‘That ’90s Show’ Reveals What Happened To The Ill-Fated Jackie-Fez Romance

If you’re a fan of That ’70s Show, you’ll enjoy the madcap antics of Netflix’s new spinoff series That ’90s Show. The new comedy boasts an impressive ensemble of talented young actors, features a number of fun appearances from legacy characters, and provides us with the gift of Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith reprising their roles as Kitty and Red Forman aka America’s mom and dad.

Kitty and Red are iconic. I will not be taking questions at this time.

That ’90s Show has many references to That ’70s Show, but the one that’ll have fans buzzing centers on the infamous romance between Jackie (Mila Kunis) and Fez (Wilmer Valderrama). In the penultimate episode of the original series, Jackie and Fez began dating. Fez had been infatuated with Jackie for much of the series, but she was dating Kelso (Kunis’ now-husband Ashton Kutcher) and later Hyde (Danny Masterson). Jackie and Fez shared their first kiss as a couple during the series finale.

The Jackie/Fez romance was met with derision by some fans — a quick Google search yielded a Reddit post titled “Fez and Jackie. Why?” — but the anger is moot. In the series premiere of That ’90s Show we learn that Kelso and Jackie are, once again, together. Not only that, the two are on their way to get remarried, with Michael telling Red that it’s the couple’s “second remarriage.” So what exactly happened to Fez and Jackie’s romance?

In the third episode of That ’90s Show (“Lip Smackers”), Fez shares the details of their breakup with Kitty. Jackie and Fez were at Hedonism Resort in Jamaica when he caught her talking on the phone to… you guessed it… Kelso.

“She left me there,” Fez tells Kitty, “and I spent the next five days getting kicked out of hot tubs for talking too much.”

The Jackie-Fez romance may have had its detractors, but the couple had the support of at least one person: Mila Kunis. In September of 2022, the actress behind the beloved character admitted to Access Hollywood (h/t Variety) that Kelso and Jackie ending up together on That ’90s Show is “weird.”

“My husband and I are together in [That ’90s Show], which is weird because we shouldn’t have been,” Kunis said. “You know what, I called B.S. I was like, ‘My character would be with Fez.’”

Perhaps Fez and Jackie will be together again when That Aughts Show hits Netflix+ in 2032. Time will tell.