‘That ’70s Show’s Best Guest Stars

It’s honest to say that one of the best visitor stars on That ’90s Present are the members of the unique solid. However what concerning the visitor stars that they had throughout their time on That ’70s Present? It is an eclectic mixture of (then) newcomers, Nineteen Seventies icons, and legends of the leisure business. With out additional ado, here is who got here to hang around down the road:

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Rocky Johnson (“That Wrestling Present,” Season 1, Episode 15)

Pink Forman (Kurtwood Smith) and Eric (Topher Grace) go backstage after a wrestling occasion to get an autograph from WWF star Rocky Johnson, as performed by his personal son, in certainly one of his first TV appearances exterior the ring, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson rocks the afro, and dialog confesses that he desires that his son will in the future turn out to be “probably the most electrifying man in sports activities leisure.” That meta second just isn’t misplaced on the wrestling fan!

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Katey Sagal as Hyde’s Mother, Edna (1st Look: “Profession Day,” Season 1, Episode 18)

Katey Sagal is a type of actresses that appears to point out up a minimum of as soon as in a number of TV collection, and right here she performs Steven Hyde’s (Danny Masterson) mother Edna, aka “Gross Edna”, the one-time lunch server at Level Place Excessive Faculty. Their relationship is strained, with Edna incessantly placing Hyde down and evaluating him to his absentee father. She does love him, however ultimately abandons Hyde off-screen, resulting in Hyde transferring into the Forman dwelling.

Shirley Jones as Herself (“Pink Sees Pink,” Season 3, Episode 2)

Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) has a frightful dream: she’s starring in a present referred to as “The Forman Bunch Selection Hour.” That is not the dangerous half. The dangerous half is when her youngsters run away to affix the Partridge Household. Even worse? Shirley Jones herself, Mama Partridge, accuses Kitty of being a (gasp) “dangerous mom”! Enjoyable reality: the episode additionally has the “cuchi-cuchi” lady herself, Charo, who nearly actually was in each Nineteen Seventies present: The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and extra.

Alice Cooper as Himself (“Radio Daze,” Season 3, Episode 14)

It is dangerous sufficient that Donna (Laura Prepon) has landed herself a job on the native radio station, the place she’s been dubbed “Scorching Donna”, however now Eric is seeing inexperienced over the lads she’s hanging out with at events. His creativeness runs wild, resulting in a dream the place Donna is a few unfastened hussy at a sleazy radio station celebration. Who’s at this celebration? Alice freakin’ Cooper, with a snake round his shoulders that he tells Eric he’ll be fed to. All works out, and ultimately Cooper is seen in a “circle” taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.

French Stewart as Daniel (“Hyde Will get the Woman,” Season 4, Episode 4)

Donna’s radio station is working a contest: whoever can maintain their hand on a van the longest wins the van. Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) is set to win, however he is acquired critical competitors in Daniel (French Stewart). Daniel is totally ready and a bit of nasty, tricking individuals into dropping out by engaged on their feelings. Or, in Kelso’s case, how a lot he in all probability must take a leak.

Billy Dee Williams as Pastor Dan (“Child Do not You Do It,” Season 6, Episode 14)

The pre-marital couple that’s Eric and Donna are talked into going to see a wedding counselor. It is an concept that appeals to Donna, however not a lot with Eric. Nonetheless, they meet with Pastor Dan (Billy Dee Williams). Inside moments, Eric is enthralled: Pastor Dan makes use of Star Wars analogies, and considers Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to be one of many all-time biggest films ever made. After all his opinion issues — the person is Lando Calrissian, for crying out loud.

Justin Lengthy as Andrew (“Love of My Life,” Season 8, Episode 21)

Andrew Davis (Justin Lengthy) is Fez’s (Wilmer Valderrama) buddy from his dwelling nation, who tries to persuade Fez to return again to their dwelling nation with him after being rejected by Jackie (Mila Kunis). Identical nation? The accent is totally different. The pores and skin tone is totally different. Ah, however all is defined: they stay on two totally different sides of the island. So apparent.

Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Billy and Bobby Anderson (“Eric’s Despair,” Season 4, Episode 2)

Kelso will get misplaced on the native amusement park, which is dangerous sufficient with out being made a idiot of by twins Billy and Bobby Anderson (Dylan and Cole Sprouse). They comply with him round, copy the whole lot he says, spit on his ice cream cone, and customarily make Kelso depressing. So depressing he provides up and takes a 12-mile hike again dwelling, at evening and on foot.

