Why the long face? That show should have ended last season when Topher Grace left. The new episodes suck in comparison. It's almost as if they're trying to mirror Happy Days. And as for the year question, they were in 1979 until this season when they decided to remove the year completely. In the opening credits, if you've noticed, the license plate doesn't have the year sticker anymore. And in one episode that I caught, I think it was the season premiere when Kitty is making a tape to send to Eric in Africa, she gets Red to talk to Eric, he says something like, "I'm sorry to say that your G.I. Joes were killed in the Battle of the Dumpster of 1979." And Kitty replies, "Well, looks like you're going to be losing the Battle of Me Cooking You Dinner of 19... tonight!" So, yeah, it's 1980 now.