That '70s Show: Season 1

On May 17, 1976, Red Forman and his wife Kitty hand the keys to their Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser over to their son, Eric. Through persuasion from his friends, Eric uses the car to go out of town for a Todd Rundgren concert in Milwaukee with his closest friends: his neighbor, Donna Pinciotti, Steven Hyde, and Michael Kelso. Eric also decides to invite a new foreign exchange student from school, named 'Fez'. Kelso's wealthy girlfriend Jackie Burkhart also invites herself along (much to the gang's di

Eric's 17th birthday is approaching, and he tries to prevent his mother, Kitty, from throwing him a surprise birthday party to no avail. Meanwhile, Eric's older sister, Laurie, returns home from college for a visit, and Kelso tries, unsuccessfully, to attract her attention even though he is in a relationship with Jackie. Also, Eric tells Red that he wants a cassette tape player for the Vista Cruiser as his birthday present, only for Red to gift him an 8-track tape player instead. Donna is also s

Jackie's father, a city councilman, arranges for President Gerald Ford to stop at Point Place as part of his re-election campaign. The principal of Point Place High School makes a speech warning the students against any "maladjusted" activity, which of course gives Hyde the idea to "fight the power"; the guys then decide to streak when President Ford comes to town. Meanwhile, Bob wants Red to ask President Ford a question in the Q&A. Red agrees, however, Bob gives him a "crappy" question, leadin

Eric and Donna argue, after she continuously defeats him in various sports and games. Upon seeing this, Jackie pressures Donna to let Eric win for the sake of his ego and their relationship, while Hyde and Fez pressure Kelso to finally stand up to Jackie and her constant domineering. Meanwhile, Red's job hours at the auto plant are cut back drastically and he is forced to stay home, keeping himself occupied by "fixing" things, much to Kitty's dismay.

Donna drops some quite obvious hints that she wants to hang out in her house with Eric - alone. However, Eric doesn't get the hints and Kelso convinces her to have a party, which Donna only agrees to after Eric says he will come. The guys then all go to Fatso Burger for job interviews, but only Eric ends up hired. However, Eric finds that he and Donna can't spend as much time together because of it. Meanwhile, Jackie gets upset at Kelso for not having a job. On the day of the party, Donna decide

The gang finds a keg in the middle of the road after skipping school. At the behest of Kelso, they then decide to throw a party in the pool of a vacant home that Jackie's mother is attempting to sell. Meanwhile, Kitty invites Bob and Midge over and, while discussing what their children are up to, Red figures out that the gang are throwing a party and he and Bob set out to find them. However, at the pool, the kids soon discovers they need a tap to extract the beer. Eric sends Kelso out with his g

The gang plan to go to a disco in Kenosha. Hyde refuses to go at first, since he hates disco and can't dance. But when Donna says she would love to go, Hyde decides to take dancing lessons from Kitty so he can impress Donna. However, Bob walks in on Kitty and Hyde dancing and mistakenly thinks they are having an affair. Midge tries to confront Kitty about it, but this only makes Kitty think that Midge is having an affair. Bob tells Red about it, and Red suggests killing Hyde, before revealing to

Eric and Donna go to watch The Omen at the drive-in with Kelso and Jackie. However, Jackie and Kelso spend the whole evening making out aggressively in the backseat, making the situation even more awkward for Eric and Donna, eventually forcing them to exit the car. Donna and Eric sit on the hood of the cruiser, and eventually end up making out. In the meantime, Fez's host parents forbid him from listening to rock music, as they feel it is "the devil's music". Hyde decides to help Fez by sneaking

On November 24, 1976, Laurie brings her friend Kate (Jenny Maguire) home with her for Thanksgiving, while Red's mother, Bernice, constantly calls, asking about Thanksgiving dinner, much to Kitty's annoyance. Meanwhile, Donna is angry when she finds out Kate kissed Eric, and when Bob offers Red a job at his appliance store as a way to help the Foremans out, Red is reluctant to accept it.

On October 24, 1976, Red's unbearable mother (Marion Ross) comes to spend a Sunday with the family, Kitty tries to quit smoking, and Eric is stressing over a school assignment that is due the next day. Meanwhile, Kelso wants to break up with Jackie, but doesn't know how to tell her.

Eric has a new friend and Steven and Kelso can't stand it. Steven doesn't like him because he's rich and Eric doesn't give him a ride home anymore because Buddy has a Trans Am. Kelso, on the other hand, seems like a worried spouse. Eric starts to feel uncomfortable around him however when Buddy makes a move on him. Buddy apparently thought that Eric was also gay. And Red makes his first sale.

Red gives Eric 40 bucks to buy a Christmas tree and says that he can keep the change for his party. So Eric, Hyde and Kelso cut down a tree off the interstate and keep the money. They spend the money on beer and Kelso buys Jackie a Christmas present. Laurie spikes the punch with rum and Jackie's friend's are all attracted to Fez all of the sudden. Red has to work on Christmas Eve and not long after he gets home cops show up at his door telling him that his Christmas tree was illegally obtained a

On January 13, 1977, Kelso is caught making out with Pam Macy, causing Jackie to dump him. She then invites everyone except Kelso to her ski cabin, but soon regrets it, wanting to get back together with him. While at the cabin, Hyde decides to make a risky move on Donna, which he fails at and Donna ends up slapping Hyde in the face for his efforts. Meanwhile, Kitty releases an old grudge on Red involving their younger years. Note: This is the first episode of the series to take place in 1977.

