It seems to happen a lot in sitcoms. A vacation is planned to go to a nice cabin. As it turns out the cabin ends up being a really run down, dump!

I can think of two, lets try to think of some more! ;)


The Joey Bishop show

One day at a time

Mork and Mindy go to Exidor's cabin

Three's Company

I think on Maude too? I kind of remember Maude and Walter in a rundown cabin!?

Bewitched "The Magic Cabin" Samantha turns a dumpy cabin that Larry Tate owns into a beautiful dream cabin.

Kate and Allie, Season 5 Episode 15, "Almost Married." Kate and Allie and their boyfriends go away to the country for the weekend and the "cabin" is a dirty shack. It turns out that shack was the caretaker's cabin, the house they were meant to stay in was beautiful, and they move to that house by the end of the episode.

A variation of the same thing happens in an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous" except they don't find out until they're leaving.

Father Knows Best, in one of the Christmas episodes

Its not a "run down cabin" but a funny cabin episode on Married....With Children On Al's week off, Steve treats him to a week-long fishing trip at a cabin in the woods. But the rest of the family spoils the fun by insisting they come along as well. Soon after arrival, Al, Steve and Bud mourn what might have been a great week when it turns out to be the wrong time of the month for Peggy, Marcy and Kelly.

Not a rundown dump, but wasn't there a Dick Van Dyke episodes where they go to a cabin that they think is haunted?

Oh yeah I was going to mention that we can start posting any cabin scenario not just old run down ones!! ;)

Not a broken down cabin but one time on All in the family Archie and Edith were at a cabin with Barney Hefner and his wife Blanche who were having a marital spat!! It was funny! :D

When the Cleavers stay at the cabin for the weekend on Leave It To Beaver. Ward takes the boys fishing, and after they get back to the dock they learn the lake is stocked.

The Simpsons have done some cabin episodes, but they've been on for 27 years, so any sitcom plot you name, they've done :)

On Seinfeld they burn down a cabin.

On Seinfeld they burn down a cabin.
wasn't that Kramer who burned down Susans fathers cabin?

Not a rundown dump, but wasn't there a Dick Van Dyke episodes where they go to a cabin that they think is haunted?
yes, there was. It's called "GHOST OF A CHANTZ". Alan invites Rob, Laura, Buddy and Sally (I guess Pickles doesn't exceist LOL) to a hotel on him for the weekend. When they get there though they find that Mel forgot to make their reservations. The owner tells them they can stay at a cabin that's nearby. When they get there all these mysterious things start happening, then Sally, Buddy and Laura disappear one by one leaving Rob there alone when Mel surprises him and tells him that they've all been on a new hidden-camera show that Alan's making.

wasn't that Kramer who burned down Susans fathers cabin?

Yes, he was smoking the Cuban cigars Susan's dad got George.

yes, there was. It's called "GHOST OF A CHANTZ". Alan invites Rob, Laura, Buddy and Sally (I guess Pickles doesn't exceist LOL) to a hotel on him for the weekend. When they get there though they find that Mel forgot to make their reservations. The owner tells them they can stay at a cabin that's nearby. When they get there all these mysterious things start happening, then Sally, Buddy and Laura disappear one by one leaving Rob there alone when Mel surprises him and tells him that they've all been on a new hidden-camera show that Alan's making.

Thank you, Treky! I need to watch that one again.:)

on Bosom Buddies Kip and Henry spend a weekend in a mountain cabin without anything to eat or drink.

on Happy Days, Richie, Ralph, and Potsie wisely pretend to be Tunisian camel jockeys to impress girls while they rent out the porch on a cabin at Lake Whitefish

I have another rundown cabin entry:

Taxi - "Call of the Mild" - I love this episode, especially the blueberries bit and the ending.

There was a cabin episode on "My Three Sons" too. Rob and Katie chaperoned Chip and his friends in a nice cabin.

on Benson there was an episode where the group gets stranded in the Governor's cabin

One of my favorite I Love Lucy episodes, "First Stop".

One of my favorite I Love Lucy episodes, "First Stop".


I know!! I was thinking of posting that! ;) It was more of a roadside/motel type cabin not a vacation cabin but STILL a rundown old cabin, so it counts !!! ;) :D

I just remembered another one, SOAP. Danny invited Burt to a cabin to kill him. It didn't look too rundown, but it was dirty. They also did an episode with Eunice and Dutch hiding out in a farmhouse.

wasn't there an episode of COACH once with Hayden, Luther, Christine and the other guy-I forget his name; I haven't seen the show in years-in a cabin for a week or a weekend?

wasn't there an episode of COACH once with Hayden, Luther, Christine and the other guy-I forget his name; I haven't seen the show in years-in a cabin for a week or a weekend?


Yeah. I kind of remember that! ;) :wave:

I wish Antenna would bring Coach on! ;)

a few years ago Reelz showed it but took it off after about a month.

I know!! I was thinking of posting that! ;) It was more of a roadside/motel type cabin not a vacation cabin but STILL a rundown old cabin, so it counts !!! ;) :Dthat ep was lol funny:lol: esp the part where mr sskinner takes out his banjo and starts singing baby dear

what about the ep of one day at a time where ann and the girls go to a cabin

what about the ep of one day at a time where ann and the girls go to a cabin

Yes! I mentioned ODAAT in my first post! When they went to Schneider's cabin for Christmas! :) :wave:

Yes! I mentioned ODAAT in my first post! When they went to Schneider's cabin for Christmas! :) :wave:

Ann's "Married Man" also owned a cabin, and when the guys went ice fishing the place was at least kind of a cabin (maybe more of a shack) :wave:

Ann's "Married Man" also owned a cabin, and when the guys went ice fishing the place was at least kind of a cabin (maybe more of a shack) :wave:


Oh yeah !! You are correct!!;) :wave:

Yes! I mentioned ODAAT in my first post! When they went to Schneider's cabin for Christmas! :) :wave:sorry about that bonniegirl i should gave remembert that you already posted that one it was the first ep of one day at a time that i ever saw way back when it first aired on cbs