That '70s Show

That '70s Show is a Fox Network television sitcom centered around the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional suburb of Point Place, Wisconsin, a suburb to Green Bay, near Milwaukee, during the late 1970s. It debuted on August 23, 1998.

Trivia

• This show is linked with its spinoff, That '80s Show, via the character of Eric Forman (whose cousin is the lead character in the 80s version). That '80s Show, however, only aired for half a season before being cancelled.
• Donna has a younger sister, Tina, who appears in one episode. Valerie is an elder sister of Donna's who is also mentioned. Neither are ever seen or mentioned again. This phenomenon is often referred to as Chuck Cunningham syndrome. Donna's mom (Midge Pinciotti) leaves her family for California but returns at a later time.
• The gang lives in a fictional city in Wisconsin, called "Point Place." It doesn't have a specific location, but speculation has come from various trips they have taken that Point Place is a pseudonym for Racine, WI.(I.E. The Wrestling episode with The Rock guest starring, where they talk about going down to Kenosha, and another episode where they talk about going up to Milwaukee. Racine is located inbetween these two cities). According to the official homepage though (1, Point Place is a suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
• The original title was "Teenage Wasteland" and later "The Kids Are Alright", both of which were the title of songs by the rock band the Who, but these titles could not be used due to legal rights. Another title that couldn't be used due to legal rights was "Reelin' in the Years". The show was announced as "Feelin' Alright" but the name had few supporters. They settled on calling it "That 70s Show" because people who came out of the test audiences would say "I like that 70s show" or "I like that show about the 70s."
• Red Forman's real, full name is Reginald Albert Forman.
• Mila Kunis and Laura Prepon are often filmed sitting down due to the 7 inch height difference. At 5'3", Mila does not fit into the frame with Laura, who is 5'10".
• Of all the shows that aired during the Fox network's 1998-1999 fall line up, this was the only survivor.
• Numerous stars of the 1970s have appeared on the show in guest roles, including Danny Bonaduce and Eve Plumb.
• The Rock appeared as his own father, Rocky Johnson.
• The bride and the bridesmaids in the episode "The First Time" are all former Bond Girls. Tanya Roberts, who played Midge, is also a former Bond girl.
• In the episode where we see Fez's first day at school, Hyde asks him what his name is. As he is saying his name, the school bell rings the whole time and Hyde says, "We'll never be able to remember that. I'll just call you Fez." Fez was actually stating the first names of all the actors on the show, with "Ashton Kutcher" as the first name he states.
• There are repeated references to Ashton Kutcher's role in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). In the Hitchcock episode, Kelso (played by Kutcher) tells the paper boy, "This is a case of mistaken identity", a phrase he used many times in "Dude...". In the episode "It's a Wonderful Life", Kelso's future wife says she'll be waiting in the LeCar. Kutcher's character in "Dude..." also drove a LeCar. Ashton also uses the line, "LeCar for LeZak," in Just Married (2003).
• The fifth season episode titles are all Led Zeppelin song titles, the sixth season are all The Who songs, the seventh season are all Rolling Stones songs and the 8th season's titles are all Queen songs.
• Mila Kunis was only 14 years old when she auditioned for the role of Jackie. She lied about her age.