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Hot on the heels of their success with 3rd Rock from the Sun, executive producer Marcy Carsey and creator Bonnie Turner teamed up again to create That '70s Show, a sitcom that flashes back to the groovy era of platform shoes, eight-track tapes, and the struggles of growing up in 1976. In Point Place, Wisconsin, where the show is set, 17-year-old Eric Foreman (Topher Grace) would like nothing more than to hide in his basement oasis away from his overbearing parents, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), and hang out with his friends: next-door neighbor Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon); best bud Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher); Kelso's girlfriend, Jackie Burkhardt (Mila Kunis); paranoid cool cat Steve Hyde (Danny Masterson); and girl-crazy exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama). What could have been a rather weak attempt at re-creating the decade of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll is saved by the outstanding cast, all relative unknowns at the time (1998). Common teenage problems are all filtered through the cultural detritus of the Me Decade in That '70s Show, and the episode "Streaking" is a prime example: With President Ford scheduled to visit town, the boys plan to run naked through the rally. "That Disco Episode" earned an Emmy, as the gang hits the dance floor, where Fez does an incredible John Travolta turn with Jackie. Happy Days mom Marion Ross guest-stars in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday," playing against type as Eric's nasty grandmother. Red gives Eric money to buy a Christmas tree in "The Best Christmas Ever," but instead he chops down a tree along the interstate and spends the money on a keg of beer. In one of his early acting turns, the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) portrays his father, real-life wrestler Rocky Johnson, in "That Wrestling Show." Perhaps the highlight of the season, though, is when the gang becomes obsessed with a film called Star Wars in "A New Hope."

Product Details

• UPC: 024543143505
• Source: 20TH CENTURY FOX
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Pan & Scan
• Editions: Subtitled, Dubbed
• Time: 9:35:00
• Sales Rank: 11,016

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• That '70s Show: That '70s Pilot
• That '70s Show: Eric's Birthday
• That '70s Show: Streaking
• That '70s Show: Battle of the Sexists
• That '70s Show: Eric's Burger Job
• That '70s Show: The Keg
• That '70s Show: That Disco Episode
• That '70s Show: Drive-In
• That '70s Show: Thanksgiving
• That '70s Show: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
• That '70s Show: Eric's Buddy
• That '70s Show: The Best Christmas Ever
• That '70s Show: Ski Trip
• That '70s Show: Stolen Car
• That '70s Show: That Wrestling Show
• That '70s Show: The First Date
• That '70s Show: The Pill
• That '70s Show: The Career Day
• That '70s Show: Prom Night
• That '70s Show: A New Hope
• That '70s Show: Water Tower
• That '70s Show: Punk Chick
• That '70s Show: Grandma's Dead
• That '70s Show: Hyde Moves In
• That '70s Show: The Good Son

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