"Burning Down The House" is the fifteenth episode of second season of That '70s Show, and fortieth episode overall. It aired on February 7, 2000.
Synopsis[]
Jackie's house goes up in flames after Kelso brings a bunch of his friends to her elegant dinner party. Red discovers that Bob wears a toupee.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Topher Grace as Eric Forman
- Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart
- Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso
- Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde
- Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti
- Wilmer Valderrama as Fez
- Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman
- Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman
- Tanya Roberts as Midge Pinciotti
- Don Stark as Bob Pinciotti
- Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman (credit only)
Guest Starring[]
- Amy Adams as Kat Peterson
Also Starring[]
- Paul Connor as Timmy
Trivia[]
- The episode reveals that Bob secretly wears a toupee.
- First and Last appearance of Kat Peterson.
- Hyde hooks up with the popular classmate Kat Peterson, much to his friends’ surprise. Later during the episode at Jackie’s dinner party Kat while being with her friends when Hyde tries to approach her she rudely dismisses him, much to his chagrin. However after everyone leaves the party due to Kelso accidentally burning the house Kat came to Hyde and admitted that she really does like him but pretended to despise him because she didn’t want her friends and the popular students to know and that would tarnish her reputation. Despite of this Hyde forgives Kat and takes her somewhere else to hangout.
- The song that a drunken Eric tries to sing to Donna with Timmy playing the piano is “Hey Donna” which is actually Eric’s version of the song “Hey Paula” by Paul and Paula.
- The title of the episode “Burning Down The House” refers to Kelso accidentally burning Jackie’s house during her elegant dinner party. Additionally the title of the episode is also a reference to the rock band Talking Heads’ popular song “Burning Down the House”.
- When Kelso tries to put out the fire that he accidentally caused he uses Brandies to put it out, unfortunately it only makes it worse as the fire keeps engulfing. Because of this Kelso does not have any knowledge of the fact that the liquor is also flammable.
- Bob's baldness is never acknowledged after this episode.
Music[]
- what's happenin' theme
- close to you (instrumental) | THE CARPENTERS
- disco inferno | THE TRAMMPS
- hey paula | PAUL & PAULA
- Eric drunk-serenades Donna
Photos[]
Jackie and Donna
It's a rager!
Bob's bad rug.