"That '70s Show" Going to California (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

David Trainer

Writer:

Jeff Filgo (writer)

TV Series:

"That '70s Show" (1998)

Original Air Date:

17 September 2002 (Season 5, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Eric goes to California to express his love for Donna, meanwhile Kelso tries to talk Annette into bed.

Plot Keywords:

Sand Castle | Malibu California | Kissing | Beach | Swimwear

Cast

Topher Grace	...	Eric Forman
Mila Kunis	...	Jackie Burkhart
Ashton Kutcher	...	Michael Kelso
Danny Masterson	...	Steven Hyde
Laura Prepon	...	Donna Pinciotti
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Fez
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Kitty Forman
Kurtwood Smith	...	Reginald "Red" Forman
Don Stark	...	Bob Pinciotti
Jessica Simpson	...	Annette

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Quotes:

Annette: So, all you care about is sex. I thought that there was more to you than that.
Michael Kelso: But there isn't.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Hot Child in the City

Definitely one of the weakest episodes of the series run

By the time That '70s Show reached in its fifth season in the fall of 2002, it had already begun to show signs of old age. The Eric/Donna relationship fights were getting old, the number of jokes missing the target were increasing, and Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) had started going from funny to annoying. What the season premiere to the fifth season needed was something to make the show fresh, a plot twist, a major change, or the return of a previously seen character. What was supplied instead was Jessica Simpson in her acting debut. I love Jessica Simpson as much as the next guy in the 18-25 demographic, but it just wasn't right to bring her in while the show was in the middle of a slump for the first time. There is nothing wrong with her performance in the episode, she has the dumb blonde routine down and looks drop dead gorgeous as always, though the material she and the rest of the cast are given to work with isn't up to the standards of the previous seasons other than the opening scene with Eric (Topher Grace) in the bathroom. It's definitely one of the weakest episodes of the series.