As of July 2026, Dirty Jobs Season 8 aired in 2011 with 11 episodes — streaming now on HBO Max. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Dirty Jobs Season 8

2011 11 Episodes Reality · Comedy ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Dirty Jobs Season 8 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 98 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Mike Rowe sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Dirty Jobs Season 8 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Dirty Jobs Season 8 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 8 of Dirty Jobs includes 11 episodes. It aired from December 2011 to February 2012. This season stars Mike Rowe. Mike Rowe leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Dirty Jobs Season 8 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Dirty Jobs Season 8 respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Mike Rowe anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Dirty Jobs Season 8 — Episode Guide

E1
Fish Squeezer
2011-12-13
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
2011-12-20
Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.
E3
Doomsday Seed Banker
2011-12-27
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
2012-01-03
Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.
E5
Barber's Assistant
2012-01-10
Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.
E6
Mardi Gras Bladder Banger
2012-01-17
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
2012-01-24
Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
E8
Dirty Little Bits
2012-01-31
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
2012-02-07
A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.
E10
Onion Processor
2012-02-14
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
2012-02-21
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.

🎭 Cast of Dirty Jobs Season 8

Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe
Self - Host

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