Party like it's 1970 in the 90s! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the moments when “That '90s Show” circled back to its parent series with nostalgic nods, surprise cameos, and groovy references to “That '70s Show.”
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00:00Will you tell your mom I said what's up?
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments when that 90s
00:09show circled back to its parent series with nostalgic nods, surprise cameos, and groovy
00:14references to that 70s show.
00:16If you're not caught up, don't let yourself get burned by spoilers.
00:20I got a little carried away.
00:23And I got even more carried away than him.
00:29Leo's Son
00:30Leo has always been an enigma.
00:33We first met him in season two of that 70s show, and he tended to drift in and out of
00:37the gang's lives, occasionally sharing bits about his history, life, and family.
00:42You know, I was going to give this car to my son on his 16th birthday.
00:48But then my old lady took him and split.
00:50Often it was hard to tell reality from hallucination, given Leo's, let's call it, preferred pastimes.
00:56However, part two of that 90s show confirms at least one of these details.
01:01In the final episode, Leo's son, Sonny, quite literally crashes into the gang's lives.
01:06My bad.
01:07Well, this wasn't our fault, alright?
01:10I was the one reading the map, and this kitchen wasn't on there.
01:13Hey, son, you made it!
01:17After Leia and her friends clear the house of partygoers, Sonny, played by Kevin Smith,
01:22drives straight into the foreman's kitchen.
01:25It seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
01:27He's my son.
01:29Full name is Sonny, but he calls me son for short because it's easier for him that way,
01:34right, Pop?
01:35No, my name's Leo.
01:38Number 9.
01:39The Kelso Family Heirloom
01:41Although Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis didn't return for the second season, the show still
01:45reminds us that Jay is every bit a Kelso.
01:49When Nate is heartbroken over his breakup with Nikki, Jay uses an old family heirloom
01:53to lift his spirits.
01:54You might wonder what kind of treasure could mend a broken heart.
01:57Hey, let go!
01:59This is a Kelso Family Heirloom!
02:00Get away, man!
02:01I was planning on being sad again before my bath!
02:04Well, the strategically placed cushions say it all.
02:08Despite Jay's efforts to show Leia he's changed, he's still Michael Kelso's son, and like father,
02:13like son seems more than fitting here.
02:15It's probably also the Kelso in him that comes up with the solution when the VHS tape gets
02:19stuck.
02:20Let's just take the VCR, okay?
02:21People think they got wrong.
02:22Wait.
02:24Who breaks into someone's house but only takes a VCR?
02:27Right.
02:28Let's steal more stuff.
02:30Hey, isn't the stupid helmet still somewhere in the basement?
02:33I'm not putting the helmet on!
02:34Then what are you talking about?
02:36I'll tell you what I'm talking about if you put the helmet on.
02:42Fuck.
02:46Number 8.
02:47The Water Tower.
02:48The 70s gang spent quite a bit of time on that water tower.
02:52Well, a couple or so decades later, a new gang has co-opted this hangout spot.
02:57Many, especially Michael Kelso, have fallen off it, so it's definitely not the safest
03:02spot to chill.
03:03It's like we go through our life like thinking we're invincible, right?
03:05But the truth is, we're totally vincible.
03:13Screw that!
03:14I'm invincible!
03:16It's also not where you want to be when you hear bad news.
03:19Leia and Nate spend the episode trying to decide whether or not to tell Jay and Nikki
03:22about their almost-kiss.
03:24They ultimately decide not to, only for Leia to accidentally announce it on the radio.
03:29Nikki and Jay will never find out about Nate and me.
03:32Whoa, turd!
03:33Did you hear that?
03:34Nikki and Jay are gonna be pissed!
03:35You know what that means?
03:36Double flush!
03:37I'm on the radio?
03:38Unfortunately, Jay and Nikki just happened to be hanging out at the water tower with
03:45Nate at the time.
03:59Number 7.
04:00Mentions of 70s characters.
04:02Sadly, not all of the That 70s Show cast members are still with us.
04:06Thankfully, That 90s Show brings back memories of the laughs they gave us in the original
04:11series.
04:12For instance, when Nikki has a pregnancy scare, Kitty fetches some pregnancy tests
04:15she had lying around from her daughter, Lori's more sociable days.
