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The Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 5

Every episode of Dirty Jobs Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 1 - Bologna Maker
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Bologna Maker

    S5:E1

    Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 2 - Abandoned Mine Plugger
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #2 - Abandoned Mine Plugger

    S5:E2

    Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an abandoned mineshaft.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 3 - Animal Rendering
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Animal Rendering

    S5:E3

    Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then Mike travels north where he learns about rendering and discovers how much of a farm animal can be recycled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 4 - Goose Down Plucker
    8.0/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Goose Down Plucker

    S5:E4

    Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake where he learns how to make goose down pillows and comforters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 5 - Diaper Cleaner
    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Diaper Cleaner

    S5:E5

    Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty diapers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 6 - Spider Pharm
    6.9/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Spider Pharm

    S5:E6

    Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collect spiders from the desert to milk them for their venom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 7 - Locomotive Builder
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #7 - Locomotive Builder

    S5:E7

    Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 8 - 200 Jobs Look-Back
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #8 - 200 Jobs Look-Back

    S5:E8

    Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With additional footage from "Skull Cleaner" and "Turkey Inseminator"

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 9 - Mike's Day Off
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #9 - Mike's Day Off

    S5:E9

    Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to host the show: servicing porta-potties and making custom-fabricated alloy wheels for Boyd Coddington Wheels

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 10 - Sled Dog Breeder
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #10 - Sled Dog Breeder

    S5:E10

    Breeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing common terns and Canadian geese ("Abandoned Mine Plugger"), fishing and processing of fish ("Floating Fish Factory"), cleaning up diesel spill in Dutch Harbor, Alaska ("Ice Salvage Crew"), incinerating toilet cleaner ("Bologna Maker"). The mail bag portion was taped at the Soo Locks on the floor of the MacArthur Lock in front of the upstream bulkheads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 11 - Mattress Recycler
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Mattress Recycler

    S5:E11

    Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 12 - High-Rise Window Washer
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #12 - High-Rise Window Washer

    S5:E12

    High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 13 - Toilet Crusher
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Toilet Crusher

    S5:E13

    Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 14 - Camel Rancher
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Camel Rancher

    S5:E14

    Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 15 - Tofu Maker
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Tofu Maker

    S5:E15

    Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 16 - Glass Maker
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Glass Maker

    S5:E16

    Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 17 - Rocky Reach Dam
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Rocky Reach Dam

    S5:E17

    Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 18 - Safety Third
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Safety Third

    S5:E18

    Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 19 - Reindeer Farm
    6.8/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Reindeer Farm

    S5:E19

    Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day working at a reindeer farm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 20 - Marble Maker
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #20 - Marble Maker

    S5:E20

    Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 21 - Fireworks Technician
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Fireworks Technician

    S5:E21

    Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at Arkansas State University.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 22 - Worm Grunter
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Worm Grunter

    S5:E22

    Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dirty Jobs Season 5 Episode 23 - Maple Syrup Maker
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Maple Syrup Maker

    S5:E23

    Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Bologna Maker" is the best rated episode of "Dirty Jobs" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Abandoned Mine Plugger".