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That '70s Show

Plot

This TV sitcom takes the viewer back to the world of leisure suits, smiley-face buttons, and Farrah Fawcett-Majors posters. In 1976 in Point Place, WI, 17-year-old Eric Forman (Topher Grace) tries to wiggle free of his neurotic parents, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), in order to connect with his funkedelic friends -- his cute neighbor Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), his best buddy Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), Kelso's girlfriend, Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis), paranoid Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson), and foreign-exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama). Filmed in L.A., the series premiered August 23, 1998, on FOX. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Credit

Debby Gross - Casting, Terry Hughes - Director, David Trainer - Director, Vince Humphrey - Editor, Linda Wallem - Executive Producer, Bonnie Turner - Executive Producer, Terry Turner - Executive Producer, Mark Brazill - Executive Producer, Marcy Carsey - Executive Producer, Caryn Mandabach - Executive Producer, Josh Sternin - Executive Producer, Jeff Ventimilia - Executive Producer, Tom Werner - Executive Producer, Ben Vaughn - Composer (Music Score), Todd Griffin - Composer (Music Score), Garvin Eddy - Production Designer, Ronald W. Browne - Cinematographer, Franco E. Bario - Producer, Rus Axsom - Sound/Sound Designer, Bonnie Turner - Screenwriter, Terry Turner - Screenwriter, Mark Brazill - Screenwriter

Episodes

That '70s Show: Season 01 (1998)
The first season of That '70s Show largely took place in 1976, though references to Saturday Night Fever and Star Wars in the course of the season's 25 episodes indicated that there had been some incursion into 1977 territory (the series also quietly moved from a Sunday- to a Monday-night slot in mid-season). The action occurred in Point Place, WI, not far from Green Bay. The plots revolved around the exploits of a group of high-school juniors, led by the impulsive Eric Forman (Topher Grace). Usually found hanging out in the Forman basement, Eric's cohorts included his next-door-neighbor, childhood friend, and latterly sweetheart, foxy redhead Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon); his best buds Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), the archetypal "dumb hunk," and Steven Hyde (Danny Masterson), conspiracy theorist supreme; Kelso's spoiled-brat girlfriend, Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis); and Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), a naïve and extremely pliable foreign-exchange student. There was also a full complement of grown-ups, foremost among them Eric's dad, Red Forman (Kurtwood Smith), who had a very low opinion of his son's friends and lifestyle, and Eric's mom, Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), who wasn't quite as ditzy as she seemed (no one could be!). Both of the Formans worked: Red had a factory job which was downsized early in the season, while Kitty was a nurse. Next door to the Formans were Donna's parents, Bob and Midge Pinciotti (Don Stark, Tanya Roberts). Bob owned an appliance store where the semi-laid-off Red was occasionally employed as a clerk, while Midge was a stay-at-home wife and mother who was bored out of her gourd. Seen on a recurring basis was another "older" character, Eric's sister, Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly), a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. As the season progressed, Bob and Midge Pinciotti drifted toward separation and divorce; Hyde's single mom (played in one episode by Katey Sagal) deserted him, prompting the boy to move in with Eric; and Laurie flunked out of school, came home, and tentatively began a sexual relationship with doltish Kelso. Although That '70s Show did not crack the Top 20 ratings-wise during its maiden season, the series was one of the most popular offerings of the Fox network. It also earned an Outstanding Costume Design Emmy award for the entry titled "That Disco Episode." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

That '70s Show: Season 02 (1999)
The second season of That '70s Show finds Lisa Robin Kelly becoming a regular in the heretofore recurring role of Laurie Forman, irresponsible sister of 1970s Wisconsin high schooler Eric Forman (Topher Grace). Having moved back into her parents' home after flunking out of college, Laurie has been dallying sexually with Eric's friend Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), who in turn has been hiding these dalliances from his girlfriend, Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis). In addition to Eric, Laurie, and their parents, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), another of Eric's friends, the scruffy Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson) has been living in the Forman home ever since his mom deserted him. Throughout season two, Eric's romance with his lifelong friend (and next-door neighbor) Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon) waxes and wanes, then heats up considerably, causing Kitty to have a nervous breakdown when she discovers that Eric and Donna are having sex. In other developments, Laurie briefly causes her parents grief when she moves in with a married guy; Red Forman sells Eric's beloved Vista Cruiser as an indirect result of a serving of Hyde's "hash brownies"; unemployed throughout much of the season, Red lands a job as a supermarket manager, only to find himself the boss of his own son Eric; the marriage of Donna's parents, Bob (Don Stark) and Midge (Tanya Roberts), continues to disintegrate; and Eric's exchange-student pal, Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), remains a virgin, despite his most strenuous efforts to alter this condition. The season ends on a cliffhanger, as Hyde takes the rap when Jackie is caught with a stash of pot. ~ Rovi

