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Dirty Jobs

Dirty Jobs

Description: Mike Rowe, a prominent American host, is not afraid to get dirty as he assists workers to perform some of the messiest jobs.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2005
Number of seasons: 9
Number of episodes: 167
First episode air date: July 19, 2005
Theme Song: We Care a Lot
Network: Discovery Channel
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