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America's Toughest Jobs Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2008 - 2008
Episode 1
Crab Fishing
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 60 mins
The opener of this competition series in which average joes perform dangerous and physically demanding jobs. The winner is awarded the annual salary of each job completed.
Episode 2
Trucking in Alaska
Mon, Sep 1, 2008 60 mins
The 12 contestants must load and operate 18-wheelers in freezing temperatures in Deadhorse, Alaska.
Episode 3
Gold Digging
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 60 mins
The contestants mine for gold in the Alaskan wilderness after hiking to the location with the equipment and preparing their camp.
Episode 4
Monster Trucks
Mon, Sep 15, 2008 60 mins
The players try their hands at logging in Oregon, where they're responsible for cutting with dangerous machinery and loading the timber onto trucks.
Episode 5
Oil Drilling
Fri, Sep 19, 2008 60 mins
The players must work on a Texas oil rig, which finds them hauling pipes, changing bits and drilling in the mud.
Episode 6
Bullfighting
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 60 mins
The contestants prepare for a bullfighting job by allowing a bull to push them around in a barrel. The fighters are then graded on the level of protection they provide the riders.
Episode 7
Bridge Crew
Fri, Oct 3, 2008 60 mins
The final seven contestants clean, paint and change lights on California's Vincent Thomas Bridge 335 feet above water.
Episode 8
Logging
Fri, Oct 10, 2008 60 mins
The six remaining contestants face a monster-truck challenge, which includes installing 800-lb. tires and crushing cars. The players are then judged on their creativity and safety while driving.
Episode 9
Mountain Rescue
Sat, Oct 18, 2008 60 mins
The contestants form a search-and-rescue team on Alaska's Mount McKinley, where they learn to extract, treat and transport victims.
Episode 10
Season Finale
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 60 mins
In the season finale, the final four repeat three past jobs---logging, oil rigging and crab fishing---to determine the winner of the competition. The grand prize is the combined salaries of all the jobs performed.