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1. Rad parentals
2. Lovable, skinny, sensitive nerd
3. Enter bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks...
4. With an absent/drunk/addict mother
5. So the bad boy ends up moving in with the rad parents...
6. And becomes the brother the nerd never had...#bestfriendsforever
7. Then there's the hot girl next door...
8. And her dysfunctional parents
9. With a promiscuous, sexy, and slightly vapid mother...
10. And a skeezeball father
11. Also, there is a spoiled rich (bitch) who is actually endearing
12. Together, they are the best of friends!
13. Most of the show takes place at the rad parental's house...
14. With the kids hanging out in their designated locations...
15. Drinking margs is a pastime of the adults...
16. At some point, there is an encounter with a crazy obsessive flame...
17. First loves...
18. There is lots of sexual exploration...
19. The cars are like minor characters!
20. The kids sneak off on a road trip...
21. The gang goes to prom -- which turns out to be a disaster
22. And, luckily, everyone graduates high school!
23. There is also some "dabbling" with weed...
24. Catholic schoolgirl uniforms come into play...
25. They go to some great concerts...
26. Half the gang run off due to relationship tensions
27. Remarkably memorable intro songs...
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California by Phantom Planet
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In the Street by Big Star
28. Teen pregnancy
29. Patriarch heart attack
30. Rachel Bilson made an appearance on That 70's Show!
31. Breakfast foods are like their own secondary character.
32. Animation. BOOM.
33. Party girl cameos
34. A major character leaves the show before the final season...
35. And we would love to see a reunion for both shows :)
BONUS: There are nerdy Star Wars cameos in both shows!
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