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The Best Episodes of That '70s Show

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Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    That '70s Show Season 8 Episode 22 - That '70s Finale
    8.9/10(1883 votes)

    #1 - That '70s Finale

    S8:E22

    Kelso returns on New Year's Eve 1979 to celebrate, while Red and Kitty rethink their plans to move to Florida.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  2. That '70s Show Season 3 Episode 1 - Reefer Madness
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Reefer Madness

    S3:E1

    Hyde returns from jail only to find Red beyond furious and ready to kick him out of the house. Afraid that he'll turn the other kids into dope fiends, Red asks Eric if Hyde has ever pressured him to do drugs in the past. Eric wonders if he should confess the truth to Red in order to keep him from forcing Hyde out. Elsewhere, Leo visits the Formans to speak on Steven's behalf while Donna uncovers the reason behind Jackie's new found obsession with Hyde.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

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  3. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 20 - Class Picture
    8.3/10(1032 votes)

    #3 - Class Picture

    S4:E20

    While trying to come up with a quote for the yearbook, the gang recalls how they met for the first time. They go through the times when they each met each other, no matter how embarrassing or stupid they were. They also try to work out a saying to put under each of their pictures. Kelso finally comes up with the perfect quote for them all, "It's been a long, strange journey...in Forman's basement!" The gang also realizes how strong their friendship is.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Kristin Newman

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  4. That '70s Show Season 5 Episode 25 - Celebration Day
    8.3/10(878 votes)

    #4 - Celebration Day

    S5:E25

    The gang will be split in half when high school graduation is over: Eric and Donna are all set to move into their Madison apartment, while poor Fez is about to be deported. The love triangle amongst the others grows more heated as Hyde and Kelso compete over an indecisive Jackie. But this tense situation is put aside so that the six friends can go camping together the night before graduation. Laurie tags along and dramatically changes Fez's life. Back at the Forman house, Red gives Kitty medication to help her deal with her depression over Eric's imminent departure.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  5. That '70s Show Season 1 Episode 20 - A New Hope
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #5 - A New Hope

    S1:E20

    The guys go see Star Wars and are all completely blown away by it. Red asks Eric to hang out with his boss's son now that he's started working at the plant full-time again. David was an awkward kid the last time Eric saw him, but now he's a hunk who likes reading Donna's short stories. Also, Laurie starts hitting on Kelso out of boredom.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

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  6. That '70s Show Season 1 Episode 21 - Water Tower
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Water Tower

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Jeff Filgo, Jackie Behan

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  7. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 14 - Eric's Hot Cousin
    8.2/10(1070 votes)

    #7 - Eric's Hot Cousin

    S4:E14

    Eric' cousin Penny, whom he used to tease unmercifully when they were younger, comes for a visit, and she's...grown some. All the guys are infatuated with her, much to Donna and Jackie's dismay. Jackie and Donna try to be hotter than Penny, with disasterous results. Kitty, feeling like she's not needed, wants to get a pet.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Will Forte

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  8. That '70s Show Season 3 Episode 6 - Eric's Panties
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Eric's Panties

    S3:E6

    Donna finds a pair of panties in the Vista Cruiser and thinks that Eric is cheating on her with his lab partner. Everyone is in for a big shock when they find out who the panties really belong to. Red's doctor's appointment shows that he has high blood pressure, so Kitty puts him on a strict diet, which he finds inedible. Kelso gains a new nickname due to a mishap in the cafeteria.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Rob DesHotel, Dean Batali

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  9. That '70s Show Season 3 Episode 13 - Dine & Dash
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Dine & Dash

    S3:E13

    Kelso invites the gang to an expensive dinner but skips on the bill, leaving Eric and Donna in the restaurant with no money. The two of them decide to shed their "square" personalities and get back at the gang. Bob is upset that Red didn't offer him a job at Price Mart.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo

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  10. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 21 - Prank Day
    8.1/10(903 votes)

