The late-night host later pitched the travel companions’ unique scenario as a movie idea to guest Tyler Perry.

Jimmy Kimmel shocked by audience member on vacation with just his mother-in-law: ‘Where’s your daughter?’

The late-night host later pitched the travel companions' unique scenario as a movie idea to guest Tyler Perry.

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Jimmy Kimmel reacts to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' audience member on vacation with just his mother-in-law. Credit:

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The latest episode of *Jimmy Kimmel Live *was definitely a family affair. **

The show's host was completely taken back on Thursday after speaking with an audience member who revealed a surprising detail about the vacation he was currently on: His sole travel companion was his mother-in-law. **

"Son-in-law! Oh! Wow! Wait a minute, so where's your daughter?" Jimmy Kimmel asked the pair in a behind-the-scenes clip from the show shared on YouTube. "Does she know?!"

A mother-in-law and son-in-law on vacation visit 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube

The mother-in-law replied that her daughter was "home with the kids" back in Connecticut.

"No way!" Kimmel gleefully exclaimed, turning to look at his house band in amazement. "What?!"

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The mother-in-law then told Kimmel that not only was her daughter at home, but the whole trip was her idea.**

"Well, first of all, I have some terrible news: She's cheating on you," he said to the laughing son-in-law. "Wow, what a bizarre Mrs. Robinson–type scenario! I mean, no offense, but you're on vacation with your mother-in-law?"**

Raising his hands in the air, the son-in-law responded, "What am I supposed to say? No?"

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"This is like a Tyler Perry movie!" Kimmel cheered, referencing his upcoming guest for that episode. "You know what? When he comes out here, we're gonna pitch this to him. It's called *Weird Road Trip*. It ends at Legoland."

Tyler Perry and Jimmy Kimmel on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

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And he did just that when Perry stopped by for his interview later that day. "Things took an interesting turn here tonight," Kimmel explained to the filmmaker. "In fact, I have a movie pitch for you."

The host then went on to set the stage. "Family. It's a young married couple. They got a mother-in-law. They've got a couple of kids," he began. "And, one weekend, just out of the blue, the wife says to her mom, 'Hey, I think it would be a great idea if you went on a cross-country vacation with my husband.'" **

The plot instantly raised a red flag for Perry. "Without her?" he confirmed, before remarking, "Oh, she's having an affair."**

"That could be! Or maybe that's what we think is going to happen," Kimmel replied, raising a finger in the air. "What we find is really they're just crazy."**

He suggested that the proposed film end with a "love triangle at Legoland" but also suggested it "could be SeaWorld if we want to get big animals involved."**

Perry, however, wasn't totally sold. "I think you lost me," he said. "I like the idea, though. But it's either she's having an affair, or the mother-in-law and son are having an affair, or they're just a great family and they love each other."

He concluded, "How about we go with that?"

Watch Kimmel pitch Perry his new road-trip movie idea in the clip above.**

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