That '70s Show - Season 2
20th Century Fox (8/23/1999)
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398 mins USA/English
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Kurtwood Smith Reginald "Red" Forman
Wilmer Valderrama Fez
Tanya Roberts Midge Pinciotti (1998-2001)
Laura Prepon Donna Pinciotti
Debra Jo Rupp Kitty Forman
Lisa Robin Kelly
Ashton Kutcher Michael Kelso (1998-2005)
Danny Masterson Steven Hyde
Topher Grace Eric Forman (1998-2005)
Mila Kunis Jackie Burkhart
Tommy Chong
Don Stark Bob Pinciotti
That 70's Show
Director David Trainer
Tim Ryder
Producer Franco Bario
Dean Batali
Writer Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner
Cinematography Ronald W. Browne
Musician Jeff Sudakin


As That '70s Show's second season begins, Eric's buddy Hyde (Danny Masterson) and college dropout-sister Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly) are still living with the Formans, but a few things have changed. Red (Kurtwood Smith) is about to lose his job, due to layoffs at the plant, and both the opening sequence and theme, "That '70s Song" (Cheap Trick's version of Big Star's "In the Street"), have been revamped. Otherwise, all the first season characters and their favorite hangouts, like Eric's basement and Vista Cruiser, are back. Granted, Red accidentally sells the car during season opener "Garage Sale," but it isn't gone for long (blame Hyde's "special" brownies).

As usual, the 1999-2000 season--1977-1978 in the show's chronology--was graced by a number of 1970s vets. "Red's Last Day" has singer Paul Anka and Lyle Waggoner (Wonder Woman), "Halloween" has Marion Ross (Happy Days)," "The First Time" has Maud Adams (The Man With the Golden Gun), and "Holy Crap" has singer/actor Mac Davis (North Dallas Forty). Then there's Tommy Chong (Up in Smoke), who became a frequent guest, as Fotohut owner Leo, in five of the 26 episodes and would return for several more seasons. Yet another notable episode, "Afterglow," features a Scooby-Doo-styled animated sequence.

By the end of the year, Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna (Laura Prepon) will have taken their relationship to the next level, Jackie (Mila Kunis) and Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) will have broken up, and Red will have gotten a job at the Pricemart--where he supervises Eric. The second season will end with a cliffhanger ("Moon Over Point Place") when Hyde is arrested (for something he didn?t actually do). The "sticky" situation will be resolved in the first episode of season three ("Reefer Madness"). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Episodes
 30 mins    9/28/1999  1.  Garage Sale
To help with finances, the Formans have a garage sale. Hyde, wanting to help out as well, makes his special brownies to sell at the baked goods table, even though Eric warns him not to; the brownies fall into the wrong hands. Red sells more than he intended to, and has to deal with the consequences of his actions. At the movies, Fez puts the moves on Jackie.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dave Schiff 
Guest starring:  Lynsey Bartilson
 30 mins    10/5/1999  2.  Red’s Last Day
It's Red's last day of work, and he decides to drown his unemployment sorrows at a bar. Kitty sends Eric to pick Red up; he, Hyde and Fez end up drinking with Red instead, leaving none of them in any condition to drive. Kelso gets a van, and christens it the "shaggin' wagon."
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Mark Brazill 
Guest starring:  Paul Anka, Lyle Waggoner, Cindy Caponera, Jeff Doucette, Paul Eisenhauer
 30 mins    10/12/1999  3.  The Velvet Rope
Now that he's unemployed, the job hunt is on for Red. The gang decides to go to a dance club, and Jackie manages to convince Kelso that dressing like David Bowie is a good idea. Once at the club, Donna, Fez and Hyde have no problem getting in, but Eric can't make it past the overly large bouncer.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Joshua Sternin  / Jeffrey Ventimilia 
Guest starring:  Neil Flynn, Jeff Doucette
 30 mins    10/19/1999  4.  Laurie and The Professor
Bob and Midge's marital troubles spill over into a fight over Donna's affection. One of Laurie's college professors comes to Point Place to see if he can convince Laurie to return to classes, and he takes a 'hands-on' approach to the task, much to Eric's shock. Fez looks for a woman, and Hyde looks for a room to sleep in.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Linda Wallem 
Guest starring:  Stephen Tobolowsky
 30 mins    10/26/1999  5.  Halloween
The gang, looking for something fun to do on Halloween, revisits their old grammar school, where they find their permanent records. Looking through them, they find out some interesting things about each other. Fez discovers trick or treating.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Joshua Sternin  / Jeffrey Ventimilia 
Guest starring:  Marion Ross, Pat Finn
 30 mins    11/2/1999  6.  Vanstock
