- Creator Worship: To a different angle than normal. Mike Rowe is now seen as THE expert authority when it comes to issues surrounding middle class jobs and blue collar problems, and most of his post-Dirty Jobs life has been advocating for an increase in trade school attendance over expensive college degrees.
- Follow the Leader:
- "The Worst Job I Ever Loved" segments on the Los Angeles CBS news; Hoarders (the cleanup crew and filmmakers have to deal with psychologically disturbing levels of clutter that includes rotten food and dead animals); Dhani Tackles The Globe on Travel Channel and Sports Jobs With Junior Seau on Versus; the second US variation of Secret Millionaire, Undercover Boss (the premier episode features the CEO of Waste Management).
- World's Toughest Fixes on National Geographic is a slight variation - Sean Riley is a rigger by trade, so he often contributes more to the task at hand than Rowe does. Riley also knows when to get out of the way.
- Never Work with Children or Animals: Though there haven't been too many children, there have been plenty of animals, and whenever he does work with them hilarity tends to ensue.
- Official Fan-Submitted Content: Ideas for new jobs are suggested by fans.
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