>> Jason: THE SAYING, IT’S A
DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO DO
IT.
HE BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME FOR
ALL THE DIRTY JOBS AND IS STILL
GETTING THINGS DONE IN HIS
SERIES, "DIRTY JOBS ROAD TRIP."
>> HOW HIGH IS THAT?
>> 227 FEET.
>> THAT’S GREG, HE WORKS EVERY
DAY ON A PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
MOST PEOPLE NEVER THINK ABOUT.
HIS JOB PROVES THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES MANY FORMS
AND REQUIRES ALL SORTS OF
ONGOING MAINTENANCE.
NEVER FELT SAFER!
>> Jason: THAT IS ALL KINDS OF
NO.
YOU WON’T CATCH ME UP THERE.
JOINING US IS MIKE ROWE, GOOD TO
SPEAK WITH YOU AGAIN.
>> THANKS, JASON, I APPRECIATE
IT.
>> Jason: DID YOU EVER THINK
THAT DOING A SHOW THAT STARTED
AS A TRIBUTE TO YOUR GRANDFATHER
WOULD GROW IN POPULARITY LIKE IT DID?
>> NOPE, NOBODY DID.
WE FORREST GUMPED OUR WAY ON THE
AIR IN 2003.
DISCOVERY WANTED ME TO GO OUT IN
THE WORLD AND HAVE ADVENTURES,
LIKE AN EXPLORER.
AND PART OF THE DEAL WAS THIS
LITTLE SHOW CALLED "DIRTY JOBS"
THAT THEY WOULD USE TO INTRODUCE
ME TO THE COUNTRY.
IT’S A PROJECT THAT I’VE BEEN
TRYING TO SELL FOR YEARS AND
NOBODY WANTED IT.
BUT THEY PUT IT ON THE AIR AND
AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE, WE GOT
10,000 LETTERS FROM PEOPLE NOT
SAYING, OH, WOW, YOU’RE AWESOME,
BUT RATHER LETTERS SAYING,
YOU’VE GOTTA ME MY UNCLE, MY
BROTHER, MY SISTER, MY MOM, MY
DAD, YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEY
DO.
>> Jason: AND WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
IN THE NEW SHOW?
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE’RE
HANDCUFFED BY THE TIMES, RIGHT?
SO WE CAN’T GO OUT INTO THE
WORLD AND PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT
OFF.
WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS GET THE
OLD BAND BACK TOGETHER, THE
ORIGINAL GROUP OF GUYS WHO
HELPED ME GET THIS THING ON THE
AIR.
WE RENTED AN RV AND ALL GOT
TESTED, SO IT’S SAFE’ISH.
AND WE WENT ON A TRIP TO NOWHERE
IN PARTICULAR.
WE DROVE UP AND DOWN THE COAST
AND CHECKED INTO AN AIRBNB.
WE LOOKED BACK AT FAVORITE
MOMENTS FROM THE SERIES AND WE
CHECK IN WITH SOME OF THE
DIRTY-JOBBERS THAT WE MET ALONG
THE WAY.
AND IT’S A REMINDER OF HOW
INSANE THAT PROGRAM WAS AND WHAT
WE GOT AWAY WITH.
BUT IT’S A LESSON ON WHAT IS
TRULY ESSENTIAL WORK AT A TIME
WHEN THAT PHRASE IS OBVIOUSLY
HEADLINE NEWS.
>> Jason: WHERE AND WHEN CAN WE
SEE THE NEW PROGRAM?
>> WELL, TONIGHT, JULY 7, IT’S
ON DISCOVERY AT 9:00.
AND EVERY TUESDAY FOR THE REST
OF THE MONTH.
SO WE SHOT 4 EPISODES AND WE’LL
SEE HOW THESE DO, IF IT WORKS
OUT.
THERE’S NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO IN
TV RIGHT NOW.
EVERYBODY HAS HAD TO PIVOT AND
LOOK DIFFERENTLY AT PRODUCTION,
BUT THIS COULD BE A WAY TO
FIGURE OUT A FUTURE FOR DITTY
JOBS.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL LIKE IT.
>> Jason: I THINK THEY ARE, TOO.
AND IF I COULD SAY SO, I’M
JEALOUS OF YOUR VOICE.
IF I HAD YOUR VOICE, I WOULD BE
WALKING AROUND ALL THE TIME
MAKING UP MOVIE TRAILERS TO
VOICE. [LAUGHTER]
>> JASON, A MAN WITH A DREAM...
WHAT WILL HE DO NEXT?
STAY TUNED!
[LAUGHTER]
>> Jason: GOOD LUCK, BREAK A LEG
AND ALL THAT JAZZ.
>> I’LL TAKE IT, JASON.
GOOD LUCK!
>> Jason: IT PREMIERS THIS