7.4/1028 votes#1 - Fish Squeezer
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 12/13/2011
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.6/1026 votes
#2 - Fossil Hunter
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 12/20/2011
Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1025 votes
#3 - Doomsday Seed Banker
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 12/27/2011
Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic event, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1025 votes
#4 - Water Softener Technician
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/3/2012
Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1026 votes
#5 - Barber's Assistant
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2012
Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1020 votes
#6 - Mardi Gras Bladder Banger
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2012
Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders for the Knights Mardi Gras parade float.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1021 votes
#7 - Medical Waste Disposal Expert
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2012
Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1020 votes
#8 - Dirty Little Bits
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 1/31/2012
Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 99.9% never-before-seen footage, this special is an entertaining look at the art of communication.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1018 votes
#9 - Tower Top Hand
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2012
A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1021 votes
#10 - Onion Processor
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1015 votes
#11 - Dirty Conversations 2
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 2/21/2012
There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at real people and let them talk ... while in Mike Rowes presence.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 8
Every episode of Dirty Jobs Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dirty Jobs Season 8!
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Fish Squeezer" is the best rated episode of "Dirty Jobs" season 8. It scored 7.4/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/13/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Fossil Hunter".