List of That '70s and '90s Show characters
Portrayed by Topher Grace: The protagonist; Eric is a nice guy, generally nerdy, clumsy, and accident-prone.
He decides to become a teacher after high school, and he leaves the series at the end of the seventh season to teach in Africa.
By the end of season one, Kitty Forman prevails on her husband to allow Hyde to move in after he was abandoned by his mother (played by Katey Sagal) and living in squalor.
In the seventh season, Hyde meets his biological father (William Barnett, played by Tim Reid), a wealthy African-American businessman.
Portrayed by Ashton Kutcher: The dim-witted, sex-obsessed pretty boy of the group who wants to coast through life on his good looks.
In the season 4 finale, Jackie wants to marry Michael but he isn't ready, so he runs away to California with Donna.
He gets a job as a security guard at a Playboy Club in Chicago, and leaves the series during the eighth and final season.
[2][3] In the first episode of That '90s Show, Kelso makes a guest appearance where it is revealed he and Jackie were on their "second re-marriage" and that he had become a father for (at least) a second time with a son named Jay.
Critics have noted striking similarities to the portrayal of Kutcher's character Walden Schmidt on Two and a Half Men to that of Kelso.
[4] Portrayed by Mila Kunis: The youngest member of the group, Jackie starts the series as being pretty, rich, stylish, spoiled, selfish, conceited, annoying, and immature.
As the series progresses, her wealthy father is jailed and her mother (first played by Eve Plumb in an early episode, and later, permanently, by Brooke Shields) abandons Point Place.
It is revealed in That 90s Show that she continued an on and off relationship with Michael Kelso, marrying him at least twice, and had a son with him named Jay.
It is also revealed that Fez had opened up a successful chain of beauty salons in Point Place, and is the only one of Eric’s friends to have maintained a close relationship with the Formans - aside from Donna, who is now married into the family.
The series' official web site explains the spelling "Fez", as opposed to "Fes" (short for Foreign Exchange Student), as "poetic license".
Impatient, short-tempered, often grouchy and constantly threatening to "put my foot in your ass", he occasionally displays a soft side.
His hobbies include working with his power tools, watching television (especially Green Bay Packers games), reading the newspaper, hunting, and fishing.
He shows no respect for Fez because he's a foreigner, sometimes he gives him offensive nicknames like "Tonto" and "Ali Baba".
[9] In That '90s Show, Red plays a central role, as his granddaughter (and series protagonist) Leia spends the summer with him and Kitty.
Much to Red's chagrin, Leia and her friends spend most of their time hanging out in his basement and, as such, acts curmudgeonly towards them.
However, he shows a degree of jealousy towards Red and Kitty for having the ability to spend more time with their granddaughter Leia.
In season 2, Bob is a recurring character, leaving his retirement home in Florida to live across the street from the Formans.
Red finally sees her real self in "Laurie Moves Out", but afterward, still doesn't try to help her become a productive member of society.
In the seventh episode of the second season, Kitty mentions that she has a lot of pregnancy tests left over from when Laurie was in high school, referring to her daughter as "social".
He would have had a promising medical career ahead of him after the war ended, but he became the stoner he is today after accepting a ride home with some jazz musicians that were smoking marijuana.
Leo makes two appearances in Season 1 of That '90s Show, where it is revealed he has remained a stoner and has unsuccessfully auditioned for The Real World.
Tall and handsome, he is laid back, polite, and forms a friendship with Red who is impressed at Randy's skill at fixing things.
He's a charming, flirty young videographer, Leia's love interest, and the son of Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis) from the original series.
