Set in the Wisconsin
suburbs of 1976, the action centers around 17-year-old Eric Forman
(Topher Grace), his friends, and his family. He's an ordinary
teenager, much like the slackers of Richard Linklater's Dazed
and Confused, with an interest in girls, cars, beer and rock
& roll (but not necessarily in that order). Eric's friends include hipster Hyde (Danny Masterson), exchange
student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), and dim-bulb Kelso (Ashton
Kutcher). Donna (Laura Prepon), Eric's neighbor, is also a friend,
but she'll soon become something more, while Kelso already has a
girlfriend, the bossy Jackie (Mila Kunis)--and a crush on Eric's
sister Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly). Kelso and Jackie will spend a
good part of the first year breaking up just to make up, while
Hyde pines for Donna and Fez for Jackie. Eric's family also
includes father Red (Kurtwood Smith) and mother Kitty (Debra Jo
Rupp). Donna's includes mother Midge (former Bond girl Tanya
Roberts) and perm-sporting father Bob (Don Stark) |