Garage Sale
Red's Birthday
Laurie Moves Out
Red's Last Day
The Velvet Rope
Laurie and the Professor
Halloween
Vanstock
I Love Cake
Sleepover
Eric Gets Suspended
Eric's Stash
Hunting
Red Gets a Job
Burning Down the House
The First Time
Afterglow
Kitty and Eric's Night Out
Parents Find Out
Kiss of Death
Kelso's Serenade
Jackie Moves On
Holy Crap!
Red Fired Up
Cat Fight Club
Moon Over Point Place

That '70s Show: Season 03 (2000)
Season three of That '70s Show resolves the cliffhanger ending of season two, in which Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson) was arrested for pot possession and kicked out of the Forman household by outraged paterfamilias Red Forman (Kurtwood Smith). Even after it is revealed that Hyde was gallantly covering up for Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis), girlfriend of the clueless Mike Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), Red remains convinced that friends like Hyde and Kelso are bad influences for his son, Eric (Topher Grace), and begins lowering the boom discipline-wise -- at least, until he is gently talked out of his stand by his wife, Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp). And there's more to come in season three, as Hyde is reunited with his long-lost father, Bud (Robert Hays); Jackie and exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) win a roller-disco contest (it's the '70s, remember?); Red gets sued for firing a dopey employee (Robert Clendenin) at Pricemart, then finds that he can't shake the suer no matter where he goes; Jackie picks up a guy who turns out to be one of her mom's former boyfriends; Kitty begins getting the urge to become a mother again; Red undergoes a profound personality change after a near-death experience -- temporarily; Eric gets a tattoo during a drunken binge; Fez takes a trip across the Canadian border and is nearly deported as a result; and Eric's girlfriend, Donna (Laura Prepon), becomes "Hot Donna" when she takes a part-time job at a radio station. Other highlights include unexpected guest appearances by Ted Nugent and Monty Hall, and an episode titled "Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die" which evolves into an all-inclusive, and very funny, Alfred Hitchcock spoof. But it's no laughing matter when, at the very end of season three, a disillusioned Donna and Eric decide to call off their romance. ~ Rovi

Reefer Madness
Red Sees Red
Hyde's Father
Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die
Roller Disco
Eric's Panties
Baby Fever
Jackie Bags Hyde
Hyde's Christmas Rager
Ice Shack
Who Wants it More
Fez Gets the Girl
Dine & Dash
Radio Daze
Donna's Panties
Romantic Weekend
Kitty's Birthday (That's Today?!)
The Trials of M. Kelso
Eric's Naughty No-No
Holy Craps
Fez Dates Donna
Eric's Drunken Tattoo
Canadian Road Trip
Backstage Pass
The Promise Ring

That '70s Show: Season 04 (2001)
Series regular Tanya Roberts is conspicuous by her absence during season four of That '70s Show, while Tommy Chong is equally conspicuous by his omnipresence in the role of overaged hippie Leo. It is explained that Roberts' character, Midge Pinciotti, has left her husband, Bob (Don Stark), and has filed for divorce; meanwhile, funky Leo pops up at the oddest moments, at one point imaging that he is in love with Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp), mother of the series' teenaged protagonist Eric Forman (Topher Grace). The season opens with Eric down in the dumps over his breakup with his girlfriend, Bob and Midge's daughter, Donna (Laura Prepon). This plot strand begins harmlessly enough with an extended parody of It's a Wonderful Life, but takes on darker dimensions as the tension between Eric and Donna splits the sympathies of their friends right down the middle. Elsewhere, Eric's pal Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson) manages to get back in the good graces of Eric's dad, Red (Kurtwood Smith), and moves back in to the Forman's basement; Bob Pinciotti tries to get over his shattered marriage by entering into a romance with a woman named Joanne (Mo Gaffney); and hapless exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderamma) still hasn't lost his virginity. Highlight episodes include "Class Picture," in which Eric and his friends flash back to their first meeting, when all of them were second-graders; and the series' 100th installment, a tuneful fantasy titled "That '70s Musical." In the closing episode of season four, Donna splits with her present boyfriend and runs back to Eric, who feigns indifference. Alas, by the time Eric realizes what a mistake he has made by turning his back on his true love, a tearful Donna has left Wisconsin and is on her way to California. ~ Rovi

