70s Show Analysis

That ‘70s Show was a popular sitcom. The plot was based around seven teenagers growing up in Point Place, Wisconsin; a relatively small town on the outskirts of Kenosha. The show followed the fictional lives of Eric Forman, Donna Pinciotti, Steven Hyde, Michael Kelso, Jackie Burkhart, and the foreign kid simply known as Fez. The popular sitcom consistently referenced multiple current events and happenings formulated throughout the 1970s. These milestones included technological advances, political movements, and social movements; as well as cultural norms and developments dissimilar to contemporary society. That ‘70s Show achieved success by appealing to a diverse audience, including modern-day teenagers, young adults, and a middle-aged public

Red Forman was a working class WWII and Korean War veteran. He is extremely conservative and embodies the traditional American values, work ethic, and patriotism. He is a no-nonsense guy who is a tough father who like all others attempts to instill his sense of values into his son Eric. However, it is an unsuccessful routine and therefore serves as the foundation of the conflict in the show. Eric lives in the irresponsible trendy 70’s lifestyle where he drifts through life with a carefree attitude like most of his friends the hardly ever sees them working on homework or going to school but rather sit a around and goof off. Such activities such as smoking weed frustrate Red who at Eric’s age was serving his country in the Pacific. Kitty is Red’s wife and mother of Eric who coddles and covers for Eric and his behavior. She always comes to Eric’s rescue when Red becomes too much and

The group of friends sit in a circle and appear to be smoking marijuana. This scene can be found in almost every episode. Which suggests that in the 1970’s marijuana was very popular among young people. The friends use this time to talk to each other about their problems with each other and their lives in an environment that they feel is judgment free since they are under the influence of drugs. Kitty is a nurse in the show and she is aware of what her son Eric and his friends are doing in the basement. That 70’s Show attempts a subtle anti drug message by stating that it is okay for young people to smoke marijuana but when you become a responsible adult it is no longer acceptable. Kitty and Red both specifically disapprove of their recreational drug use and in one episode Red threatens to kick Steven, who is Eric’s abandoned friend who lives with them, out if the drug use continues within their