Titus - Season Three (2001)

A unique and cutting-edge comedy, TITUS took the sitcom formula and twisted many of its fundamental elements. Comic Christopher Titus based the situations and characters on his real-life family and experiences, creating a television program that featured perhaps the most dysfunctional clan ever to hit the small screen. Chris's father Ken is an abusive womanizer, his mother Juanita a murderous schizophrenic, and his brother Dave an imbecile. The only people keeping Chris sane are his girlfriend Erin and effeminate best friend Tommy. Particularly notable is the way that the program utilized Titus's family as a means to explore topics normally too taboo for network comedies, and was able to de-fuse some criticism through its use of physical and sometimes sophomoric comedy. TITUS also took a step beyond most sitcoms with scenes that presented both Chris's inner psychology and the everyday "reality" of his existence. TITUS: SEASON 3 contains the 21 episodes that conclude the series, and features such guests as Frankie Muniz and David Carradine.