History TearJerker / That90sShow

* One of the biggest tearjerkers is that despite all the misadventures they had together, the original gang have drifted apart and seemingly have no contact with each other. It's unfortunately a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome to the fact that the gang was already drifting apart by season 8, and it was obviously going to continue.

** Despite their son being friends with the daughter of the Forman's new neighbor, neither Kelso nor Jackie seem to have had any contact with Red and Kitty to the point they are unaware the two are getting remarried. Considering how often Kelso was at their house and how close Jackie was to the Formans while dating Hyde, it's sad that they've lost touch despite living in the same town.

** It has been shown in the original show that despite all the CharacterDevelopment in the latter half of ''That '70s Show'', Jackie remained prone to EmotionalRegression and showed flashes of her original personality when left alone with Kelso (like in the Season 7 finale, when he drove her to Chicago), which he didn't mind. Between the two shows, with her renewed relationship with Kelso and the gang having drifted apart, she apparently let herself slide back into her old habits, with nobody left to steer her straight and Kelso only happy to enable her. By the time she appears in ''That '90s Pilot'', she has completely regressed to her Season 1-4 personality, her character development undone.

* While they are doing better than they did in the "It's a Wonderful Life" episode, Jackie and Michael have ended up in the exact same fates seen in that episode. They have a complicated relationship where they break up before getting back together, with Michael explaining that they are getting remarried for the second time.

** Eric and Donna rarely visit Point Place, but despite coming for the weekend, neither one thinks about visiting Michael, Jackie, or Fez, who stayed. This is despite Jackie having been Donna's best friend and once living with her for a while.

** Out of the group, Fez had always been closest to Michael, with the two even becoming roommates eventually. After Michael left Jackie moved in, with Season 8 showing them becoming closer friends before starting a relationship. This show reveals that she suddenly broke up with him to be with Michael after Fez found Jackie talking to him on the phone, and despite it being fifteen years later, he's still clearly heartbroken by Jackie leaving him and furious at Michael.

** Despite their son being friends with the daughter of the Forman's new neighbor, neither Michael nor Jackie seem to have had any contact with Red and Kitty to the point they are unaware the two are getting remarried. Considering how often Michael was at their house and how close Jackie was to the Formans while dating Hyde, it's sad that they've lost touch despite living in the same town.
** Leo seems to have suffered the same fate as Michael and Jackie, as without the gang he ended up living alone and apparently stopped seeing the Formans. And to make things worse, while explaining who Leo was to Leia, Kitty realizes how odd it was that an old man was friends with a bunch of teenagers, and for a moment worries he might have been a pedophile. Meaning that after fifteen years, she no longer trusts him as much as she once did.

*** Given how suddenly it happened, it raises the possibility she might have been cheating on Fez. Also, given Jay's age, there are high chances that Jackie and Fez's relationship only lasted several months.

** Eric and Donna rarely visit Point Place, but despite coming for the weekend, neither one thinks about visiting Michael, Jackie, or Fez, who stayed. This is despite Jackie having been Donna's best friend and once living with her for a while. [[note]]On the other hand, Donna seems to be just as warm with Fez as ever when they see each other in the basement during the season finale, and Fez still refers to Eric as his best friend, so it's possible that it was simply a matter of scheduling.[[/note]]

---> '''Kitty:''' ''(crying)'' I miss my dad, too. He took me to the dog track on my tenth birthday and he gave me a sip of his beer, and I barfed my popcorn, and it still looked like popcorn.

!!Meta:
* The absence of Steven Hyde, one of Eric's friends and a popular member of the original series, thanks to Hyde's actor Danny Masterson being in court.
* The deaths of Creator/TanyaRoberts, Creator/LisaRobinKelly, and Creator/BettyWhite between ''Series/That70sShow'' wrapping and ''That '90s Show'' entering production mean that we won’t get to see Midge (Tanya expressed interest in playing Midge again before suddenly passing away in early 2021), Laurie (At least, [[TheOtherDarrin played by her original actress]]) and Bea again - although only Bea's passing is specifically addressed, so Laurie and Midge could still be alive somewhere in the world.

** Out of the group, Fez had always been closest to Michael, with the two even becoming roommates eventually. While in Season 8 he and Jackie became closer friends before starting a relationship. This show reveals that she suddenly broke up with him to be with Michael after Fez found Jackie talking to him on the phone, and despite it being fifteen years later, he's still clearly heartbroken by Jackie leaving him and furious at Michael.

* The deaths of Tanya Roberts, Lisa Robin Kelly, and Betty White between ''Series/That70sShow'' wrapping and ''That '90s Show'' entering production mean that we won’t get to see Midge, Laurie (At least, [[TheOtherDarrin played by her original actress]]) and Bea again - although only Bea's passing is specifically addressed, so Laurie and Midge could still be alive somewhere in the world.

** Eric and Donna rarely visit Point Place, but despite coming for the weekend neither one thinks about visiting Michael, Jackie or Fez who stayed. This is despite Jackie having been Donna's best friend and once living with her for a while. [[note]]On the other hand, Donna seems to be just as warm with Fez as ever when they see each other in the basement during the season finale, and Fez still refers to Eric as his best friend, so it's possible that it was simply a matter of scheduling.[[/note]]
** Out of the group, Fez had always been closest to Michael with the two even becoming roommates eventually while in Season 8 he and Jackie became closer friends before starting a relationship. This show reveals that she suddenly broke up with him to be with Michael after Fez found Jackie talking to him on the phone, and despite it being fifteen years later he's still clearly heartbroken by Jackie leaving him and furious at Michael.

