This series was my first exposure to Christopher Titus. I love the show but was a little saddened too. It is based on his real life family experiences from a very dysfunctional family Mom was a nut case, dad appears to be a drunken hard case. Stacy Keach does a great job playing the dad. Titus and his brother are very funny and seem to actually have a really good on set rapport between them. Cynthia Watros plays Christopher's girl friend and brings a little sexuality and a lot of balance to the show. While I know there are families that are like the one portrayed here it is sad to learn that some one had to grow up this way. Overall though this is a very funny series and I highly recommend it.