50 Fun Facts About That '70s Show

That '70s Show is set in which Wisconsin town?

Point Place does not exist, but it sits firmly in Packers country: in one episode Red, a devoted fan, behaves so badly at a Green Bay game that the whole party is thrown out.

On which network did That '70s Show air from 1998 to 2006?

Fox ran it for eight seasons and 200 episodes, about twice as long as the slice of the decade its story covers: the gang's 1970s do not even begin until 1976.

In That '70s Show's pilot, the gang plans to drive to which rock star's concert?

Todd Rundgren is the gang's goal in an episode dated May 17, 1976; although the show then ran for eight years, its story never gets out of the late 1970s.

Which actor played Eric Forman on That '70s Show?

Topher Grace grew up in Darien, Connecticut, where his babysitter was Chloë Sevigny, later his co-star in school plays; he quit the sitcom after seven seasons to make films.

Which That '70s Show actress fibbed about her age to land the role of the gang's spoiled rich girl?

Mila Kunis was 14 when the producers wanted adults: she told them she would be 18 without saying when, and they kept her on even after working it out.

Which wrestler turned movie star played his own father in a 1999 That '70s Show episode set at a wrestling match?

Dwayne Johnson, then wrestling as The Rock, played 1970s star Rocky Johnson in 'That Wrestling Show', the episode in which stern Red turns out to be the rowdiest heckler in the arena.

Where do the teens of That '70s Show hang out when they leave Eric's basement?

The Hub is the town's short-order diner, loved for its french fries; as the decade moves on, its pinball machines make way for a Space Invaders cabinet.

On That '70s Show, what is Red Forman's signature threat to Eric?

"My foot in your ass" came in dozens of variations, but Red eventually admits that the hard line was only meant to keep Eric in check through his teens.

What do That '70s Show fans call the scenes where the camera pans around the teens in Eric's basement?

The circle let the show imply pot smoking without ever showing it: the creators said the joint is always being passed just ahead of whoever is speaking on camera.

On That '70s Show, which character most often falls off the water tower?

Kelso claims to have fallen off it in every grade since first; the tower's breaking railing became a favourite gag, and nearly every boy in the gang takes the plunge sooner or later.

Season five of That '70s Show named every episode after a song by which rock band?

Led Zeppelin songs such as 'Immigrant Song' replaced the plain descriptive titles of the first four seasons; The Who, the Rolling Stones and Queen then took a season each.

That '70s Show's theme began as 'In the Street', written and recorded in 1972 by which band?

Big Star's original was the B-side of the band's first single; singer Todd Griffin re-recorded it with new lyrics as 'That '70s Song' for the show's first season.

Which band recorded the version of That '70s Show's theme used from season two onward?

Cheap Trick's version took over from the second season, when the opening credits also added the adult cast, and the band later put the song on a greatest-hits album.

On That '70s Show, the nickname Fez is short for what?

Foreign Exchange Student, shortened to F.E.S.: his real name is spoken only once, drowned out by the school bell, and neither it nor his home country is ever revealed.

Which actor played Red Forman on That '70s Show?

Kurtwood Smith was best known as Clarence Boddicker, the sadistic crime boss of RoboCop, before he spent eight seasons as a grumpy Wisconsin dad.

Debra Jo Rupp, Kitty on That '70s Show, had earlier played which character on Friends?

Alice, who married Frank Jr., was a home economics teacher who fell for Phoebe's much younger half-brother; the part came just before she was cast as Kitty.

What is Kitty Forman's job on That '70s Show?

Nurse: for all her training, she mistakes the start of menopause for a pregnancy in season five, and Red buys her a dachshund, Schatzi, to help with the mood swings.

On That '70s Show, Red Forman is a Navy veteran of which two wars?

World War II and Korea: Red joined the Navy at 17, so neighbour Bob's boasting about his weekends in the National Guard never fails to irritate him.

Which comedy legend played Leo, the hippie owner of the Foto Hut where Hyde works on That '70s Show?

Tommy Chong vanished from the show for two seasons because he was serving nine months in federal prison for selling bongs online; Leo wandered back in season seven.

Which Golden Girls star played Kitty's cold, critical mother Bea on That '70s Show?

Betty White's Bea Sigurdson says the cruellest things to Kitty with a sunny smile, and when her husband Burt dies she pretends not to care, though Kitty finds her crying.

Who played Bob Pinciotti, Donna's cheerful father with the open robe, on That '70s Show?

Don Stark's Bob wanders about in a robe hanging open and takes Red's insults cheerfully, even after a discount chain comes to town and puts his appliance store out of business.

Which former Bond girl played Donna's mother Midge on That '70s Show?

Tanya Roberts, Roger Moore's co-star in A View to a Kill, was written out after three seasons when Midge left Bob for California; she later gave up acting altogether to nurse her terminally ill husband.

Which That '70s Show role passed from Lisa Robin Kelly to Christina Moore in season six?

Laurie Forman got a new face for season six, but only briefly: after a handful of episodes she never appeared again, and season seven mentions that she has moved to Canada.

Which model-turned-actress played Jackie's mother, Pam, in seasons six and seven of That '70s Show?

Brooke Shields took over the part from Eve Plumb, Jan of The Brady Bunch, who had played Pam once in the first season; her Pam promptly starts dating Bob.

Which WKRP in Cincinnati actor played Hyde's biological father, William Barnett, on That '70s Show?

Tim Reid's William Barnett owns a chain of record stores, and the news that his real father is a wealthy Black businessman soon lands Hyde, who had assumed he was white, a job.

