Wednesday, April 3, 2013

That 70's Show, Season 3

If you haven't seen That 70's Show, you should give it a shot.  It's really cute.  It's in the old canned-laughter sitcom format, and takes place, well, in the 70's.

Season 3 spans 1977-78, and opens with Hyde (Danny Masterson) just having been arrested for holding Jackie's (Mila Kunis) stash.  Red ( Kurtwood Smith) considers throwing him out, until he hears the truth.  Also found in this season (sorry for the spoilers, I'm basically posting this for myself to read when I start Season 4 in 5 or so years)...

  • Eric (Topher Grace): is still with Donna (Laura Prepon), but he turns kind of clingy (including reading her diary) when she finds herself wanting to spread her wings with a new job down at the radio station (fun cameo from Howard Hesseman in that episode).  He also pulls her pants down in a pickup basketball game, exposing her granny panties.  They also go to a hotel for a romantic weekend, but his parents end up in the next room.  Gets Donna a promise ring in the last episode, and breaks up with her when she gives it back.  Ay, que loco!
  • Hyde: after almost getting thrown out of the Forman's basement for holding Jackie's stash, he ends up moving out voluntarily when his father (fun cameo from Airplane's own Ted Striker, Robert Hays) shows up on the scene.  Throws a big party at his dad's, which his dad breaks up after Eric goes home drunk and the Formans encourage Mr. Hyde to take a heavier hand with his son.  Also goes on a date with Jackie.
  • Donna: gets to go on-air with her new job; also lands tickets for everyone at a Ted Nugent concert and then gets to go backstage, where The Nuge gives her an interview.  Eric is irritated with her for leaving him alone to go back stage, but she is unapologetic.  When Eric tries to solidify their relationship with a promise ring in the season finale, she ultimately gives it back after realizing she isn't sure what she sees in her future.
  • Kelso (Ashton Kutcher): starts the season dating Eric's sister Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly), but she cheats on him, so he realizes how bad Jackie was hurt when he cheated on her, and spends the rest of the season trying to get back together with Jackie.  It works.  Gives her a promise ring in the last episode, which she accepts.
  • Jackie: Starts the season obsessed with Hyde since he took the fall for her with the pot.  When he finally goes on a date with her, they kiss and realize they have no feelings for each other, so that ends. She gets a callback for a modeling agency, but Donna exposes it as a fraud.  Ultimately gets back together with Kelso, which is a sweet process.
  • Fez (Wilmer Valderrama): gets a girlfriend, Caroline (Allison Munn), but she's batshit crazy so they break up.  Spends the rest of the season lonely.
  • Red: spends the season trying to maintain control over the family.
  • Kitty: gives up her nursing career and spends the rest of the season trying to figure out what she wants.
  • The Pinciottis: Bob loses his job; Midge admits she's unhappy.

Ready for Season 5!

Availability: DVD and Streaming
Released: 2000
Reason I added to queue: who knows

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