History YMMV / That70sShow

** The following became this in 2017 due to the various allegations of rape against Danny Masterson that resulted in his being fired from being fired from ''Series/TheRanch'' and later his 2020 arrest:

** In "The Relapse", Bob's breakdown from Midge leaving him became more heartbreaking following the real-life passing of Creator/TanyaRoberts in 2021, particularly the line "She's not coming back, is she?".

** Meta example: Hyde says "I always thought it was the loss of freedom...and the uninvited man-love" when Jackie talks about why prisoners are unhappy. Come 2020, Creator/DannyMasterson gets arrested for allegedly raping three women.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Kelso, being TheDitz, is naturally a fountain of this. One of the group's favorite stories is of the time Kelso tried to do the "burning bag of dog poop" prank on someone, but lit the bag prematurely and then stomped it out himself. A frustrated Kelso counters "THE BAG WAS ON FIRE!"
** A particularly stupid came from Eric kissing another girl (Laurie's college roommate) while he and Donna were starting to form a relationship. Red came down on him for this gloriously.
--->'''Eric:''' It's like bad things are always happening to me. Like I have bad luck or something.\\
'''Red:''' ''(understanding voice)'' Son, you don't have bad luck. The reason bad things happen to you is because you're a dumbass. ''(harshly)'' Now fix it.

** Eric and Donna pressuring Jackie and Hyde to admit their relationship to Kelso -- and shaming them for doing it in the first place and keeping it a secret -- comes off as rather meddlesome and hypocritical to many fans, considering the two of them didn't seem to have any trouble keeping Kelso's ''actual affair with Laurie'' a secret from Jackie for months. For Kelso himself, the idea that Jackie really owes him anything (after years of dealing with his cheating, passive aggressively insulting her, pestering her for sex, and ditching her with no explanation) has become a point of contention among fans, especially in recent years.

*** In one episode, Kelso starts donating sperm. Jackie makes him go and get them back because she "wants to have his babies someday."

** Mainly with Hyde having such an awful childhood his casual{{Jerkass}} traits feel rather mild to what could've been, and who generally becomes a more well-rounded and at least well-meaning character -if not entirely shedding some of his Jerk-ier tendencies- after he moves in with the Formans (and later while dating Jackie).

** All of Jackie's lines are funnier when you picture her as [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]] (who, like Jackie, is a ButtMonkey).

*** [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight Lest we forget about Kelso being right about Han and Leia becoming a couple.]]

** During [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock's]] cameo portraying his dad, Rock makes a reference to himself, where he hopes "his son" will one day become "the most electrifying man in sports entertainment". Well... The Rock will grow up into becoming someone who is ''far bigger'' than that.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Just about every Kelso-and-Jackie storyline falls into this trope knowing that Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis ''are'' a [[RealLife real life]] couple.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In the Veterans' Day episode, Red and Bob both throw barbecues and everyone is dressed for summer weather. Veterans' Day is November 11, late fall and well past barbecue season, and even in warmer climates it isn't known as a barbecue holiday. Having it instead be Memorial Day would have been more logical, since that falls in May and is known for barbecues.

** Kelso continually shaming Jackie for "kissing the cheese guy" (in actuality, being tricked into a kiss and then letting it happen) and then claiming that he isn’t sorry for the hundreds of times he cheated on Jackie is portrayed as Kelso "standing up for himself." This loses sympathy when one remembers the fact that does Jackie compliment and encourage Kelso more than she insults him, and Kelso also frequently insults Jackie and otherwise mistreats her in ways besides the cheating. Not only this, but later Seasons also reveal that Kelso was ''actively'' sleeping with other women during this time in their relationship, making his fury over a kiss seem petty.

