Titus - S1E01

Sex with Pudding
First Aired: Monday March 20, 2000

In the very first episode of Titus, Christopher Titus believes that his long time girlfriend Erin is cheating on him. After finding revealing clues, he decides to confront her co-workers.

The first episode of Titus showed up on the Fox network in early 2000 and, strangely enough, it felt like a real life version of the Family Guy. Only better.

Titus has taken his brother Dave and friend Tommy to his girlfriend Erin's workplace. He has a sneaking suspicion that he is having an affair with someone. The plan immediately back fires when Erin sees them get off the elevator. She sends them to her office to wait, but they can't help but sniff for clues. Finding emails and a pair of panties, Titus confronts Erin. She tells him that she is actually being sexually harassed and asks him not to get involved. As the three are leaving, Titus changes his mind and confronts Erin's whole floor. After a rousing speech, several guys come forward, but the real "pudding" is Erin's female boss, who had believed that Erin was gay. The entire problem is resolved at the end and everyone is happy ... except for Dave, because he started a fire.

I only remember a few passing episodes of the show since I was starting college at the time it premiered. I did, however, remember catching an episode or two and being amused. Like I said, it reminded me a of a live action Family Guy, with the numerous cuts to past events. This is a good thing, since these weren't terrible (like some of the FG flashbacks have become lately). Like a typical sitcom, the characters and the audience are presented with the premise of the episode and it is usually resolved at the end. This episode follows that formula easily, but the little comments by Erin, Titus and Dave make it funny. From what I can remember, Dave gets funnier as time goes on, but this was a prime place to start. A decent show that I can see myself watching every now and then.

Score: 8.3 / 10