POINT PLACE, WISCONSIN
JANUARY 21st, 1977
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ERIC FORMAN'S DRIVEWAY
Hyde is running his hand along a scratch on the side of the Vista Cruiser. "Forman man, it's a tiny little scratch and Red's never gone see it," he says, and then gets up.
"No, Red sees everything. He sees when I put cheap gas in the car." Eric replies, panicked.
Kelso gets all excited, and stupidly interjects, "I got it! We'll put my "Gas, grass or ass?" bumper sticker over it!"
Everyone stares at Kelso, but no one says a word.
"Uh, listen Forman, whatever happens, we'll all take the wrap." Kelso adds non-convincingly.
"Yeah," concurs Hyde. When Red finds out about this, I'd hate to be Forman…and I'm gonna run like hell…
Red opens the kitchen door to take out the trash. He slams the garbage bag into the trash can, but as he turns around he realizes the car's scratched. "How'd you scratch the car Eric?" he bites out angrily.
"Have fun, See you… later…" Hyde, Kelso, and Fez respond all at once, and then run off.
"Well?" Red continues, getting impatient now. Geez…we give the dumb ass a car, and look what he goes and does…I tell ya, he must really want my foot in his ass…
"Well, uh, sir, I was, uh, pulling out of this parking space, well creeping is more like it, I was creeping…" a rather frightened looking Eric replies.
"You were screwing around you backed into a hydrant. I can see the paint marks!" Red accuses.
"No! And by no I mean exactly. But it wasn't my fault sir, Kelso was giving me a…" Eric begins, but trails off. Stupid Kelso and his purple nurples…how am I gonna get myself out of this? Dad's looking angrier than usual, and he always looks sorta angry. His neck vein in even popping out…oh no…
"A what?" Red asks sarcastically. Oh crap…Kettlehead was involved? That kid is dumber than a brick…
"Kelso was giving me a purple-nurple. It's when you grab someone's nipple through their shirt and twist it really hard… until it becomes purple." Eric finishes with his head down, embarrassed. I'm so gonna kick Kelso's ass…if I make it out of here alive…
"Gimme the keys," replies Red, and gestures with his hand for Eric to hand them over.
"Dad, I…" Eric starts, but trails off and hands over the keys.
"Your driving privileges are suspended until you learn some responsibility." Red informs him with barely veiled anger.
"Dad, I, I am very responsible!" Eric exclaims in a last ditch effort not to lose his keys.
"No, no you're not. Responsible people don't go around getting their nipples twisted," retorts Red, sarcastically.
"See, when you say it thought, it just sounds weird." Eric responds, perplexed.
THE BASEMENT
Donna and Jackie are sitting on the couch looking at a magazine.
"Oh my God: 'Hair does and don'ts of Olympic gold medallists.'" Donna replies sarcastically and rolls her eyes.
"Oh my God, is that Dorothy Hamel? She's a virgin!" adds Jackie, scrunching up her face at the picture in the magazine.
"Speaking of… um, You know all those girls at school who do it like all the time?" asks Donna curiously.
"Yeah." the brunette cheerleader responds.
"Alright, is it just me or do they seem more relaxed." replies Donna, amused.
The basement door opens at this point, and the guys come in. Jackie and Donna look over at them, "Hi!"
"Hey, what were you guys doing?" Eric asks, curious.
"They were talking about sex." Fez replies, with a smirk on his face.
"Come on Fez, chicks don't talk about sex, man! It's dirty!" responds Hyde, sarcastically.
He glances at Donna with a twinkle in his eye.
"Yes we do!" Jackie replies emphatically. "Especially when it involves Michael Kelso, my dream boat." she adds with a swoon.
"Oh great, now we have to talk about Jackie and Kelso's sex life. This is my worst nightmare." says Hyde, as he rolls his eyes and looks disgusted.
"Alright, you know what? Before you guys got here, Jackie and I were actually having a pretty good time." Donna says, looking a little surprised by this herself. Sometimes the midget can actually be halfway decent company...when she's not hounding me, or calling me a lumberjack that is...
