Lawrence Jackson III (or LJ3 to Mike Rowe and friends) isn't just any garbage man. He collects trash in San Francisco's Chinatown, which means running up and down steep apartment building stairs every night until dawn.
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November 7, 2003
Educational
Mike Rowe serves up an alternative to worn-out cliches with six hard-earned lessons gleaned from 250 Dirty Jobs.
Stuck in a dead-end job? Daydreaming about a new career? Combed through the classifieds lately looking for your next calling? If so, take a look at what Discovery Channel is offering: Road Kill Collector : Must be able to work long hours braving oncoming traffic while picking up all… More manner of smelly dead creatures. Benefits include working outdoors. Zoo Cage Cleaner : Performs necessary health-giving service for animals inhabiting the city zoo. Requires ability to tolerate large volumes of animal excrement while avoiding the occasional grumpy gorilla. This summer, Discovery Channel goes to work with the unsung American laborers who make their living doing the most unthinkable, yet vital vocations in DIRTY JOBS. This world premiere original series begins Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). Each week, our brave host and apprentice Mike Rowe introduces viewers to a hardworking group of men and women who overcome fear, danger and sometimes stench to accomplish their daily tasks. With his hands-on approach, Rowe assumes the duties of the jobs in question working alongside rattlesnake catchers, fish processors, bee removers and other professionals performing the vital yet outlandish occupations that simply must get done. A tremendously good sport, Rowe knows that whether it’s serving greasy slop to pigs in Iowa, or picking up five-day-old road kill and transporting it to a crematorium, it’s all part of an honest day’s work. At the end of each enlightening, horrifying and hilarious episode, viewers are left with an appreciation for hardworking people, and they’ll know it takes to tackle tough jobs. DIRTY JOBS is produced by Pilgrim Film & Television; Craig Piligian is the executive producer. For the Discovery Channel, Gena McCarthy is the executive producer. Discovery Channel is the United States’ largest cable television network, serving 90.2 million households across the nation with the finest in informative entertainment. Discovery Networks, U.S., a unit of Discovery Communications, Inc., operates and manages Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Times Channel, The Science Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Military Channel, Discovery en Español and FitTV. The unit also distributes BBC AMERICA.
let's take a poll how many people wouldn't watch dirty jobs if mike rowe stopped doing it.
Hey, i find Mike Rowe extremely hot!!! Can someone name some episodes where he is shirtless please. There is one where he is in nothing but a towel and uses a camcorder to record someone in the shower, also there is one where he is wiping mud or something off his chest (what episodes are these?).… More Episode titles/seasons would be great please.
Why did you start watching Dirty Jobs and why did you continue to watch it? For me, I was probably channel surfing and happened to come across it and it amused me. That is also why I continue to watch it. Its hilarious. He asks for it, then complains about it. :lol: this amuses me.
Watching this show is like watching a dog puke and then watching someone clean it up. This guy goes around the world on sampling dirty jobs that people always seem to have. Now, the best part about this show is the various jobs around the globe that nobody knows are even jobs until they watch. The fun part is watching the host suffer through doing what they do. I often can't sit through a whole episode because it usually gets old after the first half hour, but overall, it is fairly entertaining yet a bit sickening. Watch if you are able to. Thank you.
Check out Mike's new mission at www.mikeroweworks.com hide show
On Labor Day, September 1, 2008, www.mikeroweWORKS.com was launched along with a video introduction where Mike described what he had in mind. Like Dirty Jobs, its purpose is to make a fun, but deliberate, case for skilled labor, and challenge the notion that a four-year degree is the only path to a worthwhile career. At the end of October, they put up a public forum and a call for help. Thanks mostly to the hard work of dedicated Dirty Jobs fans and others who've otherwise heard about the site, the forum has taken shape with literally thousands of links to trade resources, scholarships, apprenticeships, fellowships, and vocational schools (and more) that will benefit anyone wanting to explore a career in the construction or technical trades. The second phase of the website launched in February 2009 containing a real, functioning, informative and interactive resource center for people in, or looking to explore, the trades. In a modest way, Dirty Jobs has reminded people of a time when Hard Work was not seen as a thing to avoid - when craftsmanship was lauded, and Master Tradesmen were seen a role models. In a bigger way, mikeroweWORKS will function as a PR Campaign for Hard Work and Skilled Labor - a deliberate attempt to make sure the jobs we need, are jobs that people actually desire.
Like the infrastructure, mikeroweWORKS is under construction, and always will be. Come by and check us out.
Makes your job seem like a piece of cakes, doesn't it? hide show
I love watching Mike Rowe jump in head first to do a job that makes my skin crawl. It's unbelievable that jobs like this exist and that there are people who do them every day. This show wouldn't be even half as good without Mike making it look so fun and shooting those direct looks at the camera. He's come a long way from QVC! I'd love to see more animal jobs as those are always the most unpredictable and dirtiest. I'm also impressed at his willingness to try anything (and eat anything!) just to show how others make their living.
boy do i have a dirty job for you. have you ever wanted to know how to make a fake leg or hand or arm well thats what i do my company make orthapedics and prostetics and my job is to make the molds turn a negative cast in to a positive mold hide show
my name i jennifer and i love this show and i know what is like to have a dirty job i make artifcal limbs and that can get pretty dirty but not as dirty as his he the perfect host for the sow hes so funny and hes got great dialog with people i wounder if theres ever been a job to dirty for him to do if there is i would like to know what that is . well keep doing the dirty deed o and one more thing have u ever made a leg or an arm for some one well if you havent you should check out the job i do its dirty and i think you'll like it
All the jobs you never knew existed, and never wanted to. But you gotta love the folks that do them. hide show
Mike Rowe may be one of the most charismatic and likeable TV hosts of our generation. I get the feeling that even without the great premise and crew that Dirty Jobs offers, Mike could make a show a hit.
As it is, Dirty Jobs explores our society's least appealing occupations, and the people that do them. The show becomes an interesting look at our society, as the vast majority of the everyday people doing these "horrible" jobs seem much happier than your typical cubicle worker. From the sewer scrubber that whistles while he works, to the worm farmer who is allergic to the worms, Dirty Jobs will keep you coming back to see just how dirty Mike can get next week.
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