History Characters / Titus

* TheTeetotaler: Like his actor, Titus quit drinking quite young. His falling off the wagon is a major plot point in Season Two.

* StepfordSmiler: Erin is [[MadnessMantra HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY]].

%%* CloudCuckoolander
%%* TheDitz

Christopher's stepbrother and close friend. He has a [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny short attention span]], [[BigEater is easily swayed by food]], [[TheStoner smokes pot]], is a CloudCuckoolander and has [[RaceFetish an obsession with Asian women]]. (Actor Zack Ward is light-skinned, has red hair and freckles, yet is married to an Asian woman. The writers found this funny and wrote it in.) He is blissfully unaware of how messed-up he is.

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: His mom (Ken's third wife) abandoned him when he was five because Ken was emotionally abusive to her. It's not known whether she did this on purpose or not.

* CrazyAwesome: Despite Juanita's schizophrenic episodes, violent behavior, drug abuse and poor choice in men, she was a beauty contest winner (even qualifying for Miss California back in the 1960s), a great cook, a talented piano player and spoke four different languages.

* TheStoner
** EruditeStoner / GeniusDitz: Titus claims that, despite Dave's stupidity, he shows flashes of brilliance, such as when he used a can of beer to save Papa Titus from dying of a heart attack ([[MST3KMantra Don't ask]]!) and has a vast knowledge of uterine biology because he once got so high, he remembered his own birth.

* TheOtherDarrin: Three different actresses played Juanita in episodes where she is part of the story.

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: How Juanita died. The good news is that she didn't take anyone with her when she died.]]

* [[spoiler:StraightGay]]: [[spoiler:The episode "Errr" reveals that Amy is in love with someone named "Charlie..." who turns out to be a girl. Prior to that point, there was no mention of Amy's sexual preference]].

Most episodes follow his exploits and his point of view. He knows that his life has been and is very screwed up, but realizes that he himself has turned out relatively okay. Even though the show is about his family, everyone calls him by his last name except for his dad and Erin.

* AsHimself
* ButtMonkey
* TheDanza
* TheHero
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood
* TheWoobie

!Erin Fitzpatrick (CynthiaWatros)

Christopher's fiancée, a strong and independent woman whose family is just as messed up as his. She is a calming influence on Titus, is one of the few people Papa Titus likes and is semi-openly lusted after by both Dave and Tommy. Despite her peacemaking personality, she has a buried Irish temper that everyone is afraid of. Her parents, Nora and Merritt, are miserably married alcoholics, her sister Kim is a sexually promiscuous drug addict and her brother Michael is a career criminal. Her childhood dream was to become the first person in her family to not be arrested. She brings in her niece Amy (Kim's daughter) after her stepfather (Kim's boyfriend) almost punches her in the face for calling Child Welfare on him.

* BewareTheNiceOnes
* TheChick
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* TheHeart
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood
* MsFanservice
* OnlySaneWoman

-->'''Dave''': (''between sobs'') But I told you...what I want. I...wanna...get bitten by a [[SpiderMan radioactive spider and get superpowers]]!

Christopher's stepbrother and close friend. He has a short attention span, is easily swayed by food, smokes pot, is a CloudCuckoolander and has an obsession with Asian women. (Actor Zack Ward is light-skinned, has red hair and freckles, yet is married to an Asian woman. The writers found this funny and wrote it in.) He is blissfully unaware of how messed-up he is.

* BigEater
* CloudCuckoolander
* TheDitz

* TheLancer

** EruditeStoner and GeniusDitz: Titus claims that, despite Dave's stupidity, he shows flashes of brilliance, such as when he used a can of beer to save Papa Titus from dying of a heart attack ([[MST3KMantra Don't ask]]!) and has a vast knowledge of uterine biology because he once got so high, he remembered his own birth.

-->'''Tommy''':Now, Mr. Titus, this is something my father taught me. *starts making hand gestures* Father and son start together...and then, they grow apart...until the son's ready to be a man...and then, they grow together again.
-->'''Papa Titus''': Can you get him away from me?

* AmbiguouslyGay and MistakenForGay: Justified in that Tommy imitated his father, who was a StraightGay who kept his true sexuality under wraps for many years.
* TheChick
* StalkerWithACrush: On the episode "Tommy's Girlfriend," where Tommy's high school sweetheart (played by Creator/NicoleSullivan) ends up trapped in Titus's car shop after Tommy crashes his car into hers.

-->'''Christopher''': (''while role-playing with Dave about how condescending their dad is'') Hey, Dad, I started my own business and I made more money in one year than you have in any year of your life! What do you think about that?! Heh heh heh... (''Papa Titus appears behind him, beer in hand'')
-->'''Papa Titus''': (''opens beer can, [[OhCrap Christopher freezes in shock]]'') I think without me pushin' you, you never would have made it.

* TheAlcoholic: Just like Titus' dad in real life.

