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The Kids Are Alright

‘The Kids Are Alright’

Season 6, Episode 1 -  Aired October 29, 2003

Eric is desperate to get out of the house and move to Madison, but it's clear Kitty is struggling to work and take care of Red after his heart scare. Meanwhile, Jackie finally chooses between Kelso and Hyde.

Quote from Red

Red: Come on, Kitty. Let's get the hell out of this weird place. I think some of these nurses are stealing drugs.
Kitty: Red, I am a nurse here. [chuckles]
Red: I stand by my statement.
Doctor: Okay, Mr. Forman, just to be clear, no going to work, no chores, no driving for three months. And let's not forget the root cause of the problem.
Eric: Too much rage, right? Yeah, so he probably shouldn't, like, yell at anyone anymore, right?
Doctor: Actually, the reason he ran into trouble is he was holding stuff in.
Eric: He was holding stuff in. Okay, I weigh 42 pounds 'cause of what he let out. And I'm sorry, you're telling me that, uh... There's more in there?
Kitty: [laughs] No, no, no. He does not weigh 42 pounds, and these two are the best of buddies. "Hey, Dad, wanna go fishing?" "Sure, son, let's hug." [laughs] That's what it's like at our house. [laughs]
Red: See what I mean about the drugs?

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Quote from Eric

Kitty: Okay, okay, nap time. Oh, and, Eric, your father has a checkup next week, so I need you to take him.
Eric: Mom, I have to register for college, remember? I'm not gonna be here. I'm moving away.
Kitty: So you're still going?
Eric: Yes, I'm still going. It's college.
Kitty: Fine.
Eric: Mom, I gotta get out of here.
Red: Oh, Kitty, let him go. Odds are he's not gonna amount to anything, and I don't want him blaming me.
Eric: See? That is exactly the kind of thing that I have to get away from.

Quote from Eric

Kitty: And for you, my famous chocolate-chip caramel whipped cream pancakes.
Eric: Mom, you're not gonna bribe me into staying home from school with super-sweet breakfast food. Where are my sprinkles?
Kitty: No, no. The pancakes are an apology. I overreacted before. Of course you have to go to school.
Eric: So that's it? No guilt?
Kitty: That's right.
Red: What a nice warm family moment. Let's celebrate. With bacon.
Eric: Mmm. Bacon.

Quote from Eric

Eric: Mom, why are you doing laundry? It's almost midnight.
Kitty: Well, with your dad not working, I had to pick up a double shift at the hospital. It's the only time I have to do it.
Eric: Okay, don't do this.
Kitty: Do what?
Eric: Come down here in the middle of the night doing laundry, looking like hell.
Kitty: Oh, excuse me.
Eric: No, I- I'm just saying, you're trying to make me feel guilty for leaving, and it's not gonna work. I can't stay here. Okay? I have to go off and live my life. I deserve that. Mom, I deserve a chance!
Kitty: Okay, okay. No need to use your squeaky voice. I understand that you have to leave. I have bigger things to worry about than making you feel guilty.

Quote from Kelso

Jackie: How could Steven say I'm not his type? I'm everybody's type. That's my thing.
Kelso: Well, at least you don't have to worry about me chasing after you anymore. I mean, most of the stuff you and Hyde used to argue about, I didn't even understand, which makes me think that you've become a complicated woman, and I don't want none of that.
Jackie: So you're really okay with us just being friends?
Kelso: Yeah. I release you. Fly, little bird. Fly, fly away! [imitates wings fluttering] That was you.

Quote from Jackie

Jackie: Michael, do you think I'm immature?
Kelso: No, you're almost fully grown.
Jackie: Well, Steven thinks so. Apparently, I'm immature, and that skank in the leather jacket is what, cool? Well, I can be cool. People can change. Olivia Newton-John did it for John Travolta, and that movie was totally realistic.
[fantasy, Jackie and Donna walk into The Hub as the guys stand near the jukebox:]
Eric: Wow!
Kelso: Yowza!
Fez: Yummy.
Hyde: Jackie?
Jackie: Tell me about it, Steve.
[Hyde and Jackie sing "You're the One That I Want" from Grease]
Hyde: Oh, Jackie, you're so much cooler than that skank I was with before. Please take me back. 'Cause we belong together, like bop-bobba-loo-ba, sha-walla, she-bang, she-bang.
Kelso: Oh, the whole gang is back together again.
Fez: You did it. You did it.
[reality:]
Kelso: Are you gonna sing? 'Cause I've heard you sing and... You're not gonna sing, are you?
Jackie: No, but I'm gonna get Steven back, whatever it takes. And I'm gonna get me a pair of those black satin pants, 'cause I look good in those.

Quote from Eric

Eric: [shivers] So... cold. Can't... use the force.
Donna: Eric.
Eric: Leia? [wakes up] Oh, hi.
Donna: Were you like that all night?
Eric: No, no. From 1:00 to 4:00, I was whimpering because your knee was in my back. Yeah, we get to Madison next week, we're getting a bigger bed.
Donna: Eric, my knee was in your back because you were trying to hump me in your sleep.
Eric: No, I wasn't asleep.

Quote from Fez

Eric: So, Hyde, your competition for Jackie is, uh... [chuckles] Eggboy.
Fez: Ooh, that must be so humiliating.
Hyde: Fez, your wife's on your honeymoon with another guy.
Fez: Oh, no, no, no. Carlos is just like a... He's kind of like a chaperon. He, uh... Son of a bitch!

Quote from Kelso

Eric: How you doing back there, Kels?
Kelso: My eyes feel tight. Do I look okay?
Eric: Oh, my god!
Hyde: Holy crap!
Kelso: What?! What?!
Eric: Nothing. We're just shocked at how... great you look.
Kelso: Oh. Sweatband. I'm wearing sweatbands now.

Quote from Kelso

Kelso: They gave me 4 shots, none in the arm. [to a nurse] Hey, pretty lady, like what you see?

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