About
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Cast
Mike Rowe
as Self - Host
Episodes
Season 1
Chinatown Garbage Collector
Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling
Sewer Inspector
Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior)
Pig Farmer
Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City)
Chick Sexer
Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester
Vexcon
Exterminator, crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier
Sludge Cleaner
Mike Rowe gets dirty as he works with surfboard shaper Matt Barker. Mike masters the art of shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. And Mike goes underground into a greasy pit of sludge as he joins an environmental company that recycles the gunky grime.
Hot Tar Roofer
Mike first heads off to Pasadena, California and discovers the difficult step by step process in patching up a roof. Then Mike goes to New Jersey and helps move a 60 ton, 225 year old house.
Ostrich Farmer
Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee, from picking the beans to roasting them. Mike then goes to Sausalito, CA to be a marine mammal rescuer and help rehabilitate some injured seals.Finally, Mike learns about ostrich farming, from their daily upkeep to collecting their eggs.
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