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The Detour
2016·Show
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A , comedy series: , but never scary.
Good for date night · friends night · party vibe
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About
Life has no safe word.
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.
Family Road TripSitcomCringe ComedyDysfunctional FamilyTravel MishapsContemporaryFast-Paced HumorDialogue-DrivenPop-Culture References
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Is The Detour worth watching?
79
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 70).
Which season of The Detour is best?
7.8S17.6S27.5S37.1S4
Season 1, with an IMDb average of 7.8. Season 4 is the weakest at 7.1. The highest-rated episode is The Escape (season 3, episode 10) at 8.4, and the lowest is The Game Show (season 4, episode 6) at 5.8.
How long does it take to watch The Detour?
15 h
About 15 hours: 42 episodes in 4 seasons of about 22 minutes each, aired from 2016 to 2019.
Will The Detour make me laugh?
Funny
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and cringe comedy (8 of 10).
Is The Detour plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
What tropes does The Detour use?
Artistic License – HistoryDiegetic Soundtrack UsageMade of IronMiss ConceptionIron Butt-MonkeyDream SuePapa WolfMistaken for RacistMama BearSexy Surfacing ShotHollywood AtheistTake That!and 23 more
TV Tropes lists 35 tropes for it, including Artistic License – History, Diegetic Soundtrack Usage, and Made of Iron.