The eighth and final season of the American comedy television series '' That '70s Show'' premiered November 2, 2005 on

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in the United States. The season ended on May 18, 2006, with the series finale. The eighth season marked a major change in the series, as the show's star Topher Grace who portrayed Eric Forman, the central character, left the series at the end of the previous season and was replaced by new character Randy Pearson (portrayed by Josh Meyers). Eric was often mentioned throughout the season, even being an important off-stage character central to an episode's plot upon occasion. Grace returned as Eric for the final episode, although his role was brief and uncredited. Another major change was the departure of Michael Kelso, who was portrayed by Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher had quit the show at the end of season seven but remained on the series for five episodes during the eighth season. He appeared in the first four episodes to give closure to Kelso and he appeared again in the final episode. Another big change to the show was the opening sequence that plays over the theme song; instead of the characters driving down a street in a car, they take turns singing lyrics of the theme song in "the circle", a camera angle used throughout the series when the group sits in a circle and gets intoxicated.

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( Tommy Chong) returned as a main character, following his return to the series in the seventh season in a special guest role. Many plots of the season involved

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's new relationship with Randy, Jackie falling in love with

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, Hyde marrying a stripper named Samantha, Kelso getting a new job and moving to Chicago, and the Formans adjusting to an empty nest which is too empty for Kitty and not empty enough for Red because the other kids still were around despite Eric's absence. This season is set entirely in 1979, with the final seconds of the series being the final seconds of the decade. The last seconds of the series show the license plate of Eric's Vista Cruiser for the final time, now featuring a tag with the year "80" on it, signaling that the 1980s have begun. All episodes of season 8, except the finale, are named after songs by Queen. The region 1 DVD was released on April 1, 2008.

Cast

Main

* Mila Kunis as

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* Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti * Wilmer Valderrama as

* Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman * Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman * Josh Meyers as Randy Pearson * Don Stark as Bob Pinciotti * Tommy Chong as

Special guest

* Tim Reid as William Barnett * Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso * Mary Tyler Moore as Christine St. George

Recurring

* Jim Rash as Fenton * Bret Harrison as Charlie * Jud Tylor as Samantha *Lara Everly as Hilary

Guest

* Yvette Nicole Brown as Sgt. Davis * Allison Munn as Caroline * Robert Clotworthy as Customer * Sam McMurray as Larry *

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as Receptionist * Topher Grace as Eric Forman (uncredited)

Special appearance

* Bruce Willis as Vic *

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as The Landlord * Dick Van Patten as Murph * Gavin MacLeod as Smitty *

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as himself * Tom Bosley as Dr. Hammond * Barry Williams as Jeff *

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as Josh * Justin Long as Andrew

Episodes

Notes

References

That '70s Show Episode Guide
at The New York Times

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:That '70s Show episodes season 8, List of 2005 American television seasons 2006 American television seasons Television series set in 1979 8