The WORST episodes of That '70s Show

Every episode of That '70s Show ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of That '70s Show!

Set in the Wisconsin suburbs of the United States, Eric Forman lives under the authority of his parents, Red and Kitty. Next door is his girlfriend/neighbor, Donna Pinciotti and her parents Bob and Midge. The rest of the gang includes Jackie, and her sometimes boyfriend, Kelso, Hyde, a conspiracy theorist and Fez, a foreign exchange student. The gang mostly likes to spend their time in Eric's basement, pondering their lives, parents, and their futures, while getting into many funny mishaps and adventures in their teenage lives along the way.

Last Updated: 11/29/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
That '70s Musical
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6.92
1127 votes

#1 - That '70s Musical

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/2002

Fez fantasizes about several musical numbers featuring himself and the rest of the gang while he gets ready for a school concert.

Directors: David Trainer
Leaving Home Ain't Easy
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7.19
888 votes

#2 - Leaving Home Ain't Easy

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2006

Bob returns from his Florida vacation with some startling news for everyone; Donna and Randy discuss taking their relationship to the next level, but Donna's having second thoughts. Fez and Jackie also encounter some problems with their relationship, which quickly escalate into all-out war.

Directors: David Trainer
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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7.21
809 votes

#3 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/2006

Jackie turns to Donna for help; she needs to know what to do about her feelings for Fez, and ends up going to a therapist for advice. When Jackie finds out that she only loves men who are not available to her, she's happy... until Fez becomes available, and Jackie finds herself still wanting him. Hyde tries to help Red accept his new role as a retired man by keeping him busy around the house.

Directors: David Trainer
Sweet Lady
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7.22
867 votes

#4 - Sweet Lady

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2006

Jackie meets the local star while at the salon with Fez: talk show host Christine St. George. Her new goal in life is to be Christine's co-anchor on "What's Up Wisconsin?", but breaking in to show business is harder than she thought it would be. She finally gets a job working with Christine, but it's not quite the job she wanted. Randy wants to take Donna away to a cabin, which makes her suspect his intentions; Red takes Hyde to his Lodge, and Hyde's intentions come under suspicion.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Alan Dybner
Good Company
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7.24
859 votes

#5 - Good Company

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2006

While working at the hair salon, Fez meets a friend of Kitty's who is interested in more than just having her hair styled. When Kitty discovers that Fez is dating her friend, things get personal. Jackie, at a loss for what gift to get for Donna, goes looking through her room, and instead of finding an idea, finds out about Donna's latest crush.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Dean Batali
It's a Wonderful Life
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7.25
1269 votes

#6 - It's a Wonderful Life

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2001

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.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Linda Wallem
Spread Your Wings
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7.26
830 votes

#7 - Spread Your Wings

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/16/2006

Fez tries to impress a girl at the salon with his fantastic lifestyle, but Jackie sets things straight, blowing Fez's chances with the girl. He then sets out to create the life he dreams about with a little help from Isaac Hayes. Donna's relationship with Randy is taking off, and although she tries to keep it a secret, the gang finds out. Kitty gives Donna a box of old momentos of her relationship with Eric, which prompts her to have second thoughts about dating Randy.

Directors: David Trainer
Who Needs You
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7.28
875 votes

#8 - Who Needs You

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2006

Fez almost loses his apartment when Jackie floods it. He's ready to say "Good day!" to their co-habitation, but Jackie manages to salvage things by bonding with Fenton, the landlord, over shopping, and convincing him to let them stay. Red and Kitty are concerned over the number of arguments that Hyde and Samantha are having. But when they learn the reason for all the fights, it causes some sparks to fly in their own relationship.

Directors: David Trainer
Son and Daughter
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7.28
804 votes

#9 - Son and Daughter

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/2006

Hyde's dad goes out of town and leaves Hyde with the responsibility of looking after his house while he's gone. The gang wants to have a party; the party gets a little out of control, and one of W.B.'s prized possessions is damaged. Kitty does some soul-searching and discovers the real reason behind her objections to Donna dating Randy.

Directors: David Trainer
Keep Yourself Alive
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7.30
782 votes

#10 - Keep Yourself Alive

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/2006

Coming home from the local fair, Kitty's engagement ring accidentally goes out the window. Red leaves the kids on the roadside to find it while he takes Kitty home. While looking for the ring, Donna and Randy try to spend some time apart from the others; Fez makes a new friend after going off on his own. Once back in the comforts of home, Kitty finds out the truth about her ring.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Dave Schiff
Killer Queen
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7.30
821 votes

#11 - Killer Queen

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2006

Jackie is stuck in the lurch when a guest suddenly cancels their appearance on "What's Up, Wisconsin?" She needs to find a replacement, or else lose her job; so she and Fez take the place of the missing guest, pretending to be a couple in love. Christine is so impressed that she takes Jackie out for drinks after work, and spills some personal secrets, then fires Jackie for knowing too much. Donna has her eye on a special someone to ask out for Valentine's Day, but gets turned down. Red introduces Hyde to his secret stash.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Mark Hudis
We Will Rock You
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7.31
836 votes

#12 - We Will Rock You

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/2006

Jackie and Fez's love of The Village People inspires the rest of the gang to hold a "Disco Sucks" bonfire. While there, Fez meets a very friendly rocker chick, Donna meets some of Randy's ex-girlfriends, and Hyde meets the local law enforcement officer. Meanwhile, Red and Kitty meet their neighbors; Kitty's worried how Red will react to their lifestyle, but all that concerns Red is which football team they're cheering for.

