Season 5
23 episodes · Jan 6, 2009
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- S5E1
Bologna Maker
Jan 6, 200960mMike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.
- S5E2
Abandoned Mine Plugger
Jan 13, 200960mMike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.
- S5E3
Animal Rendering
Jan 20, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E4
Goose Down Plucker
Jan 27, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E5
Diaper Cleaner
Feb 3, 200960mMike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.
- S5E6
Spider Pharm
Feb 10, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E7
Locomotive Builder
Feb 17, 200960mMike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
- S5E8
200 Jobs Look-Back
Feb 24, 200960mMike 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"
- S5E9
Mike's Day Off
Mar 3, 200960mMike 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
- S5E10
Sled Dog Breeder
Apr 12, 200960mBreeding 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.
- S5E11
Mattress Recycler
Oct 6, 200960mMike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
- S5E12
High-Rise Window Washer
Oct 13, 200960mHigh-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
- S5E16
Glass Maker
Nov 10, 200960mMike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.
- S5E17
Rocky Reach Dam
Nov 17, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E18
Safety Third
Nov 24, 200960mMike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
- S5E19
Reindeer Farm
Dec 1, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E20
Marble Maker
Dec 8, 200960mMike 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.
- S5E21
Fireworks Technician
Dec 15, 200960mMike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.
- S5E22
Worm Grunter
Dec 22, 200960mMike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.
- S5E23
Maple Syrup Maker
Dec 29, 200960mMike 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.