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The Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 5

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

Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
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  1. 7.9/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Goose Down Plucker

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    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.

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  2. 7.7/10(41 votes)

    #2 - High-Rise Window Washer

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    S5:E12

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

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  3. 7.4/10(24 votes)

    #3 - 200 Jobs Look-Back

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    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"

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  4. 7.3/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Locomotive Builder

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    S5:E7

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

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  5. 7.3/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Camel Rancher

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    S5:E14

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

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  6. 7.2/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Bologna Maker

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    S5:E1

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

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  8. 7.2/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Sled Dog Breeder

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    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.

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  9. 7.1/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Abandoned Mine Plugger

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    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.

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  10. 7.1/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Animal Rendering

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    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.

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  11. 7.1/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Worm Grunter

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    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.

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  12. 7.0/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Diaper Cleaner

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    S5:E5

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

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  13. 6.9/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Mattress Recycler

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    S5:E11

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

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  14. 6.9/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Safety Third

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    S5:E18

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

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  15. 6.9/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Fireworks Technician

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    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.

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  16. 6.9/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Maple Syrup Maker

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    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.

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  17. 6.8/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Spider Pharm

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    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.

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  18. 6.8/10(30 votes)

    #17 - Marble Maker

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    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.

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  19. 6.7/10(32 votes)

    #18 - Toilet Crusher

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    S5:E13

    Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher

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  20. 6.7/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Tofu Maker

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    S5:E15

    Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

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  21. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Mike's Day Off

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    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

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  22. 6.6/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Rocky Reach Dam

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    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.

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  23. 6.6/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Reindeer Farm

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    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.

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  24. 6.4/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Glass Maker

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    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.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Goose Down Plucker" is the best rated episode of "Dirty Jobs" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/27/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "High-Rise Window Washer".