Season 1 (2005)

Chinatown Garbage Collector
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July 26, 2005 • 1h

Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling

Sewer Inspector
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August 2, 2005 • 1h

Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior)

Pig Farmer
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August 9, 2005 • 1h

Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City)

Chick Sexer
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August 16, 2005 • 1h

Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester

Vexcon
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August 23, 2005 • 1h

Exterminator, crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier

Sludge Cleaner
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August 30, 2005 • 1h

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he works with surfboard shaper Matt Barker. Mike masters the art of shaping a surfboard from Styrofoam. An...Read more

Hot Tar Roofer
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September 27, 2005 • 1h

Mike first heads off to Pasadena, California and discovers the difficult step by step process in patching up a roof. Then Mike goe...Read more

Ostrich Farmer
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October 4, 2005 • 1h

Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee, from picking the beans to roast...Read more

Cheese Maker
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October 11, 2005 • 1h

Mike visits the San Francisco Zoo and learns what it's like to be a zookeeper, essentially feeding the animals and collecting thei...Read more

Shrimper
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October 18, 2005 • 1h

Mike goes to South Carolina and learns about shrimping. He also helps study the shrimp population in order to find out when it's ...Read more

Bio-Diesel Man
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October 25, 2005 • 1h

Mike goes to Washington and helps build a house out of cob, which is basically a combination of sand, clay, and straw.Mike then he...Read more

Micro-Algae Man
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November 1, 2005 • 1h

Mike begins by traveling to Palo Alto, CA to learn how to be a pet groomer, from cutting hair to giving baths. Mike then goes to ...Read more

Chimney Sweeper
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November 8, 2005 • 1h

Mike first goes to the Chimney Safety Institute of America in Plainfield, IN and learns how to be a certified chimney sweeper. Mik...Read more