That '70s Show (1998–2006)

A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.

Creators:

Mark Brazill, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Stars:

Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 12 wins & 69 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Mila Kunis	...	Jackie Burkhart (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Danny Masterson	...	Steven Hyde (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Laura Prepon	...	Donna Pinciotti (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Fez (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Kitty Forman (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Kurtwood Smith	...	Reginald "Red" Forman (201 episodes, 1998-2006)
Don Stark	...	Bob Pinciotti (194 episodes, 1998-2006)
Ashton Kutcher	...	Michael Kelso (184 episodes, 1998-2006)
Topher Grace	...	Eric Forman (179 episodes, 1998-2006)

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.

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Plot Keywords:

wisconsin | friend | basement | 1970s | high school | 

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Taglines:

Be Groovy. Be Very Groovy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Carsey Werner site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feelin' All Right

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Carsey-Werner Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (some episodes) 24 min (200 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tommy Chong, who played Leo, was absent from the show while serving a jail sentence for selling "drug paraphernalia" (water pipes). He expressed surprise later that this wasn't written into the show's storyline.

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Goofs

In the episode that airs on April 16 2002 where the guys go to Canada, in the RCMP office there's a map of Canada that shows Nunavut which only became a territory in 1999, not in 1978.

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Quotes

Eric: You're right, Jackie, the Fonz could beat up Bruce Lee.

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Crazy Credits

Closing credits: License plate stating "America's Dairyland Carsey-Werner Deo, Wisconsin '78"

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Connections

Referenced in That 70's Girl (2003)

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Soundtracks

"In the Street"
(uncredited)
by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell
Sung by Todd Griffin
(Season 1)

User Reviews

70's Rock

As the title suggests, this comedy takes place in the 70's (one of my favorite musical decades). It revolves around a group of friends which are all late teenagers and covers all of their daily hassles with friends, parents work and love. There is a variety of different and real characters here, plus the one that no comedy can work without it seems: the incredible dumb-ass. In this series this person is Kelso (Ashton Kutcher). Then there is Eric (Topher Grace), whose basement is the place where the main characters usually hang to avoid their parent and Erics sister. Eric is an OK guy, whose girlfriend Donna (Laura Pepron) lives in the same street as he does. The relationship between the two is very well worked out and they behave in a way I think is appropriate for serious couples of that age. The rest of the crew are Jackie (Mila Kunis) who is really self absorbed and not one of the favorite's of the group, although she belongs there. Then of course there's Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) the foreigner, who is thinks very highly of himself at times, but who is also naive and shy in a way. The crew is completed by my favorite character, Hyde (Danny Masterson). The reason I like him so much is that he is very easygoing. Plus he is extremely cool, I mean when he cracks a joke or makes a remark it always strikes a chord, whether it is a wise or a mean statement. Overall this is a good show with some great and some standard comedy characters (of which not all are mentioned here).

8 out of 10