That ’70s Show
Summary
Like most sitcoms , That ' 70s Showproduced many Christmas special that premiere during the winter . However , the Fox television system show ’s undecomposed vacation episode technically was n’t do in December and by all odds was n’t meant to be a Christmas special . Instead , the instalment was inspired by a pop vacation moving-picture show often spiel in the wintertime months , and it premier in September . The situation comedy was n’t the first serial to parody this film , but it still put its own spin on the classic , and it twist out to be one of the show ’s most interesting Christmas episode ( that was n’t mean to be a Christmas episode ) .
Aside from the aforementioned story , That ' 70s Showreleased five holiday specials throughout its eight seasons . The first one fare in time of year 1 and orb around Eric using the money Red give him to buy a Christmas Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to get beer . time of year 3 ’s episode sport Hyde shake off a Christmas party at his apartment . Then , in time of year 4 , Eric got to direct the church Christmas pageant . Season 6 ’s vacation special included Red working as a mall Santa Claus . And finally , Kelso slip toy imply for the Christmas Toy Drive in time of year 7 ’s episode . But all of these pale in comparison to one time of year 4 level .
That ’70s Show’s It’s A Wonderful Life Parody Wasn’t Set At Christmas
TheThat ' 70s Showseason 4 premiere , " It ’s a Wonderful Life , " was a — you think it — burlesque of the Graeco-Roman Christmas pic , It ’s a marvellous life story . The sequence feature Eric wishing he and Donna had never kissed keep abreast their breakup . Consequentially , an angel , played by Wayne Knight , usher Eric what his life would face like if he and Donna had never date . Since Donna had never kissed Eric in this substitute timeline , Hyde made his move on her , and they became a couple . Meanwhile , Eric was less confident due to his dissociation with Donna , and the relaxation of the booster group also endure the consequences of Eric and Donna never dating .
By the end of " It ’s a Wonderful Life , " it ’s evident thatEric and Donna ’s relationshipmade every character ( except for maybe Fez ) a better someone . It had a domino effect that changed the course of the sitcom ’s history up until time of year 4 . However , despite the angel ’s best efforts , Eric did n’t see it that way and continued being depressed about his breakup with Donna at the conclusion of the half - 60 minutes . But he still wanted to retain his memory of their relationship . Ultimately , That ' 70s Showseason 4 , episode 1 , was compelling , heartfelt , uproarious , and heartrending , induce it the serial publication ' best Christmas episode , even though it was n’t set during Christmas .
The Forman family unit is at the center of That ‘ 70s Show and its Netflix spinoff That ‘ 90s Show . Read on for an explanation of the family tree .
That ’70s Show’s Christmas Timeline Never Made Sense
Part of the reason why " It ’s a tremendous animation " isThat ' 70 Show ’s best Christmas episode is because the other ones do n’t make much sense . The sitcom produced five ( official ) vacation specials despite only covering four years throughout its eight seasons . The entire serial strike home from 1976 to 1979 , so there should be four Christmas sequence instead of five . So , it would n’t make much of a dispute if theThat ' 70s Showseason 4 premiere was set in December .
That ' 70s Showis available to stream on Peacock .
