Dirty Jobs

Season 6

2010 · 22 episodes · 22h 0m in all · 7.0/10

Episodes

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   1. Animal Control Specialist

   5 Jan 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.

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   2. Cricket Farmer

   12 Jan 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.

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   3. Chicken Busters

   19 Jan 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.

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   4. Soo Locks Technician

   26 Jan 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.

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   5. Concrete Finisher

   2 Feb 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.

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   6. Bone Black

   9 Feb 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.

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   7. Tight Spaces 2

   16 Feb 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.

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   8. Crew Unemployment

   23 Feb 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.

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   9. The Dirty Truth

   14 Jun 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.

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    10. Exotic Nanny

    19 Oct 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.

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    11. Wetland Warrior

    26 Oct 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.

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    12. Sea Lamprey Exterminator

    2 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino's shark reef aquarium.

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    13. Animal Relocator

    9 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.

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    14. Lightning Rod Installer

    4 Jan 2011 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.

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    15. Woolen Mill Operator

    21 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.

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    16. Pinsetter Mechanic

    23 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.

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    17. Bug Detective

    28 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.

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    18. Horse Tester

    30 Nov 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies to distract Mike while he prepares the samples.

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    19. Custom Meat Processor

    7 Dec 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.

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    20. Dirty Holidays

    14 Dec 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

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    21. Dirty Conversation

    21 Dec 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.

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    22. Date Palm Pollinator

    28 Dec 2010 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.