History Series / TheDetour

* Made of Iron: Nate. During a fight with [[spoiler:Carlos]], he manages to break the latter's hands by blocking his blows with his head!

* ThemeTuneCameo: Nate, while mapping out his survival plan in "The Funeral", ends up speaking the lyrics to the theme.

''The Detour'' is a comedy series on Creator/{{TBS}} created by Creator/JasonJones and Creator/SamanthaBee of ''Series/TheDailyShow'' fame. The series stars Jones as Nate Parker Jr., a businessman with his wife Robin (Creator/NatalieZea) and kids Delilah and Jared.

* TheTheTitle: The series and every episode is titled this way.

''The Detour'' is a comedy series on Creator/{{TBS}} created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee of ''Series/TheDailyShow'' fame. The series stars Jones as Nate Parker Jr., a businessman with his wife Robin (Creator/NatalieZea) and kids Delilah and Jared.

In the first season, Nate takes his family on a road trip from their native Syracuse to Florida. Along the way, they suffer through a series of mishaps and disasters. The second season features the Parkers moving to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] and struggling to fit in there. The third season follows their move to Alaska. The fourth season, which premiered on June 18, 2019, begins with Delilah on the run and the rest of the family traveling the globe trying to track her down.

** In season 2 episode 7, [[spoiler:Edie]] displays traits similar to [[spoiler:Robin and Vanessa]]. It is later revealed that [[spoiler:Edie is their [[LongLostRelative yes]]]].

-->'''Nate:'''GET SOME!
* DreamSue: Edie's dream in season 3 episode 4 in which she wins over [[spoiler:Nate.]]

** Multiple off-hand references in season 1 episode 5 set up TheReveal that [[Dr. Rob is actually a pedophile.]]

In the first season, Nate takes his family on a road trip from their native Syracuse to Florida. Along the way, they suffer through a series of mishaps and disasters. The second season features the Parkers moving to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] and struggling to fit in there. The third season follows their move to Alaska.

** Another off-hand reference to the sweet tea "tasting like chemical." [[Oksana has been slowly poisoning Dr. Rob with antifreeze in his sweet tea.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Delilah told Edie at one point that if anyone is going to break up her family, it will be her. [[spoiler: She does exactly that in the finale.]]

* TheUnfavorite: Vanessa. [[spoiler: J.R. sells her out to the USPIS police to protect Robin instead.]]

* SirSwearsAlot: Nate
* ThemeTuneCameo: Nate, in mapping out his survival plan in "The Funeral", ends up speaking the lyrics to the theme.

In the first season, Nate takes his family on a road trip from their native Syracuse to Florida. Along the way, they suffer through a series of mishaps and disasters. The second season features the Parkers moving to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] and struggling to fit in there. After getting in trouble with the federal government and are thus hunted down, the third season follows their move to Alaska.

In the first season, Nate takes his family on a road trip from their native Syracuse to Florida. Along the way, they suffer through a series of mishaps and disasters. The second season features the Parkers moving to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] and struggling to fit in there.

* WhoseOnFirst: Jared starts dating a nonbinary person who uses they/them pronouns in season 3, leading to some confusion with Nate on how many people he's dating. He even lampshades that it's just like the trope.

* TheUnfavorite: Vanessa. [[spoiler: J.R. sells her out to the USPIS police to protect Robin instead.]]

* FramingDevice: The first two seasons, have the story revealed through federal interrogation of the Parkers.

* AmbiguousDisorder: A few gags are made that Delilah and Jared aren't neurotypical, with multiple instances of them being too naive to catch a hint or show any common sense for their age. Nate at least is stated multiple times to be a dumbass, so it might be inherited. (Robin isn't all that bright, either).

* TheTheTitle: The series and every episode is titled this way.

* AmbiguousDisorder: A few gags are made that Delilah and Jared aren't neurotypical, with multiple instances of them being too naive to catch a hint or show any common sense for their age. Nate at least is stated multiple times to be a dumbass, so it might be inherited.

* AbusiveParents: Nate's parents had a loud divorce an his mother (played by Samantha Bee) was emotionally abusive.

* FramingDevice: In the first season, the story is revealed through the police interrogation of the Parkers.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Jared tells a black couple they can't cross the street until "the white man" gives them the OK. He means, of course, the white man icon on the pedestrian crossing light.