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.

Last Updated: 6/29/2025Network: TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)Status: Ended
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#1 - Ornithologist

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2023

Mike explores the world of birds with an ornithologist, uncovering insights into wildlife health.

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#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.

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#3 - Chad Pregracke

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/2023

Mike meets the man who is pulling millions of pounds of trash from American waterways

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#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.

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#5 - Dick taylor Chocolate

Season 5 - Episode 7 - 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.

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#6 - CalTrans

Season 5 - Episode 8 - 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.

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#7 - Le Reve

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2023

Mike witnesses the backstage magic at one of the biggest shows in Las Vegas and meets the man responsible for it all.

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#8 - Marching Cobras

Season 5 - Episode 9 - 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

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#9 - Monster Jam

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2023

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,

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#10 - Watermelon Thump/Barista

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2023

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.

Oyster Orgy
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#11 - 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

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7.50
26 votes

#12 - 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.

Navy Seabees
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7.57
30 votes

#13 - 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.

Pageant of the Masters
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7.61
28 votes

#14 - 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.

Life Savers (Disaster City)
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7.68
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#15 - Life Savers (Disaster City)

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

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

Low Riders
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7.74
31 votes

#16 - 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.

Mutter Museum
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7.76
25 votes

#17 - 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.

Goat Cheese Queen
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#18 - 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.

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#19 - 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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Backstage Las Vegas (Le Reve)
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#20 - Backstage Las Vegas (Le Reve)

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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Chicago Ice Rescue
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#21 - 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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The Real Survivor
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7.97
31 votes

#22 - 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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8.00
18 votes

#23 - 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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8.00
24 votes

#24 - 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.

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Bullfighting
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8.00
33 votes

#25 - 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.

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