The essential episodes of That '70s Show
Watch these 15 in order and you've got That '70s Show — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Point Place, Wisconsin, May 17, 1976. Nerdy teenager Eric, who smokes weed with some classmates in the basement, is in heaven when his dad Red decides to hand him the keys of his flashy Vista Cruiser, at the price of extra chores and forbidding him to take it out of town, knowing that won't be obeyed anyway. The gang, which just adopted foreign exchange student Fez, is excited about a Todd Rundgren concert- Jackie uses her female charms to make sure skirt-chaser Michael Kelso would take her too.
- 02
Eric's 17th birthday is approaching, and he tries to prevent his mother, Kitty, from throwing him a surprise birthday party. Donna tells Jackie she kissed Eric, and Jackie helps her choose a meaningful gift for him. Meanwhile, Eric's older sister, Laurie, returns home from college for a visit.
- 03
Hyde teaches Jackie to be Zen when Laurie insults her. Red finds out that Kelso is dating Laurie and decides to set him straight.
- 04
Eric is jealous when a picture of Donna mooning the camera appears in the yearbook. Bob is still uneasy knowing Eric is sleeping with Donna, and Jackie's constant affection for Hyde leads to a situation which lands Hyde in jail.
- 05
It's Veterans Day and Bob throws a Veterans Day barbecue party, which Red usually does every year, fueling a rivalry between the neighbors. Hyde finally realizes he likes Jackie enough to ask her out on a date.
- 06
Kelso takes the gang out to dinner, but reveals he has no intention of paying. Kitty thinks Red should offer an unemployed Bob a job at Price Mart.
- 07
Kitty's Birthday (Is That Today?!)
Eric and Red forget Kitty's birthday and the two must make up by doing something she's wanted to do for a long time. Kelso decides to be Jackie's "boy-friend" and Hyde finds Caroline's obsession with Fez a little disturbing.
- 08
Both parties go to great lengths to assure that "it's not a date" when Donna accompanies Eric to the Pricemart Ball; Leo hires Fez at the Fotohut.
- 09
Bob throws a monkey wrench into Donna and Eric's plans when he sends her to visit a college different from where Eric is going.
- 10
Eric gets Donna a very special gift to show his feelings, while Red gets Kitty a dog in an attempt to quell hers.
- 11
Thanksgiving brings Kitty's parents, Eric's sister Laurie and Kelso with a date---Eric's math teacher, who has just failed Eric.
- 12
Red and Hyde accidentally see Pamela topless; Donna learns Eric dated while they were broken up.
- 13
Attending a Packers game proves a bonding experience for Eric and Red, but it's a battle for ex-couple Jackie and Hyde.
- 14
Fez gets a visit from a friend from home (wherever that is); Red and Kitty show their house to prospective buyers; and Hyde's father has a surprise at the store.
- 15
In the series finale, Kelso returns on New Year's Eve 1979 to celebrate, while Red and Kitty rethink their plans to move to Florida.
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