Dirty Jobs - Season 8

Dirty Jobs - Season 8

Season 8

Network
DatesDec 13, 2011 - Feb 14, 2012
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Episodes

Fish Squeezer
Season 8Episode 160 min

Fish Squeezer

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.

Dec 13, 2011
Fossil Hunter
Season 8Episode 260 min

Fossil Hunter

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

Dec 20, 2011
Doomsday Seed Banker
Season 8Episode 360 min

Doomsday Seed Banker

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

Dec 27, 2011
Water Softener Technician
Season 8Episode 460 min

Water Softener Technician

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

Jan 3, 2012
Barber's Assistant
Season 8Episode 560 min

Barber's Assistant

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

Jan 10, 2012
Mardi Gras Bladder Banger
Season 8Episode 660 min

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

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

Jan 17, 2012
Medical Waste Disposal Expert
Season 8Episode 760 min

Medical Waste Disposal Expert

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.

Jan 24, 2012
Tower Top Hand
Season 8Episode 860 min

Tower Top Hand

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

Feb 7, 2012
Onion Processor
Season 8Episode 960 min

Onion Processor

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.

Feb 14, 2012

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