Dirty Jobs

Season 3

TV-14

Follows the exploits of Mike Rowe as he performs various dirty and dangerous jobs around the USA.

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19 Episodes

Bug Breeder
E1
Bug BreederFirst Mike helps remove trees and tree stumps in California. Mike then gets himself dirty with some fainting goats in Tennessee. Then he vists a place that breeds exotic insects in New Orleans.
Poo Pot Maker
E2
Poo Pot MakerMike first goes to northern California to count dead salmon. Mike opens up the mail bag and answers a viewer's question about the snake researcher segment. Just when Mike thought he had seen it all, he visits a cow farm in Connecticut that specializes in making gardening pots out of cow manure.
Mule Logger
E3
Mule LoggerMike joins forces with a master-cooper, or in laymen's terms, a barrel maker. Mike also teams up with some mule loggers.
Well Digger
E4
Well DiggerMike joins the Bowie BaySox team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland acting as a groundskeeper. Next he fixes boat moorings with a former Navy SEAL. He then joins Watson Water company dig deep through mud, rock, gravel, sand and water as they drill for heating and water in Tennessee. Also, Mike takes a dive into the mail bag.
Cave Digger
E5
Cave DiggerMike helps dig tunnels that are used as underground wine caverns. Later he works behind the scenes with Southwest Airlines as a baggage handler. He also gets to work with the airport incinerator.
Salt Miner
E6
Salt MinerMike gets dirty underground packing explosives into a wall of salt and blowing it up in order to break up the salt into small blocks. Mike masters the dirty job of salt mining and gets a new respect for the people who get dirty to get us salt.
Wine Maker
E7
Wine MakerMike gets dirty in Napa Valley as he takes on the dirty job of making wine. Mike then rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a Kansas Cattle Ranch where he gets a lesson on how dirty the cattle business can be.
Steam Ship Cleaner
E8
Steam Ship CleanerMike heads off to San Diego to learn the dirty job of hydroseeding. He then reads a viewer's letter and shows us never before seen footage from a previous episode. Finally Mike gets dirty cleaning up a 100 year old steam yacht.
Billboard Installer
E9
Billboard InstallerMike heads off to Texas to work with an outdoor advertising company.
Snake Wrangler
E10
Snake WranglerMike Rowe travels to Texas and joins forces with a local snake farm that is dedicated to raising some of the biggest and most dangerous snakes in the world. It's a dirty job that has Mike scared for his life as he moves giant and at times angry snakes.
Leather Tanner
E11
Leather TannerMike steps back in time when he joins Richard Meyer and his sons in the ancient art of tanning leather. At their tannery in New York Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty turning stiff cowhides into soft suede soles for bowling shoes.
Bridge Painter
E12
Bridge PainterMike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travels to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Mike goes to great lengths, and heights, braving 50 mile per hour winds while helping paint the bridge.
Vomit Island Workers
E13
Vomit Island WorkersMike Rowe gets dirty as he braves the untamed world of Vomit Island, a place where few have ever been and even fewer would ever want to go. Mike's mission is to help band and count newly hatched herons on the poo covered island.
Alligator Egg Collector
E14
Alligator Egg CollectorMike Rowe gets dirty as he forages the swamps of Louisiana in search of alligator eggs 90,000 of them to be exact. It's a very dirty job that's helping to preserve the population of the American alligator.
Special Effects Artist
E15
Special Effects ArtistMike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.
Reef Ball Maker
E16
Reef Ball MakerMike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.
Exotic Animal Keeper
E17
Exotic Animal KeeperMike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.
Spray Insulation Technician
E18
Spray Insulation TechnicianMike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our houses warm.
Dirty Innovators
E19
Dirty InnovatorsMike Rowe looks back at some of his favorite dirty jobs and salutes the men and women from around the country who have found innovative and entrepreneurial ways to get dirty