Titus
Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove. This sitcom was based on Christopher's stand-up comedy act, more specifically his one-man show Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, which was based loosely upon his real-life family; lines from Norman Rockwell is Bleeding were spoken by Titus as commentary. Titus plays an outwardly childish adult, who owns a custom car shop. The show follows him and his dimwitted halfbrother Dave, his girlfriend Erin with the "heart of gold", his goody-goody friend Tommy, and his arrogantly lewd, bigoted and multiple-divorced father Ken "Papa" Titus.
Seasons
1. Sex With Pudding
Air Date: 2000-03-20
Titus, Dave and Tommy snoop in Erin's office when Titus suspects she's having an affair.
2. Dad Is Dead
Air Date: 2000-03-27
Titus and Dave suspect their dad is dead: he's been in his room for four straight days--without getting a beer. But they're both too scared to go in and check.
3. Dave Moves Out
Air Date: 2000-04-03
Dave is arrested for grand theft--charges brought by his dad--for taking the VCR when he moved out secretly, per Titus's suggestion.
4. The Breakup
Air Date: 2000-04-10
"All this happiness [with Erin] is freaking me out," says Titus. So he finds a way to sabotage their relationship, as he learned from his father.
5. Titus Integritous
Air Date: 2000-04-17
Dave and Tommy get a chance to override Titus, whose integrity is questioned when he refuses a customer's request that will mar an otherwise perfect car.
6. Red Asphalt
Air Date: 2000-05-01
Dave helps, Erin hinders and Tommy panics as Titus jockeys with another driver in a car he customized for Ken's birthday.
7. Mom's Not Nuts
Air Date: 2000-05-08
Titus is the only one to remain on full alert when his institutionalized mother shows up, officially released and apparently cured.
8. Intervention
Air Date: 2000-05-15
Ken's recent behavior prompts Titus to organize an intervention--to start him drinking again, revealing a wealth of secrets and lies among the participants.
9. Episode Eleven
Air Date: 2000-05-22
Ken has a heart attack while driving and blames Titus, who has a picture that proves otherwise.
1. Titus Is Dead
Air Date: 2000-10-03
Ken blames his heart attack on Titus, and the private nurse Titus hires sides with Ken, who feels much better, thank you.
2. The Test
Air Date: 2000-10-10
Questions before donating blood for Papa Titus reveal neither Erin nor Titus had safe sex when both cheated, but Titus balks at an HIV test.
3. The Surprise Party
Air Date: 2000-10-17
The plan to derail Ken and Kathy is itself derailed when Ken announces that Kathy is moving in, prompting another plan--and another derailment.
4. What's Up, Hollywood?
Air Date: 2000-10-31
After Ken uses "proud," "love" and "son" in the same sentence, Titus instinctually prepares for something bad, a prescient move as Ken blames him for another driving mishap.
5. Locking Up Mom
Air Date: 2000-11-14
Titus's schizophrenic mother's competency hearing brings everyone together--to keep her locked up.
6. The Perfect Thanksgiving
Air Date: 2000-11-21
Erin's family is on hand when she and Titus plan to announce their engagement at Thanksgiving dinner--which ends up in an emergency room.
7. Tommy's Girlfriend
Air Date: 2000-11-28
The return to town of his first love inspires fear and excitement in Tommy, while she knows only fear.
8. The Reconcilliation
Air Date: 2000-12-12
Juanita springs another surprise as she dines with Titus, which makes Ken jealous.
9. Last Noelle
Air Date: 2000-12-19
Little by little, Erin learns why Titus lied about going to an ex-girlfriend's wake--and it's not pretty.
10. Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
Air Date: 2001-01-09
At a hot-rod show, Dave and Tommy note that Titus is taking sole credit for their entry--and Ken notes it even more.
11. When I Say Jump
Air Date: 2001-01-16
Thrill-seeker Titus is undaunted by the death of the parachutist who jumped off a bridge before him. Erin, though, is daunted--fiercely.
12. Episode 27
Air Date: 2001-01-30
Titus fires back after Ken's fiancée, Kathy, replaces him as best man at the rehearsal dinner that Titus organized.
13. The Smell of Success
Air Date: 2001-02-06
News of the car-show incident prompts clients to cancel their orders--and Titus writes a bad check to return a deposit.
14. Deprogramming Erin
Air Date: 2001-02-13
Having driven her away with his drinking, Titus gets Erin back--by tying her in a sack and kidnapping her from her parents' home.
15. NASCAR
Air Date: 2001-02-20
Erin gets Titus and Ken to drive across the country together--by telling each that the other is dying.
16. Life Forward
Air Date: 2001-02-27
A self-help guru's seminar brings personal breakthroughs for Erin, Titus--and himself, courtesy of Ken Titus.
