Blue Collar

Dan joins a family-run traveling carnival and gets a raw look at what it takes to bring a midway to life. In just 24 hours, a tight-knit crew of veteran carnies turn an empty parking lot into a full-blown fairground. Between the heavy lifting, high standards and sh%t talking, will Dan survive the ride?

Dan dives into a world where smashed-up vehicles are stripped, sorted and crushed into cash. He'll race to keep up with a crew that tears through cars like a competitive sport as he sets his sights on the ultimate button of destruction. 

It sloshes, it splashes and it stinks! Dan finds himself armed with hoses, pumps, and nerves of steel as he shadows a porta-potty crew setting up for a local rodeo event. Though the work is filthy and hot, Dan finds a surprising way to lighten the mood.

Dan dives into the messy world of commercial fishing, where catching, sorting, and gutting fish takes skill, speed and a strong stomach. He'll haul nets, battle seasickness and navigate slimy work as he discovers that getting fish from lake to plate without sacrificing his appetite, is no easy task.

Dan joins a multi-generational dairy farm where he takes orders from some pint-sized farm kids. From high-tech milking parlors to down-and-dirty chores, he sticks his hand where it's never gone before and witnesses how tradition and technology work side by side.

Dan teams up with pest-control pros who run straight into the chaos most people run from. From roach-filled kitchens to rodent-packed garages and beds you'd never sleep in, Dan's courage is put to the test.

Dan joins a waste-removal crew to uncover the truth behind our ‘magically' disappearing curbside trash -- hauling garbage, sorting recycling and picking plastics out of compost piles in a job that's stinky, filthy, and moves at a dizzying pace (literally).

Dan joins a crew of arborists who swing from ropes like acrobats with chainsaws roaring and treat gravity like a suggestion. Limbs crash down, sawdust rains, and the chipper chews through wood like it skipped breakfast. Between pruning giants and planting seedlings, Dan may just have found his dream job.

The alarm blares, the lights flash and Dan finds himself alongside firefighters who charge into danger while the rest of us step back. He'll have to navigate heavy gear, crippling heights, bootcamp and even show off some culinary skills if he wants to make it onto the truck.

Dan dives headfirst into the fire and sparks of a metal fabrication shop where the guts of industrial buildings come to life. Working alongside welders, steamfitters and sheet-metal magicians he'll try and survive a gauntlet of tests and spark confidence in the crew.