8.6/1094 votesLoading...#1 - Dad Is Dead
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2000
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny
8.6/1075 votesLoading...#2 - Last Noelle
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2000
Little by little, Erin learns why Titus lied about going to an ex-girlfriend's wake--and it's not pretty.
Director: Jack Kenny, Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
8.6/1067 votesLoading...#3 - Tommy's Not Gay
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2001
Titus is determined to mend fences after Tommy rejects his father, who's just revealed he's gay.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: N/A
8.5/1069 votesLoading...#4 - Intervention
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/15/2000
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.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Adam Belanoff
8.4/1063 votesLoading...#5 - Mom's Not Nuts
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2000
Titus is the only one to remain on full alert when his institutionalized mother shows up, officially released and apparently cured.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny
8.4/1060 votesLoading...#6 - Episode Eleven
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2000
Ken has a heart attack while driving and blames Titus, who has a picture that proves otherwise.
Director: Brian Hargrove
Writer: N/A
8.4/1066 votesLoading...#7 - Locking Up Mom
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2000
Titus's schizophrenic mother's competency hearing brings everyone together--to keep her locked up.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: N/A
8.4/1063 votesLoading...#8 - The Perfect Thanksgiving
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2000
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.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Chris Sheridan
8.4/1053 votesLoading...#9 - The Pendulum
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2001
Ken and Erin confront the uncertainty of Titus's fate following his accident.
Director: Jack Kenny
Writer: N/A
8.3/1079 votesLoading...#10 - Sex With Pudding
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/20/2000
Titus, Dave and Tommy snoop in Erin's office when Titus suspects she's having an affair.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny
8.3/1069 votesLoading...#11 - Dave Moves Out
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2000
Dave is arrested for grand theft--charges brought by his dad--for taking the VCR when he moved out secretly, per Titus's suggestion.
Director: Jack Kenny
Writer: Sally Lapiduss
8.3/1058 votesLoading...#12 - Tommy's Girlfriend
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2000
The return to town of his first love inspires fear and excitement in Tommy, while she knows only fear.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
8.3/1057 votesLoading...#13 - The Protector
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 8/12/2002
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.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Nancy Steen
8.2/1070 votesLoading...#14 - Titus Integritous
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2000
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.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: N/A
8.2/1064 votesLoading...#15 - The Test
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2000
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.
Director: Brian Hargrove
Writer: N/A
8.2/1059 votesLoading...#16 - What's Up, Hollywood?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2000
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.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writer: Sally Lapiduss
8.2/1055 votesLoading...#17 - Deprogramming Erin
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2001
Having driven her away with his drinking, Titus gets Erin back--by tying her in a sack and kidnapping her from her parents' home.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Chris Sheridan
8.2/1050 votesLoading...#18 - Grandma Titus
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2002
Phyllis Diller plays Grandma Titus, who still intimidates Ken despite her Alzheimer's, which has her trying to teach a high-school class.
Director: Brian Hargrove
Writer: N/A
8.2/1048 votesLoading...#19 - Insanity Genetic (1)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 8/5/2002
Following his personal loss, Titus disdains grief, until an olfactory memory triggers an emotional flood while flying home.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writer: N/A
8.1/1066 votesLoading...#20 - The Breakup
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2000
"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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1063 votesLoading...#21 - Titus Is Dead
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2000
Ken blames his heart attack on Titus, and the private nurse Titus hires sides with Ken, who feels much better, thank you.
Director: Jack Kenny
Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny
8.1/1065 votesLoading...#22 - The Surprise Party
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2000
The plan to derail Ken and Kathy is itself derailed when Ken announces that Kathy is moving in, prompting another plan--and another derailment.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
8.1/1052 votesLoading...#23 - Private Dave
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/17/2001
Titus tries to undo what he sees as damage when Dave's response to a Dear John letter is to join the Army.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Sally Lapiduss
8.1/1049 votesLoading...#24 - Insanity Genetic (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 8/5/2002
Removed from the plane by the FBI, the unhappy quintet undergoes interrogation, including questions about Titus's sanity.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Matt Ember, Nancy Steen
8.0/1065 votesLoading...#25 - Red Asphalt
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2000
Dave helps, Erin hinders and Tommy panics as Titus jockeys with another driver in a car he customized for Ken's birthday.
Director: Jack Kenny
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Titus
Every episode of Titus ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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Network:FOX
Best Episodes Summary
"Dad Is Dead" is the best rated episode of "Titus". It scored 8.6/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny, it aired on 3/27/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Last Noelle".