Episode #705 “It’s Only Rock and Roll"

Hyde begins working at W.B.’s office. He expects a rock and roll job, but is stuck in a windowless office doing tedious paperwork. W.B. berates Hyde for dressing too sloppy, and Jackie shows up with a suit for Hyde. Hyde meets Dennis, an unhappy employee who seems to have all his life sucked out of him. W.B. is happy to have Hyde working there, but Hyde slowly goes crazy and envisions his office walls closing in on him. When he gets home, he snaps at Jackie and complains about the office; he’s a changed man. The next day, Hyde tells W.B. he can’t take it. W.B. tells him this is a good opportunity, and that as the boss’s son he doesn’t really have to work hard; instead, give the work to Dennis.

Eric sends a drawing in to an art school from an ad he saw in the back of a magazine. He looks forward to being an artist. With all the kids grown up, Kitty feels unneeded, and seeks something to do. She starts taking care of Schotzie, their dog who has been hiding under the house for a year. Donna and Midge invite her to do tai chi with them, then decides to turn their back yard into her tai chi space. She gets a Buddha statue, and Red asks Eric to cement it to the wall. Kitty gets really into tai chi, and Red, lonely with Kitty outside all the time, comes out to watch her. Eric gets a rejection letter from the art school, and accidentally knocks the still un-cemented Buddha statue onto Schotzie. (We see in the credit window that Schotzie survived.)