** Kelso writes a song for Jackie in an attempt to win her back after she finds out he was cheating with Laurie. One of the lyrics says “I didn’t wanna cheat but she forced me, she downright coerced me,” and it’s played off like Kelso’s typical NeverMyFaultBehavior— except that in this case, he’s right, as the first time Kelso and Laurie "had sex" she raped him.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: In "The Promise Ring" when Eric breaks up with Donna, they try to make it out that he's the bad guy. Except for one thing, Donna outright admitted to his face she didn't necessarily see him in her future. Yes he acted a little coldly towards her after that, but imagine being told that you don't matter enough to factor into your girlfriend's plans?

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Eventually the writers got that nobody liked Randy and by the end of the show he was barely in it, coincidentally in time for the two characters he replaced to come back for the finale.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Donna who is presented as one of the most mature and rational characters on the show had frequently been criticized for acting like a self righteous hypocrite in addition to treating Eric horribly even when he didn't do anything wrong.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Eric and Donna pressuring Jackie and Hyde to admit their relationship to Kelso -- and shaming them for doing it in the first place and keeping it a secret -- comes off as rather meddlesome and hypocritical to many fans, considering the two of them didn't seem to have any trouble keeping Kelso's ''actual affair with Laurie'' a secret from Jackie for months. For Kelso himself, the idea that Jackie really owes him anything (after years of dealing with his cheating, passive aggressively insulting her, pestering her for sex, and ditching her with no explanation) has become a point of contention among fans, especially in recent years.
* ValuesDissonance:
** Ironically falls into this, in spite of often [[DeliberateValuesDissonance deliberately invoking it]] for comedy. [[SlutShaming Sleeping around is depicted as one of the worst things people, particularly women, can possibly do]].
** Additionally and more pressingly, the show’s lack of concern about sexual consent is a lot more troubling to viewers in recent years than it was while the show was airing. From Jackie and Donna being the target of frequent sexual harassment and even assaults from their male friends [[note]](Including frequent attempts by Fez to spy on them getting undressed or having sex, Kelso grabbing Donna’s butts or breasts against her consent, and numerous demeaning nicknames and jokes about their appearances or sexual history, amongst other things)[[/note]], Eric planning to have sex with the inebriated Donna, Jackie offhandedly mentioning that Kelso had coerced her into sex by repeatedly asking her for it despite her initial refusals, to outright rape via Laurie forcing herself on a verbally non-consenting Kelso, or Fez trying to pull off a BedTrick (aka Rape by Deception) it’s all PlayedForLaughs.
* VanillaProtagonist: Eric, [[BrokenBase arguably.]] But, no matter if you like him or not, he was created to be as [[TheEveryman bland,]] [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy normal]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou relatable]] as possible before getting [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] into a StrawMisogynist [[GeekPhysiques wimpy]] [[ExtremeDoormat pushover]] [[{{Geek}} Star Wars fanboy.]]

** Fez once fantasized himself as Ricky Ricardo alongside Donna as Lucy from ''Series/ILoveLucy''. Wilmer Valderama would go on to play Desi Arnaz in himself in ''Lucy Loves Desi'', a radio play about the creation and early years of ''Series/ILoveLucy''.

** Mainly with Hyde having such an awful childhood his casual{{Jerkass}} traits feel rather mild to what could've been, and who generally becomes a more well-rounded and at least well-meaning character -if not entirely shedding some of his Jerk-ier tendacies- after he moves in with the Formans (and later while dating Jackie).

** Additionally and more pressingly, the show’s lack of concern about sexual consent is a lot more troubling to viewers in recent years than it was while the show was airing. From Jackie and Donna being the target of frequent sexual harassment and even assaults from their male friends [[note]](Including frequent attempts by Fez to spy on them getting undressed or having sex, Kelso grabbing Donna’s butts or breasts against her consent, and numerous demeaning nicknames and jokes about their appearances or sexual history, amongst other things)[[/note]], Eric planning to have sex with the inebriated Donna, Jackie offhandedly mentioning that Kelso had coerced her into sex by repeatedly asking her for it despite her initial refusals, to outright rape via Laurie forcing herself on a verbally non-consenting Kelso, or Fez trying to pull of a BedTrick (aka Rape by Deception) it’s all PlayedForLaughs.

* WinBackTheCrowd: As poorly receiving as nearly all of Season 8 is, managing to get the original main cast back together for the finale, [[TheScrappy with as few appearences from Randy as possible]] and giving the characters a satisfying end to their narratives (even if some were left intentionally open-ended), even in the case of SeasonalRot that was being experienced up to that point the finale is still considered one of the best episodes and a strong way to send the show off in classic sitcom fashion.

** Donna. For some fans, she's the quirky girl-next-door who's also a feminist and independent. Others see her as vindictive and manipulative, especially in her relationship with Eric. During their relationship, she'd get mad at Eric for things that weren't his fault, Donna also made Eric give her money every time he referenced one of his interests and would use feminism and sex to win arguments. When she ditched Eric for HOURS to hang out with Music/TedNugent, Donna saw no problem with what she had done and saw no reason to apologize. Eric brought the situation to his parents, and Kitty said she would have apologized to Red if she were to do that to him. When Eric says this to Donna, she says that's only because Red and Kitty are married and she still refuses to apologize. When Donna and Eric do break up (for the first time) it's because Donna's worried about being "chained down" to Eric and Point Place. Eric had only given her a promise ring and had never made any indication of undermining her future or interests, only asking if they were together in the hypothetical futures she brought up. But when they are broken up, Donna constantly insults him, messes up his chances of moving on, and leads him on with possibilities of them getting back together.

* OneSceneWonder: Buddy Guy, Eric's new and very wealthy best friend in ''Eric's Buddy'' who has a secret crush on him. Although controversial at the time, perhaps in a strong sign of societal change he's retroactively seen as one of the show's most popular one-shot characters. Being played by a young Joseph-Gordon Levitt certainly doesn't hurt.

* CatharsisFactor: For people who didn't like Laurie, seeing karma hit her starting in the second half of season two, starting in "Laurie Moves Out" where Red catches her in the act of having sex. He forgives her, but sheds the rose-colored lenses he had in previous episodes when it came to her. This is followed by moments of her still acting like he has that demeanor going as well as you'd expect. Especially where she tries to defend her relationship with Kelso with the "But I love him!" argument and slowly realizing he's not buying it. In particular, viewers who were mad at Eric being unable to expose Laurie's affair with the professor and allowing Laurie the opportunity to play for sympathy would enjoy Eric realizing that she was born with a tail, much to her horror, and people who disliked the way she got zero blame for essentially derailing Kelso and Jackie's relationship will like Jackie physically attacking her in "Cat Fight Club".

** Laurie was considered fair game because of what a complete bitch she was, and that made it okay to make fun of how she sleeps around.
*** Likewise, Kelso's status as the ButtMonkey of the cast was due in part to sleeping around behind Jackie's back. Not only did none of the characters feel any sympathy for the misery that resulted from this, they would occasionally make it ''worse''.

*** When Eric breaks up with Donna, the show treats it as though it was his fault and everyone believes Donna actually broke up with him despite Eric's protests. Then when Donna breaks up with Casey and immediately wants to get back together with Eric, his refusal is treated as selfish and idiotic by Red and Kitty. Regardless what one thinks of Eric's old-fashioned values, the fact is that he and Donna had very different visions for the future and if neither was willing to compromise for the other then it's for the best they broke up, and when Donna wanted to hook up again she was clearly on the rebound from Casey and she and Eric still had those tensions that broke them up the first time to work out.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A lot of the characters' HiddenDepths were ignored in favor of {{Flanderization}} no matter how annoying the directionless StatusQuoIsGod got. Jackie and Kelso got the worst of it - in one episode Jackie was shown to be a great mechanic, and in another episode, Kelso could reprogram a ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' table, and nothing was done with either of them.

* {{Adorkable}}: HollywoodNerd Eric geeks out over sci-fi (especially Franchise/StarWars) and is often mocked for his GeekPhysiques, but is still a very nice guy.