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- Season 5 overviewJan 6, 2009-Feb 23, 201029 episodesSeason 5 episodes1. Bologna Maker Jan 6, 2009
- Mike tries his hand at making bologna and then travels to Alaska to repair a special toilet.
- 2. Abandoned Mine Plugger Jan 13, 2009
- Mike travels to California to an abandoned mineshaft that he helps to plug.
- 3. Animal Rendering Jan 20, 2009
- Mike cleans a tar pit; learns about animal rendering and how much of a farm animal can be recycled.
- 4. Goose Down Plucker Jan 27, 2009
- Harvesting walnuts; making goose-down pillows and comforters.
- 5. Diaper Cleaner Feb 3, 2009
- Mike Rowe presses olives into oil and then cleans dirty diapers.
- 6. Spider Pharm Feb 10, 2009
- Mike learns how to make bird food in Payette, Idaho; milking spiders for their venom in Arizona.
- 7. Locomotive Builder Feb 17, 2009
- Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho, to restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
- 8. Sled Dog Breeder Apr 12, 2009
- Mike Rowe visits the Happy Trails Kennels in Alaska, where he learns to breed and train sled dogs.
- 9. Mattress Recycler Oct 6, 2009
- Mike travels to Miami to recover and crush abandoned boats; recycle old mattresses.
- 10. High-Rise Window Washer Oct 13, 2009
- Mike travels to Hawaii to clean windows 40 stories above downtown Honolulu.
- 11. Toilet Crusher Oct 20, 2009
- Mike performs tests on endangered snapping turtles; removes and recycles toilets.
- 12. Camel Rancher Oct 27, 2009
- Mike travels to a California farm where he learns to care for dromedary camels.
- 13. Tofu Maker Nov 3, 2009
- Mike spends a day at an electronic waste recycling facility; making tofu in California.
- 14. Glass Maker Nov 10, 2009
- Mike does some research on beetles and then tries his hand at making glass art.
- 15. Rocky Reach Dam Nov 17, 2009
- Mike helps maintain a hydroelectric dam and then catches and tags fish.
- 16. Safety Third Nov 24, 2009
- Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.
- 17. Reindeer Farm Dec 1, 2009
- Mike helps shrink-wrap a boat and then travels to Alaska to work on a reindeer farm.
- 18. Marble Maker Dec 8, 2009
- Mike travels to The Original Dirt Shirt Co. to make shirts, then learns how to make marbles.
- 19. Fireworks Technician Dec 15, 2009
- Mike learns to be a fireworks technician, then checks out a cow with a hole in its stomach.
- 20. Worm Grunter Dec 22, 2009
- Mike harvests clams in Florida and does worm grunting in Apalachicola National Forest.
- 21. Maple Syrup Maker Dec 29, 2009
- The process of paint bulking; making maple syrup the old-fashioned way.
- 22. Animal Control Specialist Jan 5, 2010
- Mike works as an Animal Control Specialist, removing skunks and other wildlife.
- 23. Cricket Farmer Jan 12, 2010
- Mike spends the day on a cricket farm, then shows footage of the Oasis Camel Dairy.
- 24. Chicken Busters Jan 19, 2010
- Mike spends the day chasing feral chickens and chicks off the streets of Miami.
- 25. Soo Locks Technician Jan 26, 2010
- Mike heads to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to work with the Soo Locks maintenance crew.
- 26. Concrete Finisher Feb 2, 2010
- Mike gets messy making decorative concrete countertops and a fire pit; recounts scariest job.
- 27. Bone Black Feb 9, 2010
- Mike is in Michigan where he gets filthy working at a bone black plant.
- 28. Tight Spaces Feb 16, 2010
- Mike takes a second look at jobs in tight workspaces which include applying insulation under a home.
- 29. Crew Unemployment Feb 23, 2010
- With an upcoming hiatus, Mike's on a mission to find himself and his crew the perfect job.