The BEST episodes of Somebody's Gotta Do It

Every episode of Somebody's Gotta Do It ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Somebody's Gotta Do It!

Rowe visits unique individuals and joins them in their respective undertakings, paying tribute to innovators, do-gooders, entrepreneurs, collectors, fanatics–people who simply have to do it. This show is about passion, purpose, and occasionally, hobbies that get a little out of hand.

Last Updated: 1/11/2024Network: TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)Status: Ended
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Demolition Ranch
star
8.38
26 votes

#1 - Demolition Ranch

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2015

Mike tries his hand at becoming a middle-aged action hero, prepping a stuffed squirrel as a museum exhibit and treks to California to investigate mysterious stone towers.

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Golden Knights
star
8.21
14 votes

#2 - Golden Knights

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2015

Mike jumps out of a plane with an elite parachute team, explores recycled trash-turned-art in Oregon, and returns to a inner city, war-torn Baltimore.

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Highway Boulder Crew
star
8.09
23 votes

#3 - Highway Boulder Crew

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2015

Mike tries his hand at water ballet, learns rock climbing and repelling in a day and raises a super-sized flag.

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Extreme Soap Box
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8.09
23 votes

#4 - Extreme Soap Box

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2015

Mike Rowe gets a tour of the entrepreneurial workspace, Tech Shop.

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River Rescue
star
8.07
30 votes

#5 - River Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2015

Mike sets sail to clean up the Ohio River, discovers the art of ice sculpting in Wisconsin and tries his hand at blacksmithing in Colorado.

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Mexican Wrestling Meets Burlesque
star
8.03
31 votes

#6 - Mexican Wrestling Meets Burlesque

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2015

Mike explores a cross between wrestling and burlesque, heads to Wisconsin to learn ice curling and turns recycled glass into his very own masterpiece.

Ascending the Giants
star
8.00
19 votes

#7 - Ascending the Giants

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2015

Mike attempts to climb some of the world's tallest trees; learning about aquatic aviation; mortuary mom and pop show.

Backstage Las Vegas
star
7.98
49 votes

#8 - Backstage Las Vegas

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2014

Mike is in Las Vegas to meet the TD of the Le Reve diving show, Dale Hurt where he learns, up close, the danger of their death-defying feats; Mike then meets Leila Cohoon of the only hair museum in the world in Independence, Missouri.

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Monster Truck Rally
star
7.95
21 votes

#9 - Monster Truck Rally

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2015

Mike gets behind the wheel of a monster truck, tries his hand as a punk rock bike polo player, and joins a forager in the pursuit of ingredients for a feast.

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Raising Crane
star
7.94
34 votes

#10 - Raising Crane

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2014

Mike flies off to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland, where Dr. John French and his team work to repopulate cranes; Mike then learns the art of creating neon signs with the unofficial Kings of Neon, Evan Voyles and Kirk Tunningly.

Bullfighting
star
7.94
32 votes

#11 - Bullfighting

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2015

Mike becomes a rodeo bullfighter, sees how bitter beans become tasty chocolate and meets a man who brings Abe Lincoln to life.

Prairie Dog Protector
star
7.91
23 votes

#12 - Prairie Dog Protector

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2015

Mike explores the world of prairie dog rescue, spends a night with graffiti artist Banksy in L.A., and makes art on a topless model.

The Real Survivor
star
7.90
30 votes

#13 - The Real Survivor

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2014

Thomas Coyne teaches people life saving skills in California; watermelon seed spitting in Texas.

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Derby Dolls
star
7.88
17 votes

#14 - Derby Dolls

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2015

Mike visits a mother who plays Roller Derby, hunts rats in NYC, and meets a rebel in the pork industry.

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Chicago Ice Rescue
star
7.88
24 votes

#15 - Chicago Ice Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2015

Mike participates in an ice rescue mission in the Windy City, learns the ins and outs of Russian/Turkish bathouses, and takes a chance with voodoo culture.

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Drag Racing
star
7.76
21 votes

#16 - Drag Racing

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2015

Mike discovers drag racing, checks out a recycled airplane home, and spends an evening in a Treehouse Treesort.

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Goat Cheese Queen
star
7.69
13 votes

#17 - Goat Cheese Queen

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/2014

Artisanal entrepreneurs of Northern California give Mike more than a taste of their lifestyle. Mike learns to speak goat and gives a dog a hairdo to remember.

Mutter Museum
star
7.67
24 votes

#18 - Mutter Museum

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2014

Mike visits the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia and explores the ultimate collection of medical artifacts.

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Low Riders
star
7.67
30 votes

#19 - Low Riders

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2015

Mike gets schooled in the history of low riders while in East L.A., meets the master of cigar box guitars in Jackson, Mississippi and crafts a unique bobblehead in Georgia.

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Life Savers
star
7.59
27 votes

#20 - Life Savers

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2014

A visit to Disaster City in Texas, the world's largest search-and-rescue training facility.

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Pageant of the Masters
star
7.52
27 votes

#21 - Pageant of the Masters

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2014

Mike visits the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, California. Mike travels to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to visit D'Artagnan Gourmet Foods and their specialty chickens.

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Navy Seabees
star
7.48
29 votes

#22 - Navy Seabees

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2015

Mike works with the Navy Seabees to build a bridge, tries his hand at medieval sword fighting, and emerges himself in Edgar Allan Poe history.

Dude Perfect
star
7.40
25 votes

#23 - Dude Perfect

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2015

Mike tags along with group of college friends who gained fame online from basketball trick shots.

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Oyster Orgy
star
7.35
37 votes

#24 - Oyster Orgy

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2014

Mike learns oysters' environmental and economical benefits as he helps orchestrate an oyster orgy to save Chesapeake Bay

USS John C. Stennis
star
0.00
0 votes

#25 - USS John C. Stennis

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2018