    #10 - Prank Day

    S4:E21

    It's Prank Day according to Kelso, who manages to trick his friends twice with his stunts. The guys' attempt to retaliate backfires horribly when Red triggers their prank instead. But rather than venting his wrath on Eric, Red joins the prank war to show the boys how it's done. Meanwhile, Jackie throws an impromptu slumber party to cheer Donna up on her parents' wedding anniversary.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Alan Dybner

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  11. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 27 - Love, Wisconsin Style
    8.1/10(910 votes)

    #11 - Love, Wisconsin Style

    S4:E27

    Kitty and Eric go to the Hub after a dentist appointment and catch Donna (who's drunk) skipping school with Casey. Neither Bob nor Joanne can exert any authority over Donna, so a frustrated Red intervenes while everyone watches. Meanwhile, Jackie suggests that Kelso kiss another girl so that they can reconcile. And Hyde and Fez try to decide what to do with some dead fish that they stole.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo

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  12. That '70s Show Season 7 Episode 25 - Till the Next Goodbye
    8.1/10(852 votes)

    #12 - Till the Next Goodbye

    S7:E25

    Kelso drops Jackie off in Chicago, but she is immediately homesick and reaches out to the gang for companionship. Eric finds out at the last minute that Kitty deliberately hid a letter outlining the vaccination shots he’s required to have before going to Africa for the year. He has his final Circle with the guys only to finally be busted by Red! As Eric says his good-byes to everyone, Hyde talks to Leo about his true feelings for Jackie and decides to follow her to Chicago…with disastrous results.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Mark Hudis

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  13. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 1 - It's a Wonderful Life
    8.0/10(1148 votes)

    #13 - It's a Wonderful Life

    S4:E1

    Eric is distraught after his break-up with Donna and wishes that they never kissed in the first place. As soon as he utters this wish, a guardian angel appears to teach Eric that it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. The angel takes Eric on a journey to the future -- the '80s -- to show him how everyone's lives would've turned out if he and Donna never got together. Eric remains unconvinced that the pain of his break-up was worth it, until the angel shows him all the wonderful memories he would have never had.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Wallem

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  14. That '70s Show Season 4 Episode 23 - Hyde's Birthday
    8.0/10(902 votes)

    #14 - Hyde's Birthday

    S4:E23

    Kitty plans a surprise birthday party for Hyde's 18th birthday. She recruits Jackie and Fez as decorators because of their feminine creativity (much to Donna's annoyance). Eric, Donna, and Kelso decide to steal a street sign for Hyde's present. But Hyde doesn't want to celebrate because he thinks this means he'll have to move out of the Formans' house.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Mark Hudis

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  15. That '70s Show Season 5 Episode 12 - Misty Mountain Hop
    8.0/10(890 votes)

    #15 - Misty Mountain Hop

    S5:E12

    Jackie recruits the Formans to help clean out her family's mountain cabin, but decides it best not to ask for Hyde's assistance, instead telling him she is attending a doll expo. With Jackie going away, Hyde seizes the opportunity to use Jackie's cabin and invites Kelso and Fez. Donna and Eric get lost on the way to the cabin and spend the trip fighting. Hyde's plan goes wrong when Kelso gets his hand, holding his stash, stuck in a vase just as Jackie and the Formans arrive.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Dave Schiff

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  16. That '70s Show Season 5 Episode 22 - You Shook Me
    8.0/10(832 votes)

    #16 - You Shook Me

    S5:E22

    Hyde turns down a hot nurse out of faithfulness to Jackie, then demands that Jackie not hang out alone with Kelso any more. The recent nurse convention at the hotel inspires Fez to have an erotic dream about a nurse…who turns out to be Kelso! Naturally, Kelso freaks out, and he turns to his ex for comfort. Meanwhile, Eric accepts a job at the dog food factory where Joanne works in order to earn enough money to marry Donna.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Kristin Newman

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  17. That '70s Show Season 6 Episode 22 - Sparks
    8.0/10(794 votes)

    #17 - Sparks

    S6:E22

    When Eric accidentally sees Donna's wedding dress, he unintentionally rips it. But he only makes things worse in an attempt to rectify the mistake. Kelso, Hyde and Fez get a canoe and Red is forced to find a sentimental wedding gift for Eric for his wedding.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Rob DesHotel

