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12 unusual facts about Dirty Jobs


Alligator Point, Florida

Alligator Harbor is known for its clam harvesting and was featured on Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs."

Coober Pedy

An episode of Dirty Jobs: Down Under with Mike Rowe visited Coober Pedy and aired 29 September 2012 on Discovery Channel.

Dale G. Madison

He was first placed on the main channel following host Mike Rowe (Discovery Channel Dirty Jobs) before transferring to the Fashion Channel.

Graeme Sawyer

Sawyer was a guest on Dirty Jobs during an episode that featured the catching of cane toads, an invasive species in northern Australia.

Jane Root

During her presidency, she re-positioned the network with shows such as Deadliest Catch, Man vs. Wild, and Dirty Jobs.

Lena Blackburne

The process of creating the mud was featured in a pilot episode of the television show Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel.

Martin Buser

Buser and his Happy Trails Kennels were featured on an episode (premiering April 12, 2009) of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs program as well as on the sixth episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska.

Rocky Reach Dam

The Rocky Reach Dam was featured on an episode of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, hosted by Mike Rowe.

Stephen Paternite

In 2003, Paternite (self) produced a DVD, entitled "Too Gross For Discovery" ~ This DVD is the original (rough-cut) episode of "Dirty Jobs" with host Mike Rowe.

Sternewirth Privilege

Notably, the term was explained by Mike Rowe when he helped out at Newport Distilling Company on the Discovery Channel program Dirty Jobs.

Toby Sells

Sells and his special-effects makeup were featured on the October 30, 2007 episode of the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs.

We Care a Lot

"We Care a Lot" is also used as the theme song for the Discovery Channel's show Dirty Jobs, hosted by Mike Rowe.


Chuck Mosley

It has been featured as the theme song for the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs as well as in the major motion pictures Grosse Pointe Blank and Bio-Dome, and it has also been used to introduce several major league relief pitchers due to the refrain, "it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it."

Tulelake, California

A goose and duck processing business and pillow factory in Tulelake was featured on an episode of Discovery Channel's series Dirty Jobs.