Betty White as Bea Sigurdson (1st Look: “Heartbreaker,” Season 5, Episode 4)

The legendary Betty White performs Beatrice “Bea” Sigurdson, Kitty’s mom. Bea seems to be a pleasant previous girl, however if truth be told she’s loud, impolite, and perpetually nagging her husband, Burt (Tom Poston). Different occasions, she sugarcoats her rudeness to Kitty by talking in a sunny tone. She is proven to have a coronary heart, although, weeping in a bed room over the lack of Burt. So to sum it up, she performed a personality she had at all times excelled at.

Kevin McDonald as Pastor Dave (1st Look: “Holy Crap!”, Season 2, Episode 23)

The Children In The Corridor alum Kevin McDonald appeared in six episodes general as Pastor Dave, the youth pastor on the Formans’ native church. Pleasant (sure), hip, and funky (not a lot), Pastor Dave is Kitty’s hope in setting her kids on a righteous path, which might be simpler in the event that they took the pastor severely in any respect. In his first look, Kitty invitations him to household recreation evening at their dwelling, which units up one of many funniest scenes within the historical past of the collection, Laurie’s (Lisa Robin Kelly) three of a sort in playing cards: 6-6-6.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Buddy (“Eric’s Buddy,” Season 1, Episode 11)

Eric is paired with Buddy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as lab companions in school. Buddy is wealthy, widespread, and has a depraved automotive that wins Eric over. The 2 turn out to be pals, and spend a variety of time collectively, with Eric usually speaking concerning the issues in his relationship with Donna. This leads Buddy to suppose that Eric could also be homosexual, identical to he’s. Having developed a crush on Eric, Buddy makes his transfer and vegetation a kiss on Eric. The scene is a touchstone second within the historical past of LGBTQ+ illustration on tv, the primary kiss between two guys to air on primetime. Reportedly, Buddy was to have a recurring position within the present, however the blended reception from viewers led to Gordon-Levitt’s Buddy being a one-off character.

Amy Adams as Kat Peterson (“Burning Down the Home,” Season 2, Episode 15)

Kat Peterson (Amy Adams) comes from a rich household, and she or he secretly begins going out with Hyde. However the wealthy, snobby cheerleader denies hooking up with the rebellious stoner when she’s round her upper-class pals. The cameo was solely Adams’ third skilled performing job, and first tv look.

Jim Gaffigan as Roy Keene (1st Look: “Hey, Hey What Can I Do?,” Season 5, Episode 18)

Comic Jim Gaffigan appeared throughout a variety of episodes by way of Seasons 5 and 6 as Roy Keene, supervisor of the Level Place Resort. Gaffigan introduced his signature affable supply to Keene’s disastrous tales of assembly girls. Keene had a giant coronary heart, although, offering help for Hyde’s household after Hyde’s father (or a minimum of who he thought was his father) walked out on them and giving jobs to Kelso, Hyde and Eric once they have been on the lookout for work.

Seth Inexperienced as Mitch Miller (1st Look: “The Battle of Evermore,” Season 5, Episode 17)

Fellow scholar and rival of Eric’s Mitch Miller proved to be a ache within the arse for the group, proper up actor Seth Inexperienced‘s alley. First, Mitch and his father Charlie (Fred Willard) competed towards Eric and Pink on the Level Place Paul Bunyan video games (with Mitch discovering his father likes sporting chaps including to the insult of shedding to the Formans). He then posted an image of Fez and Kelso kissing one another within the faculty newspaper after Fez refused to provide Mitch his driver’s license. Mitch acquired everybody else within the group to love him, and later used a lady to interrupt up Donna and Eric. And as his final hurrah, Mitch declares that Donna is his fiancée at a marriage, resulting in Eric and Mitch getting right into a struggle at 5:15 the following day, a struggle Mitch weaseled out of by providing Eric “G.I. Jacques,” a French-made G.I. Joe determine.

Mary Tyler Moore as Christine St. George (1st Look: “Candy Woman,” Season 8, Episode 10)

One other TV legend would seem on the present, in certainly one of her last TV appearances earlier than her demise in 2017: Mary Tyler Moore. She performed Christine St. George, host of What’s Up, Wisconsin?, an area information program, and Jackie’s idol. Jackie liked the whole lot about her: the best way she managed a room, the best way she demanded respect, and her magnificence, naturally. Off-camera, although, Christine was considerably totally different, and regardless of Jackie’s dedication to work for her, Christine ended up firing her for not being ruthless sufficient.