04:19Honey, just take a breath.
04:21Let's get you that pregnancy test.
04:23I have a few upstairs.
04:25In her high school days, my daughter Lori was also very social.
04:31In another moment, during an argument with Red, Bob makes a sly comment about his ex-wife
04:35Midge's potential infidelities during their marriage.
04:38I'm her grandpa.
04:39This is my job.
04:40I'm her grandpa, too.
04:42Midge swore to me.
04:44You might also recall Kitty's abrasive mother, Bea, played by the legendary Betty White.
04:49Along with the photo Kitty keeps in her living room, she's mentioned in episode 6 when Kitty
04:53meets Kiefer, a so-called healer, played by Will Forte.
04:58Mother was distant, wasn't she?
05:00Oh, how did you know?
05:02Shut up!
05:03Our chakras are on the same energy plane.
05:08Number 6.
05:09Red's foot.
05:10Some things never change.
05:12Despite Eric growing up, landing his dream job and starting a family, Red still gives
05:17him a hard time for being too soft.
05:19Sorry Eric couldn't make it.
05:21He got car sick backing out of the driveway.
05:23What do you expect?
05:26He was born with the softest head the doctor had ever seen.
05:30He couldn't wear a hat for the first six months.
05:33We also have to say that we're delighted to hear that all these years later, Red's foot
05:37is still alive and kicking.
05:39In what direction, you might ask?
05:41Oh, I love a good conversation.
05:44Hey, Foot, wanna go on a little trip?
05:47Sure, Red.
05:48I just hope it's up someone's ass.
05:51Oh, it is.
05:54It's practically a rite of passage to enter the foreman's home and have Red offer to introduce
05:59his foot to someone's rear end.
06:01We're also happy to hear that after years of issuing this colorful threat to unruly
06:05teens, Red has also decided to spice things up with new variations on the old classic.
06:09Here's an interesting headline.
06:12Annoying kid leaves kitchen.
06:16Local man keeps foot to himself.
06:23In a parody of It's a Wonderful Life on the original series, Knight plays the angel, who
06:28shows Eric how different his life would have been if he and Donna had never kissed.
06:32Thanks to the angel's wisdom, Eric learns a valuable lesson.
06:35Wait, no.
06:36I wanna keep it.
06:37Please, just...
06:40Let me keep it.
06:42Fast forward roughly 20 years, Red ends up in the hospital after shocking news sends
06:47his heart racing.
06:48Not the first time that's happened, either.
06:50There, he meets Bruce, another patient with a seize the day attitude.
06:53When I get out of here, I'm gonna do all the things I've always wanted to do.
06:57Have a cigarette in the Grand Canyon.
07:00Have one on the top of Mount Everest.
07:03Have one in my mom's dining room, cause screw that rule.
07:07Though Bruce's talkativeness initially bothers Red, he eventually warms up to his hospital
07:12buddy.
07:13He even finds himself inspired by his outlook on life.
07:16Could Bruce somehow be the foreman's guardian angel?
07:18What are you doing back here, Daddy-O?
07:21Wait a minute.
07:22Were you about to cry?
07:25Yeah.
07:26The pain of my ass just came back.
07:29I'm choosing to believe so.
07:31Number 4.
07:32The Circle Think Tank.
07:34It may be the 90s now, but some things never change.
07:37For instance, Kitty might have spruced up her home, but it's still quintessentially
07:41her.
07:42Apparently, ducks never go out of style.
07:45Also, the basement and its seemingly endless supply of popsicles continue to be a major
07:49draw for the local teens.
07:50Of course, it's also where the gang does some of their best thinking.
07:53You know, in that very smoky circle.
07:55How long do you think this is gonna last?
07:57Three.
07:58Two.
07:59One.
08:00We have to tell them.
08:01Yeah.
08:02As soon as possible.
08:05Damn.
08:07That was faster than Tony Garvin.
08:11Like their parents' generation before them, Leia and her friends come up with some of
08:14their most hilarious conversations and harebrained ideas in the circle.
08:18Thanks for inviting me to your retirement party.
08:21I can't have a party at my house because my grandpa would kill me.
