Baby Fever

"Baby Fever"

Baby Fever is an episode of That '70s Show.

Laurie's babysitting job makes Kitty think about having another baby and causes Eric to upset Donna by mistakenly saying she'll make a great stay-at-home mom.

Plot summary

Kitty comes in with Carol's baby, Marissa, and gives her to Laurie reminding her that she promised to babysit her last night because she is going with Red to the Pinciotti's for fondue and Parcheesi. At the Pinciotti's Kitty tells Red she wants another baby because she misses having them around. Red definity doesn't want another baby and Kitty gets upset. Later in bed Kitty is talking about how she misses the crying sound when Marissa cries and Red reminds her that soon enough they'll have to worry about grandchildren, which excites Kitty and she heads downstairs to talk to Laurie. She asks her if someday she'll have babies of her own and Laurie tells her eventually but she's got to get down to at least one boyfriend which makes Kitty go look for Eric. At the end Laurie has grown accostomed to the baby and Kitty has to threaten to destroy her hairdrier so she can get the baby back to Carol.

Laurie is having trouble with changing Marissa's diaper and Donna helps her, so Eric tells Donna how cool he thinks it is that she changed that diaper with little ease. Donna gets upset telling him that she doesn't like that when she gets her article published in the paper he laughes at the misspelling of her name, but when she changes a diaper he compliments her. They each see theirselves as the breadwinner and the other as the one who looks after the kids which leads to a fight. Donna asks Midge if she likes being a housewife and giving in to other things that she would rather do, but Midge tells her that she shouldn't be worrying about who looks after the kids because they may not even make it to that point. Eric comes in telling Donna he wants to work it out so she kisses him and tells him that they're aren't going to worry about it anymore.

Kelso lends Jackie his van to get on her good side, but she crashes it and lies about what she did with it. She tells him she was moving a couch, but instead was driving Chip and his band to their gig. Kelso asks Jackie for money, but she reminds him of all the stuff she bought for him. Hyde tells them that they should treat it like a divorce and find out what everyone owes and to pay that amount. They both agree thinking that it'll go their way. Jackie reminds him that she bought the clothes he's wearing so he takes them off and gives them to her. Hyde reminds them that Kelso has burned her house and broken her heart. After getting everything calculated Hyde tells Jackie she owes Kelso $65 for repairs to the van which makes Kelso happy, but then says that he owes Jackie $8,265. Kelso objects but Hyde reminds him that the only reason he computed it is because he didn't forgive her and wanted to do the math. That makes Kelso change his mind and he forgives her for wrecking his van.