Chet Garner, Host and Executive Producer of The Daytripper TV series
The Daytripper
GenreTravel documentary
Created byChet Garner
Directed by
  • Chet Garner
  • Daniel Mecey
  • Richard Lozano
StarringChet Garner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes152
Production
Executive producerChet Garner
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesHogaboom Road, Inc.
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseOctober 9,  2009 (2009-10-09)

The Daytripper is a Texas travel program, hosted by Chet Garner as he travels the state with his crew. The Daytripper is a 15-time Lone Star Emmy Award winning travel show airing on PBS that highlights the culture, outdoors and food of a single tourist destination or area within each episode.

Synopsis: "It’s no secret that Texas is big. Alright, more than big. Texas is HUGE!! And exploring Texas ain’t no small vacation, it’s a lifetime endeavor. But what if you only have one day? Well that’s where we come in. From the well-known landmarks to the completely obscure dives and hideaways – and all within a day’s reach. We created The Daytripper to inspire folks to get out and explore their own backyard. Adventure is much closer than you realize. I’ll see you on the road."

The series first aired on Austin's PBS station, KLRU,[1] and was titled "The Austin Daytripper." However, the concept expanded and the show condensed its name to "The Daytripper" to have a wider appeal. The show is now produced by Hogaboom Road, Inc., a production company located in downtown Georgetown, TX that specializes in creating Texas content.

The Daytripper has aired 13 seasons. Episodes are broadcast on PBS affiliate stations in Texas and many other states around the country. They are also available for viewing online.[2]

The Daytripper World Headquarters

On April 26, 2019, The Daytripper announced the grand opening of its brick-and-mortar store located in Georgetown, TX. The Daytripper World Headquarters has become a popular location for Daytripper fans from around the United States to come and visit. The store showcases many products made by local Texas artists and businesses.

The Daytripper Field Guide App

On March 2, 2020 (Texas Independence Day), The Daytripper released it first official app for both Apple and Android devices. The Daytripper Field Guide is a free way for people to find food & fun using a geolocated map. It also has trip guides that show destinations featured on The Daytripper TV show, Podcasts by Chet and his crew and full episodes that are available to watch under a Team Daytripper subscription.

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Waco, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)
22"Bastrop, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)
33"Burnet, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)
44"Luling to Shiner, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 29, 2009 (2009-10-29)
55"Fredericksburg, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerNovember 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)

Season 2 (2010–2011)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
61"Brenham, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)
72"Natural Bridge and Canyon Lake,TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerOctober 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)
83"Lockhart, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerNovember 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)
94"Wimberley, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerNovember 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)
105"Beaumont, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerNovember 19, 2010 (2010-11-19)
116"Bryan-College Station, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerMay 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
127"Llano, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerMay 26, 2011 (2011-05-26)
138"Galveston, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerJune 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
149"Mineral Wells, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerJune 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
1510"South Austin, TX"Chet GarnerChet GarnerJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)

Season 3 (2011–2012)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
161"Fort Worth, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
172"Huntsville, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)
183"Smithville, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
194"Spicewood, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
205"Goliad, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
216"South Padre Island, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
227"Jefferson, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
238"Killeen, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 24, 2012 (2012-05-24)
249"Marfa, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 31, 2012 (2012-05-31)
2510"Return to Bastrop, TX"UnknownUnknownJune 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)

Season 4 (2012–2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
261"Kemah, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
272"Stephenville, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 2012 (2012-11-03)
283"La Grange, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
294"Denton, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)
305"Dripping Springs, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)
316"Van Horn, TX"UnknownUnknownNovember 15, 2012 (2012-11-15)
327"Corpus Christi, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
338"Nacogdoches, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 9, 2013 (2013-05-09)
349"Fort Davis, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)
3510"San Antonio, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
3611"Kingsland, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 30, 2013 (2013-05-30)
3712"Amarillo, TX"UnknownUnknownJune 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)
3813"Georgetown, TX"UnknownUnknownJune 20, 2013 (2013-06-20)