The guys look at each other, puzzled as Jackie and Donna start giggling.
"I know, I was surprised too!" Donna adds mid-laugh.
"Hey Donna, you wanna go to my house?" Jackie asks.
"You know what? Okay." replies Donna. They both get up, grab the magazine and head out the door. Donna tosses a quick glance in Hyde's direction before she turns and follows Jackie out the door.
Eric and Hyde both look at Donna longingly as she walks away, while Fez just stands there shaking his head.
Once the girls are gone, Hyde turns to Eric, "What are you guys wanna do?"
"We could walk to The Hub." Eric suggests. Man, why did Dad have to take my car…? Well, at least he didn't put his foot in my ass…
"Too far." replies Hyde. Stupid Forman…why did he have to go and cost us our ride? I mean, God gave us Forman so we wouldn't have to walk everywhere...wish I could've seen Red kick his ass…now that's just good stuff…
We could walk to…" Eric tries again, but trails off.
"Too far!" shouts Hyde, irritated now. Hmmm...maybe I should kick Forman's ass for being stupid enough to lose his keys. What on earth does Donna see in him anyway? Then again, she did kiss me…you know, I should really talk to Donna about that…He pushes those thoughts away for now, and turns back to Eric, who's in the middle of a rant…
"Man, this sucks! I just can't believe that Red took away my car because of one stupid little scratch!"
"I know man! Who would think Red would overreact?" Hyde exclaims with sarcasm. Man, I swear Forman's turning into Kelso...listen to the crap coming outta his mouth...Red is, was, and always will be a hard ass...yet he can't believe he took his car away? I swear if he continues this whining, I'm gonna frog him so hard...
"I did. I have noticed Red is a real hard-ass. One toe over the line, three cheeses you're a clobber, you know what I'm saying?" adds Fez, in a matter-of-fact tone.
Kelso walks in. "Hey guys. Check it out!" he says, and shows them a set of car keys.
"Did you get a car?" asks Hyde, hopefully. Well, what do you know...? For once, Kelso is actually good for something...
"Yeah, my cousin Sully loaned me his wheels. So where to?" asks Kelso expectantly.
The four of them just sit there staring at each other in silence.
Eventually Eric comes out with, "You just wanna hang?"
"Yeah." Kelso responds and sits down on the couch.
JACKIE'S BEDROOM"Just so you know Donna, when I finally decide to do it with Michael, I have the whole thing planned out," the perky cheerleader informs her lumberjack friend.
We fade into a Jackie fantasy…"First, I'll be wearing a very sexy reinoir." Jackie begins.
We see the fantasy Jackie sitting on the bed wearing a white peignoir.
"Don't you mean peignoir?" Donna asks sarcastically correcting her friend.
"Yeah, okay, whatever, stop ruining this Donna," retorts a rather annoyed, Jackie.
"Okay," concedes Donna.
Jackie continues, "And then, there'll be candles everywhere."
The room is completely full of lit candles, making the room have a very romantic appearance.
"But also, there'll be a gigantic banner."
There is a banner above the bed that says, 'Jackie + Michael= Together For ever'"Then Michael will come in."
Kelso walks into the room looking rather macho, wearing a white silk pirate shirt.
"And the wind will be blowing!"The wind blows, ruffling Kelso's hair and the shirt.
"Then, we'll have the most magical night of our lives."
Kelso walks up to Jackie on the bed and places his hands over his heart in a dramatic gesture.
Fantasy sequence fades out…"So, if you have it all planned out, why are you, why are you still waiting?" Donna asks her friend. Well, I guess it is Kelso… If only my situation were so simple…who do I choose? Eric or Hyde? Eric is my boyfriend, yet I keep getting tangled up with Hyde…Hyde, he's been so sweet lately…and the kiss…
"I want it to be really, really special," replies Jackie, ending her friend's inner struggle…for the moment anyway.
