Eric is torn apart because he desperately wants to leave home, but can't because he's needed at home after Red's mild heart attack.

Although everyone keeps meanly abusing Kelso, he proves himself a true friend by realizing Hyde and Jackie may play cool and aloof, they're obviously still in love, so Michael starts shuttle diplomacy, albeit without rendering any sentence correctly, and makes each believe the other apologized first... Eric's announcement he defers college at least till Red is recovered delights Kitty as much as it depresses Red his 18 years wait isn't about to end after all, and joining Red in the doctor's ruthless diet looked doable to Kitty only till she reads he list includes no booze. Meanwhile Eric discovers and enjoys that the one thing hotter then make up-sex is going away-sex, so anything with Donna anywhere is a '(maybe) our last time' excuse.

Brooke announces the big news to everyone and Kelso comes to find himself increasingly excited about the prospects of having a child of his own; Laurie and Fez have their marriage closely investigated by members of the INS.

Eric is fired because Joanne broke up with Bob. Eric tries to get the job Kelso is also applying for.

Jackie joins a Big Sister program at school. Eric tries to become the new handy man around the house.

Michael meets Brooke's mother Carolyn, instant antagonism, and she intends to take her home to Chicago while he's in police academy, he agrees for six months. Eric wakes up, Donna leaving him was just a nightmare, but Red warns him a trailer has no place no hide. Fez and Hyde are allowed to decide who may be best man: scissors, rock, paper, or ... Thinking about 'just wedding jibes' must be right for all future divorcés really spooks Donna, yet it's Eric who doesn't show up for their wedding rehearsal, just phoning...