01 – Asphalt Paver | Originally Aired on January 04, 2011
Mike travels to Nebraska to take a shot at paving roads. Then he replies to a mailbag question about his favorite animal and recalls the time he crossed paths with a crossbreed Tiliger in Texas.
02 – Rum Distiller | Originally Aired on January 11, 2011
Mike heads to Newport Distillery to help the crew turn molasses into rum. Scouring copper, working with scalding liquid, hauling hoses and lugging molasses cubes are all just part of a hard day’s work.
03 – Hair Fairy | Originally Aired on January 18, 2011
Mike climbs high up on Jelm Mountain in Wyoming to help change out an old wooden power pole and replace it with a new metal version. Then he visits the Hair Fairies in his hometown of San Francisco where he learns all about hair lice removal.
04 – Dirty Infrastructure | Originally Aired on January 25, 2011
Mike reviews America’s Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers as he pays tribute to the men and women who fight an uphill battle working to keep the infrastructure from crumbling.
05 – Scrapple Maker | Originally Aired on February 01, 2011
Mike heads to Delaware to spend the day learning the process of making, wrapping and shipping scrapple. Then, he assists the best shoe doctor in town at the St. Francis Hotel.
06 – Blueberry Connoisseur | Originally Aired on February 08, 2011
Mike visits the Jelly Belly Candy Company to concoct a dirty boot flavored jelly bean based on his own sweaty, grimy, filthy pair of work boots. Then he travels to Maine to harvest blueberries and joins the “Pie Ladies” in a pie bakeoff.
07 – Sponge Diver | Originally Aired on February 15, 2011
Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recounts his struggle with a metal fence post at an abandoned mine.
08 – Cedar Log Peeler | Originally Aired on February 22, 2011
Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River Rustic Mill to lend a hand with debarking, peeling and processing wood for a cedar log cabin.
09 – Termite Researcher | Originally Aired on March 01, 2011
Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in Louisiana. Then, he experiences the many hands-on duties that come with being a termite researcher on Sapolo Island in Georgia.
10 – Dirty DNA | Originally Aired on March 08, 2011
Mike is joined by his own mom and dad as he takes a look back at the family businesses he has visited over the years.