Dirty Jobs - Season 5 - Episodes (32)

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Episode 1 - Bologna Maker
Jan 6, 2009
Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.
Episode 2 - Abandoned Mine Plugger
Jan 13, 2009
Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.
Episode 3 - Animal Rendering
Jan 20, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 4 - Goose Down Plucker
Jan 27, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 5 - Diaper Cleaner
Feb 3, 2009
Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.
Episode 6 - Spider Pharm
Feb 10, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 7 - Locomotive Builder
Feb 17, 2009
Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
Episode 8 - 200 Jobs Look-Back
Feb 24, 2009
Mike 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"
Episode 9 - Mike's Day Off
Mar 3, 2009
Mike 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
Episode 10 - Sled Dog Breeder
Apr 12, 2009
Breeding 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.
Episode 11 - Mattress Recycler
Oct 6, 2009
Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
Episode 12 - High-Rise Window Washer
Oct 13, 2009
High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
Episode 13 - Toilet Crusher
Oct 20, 2009
Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher
Episode 14 - Camel Rancher
Oct 27, 2009
Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.
Episode 15 - Tofu Maker
Nov 3, 2009
Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.
Episode 16 - Glass Maker
Nov 10, 2009
Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.
Episode 17 - Rocky Reach Dam
Nov 17, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 18 - Safety Third
Nov 24, 2009
Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
Episode 19 - Reindeer Farm
Dec 1, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 20 - Marble Maker
Dec 8, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 21 - Fireworks Technician
Dec 15, 2009
Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.
Episode 22 - Worm Grunter
Dec 22, 2009
Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.
Episode 23 - Maple Syrup Maker
Dec 29, 2009
Mike 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.
Episode 24 - Animal Control Specialist
Jan 5, 2010
Episode 25 - Cricket Farmer
Jan 12, 2010
Episode 26 - Chicken Busters
Jan 19, 2010
Episode 27 - Soo Locks Technician
Jan 26, 2010
Episode 28 - Concrete Finisher
Feb 2, 2010
Episode 29 - Bone Black
Feb 9, 2010
Episode 30 - Tight Spaces 2
Feb 16, 2010
Episode 31 - Crew Unemployment
Feb 23, 2010
Episode 32 - The Dirty Truth
Jun 14, 2010