The BEST episodes of Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad
Every episode of Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad!
Actor Bradley Walsh and his 20-year-old son Barney are hitting the road together for a brand-new four-part series, travelling over 2000 miles from Los Angeles to New Orleans.
#1 - Japan (Osaka)
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2025
The Walshes reach Osaka as they explore the city in go-karts, learn how to become ninjas, and have a go at the quirky yet growing Japanese sport of pillow fighting.
#2 - Norway
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2022
In the final leg of Brad and Barney's epic journey, the pair experience a bitterly cold Norway. The boys head to Lillehammer and try out the Olympic bobsleigh track.
#3 - Mexico: Part 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2023
Walsh Senior and Junior embark on another challenge-filled road trip and this time they are in for a real culture shock as they head to Latin America. They start out in Mexico, where they grapple with one of the country's most famous sports - lucha libre wrestling. The next day they are in for a fright when they visit an eerie island inhabited by creepy, decrepit dolls - but something far more scary is waiting for them when they find themselves clinging to the side of a mountain
#4 - Mexico: Part 2
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2023
The Walshes are still in Mexico and still on the side of a mountain. Can they complete the final part of the challenge, which requires Bradley to swing across the top of the mountain with nothing but a terrifying drop below him? Once recovered, the father and son head toward Mexico's coast, where Barney takes his dad inside a pitch-black cave that's home to snakes and thousands of bats. They also have fun at a waterpark before joining the cast of Cirque du Soleil
#5 - Guatemala
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2023
The Walshes reach Guatemala and pick up their new mode of transport, which quickly becomes a nightmare for Bradley to drive. They travel into the jungle, where they abseil down a lift face into a water fall and meet a quirky shaman who believes in the healing powers of chocolate. They then head off for a bike ride - but what Barney forgets to mention to his dad is that they are riding on a tightrope 25 metres in the air
#6 - Nicaragua
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2023
The father and son duo's road trip takes them to Nicaragua, where they meet some colourful characters in the local market, and get a taste of the national sport when they join a professional baseball team. With the country renowned for its volcanoes, the pair take one of their most dangerous and spectacular challenges, as they descend into an active volcano.
#7 - Costa Rica: Part 1
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2023
The Walshes are in Costa Rica where Brad's fear of heights is tested as Barney's arranged a breathtaking way to take in the coastal views in a unique helicopter.
#8 - Costa Rica: Part 2
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2023
Bradley and Barney’s time in Costa Rica continues and, inspired by childhood memories, the pair head to the country’s cloud forest, where they attempt tree climbing, but this one is slightly taller than your average at 132ft tall. As avid dog lovers, the pair visit a local sanctuary that is home to 2000 free roaming dogs. Bradley and Barney then head into the countryside to meet a former Olympian in Kayak Slalom, and father and son go head-to-head in a time trial. The boys end their time in Costa Rica with a visit to a local celebrity who found fame when he befriended a crocodile.
#9 - Panama
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2023
The Walsh’s have reached the final stop on their Latin America road trip as they arrive in Panama. They meet some local indigenous tribes and things gets competitive between father and son as they join in with some ancestral games. When the pair reach the capital city, the skyscraper skyline is a big clue to what Barney has in store for his dad, and Brad isn’t pleased when he finds out they’ll be cleaning the windows of one of those skyscrapers. Bradley and Barney end their trip with a visit to meet Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, Danilo Pérez0
#10 - Japan (Tokyo)
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2025
The boys kick off their trip in Japan's capital of Tokyo as they try the national sport of sumo and Brad's fear of heights is put to the test on a hanging bridge.
#11 - Japan (Tokyo to Gifu)
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2025
Bradley and Barney’s time in Japan continues as the boys get a taste of drifting and Zen meditation, and Brad is pushed to the edge, literally, when he attempts a bungee jump.
#12 - Sweden
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2022
Brad and Barney's journey into Sweden begins with a bang in honour of Alfred Nobel, and ABBA mega fan Brad is treated to the ultimate musical surprise.
#13 - Thailand (Southern Thailand)
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2025
The boys land in the warmer climes of Thailand for the next leg of their trip as they appreciate the stunning scenery from 1000 feet in the air on a motor-paraglide.
#14 - Thailand (Bangkok)
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2025
The boys are in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok as they train with a Muay Thai legend and Barney arranges a massage that ends up being anything but relaxing.
#15 - Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2025
The Walshes reach northern Thailand for the final leg of their trip as Barney arranges a great way to see the jungle - a roller coaster that is anything but average.
#16 - Sydney
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2026
The series begins in the iconic city of Sydney, where Brad's fear of heights is put to the test with a terrifying aerobatic flight and a trip on an extreme cable car.
#17 - Into the Country
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2026
The boys are now in the Aussie countryside and learn how to shear sheep before joining a local community whose fundraiser involves pulling a gigantic truck.
#18 - Gold Coast
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2026
The boys have hit the Gold Coast, where Barney has sun, sea and some serious action planned - including setting his old man on fire in an epic stunt.
#19 - Brisbane to Rockhampton
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2026
Bradley and Barney arrive in Brisbane, where they swap the RV for electric scooters to explore the city.
#20 - The Outback & Whitsundays
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2026
The duo head to the outback, where they help farmers muster their cattle.
#21 - Cairns
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2026
The final leg of their journey takes them to the gateway of the Great Barrier Reef.
#22 - Netherlands
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2021
The first episode is the Netherlands, where they try out the sport of canal jumping, before the pair don Lycra for a spot of velodrome track cycling alongside a world champion, and take on the world's tallest freestanding climbing wall.
#23 - Arizona
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2019
Actor Bradley Walsh and his 20-year-old son Barney hit the road together, travelling more than 2,000 miles from Los Angeles to New Orleans. In the second leg of their journey, the pair leave the city of Los Angeles behind and make their way down the famous Route 66 to the southwestern state of Arizona. Here, they ride through a deserted ghost town, before the father and son reach Lake Havasu City, where Barney has arranged for them to try jet-skiing. Finally, they attend a Cowboy College, where they learn to become real-life horsemen.
#24 - Texas
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2019
The actor and his son Barney arrive in Texas, where they enjoy driving around in tanks, experience space travel in a centrifuge and hear campfire tales about UFOs. First up, the pair undertake some centrifuge training, which is used to prepare astronauts for the crushing gravitational forces produced at take-off from the extreme exhilaration. They also head to the outskirts of Houston to meet some UFO enthusiasts who investigate claimed sightings of extra-terrestrials, and are gripped by stories of spaceships blocking roads and people being taken by aliens for experiments.
#25 - New Orleans
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2019
In episode four, Bradley and Barney travel to New Orleans in Louisiana, the fourth and final US State of their trip. Sitting on the mighty Mississippi, New Orleans is known for its vibrant nightlife, live music and laidback attitude. Bradley and Barney drive across the border in their RV and head straight for the city’s most famous mode of transport – the steamboat.