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one of the funniest moments of that 70's show
Eric Forman's Basement Midnight Eric's 18th Birthday
(Eric is standing behind the couch looking at his watch, Fez is sitting on the couch, Kelso is sitting on the 'other' chair, and Hyde is walking in from his bedroom.)
Eric: And... midnight. So long 17, in the words of Alice Cooper, I'm 18 and I like it.
Hyde: Happy birthday, Man.
Kelso: Let's give him his present. (Kelso and Hyde run over to the dryer and pull something out of it.) It's a case of 23 beers. (Hyde and Eric stare at him.)
Hyde: Kelso?
Kelso: I deserved one, I carried it. (Eric grabs a beer, opens it, and takes a sip.)
Eric: Yeah, that tastes like 18.
Kelso: Whoa, check out the new stereo. Oh it plays records and 8 tracks, this thing's like right out of the future.
Eric: Yeah Donna gave it to me. I think she feels bad that she's going to college without me. So on the one hand I'm losing the girl that I've been in love with since I was 5, but on the other hand I get a crappy stereo.
Kelso: Score! What? I mean she's going to dump you eventually. (Hyde tosses him a beer.) Rock and roll never dies.
Eric: Kelso, Donna and I are fine, okay? I mean, she's waiting until the very last bus to go to school tomorrow, so we can spend every minute of my birthday together. We're just gonna make this work.
Fez: Eric, long distance relationships don't work. Just ask my girlfriend back home.
Eric: Fez, you have a girlfriend back home?
Fez: No, don't you listen? Long distance relationships don't work.
Eric: You guys, Donna and I are not gonna let a couple of miles come between us, okay? This isn't the end of the world.
(Time lapse)
(We see Eric slam an empty beer can on the table, alongside many others. He's sitting on the couch, drunk and crying.)
Eric: My world is over, man.
Hyde: Forman, I know what you're thinking. Donna's gonna go to school, meet a whole bunch of people way cooler than you, and probably fall in love with someone else.
Eric: And you don't think she will?
Hyde: Oh, I know she will. My advice to you is drink up.
Eric: I can't believe she's just leaving, y'know? Hasn't she heard of a little something called sacrifice? Y'know, she sacrifices an education, or a career, or a future of any kind, and in exchange she gets ME.
Kelso: I'd make that trade, you're a dependable guy. You don't offer much in the way of excitement, but if it's the same old same old a girls after, look out.
Eric: I never deserved her anyway
Hyde: Well we're here for ya. (He hands him a handkerchief from beside the couch.) Here ya go, dry your eyes. (Eric rubs the rag over his face, and it leaves black grease marks on his cheeks.)
Eric: Thanks you guys, I feel better. (Hyde, Fez and Kelso suppress laughter.)
Kelso: I think we all do.
Hyde: Alright buddy, come on let's get you to bed.
(Hyde and Kelso grab Eric and lift him up.)
(Forman's kitchen. Hyde and Kelso are dragging an unconscious Eric, who is now wearing a summer dress. They put him on a chair at the kitchen table.)
Kelso: Alright, sleep tight buddy.
The next morning
(Red and Kitty walk through the kitchen door and see Eric still asleep, with his head on the table.)
Kitty: Oh good lord.
Eric: (Sits up.) What, what?
Red: Happy birthday, dumbass
Eric Forman's Basement Midnight Eric's 18th Birthday
(Eric is standing behind the couch looking at his watch, Fez is sitting on the couch, Kelso is sitting on the 'other' chair, and Hyde is walking in from his bedroom.)
Eric: And... midnight. So long 17, in the words of Alice Cooper, I'm 18 and I like it.
Hyde: Happy birthday, Man.
Kelso: Let's give him his present. (Kelso and Hyde run over to the dryer and pull something out of it.) It's a case of 23 beers. (Hyde and Eric stare at him.)
Hyde: Kelso?
Kelso: I deserved one, I carried it. (Eric grabs a beer, opens it, and takes a sip.)
Eric: Yeah, that tastes like 18.
Kelso: Whoa, check out the new stereo. Oh it plays records and 8 tracks, this thing's like right out of the future.
Eric: Yeah Donna gave it to me. I think she feels bad that she's going to college without me. So on the one hand I'm losing the girl that I've been in love with since I was 5, but on the other hand I get a crappy stereo.
Kelso: Score! What? I mean she's going to dump you eventually. (Hyde tosses him a beer.) Rock and roll never dies.
Eric: Kelso, Donna and I are fine, okay? I mean, she's waiting until the very last bus to go to school tomorrow, so we can spend every minute of my birthday together. We're just gonna make this work.
Fez: Eric, long distance relationships don't work. Just ask my girlfriend back home.
Eric: Fez, you have a girlfriend back home?
Fez: No, don't you listen? Long distance relationships don't work.
Eric: You guys, Donna and I are not gonna let a couple of miles come between us, okay? This isn't the end of the world.
(Time lapse)
(We see Eric slam an empty beer can on the table, alongside many others. He's sitting on the couch, drunk and crying.)
Eric: My world is over, man.
Hyde: Forman, I know what you're thinking. Donna's gonna go to school, meet a whole bunch of people way cooler than you, and probably fall in love with someone else.
Eric: And you don't think she will?
Hyde: Oh, I know she will. My advice to you is drink up.
Eric: I can't believe she's just leaving, y'know? Hasn't she heard of a little something called sacrifice? Y'know, she sacrifices an education, or a career, or a future of any kind, and in exchange she gets ME.
Kelso: I'd make that trade, you're a dependable guy. You don't offer much in the way of excitement, but if it's the same old same old a girls after, look out.
Eric: I never deserved her anyway
Hyde: Well we're here for ya. (He hands him a handkerchief from beside the couch.) Here ya go, dry your eyes. (Eric rubs the rag over his face, and it leaves black grease marks on his cheeks.)
Eric: Thanks you guys, I feel better. (Hyde, Fez and Kelso suppress laughter.)
Kelso: I think we all do.
Hyde: Alright buddy, come on let's get you to bed.
(Hyde and Kelso grab Eric and lift him up.)
(Forman's kitchen. Hyde and Kelso are dragging an unconscious Eric, who is now wearing a summer dress. They put him on a chair at the kitchen table.)
Kelso: Alright, sleep tight buddy.
The next morning
(Red and Kitty walk through the kitchen door and see Eric still asleep, with his head on the table.)
Kitty: Oh good lord.
Eric: (Sits up.) What, what?
Red: Happy birthday, dumbass