The WORST episodes of Somebody's Gotta Do It
Every episode of Somebody's Gotta Do It ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - Fort McHenry
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2023
Mike Rowe visits Fort McHenry to learn a lesson in American History and storytelling. An eccentric National Parks Ranger gives Mike a thrilling recap of the battles that took place at Fort McHenry as they tour the 200-year-old fort and monument.
#2 - Mennonite Chicken
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2022
Mike Rowe meets entrepreneur Ariane Daugin who has spent more than a decade using traditional farming methods in pursuit of the perfect chicken.
#3 - Chad Pregracke
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2015
Mike meets the man who is pulling millions of pounds of trash from American waterways
#4 - King of Neon
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2023
Mike meets an artist who is changing the look of his hometown of Austin, Texas with beautiful neon folk art.
#5 - Dick Taylor Chocolate
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2023
Mike meets carpenters Adam Dick and Dustin Taylor, who used their love of chocolate and old equipment to turn their lumberyard into Dick Taylor Chocolate, one of the nation's only "bean to bar" gourmet chocolate companies.
#6 - CalTrans
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/2023
Mike works with the Caltrans team in Ojai, California to remove dangerous boulder from the slops high above roads in a controlled fashion.
#7 - Marching Cobras
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/2024
Mike visits a legacy marching and drum line in Kansas City that's giving kids a chance at a better future
#8 - Monster Jam
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/2015
Mike helps turn 40 dump trucks of dirt into a Monster Jam track and Harris Bradley Arena in Milwaukee, then test drives the legendary Max D monster truck,
#9 - Watermelon Thump/Barista
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2023
Mike visits a Texas town obsessed with Watermelons and seed spitting. He then meets a world champion barista who explains the power of the coffee bean.
#10 - Ornithologist
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/2023
Mike explores the world of birds with an ornithologist, uncovering insights into wildlife health.
#11 - Urban Beekeeper
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2018
Mike helps Tony "Bees" Planakis, a retired New York police officer and current beekeeper, locate and remove 40,000 plus bees from inside the walls of a house
#12 - Tilapia Fishing
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/2018
Mike travels to Florida to provide an environmental service by net fishing a non-native species that is out of control-tilapia.
#13 - Falconry/Topiary
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/2018
The falconers of Falcon Foce, a service that uses trained falcons to keep other birds away from valuable vineyards, show Mike how they do it. Then Mike joins gardeners of the Harvey Ladew estate, who keep the 22-acre topiary paradise in shape.
#14 - 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
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Pageant of the Masters
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2014
Mike holds a perfect pose as Bartholomew in a live display of Da Vinci's Last Supper for the Laguna Beach annual The Pageant of the Masters event.
#18 - Life Savers (Disaster City)
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2014
Mike plays the roles of firefighter and victim in Disaster City, an extension of Texas A&M University where disasters are simulated to give real experience to first responders.
#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.
