That '70s Show (1998–2006): Season 7, Episode 13 - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - full transcript

The boys cheer up Hyde with weed, Kelso calls the White House to inquire about a Soviet death-ray he read about in the comic The Flash but actually sounds like he threatens the president's life and mentions their address, they all panic about the FBI, especially always paranoid Hyde, and attack everything 'suspicious'... Red and Kitty snuggle up in an ice-fishing cabin, but when a big fish bites... Donna and Jackie take a karate-class, a matter of motivation...

So, hyde, how are you doing now
that you and jackie are broken up?

Ooh, I am the old hyde again--

kept by no woman,
loyal to no man.

Beholden to no comb.

No, steven does so
use a comb.

It's one
of those afro picks.

You should wear it
sticking out of your hair.

Hello, steven.

Jackie,

you wanna talk?

What would I have
to say to you?



I don't know.
How about, um...

"I'm a crazy, spoiled
whack job and I'm sorry"?

That's no way to talk
to a woman.

Yeah, especially a spoiled,
crazy whack job.

Man,
she's liable to kill you.

oh, my god.

There's a hundred morons
in my basement.

That's okay.

Not even that can ruin this day.

Yes, one man and only one man,
has the power to ruin his day--

'tis I.

No, not even you can do it.

But really,
who the hell talks like that?

Now, now, red.
You were happy, remember?



Right.

First freeze of winter.

I'm spending the day
ice fishing.

Well, I'll come with you.
Grab a fishing stick for me.

I don't wanna go.

What? Why not?

Because
I don't want you to go.

Shh-Shh... burn!

Really, I mean, kitty,

you'd hate it.
It's cold and boring,

and we both know the only ice
you like is in your cocktails.

Shh-Shh...

nonsense.

We're going ice fishing and
we're gonna have fun and that's that.

Yeah,

that's that.

Jackie, seriously, isn't there anything
you wanna say about what you did?

No. I have much more important
things to do with my day.

Donna, what are we doing
with our day?

I'm going to karate class.

Oh, I knew it would be
something sweaty.

You don't have to go.

No, no, no, I'm going.
I'm going.

Now that I'm not with steven, I have much more
time to do mannish, unlady like things with you.

I'll give you 50 bucks
to take her back.

50 bucks buys me beer
for a week.

Freedom lasts a lifetime.

Oh,

look at our poor
little tough guy,

hurting others
to ease his own pain.

I think someone
needs a tickle.

No, I'm okay.

Look, hyde, we're your best friends
and we're here for you, okay?

We're not gonna let you
go through this thing alone.

Would you shut up, forman?
I'm fine.

You know what? Eric's right. We're gonna
do what guys do for each other.

A massage train?

No...

but we did
get you a present.

It's a great present, guys.

I especially like the teeny white
paper y'all wrapped it in.

Yeah, the only thing
that could ruin today is...

if the russians set off that russian death
ray that's pointed at the white house.

No, seriously.

No, I read about it
in a magazine.

Kelso, that was "the flash"

and it is a comic book.

I love comic books.

I wish I had
thought bubbles.

Do you see anything?

Kelso,

the russians
don't have a death ray,

but they do have a stupid ray
and it's pointed directly at you.

No, the russians do have a
death ray and I'll prove it.

Operator,
get me the white house.

Kelso,

I'm not allowed to make long-distance
calls without permission.

Oh, awesome. I'm on hold and they're
playing that theme song to the president.

"Hail to the chief."

Well, thank you, eric, but I'm trying to
enjoy the president's theme song.

Kelso, if you ask the white house if there's a russian
death ray, they're gonna have you committed.

So, yeah,
I say go for it.

Well, obviously they won't admit it.
There'd be panic in the streets.

That's why I gotta trick 'em
into talking about it.

It's what us cops call
"tricking them."

Oh, I'm on. Hello?
Uh, white house?

Yes, I have a couple
of questions.

Yes, how well
is the president protected?

Well... uh...

because someone wants
to hurt the president, that's why.

You're damn right it's a threat.
It's a terrible threat on the president's life.

Awesome.

What?

Where am I right now?

I'm at red forman's house
in point place, wisconsin.

- No!
- No!

You idiot. You just
told 'em where we are.

So?

Kelso, you just threatened
the president's life.

They're gonna come here
and arrest us.

No, no,
I'm not threatening his life.

It's the russians that have
the russian death ray.

You didn't mention
the death ray.

Aha!

So you admit
that there's a death ray.

Well, this is boring.

Let's do something fun.
Oh, oh, let's play 20 questions.

Kitty, I'm trying to fish.

Okay, you think of something,
I'll ask the questions.

Is it a thing?

Yes.

Is it small?

Yes.

