Demi Moore Ruined a Huge ‘That ’70s Show’ Finale Scene

While fans are waiting for the return of That ’90s Show on Netflix, they can revisit all episodes the original series that preceded it, That ’70s Show, including the beloved final episode. After a divisive Season 8 that featured Josh Meyers joining the cast to fill the void left after the exit of former lead Topher Grace, “That ’70s Finale” aired on May 18, 2006, finishing the show on a high note. Apparently, filming the episode was incredibly emotional, so much so that getting through takes was tough. However, one outsider made the episode even harder to finish — actress Demi Moore.

Meyers (alongside brother Seth Meyers) guested on the SiriusXM podcast Podcrushed this past week and told the hosting trio (Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari) that Moore ruined a key take during production on “That ’70s Finale.” Moore, who was married to That ’70s Show star Ashton Kutcher at the time, took a phone call at an extremely inopportune time.

“It was a very hard scene for the cast to get through because they had done this show for so long, and it’s emotional when you get to the end of a show,” Josh Meyers, who played Randy Pearson, said. “People were crying, people were stumbling over lines. We kept having to reset. We kept having to have makeup come out. And we were finally getting it. They had sort of hit a stride, and a phone rang, and it was to Demi Moore. And she took the call! And the director was like, what? She like, her phone rang and she was like, ‘yeah, hello.’”

Despite this disruption, Season 8, Episode 22, finished filming, going on to be the That ’70s Show’s 200th episode. More than 10 million people watched the episode live at the time, according to Nielsen data released at the time. Moore and Kutcher, who played Michael Kelso on That ’70s Show, would go on to divorce in 2013 (following a 2011 separation and a 2012 divorce filing).

How to order That ’70s Show – The Complete Series

If you’d like to revisit all eight seasons of That ’70s Show, Amazon is offering a complete series right now at a 62 percent discount. That means the show can be in your hands — at a bargain price — in as soon as two days. 

The show is all about a group of teenagers growing up and getting into trouble in a small Wisconsin town back in the 1970s. The cast includes Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Don Stark, Tanya Roberts, Tommy Chong, Lisa Robin Kelly and Josh Meyers.

The Carsey-Werner Company, the studio behind the show, describes That ’70s Show – The Complete Series as the “definitive collection featuring all 200 episodes in Widescreen High Definition, remastered from the original film negatives for an awesome Blu-ray experience with surround sound audio.”

That ’70s Show’s complete series set is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Order the box set now

• That ’70s Show – The Complete Series, DVD version, $55
• That ’70s Show – The Complete Series, Blu-ray version, $38

About That ’90s Show on Netflix

That ’90s Show is the Netflix sequel series to FOX’s hit sitcom That ’70s Show (1998-2006). It features returning cast members Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp as Red and Kitty Forman, respectively, alongside a new group of teens played by Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Reyn Doi, Sam Morelos and Maxwell Acee Donovan. However, these beloved That ’70s Show cast members return for guest appearances: Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Tommy Chong and Don Stark.

While the focus here is on the kids, fans of the original show will be pleased to know the lead character, Leia Forman (Haverda), is the daughter of Eric Forman (Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Prepon). Leia and her friends get into all kinds of hijinks, not unlike the original cast of characters, so the spirit of the original series is alive and well. Netflix has renewed the show for a 16-episode Season 2, which is currently filming.