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The Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 3

Every episode of Dirty Jobs Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 3!

Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Genres:RealityComedy
Network:Discovery
Episodes
19
Avg. Rating
7.2
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Bug Breeder" is the best rated episode of "Dirty Jobs" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Dave Barsky and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Poo Pot Maker".

  • Bug Breeder
    7.1/10(35)

    #1 - Bug Breeder

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 1/9/2007

    First Mike helps remove trees and tree stumps in California. Mike then gets himself dirty with some fainting goats in Tennessee. Then he vists a place that breeds exotic insects in New Orleans.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Poo Pot Maker
    7.3/10(41)

    #2 - Poo Pot Maker

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 1/16/2007

    Mike first goes to northern California to count dead salmon. Mike opens up the mail bag and answers a viewer's question about the snake researcher segment. Just when Mike thought he had seen it all, he visits a cow farm in Connecticut that specializes in making gardening pots out of cow manure.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Mule Logger
    7.2/10(44)

    #3 - Mule Logger

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 1/23/2007

    Mike joins forces with a master-cooper, or in laymen's terms, a barrel maker. Mike also teams up with some mule loggers.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Well Digger
    7.5/10(37)

    #4 - Well Digger

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 1/30/2007

    Mike joins the Bowie BaySox team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland acting as a groundskeeper. Next he fixes boat moorings with a former Navy SEAL. He then joins Watson Water company dig deep through mud, rock, gravel, sand and water as they drill for heating and water in Tennessee. Also, Mike takes a dive into the mail bag.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Cave Digger
    7.0/10(36)

    #5 - Cave Digger

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 2/20/2007

    Mike helps dig tunnels that are used as underground wine caverns. Later he works behind the scenes with Southwest Airlines as a baggage handler. He also gets to work with the airport incinerator.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Salt Miner
    7.1/10(38)

    #6 - Salt Miner

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 2/27/2007

    Mike goes underground in Hutchinson, Kansas to learn about mining rock salt. This episode also focuses on the behind the scenes action in filming the show.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Wine Maker
    7.2/10(44)

    #7 - Wine Maker

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 3/6/2007

    Mike first heads off to Napa Valley to learn how to make wine. Mike then gets dirty at a Kansas Cattle Ranch learning about the cattle business.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Steam Ship Cleaner
    7.0/10(35)

    #8 - Steam Ship Cleaner

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 3/13/2007

    Mike heads off to San Diego to learn the dirty job of hydroseeding. He then reads a viewer's letter and shows us never before seen footage from a previous episode. Finally Mike gets dirty cleaning up a 100 year old steam yacht.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Billboard Installer
    6.7/10(32)

    #9 - Billboard Installer

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 6/26/2007

    Mike heads off to Texas to work with an outdoor advertising company.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Snake Wrangler
    7.4/10(40)

    #10 - Snake Wrangler

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 7/10/2007

    Reptile handler

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Leather Tanner
    8.0/10(45)

    #11 - Leather Tanner

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 7/17/2007

    Mike goes to Georgia to learn how to make artistic jugs. He then joins Richard Meyer and his sons in upstate New York to learn the ancient trade of tanning leather.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Bridge Painter
    7.5/10(38)

    #12 - Bridge Painter

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 8/7/2007

    Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travels to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Mike goes to great lengths, and heights, braving 50 mile per hour winds while helping paint the bridge.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Vomit Island Workers
    6.8/10(27)

    #13 - Vomit Island Workers

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 8/14/2007

    Mike Rowe gets dirty as he braves the untamed world of Vomit Island, a place where few have ever been and even fewer would ever want to go. Mike's mission is to help band and count newly hatched herons on the poo covered island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alligator Egg Collector
    7.9/10(46)

    #14 - Alligator Egg Collector

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 8/21/2007

    Mike Rowe gets dirty as he forages the swamps of Louisiana in search of alligator eggs 90,000 of them to be exact. It's a very dirty job that's helping to preserve the population of the American alligator.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Special Effects Artist
    7.6/10(46)

    #15 - Special Effects Artist

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 10/30/2007

    Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as he is transformed into a real life zombie by special effects artist, Toby Sells. Also, Mike gets dirty harvesting kelp.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Reef Ball Maker
    7.2/10(37)

    #16 - Reef Ball Maker

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 11/6/2007

    Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is helping to revitalize fish and coral populations in areas that have been devastated by pollution.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Exotic Animal Keeper
    7.0/10(40)

    #17 - Exotic Animal Keeper

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 11/13/2007

    Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck drivers to clean out the back of their dirty trucks after each shift. It's a dirty job that even Mike has a hard time completing.

    Director: Dave Barsky

    Writer: N/A

  • Spray Insulation Technician
    6.9/10(28)

    #18 - Spray Insulation Technician

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 11/27/2007

    Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up with a group of spray insulation technicians that get dirty to keep our houses warm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dirty Innovators
    6.7/10(28)

    #19 - Dirty Innovators

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 12/4/2007

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A