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Titus/Episode Eleven
| Episode Eleven | |
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| Season 1, Episode 9 | |
| Airdate | May 22, 2000 |
| Production Number | 1ADK-08 |
| Written by | Christopher Titus |
| Directed by | Brian Hargrove |
| ← 1x08 Intervention |
2x01 → Titus Is Dead |
| Titus — Season One | |
Episode Eleven is the ninth episode of the first season of Titus, and the ninth episode overall. Titus is called into the hospital when his father gets into an accident and alleges that he caused the heart attack.
Starring: Christopher Titus (Christopher Titus), Cynthia Watros (Erin Fitzpatrick), Zack Ward (Dave Titus), David Shatraw (Tommy Shafter)
And: Stacy Keach (Ken Titus)
Guest Starring: Mary Lou Rosato (Nurse Kathy), Karen Maruyama (Nurse Patty)
Co-Starring: Regan Burns (Officer Charlie Regan), John Prosky (Dr Meighan), Valeri Ross (Teacher)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Opening Monologue
In a crisis my family puts aside all its petty differences and hatreds. Because a crisis is a perfect opportunity to create new petty differences and hatreds! My dad's from that era where you lived til 50, your heart exploded and that was that. You know when you cook bacon, you pour the grease into the can? My dad's the can.
My dad's third heart attack, he had gotten so good at them that he decided to drive himself to the hospital. Because "they won't let me smoke in the ambulance" and you can't make a burger run. Every family had something special about them: brains, athletic ability. My family has heart attacks. But it's ok, because my dad belongs to a HMO. He really like their slogan: "Hey, we're better than a prison doctor."
The Show
Ken winds up in the hospital after having a heart attack due to spending "three angry hours" attempting to start a boat that was missing the distributor cap. While in the hospital room with Dave trying to set his father straight, Ken's heart appears to stop during an argument. However, it turns out that their monitors got switched. This moment causes Titus swallow his pride and apologize to his father. Unfortunately, this leads Titus and Dave to being owned by their father.
Eventually, a police officer shows up to talk to Ken, saving them from the pedicure that they were being forced to give their father. They decide to deal with the police, thinking that Ken would be too weak to deal with them. The officer shows Titus the pictures from the red light camera, which reveals that Ken's accident wasn't because he had a heart attack; it was because a girl he was with was having sex with him while he was driving.
In order to avoid the police pressing charges, the officer asks that Titus paint his Viper and apologize for his brother. They decide to use this information to draw their revenge out slowly over time. Tommy suggests that Ken get a cardiac-catheterization, still believing that he had a heart attack, in order to make sure everything is alright. Ken, unwilling to break cover, agrees to the test up through getting shaved. He asks Titus to call off the tests and admits to the fake heart attack, but while Titus is gloating he has a real one.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
- Tommy: Among the things Tommy studied in college was pre-med. This occurred after he blew off his toe while performing as a clown.
- Ken: Ken has his fourth heart attack at the end of this episode. He is stabilized in the hospital, however.
Referbacks
- 1x03 - Dave Moves Out: Officer Regan arrested Dave when he moved out and took his father's VCR with him. He also arrested Dave a second time in the same episode when police found an ounce of marijuana in the VCR and Dave declared that it was his.
- Officer Regan: Titus, right? I arrested your brother.
Trivia
The Show
- First Appearance: This episode introduces Nurse Kathy, who would become a recurring character throughout the remainder of the series. It also reintroduces Officer Regan.
