Dirty Jobs
Season 5
200923 episodes
Episode 1
Bologna Maker
Jan 6, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.
Episode 2
Abandoned Mine Plugger
Jan 13, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.
Episode 3
Animal Rendering
Jan 20, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.
Episode 4
Goose Down Plucker
Jan 27, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake where he learns how to make goose down pillows and comforters.
Episode 5
Diaper Cleaner
Feb 3, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.
Episode 6
Spider Pharm
Feb 10, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collect spiders from the desert to milk them for their venom.
Episode 7
Locomotive Builder
Feb 17, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
Episode 8
200 Jobs Look-Back
Feb 24, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator"
Episode 9
Mike's Day Off
Mar 3, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to host the show: servicing porta-potties and making custom-fabricated alloy wheels for Boyd Coddington Wheels
Episode 10
Sled Dog Breeder
Apr 12, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Breeding 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.
Episode 11
Mattress Recycler
Oct 6, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
Episode 12
High-Rise Window Washer
Oct 13, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
Episode 13
Toilet Crusher
Oct 20, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher
Episode 14
Camel Rancher
Oct 27, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.
Episode 15
Tofu Maker
Nov 3, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.
Episode 16
Glass Maker
Nov 10, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.
Episode 17
Rocky Reach Dam
Nov 17, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.
Episode 18
Safety Third
Nov 24, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
Episode 19
Reindeer Farm
Dec 1, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day working at a reindeer farm.
Episode 20
Marble Maker
Dec 8, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.
Episode 21
Fireworks Technician
Dec 15, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.
Episode 22
Worm Grunter
Dec 22, 20091h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.
Episode 23
Maple Syrup Maker
Dec 29, 20091h
Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.