Season 8

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Episode 160 min2011-12-13

Fish Squeezer

Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to practice the ancient art of pet acupuncture on a goat named Lilly.

Episode 260 min2011-12-20

Fossil Hunter

Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.

Episode 360 min2011-12-27

Doomsday Seed Banker

Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic event, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Episode 460 min2012-01-03

Water Softener Technician

Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.

Episode 560 min2012-01-10

Barber's Assistant

Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.

Episode 660 min2012-01-17

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders for the Knights Mardi Gras parade float.

Episode 760 min2012-01-24

Medical Waste Disposal Expert

Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Episode 860 min2012-01-31

Dirty Little Bits

Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 99.9% never-before-seen footage, this special is an entertaining look at the art of communication.

Episode 960 min2012-02-07

Tower Top Hand

A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.

Episode 1060 min2012-02-14

Onion Processor

At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. Then, its off to the San Francisco Fire Department to help build wooden ladders.

Episode 1160 min2012-02-21

Dirty Conversations 2

There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at real people and let them talk ... while in Mike Rowes presence.

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