EPISODE GUIDE

Dirty Jobs
Season 8.

9 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. Fish Squeezer

Air date: 2011-12-13 · 60 min

Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to practice the ancient art of pet acupuncture on a goat named Lilly.

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2. Fossil Hunter

Air date: 2011-12-20 · 60 min

Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.

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3. Doomsday Seed Banker

Air date: 2011-12-27 · 60 min

The millennium seed project collects and preserves flora seeds for replanting after a catastrophic event.

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4. Water Softener Technician

Air date: 2012-01-03 · 60 min

Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.

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5. Barber's Assistant

Air date: 2012-01-10 · 60 min

Mike learns some of the tricks of the haircutting trade; Mike spends the day working as a landfill operator.

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6. Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

Air date: 2012-01-17 · 60 min

Mike spends the day in Mobile, Ala. assembling cow bladders that will be used during a Mardi Gras parade

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7. Medical Waste Disposal Expert

Air date: 2012-01-24 · 60 min

Mike samples life as a medical waste processor, learning what medical waste is and then doing his bit to treat it; his new colleagues have some surprises in store.

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8. Tower Top Hand

Air date: 2012-02-07 · 60 min

Mike helps to erect a radio communications tower; celebrating the milestone of doing a dirty job in each of the 50 states.

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9. Onion Processor

Air date: 2012-02-14 · 60 min

At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. Then, its off to the San Francisco Fire Department to help build wooden ladders.

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