22 episodesFirst aired 5 January 2010
Jan 20101h
Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.
Jan 20101h
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.
Jan 20101h
Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
Jan 20101h
Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
Feb 20101h
Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.
Feb 20101h
Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
Feb 20101h
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.
Feb 20101h
With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
Jun 20101h
A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.
Oct 20101h
Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
Oct 20101h
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.
Nov 20101h
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.
Nov 20101h
Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.
Jan 20111h
Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.
Nov 20101h
Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.
Nov 20101h
Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.
Nov 20101h
Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.
Nov 20101h
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.
Dec 20101h
Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.
Dec 20101h
Dec 20101h
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.
Dec 20101h
Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.