E1 - Fish Squeezer

Aired: December 13, 2011

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.

E2 - Fossil Hunter

Aired: December 20, 2011

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

E3 - Doomsday Seed Banker

Aired: December 27, 2011

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

E4 - Water Softener Technician

Aired: January 03, 2012

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

E5 - Barber's Assistant

Aired: January 10, 2012

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

E6 - Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

Aired: January 17, 2012

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.

E7 - Medical Waste Disposal Expert

Aired: January 24, 2012

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

E8 - Dirty Little Bits

Aired: January 31, 2012

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.

E9 - Tower Top Hand

Aired: February 07, 2012

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

E10 - Onion Processor

Aired: February 14, 2012

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.

E11 - Dirty Conversations 2

Aired: February 21, 2012

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.