The Best Episodes of The Detour Season 1
Every episode of The Detour Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the 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.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Detour" season 1 is "The Pilot", rated 8/10 from 358 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Pilot" aired on 4/11/2016 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Hotel".
8.0/10 358 votes#1 - The Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2016
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 on the road.
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7.9/10 292 votes#2 - The Hotel
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2016
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?
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7.7/10 245 votes#3 - The Tank
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2016
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.
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8.0/10 277 votes#4 - The Restaurant
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2016
Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.
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7.9/10 255 votes#5 - The B & B
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2016
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.
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7.8/10 226 votes#6 - The Wedding
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2016
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.
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7.9/10 217 votes#7 - The Road
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2016
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.
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7.5/10 206 votes#8 - The Drop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2016
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.
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7.6/10 195 votes#9 - The Track
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2016
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.
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7.9/10 190 votes#10 - The Beach
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2016
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 without at least a punch to the throat and maybe a cheap kick to the groin.
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