Dirty Jobs Season 6, Episode 14: Lightning Rod Installer

Animal Control Specialist

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

60 min

Cricket Farmer

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.

60 min

Chicken Busters

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

60 min

Soo Locks Technician

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

60 min

Concrete Finisher

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

60 min

Bone Black

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

60 min

Tight Spaces 2

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.

60 min

Crew Unemployment

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

60 min

The Dirty Truth

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

60 min

Exotic Nanny

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

60 min

Wetland Warrior

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.

60 min

Sea Lamprey Exterminator

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.

60 min

Animal Relocator

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

60 min

Woolen Mill Operator

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

60 min

Pinsetter Mechanic

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

60 min

Bug Detective

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

60 min

Horse Tester

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.

60 min

Custom Meat Processor

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

60 min

Dirty Holidays

60 min

Dirty Conversation

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.

60 min

Date Palm Pollinator

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

60 min