The BEST episodes of The Detour
Every episode of The Detour ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Detour!
Contemporary husband and father takes his family on a road trip.
#2 - The City
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2017
Nate is offered a new job in New York City, so the family moves from Syracuse to the Big Apple. Robin isn't thrilled about the idea. And of course, getting there will be way harder than it should be.
#3 - The Birth
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2017
Ever wondered what happened the night the twins were born? Here's a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate, unhappy Robin and Gene dressed as Napoleon Dynamite.
#4 - The Trip
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/2017
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.
#5 - 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?
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - The Dilemma
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2017
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.
#9 - The Ass
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/25/2017
The family reunites, but this time Robin makes a huge mistake.
#12 - The Court
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2017
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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - The B and 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.
#17 - 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
#18 - The Tub
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2017
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.
#19 - The Tournament
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2017
At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - The Job
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2017
Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.
#23 - The Search
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2019
The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.
#24 - The Groom
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2019
Nate finally gets married to save his family.
#25 - The Bride
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2019
In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.