On January 21, 1977, Red takes away the keys to the Vista Cruiser from Eric after he notices a scratch on it, so the guys drive around in Kelso's cousin's car, which turns out to be stolen and the guys are detained. Meanwhile, Jackie wants to have sex with Kelso and is anxiously waiting for him to make the first move, and Bob isn't too pleased that Midge is taking a female empowerment class.

Kitty wants Red to spend more time with Eric, so he goes with the gang to a wrestling match. After sleeping with Kelso, Jackie is willing to do anything for him, so he won't get bored with her, which Kelso of course takes advantage of. Hyde and Fez listen to Bob's stories about his problems with Midge and her classes, in exchange for beer. Meanwhile, Kitty and Laurie attend Midge's therapy session, but discover it's not what it seems to be. Real-life pro wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (bille

On February 14, 1977, Eric and Donna go on their first real date, where Eric plans to ask her to be his girlfriend. While Kelso and Jackie go shopping, Hyde wants to show his true feelings for Donna and hurries to interfere with Eric and Donna's date. Meanwhile, Red and Kitty realize they no longer have much in common with Bob and Midge. After shopping, Jackie and Kelso have sex once again in the car.

Jackie thinks she may be pregnant and confides in Eric, who later tells Donna. Kelso eventually finds out and faints (with Fez on top of him, attempting to slap him awake). Donna discusses Jackie's problem with Midge and, feeling afraid for her own future, decides to begin using birth control. Meanwhile, Laurie tries to keep her failing college grades a secret from Red and Kitty. Bob eventually discovers Donna is on birth control pills and Eric gets in trouble when his parents find out. Jackie e

The gang goes to work with their parents on career day. Eric works with Kitty at the hospital, while Hyde and Fez visit Hyde's mom, Edna (Katey Sagal), their school's lunch lady. Donna visits her father at "Bargain Bob's" and inadvertently tells him she is embarrassed by his career. Kelso tries to understand his father's (Francis Guinan) profession, and Jackie and Red bond over fixing the Vista Cruiser. Absent: Tanya Roberts

Kelso takes Pam Macy (Jennifer Lyons) to the prom to make Jackie jealous, so Jackie goes with Hyde instead, while Eric rents a hotel room intending to have sex with Donna after the prom (which doesn't happen). Meanwhile, Midge wants to start her own business, but Bob vehemently opposes the idea. At the end of the episode, Kelso and Jackie get back together, and Hyde takes Pam. This episode features Gloria Gaynor as the school's music teacher, performing her hit song "I Will Survive."

The gang sees Star Wars and Kelso is instantly obsessed, wanting to see it over and over again, much to Jackie's annoyance. Red is given his full-time status back at the plant. Meanwhile, Eric is annoyed with the son of Red's boss, David Milbank (Scott Whyte), trying to hit on Donna, prompting him to have a Star Wars-themed dream (Eric as Luke Skywalker, Hyde as Han Solo, Kelso as Chewbacca, Red as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Fez and Jackie as Imperial Stormtroopers, Donna as Princess Leia, David as Darth V

The guys paint a pot leaf on the water tower and Kelso falls off trying to fix it because everyone thinks it looks like the finger. Instead of going to the hospital they go to Eric's cause his mom's a nurse. When Eric goes to get her he walks in on his parents having sex. Having trouble sleeping and not being able to look his parents in the eyes leads his parents to believe he's on drugs.

Hyde meets a girl (Jade Gordon) just like him, who wants Hyde to come to New York with her to start a punk band, but Eric disapproves of him leaving Point Place. Meanwhile, Kelso wants to make Red's Atari Pong more challenging, Jackie turns to Kitty for help on a home economics assignment, and Eric has problems making it to second base with Donna.

Eric becomes convinced he killed his grandmother, Bernice Forman (Marion Ross), when she dies suddenly in his car after he asks her, "Would it kill you to be nice?" and doesn't know how to deal with it. Red is also at a loss on how to cope with his mother's death, and is embarrassed by his emotional brother Marty (Pat Skipper), who comes to the funeral. Note: This episode takes place in 1976 instead of 1977. In the chronological timeline, this episode takes place shortly before the episode "That

Hyde's mother, Edna, runs off with a trucker, abandoning him. When food and supplies grow dangerously low for Hyde at Edna's rented house, Eric persuades his parents to take Hyde in. Meanwhile, Jackie catches a cold and Kelso is horrified at her ill appearance. Midge uses her home for her feminist meetings, much to Bob's dismay.

Eric is annoyed when his parents seem to favor Hyde more than him, and sets about coercing Hyde to do destructive things. Meanwhile, Red's old war buddy, Bull (Mitch Pileggi), returns to Point Place. Red, jealous of Bull's success, reconsiders his life choices, but changes his mind after Bull and his wife (Arlene Pileggi) invite Red and Kitty to a swingers party.