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That '70s Show (1998–2006) 8.2
A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin. Creator:Mark Brazill |
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S8.E22
It is New Year's Eve and is the last day of the '70s. Kitty is having second thoughts about selling the house and moving to Florida, even though Red thinks she is happy they are moving. Donna has ...
S3.E13
When his flattered grandma gives Kelso $100, he invites the kids to a lobster dinner at the restaurant where Fez's girlfriend Caroline works, but expects them all to run without paying; when the ...
S3.E6
While the whole basement bunch meanly joins in with the school-wide ridiculing of poor Kelso, who made a painful fall in the canteen hurting the inside of his soiled trousers, constantly calling him ...
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Cast
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Jackie Burkhart
(200 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Danny Masterson | ... |
Steven Hyde
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| Laura Prepon | ... |
Donna Pinciotti
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| Wilmer Valderrama | ... |
Fez
(200 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Debra Jo Rupp | ... |
Kitty Forman
(200 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Kurtwood Smith | ... |
Reginald "Red" Forman
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(200 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Don Stark | ... |
Bob Pinciotti
(197 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Ashton Kutcher | ... |
Michael Kelso
(183 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Topher Grace | ... |
Eric Forman
(179 episodes, 1998-2006)
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| Tanya Roberts | ... |
Midge Pinciotti
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Storyline
Eric Forman is a typical high school student growing up in Wisconsin in 1976 with his family and his friends. Together, they have the same kind of joys and sorrows that just about every teenager has while growing up. This show parodied many of the attitudes, events and fads of the 70s, along with those who grew up at the time. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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Be Groovy. Be Very Groovy.Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 August 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
70 See more »Filming Locations:
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Carsey-Werner Company See more »
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Runtime:
(200 episodes)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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(uncredited)
by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell
Sung by Todd Griffin
(Season 1)
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Trivia
The Formans live at 416 Marie Drive Point Place, Wisconsin. The Pinciottis live at 853 Marie Drive Point Place, Wisconsin. See more »Goofs
Donna justifies taking Kelso's van by reminding Eric that Kelso melted his G.I.Joe figure. Eric says, "The Real American Hero deserves better." G.I. Joe wasn't called "A Real American Hero" until the 1982 re-launch. See more »Crazy Credits
In the episode "A New Hope" (01x20) there is a "Star Wars"-like introduction to the show. There are no regular opening credits, the cast member's names are played out over a scene. See more »Soundtracks
In the Street(uncredited)
by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell
Sung by Todd Griffin
(Season 1)
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Along with reruns of "Seinfeld", of course, and maybe some "Friends" reruns.
We all know the plot by now: life in the 70s. My mom says that some of the characters actually remind her of people she knew when she was in high school then.
Lots of great pokes at the decade here, from disco to streaking to Star Wars to Charlie's Angels (and yet no jokes about TV's "M*A*S*H"), and all the usual coming of age jokes (men VS women). The beautiful red haired, deep voiced, 5-foot-10-inch Laura Prepon, who plays Donna (and was also the main reason I started watching this show), is probably the most normal character on the show (the only time she ever really got colorfully bent out of shape about something was when she found another woman's underwear in Eric's car, which is understandable for any woman, only to find out that her mom and dad were back there one night) with Topher Grace's Eric in second place. Danny Masterson is great as the dead pan conspiracy theorist Hyde. I don't see what's so great about Ashton Kutcher, but I will give him credit for giving his all in the role of the male bimbo, same to Mila Kunis (who's finally making the transition from simply cute to actually being beautiful) as the self-absorbed Jackie and Wilmer Valderamma (or however you spell his name) as Fez. However, this show has ruined my ability to enjoy the 1987 hit "Robocop" because I've come to enjoy Kurtwood Smith so much in the role of Eric's cranky dad Red Foreman that I can't stand to see him as the evil Clarence Boddicker who helps mutilate Peter Weller's Murphy in "Robocop". It's a shame they had to replace Lisa Robin Kelly as Lori, even though the new actress Christina Moore is prettier.
I will say this though: the show has now exhausted and run all good ideas, and yet it's still more endearing than TV's "M*A*S*H". Here's the rule for watching the reruns: if Donna's mom Midge (former Bond girl Tanya Roberts, who rallied a few other former Bond girls together for an episode) is there, you're good. However, if Eric and Donna have broken up, change the channel immediately (it's just not right, those two not being together) or if Donna is sporting blonde hair, or if Eric and Kelso just aren't there at all, also change the channel. The fifth season shows where Jackie starts dating Hyde are pretty much reliable. But all in all, it's a great watch, certainly a lot better than current "Friends" and "The Simpsons".