Is it a raisin?

Yes, you win.

Well,
you're not even playing.

What's so great
about ice fishing anyway?

It was the solitude.

Well, I'm freezing.

This is like that winter we locked
ourselves out of our first apartment.

We had to sit on the stoop
cuddled up for two hours

waiting for the landlord
to bring the key.

And then we had to warm ourselves up in front
of the stove because the heater was broken.

We could warm each other up
right now.

Ah, what the hell?

there's a black ford sedan
outside. Hyde's right.

The feds found us.

Damn it, kelso.

You finally figured out how to use
a phone, now we're all going to jail.

Look, I think you guys
are overreacting.

There's no way the government would
park a car right outside my house.

Forman,

anything you think the government's
not doing, they are doing.

The only thing they didn't do
is land a man on the moon.

No, no, no, no, no.

Spielberg shot the entire thing
on a hollywood movie set.

That's how he got the job
for "jaws."

Guys, if that's
the feds' car outside,

we better dispose
of the evidence right now.

Oh, yeah.

Good job disposing
of all the evidence, you guys.

You better
take this serious, eric.

We have a lot of evidence to dispose of, even
more than we had at the pink floyd concert.

at the pink floyd concert.
Yeah, there is a lot,

and without all
the smoke machines and lasers,

this is just like punishment.

Man, I never thought
I'd say this,

but I wish there were more
people to share this with.

This is a nightmare.

White suit with yellow belt?

Okay, jackie O. Couldn't even
pull this off on easter.

Donna-san,
you've brought a friend?

Yes, sensei.
This is jackie.

Welcome, jackie-san.

Today we'll be focusing
on self-defense.

Let's say someone is accosting
you in a dark alley.

Oh, that doesn't work for me.

I'd never be in an alley,
'cause I'm not poor.

And even if I was ever in an alley,
I'd have a boy with me to protect me.

Jackie, you're not always
gonna be with a guy.

You're not with one now.

And, no, I don't count.

An assault can happen
anywhere, jackie-san.

The point is someone
wants to do you harm.

But they don'T.

All right, maybe someone would follow
these other women to do them harm,

but when people follow me, it's to ask me where
I get my hair done or to just give me presents.

That's true.

- I've seen it.
- Yeah.

This is our third circle, and it hasn't
calmed me down at all.

I feel almost more suspicious
than before!

I don't wanna get sent back
to my home country.

If I return in shame,
I'll get stoned...

and then
they'll throw rocks at me.

Everybody,
just settle down, okay?

Settle down!

You are all losing your minds!

Who is yelling?!
Who is yelling?!

we all

just need
to

keep

calm.

that's the door!
We're all gonna die!

It's okay, it's okay.
I know what to do.

Okay, eric, you answer the door,
we'll all sneak out the back.

What?

Yeah, yeah. No, no, you'll go to jail,
I'll pull some strings to get you out.

Point place P.D. Has connections with the fbi.
One of our dogs transferred from there.

Shh! Shh!

May I speak
to your parents?

There's no need.

I'll go quietly.

Uh, I'm just delivering the hand-vac
mrs. Forman ordered.

Okay, I'm the one who called,
and all I was saying

is beware of the death ray.

Yeah, I'll do that.

By the way, the whole neighborhood
can smell what you're doing.

Oh, my god. Did you see his earpiece?
He's definitely fbi.

There's no other reason why a man
would be wearing an earpiece.

Oh, don't punt.
You've got one yard to go.

Guys, I read about this.

That's the recon guy.

He's the one
that plants the bugs.

I hate bugs. Is it on me?
Is it on me?

No,

like a bug,
like a microphone.

Oh, my god.

We've been infiltrated.

Guys,if this vacuum is bugged,

the fbi could be listening
to us right now.

Well, I think the important
thing is to stick together.

You know what?
You are absolutely right, fez.

This is all for one
and one for all.

you're looking
for michael kelso.

Quit it!

No, I'm not gonna quit it,okay?
This is all your fault.

You called the white house.

My fault? This is hyde's fault
'cause he's the one

who got dumped by jackie,
so we had to be nice to him.

Hey, hey, hey!
Go easy on the kid!

Letting go of jackie was the
biggest mistake he ever made.

Remember? We were talking
about it earlier behind his back.

Shut up, fez. If I wanted your advice,
I'd kick you in the nads.

Oh, in that case, my advice is
please don't kick me in the nads.

Hey, guys, you know what?
Maybe the fbi has an opinion

'cause they'relistening to us.
Remember?The v-a-c-u-u-m?

he spelled vacuum.

Whoa, whoa.
Vacuum has two us in it?

No, that's messed up.

