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Great American Road Trip Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 60 mins
Seven disparate families journey across the U.S. and compete in a series of humorous challenges set against American landmarks, such as the Grand Canyon and the Washington Monument. The series opener introduces the clans, who begin at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Reno Collier hosts.
Episode 2
Gateway to the West
Mon, Jul 13, 2009 60 mins
The six remaining families hit the road, leaving the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and skirting through Missouri, where they land in Branson to perform skits before crooner Andy Williams and comic Yakov Smirnoff.
Episode 3
The Heartland
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 60 mins
The remaining families leave Missouri and head to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The competition heats up when the patriarchs square off in a barbecue challenge.
Episode 4
Road Warriors
Mon, Jul 27, 2009 60 mins
The five remaining families continue to get their kicks on Route 66, snaking through New Mexico and Arizona. Their journey includes a pie-eating contest, hot-air balloons and a meteor crater.
Episode 5
Are We There Yet?
Mon, Aug 3, 2009 60 mins
It's a desert storm when the families depart from Arizona's Meteor Crater and traverse desert environs on the way to their destination: the Grand Canyon. Along the way, they visit Slide Rock State Park in Arizona for some slippery fun.
Episode 6
Vegas Baby
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 60 mins
It's viva Las Vegas for the three still-roaming families. The traveling band rolls the dice and heads to Vegas, taking in a performance by comic illusionists Penn and Teller. The families soak up yet another destination: the Hoover Dam.
Episode 7
California or Bust
Mon, Aug 17, 2009 60 mins
Rivalries deepen when the remaining three families motor to the West Coast and pass into California.
Episode 8
End of the Road
Mon, Aug 24, 2009 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, the two remaining families tour Route 66 toward the California coast, with tempers flaring and the Ultimate King of the Road challenge ahead of them.