"Oh, I mean, how could it not, with a gigantic banner?" concludes Donna with sarcasm.
"Exactly." Jackie responds in agreement. Sometimes the lumberjack really does get it…
KELSO'S RIDE
Hyde and Kelso are sitting in the front seat, with Eric and Fez in the back. Eric is seated behind Kelso, and Fez is behind Hyde.
"This backseat sucks! It's too small. Fez's leg is touching mine!" Eric exclaims in protest. I miss having my own car, where I make the rules…never had to sit in the cramped backseat then…
"No, your leg is touching mine," an annoyed looking Fez informs him as he tries to shift away from Eric.
"I shouldn't even be in the backseat. You know, I should be driving my own car!" shouts Eric, continuing his rant, to everyone's annoyance.
"Well the reason why you're not driving your own car Forman is because you're irresponsible, and you scratched it!" retorts Hyde. He is so asking to get himself frogged…hell he deserves the backseat, simply for being so annoying…at least Kelso managed to get us a ride…Hmm…I wonder what Donna and Jackie are up to…
"Yeah, that's a good one!" Kelso exclaims, never one to miss a good burn.
Eric reaches his arm around the seat and twists Kelso's nipple. Awww…sweet justice…
"Ohh! I'm trying to drive the car here man!" Kelso shouts, in pain.
Hyde turns on the radio, and starts switching stations.
"No, put it back, I like that song." Eric says, pouting. I tell ya, when I get my car back…these guys are gonna pay for this…
Hyde continues changing the stations, passing by the one playing Eric's song. He looks back in Eric's direction, as seeing him mid-sulk replies, "Pipe down there backseat Charlie." Man, if Forman sounded any more wussy, he'd be wearing a dress… I don't know why Donna puts up with him…
Eventually Hyde finds a rock song on the radio, and decides to leave it there.
"Alright!" exclaims Kelso. He starts tapping the steering wheel to the beat of the song, getting into it.
"Backseat sucks!" Eric shouts out, exasperated.
Fez turns to Eric with mock sympathy, "Welcome to my sad little world!"
LATER, STILL IN KELSO'S RIDEThe guys are all eating hamburgers except for Eric, who is still opening his. He picks apart his hamburger, and looks up irritated. "Oh great, no pickles, now we gotta go back."
Hyde, Fez, and Kelso all look at him angrily. They are getting pretty pissed with his whining. "Shut up!"
"Hey, why does Sully have a statue of the Virgin Mary on his dashboard?" asks Eric suspiciously after seeing it for the first time.
"I don't know, maybe he's like religious or something, " Kelso responds breezily, trying to keep his eyes on the road.
"Wasn't Sully in prison for arson?" asks Hyde suspiciously.
"Yeah, people that burn stuff believe in God too, Hyde." Kelso responds with sarcasm. I wonder where they're all going with this…I did get them a ride after all…
"Why does his key chain say 'I love Bingo'?" questions Hyde, trying to get Kelso to read between the lines. Kelso's obviously got a few screws loose upstairs, cuz unless I'm mistaken, this isn't Sully's car…crap!
"Sully must love Bingo." Fez replies, innocently.
"Alright, I'm starting to think that maybe this isn't Sully's car," adds Eric, and he starts to panic.
"Then whose car is it?" asks an ignorant looking Kelso.
We hear police sirens in the background. They are signaling for them all to pull over.
POLICE INTERROGATION ROOM
Fez, Eric, Hyde, and Kelso are sitting side by side in metal folding chairs.
