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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 6 - The Game Show
    5.8/10(180 votes)

    #1 - The Game Show

    S4:E6

    The Parkers go on a Japanese Game Show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Detour Season 4 Episode 10 - The Groom
    6.5/10(102 votes)

    #2 - The Groom

    S4:E10

    Nate finally gets married to save his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Detour Season 4 Episode 7 - The Entertainer
    6.6/10(109 votes)

    #3 - The Entertainer

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Detour Season 3 Episode 7 - The Water
    6.7/10(140 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. The Detour Season 4 Episode 5 - The Year
    6.8/10(134 votes)

    #5 - The Year

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Detour Season 2 Episode 9 - The Dilemma
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Detour Season 3 Episode 3 - The Mark
    7.3/10(144 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. The Detour Season 3 Episode 5 - The Boat
    7.3/10(140 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. The Detour Season 3 Episode 6 - The Vows
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The Detour Season 3 Episode 8 - The Plane
    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #10 - The Plane

    S3:E8

    Nate reunites with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds, but they have to rely on a terminally ill, 90-year-old Alaskan bush pilot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Detour Season 4 Episode 8 - The Same
    7.3/10(100 votes)

    #11 - The Same

    S4:E8

    Nate and Robin chase their kids around the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Detour Season 4 Episode 9 - The Bride
    7.3/10(97 votes)

    #12 - The Bride

    S4:E9

    In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Detour Season 2 Episode 6 - The Tournament
    7.4/10(160 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 12 - The Ass
    7.4/10(138 votes)

    #14 - The Ass

    S2:E12

    The family is reunited, but this time it's Robin who makes a huge mistake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Detour Season 1 Episode 8 - The Drop
    7.5/10(215 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. The Detour Season 2 Episode 7 - The Heat
    7.5/10(159 votes)

    #16 - The Heat

    S2:E7

    The Parkers settle into a seemingly normal New York City routine, but they're being surveilled by Federal agents who see much more than they intended to.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Detour Season 2 Episode 8 - The Job
    7.5/10(149 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. The Detour Season 1 Episode 9 - The Track
    7.6/10(204 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 2 Episode 2 - The Club
    7.6/10(185 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. The Detour Season 2 Episode 10 - The Trip
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. The Detour Season 2 Episode 11 - The Mule
    7.6/10(140 votes)

    #21 - The Mule

    S2:E11

    Robin and Nate live out their (mostly Nate's) action movie fantasies as they make their way to the kids, who are actually doing just fine without them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Detour Season 3 Episode 2 - The Stop
    7.6/10(147 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. The Detour Season 4 Episode 1 - The Search
    7.6/10(153 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Detour Season 1 Episode 3 - The Tank
    7.7/10(253 votes)

    #24 - The Tank

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Detour Season 2 Episode 4 - The Court
    7.7/10(168 votes)

    #25 - The Court

    S2:E4

    Robin attempts to get a divorce from Carlos, but he has other ideas. She's also forced to come clean about her past in the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Game Show" is the worst rated episode of "The Detour". It scored 5.8/10 based on 180 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/23/2019. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Groom".