- Eric is turning 17 and made very clear he wants no more childish 'surprise' party and a cassette player, not an outdated 8-rack player, but ma Kitty is as subtle as a herd of elephants preparing exactly what he dreaded. To make it worse, Eric's nasty sister Laurie, in college, is home and makes the gang boys' heads spin, Kelso even imagines her to be madly in love with him. Pa Red cheerfully gives Laurie the keys to his new car plus $30, Eric nothing except that damned 8-track and his usual chores, while barring the only escape route from Kitty's eternal baby-party; Red does drag Kitty to the neighbors, but she keeps worrying about her 'baby boy'...—KGF Vissers
- Eric knows that his mom's planning a surprise birthday party for him, and he wants no part of it. Donna obsesses about buying Eric the perfect present. Kelso falls for Eric's sister Laurie who's home from college. And Red drags Kitty away from the party, so the kids can have some privacy but Kitty can't stop imagining all the dreadful things that could be happening while she's away.—http://that70scentral.com
- Eric's 17th birthday is approaching, and he tries to prevent his mother, Kitty, from throwing him a surprise birthday party to no avail. Kitty is obvious, as Eric is not allowed to open the fridge or the kitchen drawers, Kitty wants Eric to wear a particular shirt on his birthday, he sees 7 bags of potato chips that Kitty claims were on sale and his sister Laurie is coming to town. Kitty also wants Eric to go to the grocery store and get a large bag of frosting and 15 bags of regular M&Ms. Donna is older to Eric by a month. Eric is uncomfortable since money is tough around the house and he doesn't want any fuss on account of his birthday. Eric wants a cassette player for the car as his present, not an 8-track.
Meanwhile, Eric's older sister, Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly), returns home from college for a weekend visit (and for the surprise party for Eric), and Kelso tries, unsuccessfully, to attract her attention even though he is in a relationship with Jackie. Laurie hates Hyde, as he won't pay any attention to her. Laurie is very sexually promiscuous and is somewhat of a tease. Eric makes a deal with Laurie to convince Kitty to call off the surprise party in exchange for the vista cruiser for an entire night. When Red finds out that Laurie wants to loan the Cruiser, he says that the Vista Cruiser is not dependable (it could break down and leave her at the mercy of any maniac who came along) and gives her his own brand-new Toyota and $30 for spending money.
Donna is also stressing over what she should get Eric for his birthday because she is unsure of the state of her relationship with Eric after she kissed him in the previous episode. She is not sure if she is still a friend or his girlfriend. She tells Jackie that she kissed Eric, and Jackie helps her choose a meaningful gift for him, a scented candle. Its practical and romantic. Eric dreams that Donna presents herself to him as his birthday present. He is then woken up in bed by Kitty for breakfast in bed.
Kitty still goes ahead with the surprise party. Red stops Eric from jumping ship. After the gifts are opened (he gets an 8 track tape player from Red & Kitty), Red takes Kitty and they go over to Donna's house with her parents Bob Pinciotti (Don Stark) and Midge (Tanya Roberts). Red wants to give the kids some privacy as they celebrate with Eric. Kitty is stressed about the fact that Eric is now almost a man. Kitty doesn't want to go as Eric is still her "baby" and she can't bear to see him grow up. Eric wants Laurie to help them get beer, but she refuses. Meanwhile Donna rehearses with Jackie how to give the candle to Eric, while the guys think Donna will have sex with Eric on his birthday. Eric meets Donna in the porch and opens his candle. They hold hands, when a drunk Kitty comes around crying that her baby is all grow up.
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