Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe

Mike Celebrates 50 States With a New Song

James Chamberlin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:31:09 +0000

Who’s ready for the next Dirty Jobs song?! Mike Rowe has another one lined up for Tuesday, February 7th at 9pm when the “Tower Top Hand” episode airs. In addition to building a radio tower in that episode, Mike’s also going to be celebrating the fact that Dirty Jobs has been to all fifty states.

Get an early look at the song Mike will be singing in the video clip below.

Mike Rowe Climbs Into the Heavens

James Chamberlin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:26:31 +0000

Mike’s next apprenticeship will take him hundreds of feet into the air as he erects a massive 330-foot radio communications tower. With the tower being so narrow, the Dirty Jobs crew had to use a variety of camera setups to get all of the desired shots.

I HIGHLY recommend visiting which has a terrific article about this upcoming episode. They interviewed Dirty Jobs executive producer Dave Barsky and Kevin Reski, the guy who runs the crew that built the tower with Mike’s assistance.

While you wait for “Tower Top Hand” to air on February 7th at 9pm EST on Discovery, take a look at some video previews of that same episode.

Dirty Jobs to Air Never-Before-Seen Footage

James Chamberlin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:04:13 +0000

If it’s one type of episode I dislike, it’s those “Best of” clip shows that contains someone’s favorite moments. On Tuesday, Discovery is airing what would appear to be a clip show, but they promise 99% of the video has never been aired before. This has me really excited. Mike’s always been one to crack a joke. And judging from the preview clips below, I think we’re in for a pretty good episode.

Dirty Jobs‘ “Dirty Little Bits” episode airs on Tuesday, January 31st at 9pm EST on Discovery Channel.

Upcoming Dirty Jobs Schedule

James Chamberlin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:46:07 +0000

Discovery has a slough of repeats intermingled between the new episodes. It’ll make for a terrific opportunity to catch up on any of the recent episodes of Dirty Jobs in case you missed any of them. Let’s take a look at the schedule, shall we?

Leather Tanner – 1/28 at 9am EST
Alligator Egg Collector – 1/28 at 10am EST
Dirty Little Bits (NEW) – 1/31 at 9pm EST and 11pm EST
Bridge Painter – 2/4 at 9am EST
Exotic Animal Keeper – 2/4 at 10am EST
Water Softener Technician – 2/4 at 4pm EST
Medical Waste – 2/4 at 5pm EST
Barber’s Assistant – 2/4 at 6pm EST
Mardi Gras Bladder Banger – 2/4 at 7pm EST and 2am EST

Mike Rowe to Appear on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

James Chamberlin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:35:26 +0000

Meredith Vieira’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire series has another celebrity-studded month of programming coming up in February. Among those competing for charity are Mike Rowe and the Hillstrand brothers from Deadliest Catch.

February 2 – 3, 2012: Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, brothers and cast members from the highly-rated Discovery Channel series “Deadliest Catch” will appear as a two-person team on Millionaire and will donate all of their winnings to the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial. The fund is dedicated to promoting safety in the fishing fleets and easing the burdens of the families and friends of fishermen/women lost at sea. Johnathan and Andy are captains of the ship “Time Bandit.” Their often treacherous travels on Alaska’s Bering Sea during the crab fishing season are documented for the hit television show which returns for a new season in April.

February 27 – 28, 2012: Mike Rowe, creator, executive producer and host of Discovery Channel’s Emmy-nominated series “Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe” will appear as a contestant to try to raise money for the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Formed in 2008, Mike’s website and foundation support and promote the skilled trades and serve as a “PR Campaign for Hard Work.” Mike’s on-air companion for his Millionaire appearance was Andrew Reisinger, a mikeroweWORKS Foundation 2011 Tools Scholarship recipient. The scholarship provides funds that are used to purchase tools that the recipient may need upon graduating from trade school. Tune in to see if all of Mike Rowe’s various life experiences will prepare him for his appearance as Millionaire contestant!

Mike Rowe Becomes a Medical Waste Processor

James Chamberlin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:17:11 +0000

Our beloved host adds “Medical Waste Processor” to his growing resume on Tuesday night. He and the gang head to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to become introduced to Miss Piggy and learn everything they can when it comes to getting rid of the sensitive biohazard materials.

The “Medical Waste” episode of Dirty Jobs airs on Tuesday, January 24th at 9pm EST on Discovery.

Upcoming Dirty Jobs Schedule

James Chamberlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:12:21 +0000

Here’s a quick breakdown of the Dirty Jobs schedule. Mark your calendars!

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger (NEW EPISODE) – 1/17 at 9 and 11pm EST
Wine Maker – 1/21 at 9am EST
Fossil Hunter – 1/21 at 10am EST
Doomsday Seed Banker – 1/24 at 6pm EST
Water Softener Technician – 1/24 at 7pm EST
Dirty Little Bits (NEW EPISODE) – 1/24 at 9 and 11pm EST
Leather Tanner – 1/28 at 9am EST
Alligator Egg Collector – 1/28 at 10am EST
Doomsday Seed Banker – 1/28 at 11am EST

Mike Rowe Bangs on Bladders

James Chamberlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:49:22 +0000

Tonight on Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe gets on all four and learns how to act like a cow. He learns everything he can about the cow’s bladder as the bladders will be used in the Mardi Gras festivities. The bladders go on floats to keep evil spirits away.

After seeing those four clips, I’d have to say it’s a pretty unusual thing to do with an animal organ, but I suppose it’s just as well we use as much of the animal as we can.

Tune in to Discovery Channel tonight at 9pm EST to catch Mike Rowe banging on some cow bladders.

Mike Rowe to Join Abraham Lincoln Documentary

James Chamberlin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:14:53 +0000

Friday afternoon, it was announced that Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe would join a National Geographic production which tells the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and what impact it had on the world.

Tony and Ridley Scott are going to produce the two-hour documentary of Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, which is based on Bill O’Reilly’s New York Times best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard.

Mike had this to say regarding the project: “As a closet history buff for most of my life, this is what you might call a ‘dream project.’ It’s an honor to participate, and I’m grateful to National Geographic and the Scott brothers for the opportunity.”

National Geographic’s press release didn’t state what Mike’s specific role will be, but judging from Mike’s vast portfolio of work, I’d be surprised if it’s not the narrator for the project.

When National Geographic Channel announces an air date for Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, I’ll let everyone know.

New Dirty Jobs Episode Reminder

James Chamberlin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:44:47 +0000

I’ve been very busy and haven’t had time to keep up with some of the reminders, but it’s Tuesday, so that means “new Dirty Jobs night!”

Tonight, Mike Rowe heads to Mobile, Alabama to work with an old school barber and learn some of the tricks of the hair cutting trade. Then he stops by the Ostrom Road Landfill in northern California to spend the day working as a landfill operator.

Coincidentally, I just got a hair cut yesterday afternoon. I’ll be watching that segment closely.