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  18. That '70s Show Season 1 Episode 18 - Career Day
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Career Day

    S1:E18

    It's career day and the gang must spend the day working with their parents. Eric goes to the hospital with Kitty and is amazed at all she has to deal with every day. Fez accompanies Hyde and interviews cafeteria lady "Gross Edna" while mother and son feud. Poor Michael spends the entire day trying to figure out what his dad does, while Donna is mortified by Bob's crazy promotional antics. And Red finally finds one of Eric's friends he likes: Jackie.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

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  19. That '70s Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Prom Night
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Prom Night

    S1:E19

    Prom night is fast approaching and Eric gets a motel room as part of his "spontaneous" plan to "do it" with Donna on the big night. When Jackie finds out that Kelso asked slutty Pam Macy to prom, she gets Hyde to take her out of pity. Fez wants to take his pretty English teacher to the prom. As for the adults, they struggle with how to respond to Midge's idea for her future career.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Philip Stark

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  20. That '70s Show Season 3 Episode 2 - Red Sees Red
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Red Sees Red

    S3:E2

    As punishment for being "dope-heads", Red gives Eric and Hyde a curfew. Laurie is all for it until she discovers that it applies to her too. Red booby-traps the house so that he'll know if there are any escape attempts, and keeps increasing the discipline, despite Kitty's pleas for leniency. Jackie is still trying to convince Hyde that she's the woman for him, but he's not buying it.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Wallem

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  21. That '70s Show Season 7 Episode 13 - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
    7.9/10(829 votes)

    #21 - Can't You Hear Me Knocking

    S7:E13

    Red reluctantly agrees to take Kitty ice fishing, which doesn't turn out to be as bad as he expected. Kelso accidentally makes a threat on the President, prompting the guys to be paranoid about everyone they meet in an attempt to hide from the government. Donna takes Jackie to a karate lesson that yields unexpected results.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Rob DesHotel

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  22. That '70s Show Season 7 Episode 14 - Street Fighting Man
    7.9/10(771 votes)

    #22 - Street Fighting Man

    S7:E14

    When Donna gets 6 tickets to the Packers game, Eric convinces the gang to give one of them to his dad. Hyde offers to do a ticket stub switch with Kelso and Fez, but neither Kelso nor Fez really gets the concept. At the game, Jackie attempts to made Hyde miserable and an ecstatic Red is actually nice to Eric - until Eric buys a Chicago Bears jersey. Kitty and Bob watch the game together back home.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Alan Dybner

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  23. That '70s Show Season 1 Episode 25 - The Good Son
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #23 - The Good Son

    S1:E25

    Eric loves having Hyde as a "brother" because he does all of Eric's chores but when his parents start to prefer Hyde he starts to hate him. Hyde changes from the conspiracy minded trouble-making guy Eric loves to a total bore. Midge and Bob are having relationship problems. Red's old war buddy comes back and Red finds out that he's a swinger.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Matt Witten, Arthur F. Montmorency

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  24. That '70s Show Season 2 Episode 7 - I Love Cake
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #24 - I Love Cake

    S2:E7

    Eric freaks out when Donna says 'I love you,' and all he can think of to say in return is 'I love cake.' Donna, not knowing how to deal with this, turns to Jackie for relationship advice. Midge kicks Bob out of the house; he stays with the Formans and Red has to act as a go-between to try to mend their marriage. Kelso gets a new leather jacket that he thinks makes him look like Marlon Brando, but the everyone else thinks he looks like the Fonz.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Jeff Filgo, Jackie Behan

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  25. That '70s Show Season 2 Episode 26 - Moon Over Point Place
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Moon Over Point Place

    S2:E26

    Donna moons in a yearbook picture; Jackie claims Hyde as her new best friend; Kitty "clears the air" about Eric and Donna having sex.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo

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Best Episodes Summary

"That '70s Finale" is the best rated episode of "That '70s Show". It scored 8.9/10 based on 1883 votes. Directed by David Trainer and written by Gregg Mettler, it aired on 5/18/2006. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Reefer Madness".