"This is great, I'm dead. You know, when we were in my car and I was running the show, I don't remember one single time we all got arrested." Eric explains, panicked. Why did we trust Kelso to provide a ride? I mean the guy's got more than a few screws loose upstairs… This never would have happened if Dad hadn't taken my car away…
"That's true." Hyde agrees. Can't argue with Forman's logic there…god, Kelso's such an idiot…
"Will you just relax? We're all in trouble here!" Kelso exclaims in fear. Why would Uncle Sully give me a stolen car? He seemed so sincere… Besides, this wouldn't have happened if Red hadn't taken Eric's keys away…
Eric looks at Kelso, "Oh no, no, no! No, no, no! We're not all in trouble here! Your parents have seven kids, they won't even notice you're gone." Kelso gets us into this whole mess, and walks off scot-free…on the other hand, Dad will probably kill me…I'll probably never see my keys again… He turns around and faces Fez, "Your parents don't even live in this country!" I have a strange feeling I'm gonna get most of the crap over this, and it isn't even my fault…I tell ya, if I wasn't stuck here in the police station, I'd really stick my foot up Kelso's ass… Then he turns and looks at Hyde, "And your mom probably one cell over. So that just leaves me. I'm the only one that's really in trouble here." For once, Hyde's situation is actually helping him out…amazing…
"Look Forman, I'll be in as much trouble as you are as soon as Edna sobers up." Why am I trying to comfort Forman? Chances are Edna won't show up for days…and by then she won't give a rat's ass about this…she may even have another 'uncle' for me to meet…
"I will be deported. They're gonna send me back to my home land, the beautiful island of…" Fez begins, but is cut off when a police officer enters the room.
"Okay, who's the ring leader here?" asks the policeman.
Kelso, Hyde, and Fez all point to Eric. "He is!"
The policeman hands Eric a dime and says, "You get one phone call!"
"To anywhere?" asks Fez. Hmm…this may be a chance to contact my homeland…
"One local phone call," the police officer clarifies, then turns around and leaves.
"So, who should we call?" Hyde asks with curiosity.
"I'd call Red, but I feel safer in jail," replies Eric, with fearful honesty.
"I, um, don't know my phone number," adds Fez. My host parents already think Eric is the devil…if I call them, they'll prevent me from speaking to him again…
"Can't call Edna man, it's poker night," says Hyde. At least I think that's where she is…I never really know for sure…though Edna does love her poker…
"No offense, but isn't every night poker night for Edna?" Kelso snidely replies.
Hyde looks at Kelso angrily and punches him in the arm.
"No, no, no, I got it! I'll call Jackie!" suggests Kelso. I don't know why I didn't think of this before…Jackie will find a way to get us outta here…
Eric hands Kelso the dime, and he walks over to the pay phone. He puts the dime in and starts dialing. Then he looks back over at the others and adds, "Her dad's a lawyer. Oh, and she's got a check book."
The view alternates between Jackie sitting on her bed in her bedroom and Kelso at the payphone.
The phone rings and Jackie picks it up. "Hello."
"Jackie! Oh, Thank God you're home! I was driving a stolen car and I got arrested." Kelso hurriedly explains.
"Oh, Michael, this is just like the book: 'Prisoner of Love' where Cliff, the rugged yet sweet motorcycle mechanic was thrown into jail and then his true love Tasha was forced to be a slave before this really rich mean guy." Jackie replies, clearly impressed by the fact that Kelso is in jail. She drifts off into a mini fantasy…
Kelso is shown as the rugged, yet sweet motorcycle mechanic. He has a mustache and the wind is blowing.
The fantasy ends and Kelso starts to speak again.
"Jackie, I'm not kidding around! I'm really in jail!" Kelso exclaims as he starts to panic again.
"Oh My God, are you okay?" the perky cheerleader asks with concern.
"Yeah, I guess. But I'm a little cold. It's lonely in the joint Jackie." Kelso tells her 'dramatically'.
"Oh my God, you're really in jail! What if you never get out?" exclaims Jackie, as she too begins to panic. I swear, if Michael gets out of this, I'm gonna show him just how much I love him…
"That would really…suck!" replies Kelso, getting irritated now.
"Yes it would Michael. And I promise, the minute you get out of prison, I'm gonna prove my love to you," adds Jackie, as she places her hand over her heart. This is like something you would see in the movies…the dangerous, rugged criminal with the perfect princess…
"Cool. Thanks." Kelso says in response, missing the meaning behind Jackie's words.