17. Gift of the Car Guy
Air Date: 2001-03-13
To finance a move into drag racing, Titus makes a bold move, without telling Erin--who's also kept something from Titus.
18. Tommy's Girlfriend No. 2
Air Date: 2001-03-27
A gathering includes Tommy's new girlfriend--the waitress Titus slept with during a one-night breakup with Erin.
19. Hard Ass
Air Date: 2001-04-10
Titus and Erin differ on how to handle their new housemate, Erin's 15-year-old niece, a hellion who's selling pot to finance college.
20. Private Dave
Air Date: 2001-04-17
Titus tries to undo what he sees as damage when Dave's response to a Dear John letter is to join the Army.
21. Three Strikes
Air Date: 2001-04-24
Erin is left with a broken leg after an encounter with a burglar. The crook is suspected to be her lowlife brother, whose next conviction will send him away for life.
22. The Pit
Air Date: 2001-05-08
Titus enters a funny car in races to rebuild his business, and Ken is part of the pit crew--until father-son tensions mount.
23. The Pendulum
Air Date: 2001-05-15
Ken and Erin confront the uncertainty of Titus's fate following his accident.
24. The Wedding
Air Date: 2001-05-22
Family members gather for the nuptials of Erin and Titus, against the couple's fervent--and wise--wishes.
1. Racing in the Streets
Air Date: 2001-11-14
Titus starts street racing for cash, fueling fury in Erin, who nursed him back from his last racing injury.
2. Amy's Birthday
Air Date: 2001-11-21
Erin's surprise birthday party for niece Amy is an eye-opener for Erin when she sees the squalor in which the girl lives.
3. Tommy's Not Gay
Air Date: 2001-11-28
Titus is determined to mend fences after Tommy rejects his father, who's just revealed he's gay.
4. Shannon's Song
Air Date: 2001-12-05
Titus's sister Shannon, who's outshone him at every turn, does so again at the reopening of his shop.
5. Grad School
Air Date: 2001-12-12
Erin disdains, then requests Titus's help when she visits troubled teens for her first grad-school assignment as a interning social worker.
6. Houseboat
Air Date: 2001-12-19
Christmas on a houseboat brings a kinder, gentler Ken when he thinks his best friend has fallen overboard.
7. The Trial
Air Date: 2002-01-02
Titus tries to keep Ken from testifying as his mother goes on trial for murdering her last husband at Titus's wedding.
8. Grandma Titus
Air Date: 2002-01-09
Phyllis Diller plays Grandma Titus, who still intimidates Ken despite her Alzheimer's, which has her trying to teach a high-school class.
9. Errrr
Air Date: 2002-01-16
Suicidal over a broken romance, Amy listens to Titus as he tries to talk her out of it with tales of his own youth—which don't make that great a case.
10. Tommy's Crush
Air Date: 2002-01-23
Titus is firmly opposed to romance between his sister Shannon and Tommy, neither of whom is listening to him.
11. Into Thin Air
Air Date: 2002-01-30
Tired of carrying Dave, Titus decides it's finally time he learns to fend for himself--when they're both stranded on an icy cliff.
12. Too Damn Good
Air Date: 2002-02-06
A car executive seeks a new design from Titus, who turns to Ken for inspiration when he has a creative block.
13. Bachelor Party
Air Date: 2002-02-13
En route to Vegas for Titus's bachelor party, the boys encounter a woman in labor, delaying Titus's call to Erin, who imagines the worst.
14. Hot Streak
Air Date: 2002-02-20
Titus weighs whether to be a concerned son or a passive buddy to Ken, who tells his buddy to ignore the heart-attack signs he's experiencing.
15. The Session
Air Date: 2002-03-06
As part of Erin's therapist training, the Titus clan participates in a family session, where issues of trust surface between Titus and Erin.
16. Same Courtesy
Air Date: 2002-03-20
A cannon is key to Titus's plan for vengeance on Erin--on her birthday, no less--for her role in his humiliating therapy session.
17. After Mrs. Shafter
Air Date: 2002-07-29
A softer side of Ken emerges as he courts a new woman, who happens to be Tommy's mother.
18. The Visit
Air Date: 2002-07-29
Titus's schizophrenic mother visits as he and Erin are scrutinized by a social worker regarding their care of Erin's niece.
19. Insanity Genetic (1)
Air Date: 2002-08-05
Following his personal loss, Titus disdains grief, until an olfactory memory triggers an emotional flood while flying home.
20. Insanity Genetic (2)
Air Date: 2002-08-05
Removed from the plane by the FBI, the unhappy quintet undergoes interrogation, including questions about Titus's sanity.
21. The Protector
Air Date: 2002-08-12
Titus aims to throw a scare into a boy who's been insulting Amy and nearly gets himself thrown in jail, but for the intervention of Erin--and the offender's father.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2000-03-20
Episodes
54 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
