Laurie Forman

Laurie Forman
That '70s Show character
File:Vlcsnap-9782385.png Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman
First appearance	"Eric's Birthday" (episode 1.02)
Last appearance	"Going Mobile" (episode 6.24)
Created by	Mark Brazill
Portrayed by	Lisa Robin Kelly (seasons 1-3, 5) Christina Moore (season 6)
In-universe information
Nickname	The Village Whore, The Devil, Bitch
Gender	Female
Occupation	College student (dropped out)
Family	Red Forman (father) Kitty Forman (mother) Eric Forman (brother)
Spouse	Fez (ex-husband)
Relatives	Albert Forman (paternal grandfather, deceased) Bernice Forman (paternal grandmother, deceased) Burt Sigurdson (maternal grandfather) Bea Sigurdson (maternal grandmother) Paula Sigurdson (maternal aunt) Penny (cousin)
Nationality	American (living in Canada)

Lauren Anne "Laurie" Forman (July 15, 1958) is a fictional character on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. She was originally portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly and later by Christina Moore.

Laurie is Eric Forman's manipulative and popular older sister, who initially lives away from home, attending college. Laurie and Eric's father, Red Forman, spoils her and favors her over Eric. Eric and his friends make fun of her for her promiscuous behavior.

Character

Laurie, who has Farrah Fawcett-style wavy blonde hair, is a promiscuous young woman often seen with different men, from her college psychology professor to Eric's friend Michael Kelso, who cheated on his girlfriend Jackie Burkhart. She is an object of sexual fantasy for Fez, whom she marries later in the series so that he can get a green card. Eric, Steven Hyde, and Donna Pinciotti often mock her promiscuity, and Eric several times refers to her as "the devil". In reference to this running gag, Laurie was born with a tail. Jackie hates her and usually refers to her as "a slut", at one point getting into a cat fight with her over Kelso. A bullying tattletale around Eric and sweet with her parents, she often gives her mother Kitty cause for concern, such as when Laurie tries to seduce the local youth minister, Pastor Dave (Kevin McDonald). Despite her disagreeable personality to Eric, she has occasionally showed sympathy toward him, such as when he was traumatized after seeing their parents having sex.

Laurie's parents express belief that she will accidentally become pregnant. Kitty's reason for telling people about Fez and Laurie's marriage is that "I never thought I'd be able to say 'Laurie got married' without adding 'and the baby came early!'". Also, when Red expresses his desire for a grandchild, Kitty remarks that Laurie probably has "a few" secret children. They laugh for a moment and then a serious expression comes to each of their faces. Eric believes that this has already happened (more than once), when he tells Laurie "I'm sure whatever bastard children you've had have been adopted by now" when Laurie says she wants to make up for her past mistakes. Laurie is shown to be (partially) good with kids in "Baby Fever", but it quickly becomes clear that she values material goods more (exchanging her hair-dryer for the baby).

Season 1

Laurie appeared in a brief, recurring role in Season One. Kelso, despite being in a committed relationship with Jackie, flirted with (and attempted to seduce) Laurie. Laurie rejected his weak advances, but began flirting with him, and the two made out in "A New Hope", beginning their season-long affair. During Season One, Laurie was going to college in another city, and in the finale, she announces that she has flunked out. Credits: Lisa Robin Kelly appeared as a guest star nine times, beginning with "Eric's Birthday".

Season 2

In the second season, now living in her parents' (and her brother Eric's) house, Laurie tricked Kelso into cheating on Jackie and soon everyone but Jackie knew. Kelso attempted to end what he had with Laurie multiple times, only to be threatened that if he ended it, she would tell Jackie everything. Then when he tried to end it again, Laurie agreed, as long as he gave her one last kiss. Kelso agreed, not knowing that Jackie was standing right behind him. This prompted Jackie to break up with him. Before the breakup, Laurie and Jackie had become friends, finding common interest in material things, like hair. Credits: Lisa Robin Kelly was a regular this season, and appeared in every episode, save for "Halloween", "Sleepover", and "Parents Find Out"

