That '70s Show
Ski Trip
TV Flash files “Ski Trip” as hour 13 of 200 in the TV Flash guide — That '70s Show (1998–2006) on Fox, season 1, episode 13, aired 1999-01-17, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E13: listed hour 13 of 200 in the That '70s Show guide, hour 13 of 25 in season 1. It aired 1999-01-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Best Christmas Ever” (S01E12). Next is “Stolen Car” (S01E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Kelso makes out with campus chick Pam Macey, causing Jackie to dump him. She invites everyone but Kelso to her ski cabin, but soon regrets it. Hyde decides to make a risky move on Donna, which he fails at and Donna ends up slapping him in the face. Kitty releases an old grudge on Red involving their younger years.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ski Trip sit in the That '70s Show guide?
S01E13 is listed hour 13 of 200 — hour 13 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 13.
When did That '70s Show S01E13 air?
Ski Trip aired 1999-01-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
What is the basement circle?
A signature hangout framing device where the teen ensemble talks, jokes, and stares into the camera — the show's folklore in one shot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Wisconsin teens kill time in a basement circle while parents do the same upstairs — shag carpet, catchphrases, hello Wisconsin. Turner, Turner, and Brazill mint a generation of film stars from the Forman house: Kutcher, Kunis, Grace, Prepon, Valderrama in orbit. 1970s nostalgia as set dressing; friendship inertia as the joke. Comfort architecture.
Fox, August 23, 1998: a Wisconsin basement as a drop window. Teens kill time in a circle while parents do the same upstairs — catchphrases, shag carpet, hello Wisconsin. Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Mark Brazill built ensemble teen/parent comedy that minted a generation of film stars from the Forman house. Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson in orbit. Set in Point Place, primarily in the late 1970s. Eight seasons through 2006, **200 episodes**. Nostalgia…
Filed against
- Topher Grace as Eric Forman
Topher Grace’s Eric Forman hosted That ’70s Show’s Wisconsin basement circle — shag carpet, catchphrases, hello Wisconsin, a 1990s nostalgia machine that minted film stars from a Forman living room. Parents upstairs, kids in the circle,…
- Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart
Mila Kunis’s Jackie Burkhart owned That ’70s Show’s basement circle like a Wisconsin teen who already knew the camera — shag carpet, catchphrases, hello Wisconsin, Turner/Turner/Brazill minting a generation from the Forman house. TV Flash…
- Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso
Ashton Kutcher’s Michael Kelso made That ’70s Show a Wisconsin idiot savant in a circle — 1990s catalog basement nostalgia, then Two and a Half Men parking the grin on a Malibu couch after the tabloids ate the first lead. TV Flash files…
- Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti
Laura Prepon's Donna Pinciotti held That '70s Show's basement circle from next door — Wisconsin teens killing time, shag carpet, catchphrases, a generation of film names minted from the Forman house. 1970s nostalgia as 1990s multi-cam. TV…
- Wilmer Valderrama as Fez
Wilmer Valderrama’s Fez orbited That ’70s Show’s Wisconsin basement — shag carpet, catchphrases, hello Wisconsin, a 1990s nostalgia machine minting film stars from the Forman house. Kutcher, Kunis, Grace, Prepon, Valderrama in the circle.…
- Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde
Danny Masterson’s Steven Hyde occupied That ’70s Show’s basement circle as the leather-jacket deadpan — Wisconsin teens killing time, shag carpet, catchphrases, hello Wisconsin. Turner, Turner, and Brazill minting a Forman-house…