It's a Wonderful Life
Red & Stacey
Third Wheel
An Eric Forman Christmas
Eric's Depression
Pinciotti V. Forman
Hyde Gets the Girl
Bye-Bye Basement
The Relapse
Uncomfortable Ball Stuff
Donna's Story
The Forgotten Son
Jackie Says Cheese
Eric's Hot Cousin
Tornado Prom
Donna Dates a Kelso
Kelso's Career
Leo Loves Kitty
Jackie's Cheese Squeeze
Class Picture
Prank Day
Eric's Corvette Caper
Hyde's Birthday
That '70s Musical
Eric's False Alarm
Everybody Loves Casey
Love, Wisconsin Style

That '70s Show: Season 05 (2002)
Most of the cast of That '70s Show is still intact as the series launches its fifth season; the sole defector is Tommy Chong, who'd spent much of season four cast to type in the role of overaged hippie Leo. The season begins with a three-part story arc in which Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), still nursing a broken heart over her breakup with Eric Forman (Topher Grace), elects to leave California and return to Wisconsin -- just as Eric, likewise mooning over his lost love, is en route to California in hopes of a reconciliation. Even after this situation is straightened out, events conspire to keep Eric and Donna apart, just when they need each other most. Meanwhile, Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) dallies in California with a girl named Annette (Jessica Simpson). In other developments, Donna's friend Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis) is finally forced to choose between her boyfriends Kelso and Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson). Tom Poston and Betty White are introduced as the eternally squabbling parents of Eric's mother, Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), who for a very brief time believes herself to be pregnant (it's actually menopause). And, at long last, feckless exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderamma) loses his virginity to Nina (Joanna Canton), his boss at the DMV; unfortunately, this proves to be the apex of their relationship, and by season's end Nina has broken up with Fez, declaring that the poor boy is too "needy" to suit her tastes. In the final season-five episode, the younger characters prepare to graduate from high school -- all except Fez, who because of his participation in a senior prank, may well be deported to his own country. ~ Rovi

Going to California
I Can't Quit You Babe
Heartbreaker
What Is and What Never Should Be
Ramble On
Over the Hills and Far Away
Hot Dog
Thank You
Black Dog
The Crunge
The Girl I Love
Misty Mountain Hop
Your Time Is Gonna Come
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
When the Levee Breaks
Whole Lotta Love
The Battle of Evermore
Hey, Hey What Can I Do?
Bring it On Home
No Quarter
Trampled Under Foot
You Shook Me
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Immigrant Song
Celebration Day

That '70s Show: Season 06 (2003)
As season six of That '70s Show gets under way, Red Forman (Kurtwood Smith) is recovering from a heart attack, a state of affairs that has put a severe strain on his marriage to wife Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp). Meanwhile, Kitty and Red's son, Eric (Topher Grace), temporarily shelving plans to attend the University of Wisconsin, has asked "girl next door" Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon) to become his bride, even as Donna's divorced dad, Bob (Don Stark), terminates his relationship with his lady friend Joanne (it had been originally plan for Bob and Joanne to wed as well, but this plot development was dropped when the actress playing Joanne, Mo Gaffney, signed on to another series). Also, exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) has narrowly avoided deportation via a quickie marriage to Eric's sister, Laurie (who is now being played by Christina Moore). And in other events, Eric's pal Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) has entered the Police Academy, though his future career may be hampered by the fact that he has impregnated his current girlfriend, Brooke (Shannon Elizabeth); Kelso's former girlfriend Jackie (Mila Kunis) is not so sure about her present relationship with the moody Hyde (Danny Masterson); and Brooke Shields makes her first appearance as Jackie's mother, Pam, who has an implied "topless" scene halfway through the year. As the season draws to a close, the wedding of Donna and Eric may not come off due to an unforeseen development -- namely, the disappearance of the groom -- and Hyde is shocked to discover the identity of his real father. ~ Rovi

The Kids Are Alright
Join Together
Magic Bus
The Acid Queen
I'm Free
We're Not Gonna Take It
Christmas
A Legal Matter
I Can See for Miles
Sally Simpson
Won't Get Fooled Again
Baby Don't Do It
Who Are You
Man With Money
Happy Jack
Do You Think it's Alright?
Substitute
Squeeze Box
5:15
My Wife
Sparks
Going Mobile
The Seeker
I'm a Boy
Young Man Blues

That '70s Show: Season 07 (2004)

Time Is On My Side
Surprise, Surprise
Winter
Let's Spend the Night Together
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Beast of Burden
It's Only Rock and Roll
Rip This Joint
Mother's Little Helper
Angie
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Don't Lie to Me
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Street Fighting Man
It's All Over Now
On With the Show
Down the Road Apiece
Oh, Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')
Who's Been Sleeping Here?
Gimme Shelter
2120 So. Michigan Ave.
2000 Light Years From Home
Take it or Leave It
Short and Curlies
Til the Next Goodbye

That '70s Show: Season 08 (2005)