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It’s
Saturday night and Eric announces that he has a 1,000-word paper
due on Monday but he’s not stressing about it. Kelso chimes in that
no one’s going to have to stress about Jackie anymore because he’s
breaking up with her. Everyone’s so sick of hearing this. Kitty
has decided to quit smoking (again). At Sunday breakfast, Eric tells
Kitty how happy he is that she won’t be smoking anymore. The phone
rings and the Formans learn that Bernice, Red’s mother, is coming
over to go to church and have Sunday dinner with them. Kitty is
a wreck because she and Bernice have never gotten along. She goes
into a frenzy of activity to get ready for Bernice’s visit. Red
tells her to do everyone a favor and have a cigarette, but Kitty
insists she’s fine. Eric’s a little stressed himself, because he’s
promised to help out with his grandmother and he has a term paper
due tomorrow but he wants to keep peace in the family. Donna tells
Eric not to worry; they’ll help him with his paper. Just as Kelso
is about to tell Jackie it’s over, she tells everyone that she did
a paper on the same subject last year and got an "A." She leaves
to get the paper and Donna tells Kelso not to break up yet. Hyde
says he’ll write the paper. Upstairs, Fez endears himself to Bernice
by happily volunteering to rub her feet. At dinner, Bernice grumbles
and gives everyone a hard time, but invites Fez to watch Lawrence
Welk with her. Jackie returns and announces that her paper was actually
on the four food groups, not American government, and Hyde hasn’t
written anything that Eric can use. Eric tells everyone thanks a
lot. Kitty storms into the basement and demands a cigarette. Everyone
plays innocent, but she says she’ll close her eyes and hold out
her hand. When she opens her eyes, she had better have a cigarette.
She does. At last, its time for Bernice to go home, and she acts
as if her day has been absolutely delightful. In the middle of the
night, as Eric is slaving over his paper, Kitty comes down to thank
him for helping her get through the day.
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