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Point Place is buzzing when it's announced that President Ford is coming to town. Meanwhile, the guys want to do something to show their opposition and decide to go streaking.

Now Red is reduced to part-time-work after a car company restructuring, the Forman family budget is cut too tight to eat and entertain well. Still Kitty joins the festive mood in Point Place when ingrate Jackie's dad, lawyer Jack Burkhart, organizes a reelection campaign stopover in the Wisconsin rat-hole. A speech from the principal against 'social actions' and what motives don't count inspires the basement boys, who till then taught it all lame too lame to bother, to go crazy by streaking. Donna hesitates whether to join her parents in embarrassing matching starts-and-stripes jumpsuits. Mr. Burkhart's committee wanted a Joe ordinary to ask Ford a question, so Bob invites Red, who hesitates, then decides to tell his mind about the policy he feels cost him his job, but is delivered a sissy prepared question- not good enough. The fate of their raincoats and the presence of dogs make the boys realize the (pecker) perils in the nude are too big. When Red seems too nervous to ask either question, Eric feels a diversion is desperately needed...—KGF Vissers

President Gerald Ford is coming to Point Place for a speaking engagement at the high school followed by a Q. & A. Eric's Dad Red is chosen to ask the President a question. The high school principal announces Ford's impending arrival and Hyde and company decide to embarrass Ford by "streaking" through the audience and out the back door. At the meeting, Red, uncharacteristically nervous, can't get out the lame question he's been given to ask. Meanwhile,the boys have wimped out on their plan but when Eric sees his Dad fumbling at the microphone he decides to loosen things up by throwing off his raincoat and charging ahead! Recognizing that was his son being bold, Red turns to Ford and asks what he really wants to: "How the h*** could you pardon Nixon?!"—happipuppi13

It's an open secret that Red is laid off from work and Eric pretends that he is part-time by choice. Money is tight around the house. Kitty serves Tuna casserole way too often. The other option is not pay car insurance and the family can have steak.

Jackie's father (Paul Kreppel), a city councilman, arranges for President Gerald Ford to stop at Point Place as part of his re-election campaign. Point Place is a whistle stop on his trail across Wisconsin. The principal of Point Place High School makes a speech warning against any "maladjusted" activity, which of course gives Hyde the idea to "fight the power". Red is angry at Ford as he allowed US jobs to be outsourced which is why he lost his own job. Kitty is pickled pink that Ford is coming to her house (which he is not). Eric is neutral about the whole thing and says that everyone is entitled to their own political opinion. Kitty bakes pies for the President.

The guys decide to streak naked when Ford comes to town for a campaign stop. Hyde wants to protest, Eric wants to look cool in front of Donna, and Kelso just wants to do something stupid and fun. Eric gives it some thought, but eventually decides to join Kelso and Hyde. Jackie's father holds a meeting of the organizing committee, which includes Bob, and says that they will hold a Q&A session with Ford. They decide to select the "right" people (the Average Joe, or in other words "a loser") to ask the questions. Meanwhile, Bob wants Red to ask Ford a question in the Q&A. Red first refuses as he is a democrat and hates Ford. Red agrees when he sees this as opportunity to embarrass Ford on National TV. However, Bob gives him a 'crappy' question (What has been your favorite Parade), leading Red to decide to ask what he wants anyway. Red says that a man can not stand idly by while everything is taken away from him, his job, his stability, his right to free speech. Eric borrows Red's trench coat.

Donna refuses to wear an American flag jumpsuit her father, Bob, gives her as it will embarrass her. But Kitty advises Donna that all family are embarrassing, or they are dead. So, she wears the flag jumpsuit and joins her parents. On the day though, everyone decides not to streak, as there are too many guard dogs and the Secret Service. The guys take a vote and decide unanimously to sit down peacefully. Donna is disappointed as she was looking forward to seeing Eric naked.

Ford falls to the floor 3 times before he can come to the podium to greet the audience. However, when Red gets up to ask his question, he stutters and starts to bomb. Even the dogs are looking at Red and judging him. In desperation, Eric puts on a Nixon mask and streaks across the auditorium, motivating Red to ask, "How the hell could you pardon Nixon?". Red later acknowledges Eric's role in bailing him out at the Ford reception.