Eric, Donna, Kelso, Hyde and Fez are all going to Vanstock, Wisconsin's own Woodstock. Jackie says she doesn't want to go, so Kelso invites Laurie. In the end, both girls go leaving Kelso stuck in the middle. Donna gets mad at Eric for not telling her about Kelso and Laurie. Fez spends the night girl chatting to Jackie and Laurie, much to Kelso's chagrin while Hyde attempts drop him in it. Red becomes addicted to soaps.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Arthur F. Montmorency 
Guest starring:  Rick Scarry, Jay Johnson, Rod Roddy, Steve Larson, Carol Mansell, Mindy Spence
 30 mins    11/9/1999  7.  I Love Cake
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  Writer:  Jeff Filgo 
 30 mins    11/16/1999  8.  Sleepover
Donna finally sleeps with Eric, but when the guys find out that all they did was sleep, they tease him mercilessly. Hyde gets a job at the FotoHut, and finds out that compared to his boss, he's a workaholic. And Kitty has to work double shifts at the hospital, leaving Red to do the cooking.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 
Guest starring:  Linda Wallem
 30 mins    11/30/1999  9.  Eric Gets Suspended
Donna is acting out over her parents' break up and takes up smoking. Eric gets caught holding one of her cigarettes in the school yard and is suspended. Even though Eric tries explaining what really happened, Red punishes him. Fez and Hyde go on a double date, set up by Fez's host parents; Hyde can't decide which girl he likes better. Jackie and Kelso argue over how many stuffed animals she can have in his van.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Philip Stark 
Guest starring:  Melissa Joan Hart, Lindsay Sloane, Jeff Austin, Thomas Weber
 30 mins    12/7/1999  10.  Red’s Birthday
It's Red's birthday and the roof collapses so Eric gets him some 2 x 4s to fix it. Bob and Midge take Red and Kitty out for dinner but they each bring a date and ditch them to do it in the car. Eric is mad at Donna for talking to Hyde about her parent's problems instead of talking to him.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Mark Hudis 
Guest starring:  Jenilee Harrison, Richard Kline
 30 mins    12/14/1999  11.  Laurie Moves Out
Laurie moves out and Red is pissed off when he finds out she moved in with a guy instead of with a girlfriend like she told him. She then moves back in when the guy goes back to his wife. Jackie suspects Kelso of being unfaithful.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  John Schwab 
Guest starring:  Josh Barker
 30 mins    1/11/2000  12.  Eric’s Stash
Eric's secret stash of money goes missing, and Hyde is the first and only suspect. Hyde denies taking it, and everyone is shocked when the real culprit is revealed. Fez and Kelso help Jackie prepare for a beauty pageant.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Chris Peterson 
Guest starring:  Bob Eubanks
 30 mins    1/18/2000  13.  Hunting
Red and Bob take the guys deer hunting; Hyde chills out, Fez bags dinner using only a few primitive weapons, Kelso is a menace with his gun, and Red and Eric bond in the deer blind. Meanwhile, Kitty and Midge have a girls' night with Donna, Jackie and Laurie, but with nothing to talk about, the end up playing poker.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Mark Brazill 
 30 mins    2/1/2000  14.  Red’s New Job
Eric gets a job at Price Mart as a cashier while Red gets one as a supervisor. Kelso tries to break up with Laurie because she wants a real relationship but Laurie threatens to tell Jackie about her and Kelso.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Jeff Filgo  / Jackie Filgo 
Guest starring:  Ernie Lively
 30 mins    2/7/2000  15.  Burning Down The House
With her parents away, Jackie plans on throwing a small, classy dinner party. Kelso tries to turn it into a fun party, and invites everyone he knows; Jackie is upset, and when Kelso tries to fix things, he only ends up making them worse. Hyde makes it with a snobby girl from school, but the guys don't believe him. Red finds out that Bob wears a toupee, and then has to spend an uncomfortable evening not talking about it.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dave Schiff 
Guest starring:  Amy Adams, Paul Connor
 30 mins    2/14/2000  16.  The First Time
Midge and Bob decide to renew their relationship with a second wedding, and want Donna to write the vows. This is difficult for Donna, since their marriage hasn't been very stable recently. Kelso is worried that the wedding will give Jackie ideas that he just doesn't want to consider. Writing the vows makes Donna come to a decision about the state of her relationship with Eric.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Mark Hudis 
Guest starring:  Maud Adams, Barbara Carrera, Kristina Wayborn
 30 mins    2/21/2000  17.  After Glow
