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Sugar Processor. I love this show. Who would think that making sugar is a dirty job? I sure wouldn't have. My wife didn't. But it is. Perhaps one of the dirtiest. Sure, you have the machinery, which can get dirty anywhere, and it's no exception here. But the actual sugar is nasty - when pressing the cane to create the juice it's like dirty runoff water, and it doesn't get any better as it goes through the plant.

Inside the plant, Mike arc-welds metal to this giant wheel that tears up the mashed canes and turns them into this pulp, which I think is called "bagasse", which in turn is burned to run the giant machines in the plant, and the job of the person who feeds these generator is a "bagasse burner". Say it out loud to get the full enjoyment.

These giant generators create steam (called exhaust) that powers the mills, which in turn spins the turbines that creates the juice. The juice looks like nasty muddy water. Calcium carbonate (lime) is added to create lime juice. This settles as "mud" to the bottom of the tank. Once purified, the juice is pumped out, and if there is a leak someone has to clean up the mess. Mike is the someone on this day.

Eventually the the syrup is heated and sugar crystals start to form. When the crystals are a certain size, they are discharged into a receiver, with the molasses still in it. Three thousand cubic feet of sugar, with the molasses and all. A giant centrifuge pulls out the molasses and you're left with just the sugar. Finally. It's almost bad enough to make you not want to eat sugar for a while.

Firefighter. In another of those strange short segments, Mike makes a quick stop at a practice house for firefighters. A twelve-minute stop in a former crack house is used as practice fighting fires. Mostly Mike has problems because his movement alarm keeps going off. Apparently firefighters have these alarms that go off if you stand still too long. Mike doesn't seem to move much.

After lighting the hay on fire, the kitchen quickly catches fire and Mike comes in with the hose, then gets to tear things apart looking for smoldering embers. It's a lot like the Demolition Worker segment from the Sewer Inspector episode. Anyway, after that Mike gets to clean up the mess, and then he gets to shut off a broken fire hydrant.

Alligator Farmer. In the final stop for this episode, Mike visits the alligator farm, where we see him feed the critters and learn all about their habits, including such juicy tidbits as the fact that they have no predators other than themselves! Then we even get to see someone get the drop on Mike by hiding in the alligator pit for when he opens up the door. Sweet!