What is the name of the record store Hyde ends up running on That '70s Show?

Grooves belongs to a chain owned by Hyde's newly discovered father, who puts him in charge of the local branch; the forgetful hippie Leo ends up on the payroll.

Which Married... with Children star played Hyde's neglectful mother, Edna, on That '70s Show?

Katey Sagal's Edna is the school cook, 'Gross Edna', who runs off and abandons her son, which is how Hyde comes to live with the Formans.

On That '70s Show, Kelso has a daughter, Betsy, with a woman who does which job?

A librarian: the baby's mother was her school's valedictorian, slept with Kelso at a rock concert and at first pretended not to know him; he ends up following her out of town to be near his child.

On That '70s Show, Kelso leaves in season eight to take a security job where?

The Chicago Playboy Club hires him as a security guard, his dream job, not long after his police career ends with him sacked for utter incompetence.

Which character does Fez finally win over as a girlfriend in That '70s Show's final season?

Jackie spends seven seasons brushing Fez off, then realises in the final spring that she has a crush on him; by then she has already dated two of his friends.

In That '70s Show's final season Hyde marries Samantha, who has what job?

Exotic dancer: Hyde marries Samantha on a drunken trip to Las Vegas, only to learn that she already has a husband, so the wedding never counted.

Eric leaves at the end of season seven to do what?

Topher Grace wanted to move on with his film career; Eric returned uncredited for the finale.

Which new character, played by Josh Meyers, joined That '70s Show in season eight to fill Eric's shoes?

Randy Pearson is hired to help in Hyde's record store and dates Donna for most of the season; the actor is the younger brother of talk-show host Seth Meyers.

How does That '70s Show's series finale end?

Mid-countdown to New Year 1980: the gang's shout reaches 'one' and the picture cuts out, then the station wagon's licence plate comes back with an '80' tag.

Besides The Kids Are Alright, which working title did That '70s Show borrow from The Who?

Teenage Wasteland comes from a lyric in 'Baba O'Riley'; The Kids Are Alright, Feelin' All Right and Reeling in the Years were also tried, and the first of those resurfaced as an episode title in season six.

Which production company, also behind Roseanne and 3rd Rock from the Sun, made That '70s Show?

Carsey-Werner kept the rights to the show itself, so it was left out when Disney bought most of its network's parent studio in 2019, and in 2022 it turned up on Peacock instead.

That '70s Show's only Primetime Emmy win, in 1999, honoured which craft?

Costume design: Melina Root won for 'That Disco Episode', while the hairstyling and make-up teams were nominated and lost, so the sitcom's one Emmy was for its clothes, not its comedy.

That '80s Show, the 2002 follow-up from the same producers, starred which future It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor?

Glenn Howerton played struggling musician Corey Howard; despite the title it was no true spin-off, sharing no characters with its predecessor, and it was cancelled after 13 episodes.

The Netflix sequel That '90s Show centres on Leia, the daughter of which couple?

Eric and Donna named her after a certain space princess, a nod to Eric's lifelong Star Wars obsession; the sequel picks her up as a teenager in the summer of 1995.

Which two That '70s Show characters are the only originals in the regular cast of That '90s Show?

Red and Kitty are still in the same house, with a new gang of teenagers in the basement; most of the old crowd drop in only as guest stars.

Ashton Kutcher, That '70s Show's Kelso, was born in which state?

Iowa: he grew up in Cedar Rapids and studied biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa, hoping to help cure his twin brother's heart condition, before modelling took him away.

The actress who played That '70s Show's spoiled rich girl was born in which country?

Ukraine: she was born in Chernivtsi when it was part of the Soviet Union and moved to Los Angeles at seven, which is why she still speaks fluent Russian.

That '70s Show's Fez actor, born in Miami, grew up from age three to thirteen in which country?

Venezuela was home from the age of three until his family returned to the United States when he was 13; fittingly, the show never reveals which country Fez comes from.

Laura Prepon, Donna on That '70s Show, later starred as Alex Vause in which Netflix series?

Orange Is the New Black cast her as Alex Vause, the drug-importing ex-girlfriend of its heroine; she was a regular in the first season, then appeared in only four episodes of the second.

Danny Masterson, who played Hyde, was sentenced in 2023 to 30 years to life for what?

Rape: a jury found him guilty in May 2023 of raping two women in 2003, and that September a judge sentenced him to 30 years to life.

Which sitcom legend guest-starred on That '70s Show as Christine St. George, host of 'What's Up Wisconsin'?

Mary Tyler Moore played the vain talk-show host in three episodes of the final season; Christine hires Jackie, one of her biggest fans, then fires her for learning too much about her past.

On That '70s Show, which big discount store hires Red as a supervisor after the auto-parts plant shuts down?

Price Mart, a Walmart-style chain, opens in season two and puts Bob's own appliance store out of business; Red, first offered a cashier's job, ends up as a supervisor.

Which That '70s Show cast member bought the actual Vista Cruiser for no more than $500 when the series ended?

Wilmer Valderrama, the show's Fez, bought the 1969 Oldsmobile from the production company and later lent it back for the sequel series, That '90s Show.

Which Old School star played Kelso's older brother, Casey, who dates Donna on That '70s Show?

Luke Wilson's Casey Kelso is an easy-going army veteran who sweeps Donna off her feet in season four and soon has her drinking and skipping school.

Which country remade That '70s Show in 1999, almost word for word, as Days Like These?

Britain's ITV reused the American scripts with local references swapped in, but Days Like These flopped and was pulled after 10 of its 13 episodes.