1. Rodbuster / Galvanizer
Air date: 2022-01-02 · 61 min
Mike works his hardest construction job yet. He helps a team of rodbusters, who carry 2 tons of reinforced steel each for overpass construction. Next, Mike combats the ruination of rust by galvanizing infrastructural steel in an 850-degree zinc bath.
Open episode 1 ↗2. Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer
Air date: 2022-01-09 · 61 min
Mike Rowe joins a fourth-generation fisherman's crew in Georgia as they harvest cannonball Jellyfish for food, a trade known as "Jellyballing." Then Mike helps a father-son team install epoxy flooring at a restaurant in time for the dinner rush.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Tugboat Fitter / Tower Cleaner
Air date: 2022-01-16 · 61 min
Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Alabama, to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat, from tight spaces to complex algebra. Then he makes a long climb to the top of a dirty water tower in Magee, Mississippi, to clean inside the tank.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Rock Sucker / Mountain Carver
Air date: 2022-01-23 · 61 min
Mike sucks rocks off an industrial roof with a massive vacuum. He then travels to the Black Hills to carve the largest monument in the world: Crazy Horse. Both stories involve several generations working together to pass on their life's ambitions.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Escalator Maintainer / Scorpion Sweeper
Air date: 2022-01-30 · 61 min
Mike Rowe crams into a hockey arena's escalator where he scrapes and cleans a special kind of shmutz from the bottom. Then, he and a zoo keeper venture into the hot, treacherous Arizona desert at night to round up neurotoxic stinging scorpions.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter
Air date: 2022-02-06 · 61 min
Mike Rowe trains as a trauma surgeon using hyper-realistic scenarios and specialized equipment to learn under simulated battlefield conditions. He then controls an invasive mess of iguanas which are posing health risks to humans on the Florida coast.
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