Okay, well,maybe we should turn it on
and see if it's really a vacuum, and if it is,

maybe we should tidy up a bit.

- Aah!
- Aah!

Hey, one question.

If the vacuum
really was bugged,

couldn't we have just
put it outside?

Damn.

When kelso's the only one
thinking straight, we're in trouble.

Guys, we are making
too many mistakes.

We need to sit down
and figure this out.

Okay, this is starting
to feel like work, man.

The feds have ruined
the circle.

The circle sucks.

That's right, I said it.

Hey,

this circle, it's the only thing
that's keeping us sharp.

If it weren't for this circle, we'd have no
idea that the feds were surrounding us,

planting bugs everywhere,
watching our every move.

So I say thank you to the circle.

I just want everyone to know...

I'm prepared to fight
my way out of here.

You know,

I don't even care
if the fish aren't biting,

'cause nothing could beat
hanging out with my girl.

Well, in that case,
I have another idea for a game.

It's like 20 questions but sexy.

I call it

sexy 20 questions.

Okay,

I'll ask the questions.

Is it something I want?

Every saturday,
twice on christmas.

I got a bite!

Good, donna-san.

Jackie-san,

would you like to try the move
that donna-san just performed?

But none of this self-defense
stuff applies to me.

Okay, I've said it before
and I'll say it again--

everyone

loves me.

You don't understand.

I am a stranger who
wants to hurt you.

I'm not buying it.

Okay, jackie, let's say
he's not a stranger.

Let's say he's someone
who already hurt you,

like hyde.

What about him?

Well, you asked hyde for a tiny glimmer of hope
that you guys would end up married one day,

but he said,"I don't know.

"I don't know,"

as if jackie burkhart
weren't special at all.

Watch it, donna.

I mean,

I mean, i thought
jackie burkhart was special,

but according to hyde,
you're no better than me.

All men are bastards!

That jerk didn't want me!
I'm better than everyone!

He lost the best thing
when he lost me!

And it's not jackie-san!
It's jackie! Just...

jackie! Nothing more than jackie!

Get it right, dork-san!

Oh!

I love karate.

I cannot believe it.

Now they have
a surveillance van outside.

I hope they're not
taking pictures.

I'm a little puffy.

Okay, this has gone too far.

We didn't do anything wrong.

What kind of country is this if you can't make
one threatening phone call to the white house?

Let's find out what's
really going on here.

Yeah.

Whoa.

You know that's not
a real weapon, right?

I know.

Not even if you really,
really believe.

I don't.

Don't let me down, baby.

wait a minute.
It's just a dogcatcher van.

Or hello? That's exactly what
the feds want us to think.

I just heard
dogs barking inside.

It's obviously a tape recording
of trained dogs.

The barking
is too self-conscious.

Plus a dogcatcher van wouldn't
just say "dogcatcher"on the side

of it 'cause otherwise the dogs
would see it and just run away.

On three.

1, 2, 3!

I don't understand.

Look, I don't know
if it's the fresh air talking,

but I'm starting to think this whole thing
is just our imagination.

You know what, you guys?

Maybe we just need to let this whole
fantasy world of ours go. Whoa.

Watch out, man. I almost just cut
you right in half there.

Kitty, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to throw
you to the floor.

It's just that that was the first fish
I caught this year.

That was a nice perch.
It was a big perch.

Might've been
a state-record perch.

If it means anything,
you're my state-record lady.

Okay, I guess I forgive you.

I knew you'd understand.

I mean, fish are really hard to catch,

but you I can't rid of.

Can't get rid of me?

I... I...

I can't get rid of
you from my heart.

You see what happens
when you come fishing?

So there's one thing
I don't get.

If nobody
was after us all day,

then why did the feds
send a spy vacuum?

Why don't you call
them up and ask?

- That's a good idea.
- No!

You don't get
to touch that

anymore.

Okay.
So, hyde, first day without jackie--

not a good start, huh?

Are you kidding, man?

I haven't burned out
this hard in years.

I'd do it all again tomorrow, but I'm exhausted.
I might have to go back to work.

Look at our brave little boy
hiding his sadness behind bluster.

Don't worry. I'm sure jackie's just
as miserable as you are.

Oh, I feel so good.

This is so much better than staying
home all day crying about steven.

You were a total badass.

Well, I'm not afraid of anything.

- Oh, my god! Aah!
- Aah!

Oh my god! There was a pack of wild
dogs over there! I had to climb to the top
of this giant thing to get away from them!

Hu...

That was me!

Dogs ha?

What did you do?

Nothing! We...

Kelso thought there was a death ray, so we
called the White House then the Feds came but..

Wait..

It was just a vacuum.

Okay, i'm cutting you guys off.
Where is your stash?

It's all gone, man!