Kurtwood Smith

Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, who play Red and Kitty on That '90s Show, talk working with Mila Kunis and the old cast and meeting a new generation.

"You're an Eagle Scout." "OK," Rupp says. And you can really see that when you see him redoing the part." "It was great seeing them playing the parts, and it was great seeing how much of the roles actually came from the actors," he says. But Red and Kitty's dynamic has remained a constant from "That '70s Show" to "That '90s Show," and it's a centrepiece of the revival. "Could I at least be in the Eagle Scouts?" "You're very helpful. The pair, who play Eric Forman's parents, Red and Kitty, on "That '70s Show," reprise their roles on "That '90s Show," which premiered on Netflix on Jan. But years later, even with a new set of feisty youngsters hanging out in their basement, Red and Kitty's dynamic has remained the same, with Kitty's laugh a constant presence ("I do not have her laugh," Rupp emphasises) and Red as crotchety as ever. In the original, "Kitty had 4,000 owls in the kitchen. "She found it. "It was really fun seeing everyone searching, trying to find their character again," Rupp adds.

PRIDE spoke with returning stars on how their iconic characters have evolved since the '70s — oh, and an adorable coming-out scene.

I was happy to do it for the kids.” “I was kind of honored to be the one that Ozzie chose, or the writers chose,” she shares. “I was happy to do it. And it was so right for the decade it was, it was just perfect. “I already had it in me and it was very, very easy and,” she says, turning to Smith, “then all I have to do is look at this guy and anything I’m missing comes back.” “It was very easy for me because I know who she is and the writers wrote to my strengths,” Rupp tells PRIDE.