The Best Burn From That '70s Show According To Fans

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Fans think the best That '70s Show burn involves a brand of instant breakfast

The show's burns were often great stinging insults or pranks played on a hapless target — and if the audience was lucky, Kelso would follow up with a beautifully delivered "burn!" to add insult to injury.

As expected, the show is rife with memorable jabs, but which one reigns supreme? In a discussion in r/That70sshow, Redditor u/kurosaki715 took the cake when they suggested what is likely one of the deadliest one-liners in the series. It left the recipient speechless and the onlookers mortified (yet very impressed) by the heat behind the insult. In one episode, Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) enters the frame in a pair of tights and a frock. The guys instantly take notice and commence with the insults. When Eric (Topher Grace) throws his burn into the ring, Donna (Laura Prepon) comes to Fez's defense by ragging on Eric's shirt. Eric quickly fires back with an incredulous, "God, what did you have for breakfast this morning? Carnation Instant B****?"

With nearly 150 upvotes, the Redditor's offer of the breakfast burn easily earned the top spot among fans, with several commenters confirming it as their personal favorite. u/GIDAMIEN even claimed to have used the insult in real life (and it earned them a one-way ticket to the human resources department). Though these burns may be entertaining to most of us, it's highly recommended that you keep them out of the workplace.

Some Red-hot burns had a sentimental source

A close second from Redditor u/cshep64 also finished with upvotes in the triple digits. Uttered by the great Red Forman (Kurtwood Smith), this particularly brutal affront is remembered among "That '70s Show" fans as the "octo-burn." During another episode, the gang can be found hanging out in the Forman driveway with Eric (who is supposed to be doing yard work), when Red emerges from the house and immediately launches into an eight-course meal of a burn: "So, I guess this is the way an immature, engaged, high-school dumbass with no car, no job, and no money trims the hedges." With the heat of the burn hanging in the air, the gang quickly bolts, leaving behind a wounded Eric and a shocked but delighted audience.

Though Red isn't technically part of the friend group, he is frequently responsible for some of the most devastating burns in the series. And apparently, that "edge" takes its inspiration from a very real source: Smith's late stepfather, whose attitude and demeanor formed the basis for Eric's sharp-tongued, demanding dad. Smith told the L.A. Times that his stepfather passed away shortly before "That '70s Show" premiered, so he never got the chance to see his likeness deliver stinging barbs onscreen. If he had, Smith imagined, he probably would have flung one right back, with a "What the hell? I'm not like that at all."