"Water Tower" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of That '70s Show, and twenty-first episode overall. It aired on June 14, 1999.
Synopsis[]
Kelso takes a dive while the guys are painting a pot leaf on the water tower; Eric barges in on his parents' lovemaking.
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 (credit only)
- Don Stark as Bob Pinciotti (credit only)
Guest Star[]
- Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie
- Gary Owens as Narrator
Trivia[]
- This is one of the very first times Red threatens a "foot in the ass" to one of the characters.
- Running Gags: Eric continues to imagine his parents naked; characters referencing the pot leaf on the water tower looks like someone giving the finger.
- This is a rare time Laurie is nice to Eric and when Eric accepts her kindness.
- It is revealed Red's mother was a dancer and it's implied that he (like Eric) walked in on her and his father in bed, as evidenced by his uncomfortable reaction to Kitty's words.
- At the beginning of the episode, Jackie is wearing a T-shirt with a picture of herself on the front; this type of t-shirt with iron-on pictures were quite popular in the 70s, although most people did not wear one with a picture of themselves on it. However, Jackie is conceited and quite self-absorbed, making it so it isn't far-fetched she would have had the idea.
- First appearance of a running gag in the series where a character in a sexual situation forgets to lock the door, leading to an awkward walk in
Goofs[]
Kitty's Nude Tube Top (Noticeable At The Bottom Of The Snapshot)
- When Kitty tells Eric to let her see his eyes, behind her is a view of the outside yard, with the fence gate closed. After the camera pans to Eric and back to Kitty, the gate behind her is now open.
- When Eric and his family are eating breakfast and he starts imagining Red and Kitty naked, the flesh-colored tube top Debra Jo Rupp is wearing for the scene becomes clearly visible.
- In Sunday, Bloody Sunday the Formans were established as a church-going family, a point which will be explored later in Holy Crap!. In this episode, Red and Kitty let Eric oversleep on a Sunday and don't seem to go to church themselves.
Transcript[]
Music[]
A Place In The Sun | Pablo Cruise (1977)
Tell Me Something Good | Rufus & Chaka Khan (1974)
The End | The Doors (1967)
The Things We Do For Love | 10CC (1977)
International titles[]
- French: "Château d'eau" (Water tower)
- German: "Der Sturm im Wasserturm" (The storm in the water tower)
- Italian: "Il serbatoio dell'acqua" (The water tower)
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