Personality
Laurie, who has Farrah Fawcett-style wavy blonde hair, is a young woman often seen with different men, from her college psychology professor to Eric's friend Michael Kelso, who cheated on his girlfriend Jackie Burkhart. She is an object of sexual fantasy for Fez, whom she marries later in the series so that he can get a green card. Eric, Steven Hyde, and Donna Pinciotti often mock her promiscuity, and Eric several times refers to her as "the devil". In reference to this running gag, Laurie was born with a tail. Jackie hates her and usually refers to her as "a slut", at one point getting into a cat fight with her over Kelso. A bullying tattletale around Eric and sweet with her parents, she often gives her mother Kitty cause for concern, such as when Laurie tries to seduce the local youth minister, Pastor Dave (Kevin McDonald). Despite her disagreeable personality to Eric, she has occasionally showed sympathy toward him, such as when he was traumatized after seeing their parents having sex.
Laurie's parents express belief that she will accidentally become pregnant. Kitty's reason for telling people about Fez and Laurie's marriage is that "I never thought I'd be able to say 'Laurie got married' without adding 'and the baby came early!'". Also, when Red expresses his desire for a grandchild, Kitty remarks that Laurie probably has "a few" secret children. They laugh for a moment and then a serious expression comes to each of their faces. Eric believes that this has already happened (more than once), when he tells Laurie "I'm sure whatever bastard children you've had have been adopted by now" when Laurie says she wants to make up for her past mistakes. Laurie is shown to be (partially) good with kids in "Baby Fever", but it quickly becomes clear that she values material goods more (exchanging her hair-dryer for the baby).
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