WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for That ’90s Show part 3!
Summary
InThat ‘90s Showpart 3, Leia Forman unintentionally pays tribute to one of the worst burns that Eric ever said inThat ‘70s Show, which included a shocking character reveal. Theconcept of yelling “Burn!” whenever one of the teens lodges a brutal insult at the others was started by Michael KelsoinThat ‘70s Show, and has been carried on by both his kids, Betsy and Jay, inThat ‘90s Show. Of course, these types of insults aren’t confined to theKelso family tree, as the Forman and Runck families also tend to “burn” each other pretty harshly.
ThroughoutThat ‘70s Show, Leia’s fatherEric Forman (Topher Grace) was often the subject of “burns” but rarely the one successfully saying them. His older sister Laurie frequently insulted him to the point that Kelso and Hyde would have to respect her brutal burns. However, in one of many instances of their back-and-forth insults and bickering, theyounger Forman sibling shockingly emerged as the “victor” when he left Laurie fleeing the room crying and embarrassed. While Leia doesn’t directly reference this argument, she does have a line inThat ‘90s Showthat’s highly reminiscent of its brutal conclusion.
Leia’s Lie About Gwen Repeats Eric’s Shocking Burn About Laurie Having A Tail
Eric & Laurie’s That ’70s Show Season 2 Fight Includes One Of The Most Memorable Burns
One of Eric’s only real “wins” in an argument against Laurie occurs duringThat ’70s Showseason 2, episode 22, “Jackie Movies On.” While the two are fighting in the basement, they exchange embarrassing stories of one another to Kelso and Hyde, which escalates to Eric divulging a secret Laurie hoped would never be revealed.To conclude the argument, Eric screams that “Laurie was born with a tail.”Typically, Laurie would respond by being unimpressed and throwing an even worse reveal at Eric. This time, however, she simply screams “I hate you!” and storms out of the basement in tears.
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Few burns from Eric had ever left Hyde and Kelso in such utter shock as revealing that Laurie has a tail, which made it one of the show’s most memorable argument scenes. Paying tribute to the surprising moment,That ‘90s Showpart 3 includes a line in whichLeia lies to Jay and tells him a fake secret about Gwen, namely that she “was born with a tail.”It’s possible themainThat ‘90s Showcharacterremembered this detail about her aunt and used it to lie about Gwen, or just happened to come up with a similarly surprising secret.
Kelso later explains that Laurie had told him it was a “birthmark,” proving Eric wasn’t lying.
That ’70s Show Shockingly Never Explained More About Laurie’s Tail Reveal
Laurie’s Secret Was Ignored After The Season 2 Reveal
After Eric dropped the revelation that Laurie was born with a tail, this news was never discussed again inThat ‘70s Show. However, this doesfit a trend withThat ‘70s Showcharacters’ big secrets being ignored after their exposureto the rest of the group. For example, Jackie’s middle name “Beulah” wasn’t mentioned again after she beat up Hyde for telling everyone, Kelso having to repeat first grade was ignored, and Eric’s rollerskating hobby was never followed up on. They may have been forgotten in the original sitcom, butThat ‘90s Show’s storylines provide reminders of these big revelations.
That ’90s Show
Cast
That ’70s Show returns set two decades later with That ’90s Show, acting as a sequel but bringing back old cast favorites. Led by Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) Forman, the new cast arrives as the next generation, with the daughter of Eric and Donna, Leia Forman, leading the charge. Spending the summer with her grandparents, Leia makes new friends and forges new bonds in Point Place, Wisconsin. That ’70s Show series regulars make cameos in the show to maintain that sense of familiarity, and the show adopts the conventions of the ’90s as expected. That ’90s Show first aired on Netflix with a total of ten episodes.
That ’70s Show
That ‘70s Show was one of Fox’s most popular sitcoms upon its release in 1998. Starring Topher Grace (Eric Forman), Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti), Mila Kunis (Jackie Burkhart), Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde), Wilmer Valderrama (Fez), and Ashton Kutcher (Michael Kelso), That ‘70s Show revolves around the teens’ mishaps as they grow up in Point Place Wisconsin in the 1970s.