Donna has finally made Eric a man; he's overjoyed about it until he hears that things didn't go as well as he thought they had. Upset that she talked to the others instead of him, Eric suggests that they just don't do it again. Donna's upset because this was exactly what she feared would happen; things would get weird between them. They manage to resolve the matter, without the help of their friends. Meanwhile, Red, overjoyed at finally getting a pay check again, buys a special treat for himself and Kitty.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Joshua Sternin  / Jeffrey Ventimilia 
 30 mins    2/28/2000  18.  Kitty and Eric's Night Out
Eric goes out with his mom to the movies and is embarrassed at first but ends up having a good time. Fez gets a girlfriend and Hyde can't believe that she went from him to Fez and Jackie is jealous because she likes Fez.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Linda Wallem 
Guest starring:  Lindsay Sloane, Paul Connor, Carol Mansell
 30 mins    3/7/2000  19.  Parents Find Out
Eric and Donna are caught having sex in the Vista Cruiser by the police. They bring them to the Forman's home. Red tells Donna that as an adult she should tell her parents and if she doesn't he will. Kitty has a nervous breakdown when she finds out that Eric and Donna are having sex. Fez, Hyde and Kelso try to pick up women on Kelso's CB radio.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Mark Hudis 
Guest starring:  Natalia Cigliuti, Jamie Anderson, J. Robin Miller
 30 mins    3/20/2000  20.  Kiss of Death
Eric accidentally runs over Donna's cat, Mr. Bonkers, but fails to mention this to her. Kelso finds out that having two girlfriends isn't as wonderful as he thought it would be, and decides to break up with Laurie. He's surprised when she takes it well and only asks for one last kiss goodbye, but that one kiss causes more than one goodbye. Fez stuffs himself with cheese puffs, and then mistakes his apendicitis for a stomach ache.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 
 30 mins    3/27/2000  21.  Kelso’s Serenade
Kelso, depressed over his break-up with Jackie, is determined to get her back. He comes up with a fool-proof plan to win her over: a serenade. Jackie, however, has a new idea of who she likes now, and he's the sweetest, coolest, guy around: Hyde. Donna begins to feel that Eric is taking her for granted, now that they've "done it."
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Linda Wallem 
Guest starring:  Connie Sawyer
 30 mins    4/3/2000  22.  Jackie Moves On
Fez asks Jackie out on a date; they go to an expensive restaurant but all she does is stuff her face and talk about Kelso. Red is angry at Kitty because she hocked a necklace that Red's mother had given her. Eric and Laurie try to out-insult each other and Eric wins when he tells Fez and Hyde that Laurie was born with a tail.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Philip Stark 
Guest starring:  Al Leong
 30 mins    5/1/2000  23.  Holy Crap
A work emergency leaves the Formans without Kitty on Sunday, and Eric and Laurie decide not to go to church. Kitty leaves that decision up to them, but when they don't change their minds, she brings the church to them by inviting Pastor Dave over for an afternoon of family fun and games. Kelso and Fez both grow beards, and Jackie finds the new, scruffy Kelso irresistible.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 
Guest starring:  Kevin McDonald, Mac Davis
 30 mins    5/8/2000  24.  Red Fired Up
Red is starting be nicer to Eric at work, since there's a bad employee, Earl, who's getting all of Red's attention. But when Red fires Earl, and Eric stands up for him, Eric is back in Red's line of fire. Meanwhile, Kelso decides to date Laurie openly, and they both get lectures from Hyde and Kitty.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Dave Schiff 
Guest starring:  Robert Clendenin
 30 mins    5/15/2000  25.  Cat Fight Club
Kelso has been warned that it could be dangerous for him if Red finds out that he's dating Laurie. Jackie finds herself tongue-tied in the face of Laurie's insults, so Hyde gives her lessons in Zen-coolness. She uses this, and a few other things, to triumph over her rival.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Philip Stark 
 30 mins    5/22/2000  26.  Moon Over Point Place
Eric hates it when he finds a picture of Donna mooning the camera in the yearbook, and has to deal with his jealousy in the matter. Fez thinks that the white man is keeping him down because there are no pictures of him in the yearbook, and takes out his anger in a Foosball game. Jackie wants to spend time with Hyde, but when he won't go to roller disco with her, she decides to see what life is like on his side of the tracks.
Director:  David Trainer  Writer:  Jeff Filgo  / Jackie Filgo 
Guest starring:  Thomas Downey, Paul Connor
Edition Details
Series That '70s Show
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 4/19/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01 Season Two Featurette: A Talk with Director David Trainer
Selected Episode Commentary
"Behind-The-Scenes" Webisodes
Season One: A Look Back