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U.S. Army Mechanic. Mike joins the 187th and goes through several training exercises. The first is to pull out an 11-thousand humvee out of the sand - by hand. Mostly it involves a bunch of pulleys and a ton of rope. Then a few people pull it out with rope by hand. It's really pretty impressive. The humvee comes right out, even though it's completely buried. They also get a large transport stuck in a mud bog, but this time they hook it up to another vehicle to pull it out, so though impressive, it's not quite as impressive. The final task in this 100th job is watching Mike change a 500-pound tire and repack the bearings behind the tire. Definitely a dirty job.

Pig Shaver. This job is actually a holdover from an earlier episode that never aired (though why it never aired is a mystery, and not mentioned). A couple of high school girls are raising pigs for FFA (Future Farmers of America), and apparently the pigs are heading to the fair. But a little-known fact is that you need to shave the pigs so they can look nice when they are on display. So they have asked Mike to come in and help them with the task. The job is entertaining to watch, but isn't a long one, and despite the involvement of pigs, it isn't really that dirty either. Mostly it's like a haircut.

Dirty Jobs Anthem. This special episode also features an extended (three-and-a-half minute) version of the Dirty Jobs Anthem, originally featured at the end of the Geoduck Farmer episode earlier in Season 2. Here are the words:

Now everyone who's got a job has got his dues to pay,
working for a paycheck and gettin' through the day,
but if you're bored or otherwise inclined to be a slob,
grab some boots, and lose that suit and get a dirty job.

Fight a fire, or tread a tire, or ride a garbage truck.
Save a seal, or mix a meal, or manage miles of muck.
Misbehave, inside a cave, with forty million bats.
Find some friendly roaches in a sewer filled with rats.

Dirty jobs, they're everywhere, just take a look around.
Down the street, or up the stairs, or even underground.

You don't need to borrow, beg and you don't need to rob,
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.

Smelly loads and foul commodes, all need to be addressed.
Chimney sweeps and chicks that beep can make an awful mess.
Wrangle herds of cranky birds, that bite and kick and stomp.
Mine for gold, or dig a hole, or navigate a swamp.

Dig for clams, or handle ham, or work with stinging bees.
Clean a dump, or lift a pump, or labor out at sea.
Run a rig or chase a pig, find vomit from an owl.
Change your course and shoe a horse, or reach inside a cow.

Dirty jobs, they're everywhere, just take a look around.
Down the street, or up the stairs, or even underground.

You don't need to borrow, beg and you don't need to rob,
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.

Cleaning skulls, collecting balls, or working down a drain.
Killing bugs, or picking spuds, or separatin' grain.
Sweat and toil, or drill for oil, or tear apart a float.
Pull a teat, or chip concrete, or shave an ornery goat.

Drive a nail, replace a rail, or disembowel a fish.
Tackle grime, or grow some slime inside a petri dish.
Tar a roof, or clean a hoof, or handle poison toads.
Brew some beer, or drag a deer across a busy road.

Dirty jobs, they're everywhere, just take a look around.
Down the street, or up the stairs, or even underground.

You don't need to borrow, beg and you don't need to rob,
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.

Now dirty jobs don't guarantee no great big pile of loot,
there ain't no perks or fancy cars or golden parachutes.
The pension plan is also-ran, the pay is far from rich,
but dirty jobs will keep you far from office politics!

So... don't be scared or unprepared to tackle something rank,
to pick up gum or have some fun inside a septic tank.
Don't begrudge a little sludge, or working in a pit,
but always ask, to wear your mask, when cleaning pigeon - gee-whiz!

Dirty jobs, they're everywhere, just take a look around.
Down the street, or up the stairs, or even underground.

You don't need to borrow, beg and you don't need to rob,
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.
All you've got to do is get yourself a dirty job.

This version is set to a slightly different tune than the first, and it's not just a solo - Mike and field producer Dave Barsky perform a duet (Barksy pretends to play the banjo, and appears to sing a wonderful solo on the last line of the song - I don't know if he actually sang the line or not).

Like the original version in Viewer's Choice and the slightly longer version in Geoduck Farmer, this anthem contains clips of other jobs - but it's pretty complete so I'm not going to list them here. When I tried to count the jobs shown, I got to at least 42, and I got tired of counting at that point because the song wasn't over yet. If you want to review the jobs, check out the list of episodes in the Dirty Jobs Episode Guide.