About Dirty Jobs

Dirty Jobs is an American television series that aired on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the typical employees. The show premiered on November 7, 2003. The original run ended on September 12, 2012, but the show returned in 2020 for a new season called 'Dirty Jobs: Rowe'd Trip.'

Making / Production

Dirty Jobs was produced by Pilgrim Films & Television and filmed across the United States. Its focus was on hands-on, blue-collar jobs that require extraordinary efforts to complete. Host Mike Rowe and his small film crew would join workers in their daily tasks, giving the audience a first-hand experience of the labor involved in these jobs.

Actors

• Mike Rowe: As the host and main actor, Rowe lent an authentic voice to the workers he encountered. Each episode demonstrated his unparalleled adaptability, wit and empathy.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The show was originally planned only as a three-part special, but its high ratings led Discovery to expand it into a full series.
• Mike Rowe alternated between various types of work hats, including fire helmets, hard hats, and occasionally a cowboy hat, depending on the job.
• Rowe often took souvenirs from his 'dirty jobs' for his office as ‘dirty mementos’.

Awards

Dirty Jobs was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys during its run.

Quotes

• "I can confirm that no job is easy, and every job is important." - Mike Rowe
• "It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it." - Mike Rowe

Music, Soundtrack

• Dirty Jobs Theme (Intro & Closing) - Performed by David Vanacore and Brandon Thompson.
• Various incidental music was used throughout the series to fit the theme of jobs and locations.