The Detour

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2016-04-11

Last Air Date: 2019-08-20

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 42

Created By: Jason Jones, Samantha Bee

Networks: TBS

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Top Cast

Jason Jones as Nate
Natalie Zea as Robin
Liam Carroll as Jared
Ashley Gerasimovich as Delilah
Laura Benanti as Edie
Daniella Pineda as Vanessa
James Cromwell as J.R.
Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Carlos
Erik King as Randy
Donshea Hopkins as Chase

Seasons

Season 1 (2016) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2017) - (12 Episodes)

Season 3 (2018) - (10 Episodes)

Season 4 (2019) - (10 Episodes)

Season 1 (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Pilot (2016-04-11)

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.
Ep. 2: The Hotel (2016-04-11)

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?
Ep. 3: The Tank (2016-04-18)

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.
Ep. 4: The Restaurant (2016-04-25)

Back on the road, the Parkers begrudgingly stop to eat at a nauseatingly, culturally insensitive, roadside restaurant and dinner theater called Conquistadors.
Ep. 5: The B & B (2016-05-02)

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.
Ep. 6: The Wedding (2016-05-09)

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.
Ep. 7: The Road (2016-05-16)

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.
Ep. 8: The Drop (2016-05-23)

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.
Ep. 9: The Track (2016-05-30)

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.
Ep. 10: The Beach (2016-05-30)

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.