--> '''Ken:''' [[spoiler: (while Titus and Dave are holding him back) [[WouldntHitAGirl You never hit a woman!]] No matter how many times she's beaten you, stabbed you or tried to kill you!]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

* MagnificentBastard
* SinkOrSwimMentor
* ToughLove

* AxeCrazy: Chased after Ken with a broken wine bottle at the end of "Mom's Not Nuts," and [[spoiler:shot her abusive fiance when he punched her in the face during Titus' wedding]].

* DeadpanSnarker
* DoesNotLikeMen: Justified when you consider that [[spoiler:her mom's boyfriend beats the crap out of her when he's drunk and she was molested by a male babysitter whose son sexually harasses her]].

* SixthRanger
* [[spoiler:StraightGay]]: [[spoiler:The episode "Errr" reveals that Amy is in love with someone named "Charlie..." who turns out to be a girl. Prior to that point, there was no mention of Amy's sexual preference]].

* AxeCrazy: Chased after Ken with a broken wine bottle at the end of "Mom's Not Nuts," and [[spoiler:shot her abusive fiance when he slapped her across the face during Titus' wedding]].

-->"A lie is a lie... unless your friends and family are in on it. Then it's a commonly-held belief."

-->"So I'm sitting in a meeting when my pager goes off with a message. It says "Dad's dead." So I race out of the meeting and drive all the way to Santa Maria because, naturally, I think "MY DAD'S DEAD"!"

Christopher's fiancée, a strong and independent woman whose family is just as messed up as his. She is a calming influence on Titus, is one of the few people Papa Titus likes, and is semi-openly lusted after by both Dave and Tommy. Despite her peacemaking personality, she has a buried Irish temper that everyone is afraid of. Her parents, Nora and Merritt, are miserably married alcoholics, her sister, Kim, is a sexually promiscuous drug addict, and her brother, Michael, is a career criminal. Her childhood dream was to become the first person in her family to not be arrested. She brings in her niece Amy (Kim's daughter) after her stepfather (Kim's boyfriend) almost punches her in the face for calling Child Welfare on him.

* OnlySaneMan

-->'''Dave''': (''between sobs'') But I told you...what I want. I...wanna...get bitten by a [[SpiderMan radioactive spider and get super powers]]!

-->'''Tommy''':"Now, Mr. Titus, this is something my father taught me. *starts making hand gestures* Father and son start together...and then, they grow apart...until the son's ready to be a man...and then, they grow together again."
-->'''Papa Titus''':"Can you get him away from me?"

Friend of the family and accountant for Titus' custom car shop. Growing up in a relatively stable household, Tommy is the only 'normal' member of the cast, and he is just as screwed-up as everyone else. Eccentric, flamboyant and anal, his [[AmbiguouslyGay effeminate]] mannerisms are subverted as he is heterosexual, but those mannerisms are picked up from his actually gay father.

* TheChick

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]]: Believes that emotional damage keeps kids in line better than physical abuse (as he told Erin's dad in "The Perfect Thanksgiving.")
-->'''Ken:''' "See that? That's '''emotional''' damage; that's much more powerful."
* EveryoneHasStandards: As much of a jerk as Ken makes himself out to be, even ''he's'' disgusted at Juanita's fiancee Bill. 'The Reconciliation' was bad enough when Bill explained just how he and Juanita met, but 'The Wedding' really drove it home.
--> '''Ken:''' [[spoiler: (while Titus and Dave are holding him back) "[[WouldntHitAGirl You never hit a woman!]] No matter how many times she's beaten you, stabbed you or tried to kill you!"]]
* HiddenDepths: According to the Christmas episode "Houseboat" and the episode "Grandma Titus," Ken is a brutal parent because his mother was abusive to him in his childhood (his mother, in turn was emotionally abused by Ken's own father).

* TheAlcoholic: Just like Titus's dad in real life

!Juanita Titus

-->'''Juanita''': "Get down! The aliens can see you!"
-->'''Young Christopher''': "They look like trash cans, Mom."
-->'''Juanita''': "They always do! They're aliens, not morons! Go get your metal hat!" ''(brandishes a shotgun and shoves the business end of it out the window)'': HOW DARE YOU INVADE MY PLANET!" ''(fires)''

* AxeCrazy: Chased after Ken with a broken wine bottle at the end of "Mom's Not Nuts," and [[spoiler:shot her abusive fiance when he punched her in the face during Titus's wedding]].
* CrazyAwesome: Despite Juanita's schizophrenic episodes, violent behavior, drug abuse and poor choice in men, she was a beauty contest winner (even qualifying for Miss California back in the 1960s), a great cook, a talented piano player, and spoke four different languages.

* TheOtherDarrin: Three different actresses played Juanita on episodes where she is part of the story.

* [[spoiler:StraightGay]]: [[spoiler:The episode "Errr" reveals that Amy is in love with someone named "Charlie..." who turns out to be a girl. Prior to that point, there was no mention of Amy's sexual preference]].
* HiddenDepths: "The Protector" and "Amy's Birthday" shed light on why Amy is such a broken child: [[spoiler:Her mother is a drug addict who's too high to raise her own child, her stepfather is a drunk who beats her and, when Amy was a child, she was sexually molested by a family friend who offered to take care of her while her parents were in jail]].