"Michael, do you even know what I'm saying to you?" Jackie asks, with a cross between pride and annoyance.
"Yeah! No!" replies a rather baffled looking Kelso.
"We're gonna make love you idiot!" she shouts, both exasperated and excited.
"Alright!" exclaims Kelso, with a grin before he hangs up. He turns around and looks at the others, still holding the goofy grin on his face before he goes and sits back down.
"You two have a nice little talk?" asks Eric innocently. What a moron…couldn't even ask for her help…We would have been better off if I'd spoken to Dad for crying out loud!
"Oh yeah!" Kelso exclaims, still grinning from ear to ear.
"You know what's funny?" Eric continues.
"What?" Kelso asks, completely confused.
"Nothing because you forgot to ask her for help you moron!" Eric screams, and Hyde turns and hits Kelso in the arm again.
"God, you're right! Gimme another dime," replies Kelso, realizing his mistake.
"We only had one dime! We only got one phone call!" Hyde informs him angrily. How the hell are we supposed to get out of here now…Kelso's lucky all I did was frog him…
"God! Someone gimme a spoon, I'm gonna dig my way out of here!" exclaims Kelso, panicking.
Fez is rocking back and forth in his chair, barely containing his rage. Suddenly he jumps at Kelso, unable to hold in his fury any longer, but Hyde and Eric grab him mid-lunge, preventing him from attacking Kelso. Fez, realizing he's not getting anywhere by trying to go after Kelso, sits back down angrily.
FORMAN KITCHEN
Red points out to Kitty, "Look at this, here we are sitting down to dinner. Eric is not even home yet." Wonder what trouble that dumb ass managed to get himself into this time…
"Well, honey, you took away his car. He has to walk everywhere!" Kitty shouts back, evidently very irritated with Red's hardheadedness where Eric's concerned.
"Walking is good for him," explains Red, as he starts eating his dinner.
"Red, why do you have to be so hard on him?" asks Kitty, in an attempt to get him to back down for a change.
"Same reason my old man was hard on me. To prepare me for the world! You know Kitty, when I was his age, I could've parachuted onto a deserted island with nothing but a Swiss army knife and I had to survive," responds Red. How do I always end up being the one who looks bad…I mean, Eric's the one who was dumb enough to scratch the car in the first place…
"Well okay then, we've learned something. No sky-diving for Eric." Kitty retorts with sarcasm.
"I tell you Kitty. The world is a tough place. You drop your guard for one second, and they'll kick you right in the ass!" Red replies heatedly.
But Kitty wasn't about to let it end there. She retorts with the question, "Well, you're right. Red, the world is hard, so, wouldn't it be nice if Eric came home to a place that wasn't?"
"Fine Kitty, when you win the lottery, you can buy him Disneyland!" Red shouts, ending the argument. Now I see how he became such a pansy…he's a momma's boy through and through…
POLICE INTERROGATION ROOM
"Eric, you gotta do something man!" Kelso exclaims, desperately.
"Me? And what about you Kelso or Hyde." Eric retorts. Why am I the one that's always getting us outta this crap? They all act so tough, but when the going gets tough, they run…
"I can't talk to cops man, I go insane with rage." Hyde replies, with an air of hatred and passion in his voice. If they send me in there, we'll never get outta here…man I hate cops…though if I did go in there, I'm sure it would impress Donna…naw…better make Forman go…
"Oh, and me too. Nuts! Whoi! Eric, you gotta help us!" Kelso blurts out in an attempt to sound angry. I hope they don't make me go in…do they have any idea what they will do to such a man pretty man in there…? He shudders at the thought.
