Johnson Family Vacation is a 2004 American road comedy film directed by Christopher Erskin in his directorial debut.

It stars Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Gabby Soleil, Shannon Elizabeth, Solange Knowles, and Steve Harvey.

Nate Johnson and his son, DJ, visit an auto body shop in Los Angeles to pick up the former’s Lincoln Navigator, only to discover that it has been mistakenly upgraded with extravagant features.

Despite Nate's objections, they are forced to take the customized truck because they have a family reunion to attend in Missouri.

On their way home, Nate receives a call from his disapproving mother, Glorietta, who criticizes his marriage to his wife, Dorothy.

His older brother, Mack, takes over the call, always trying to one-up Nate by appealing to their mother's material desires.

Nikki is preoccupied with her cell phone, while Destiny struggles to retrieve her belongings for her imaginary dog, Sir Barks-a-Lot.

During their stay at another hotel, Nate and DJ find an alligator named Twinkie in their bed, brought in by Chrishelle.

DJ eventually needs to relieve himself and urinates in a soda cup, which Nate later throws out of the window, accidentally hitting a police officer on a motorcycle.

[5] The Austin Chronicle's Marjorie Baumgarten found the humor "half-baked – all setups with few satisfactory payoffs" and the filmmakers' talents lacking in making new and creative comedy set pieces, concluding that "Johnson Family Vacation is as arduous to watch as your neighbor's poorly focused vacation slides.

"[7] Andy Patrizio of IGN commended Cedric's comedic chemistry alongside Harvey and Williams but felt he didn't work with Shannon's miscast role and the film overall getting bogged down by "a few cases of bathroom humor," concluding that, "[W]hile in the spirit of Vacation, it's not quite on its level.

Cedric the Entertainer will return to star and produce; DeVon Franklin will co-produce while Michael Elliot (Like Mike, Brown Sugar, Just Wright) will write the screenplay.