The Detour

10 Best Episodes of The Detour - Season 1

A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 24, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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#10 - The Tank (Season 1 - Episode 3)

The Parkers are barely back on the road when Nate gets pulled over for driving under the influence. He's completely sober but somehow there's still some jail time involved.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 1002 votes.

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#9 - The Drop (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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Nate needs to take a detour to Salvation, Florida where it's Christmas every day of the year - except on Christmas. Things get tense when the family discovers that Nate has been lying to them.

The episode was rated 7.48 from 796 votes.

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#8 - The Pilot (Season 1 - Episode 1)

Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky mini van instead of flying. Between truckers, aggressive drivers and road side breakfast spots, nothing is really what it seems.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 1444 votes.

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#7 - The Hotel (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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Having driven their van, 'Blue Thunder', into a ditch, it has to be repaired over-night. The Parkers stay at a nearby motel, Swift Stay Suites. What could possibly go right?

The episode was rated 7.54 from 1120 votes.

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#6 - The Road (Season 1 - Episode 7)

Blue Thunder is stuck in traffic. Nate and Robin take a stroll down memory lane about how they met and the kids learn an important lesson in 'too much information'. Seriously. Too much. Stop.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 822 votes.

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#5 - The Restaurant (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 967 votes.

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#4 - The Wedding (Season 1 - Episode 6)

Instead of getting back on the road, Robin agrees to marry the southern gentleman Dr. Rob and his Russian bride but soon realizes that something is very, very, very, very wrong.

The episode was rated 7.63 from 861 votes.

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#3 - The Track (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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The Parkers finally make it to Ft. Lauderdale only to have Nate's plan of getting his job back completely unravel. Fortunately, at a nearby race track, there is hope

The episode was rated 7.63 from 756 votes.

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#2 - The B and B (Season 1 - Episode 5)

While the kids recover from acute food poisoning, the Parkers decide to get some rest at a southern B&B. They are treated to southern hospitality, southern customs and Russian vodka.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 896 votes.

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#1 - The Beach (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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Nate, Robin and the kids attempt to take down Nate's company in epic whistle blowing fashion. It won't be easy, but if there's one thing we've learned about this family is that they don't give up.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 736 votes.

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