Directors: David Trainer
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
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7.32
835 votes

#13 - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/2006

Jackie has some problems with her new boss, Christine St. George, whose constant demands keep Jackie frustrated. In an attempt to win her over, Jackie brings some of Kitty's home-made brownies to work. Her plan is successful, until Jackie takes credit for the brownies herself on television, and then finds that she now has an angry Kitty to contend with. Leo develops a crush on a younger woman.

Directors: David Trainer
Donna Dates a Kelso
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7.34
1119 votes

#14 - Donna Dates a Kelso

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2002

Eric and Donna both start dating other people; Jackie sets Donna up with Kelso's older brother Casey, while Eric has his pick of the girls at school after being named Point Place High's most eligible bachelor. Fez thinks that he's finally going to lose his virginity, and looks for a place that he and Rhonda can use for that purpose. Bob becomes rich again and Red buys a Corvette.

Directors: David Trainer
Long Away
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7.35
925 votes

#15 - Long Away

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2005

Fez and Jackie become suspicious when they notice that Donna is spending an awful lot of time with Randy. Their less than stellar detective skills lead to trouble, and they learn an important lesson. Red learns some things himself, and this leads to an increase in his respect for Leo.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Philip Stark
It's Only Rock and Roll
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7.36
1002 votes

#16 - It's Only Rock and Roll

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2004

Hyde starts working at his dad's record company only to learn his job is not as cool as he thought it would be. Kitty, feeling "unneeded, unnecessary and unloved," takes up Tai Chi with Donna and Midge. Seeing an ad in the paper for aspiring artists, Eric tries out for the Cartoon Academy of Fort Lauderdale. And Kelso decides to donate his entire Playboy collection to Fez.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Philip Stark
Trampled Under Foot
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7.36
1048 votes

#17 - Trampled Under Foot

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2003

Nina breaks up with Fez, although he doesn't realize it until the gang sets him straight. It turns out that Nina thinks Fez is too needy. As for the others, they decide to rejuvenate their dull lives by finding another friend to hang out with. Kitty has one candidate in mind, but she has an ulterior motive.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Philip Stark
Eric's Burger Job
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7.37
1670 votes

#18 - Eric's Burger Job

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/1998

With her parents going to the Playboy Club over the weekend, Donna drops Eric some unsubtle hints that she wants to hang out alone with him. Unfortunately, Eric is so preoccupied with getting a job at the new Fatso Burger that he completely misses her signals. Kelso gets the idea to throw a toga party at the Pinciotti house, but Donna's less than enthused about the prospect. As for Eric, he quickly finds that work eats up a lot of his free time.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Mark Brazill
Sheer Heart Attack
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7.37
898 votes

#19 - Sheer Heart Attack

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2006

Fez grows tired of dating girl after girl and realizes there is only one girl for him... crazy Caroline. Red returns home from the doctor with no problems, except for the fact that he's just spent two hundred dollars on heart pills that he no longer needs. So Red and Hyde decide to sell the pills to the guys at Red's Viking Lodge.

Directors: David Trainer
Red and Stacey
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7.37
1281 votes

#20 - Red and Stacey

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2001

Red thinks Pricemart checkout girl Stacey is perfect for his lovelorn son. The girl impresses Red when she justifies her dubious customer relations with a phrase dear to his heart. Red encourages Eric to ask her out and he even offers to assist. But when Red talks to Stacey, she says she's interested in someone else. Meanwhile, Jackie and Donna give Big Rhonda a makeover for her first date with Fez.

Directors: David Trainer
Oh, Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')
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7.38
832 votes

#21 - Oh, Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2005

When Brooke leaves Betsy in Kelso's care, he's ecstatic. His happiness soon ends when he notices that Betsy cries every time he holds her. Leo's offers to help Kelso with the baby only causes him more grief. Meanwhile, Kitty shows signs of jealousy when Hyde stays with Jackie throughout a car show while Red goes off and forgets about her.

Directors: David Trainer
Hey, Hey What Can I Do
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7.42
1102 votes

#22 - Hey, Hey What Can I Do

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/2003

Everyone has their own reasons for going to the job fair. Eric needs a full-time job now that Red refuses to pay for college. The Photo Hut is closed, so Hyde's looking for work too. Fez wants to make out with Nina at the DMV booth while "Hot Donna" will be signing autographs at the radio station's booth. And after failing to flirt his way out of a parking ticket, Kelso fears that his good looks will fade and that he'll need a practical job like other 'uggos'.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Mark Hudis
Love of My Life
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7.42
876 votes

#23 - Love of My Life

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/18/2006

WB sells Grooves, and after a celebratory circle, Hyde decides he needs a change of lifestyle. The gang is worried about Hyde's new outlook on life, but Hyde has yet another change of heart when WB announces that he's keeping the Point Place store. A friend of Fez's shows up to take him back home; the news that he might be leaving causes Jackie to realize that she has to make a move or lose him. Donna and Randy also come to an understanding in their relationship, while Red and Kitty show their house to prospective buyers.

Directors: David Trainer
You're My Best Friend
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7.42
916 votes

#24 - You're My Best Friend

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2005

Even though Hyde insists that he doesn't want a bachelor party, the guys throw one for him anyway. Randy puts Fez in charge of creating a way to get Hyde to the party without him knowing what's going on; Fez's plan depends on Kelso, who gets side-tracked by the new girl at the ice cream store. Meanwhile, Jackie wants to have a girls' night with Donna and is shocked to find out that Donna has become friends with Sam.

Directors: David Trainer
Hyde Gets the Girl
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7.42
1171 votes

#25 - Hyde Gets the Girl

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2001

Eric and Fez decide Hyde needs a girlfriend so they throw a party and invite lots of pretty girls, and Hyde isn't the only one to meet someone he likes; Eric finds a new way to deal with his depression over losing Donna; Kelso and Bob compete to win a van in a radio station contest.

Directors: David Trainer