08:24Hey, you're welcome here anytime.
08:28It's only a matter of time before someone thinks up a car that runs on water.
08:32The Back to the Future car.
08:35Where are we on that, Plutonium?
08:38Guy never called me back.
08:40Number three.
08:41The Vista Cruiser seat swap.
08:43The Vista Cruiser was the setting for countless memorable Eric and Donna milestones.
08:47Leia seems to have inherited their affinity for meaningful moments on the hoods of cars.
08:51Anyway, in the sequel's first season, Red gifts the cruiser to his granddaughter for
08:55her 15th birthday, but now someone needs to teach her how to drive.
08:59The grandfathers argue over who should have that honor, and with both reluctant to give
09:03in, everyone, yes, Kitty too, piles into the car.
09:07Sneeze.
09:08Not your phone.
09:09Dead.
09:11I like to think of the steering wheel as an antipasto tray.
09:15You want to have your hands on the gabagool and the brajoo.
09:19Bob and Red clearly have different teaching styles, and everyone wants their say,
09:23so they keep swapping seats.
09:25It's like a thinly sliced Italian ham.
09:29Bob, this isn't a deli lesson.
09:32I like to keep it fun.
09:34Dead.
09:35What did I do?
09:36Nothing.
09:37I just wish he was dead.
09:39Now where have we seen that before?
09:41Was that a deliberate callback?
09:43We'd like to think so.
09:44You remember Mitch, right?
09:46He was Eric's rival, who had a big crush on Donna and even tried to break them up.
09:51Well, it turns out that even all these years later, Mitch is still bitter about it all.
09:55So the last person he probably wants to see every day is their daughter.
09:59You wouldn't be related to an Eric Foreman, would you?
10:03Because that guy stole my smoking pipe.
10:06I'm sorry.
10:07I'm sorry.
10:08I'm sorry.
10:09I'm sorry.
10:10I'm sorry.
10:11I'm sorry.
10:12Because that guy stole my smoking hot Donna.
10:15Uh, no.
10:17My dad's name is Norman Foreman.
10:20Luckily, Leia's able to conceal that fact when she applies for a job alongside Gwen at Hot Topic.
10:26Despite being the store manager, it seems the years haven't been too kind to him.
10:30Plus, he's still picking fights with teenagers.
10:32Do not think he's funny.
10:35Later, ladies.
10:36I'll see you at the gym, Mitch.
10:38No, you won't!
10:39Because mother lets me use her NordicTrack at home!
10:44His cameo is hilarious, but way too short.
10:48We hope this isn't the last we see of him.
10:50My dad is Eric Foreman.
10:52And Donna's my mom.
10:53And they do it all the time.
10:55And he doesn't even have to ask that much.
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11:18Number 1.
11:19New Old Neighbors
11:21Hey there, hi there, ho there.
11:23Guess who's back in the neighborhood?
11:24Hey there, hi there, ho there.
11:26Let's go.
11:28I'm not going to the game with you in that jacket, Bob.
11:31In the Parents series, Red had quite a colorful dynamic with his neighbor Bob Pinciotti.
11:37After the series' timeline, Bob moved to Florida.
11:40However, in Season 2 of the sequel,
11:42Donna convinces him to return to Wisconsin,
11:44where he once again lives right by the Foremans,
11:47sparking plenty of comedic clashes between Leia's grandfathers.
11:51The kids are married, Bob, not us.
11:54We're supposed to see each other at the wedding and at one of our funerals.
12:00You are doing too much in between.
12:04Yes, the last person Red would probably want to be stuck in a room with is now family,
12:09which only adds even more humor to their sparring.
12:11Bob, give me back those keys.
12:14Are you going to apologize for running over my foot?
12:17I am not going to apologize for something I did on purpose.
12:21Welcome back to Point Place, Bob.
12:23Just watch out for Red's foot.
12:25We know exactly in which point he'd like to place it.
12:28If I had mistletoe, I'd kiss you.
12:31Yeah, well, if I had mistlefoot, it'd be in your ass.
12:35Did you spot any other That 70s Show callbacks?
12:38Let us know in the comments.
12:39How long do you think this is going to last?
12:41Three, two, one.
12:44We have to tell them.
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