"So now I'm back in charge? This is so typical!" Eric replies, his voice laced with disgust as he stands up. "Okay, you know what? Fine! Once again, I'll suck it up, be the man, and save all your sorry asses!" he continues angrily as he walks over and knocks on the door. The door opens up, and Eric looks inside. "Officer, I need to talk to you, please." The officer lets Eric into the room. Eric closes the door behind him, turns to the officer and starts crying, "You gotta let me go! Please God! My dad's gonna kill me! He's gonna…"
The first officer looks at him and replies, "You stole a car kid. What kind of cop would I be if I just let you go?"
"My best friend the cop? Look, it really wasn't my fault, we borrowed it from a friend." Eric explains truthfully, yet nervously, trying to earn everyone's freedom.
"Yeah, haven't heard that before," replies the officer. He turns around and faces the other officer in the room. "Hey, guess what? They didn't really steal the car, they borrowed it from a friend," he says sarcastically.
"Oh, actually they did. Turns out this guy Sully borrowed it from his grandmother, and she forgot and called it in stolen. Nice old lady though, she plays Bingo!" the second officer clarifies, verifying Eric's story.
"Oh my God, this is great! So we're free to go?" Eric asks, looking relieved.
The second officer looks at Eric, "Yeah, which one are you?"
"Eric Forman," he replies, and the second officer hands him an envelope.
"Forman? Is your dad Red Forman?" asks the second officer, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Um, yeah," responds Eric, unsure of how this particular officer would know Red, and a bit nervous about it. If this ever gets back to Red, I'm dead…
"You poor bastard," the officer replies, as he shakes his head in sympathy and mirth.
"Well, thank you." Eric replies, as he heads out of the room, feeling like the weight of the world were just removed from his shoulders.
"Yeah," the officer says finally and hands over the rest of the envelopes to Eric. Both of the officers leave the room at this point, leaving Eric alone. Once the officers are out of sight, Eric walks back into the room, closes the door behind him, and throws the envelopes on an empty chair. Might as well dispose of the evidence…
Everyone looks over at Eric as he heads out of the room.
"So?" Hyde asks him impatiently. He better have gotten us outta here…
"So, call a cab, where's the problem?" Eric asks flippantly.
"What? We're free?" Kelso asks hopefully.
"All charges dropped. Wait, that is what you wanted, right?" Eric replies confidently. They never have to know what really went on in there…frankly in my opinion, I deserve to look like a big shot after all this anyway…and it'll make me look good in front of Donna…
They all get up and hug him, never happier at their newfound freedom.
"Let's get the hell out of here!" Hyde exclaims happily, and they all head towards the door. Eric tries to turn the doorknob, but the door won't open. They're stuck.
FORMAN LIVING ROOM
Red is sitting on the couch reading the paper, when Eric walks in the front door.
"Hey Dad." Eric greets him quickly, and starts running up the stairs.
Red looks up from his newspaper and looks in Eric's direction. "Hold it!" he shouts.
Eric stops himself mid-run and looks in Red's direction. Red puts down his paper and Eric walks over to him.
"About the car… I know it wasn't… And I… You see when I was a kid… Maybe I came down… Here's the keys!" Red replies awkwardly and tosses over the keys.
"Thank you sir." Eric says humbly, and bows his head in response.
"So, where have you been all night?" asks Red.
"Prison." Eric replies, matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, okay," responds Red laughingly, as Eric runs upstairs.
JACKIE'S BEDROOM
Jackie is sitting on her bed when Kelso comes in.
"Jackie!" Kelso exclaims, and extends his arm for her to run into.
"Michael! You've been sprung!" she replies ecstatically as she runs to him and they hug.
"You don't know what it's like on the inside Jackie," he replies, really heaping on the melodrama.
"Did they beat you?" Jackie asks with over-exaggerated concern.
"Yeah," replies Kelso, trying to look like the big man.
"Damn those Police!" she retorts, venomously.
"Oh, no. It was Hyde," he explains, then continues heatedly, "But he really frogged me!"
"Oh, poor baby!" Jackie croons, hanging all over him.
"Thanks Jackie," he replies sincerely, as he closes the door behind him. He turns back to her and exclaims excitedly, "Okay, so let's do this thing!"
