#1
S9E1
Rodbuster / Galvanizer
Mike installs rebar with a team of rodbusters, then he galvanizes steel.
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#2
S10E8
Beaver Relocator/Slime Master
Mike Rowe goes to the mountains in Utah and gives a dam to a couple nuisance beavers causing havoc for municipalities; Mike gets a little sticky while working with a special effects artist at a glue factory in LA.
#3
S9E3
Tugboat Fitter / Water Tower Cleaner
Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Ala., to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat; he makes a long climb to the top of a dirty water tower in Magee, Miss., to clean inside the tank.
#4
Bug Detective
S7E8
#5
Feral Cat Fixer/Reaper Keeper
S10E2
#6
Caviar Harvester/Spice Maker
S10E4
#7
Goose Down Plucker
S5E4
#8
Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer
S9E2
#9
Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter
S9E6
#10
Snake Wrangler
S3E11
Lowlights
Mike travels to Alaska for an adventure aboard a fish processing ship.
#175
Dirty Holidays
S7E11
#174
Glass Maker
S5E16
#173
Ice Salvage Crew
S4E14
#172
Rocky Reach Dam
S5E17
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