WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for That ’90s Show part 3!Following Betsy KelsoThat ‘90s Showpart 3 return, the sequel series toThat ‘70s Showstill has some lingering questions to answer regarding Michael’s family history. When the iconic Point Place residents came back for cameos in the pilot episode,That ‘90s Show’s returning charactersMichael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis) revealed that they’ve now been divorced twice, are on their third marriage, and have a teenage son named Jay. ConsideringKelso moved to Chicago with his daughter Betsy and her mother Brooke beforeThat ‘70s Show’s ending, his marriage to Jackie inspired plenty of follow-up questions.
Though the timeline of events betweenThat ‘70s ShowandThat ‘90s Showis muddled,Netflix’s sitcom revealed that shortly after the original finale, Jackie broke up with Fez and reunited with Kelso. The couple soon married and had Jay in Point Place, where they’ve seemingly remained for the past two decades. With no sign of Kelso’s daughter Betsy, there were worries that she had been written out before she finally appeared inThat ‘90s Showpart 3. Betsy’s return cleared up her role as an involvedKelso family member, but still left questions about Kelso’s decision to leave Chicago.
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WhenAshton Kutcher leftThat ‘70s Showtoward the end of season 7, the sitcom explained Kelso’s absence by revealing that he decided to move to Chicago to be closer to his newborn daughter and her mother Brooke. Since Kelso and Jackie had decided not to get back together again, it alsoseemed as if he was intent on making a relationship with Brooke work while they raised Betsy in Chicago. InThat ‘70s Show’s finale, Kelso had even remarked how well things were going with his new job, revealing that he had recently gotten a promotion.
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After the chaotic summer of 1996 in Point Place, there are several unanswered questions and lingering mysteries for That ’90s Show part 4 to address.
WithKelso’sThat ‘70s Show’s endinggiving him a happy resolution raising Betsy alongside Brooke in Chicago, it’s unclear why he left that life so soon after. Jackie and Kelso always had a turbulent off-and-on relationship that wouldn’t have made them getting back together a surprise, but this time around he was living in a new city with a new job raising his newborn daughter. Unless Jackie immediately became pregnant with Jay following their reconciliation,it’s difficult to explain why Kelso would so quickly leave Betsy and Brooke to go back to Point Place.
Shannon Elizabeth’s final on-screen appearance as Brooke Rockwell was inThat ’70s Showseason 7, episode 18, after Betsy was born.
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If Brooke Rockwell returns inThat ‘90s Showpart 4, then those answers might finally be provided. It’s unlikely that Kelso and Jackie will return again, but Betsy’s presence in Point Place could still lead to Donna or another originalThat ‘70s Showcharacter reuniting with Brooke. It seems that Betsy comes to Point Place at least every summer, but it’s unclear whether Brooke lives there as well or if she stayed in Chicago. Brooke was a librarian when she was last seen, so she could possibly be working in that position somewhere in Point Place duringThat ‘90s Show.
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.
