# What sexual thing did Eric do to Donna that was unpleasant? - That 70's Show

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**Created:** [February 4, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400 "2004-02-04T00:05:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/21 "2004-02-04T18:19:22Z")

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Fez is a corruption of FES - Foreign Exchange Student. Nothing to do with Morocco.

Yeah, of course they left the joke vague, partly because they stretched the shows’ limits as far as they would go just by suggesting the sex act, and mostly because they knew leaving it vague would conjure up the worst possible images in our minds.

As indeed they have.

But if we’re going to speculate, let’s play like the Holmesians and pretend that the characters are real and we’re back in their world.

And the facts are that anal was unusual in mainstream porn in the mid-70s. Not unfindable, but certainly unusual. And it is impossible to imagine Eric the character doing anal in any way on Donna the character. But every single porn flic of the day would prominently feature cunnilingus - which all the porn woman would love and even insist on.

Elementary, my dear Fez.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/22 "2004-02-04T18:32:55Z")

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I am almost the exact same age as Eirk… that is, I was born in 1957. I have always found that the characters on _That '70s Show_ were very like me and my schoolmates of the day. I resembled Erik to some degree… not handsome, not ugly, a bit nerdy, but not grossly so… and with _exactly_ the same haircut. I had friends very reminiscent of Hyde, Kelso, Jackie, Laurie, and dated a girl very much like Donna.

Despite what you say about porn vs. real girls in the '70s, my “Donna” didn’t have any problems _whatever_ with oral…

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/23 "2004-02-04T18:45:52Z")

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I, too, am a child of that era, and like BrotherCadfael, my “Donna” had NO problem with oral. It had to be something “extra.” Probably a finger going somewhere she didn’t expect.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/24 "2004-02-04T18:53:26Z")

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So if I had a girlfriend who _didn’t_ like oral, does that cancel you guys out and make your minds explode?

This is why personal anecdotes aren’t science.

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**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/25 "2004-02-04T18:53:31Z")

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Also came of age in the '70s, and let’s just say that what **silenus** says…makes sense.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/26 "2004-02-04T18:58:07Z")

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I imagine going to bed without his boxers would be enough.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/27 "2004-02-04T20:14:11Z")

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> [@Exapno Mapcase](#):
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> So if I had a girlfriend who _didn’t_ like oral, does that cancel you guys out and make your minds explode?
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> This is why personal anecdotes aren’t science.

LOL. So, where exactly is the science anywhere in this thread? We have been asked to conjecture on an act that wasn’t shown on a fictional show.

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**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/28 "2004-02-04T23:01:01Z")

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If I’m remembering the right episode, Eric also brings a feather with him. Doesn’t that open up any other possibilities?

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/29 "2004-02-04T23:20:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> And the facts are that anal was unusual in mainstream porn in the mid-70s. Not unfindable, but certainly unusual. And it is impossible to imagine Eric the character doing anal in any way on Donna the character. But every single porn flic of the day would prominently feature cunnilingus - which all the porn woman would love and even insist on.

I don’t know. The Devil in Miss Jones (1972) is one of the most popular porn films of all time and it had a pretty dirty anal (I can’t believe I typed “dirty anal”) scene.

That is far from unusual.

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/30 "2004-02-05T00:13:45Z")

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> [@Kaspar Hauser](#):
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> Filthy Sanchez? Jersey Meathook? Donkey Punch? Cleveland Steamer? Rusty Trombone? Cajun Hot Stick? Pasadena Mudslide? Arabian Goggles? Washin’ the Dog? Topeka Destroyer?
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> I’m betting on the Kennbunkport Surprise, myself.

Don’t forget:

The frosty stovepipe  
The mignight train to Peoria  
The left handed governor  
and my personal favorite: Uncle Schmecky Lost his Teeth

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**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/31 "2004-02-05T01:50:54Z")

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> [@BurnMeUp](#):
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> Don’t forget:
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> The frosty stovepipe  
> The mignight train to Peoria  
> The left handed governor  
> and my personal favorite: Uncle Schmecky Lost his Teeth

On South Park, Mr. Garrison referred to several such maneuvers, including the Dirty Sanchez, the Donkey Punch, and one I’ve never heard of called the “Hot Lunch.” I can only imagine…

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/32 "2004-02-05T02:01:08Z")

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I think he went down on her.  
But… maybe he went about two inches FURTHER south than he should have. If you know what I mean.😃

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/33 "2004-02-05T02:28:00Z")

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I didn’t see the episode, BUT I have a theory anyway -

There is a practice that is _very_ common (practically mandatory) in pornography, but rare in real life; I am talking about the money shot - the pearl necklace - the pecker sneeze. I think you know what I mean. So, maybe that was it?

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/34 "2004-02-05T04:30:42Z")

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I agree with the shocker. When Donna was hitting her peak Eric just shoved his finger through the polka dot door. Unless he slapped that ass right at the climax instead of the ol finger in teh tailpipe.

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/35 "2004-02-05T05:18:10Z")

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> [@Kaspar Hauser](#):
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> Filthy Sanchez? Jersey Meathook? Donkey Punch? Cleveland Steamer? Rusty Trombone? Cajun Hot Stick? Pasadena Mudslide? Arabian Goggles? Washin’ the Dog? Topeka Destroyer?
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> I’m betting on the Kennbunkport Surprise, myself.

I’m both intrigued and disturbed by how few of these I know. Are they all real, or did you make some up to pad things out?

All I know is, if I were braver I’d order a Pasadena Mudslide without knowing what it is, but I’m not.

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/36 "2004-02-05T05:25:32Z")

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I agree with **exapno**. We’ve had threads on here where young ladies have suggested that oral would cause them to react violently(youse KNOW who you are! See if I ever offer to drive you to a dopefest again).

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/37 "2004-02-05T14:46:30Z")

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I think he went for the “money shot”. Especially given the description of the movie reactions vs hers.

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/38 "2004-02-05T15:15:49Z")

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> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#):
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> On South Park, Mr. Garrison referred to several such maneuvers, including the Dirty Sanchez, the Donkey Punch, and one I’ve never heard of called the “Hot Lunch.” I can only imagine…

Yup I remember that episode… The glass bottomed boat? oh yeah she’d like that.

I also remember that episode generated a huge thread fo people talking about such things and it just ended up with us making up more names than actual procedures. It’s kind of funny how every deviant sexual act has to have an obscure unrelated name.

I think someone on the board came up with some name for pleasing yourself while writing a letter to your grandmother with a pencil in your anus.

Or maybe that was the Midnight Train to Peoria

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/39 "2020-03-01T19:17:39Z")

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Finger in front and the back that’s why she freaked out. I freaked out the first time my husband did this. He should’ve asked or described to her what he wanted to do first before just trying something new like that.

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sexual-thing-did-eric-do-to-donna-that-was-unpleasant-that-70s-show/227400/40 "2020-03-01T21:36:55Z")

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Since we’re on the topic. I think it was the episode where Red’s war buddy comes back and it turns out he and his wife are swingers. This bothers Red so he and Kitty are talking about it in the bedroom. During which Kitty is taking a sex quiz in a magazine and says she scored well except for a certain question because she’s a nurse and that one was icky. She later tells Red she’s willing to split a bottle of wine and try it to which he skakes his head distracted and leaves to blow off steam and Kitty is relieved.

What was the implied sex move?

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