TV-PG
2010
Adventure
Extreme Jobs
Date Palm Pollenator
Season 5, Episode 11
: Mike shows never-before-seen footage while answering viewer mail. Then he travels to Palm Springs, CA, where he collects pollen from male date palm pods and pollinates female trees.
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About the Series
Dirty Jobs
Host Mike Rowe offers an unflinching look at American men and women who make their living doing the most unthinkable, but vital, jobs.
SEASON EPISODES FROM EXISTING SERIES ENDPOINT
Episodes
1. Exotic Nanny
Mike travels to Texas to help at a ranch that harbors and breeds different exotic animal species.
2. Wetland Warrior
Mike works as a stand-in fugitive, then helps combat invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
3. Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Mike helps control the sea lamprey population, then makes "meat gel" to feed fish.
4. Animal Relocator
Mike spends the day at a stone-ground corn mill, then helps relocate a pair of exotic deer.
5. Lightning Rod Installer
Mike travels to Lucedale, Mississippi, to try installing a lightning rod system on a home.
6. Woolen Mill Operator
Mike makes yarn from fleece, then works at a day spa where he helps wax his friend Barsky.
7. Pinsetter Mechanic
Mike helps maintain a bowling center, then responds to a letter about cameraman Doug.
8. Bug Detective
Mike joins Purdue University's DECOMP team to dig through pig carcasses, searching for insects.
9. Horse Tester
Mike travels to the Kentucky Equine Research facility to assist with testing athletic horses.
10. Custom Meat Processor
Mike learns about seagull removing, then works on a mobile meat processing truck.
11. Date Palm Pollenator
Mike shows never-before-seen-footage while answering viewer mail, then pollinates palm trees.
13. Rum Distiller
Mike heads to Newport Distillery to help the crew turn molasses into rum.
14. Hair Fairy
Mike replaces an old power pole in Wyoming, then learns about hair lice removal in San Francisco.
15. Scrapple Maker
Mike learns how to make, wrap and ship scrapple, then assists the best shoe doctor in San Francisco.
16. Blueberry Connoisseur
Mike helps create a dirty-boot flavored jelly bean, then harvests blueberries for a pie bake-off.
17. Sponge Diver
Mike collects sponges off the sea floor, then recounts his struggle with a metal fence post.
18. Cedar Log Peeler
Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea, then helps process wood for a log cabin.
19. Termite Researcher
Mike looks at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory, then works with a termite researcher.
SEASON EPISODES FROM NEW GETSEASON ENDPOINT
Episodes
1. Exotic Nanny
Mike travels to Texas to help at a ranch that harbors and breeds different exotic animal species.
2. Wetland Warrior
Mike works as a stand-in fugitive, then helps combat invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
3. Sea Lamprey Exterminator
Mike helps control the sea lamprey population, then makes "meat gel" to feed fish.
4. Animal Relocator
Mike spends the day at a stone-ground corn mill, then helps relocate a pair of exotic deer.
5. Lightning Rod Installer
Mike travels to Lucedale, Mississippi, to try installing a lightning rod system on a home.
6. Woolen Mill Operator
Mike makes yarn from fleece, then works at a day spa where he helps wax his friend Barsky.
7. Pinsetter Mechanic
Mike helps maintain a bowling center, then responds to a letter about cameraman Doug.
8. Bug Detective
Mike joins Purdue University's DECOMP team to dig through pig carcasses, searching for insects.
9. Horse Tester
Mike travels to the Kentucky Equine Research facility to assist with testing athletic horses.
10. Custom Meat Processor
Mike learns about seagull removing, then works on a mobile meat processing truck.
11. Date Palm Pollenator
Mike shows never-before-seen-footage while answering viewer mail, then pollinates palm trees.
13. Rum Distiller
Mike heads to Newport Distillery to help the crew turn molasses into rum.
14. Hair Fairy
Mike replaces an old power pole in Wyoming, then learns about hair lice removal in San Francisco.
15. Scrapple Maker
Mike learns how to make, wrap and ship scrapple, then assists the best shoe doctor in San Francisco.
16. Blueberry Connoisseur
Mike helps create a dirty-boot flavored jelly bean, then harvests blueberries for a pie bake-off.
17. Sponge Diver
Mike collects sponges off the sea floor, then recounts his struggle with a metal fence post.
18. Cedar Log Peeler
Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea, then helps process wood for a log cabin.
19. Termite Researcher
Mike looks at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory, then works with a termite researcher.
Season 5, Episode 11 - Date Palm Pollenator
Starring:
Mike Rowe
Release Year:
2010
Rating Information:
TV-PG
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