That '70s Show season 6

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That '70s Show
Season 6
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Starring
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseOctober 29, 2003 (2003-10-29) –
May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)
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The sixth season of That '70s Show, an American television series, began October 29, 2003, and ended on May 19, 2004. It aired on Fox. The region 1 DVD was released on May 8, 2007.[1] This season is set in 1978 for the first seven episodes of the season. The series transitions to 1979 beginning with the eighth episode of the season ("I'm a Boy").

All episodes are named after songs by The Who.

Eric and Donna's plans to move to Madison are dashed following Red's heart attack. Eric stays home and gets a new job to help the family out, and he and Donna decide to move forward with their wedding despite the setback. Kelso finally accepts Hyde and Jackie's relationship, but is in for another shock as he starts training at the police academy: he will be a father. Fez has married Eric's sister Laurie to avoid deportation, but they are far from in love. Jackie's mother returns after a long absence and begins dating Bob.[2]

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See also: List of That '70s Show episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
1291"The Kids Are Alright"David TrainerJeff Filgo & Jackie FilgoOctober 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)6019.93[3]
After Red's heart attack, Kitty has to take extra hospital shifts to support the family, worrying Eric, which he believes is a way to guilt him into not going to Madison with Donna. Jackie finally decides on Hyde over Kelso, but finds out the one she chooses already has another girl.
1302"Join Together"David TrainerDean BataliNovember 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)6027.69[4]
Hyde is still giving Jackie the cold shoulder, so Kelso decides to help get them back together. Eric depresses Donna about the last things they can do before she goes to Madison, just to have sex, and Kitty throws away all of Red's beer as a precaution to a future heart attack.
1313"The Magic Bus"David TrainerRob DeshotelNovember 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)6038.31[5]
It's Eric's 18th birthday and Donna is ready to leave for Madison. At the same time, he wonders why his "surprise birthday party" isn't being arranged by Kitty who has other plans in mind with Red.
1324"The Acid Queen"David TrainerMark HudisNovember 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)6048.47[6]
Kelso tries to convince the gang he did it with Brooke, a former senior in high school when the gang were sophomores, during a Molly Hatchet concert, but she denies it. Jackie becomes jealous after Hyde admits Brooke is attractive, but he doesn't know how to lie righteously to her, and Kelso finds out Brooke's pregnant.
1335"I'm Free"David TrainerGregg MettlerNovember 26, 2003 (2003-11-26)6056.78[7]
In order to get past an INS investigator (Dan Castellaneta) on Fez and Laurie's marital status, Fez must live with the Formans to avoid deportation. Meanwhile, Brooke tells Kelso he's off the hook, but Kelso feels he has a responsibility to support her.
1346"We're Not Gonna Take It"David TrainerDave SchiffDecember 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)60610.19[8]
Kelso and Eric vie for a waiter job at Hyde's workplace and Red wants Fez and Laurie to get a divorce, until mysterious gifts suddenly arrive at the Formans' door. Donna and Jackie send fudge to a depressed Bob, disguised as secret admirers, to make him happy.
1357"Christmas"David TrainerPhilip StarkDecember 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)6078.75[9]
Jackie brings the gang to a high school Christmas dance in order for her to get back at the cheerleading squad for kicking her out. Eric forgets to visit Donna at the radio station while he, Hyde, and Fez are treated as celebrities at the dance, while Kelso wants to spend the night with Brooke at the library. Meanwhile, Red works in the local mall as Santa Claus, but Bob wants the job too.
1368"I'm a Boy"David TrainerKristin NewmanJanuary 7, 2004 (2004-01-07)6088.05[10]

Eric decides to lounge around at home and become obese, never leaving the comfort of his bed again. Kelso wants to start a serious relationship with Brooke, so he invites her, Hyde, and Jackie to go on a double date. Meanwhile, Fez drives Red around because of his heart attack and gets irritated.

