Trivia: The show was originally titled "Teenage Wasteland" or "The Kids Are Alright" but those were songs by The Who and, legally, Fox couldn't get permission to use them. They renamed the show "Feelin' Alright" to show the focus groups. However, nobody really liked the name. After the focus groups airing, the audience were heard saying they really liked that show about the 70's or that 70's show - and the name stuck.
Trivia: In the fifth episode of the first season, Donna is left alone to babysit her little sister Tina. Both Tina and Valerie, Donna's older sister, were written off the show, much the same way as Richie's older brother Chuck, on Happy Days, or Laura's younger sister Judy, on Family Matters.
Trivia: All of this season's episodes are named after The Who songs.
Trivia: During this episode Bob and Midge renew their marriage vows. Tanya Roberts, who plays Midge, was a Bond girl (Stacey Sutton) in "A View to a Kill." In addition, all of her bridesmaids initially are all also Bond girls. Honor, played by Kristina Wayborn, was Magda in "Octopussy". Barbara, played by Barbara Carrera, was Fatima Blush in "Never Say Never Again". Holly, played by Maud Adams, was Octopussy in "Octopussy".
Trivia: All of this season's episodes are named after Led Zeppelin songs.
Trivia: The girl Eric (Topher Grace) asks out in this episode is played by Erika Christensen. Grace and Christensen later played boyfriend and girlfriend in the movie Traffic.
Trivia: Throughout this episode, Pastor Dan and Eric constantly talk about how Star Wars (1977) is the greatest movie ever made and quoting some parts of the movie. It's easy to notice that Pastor Dan is played by Billy Dee Williams, who is well known for his role as Lando Calarissian in two Star Wars movies, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).
Trivia: No one in the Forman family ever finishes a meal...in fact, they seldom start a meal, instead getting up and leaving.
Trivia: During Bob's 'open for business' daydream, the man who has his hand up cupped over his ear while he says, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm next," is Gary Owens, who played the Announcer on the 60s-70s TV show 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In' and always had his hand cupped over his ear. In a few other episodes we only hear his very distinct voice.
Chosen answer: He isn't. Time moves slowly in the show because they didn't want it to turn into "That '80's Show". In the first episode, he say's he's 17 but the second episode was his 17th birthday so he must have been 16. The first 12 episodes are set in 1976, the next 2 seasons are set in 1977, the next 3 seasons are set in 1978, and the remaining shows take place in 1979 with the final show on Dec 31, 1979 when Eric must be 20 as he turned 17 in 1976.
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