Season 5 (2013–2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
391"El Paso, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)
402"Johnson City, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)
413"San Marcos, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
424"Houston, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)
435"Spooky, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
446"Arlington, TX"UnknownUnknownApril 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
457"Abilene, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)
468"Lufkin, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)
479"Mason, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)
4810"Orange, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)

Season 6 (2014–2015)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
491"State Fair of Texas, TX"UnknownUnknownSeptember 29, 2014 (2014-09-29)
502"Marble Falls, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 6, 2014
513"Lubbock, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 13, 2014
524"Port Lavaca, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 20, 2014
535"Grapevine, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 27, 2014
546"Athens, TX"UnknownUnknownDecember 8, 2014
557"Baytown, TX"UnknownUnknownDecember 15, 2014
568"Kingsville, TX"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 2014
579"Round Rock, TX"UnknownUnknownApril 29, 2015
5810"Monahans, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 6, 2015
5911"Schulenburg, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 13, 2015
6012"Devils River, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 20, 2015
6113"Tomball, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 27, 2015

Season 7 (2015–2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
621"East Austin, TX"UnknownUnknownSeptember 30, 2015
632"Granbury, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)
643"Alpine, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 14, 2015
654"Blanco, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 21, 2015
665"Rockport-Fulton, TX"UnknownUnknownOctober 28, 2015
676"Balmorhea, TX"UnknownUnknownJanuary 6, 2016
687"Sulphur Springs, TX"UnknownUnknownJanuary 13, 2016
698"San Angelo, TX"UnknownUnknownJanuary 20, 2016
709"Dallas, TX"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 2016
7110"New Braunfels, TX"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 2016
7211"Richmond, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 13, 2016
7312"Turkey, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 20, 2016
7413"Hillsboro, TX"UnknownUnknownMay 28, 2016

Season 8 (2016–2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
751"Big Bend National Park (Part 1)"UnknownChet GarnerOctober 6, 2016
762"Big Bend & Terlingua, TX"UnknownChet GarnerOctober 13, 2016
773"Taylor, TX"UnknownChet Garner, Linsey ThutOctober 20, 2016
784"Conroe, TX"UnknownChet Garner, Linsey ThutOctober 27, 2016
795"Boerne, TX"UnknownChet Garner, Linsey ThutNovember 3, 2016
806"San Antonio, TX"UnknownChet Garner, Linsey ThutFebruary 9, 2017
817"Palestine, TX"UnknownChet GarnerFebruary 16, 2017
828"Glen Rose, TX"UnknownChet Garner, Linsey ThutFebruary 23, 2017
839"Port Aransas, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutMay 11, 2017
8410"Mt. Pleasant, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutMay 18, 2017
8511"Laredo, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutMay 25, 2017
8612"San Saba, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerJune 1, 2017
8713"Victoria, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutJune 8, 2017

Season 9 (2017–2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
881"Belton, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerOctober 7, 2017
892"North Padre Island, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerOctober 14, 2017
903"Hico, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerOctober 21, 2017
914"Lake Travis, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerOctober 28, 2017
925"Houston, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutNovember 4, 2017
936"Sweetwater, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Linsey ThutFebruary 3, 2018
947"Round Top, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerFebruary 10, 2018
958"Jacksonville, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerFebruary 17, 2018
969"Bandera, TX"Richie LozanoChet GarnerMay 5, 2018
9710"Nocona, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyMay 12, 2018
9811"Seminole Canyon, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonMay 19, 2018
9912"Route 66, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyMay 26, 2018
10013"100th Episode Special"Chet GarnerChet GarnerJune 2, 2018

Season 10 (2018–2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1011"Bellville, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 6, 2018
1022"Colorado Bend State Park,TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 13, 2018
1033"Crockett, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 20, 2018
1044"Pflugerville, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyOctober 27, 2018
1055"Rockwall, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyNovember 3, 2018
1066"Brownsville, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyFebruary 2, 2019
1077"Uvalde, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonFebruary 9, 2019
1088"Frisco, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonFebruary 16, 2019
1099"Midland, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonMay 4, 2019
11010"Odessa, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonMay 11, 2019
11111"Port Isabel, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonMay 18, 2019
11212"Seguin, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyMay 25, 2019
11313"Wichita Falls, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyJune 1, 2019