Note: First episode of the series where the license plate shows the year is 1979.
1379"Young Man Blues"David TrainerBryan Moore & Chris PetersonJanuary 14, 2004 (2004-01-14)6098.99[11]
Kelso starts his first day as a cadet at the police academy, while Red teaches Eric to do housework, including plumbing and fixing the lawnmower. Jackie enrolls in a Big Sister program, but Donna bets she can't do a good enough job as a big sister.
13810"A Legal Matter"David TrainerAlan DybnerFebruary 4, 2004 (2004-02-04)61012.67[12]
Fez needs to take an exam to become an American citizen, so Red educates him about American history. Kelso thinks he is the academy's "stooge" and asks Eric and Hyde to help him break into the station to locate his file for verification.
13911"I Can See for Miles"David TrainerSarah McLaughlinFebruary 11, 2004 (2004-02-11)61112.29[13]
After Kelso vandalizes one of Eric's belongings, Eric and Donna steal his van and travel to their planned wedding location. With his van gone, Kelso needs to find a way to take Brooke to a doctor's appointment, while Jackie redecorates Hyde's room, much to his discomfort, and Red is displeased when Bob gives him a pair of shoes.
14012"Sally Simpson"David TrainerDean BataliFebruary 18, 2004 (2004-02-18)61212.23[14]
Fez falls for Suzy (Alyson Hannigan), one of Kelso's classmates at the police academy, however, her feelings lie on Kelso, which may cause his and Fez's friendship to break. A therapist wants to know the origin of Red's stress and Kitty believes the fault lies directly on her.
14113"Won't Get Fooled Again"David TrainerRob DeshotelFebruary 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)61311.78[15]
Donna thinks she is pregnant, having missed a day from taking her birth control pills, which angers Red and Bob. After their dispute for Suzy, Kelso and Fez cease their friendship, but she tries to make amends for the both of them.
14214"Baby Don't You Do It"David TrainerMark HudisMarch 3, 2004 (2004-03-03)6149.69[16]
Due to the false pregnancy scare, Eric and Donna are sent to attend premarital counseling at church, and a lie they tell puts them in an embarrassing situation. Kelso continues to lie to Brooke about his failing marks on his Penal Code tests and trouble comes when he accidentally sets the police academy on fire. After the premarital counseling, Donna decides she and Eric need to be celibate until they are married.
14315"Who are You?"David TrainerGregg MettlerMarch 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)61510.88[17]
Jackie's mother, Pam (Brooke Shields), returns from Acapulco and starts dating Bob and Kelso is reluctant about going to the police academy, forcing Eric, Hyde and Fez to get him back on his feet. Meanwhile, Donna's celibacy begins to drive Eric mad.
14416"Man with Money"David TrainerBryan Moore & Chris PetersonMarch 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)61610.15[18]
Red is at the mercy of a heart rate monitor, as it always goes off whenever Pam is around, making Kitty suspicious of him being attracted to her. Donna and Jackie try to split Bob and Pam up and have the idea of using Fez to seduce Pam.
14517"Happy Jack"David TrainerKristin NewmanMarch 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)61711.65[19]
Donna is horrified after she finds Eric masturbating in her bathroom. Meanwhile, Hyde and Fez go to the academy to visit Kelso, but what they find is a completely straight-forward, honest person, rather than the bumbling idiot they know and love.
14618"Do You Think It's Alright?"David TrainerPatrick KienlenMarch 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)61811.21[20]
Eric and Donna have to go register for wedding gifts, but he does not like shopping with Donna. Hyde is worried all this wedding talk will make Jackie pressure him into proposing to her. Meanwhile, Red begins reading one of Kitty's erotic novels.
14719"Substitute"David TrainerJennifer KeeneApril 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)6199.94[21]
Eric feels bad after injuring Mitch (Seth Green), a former high school classmate, at a mini-golf stand and offers him to hang out in his basement. However, he begins to regret it, as Mitch starts making him look bad. Meanwhile, when Bob invites Pam to live with him, she breaks up with him, and Donna and Jackie try to get them back together.
14820"Squeeze Box"David TrainerPhilip StarkApril 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)6209.73[22]
Eric's fidelity is in question, after he reveals he dated another girl when Donna and Casey were together. After Red and Hyde moved Pam's belongings into Bob's house, the two are speechless when they see Pam topless, and must try every way to hide this fact from Kitty and Jackie.
14921"5:15"David TrainerGregg MettlerMay 5, 2004 (2004-05-05)6219.04[23]
Donna pretends to be Mitch's date for his brother's wedding, but he tells everyone she is his fiancée, proving Eric's suspicion of Mitch's growing affection for Donna. To regain his honor, Mitch challenges him to a fight. Meanwhile, Fez pretends to be rich, in order to impress a girl he meets at the wedding (Rachel Bilson). Kelso and Brooke attend parenting classes with Kitty as the instructor, and Red installs cable TV, only to have Hyde steal the signal.
15022"Sparks"David TrainerRob DeshotelMay 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)62311.53[24]
Eric accidentally ruins Donna's wedding dress and must find a way to prevent her from knowing. Red, under the influence, buys a canoe at an auction with Kitty's wedding gift money and has to find another present to give to Eric, thus Hyde, Kelso and Fez try to find humorous ways of misusing the canoe.
15123"My Wife"David TrainerDean BataliMay 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)6227.70[24]
Eric thinks he is holding Donna back on college and her dreams, after she leases a trailer for the two of them. While the guys go to Eric's bachelor party at a strip club, the girls attend Donna's bachelorette party, where they find Kelso's older brother Casey.
15224"Going Mobile"David TrainerMark HudisMay 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)62410.15[25]

As their wedding day approaches, Eric is having second thoughts, after a dream leaves him bewildered about his future and married life, and even Donna starts having cold feet. Hyde and Fez play their own form of rock-paper-scissors to determine who will be Eric's best man, and Kelso meets Brooke's mother (Morgan Fairchild), who wants Brooke to move to Chicago, Illinois with her. Eric disappears before the wedding rehearsal.

Note: This is the last episode of Christina Moore (Laurie Forman) in the show and the end of the character, Laurie would be rarely mentioned after this episode.
15325"The Seeker"David TrainerJeff Filgo & Jackie FilgoMay 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)62513.47[25]
With the wedding called off, Donna commiserates with Hyde at the water tower. After she accidentally knocks him off, Hyde ends up in the hospital, where nurse Kitty, researching his records, finds a different man listed on Hyde's birth certificate than the man Hyde had always thought was his father. Eric eventually returns, sneaking into Donna's bedroom to explain his disappearance, and Donna agrees she, too, was not ready for marriage.

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