This 90’s show breaks the water tower curse of this 70’s show

The water tower is the most dangerous spot for teens in Point Place, but That ’90s Show’s teens break the curse he put on the original characters.

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Season 1 of That ’90s Show!The water tower is arguably the most dangerous place in Point Place, however That ’90s show‘s teenagers luckily escape the landmark’s curse That 70’s show. That ’90s show brings the new generation of Point Place teenagers back to many familiar locations from the original sitcom, most notably the Formans Basement, The Hub and the Water Tower. The latter landmark serves as a significant backdrop in That ’90s show‘s pilot while the teens take a keg to the top of the iconic water tower to watch the Fourth of July fireworks. While the water tower still bears the graffiti left by Kelso and Fez, it appears to have lost an important aspect of its reputation.

Immediately after Leia’s return from the water tower That ’90s showThe pilot of , Eric and Donna reprimand her for going there. Leia’s parents personally remember the true dangers of the structure, like That 70’s show‘s characters fell from the water tower on numerous occasions. Kelso fell from the water tower more than any other character, revealing that he has fallen every single school year since moving to Point Place. In every episode where That 70’s show‘s teenagers went up the water tower, someone fell and usually went to the hospital, season 8 saw charlie richardson tragically fall to his death. However, That ’90s show‘s return to the water tower breaks this dangerous streak.

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In Season 1 of That ’90s Show, no one falls from the water tower

Shockingly, no one falls from the water tower, though That ’90s showThe characters of climb up the structure in the pilot, breaking the injury-causing curse. Also when Leia and Gwen spray paint their names on the water tower That ’90s show‘s season 1 finale, they manage not to fall. None of That 70’s show‘s female characters fell from the water tower, so Leia and Gwen’s safety makes sense, but the fact that Jay, Nate, and Ozzie descended from the structure unharmed is surprising. That ’90s show‘s teens may have escaped a water tower fall in Season 1, but they likely won’t be so lucky in the sitcom’s future.

There were certain occasions when the original characters walked up the water tower and didn’t fall off, like when Fez and Jackie climbed up there That 70’s show‘s series finale, but Kelso had already fallen off in the same episode. Consequently, no one falls into the water tower That ’90s show Season 1 indicates that the structure may have received some safety-focused updates in the 15 years since Kelso’s last fall. Possibly That ’90s showThe teen characters of know to stay away from the water tower rails as this was often the reason the original teens fell.

This ’70s show already made Jay fall off first

Jay was safe from the curse of the water tower That ’90s show Season 1, but since he’s the son of Michael Kelso, his fate is already set in terms of structure. In That 70’s show Season 5 Kelso remarks that he has fallen off the water tower every school year, to which Hyde replies that the “Record stands until [Kelso’s] son goes to schoolIt is unclear whether Michael’s son Jay Kelso fell from the water tower beforehand That ’90s show Season 1, but his last name suggests that he will continue his father’s unfortunate legacy in this location.

That ’90s show has already seen Jay repeat many of Michael Kelso’s mannerisms and quirks, such as being a womanizer and yelling.burn!So falling from the water tower is the next step in taking on his father’s role. When Ashton Kutcher reprises his role as Michael in That ’90s show In Season 2, Jay could also potentially crash alongside his father when the water tower destroys two generations of Kelsos at once. Ultimately, the Point Place water tower won’t let Kelso and Jackie’s son escape unharmed for much longer.

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