Dirty Jobs
Season 5
Follows the exploits of Mike Rowe as he performs various dirty and dangerous jobs around the USA.
Where to Watch Season 5
23 Episodes
- Sled Dog Breeder
E10Sled Dog BreederBreeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing common terns and Canadian geese ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), fishing and processing of fish ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska ("Ice Salvage Crew"), incinerating toilet cleaner ("Bologna Maker"). The mail bag portion was taped at the Soo Locks on the floor of the MacArthur Lock in front of the upstream bulkheads. - Camel Rancher
E14Camel RancherMike visits a camel ranch and gets to know them intimately. He milks them, checks their toes, assists with mating and takes the temperature, you know where, of the entire herd. Finishing off with a ball busting camel race, Mike is ready to put camels out of his life for good. - Tofu Maker
E15Tofu MakerMike's jobs this week aren't so much dirty as painful since he hasn't recovered from last week. He aggravates his rope blisters and gets burned at a tofu factory in Hawaii. But he gets to release his aggravation deconstructing those pesky electronic devices that have invaded our lives. - Glass Maker
E16Glass MakerWhen you research dung beetles you need loads of dung. And where there's dung you'll find Mike Rowe ready to pitch in, ice cream scoop at the ready. Then, Mike learns to make art glass, a challenging art form which requires considerable skill. In other words, it's a job Mike to perfectly unsuited to. - Rocky Reach Dam
E17Rocky Reach DamMike and a couple co-workers cram themselves into a crawl space to perform the impossibly awkward job of replacing the seals on a turbine at a hydroelectric dam. Next Mike changes the oil on the turbine but first he has build a work platform while perched precariously on a wobbly beam. Then, after a little fish surgery, Mike does what he does best, digs through poop. - Reindeer Farm
E19Reindeer FarmShrink wrapping a boat may not sound that dirty but when Mike falls down every five minutes it's hard to stay clean. The other problem is it takes a heat gun to shrink the wrap and Mike hasn't been doing too well with fire lately. Then Mike dons a red suit and cools of in Alaska tending a herd of Reindeer. - Marble Maker
E20Marble MakerMike finds a company that is in the business of making dirty shirts; ten thousand of them each month. In the ultimate irony, they make the shirts dirty in washing machines. Next Mike returns to the glass industry to make marbles. In the process he enjoys burned shoes, gloves, hands and feet, glass in his pants but he wore a respirator to avoid breathing glass dust.
