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That 70's Show

"The Pill"

(Season One; Aridate: February 21, 1999)

Synopsis

     When Jackie thinks that she might be pregnant, Donna panics. She goes to the pharmacy and picks up "the pill," out of fear that their relationship may get out of control at some point. To her mother, she is being a responsible woman. However, her father is more shocked than anything. When Eric finds out in front of Donna's father, Eric bolts out of the room. Later Eric and his parents have a hard talk about making good decisions.

Analysis

     This episode highlights the sense of growing maturity in Eric, while also acting as an eye-opener for Kelso, Donna, and her father. In a time when teen "love-making" was backed by the idea of freedom inspired by social movements of the era, young adults embraced relationships, both romantic and casual more easily.