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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Detour Season 4 Episode 5 - The Year
    4.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The Year

    S4:E5

    Delilah and Jared reunite and catch up on the past year.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Detour Season 4 Episode 1 - The Search
    4.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Search

    S4:E1

    The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Detour Season 4 Episode 3 - The Sister
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #3 - The Sister

    S4:E3

    Nate and Robin head to Ithaca expecting to find their daughter but find a new family member instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Detour Season 1 Episode 1 - The Pilot
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Detour Season 3 Episode 6 - The Vows
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Vows

    S3:E6

    Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Detour Season 2 Episode 3 - The Tub
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Tub

    S2:E3

    As Nate and Robin contemplate having another baby, a neighbor's casual get-together turns into a home birth. And Delilah learns what it means to be a third wheel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Detour Season 4 Episode 4 - The B.J.
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #7 - The B.J.

    S4:E4

    Nate gets caught in the worst “parent trap” ever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Detour Season 3 Episode 1 - The Run
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Run

    S3:E1

    After a year on the lam across the continental US, the Parkers finally settle into the last place anyone will be looking for them. Alaska. But their lies and deceits soon come back to haunt them.

    Director:Brennan Shroff
    Writers:Jason Jones, Samantha Bee

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  9. The Detour Season 3 Episode 7 - The Water
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Water

    S3:E7

    A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Detour Season 3 Episode 3 - The Mark
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Mark

    S3:E3

    Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to. Fortunately for her, she's got a lot of choices.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Detour Season 3 Episode 5 - The Boat
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Boat

    S3:E5

    With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Detour Season 4 Episode 6 - The Game Show
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Game Show

    S4:E6

    The Parkers go on a Japanese Game Show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Detour Season 2 Episode 6 - The Tournament
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Tournament

    S2:E6

    At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Detour Season 2 Episode 8 - The Job
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Job

    S2:E8

    Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Detour Season 2 Episode 9 - The Dilemma
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Dilemma

    S2:E9

    Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Detour Season 4 Episode 7 - The Entertainer
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Entertainer

    S4:E7

    Jared comes up with a morbid plan to reunite the family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Detour Season 1 Episode 8 - The Drop
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Drop

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Detour Season 1 Episode 9 - The Track
    7.6/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Track

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Detour Season 3 Episode 4 - The Goal
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Goal

    S3:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Detour Season 1 Episode 7 - The Road
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Road

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Detour Season 2 Episode 2 - The Club
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The Club

    S2:E2

    Robin's ex Carlos lures her back into their wild past with a visit to the club where they used to party, and Nate gets jealous. The kids meet Nate's new boss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Detour Season 2 Episode 10 - The Trip
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Trip

    S2:E10

    New York to Florida in a janky van? This sounds familiar. But this time there's no stopping as Robin and Nate make record time to get to the kids.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Detour Season 3 Episode 2 - The Stop
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Stop

    S3:E2

    Nate tries to navigate his new role as stay-at-home dad. Between the kids hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, he’s managing. Kind of.

    Director:Brennan Shroff
    Writers:Isabel Richardson, Hannah Klein

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  24. The Detour Season 4 Episode 2 - The Return
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Return

    S4:E2

    Following a breakthrough, the Parkers return to their hometown to find their daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Detour Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hotel
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - The Hotel

    S1:E2

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Year" is the worst rated episode of "The Detour". It scored 4.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/16/2019. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Search".