** Despite their son being friends with the daughter of the Forman's new neighbour, neither Michael or Jackie seem to have had any contact with Red and Kitty to the point they are unaware the two are getting remarried. Considering how often Michael was at their house and how close Jackie was to the Formans while dating Hyde, it's sad that they've lost touch despite living in the same town.
** Leo seems to have suffered the same fate as Michael and Jackie, as without the gang he ended up living alone and apparently stopped seeing the Formans. And to make things worse, while explaining who Leo was to Leia, Kitty realises how odd it was that an old man was friends with a bunch of teenagers and for a moment worries he might have been a paedophile, meaning that after fifteen years she no longer trusts him as much as she once did.

--> '''Kitty:''' I love having a house full again. It just fills me with joy. And then you leave, and it's sad. And then winter comes. And I visit Mom's grave and I tell her how much fun it was when the house was full.

---> '''Kitty:''' ''(crying)'' I miss my dad, too. He took me to the dog track on my tenth birthday and he gave me a sip of his beer, and I barfed my popcorn and it still looked like popcorn.

** The audience awws when Kitty mentioned her mom's passing. Given that said mom was played by the universally beloved BettyWhite, there's a chance that it was a tribute to her.

---> '''Kitty:''' (crying) I miss my dad, too. He took me to the dog track on my tenth birthday and he gave me a sip of his beer, and I barfed my popcorn and it still looked like popcorn.

** The audience awws when Kitty mentioned her mom's passing.

** Eric and Donna rarely visit Point Place, but despite coming for the weekend neither one thinks about visiting Michael, Jackie or Fez who stayed. This is despite Jackie having been Donna's best friend and once living with her for a while.

** Despite their son being friends with the daughter of the Forman's new neighbour, neither Michael or Jackie seem to have had any contact with Red and Kitty to the point they are unaware the two are getting remarried. Considering how often Michael was at their house and how close Jackie was the Formans while dating Hyde, it's sad that they've lost touch despite living in the same town.

* One of the biggest tearjerkers is that despite all the misadventures they had together, that 70s gang have drifted apart and seemingly have no contact with each other. It's unfortunately a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome to the fact that the gang was already drifting apart by season 8, and it was obviously going to continue.

* The absence of Steven Hyde, one of Eric's friends and a popular member of the original 70s Show, thanks to Hyde's actor Danny Masterson being in court.

--> '''Kitty:''' (crying) I miss my dad, too. He took me to the dog track on my tenth birthday and he gave me a sip of his beer, and I barfed my popcorn and it still looked like popcorn.
* Meta:
** The absence of Steven Hyde, one of Eric's friends and a popular member of the original 70s Show, thanks to Hyde's actor Danny Masterson being in court.
** The deaths of Tanya Roberts, Lisa Robin Kelly and Betty White meant we can't get to see Midge, Laurie and Bea appearing again.

** Leo seems to have suffered the same fate as Michael and Jackie, as without the gang he ended up living alone and apparently stopped seeing the Formans. And to make things worse, while explaining who Leo was to Leia she realises how odd it was that an old man was friends with a bunch of teenagers and for a moment worries he might have been a paedophile, meaning that after fifteen years she no longer trusts him as much as she once did.

* In ''That '90s Pilot'', Kitty said she missed having her house full again and visiting her mom's grave.

** ...And in '' Summer Storm'':

*** You can tell how much Kitty misses her parents. Awww...

* A meta one in the absence of Steven Hyde, one of Eric's friends and a popular member of the original 70s Show, thanks to Hyde's actor Danny Masterson being in court.

* While they are doing better than they did in the "It's a Wonderful Life" episode, Jackie and Michael have ended up in the exact same fates seen in that episode. They have a complicated relationship where they break up before getting back together, with Michael explaining that they are getting remarried for the second time.

** Despite their son being friends with the daughter of the Foreman's new neighbour, neither Michael or Jackie seem to have had any contact with Red and Kitty to the point they are unaware the two are getting remarried. Considering how often Michael was at their house and how close Jackie was the Foremans while dating Hyde, it's sad that they've lost touch despite living in the same town.
** Leo seems to have suffered the same fate as Michael and Jackie, as without the gang he ended up living alone and apparently stopped seeing the Foremans. And to make things worse, while explaining who Leo was to Leia she realises how odd it was that an old man was friends with a bunch of teenagers and for a moment worries he might have been a paedophile, meaning that after fifteen years she no longer trusts him as much as she once did.

*** Given how suddenly it happened, it raises the possibility she might have been cheating on Fez.

** Leo seems to have suffered the same fate as Michael and Jackie, as without the gang he ended up living alone and apparently stopped seeing the Foremans. And to make things worse, while explaining who Leo was to Leia she realises how odd it was that an old man was friends with a bunch of teenagers and for a moment worries he might have been a paedophile, meaning that after fifteen years she no longer trusts him as much as she once did.