That '70s Show season 4, episode 5, "It's a Wonderful Life," revealed the future of Eric and his friends if he and Donna had never dated, and it's very different than the futures seen in That '90s Show. The spin-off is set about 15 years after the events of its parent series, and though it centralizes the children of the original group of friends, it also displays what their adult years have looked like.

Back in the days of That '70s Show, the writers had speculated what the following decades would have held for the cast— but with a twist.

In That '70s Show season 4, shortly after Donna and Eric split up for a time, the latter wished they had never kissed and, therefore, never dated. An angel (Wayne Knight) appeared and granted this desire and showed him what his life and the lives of his friends would be like had their relationship never happened.

Of course, Eric didn't like what he saw in the classic It's a Wonderful Life-style. This alternate reality future took place (in part) about five years before the events of That '90s Show, and it's clear that Eric and Donna ending up together was important— since everyone's lives look mostly very different.

Donna Pinciotti

Eric's "It's a Wonderful Life" dream started with a significant change in Donna and Eric's story.

Instead of having their first kiss on the That '70s Show Vista Cruiser hood, Donna only said goodnight and went home. Eric's personal angel showed him that Steven Hyde was waiting for her when she got back– ready to confess his love. This meant a lost chance for Eric and the start of a complicated life for Donna. When Eric ran into her at their high school reunion, he asked if she had kept writing.

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