Series synopsis
Titus is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FOX on March 20, 2000. It ended on August 12, 2002. It was created by Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, Brian Hargrove. It stars Christopher Titus, Cynthia Watros, Zack Ward and David Shatraw.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Christopher Titus as Christopher Titus
- Cynthia Watros as Erin Fitzpatrick
- Zack Ward as Dave Scoville
- David Shatraw as Tommy Shafter
- Stacy Keach as Ken Titus
Guest cast
- Connie Stevens as Juanita Titus
- Octavia Spencer as Ms. Alice Hays
- Frances Fisher as Juanita Titus
- Regan Burns as Officer Charlie Regan
- Jenna Boyd as 5-Year-Old Shannon
- David Carradine as Bob Hawkins
- Emilio Rivera as Castro
- John Maynard as Herb
- Alex Borstein as Nicky
- Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst as Hot Blonde
- Jack Kenny as Principal Wells
- Rosalind Allen as Stewardess #2
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | August 21, 2020 | |
| Season 1 | 9 | March 20, 2000 | May 22, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 24 | October 3, 2000 | May 22, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 21 | November 14, 2001 | August 12, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hard Laughs Featurette Titus confirms what that many of the plots barely got network approval. Chris had to coax them into the episodes by explaining how funny they could be. Very few shows on network television have ventured this far in terms of the kinds of stories they do. The people in this show are dysfunctional and real. There is no weekly reconcilliation at the end of each episode. In fact, it's lucky if the characters' situations aren't worse off by the end than they were at the beginning. |
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| 2 |
Rehearsal Footage A 9-minute featurette showing the cast doing a rehearsal for episode 1x05 - Titus Integritious. |
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| 3 |
Homecoming Part 1 Eighteen years ago, Titus ended with Christopher being put away in a mental hospital following his nervous breakdown over his mother's suicide. After being released from his eight-year stay (caused by Dave foolishly trying to spring Titus from the mental hospital), Titus discovers that his cars have been sold to keep the shop from going under, his father has gone to Mexico to party, and Erin has fallen for Tommy. |
August 21, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sex With Pudding Titus, Dave and Tommy snoop in Erin's office when Titus suspects she's having an affair. |
March 20, 2000 |
| 2 |
Dad Is Dead 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. |
March 27, 2000 |
| 3 |
Dave Moves Out Dave is arrested for grand theft--charges brought by his dad--for taking the VCR when he moved out secretly, per Titus's suggestion. |
April 3, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Titus Is Dead Ken blames his heart attack on Titus, and the private nurse Titus hires sides with Ken, who feels much better, thank you. |
October 3, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Test 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. |
October 10, 2000 |
| 3 |
The Surprise Party The plan to derail Ken and Kathy is itself derailed when Ken announces that Kathy is moving in, prompting another plan--and another derailment. |
October 17, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Racing in the Streets Titus starts street racing for cash, fueling fury in Erin, who nursed him back from his last racing injury. |
November 14, 2001 |
| 2 |
Amy's Birthday Erin's surprise birthday party for niece Amy is an eye-opener for Erin when she sees the squalor in which the girl lives. |
November 21, 2001 |
| 3 |
Tommy's Not Gay Titus is determined to mend fences after Tommy rejects his father, who's just revealed he's gay. |
November 28, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 20, 2000 |
| Last aired | August 12, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |