Line #32 Heartwarming/That70sShow


1	* In general, both Kitty and Red treat Eric's friends as their own children too. While Kitty is a lot more open and obvious about it, Red does do his best to give the kids guidance even if it comes out too harsh.
2	* Think about this : In That Wrestling Show, Red and Eric play an amicable wrestle battle at home at the end of this episode. Although Red tricks Eric in order to win the match and make him say that his dad is the king, Red actually gives him a hug which comes from his heart, not his conscience. It's a nice moment of heartwarming, even when you consider that Red usually despises Eric and can't express his feelings.
3	** In fact, during first season, Red is actually nice to Eric. Even if he punishes him sometimes, he gives him advice in order to have the perfect job or evening with Donna or birthday, he gives him a survival kit for his weekend which comes in handy when they get stuck, allows him to organize a party, offers him 10 dollars if he works around the house and even admits he loves him, though he's drunk.
4	** Don't forget the episode in which Grandma dies and Red laughs when Eric tells him that he believed it was his fault that Bernice died.
5	-->'''Red:''' (laughs) [[ActuallyPrettyFunny That could only happen to you son!]] (calms down, hugs Eric) ...It's okay.
6	* In the episode "Grandma's Dead", Eric picks a fight with a guy in a bar, who knocks him out cold. The guy asks if Hyde, Kelso and Fez want to try anything. Hyde's response is "Well, there's three of us, so..." and he and Kelso jump on the guy. This is weirdly heartwarming, seeing how they're usually so fickle.
7	* In "Eric's Burger Job", Donna throws a [[WildTeenParty wild house party]] while her parents are gone, but leaves just to see Eric at his new [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin burger job]]. When he asks her about it, she simply tells him: "It's not much of a party without you there." D'awww!
8	* In the episode "The Keg", Kelso is sent to the store to buy a tap to open the beer keg that the gang found on the side of the road. He runs into a pair of jocks who harass him and break the tap, forcing Eric to have to steal Red's tap. Later, at the pool party (in the drained pool of an empty house), Eric confronts the jocks, telling them off and tearing up their money in front of them.
9	* In one episode, Red finally sees Laurie's true nature upfront, and treats her with disappointment, leading to her becoming depressed. After initially revelling in the situation, Eric begins feeling sorry for her. The scenes between are beautifully heartwarming when compared to their interactions in almost every other episode.
10	** There was also an episode where she comforted Eric after he became traumatized by seeing his parents have sex. She also briefly became a saint towards the end of her original actor's run, but reverted soon after with no explanation.
11	** Really, any scene with those two actually getting along is heartwarming since they've been portrayed as antagonistic toward each other since the day Eric was born.
12	** Anytime Laurie acts like a ''human being.'' You can count the instances on one hand, but they are brief and beautiful.
13	* Kitty and Eric [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hDRfNzWikA singing along]] to the radio in the car, after Eric joins her at work for a day. She's just lost a patient, and Eric tries to figure out how she does it. She just does.
14	* The episode ''Hyde Moves In'' is this. While Hyde's situation is heartbreaking, The Forman family were not about to let it continue a moment more. Eric was the one to notify his parents of his friend's predicament. Kitty and Red see first hand how terrible it is for Hyde, and after a tearful guilt trip by Kitty, Red orders Hyde to grab his belongings and get in the car, all the while Kitty tells Red he's the sweetest man alive. The episode ends with Hyde confronting Eric about "screwing" him out of his independence, but Eric can't hide his smile. Kitty comes down to give both of them some hot cocoa, cookies and a motherly kiss. At the moment, Hyde became a member of the family.
15	** Also, When Hyde left to live with his father, only to come back, without telling them mind you, Red and Kitty did not really mind and welcomed him back as if he never left.
16	* In 'Red's Last Day', a drunk Red tells Eric: 'Sometimes, y'know... you're a dumbass. But mostly... you're a good kid.' And remembers Fez's name to boot.
17	* Hyde and Leo are playing LIFE, which the latter greatly enjoys because of all the success he has in-game. When Hyde suggests getting back to work, Leo wants to continue playing because his life is better in the game - noting that his own kids split on him. When Hyde replies that his own mother abandoned him, the two bond as (an unconventional) family.
18	-->'''Leo:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Will you be my father, man?]]
19	-->'''Hyde:''' ''(smiling)'' Sure.
20	* At the end of the Season 2 finale, when Hyde [[spoiler: gets arrested for possession of pot that Jackie bought, so she wouldn't go to jail]].
21	* When Leo returns in Season 7, Eric takes him to back to the basement to see Hyde. Hyde is happy to see Leo again. The two talk for a few moments before Leo realizes who he's talking to.
22	-->'''Leo:''' Hey, wait a second. You're Hyde, man! ''(hugs Hyde)''
23	** Especially heartwarming because Leo has trouble recognizing everybody else and needs to be reminded who they are, but with Hyde, he recognizes him on his own.
24	* "Hyde's Birthday", Red tells Hyde to go to his birthday party since he lives with Red and Red makes the rules, but Hyde replies that he plans on leaving since he's now 18.
25	-->'''Hyde''': "My dad and my uncle and cousins were all on their own when they were this age." \
26	'''Red''': "And where are they now?" \
27	'''Hyde''': "Uuh... pumping gas, prison, prison, dead, prison." \
28	'''Red''': "And the reason you're with us is so you don't end up like that. So, what's it gonna be Steven? Prison, death, or a birthday party?"
29	* Leo's explaining to Kitty why he loves attending church. Namely, because there's a nice man telling stories on stage, and everyone gets to sing as loud as they want.
30	* The final episode has a twofer, as Red reveals to Hyde that he'd kept every cent he'd paid the Formans as rent over the years, and was saving it for when he finally moved out on his own so that he would have some money to fall back on. This was actually a callback to Season 2 when Hyde first got a job and Red said he was going to put that money in a savings account for him (joking that he hadn't decided between that and blowing it all on booze) after Hyde voluntarily gave them his paycheck without them asking him. Hyde then decides to use that money to buy Red season tickets for his beloved Green Bay Packers, something he had wanted for most of his life.
31	* Any moment where Red and Eric actually bond. "Hunting" has an underplayed but strong one, Red asks Eric if he was serious when Eric said earlier Red has been yelling at him all his life, and tells Eric to say what he honestly thinks of Red. Eric replies that Red is unhappy with how his life turned out and is mean to Eric to make him grow up a stronger man who won't get pushed around like Red ended up being. Red smiles slightly and notes "maybe you'll turn out okay".
32	* Red may be a hardass on his son. But mess with Eric in front of Red at your own peril. For instance, when a psychiatrist tells Red that the source of his stress is Eric:
33	-->'''Red:''' You think my problem is my own son?! My son is a ''fine young man''!
34	-->'''Eric:''' Oh, dad, you don't...
35	-->'''Red:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Shut up, dumbass!]]
36	* In Season 4's "Eric's Corvette Caper", Red and Kitty go out of town for a week and Red wants to make sure Eric doesn't drive the Corvette while they're gone. When they return, he's pleased to see the car in pristine condition and confirms it wasn't driven, so he decides to let Eric take it for a spin. [[SpottingTheThread Then Eric turns the car on and the radio plays rock music]]:
37	--> '''Eric:''' Aaaaaaaaaand I'm grounded.
38	--> '''Red:''' For a month! ''Why did you do it!?''
39	--> '''Eric:''' To impress this... cheerleader.
40	--> '''Red:''' [Visibly softening] ...No kidding. [[PetTheDog Well, then make it two weeks.]] So, gonna see her again?
41	--> '''Eric:''' Well... can I have the car again?
42	--> '''Red:''' Ohhhhhhhhh. She's ''that girl''. I know ''that girl''! ...[[PapaWolf Stay away from that girl.]]
43	* In Season 7's "Street Fighting Man," Eric gives Red a ticket for them to go together to a Packers game. Red's response is to get teary-eyed and leave the room so no one can see his tears of joy for his son's gesture. Later in the episode, Red gets understandably annoyed when Eric wears a Bears jersey at the game (a huge rival to the Packers), but when a fan in the same section takes his jeering too far, Red steps in, but when the fan then insults Red, Eric proceeds to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown give the fan a well-deserved beating.]] Red stands there, shocked, realizing [[CassandraTruth no one will believe Eric can fight]], but is very proud.
44	* Throughout the Season 8 premiere, Kitty records messages for Eric and tries to get Red to say he misses him. Red refuses and, in fact, tries to act like he's glad Eric is gone. In the end, though, Red admits that he genuinely misses Eric. When Red leaves the room, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Kitty reveals she recorded him saying it]].
45	* When her dad goes to jail, Jackie seeks comfort from Hyde--who unsurprisingly is incapable of being sensitive. In the end, Hyde shaves off his beard (which Jackie hated) to make her happy.
46	* The final flashback of "Class Picture". It shows the gang discussing the merits of I Dream Of Jeannie vs Bewitched over the years of their friendship. In the end, the entire gang is in the circle (one of the few times this happened on the show) laughing and goofing off. For anyone who has fond memories of hanging out down the street with their friends in high school, this is guaranteed a smile.
47	** In the same episode, we learn that when Fez first met the other guys he was being harassed by the football team, but Hyde tells him if they bother him again to just come find him.
48	* Red explaining to Eric that for family members, you only say "I love you" when you're in trouble or you're just drunk. As he says, "Otherwise, it's a given."
49	* In Eric’s final episode as a series regular, "Til the Next Goodbye," everyone has a moment where they say goodbye to him. Yep, even and especially Red.
50	-->'''Red''': And, son, I want you to know that I'm gonna miss you, and I love you, and have a good trip.
51	-->'''Eric''': Wait a second. What did you just say ?
52	-->'''Red''': I said have a good trip.
53	-->'''Eric''': No, before that.
54	-->'''Red''': You heard me.
55	* Mixed with a Moment Of Funny when Red accidentally admits that he considers Fez to be part of the family.
56	--> "I'm miserable because I had to spend the day cooped up in the car with that ''mustard gas'' you call cologne! But mostly I'm miserable because that's how we do it in this family!"
57	--> "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint I'm family?]]"
58	--> "Aw crap..."
59	* As an overall theme of the series, Kitty acting as a surrogate mother for Eric's friends, who all came from abusive or neglectful families. This is hilariously lampshaded by Red after Kitty offers to take Jackie in when her father is arrested and her mother hasn't come home:
60	-->'''Red:''' Kitty, every time we have an empty room, you want to fill it up with a stray child. You're like the Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe.
61	-->'''Kitty:''' Did you just call me old?
62	** For as grumpy as he is about taking in Eric's friends, he actually does want to help but he's being realistic about how much it would cost and the Formans don't have a lot of money.
63	** Hyde gets one as well for sneaking Jackie into the basement every night, not to have sex but because he doesn't want her in her house alone.
64	* Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}}, but when Jackie tells Eric that Kelso was also bad at sex during their first time in an effort to make him feel better, Eric admits it actually did help and thanks her for it.
65	** In a more sincere moment, after Jackie started living with Donna's family after her dad had been arrested, Jackie had been acting like an insufferable creep and reading Donna's diary. Then she revealed to Eric and Donna that she had paid for Eric's engagement ring to Donna to make up for her behavior after Eric was trying to figure out how the debt was taken care of. From then on, Jackie and Donna end up becoming much closer as friends and even Eric seems to get along with her better.
66	** Jackie did keep making remarks to the effect that Donna shouldn't marry Eric or have be with him, but as soon as she realized Donna was seriously wondering if she was making a mistake marrying Eric, Jackie told her that they were meant to be together.
67	* In Season 3, when Hyde finds his father and decides to try living with him. He tells Red, who's about to tell Hyde not to loan his dad any money. Red doesn't say anything about the money, but his expression is a mix of anger, confusion, resignation, and worry, and then he says "You don't expect a hug, do you?" They hug anyway, and it's a very sweet moment between the two hardest hardasses on the show.
68	** A little later, Red gives Hyde's dad (Bud) a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, telling Bud that Hyde doesn't need a friend, he needs "someone to ride his ass." Bud then turns around and starts acting like an adult for the first time.
69	* In Season 3, Donna wins a pair of tickets to a Led Zeppelin concert. Eric has to work, and the rest of the gang spends the episode bickering about who should get the remaining ticket. Donna then gives the ticket to Fez and the girl he likes.
70	* In Season 3, They find an El Camino in Leo's garage. Kelso really wanted it and offered to buy it from Leo, and after a hilarious back and forth bids, Kelso was gonna get it, until Leo says he was planning on giving it to his son. Kelso, unable to do it now, let's Leo give it to his son. Without a beat, Leo gives it to Hyde, stating that Hyde is family, and the son he never had, much to the chagrin to Kelso. Hyde, clearly touched, sums it up perfectly.
71	-->'''Hyde''': Hey Leo man, you're the best. The car, the love, the wicked burn on Kelso.
72	* In the episode, "It's a Wonderful Life", Eric wishes that he and Donna had never gotten together. His guardian angel shows up and takes him further and further into the future of an alternate timeline to show him how badly it would suck. Eric remains unconvinced, even after getting a dressing down from his alternate future self, who deeply regrets never having made a move. Finally, at episode's end, the angel claims that he's given up on trying to change Eric's mind and is going to erase the relationship and take away the pain that came with it-- but then shows Eric a montage of other things that are going to be taken away as well, the happy memories Eric has of being with Donna. This is what finally convinces Eric that he'd rather have loved and lost after all.
73	** Really, Eric and Donna's entire romance arc early on, especially in season 1. It's rather endearing the way they move from childhood friends to romantic feelings for eachother, stumbling along the way like you'd expect two teenagers figuring out their feelings would.
74	** Eric and Donna's romance ended up indirectly saving most of the gang from a BadFuture. Hyde doesn't end up in and out of prison and a deadbeat dad, Donna doesn't end up stuck a single parent and unhappily married to Hyde, Jackie doesn't end up pining for Kelso for years and the gang doesn't drift apart over time.
75	* In Season 4, Episode 2, Fez reveals that he has pictures of all his friends in his wallet at all times. The audience let out an audible 'aw' of cuteness.
76	* Hyde spent the night pulling fire alarms so [[spoiler:Donna wouldn't have sex with Casey]]. Eric makes this a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}} when Hyde keeps insisting it wasn't for him and only because he wanted to do something illegal.
77	--->'''Eric''': All I can hear is, "I love you, I love you, I love you."
78	* When Eric is dealing with the fallout of breaking up with Donna, at first Red appears to dismiss it and force Eric to work and do chores. As the episode progresses Red sees the pain that Eric is going through. In a moment of true understanding Red tells Eric he can be as lazy as he wants and take time off work in order to cope with the breakup. This being tremendous since Red often takes a hard stance on any kind of laziness on Eric's part.
79	* When Fez meets Nina's parents, they forbid the relationship because he's not white. Later on Kelso not only comforts him but when Nina comes around Kelso immediately jumps up and yells at her in Fez's defence. Fortunately, Nina agrees that her parents are bigots and Fez forgives her immediately after learning she wants to sleep with him on her parents' bed to spite them.
80	* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but during Season 7's "Let's Spend the Night Together", when Hyde meets his real father (played by Tim Reid). Hyde's father turns out to be well-to-do, and accuses Hyde of wanting money from him. Hyde leaves, and Red comes to Steven's defense. It shows that Red thinks of Steven as a son.
81	--> You're supposed to look at me, and know I raised fine young men!
82	* In Season 1, Red and Kitty spend an evening having dinner with Bob and Midge and are perplexed by their outlandish behavior (which is a red flag to Bob and Midge's eventual divorce). After the couple leave, they discuss how bizarre their behavior is, uncertain how it'll affect their marriage.
83	-->'''Red:''' Now they're into every fad there is. Things change, Kitty.\
84	'''Kitty:''' Well, we don't.\
85	'''Red:''' ''(pauses, considering it)'' Well, we don't have to. ''(puts arm around Kitty, smiling)'' We're classic. ''(They kiss)''
86	* In the episode "Career Day", we see a bunch of heartwarming moments. Red ends up bonding with the paternally neglected Jackie over mechanics, Eric has a newfound respect for the work his mother does at the hospital, Donna realizes how far her father's willing to go so that she can go to a good school and have a better job than he does, and even Hyde has a moment with his mother after Red advises him to go back and talk to her after they have a fight.
87	* Fez spends most of the 100th episode, "That '70s Musical", thinking his friends don't care about him: they forget to tell him about a party, and are apparent no-shows for his musical performance. They show up at the last minute, revealing they were delayed because they stopped to TP the house of a teacher he hates.
88	* In "Fez Gets the Girl", Laurie is struggling through cosmetology school and Kitty's determination to keep her from dropping out is one of the few times we see them truly bond as mother and daughter.
89	* In season 3 Hyde is the only person to remember Kitty's birthday and have a gift for her even though he's no longer living with the Foreman's at this point. It shows how much he cares about and appreciates Kitty, who's basically the only real mother he's ever had.
90	** Donna's immediate reaction to Kitty telling her that Eric and Red forgot is to assure her that she's going to go "kick Eric's ass 'right now'!" She also goes along when Eric and Red take Kitty to a square dance to make up for it.
91	* An episode where Eric and Jackie go wedding shopping has Jackie trying on wedding dresses. Hyde, who has forbidden Jackie to talk about weddings and any sort of wedding plans through the entire episode, catches her wearing a dress and he's stunned to see her in the dress to the point where he can only say two words:
92	-->'''Hyde''': You're beautiful.
93	* When Midge leaves Bob and Donna, Hyde talks to her about her brief relapse into intimacy with Eric. When she says she would have done it with anyone, Hyde jokes that hashed could have come found him, but then immediately tells her he's kidding, puts his arm around her and tells her he's sorry about her mom leaving.
94	** It makes sense considering Hyde knows what it's like to have a parent abandon you (several times in his case) and, outside of Eric, Donna is probably his closest friend and vice versa.
95	* In season 5 after Tommy Chong temporarily leaves the show, Hyde and most of the gang try to track down Leo since Hyde hasn't seen him in awhile. Hyde is adamant that Leo wouldn't go away without saying goodbye, and eventually they find Leo's cousin Eli who reveals Leo did leave town but he left Hyde a note saying why he was leaving and telling Hyde he's a good kid. Hyde momentarily loses his cool demeanor and Jackie remarks that he really does love that "old dirty little hippie". Keep in mind Leo was (in his own way) a father like figure to Hyde, and the only parental figure besides Red and Kitty that never ditched him.
96	** The next scene has Hyde, Kelso, Fez and Jackie reminisce about Leo in the circle.
97	* Jackie's relationship with Red. Out of Eric's circle, she is probably the only person who genuinely loves him, seeing him as a father figure. Red on the other hand, while often finding her annoying, seems to have a soft spot for her too.
98	** They first bonded in "Career Day" when the two are fixing the Vista Cruiser, with Red even admits that he finds Jackie likeable.
99	** There are several occasions Jackie hugs Red for comfort, much to Red's discomfort.
100	** During the seventh season finale, thinking that she'll be leaving for Chicago and not returning, Jackie calls Eric and tells him to pass the phone to his father so she can tell him that she loves him.
101	** Jackie also calls to wish Eric good luck before he leaves for Africa showing that she truly sees him as a friend.
102	* In "Going Mobile", both Brooke's mother and Kelso are fighting over where Brooke is basically going to raise her and Kelso's child. Kelso is trying his best to always be with her and his kid, but Brooke's mother brings up the point that she loves her daughter and is willing to offer everything to her so she could raise the child, while Kelso is off to the Police Academy for 6 months, she is just asking Kelso to do what's right for not only Brooke, but for their child. Kelso, obviously looking hurt but understanding, tells Brooke to have the baby in Chicago with her Mom by her side, knowing that she's better off with someone who can be their 24/7 than him at the moment. Brooke's mother can't help but admit some respect for Kelso.
103	* A quick moment, but sweet nonetheless: at the hospital Kitty offers a lollipop to Eric, Hyde, and Kelso in exchange for a kiss. Hyde scoffs that he's not doing that lame crap, but as soon as the others leave the room he turns around, accepts a kiss on the cheek from Kitty, and the lollipop.
104	* "Red Gets a Job": Red balks at taking a cashier job at Price Mart when he wants a management position, only to learn Eric secretly applied for a job there himself. Red is livid; he forbid Eric getting a job because he doesn't want the boy's school work to suffer and wreck his chances at getting into college. Red orders him to quit, but Eric refuses to back down, even saying Red's been telling him his entire life that Formans never back down. That ultimately convinces Red to fight for and get the management job he deserves.
105	-->'''Red:''' ''[smiling]'' You know, you think that your kids don't listen to you, but they do.
106	* Bit of a weird one. Kelso's girlfriend, Angie, spends an episode trying to take part in the group's "burns" on each other but can't quite get the hang of it-- until the end, when she pantses Kelso on live television. He's at first shocked, then delighted and proud.
107	-->'''Kelso''': Angie, what the hell?
108	-->'''Angie''': Burn?
109	-->'''Kelso''': Burn!! [hugs her]
110	* Except for Fez, who initially despises him, the remaining friends being so welcoming to Randy is arguably one of their most touching acts of kindness. Rather than be dismissive of a total stranger that suddenly integrated into their group, they embrace him as one of their own. [[spoiler: Though if his small role in the final two episodes are any indication, Randy most likely distanced himself after breaking up with Donna]].
111	* The series finale in its entirety. Fez and Jackie get together, Kelso comes back and shows that he's grown a bit as a person after becoming a father but is still the loveable idiot that everyone remembers and Eric comes home and rekindles his relationship with Donna. The last scene of the series is a classic conversation in the circle before everyone goes up stairs to usher in the new decade.
112	* When Eric gets suspended for smoking on school property Red cracks down hard on him and refuses to believe that he was just covering for Donna, who has been acting out in the wake of her parents' ugly breakup. But when Bob tries to tell Red that Eric's influence is why Donna is getting in trouble, Red tells him that it's his and Midge's fault for being complete idiots and when Bob insists it's Eric's fault Red threatens to kick his ass.
113	* Donna and Jackie despite being polar opposites in many ways are always there for one another, normally when faced with a romantic dilemma or one of their boyfriends has hurt their feelings. Their heart to hearts on the porch become such a cliche of the series that eventually Red kicks them off it.
114	* In "Donna's Panties" Kelso learns that Laurie has been cheating on him. Jackie expects Kelso to come to her for sympathy, but in a surprising turn he arrives to sincerely apologize for his actions, now understanding how she felt.
115	* In "The Pill", when Jackie has a pregnancy scare, but turns out to be not pregnant:
116	-->'''Jackie:''' Donna, Donna! Guess what?
117	-->'''Donna:''' You're having twins?
118	-->'''Jackie:''' No, I'm not pregnant!
119	-->'''Donna:''' ''(hugs Jackie)'' Oh my God, oh my God Jackie, thank God!
120	-->'''Jackie:''' Oh my God, I can forget about this whole ugly thing, but it behind me and never ever think it ever...
121	-->'''Donna:''' ''(shakes Jackie)'' Jackie, I am not gonna let you forget about this! Alright? You got really, really lucky and as your friend, I'm not gonna let you be stupid about this!
122	-->'''Jackie:''' ''(pause)'' We're friends?
123	-->'''Donna:''' Shut up. ''(they laugh)''
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