Dirty Jobs
Season 6
201022 episodes
Episode 1
Animal Control Specialist
Jan 5, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.
Episode 2
Cricket Farmer
Jan 12, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 3
Chicken Busters
Jan 19, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
Episode 4
Soo Locks Technician
Jan 26, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
Episode 5
Concrete Finisher
Feb 2, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.
Episode 6
Bone Black
Feb 9, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
Episode 7
Tight Spaces 2
Feb 16, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 8
Crew Unemployment
Feb 23, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
Episode 9
The Dirty Truth
Jun 14, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.
Episode 10
Exotic Nanny
Oct 19, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
Episode 11
Wetland Warrior
Oct 26, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 12
Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Nov 2, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 13
Animal Relocator
Nov 9, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.
Episode 14
Lightning Rod Installer
Jan 4, 20111h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.
Episode 15
Woolen Mill Operator
Nov 21, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.
Episode 16
Pinsetter Mechanic
Nov 23, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.
Episode 17
Bug Detective
Nov 28, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.
Episode 18
Horse Tester
Nov 30, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 19
Custom Meat Processor
Dec 7, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.
Episode 20
Dirty Holidays
Dec 14, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Episode 21
Dirty Conversation
Dec 21, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 22
Date Palm Pollinator
Dec 28, 20101h
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.