Storylines
Laurie appeared in a brief, recurring role in Season One. Kelso, despite being in a committed relationship with Jackie, flirted with (and attempted to seduce) Laurie. Laurie rejected his weak advances, but began flirting with him, and the two made out in "A New Hope", beginning their season-long affair. During Season One, Laurie was going to college in another city, and in the finale, she announces that she has flunked out.
In the second season, now living in her parents' (and her brother Eric's) house, Laurie tricked Kelso into cheating on Jackie and soon everyone but Jackie knew. Kelso attempted to end what he had with Laurie multiple times, only to be threatened that if he ended it, she would tell Jackie everything. Then when he tried to end it again, Laurie agreed, as long as he gave her one last kiss. Kelso agreed, not knowing that Jackie was standing right behind him. This prompted Jackie to break up with him. Before the breakup, Laurie and Jackie had become friends, finding common interest in material things, like hair.
During the third season, Laurie and Kelso began a serious relationship, although the majority of their "relationship" consisted of making out or leaving the room to "do it". After talking with Red, Laurie discovered what she wanted to do in life and soon enrolled in a beauty school. Kelso retained feelings for Jackie while it became increasingly apparent that his connection with Laurie was purely sexual. Later, on Valentine's Day, Kelso caught another man leaving Laurie's room. Crushed, Kelso ended the relationship. From here on, Laurie was dropped as a character with the characters mentioning that she had gone to back to college to train as a beautician.
During the fifth season, Laurie returned for Thanksgiving and was revealed to be now living in Chicago. After accidentally letting it slip that she hadn't changed her promiscuous ways, she lost her spot as the favorite child. Later in the season, she returned with a supposed new outlook on life, wanting to make amends for all the mistakes she had made in the past and become closer to Eric and the rest of her family. She joins the gang on a camping trip they take to celebrate their high-school graduation, during which she sleeps with Fez. Fez, threatened with deportation due to his visa expiring, marries her so he can stay in the country. When Laurie shares this with her parents, it causes Red to have a heart attack. Credits: Lisa Robin Kelly makes four "Special Appearances".
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