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Dirty Jobs

Bridge Painter

Season 3, Episode 5, Aired Aug 07, 2007

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Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travel to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Later, he goes to Florida where he gets to work on the space shuttle crawler transporter at the Kennedy Space Center.moreless

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This was a wonderful episode.

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By nburns1973, Jan 27, 2008

I would love to see this episode again! I've been looking for it to be aired again so my husband can also watch it. We were there last summer. The bridge is amazing. I was nervous driving over it as we were in the lane with the metal grading. I can not imagine walking on it. I know the water has to be like ice. I was very nervous watching Mike climbing the bridge over the cold water with such strong winds and the bridge moving from traffic. Even though I live by a similar bridge (Sunshine Skyway) I had no idea of the tunnels, walkways, and upkeep of such a fantastic bridge.moreless
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About time the Might Mac gets some attention!

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By writer_gal, Jan 02, 2008

Living only about 8 miles away from the Bridge (and working almost underneath it!), I found this installment just plain awesome. There is so much hard work that goes into every aspect of the Bridge to keep it running smooth that it should indeed be dubbed a "dirty job" (and trust me, as one of those who frequently crosses that Bridge, its a good thing to know just how well it is being taken care of :) )

This episode was just great. Even as a local, there are plenty of jobs that go into maintaining the Bridge that even we don't know about so not also was it great to see my area being broadcast on national television but it was also very informing!

Great work!moreless
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- Mike: Gravity has really been an issue with NASA ever since the beginning I suppose.
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- Mink: How's it feeling, Mike? Mike: It's beautiful in a horrifying kind of way, Mink, but it's pretty.
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- Mike: If you ever see me walking across a bridge and you feel like blowing your horn and saying Hi and I'm 200 feet in the air do me a favor: Don't.
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- Mink: A girl scout with a monkey merit badge could do this. Mike: Great.
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- Barsky: Is that a little uncomfortable? Mike: No, no, it's a lot uncomfortable.
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- Freddie: What do you think so far? Mike: I like it when I'm holding onto the cable real tight.
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- Mike: I think you overestimate my ability to bend.
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- Stan: Would you like some earplugs? Mike: What's that? Stan: Earplugs? Mike: What's that? Stan: Earplugs! Mike: Say again? Stan: Earplugs! Mike: That's comedy right there, Stan. Yeah, sure. Thank you.
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- Mike: If I'm lost in a bridge, this is just humiliating.
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- Tom: And if you're not back in three days, we'll go look for ya. Mike: Tom's a funny guy. Is Stan a funny guy too? Really, cuz I love funny people doing difficult things.
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- In the credits, special thanks was given to NASA - Kennedy Space Center, Indyne Inc., and Hampton Inn.
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