Mike assumes the responsibilities of a garbage collector as he takes to the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown at night, hauling away several tons of garbage.



After carrying several tons of garbage down the narrow corridors and steep staircases of Chinatown, Mike moves onto San Francisco's Recycle Central, located on Pier 96.



As part of his trash collection endeavor, Mike will head to an organic food waste processing plant and then on to a Napa Valley winery.



Later, he heads out to sea with a "man who is obsessed with sharks" - a marine biologist who shows Mike how to catch and categorize sharks for research information.



Finally, Mike heads to a junkyard where he takes on the task of a disassembly, parts location and engine removal in a single day.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 4 of Dirty Jobs resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Dirty Jobs Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Bat Cave Scavenger
• s01e02 - Worm Dung Farmer
• s01e03 - Roadkill Cleaner
• s01e04 - Chinatown Garbage Collector
• s01e05 - Sewer Inspector
• s01e06 - Pig Farmer
• s01e07 - Chick Sexer
• s01e08 - Vexcon
• s01e09 - Sludge Cleaner

Dirty Jobs Show Summary

Stuck in a dead-end job? Daydreaming about a new career? Combing through the classifieds for your next calling? Well, what about these jobs?

Roadkill Collector: Must be able to work long hours braving oncoming traffic while picking up creatures of various size and breed and in various states of decay. Benefits include working outdoors. Strong stomach a plus.

Catfish Noodler: In search of people who can catch potentially 100-pound catfish with their hands only. Must not mind sticking limbs in holes in search of game and getting bitten as a result.

Welcome to Dirty Jobs, the new Discovery Channel series that profiles the unsung American laborers who make their living in the most unthinkable - yet vital - ways.

Our brave host and apprentice Mike Rowe will introduce you to a hardworking group of men and women who overcome fear, danger and sometimes stench and overall ickiness to accomplish their daily tasks. Not one to just stand by, each week, Rowe will assume the duties of the jobs he's profiling, working alongside rattlesnake catchers, fish processors, bee removers, septic-tank technicians and other professionals: average folks tackling extraordinary tasks that simply must get done.