!Christopher Titus (ChristopherTitus)

* HiddenDepths: "The Protector" and "Amy's Birthday" shed light on why Amy is such a broken child: [[spoiler:Her mother is a drug addict who's too high to raise her own child, her stepfather is a drunk who beats her and, when Amy was a child, she was sexually molested by a family friend who offered to take care of her while her parents were in jail]].

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]]: Believes that emotional damage keeps kids in line instead of physical abuse (as he told Erin's dad in "The Perfect Thanksgiving.")

* StalkerWithACrush: On the episode "Tommy's Girlfriend," where Tommy's high school sweetheart (played by NicoleSullivan) ends up trapped in Titus's car shop after Tommy crashes his car into hers.

* HiddenDepths: According to the Christmas episode "Houseboat" and the episode "Grandma Titus," Ken is a brutal parent because his mother was abusive to him in his childhood.

* KavorkaMan: Women find him charming...until they date and/or marry him. Then they try to kill and/or ruin his life.

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: How Juanita died.]]

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]]

* CrazyAwesome: Despite Juanita's schizophrenic episodes, violent behavior, drug abuse and poor choice in men, she was a beauty contest winner, a great cook, a talented piano player and spoke five different languages.

-->'''Young Christopher''': "They look like trash cans, mom."
-->'''Juanita''': "They always do! They're aliens, not morons!"

Christopher's fiancée, a strong and independent woman whose family is just as messed up as his. She is a calming influence on Titus, is one of the few people Papa Titus likes, and is semi-openly lusted after by both Dave and Tommy. Despite her peacemaking personality, she has a buried Irish temper that everyone is afraid of. Her parents are miserably married alcoholics, her sisters are drug addicts, and her brother is a career criminal. Her childhood dream was to become the first person in her family to not be arrested. She brings in her niece Amy because of her bad home life.

* AmbiguouslyGay

Most episodes follow his exploits and his point of view. He knows that his life has been and is very screwed up, but realizes that he himself has turned out relatively okay. Even though the show is about his family, everyone calls him by his last name except for his dad and Erin.

Christopher's fiancée, a strong and independent woman whose family is just as messed up as his. She is a calming influence on Titus, is one of the few people Papa Titus likes, and is semi-openly lusted after by both Dave and Tommy. Despite her peacemaking personality, she has a buried Irish temper that everyone is afraid of. Her parents are miserably married alcoholics, her sisters are drug addicts, and her brother is a career criminal. Her childhood dream was to become the first person in her family to not be arrested. She brings in her niece Amy because of her bad home life.

-->'''Dave''': (''between sobs'') But I told you...what I want. I...wanna...get bitten by a [[SpiderMan radioactive spider and get super powers]]!

Christopher's stepbrother and close friend. He has a short attention span, is easily swayed by food, smokes pot, is a CloudCuckoolander and has an obsession with Asian women. (Actor Zack Ward is light-skinned, has red hair and freckles, yet is married to an Asian woman. The writers found this funny and wrote it in.) He is blissfully unaware of how messed-up he is.

* TheStoner

Friend of the family and accountant for Titus' custom car shop. Growing up in a relatively stable household, Tommy is the only 'normal' member of the cast, and he is just as screwed-up as everyone else. Eccentric, flamboyant and anal, his [[AmbiguouslyGay effeminate]] mannerisms are subverted as he is heterosexual, but those mannerisms are picked up from his actually gay father.

* StalkerWithACrush: On the episode "Tommy's Girlfriend," where Tommy's high school sweetheart (played by NicoleSullivan) ends up trapped in Titus's car shop after Tommy crashes his car into hers.

You could consider him to be a MagnificentBastard, to some degree. The show revolves around the relationship between him and Christopher. He is a very difficult man to describe; he's gruff and difficult, but has JerkWithAHeartOfGold tendencies. He seems to enjoy watching Christopher suffer, but it seems to be a form of TrainingFromHell meets WaxOnWaxOff.

Christopher's fiancée, a strong and independent woman whose family is just as messed up as his. She is a calming influence on Titus, is one of the few people Papa Titus likes, and is semi-openly lusted after by both Dave and Tommy. Despite her peacemaking personality, she has a buried Irish temper that everyone is afraid of. Her parents are miserably married, her sisters are drug addicts and her brother is frequently in jail. Her childhood dream was to become the first person in her family to not be arrested. She brings in her niece Amy because of her bad home life.

Christopher's stepbrother and close friend. He has a short attention span, is easily swayed by food, is a drug addict, a CloudCuckoolander and has an obsession with Asian women. (Actor Zack Ward is light-skinned, has red hair and freckles, yet is married to an Asian woman. The writers found this funny and wrote it in.) He is blissfully unaware of how messed-up he is.