Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling

Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior)

Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City)

Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester

Exterminator, crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he works with surfboard shaper Matt Barker. Mike masters the art of shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. And Mike go…

Mike first heads off to Pasadena, California and discovers the difficult step by step process in patching up a roof. Then Mike goes to New…

Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee, from picking the beans to roasting them.…

Mike visits the San Francisco Zoo and learns what it's like to be a zookeeper, essentially feeding the animals and collecting their poo.Mik…

Mike goes to South Carolina and learns about shrimping. He also helps study the shrimp population in order to find out when it's time to op…

Mike goes to Washington and helps build a house out of cob, which is basically a combination of sand, clay, and straw.Mike then heads to Ca…

Mike begins by traveling to Palo Alto, CA to learn how to be a pet groomer, from cutting hair to giving baths. Mike then goes to Hawaii to…

Mike first goes to the Chimney Safety Institute of America in Plainfield, IN and learns how to be a certified chimney sweeper. Mike then go…