Season 3

During the third season, Laurie and Kelso began a serious relationship, although the majority of their "relationship" consisted of making out or leaving the room to "do it". After talking with Red, Laurie discovered what she wanted to do in life and soon enrolled in a beauty school. Kelso retained feelings for Jackie while it became increasingly apparent that his connection with Laurie was purely sexual. Later, on Valentine's Day, Kelso caught another man leaving Laurie's room. Crushed, Kelso ended the relationship. Credits: Lisa Robin Kelly was a regular for the first half of the season, and appeared in every episode up to "Fez Gets the Girl" save for "Roller Disco", "Hyde's Christmas Rager", "Who Wants It More?",

Season 5

During the fifth season, Laurie returned for Thanksgiving and was revealed to be now living in Chicago. After accidentally letting it slip that she hadn't changed her promiscuous ways, she lost her spot as the favorite child. Later in the season, she returned with a supposed new outlook on life, wanting to make amends for all the mistakes she had made in the past and become closer to Eric and the rest of her family. She joins the gang on a camping trip they take to celebrate their high-school graduation, during which she sleeps with Fez. Fez, threatened with deportation due to his visa expiring, marries her so he can stay in the country. When Laurie shares this with her parents, it causes Red to have a heart attack. Credits: Lisa Robin Kelly makes four "Special Appearances".

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Christina Moore as Laurie Forman

Season 6

In the sixth season, Fez tries to trick Laurie into "doing it" as he is the only man to date that she has rejected. Meanwhile, Red and Kitty attempt to force the two to divorce. However, when Fez and Laurie start to receive wedding presents that they do not want (such as a circular saw and a microwave), they decide to give the gifts to Laurie's parents. Motivated by their desire to receive more gifts, Red and Kitty grudgingly approve of Laurie and Fez's marriage. Laurie's last appearance was in "Going Mobile". In the sixth season episode "I'm Free", Eric jokes that Laurie's absence was due to being in jail before seriously asking where she had been the last two years. Credits: Christina Moore appears as a guest star six times, ending with "Going Mobile".

Seasons 7 and 8

After season six, Laurie was never seen on-screen again but was mentioned in passing many times over the next two seasons. These ranged from explaining what she was doing at that point in time (such as moving to Canada), to her past in Point Place (such as who her godparents are).

Laurie's last screen reference is in the finale, where Kitty, after stating heartfelt reasons why she loved everyone in the room, including telling Donna that she loved her like a daughter, asks "Speaking of daughters... has anyone seen Laurie?" prompting a long laugh from the studio audience.

Notes

• Lisa Robin Kelly left the show in 2003, Laurie was removed entirely from the show and didn't appear for 47 episodes and wasn't mentioned for 43 episodes (though Red made references to having "kids"). Prior to that, Laurie was always mentioned as if she was still around although she wasn't on screen. For instance, on Valentine's Day, Kelso came by to give her flowers but he sees a man come out of her bedroom and he is heartbroken.
• Laurie has never appeared in a scene transition when she was a cast, in the first season episode "Christmas" and in the fifth season episode "Nobody's Fault But Mine (2)". She was billed as a guest star in both episodes.
• Lisa Robin Kelly was set to return to the role for the sixth season for 13 episodes and be billed as a regular cast member again. However, she left the show soon after production began and was replaced with Christina Moore. The scenes featuring Laurie in the first episodes of the season were later re-shot and the character appeared in only six episodes, with Christina being billed as a guest star.
• In the episode "Jackie Moves On", it is revealed that Laurie was born with a tail. She and Eric engaged in a shouting match in which each revealed deep-seeded secrets about the other in front of Hyde and Fez. The argument culminated with Eric revealing the secret of Laurie's tail, prompting Laurie to run out of the basement in embarassment. Kelso later told Hyde that Laurie had told him it was a birthmark.
• Her last line on the show was "Many of the guys I date had cold feet before their weddings. But now are in perfectly happy marriages!" a reference to her "Getting around"