Dirty Jobs: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Dirty Jobs Season 5.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Animal Control Specialist
Jan 5, 2010 · 60 min
Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.
Cricket Farmer
Jan 12, 2010 · 60 min
Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.
Chicken Busters
Jan 19, 2010 · 60 min
Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
Soo Locks Technician
Jan 26, 2010 · 60 min
Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
Concrete Finisher
Feb 2, 2010 · 60 min
Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.
Bone Black
Feb 9, 2010 · 60 min
Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
Tight Spaces 2
Feb 16, 2010 · 60 min
Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation applicati
Crew Unemployment
Feb 23, 2010 · 60 min
With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
The Dirty Truth
Jun 14, 2010 · 60 min
A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.
Exotic Nanny
Oct 19, 2010 · 60 min
Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.
Wetland Warrior
Oct 26, 2010 · 60 min
Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Nov 2, 2010 · 60 min
Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish
Animal Relocator
Nov 9, 2010 · 60 min
Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.
Lightning Rod Installer
Jan 4, 2011 · 60 min
Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.
Woolen Mill Operator
Nov 21, 2010 · 60 min
Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.
Pinsetter Mechanic
Nov 23, 2010 · 60 min
Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.
Bug Detective
Nov 28, 2010 · 60 min
Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.
Horse Tester
Nov 30, 2010 · 60 min
Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies
Custom Meat Processor
Dec 7, 2010 · 60 min
Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.
Dirty Conversation
Dec 21, 2010 · 60 min
Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.
Date Palm Pollinator
Dec 28, 2010 · 60 min
Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.