That ‘70s Show’s holiday episodes were some of its best, and That ’90s Show’s summer setting still allows it to continue the sitcom’s oldest tradition. While Netflix has yet to reveal how much time will be covered in That ‘90s Show season 1, it’s been confirmed that the story is set in the summer of 1995. With That ‘90s Show already hinting at a 4th of July episode, the sequel series is bringing back some of the most beloved aspects of That ’70s Show.

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While That ‘70s Show’s holiday episodes were iconic, they also tended to muddle the sitcom’s timeline. For instance, there were five Christmas episodes across eight seasons, even though That ‘70s Show’s timeline only ran from May 1976 until New Year’s Eve 1979. However, because the sitcom’s episodes surrounding holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day were so popular, exceptions were made to include more of the gang’s holiday-themed antics.

Since That ‘90s Show isn’t set during the fall or winter, there aren’t likely to be any depictions of Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas 1995, but season 1 can still include some of the holidays that the original series never focused on. That ‘90s Show has already teased that there will be an episode celebrating the 4th of July, which could perhaps serve as the reunion episode for That ‘70s Show’s returning characters. Surprisingly, That ‘70s Show never featured a 4th of July-themed episode, with Kelso’s bottle rocket obsession being reserved for New Year’s Eve festivities. Before the 4th of July special, however, it’s possible the Formans will also get together to celebrate Father’s Day in June 1995, which now includes Eric and Kelso as fathers to teenage girls.

That ’90s Show Holiday Episodes Would Be A Perfect ’70s Show Callback

As a franchise based around nostalgia for certain eras, holiday-themed episodes perfectly lend themselves to the purpose of That ‘90s Show. Holidays are some of the most sentimental times and can evoke more potent memories, which could also set up That ‘90s Show to utilize flashbacks of past holidays during the time gap after That ‘70s Show’s finale. As That ‘90s Show increases the nostalgia for how holidays felt during the mid-1990s, it can also feature callbacks to That ‘70s Show’s best Christmas and Halloween episodes as the characters take a walk down memory lane.

Although holiday-themed episodes are a staple of That ‘70s Show, Netflix’s sequel series needs to take care not to include too many and mess with the timeline. Since That ‘90s Show begins in 1995, it still has about 4.5 years’ worth of time to explore before the series would need to come to an end (if it intends on repeating That ‘70s Show’s finale strategy), so the timeline can move more organically than That ‘70s Show. As such, there’s no need to feature multiple Christmas episodes within one year like its predecessor. While That ‘90s Show is set in the summer, it can still use That ‘70s Show’s flashbacks and fantasy sequences to include the holidays often depicted in the original sitcom.