EPISODE

23. Grandma's Dead

When Red's mother dies unexpectedly when Eric drives her home one night, each member of the Forman family has to deal with their grief in their own way.

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Eric becomes convinced he killed his grandmother, Bernice Forman ( Marion Ross ), when she dies suddenly in his car after he asks her, "Would it kill you to be nice?" and doesn't know how to deal with it. Red is also at a loss on how to cope with his mother's death, and is embarrassed by his emotional brother Marty ( Pat Skipper ), who comes to the funeral. Note: This episode takes place in 1976 instead of 1977. In the chronological timeline, this episode takes place shortly before the episode "That '70s Christmas".

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