Season 11 (2019–2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1141"Return to Waco, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 5, 2019
1152"Davis Mountains, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 12, 2019
1163"Kerrville, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyOctober 19, 2019
1174"Longview, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, Daniel Mecey, Linsey ThutOctober 26, 2019
1185"Salado, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonNovember 2, 2019
1196"Port Arthur, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonFebruary 1, 2020
1207"Brady, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonFebruary 8, 2020
1218"Tyler, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyFebruary 15, 2020
1229"Waxahachie, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark Clawson, Carl JesseeMay 2, 2020
12310"Spring, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Daniel MeceyMay 9, 2020
12411"Palacios, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Carl JesseeMay 16, 2020
12512"McKinney, TX"Chet GarnerChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonMay 23, 2020
12613"Texas Capital, TX"Richie LozanoChet Garner, Carl JesseeMay 30, 2020

Season 12 (2020–2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1271"Lampasas, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, Carl JesseeOctober 3, 2020
1282"Texas Burger Road Trip"Richie LozanoChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 10, 2020
1293"Texas Swimming Hole Road Trip"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonOctober 17, 2020
1304"Texas World Food Tour"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, Carl JesseeOctober 24, 2020
1315"Texas Revolution Road Trip"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, Daniel MeceyOctober 31, 2020
1326"Luckenbach, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, Carl JesseeFebruary 6, 2021
1337"Texas Tacos Road Trip"Daniel MeceyChet Garner, John Mark ClawsonFebruary 13, 2021
1348"Strangest Road Trip"Daniel MeceyTBDFebruary 20, 2021
1359"Graham, TX"John Mark ClawsonTBDMay 1, 2021
13610"Texas BBQ Road Trip"Daniel MeceyTBDMay 8, 2021
13711"Texas State Parks Road Trip"Daniel MeceyTBDMay 15, 2021
13812"Adrenaline, TX"Daniel MeceyTBDMay 22, 2021
13913"Largest, Longest, Tallest, Smallest Road Trip in Texas"Daniel MeceyTBDMay 29, 2021

Season 13 (2021–2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1401"Lajitas & Big Bend State Park"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1412"West Austin, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1423"Lake Jackson, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1434"Corsicana, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1445"Haunted Texas Road Trip"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1456"Kilgore, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1467"Paint Rock, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1478"National Parks Road Trip"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1489"Gruene, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
14910"Liberty Hill, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
15011"Castroville, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
15112"Fort Worth, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
15213"Dallas, TX"Daniel MeceyChet GarnerTBA

Season 14 (2023–2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1531"Iconic Houston"Daniel MeceyChet Garner & Daniel MeceyTBA
1542"Kyle, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner & Daniel MeceyTBA
1553"Canton, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner & Daniel MeceyTBA
1564"Brownwood, TX"Daniel MeceyChet Garner & Daniel MeceyTBA
1575"1836 Texas"Daniel MeceyChet Garner & Daniel MeceyTBA
1586"Giddings, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1597"Canadian, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1608"Centerville, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
1619"McGregor, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
16210"Borger, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
16311"Big Spring, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
16412"Helotes, TX"Daniel MeceyTBATBA
16513"Temple, TX (Viewer's Choice)"Daniel MeceyTBATBA

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References

  1. ^ KLRU Website
  2. ^ http://thedaytripper.com/daytrips/ www.thedaytripper.com
  3. ^ "2020 Lone Star EMMY Nominations | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star". lonestaremmy.org/awards/archives/2020-lone-star-emmy-nominations.
  4. ^ "2016 Lone Star EMMY Nominations | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star". lonestaremmy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ^ "2016 Lone Star EMMY Nominations | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star". lonestaremmy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ^ a b "2015 Lone Star EMMY Nominations | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star".
  7. ^ "2014 Lone Star EMMY Awardees | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star". lonestaremmy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  8. ^ "2012 Lone Star EMMY Awardees | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Lone Star".
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2011-12-19.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ 2010 Lone Star Emmy Winners

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