"Oh, oh, this is so perfect! I don't even miss the peignoir, the pirate shirt or the wind!" Jackie replies giddily.
"What about the banner?" Kelso replies, for once actually following the conversation.
"It's okay. The important thing is I'm here with you. And I'm prepared to give myself to you, body, mind and soul. Michael, this is gonna be the most magical night of our lives." Jackie continues dramatically while placing her hand over her heart. She then takes his hand and leads him to the bed, where they sit down next to each other. "Oh, yeah, and one more thing. My parents are at the A & P, so we only have like fifteen minutes," she primly informs him, then turns up the radio and lights a candle. They begin to make out on the bed as we realize there is a 'Love is…Forever and ever!' poster hanging on the wall above them.
THE BASEMENT
Donna, Hyde, Eric, and Kelso are sitting in the circle.
"So, how was it in the 'big house'?" Donna asks with a grin. She looks around at Kelso, Eric, but once she hits on Hyde, her gaze lasts a few more seconds. Hmmm…I'll bet Hyde handled jail rather well…
Kelso asks with a lascivious look on his face. "You know what the best part of it was?"
"What?" Donna asks, falling into his trap. Dammit…I just know I'm gonna regret asking that…
"After I got out, I got to do it with Jackie" he continues grinning from ear to ear, and giving everyone the thumbs up.
"Ewwwwww!" Donna replies. Donna, Eric, and Hyde look at each other, turn and look at Kelso with disgusted expressions.
Donna looks in Hyde's direction with an impressed look. "You know, I knew you could handle jail. Now Eric on the other hand…somehow I get this mental picture of him making a few 'friends'…" she says, and starts laughing. Hyde and Kelso join in, and they are trapped in a fit of giggles.
Once the laughter subsides a bit, Kelso turns to Eric and shouts, "BURN!"
While Eric tries to think of a good retort to this, Hyde and Donna turn and just gaze at each other.
Man, I missed her…
This probably goes against the whole woman's liberation thing, but I really am impressed with him for handling jail so well…he seems so strong…
Eric, with a wounded look on his face, stands up and comes out with, "Hey guys, I'm right here!" This catches everyone's attention, and they all turn and stare at him. "And Donna, for your information, I saved these guys scrawny asses!"
Donna turns and looks at him. "I'm sure you did Eric," she responds with an unexpected flash of pride. Hmm…never would've thought he'd be the one to save the day…guess it just goes to show that you never know…
Hyde just glances over at the Donna dejected that Eric seems to have won again.
"You know what's a funny word?" Kelso starts and pauses to look at Hyde. "Pickleweasel," he finishes, and starts silently laughing.
THE TAGEric, Donna, Hyde, Kelso, and Fez are in the Cruiser, either eating hamburgers or drinking sodas.
"You guys enjoying your burgers? Got enough pickles on them? That's how 'Fatso Burger' does 'em. Lots and lots of pickles. Yes, yes." Eric says laughingly, rubbing in his newly returned power. Ahhhh…it's nice to be in control again…
"Yeah. It's great," the guys reply sarcastically from the back seat, and roll their eyes.
"Got enough room back there?" continues Eric, not yet ready to stop rubbing it in.
"Actually, it's a little bit crowded." Kelso complains, fidgeting.
"Good, that's the way it should be! Yes, yes. I feel like going to the movies." Eric replies snidely before asking, "Where do you guys wanna go?"
"Let's go to the reservoir." Hyde replies, getting pretty annoyed with Eric by this point. Move on Forman, you've made your point...and frankly I'm about ready to frog you…
Eric couldn't resist getting at least one more dig in, "Movies it is. Yes, yes."
Donna looks over at Eric and interjects, "Alright I feel like going to the reservoir." Come on Eric, you've had your fun…besides the reservoir does sound kinda fun…
"Reservoir it is. Yes, yes," concedes a still giddy Eric, as he changes direction and continues driving.
