Wednesday, November 29, 2006


Down and Dirty

Sporting hip waders, rubber gloves and anti-bacterial soap, quintessential apprentice and host Mike Rowe gears up for a third season of Dirty Jobs debuted this Tuesday on Discovery.


The votes are in, and the people have spoken. They want to see more dirt, and they want Mike Rowe to give it to them. Mike, of course, is happy to oblige, using suggestions that come directly from many viewers themselves. Returning with all-new episodes, Mike builds upon his already extensive résumé immersed in dirt, grime and filth as he explores the stories of ordinary heroes who perform vital occupational tasks so the rest of us don’t have to.


Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 9 PM (ET/PT)
In Stamford, Connecticut, Mike joins the US Army Corps of Engineers to clean up the barrier that holds back the sea, including washing all of the muck, sediment and marine life out of every compartment and down each level. Then Mike pays a visit to McShane – the place where the best bells in the world are made. Mike joins in the long-standing tradition of making bell molds from horse manure and mud. Later he proudly pours, polishes and finishes a new bell while also restoring an old one.

Tuesday, December 19 at 9 PM (ET/PT)
Mike’s work in home deconstruction helps pave the way for rebuilding the hurricane damaged city of New Orleans. The recycled building materials go to The Green Project – a used building supply store that rehabs and restores materials so they can be recycled to maintain the heritage of the city. Then, Mike joins the good fight with the crew of the New Orleans Mosquito Abatement Board to battle the flying pests that are making life miserable for everybody post-Katrina. Mike helps ‘fish’ for ways to control the annoying little creatures by using tiny fish as their biggest allies in protecting the Gulf Coast from a nasty mosquito infestation.


DIRTY JOBS is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Film & Television. Eddie Barbini is the Executive Producer for Pilgrim. Suzy Geller is the Executive Producer for Discovery Channel.