# TV shows that went on a trip **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579 "2016-01-29T15:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/1 "2016-01-29T15:52:39Z")
As follow on to the thread [TV Show with the fewest locations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=782183), what are TV shows where the characters take a trip to some other location? The earliest I can think of is I Love Lucy where the entire cast takes a trip to Europe, and another one to Hollywood. I recall some episode where Lucy and Ethel drive to Florida also. The Brady’s took their famous trip to Hawaii where they stole a Tiki Idol. What else do we have? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/2 "2016-01-29T16:04:41Z")
Quite a few Simpsons episodes had them taking trips. The increase in production costs from shooting on location must have been immense! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/3 "2016-01-29T16:05:48Z")
The Office: Andy took some of the gang to Gettysburg. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/4 "2016-01-29T16:07:37Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Quite a few Simpsons episodes had them taking trips. The increase in production costs from shooting on location must have been immense! Considering the longevity of the show they might have the record. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/5 "2016-01-29T16:10:05Z")
_Bewitched_ took a trip to Salem, MA. They brought this up a decade ago when TV Land erected a statue of Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stevens in downtown Salem. Don’t forget that in the sixth season of _Laverne and Shirley_ they defied credulity and moved the entire setting from Milwaukee to Burbank, CA. (They also shifted it three years forward in time) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/6 "2016-01-29T16:17:05Z")
Perry Mason Switzerland Sopranos Napoli Married with Children Florida ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/7 "2016-01-29T16:18:26Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Married with Children Florida And Wanker County. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/8 "2016-01-29T16:20:45Z")
\*Seinfeld \* had a few episodes where the main characters travelled to LA (from NY). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/9 "2016-01-29T16:38:49Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > \*Seinfeld \* had a few episodes where the main characters travelled to LA (from NY). In the “backwards” episode they went to India. Jerry went to Florida to see his parents pretty often, and sometimes some of the other cast members joined him there. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/10 "2016-01-29T16:41:28Z")
I think Modern Family went to Australia. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/11 "2016-01-29T16:42:36Z")
Both _Buffy_ and _Angel_ went to completely different dimensions. But the various incarnations of _Star Trek_ hold the record, methinks. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/12 "2016-01-29T16:45:44Z")
The Brady Bunch went to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon and The Facts of Life went to Paris. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/13 "2016-01-29T16:45:56Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > BBut the various incarnations of _Star Trek_ hold the record, methinks. 😉 They didn’t really have a base location though. There are a variety of shows where the characters are always traveling, Rt. 66 as an early example. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/14 "2016-01-29T16:47:18Z")
_The Brady Bunch_ also went to the Grand Canyon. I’d have to see the episode again to figure out how much was actually shot there. _Law & Order_ had some of the characters travelling out of New York City on several occasions. I know the detectives went to L.A. once in pursuit of a suspect. McCoy and an ADA questioned someone in Cambridge, MA, once, and I recall references to him arguing cases in Albany and maybe even the Supreme Court. How far do they have to go to count as a trip; does arresting someone in New Jersey count, or talking to an inmate at Sing Sing? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/15 "2016-01-29T16:52:30Z")
The Monkees certainly got around–they ended up in Paris, Vegas, Texas, a desert island and other spots. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/16 "2016-01-29T16:53:05Z")
I think one of the funniest episodes of Modern Family was when Mitch and Cam went to a hospital in Mexico with Gloria to pick up a baby they wanted to adopt and a live Mexican Telenovela (soap opera) plays out in the lobby of the hospital. I think they go on trips fairly often. Jay is apparently rich and can whisk the family away places all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/17 "2016-01-29T16:55:14Z")
The _Gilligan’s Island_ gang took a 3 hour tour. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/18 "2016-01-29T16:56:34Z")
_ **Everybody Loves Raymond** _ went to Italy. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/19 "2016-01-29T16:57:24Z")
Didn’t the Flintstones go to Rock Vegas? Or was that just in the (non-canon) movie? ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579/20 "2016-01-29T17:08:43Z")
_The Andy Griffith Show_ saw Andy and Barney head up to Raleigh in one episode, as well as the Andy, Opie, and Aunt Bee going to Hollywood for three episodes. _The Beverly Hillbillies_ went to England twice, as well as New York City, and going back home to Bugtussle/Hooterville a few times. Speaking of Hooterville, _Green Acres_ had the Douglases, Eb, Hank Kimball, and Arnold making a trip to Washington, DC for two episodes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579.md?page=2)