Special Guest Stars Marion Ross as Bernice Forman (2 episodes) Gloria Gaynor as Mrs. Starring Topher Grace as Eric Forman Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti Wilmer Valderrama as Fez Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman Tanya Roberts as Midge Pinciotti (17 episodes) Don Stark as Bob Pinciotti (19 episodes) It also earned an Outstanding Costume Design Emmy award for the entry titled " That Disco Episode."
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. 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. Seen on a recurring basis was another "older" character, Eric's sister, Laurie ( Lisa Robin Kelly), a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. Next door to the Formans were Donna's parents, Bob and Midge Pinciotti ( Don Stark, Tanya Roberts).īob 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. Both of the Formans worked: Red had a factory job which was downsized early in the season, while Kitty was a nurse. The plots revolved around the exploits of a group of high-school juniors, led by the impulsive Eric Forman ( Topher Grace). The action occurred in Point Place, WI, not far from Green Bay. 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).
Coming-of-age is never easy, but if he plays his cards right, Eric might just manage to get by. Meanwhile, Eric can't seem to do anything right in is father's eyes. Eric loves Donna, Kelso loves Jackie, Hyde hates everything, and Fez is just trying desperately to fit in. Rounding out Eric's world are his cantankerous dad Red, sweetly neurotic mom Kitty, sexy sister Laurie, and neighbors Bob and Midge, Donna's not-too-bright parents.Īnd then there's aging hippie Leo, who owns the local Foto Hut. It's the 1970s, and Eric spends a lot of time hanging out in his smoke-filled basement with his pals: dim-witted Kelso, irreverently cynical Hyde, misfit foreigner Fez, spoiled Jackie, and girl-next-door Donna. You May Also Like.Welcome to Point Place, Wisconsin, home of sweet, awkward high school student Eric Forman and his tight-knit (if dysfunctional) circle of family and friends. The gang includes Michael Kelso, a good-looking but gullible guy, especially when it comes to dealing with his controlling on-again, off-again girlfriend Jacqueline "Jackie" Beulah Burkehart Steven Hyde, a conspiracy theorist who thinks Xerox will take over the world and Fez, a foreign exchange student who's soaking up American culture like a sponge. Just ask Eric's ex-girlfriend and next door neighbor, Donna, a knock-out who's been forced to deal with her parents recent split and her dad Bob's new life as a swinging single.Įric gets by with a little help from his friends, who spend most of their time hanging out in the Forman basement and pondering their lives, their parents and their future. But rites of passage aren't all that easy at a time when jumpsuits and platforms are the epitome of cool. Too cool for the Wisconsin suburbs where he lives under the authority of his parents - Red and Kitty - 18-year-old Eric Forman yearns for his independence. s03e17 - Kitty's Birthday (Is That Today!?).s03e04 - Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die.Season 3 Episode 1 of That 70s Show resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Red kicks Hyde out because he got busted.