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cablejockey · 04-18-2009, 05:57 PM

This has probably been answered somewhere on the board, but bear with me---why did the guys refer to each other by their last names? Jackie and Donna are called by their first names, and they call the guys by their first names--except for Hyde--so why the 'Kelso Foreman and Hyde titles?

Marvo301 · 04-18-2009, 07:06 PM

In the 70's it was considered "cool" for guys to refer to each other by their last names. So I guess the producers were being true to the time period by having the characters do that on the show.

MonarC · 04-18-2009, 11:10 PM

I always thought it had to do with sports.

Ya know like if you play football in school the coach calls you by your last name.

Wreckless · 04-18-2009, 11:21 PM

Yeah, what those two said...

my friends sometimes call me by my last name as well. it's a guy thing as well..

Mr. Television · 04-18-2009, 11:23 PM

My 6th grade teacher called all of us by our last name. lol

Wreckless · 04-18-2009, 11:31 PM

Yeah my male PE/Gym teachers in middle school did the same lol....he was coming off as a tough guy, or at least he wanted to be portrayed like that....like not a softy

TJL · 04-19-2009, 01:18 AM

I too thik it's a guy thing. Lots of my friends refer to each other by thier last names. One of my friends goes by his last name all the time.

browneyes106 · 04-25-2009, 01:56 AM

I remember there times Eric was called by his first name by Hyde and Kelso.

Wreckless · 04-25-2009, 02:05 AM

Kelso called Eric by his first name a lot, way more then Hyde did...I don't remember ONCE where Steven cspecifically was talking to Eric and called him by his first name. I remember times where Hyde said Eric's name, but was talking to somebody else besides him, or mentioned him...but that's it.

TripperFan · 04-25-2009, 09:14 AM

As others have said, it was just "normal" to call guys by their surnames. I remember wishing I had a "cool" last name so that I could be called by it too.

I thought it was still done to this day, but guess not.

Miss Lisa · 04-25-2009, 09:56 PM

A lot of the guys in my school still call each other by their last names. It's mostly the ones on the football team that do that. I am also called by my last name, but that's because there's way too many Brittanys in my school.

liane60 · 10-19-2018, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cablejockey

This has probably been answered somewhere on the board, but bear with me---why did the guys refer to each other by their last names? Jackie and Donna are called by their first names, and they call the guys by their first names--except for Hyde--so why the 'Kelso Foreman and Hyde titles?

Kitty was the only one that called Hyde Steven. Kelso was so stupid one time he told Hyde it's a good thing your last name isn't seek, not knowing or for getting that his first name was Steven. And Donna called Steven and Kelso by their last names.

04-18-2009, 05:57 PM	#1
cablejockey Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 478	Why Last Names? This has probably been answered somewhere on the board, but bear with me---why did the guys refer to each other by their last names? Jackie and Donna are called by their first names, and they call the guys by their first names--except for Hyde--so why the 'Kelso Foreman and Hyde titles?

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MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I always thought it had to do with sports. Ya know like if you play football in school the coach calls you by your last name.

04-18-2009, 11:21 PM	#4
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Yeah, what those two said... my friends sometimes call me by my last name as well. it's a guy thing as well..

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Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Yeah my male PE/Gym teachers in middle school did the same lol....he was coming off as a tough guy, or at least he wanted to be portrayed like that....like not a softy

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browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	I remember there times Eric was called by his first name by Hyde and Kelso.

04-25-2009, 02:05 AM	#9
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Kelso called Eric by his first name a lot, way more then Hyde did...I don't remember ONCE where Steven cspecifically was talking to Eric and called him by his first name. I remember times where Hyde said Eric's name, but was talking to somebody else besides him, or mentioned him...but that's it.

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Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	A lot of the guys in my school still call each other by their last names. It's mostly the ones on the football team that do that. I am also called by my last name, but that's because there's way too many Brittanys in my school.
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