The Rock Star You Likely Forgot Played Himself On That '70s Show
Eleanor Gray
Published Mar 07, 2026
Season 3, Episode 24 of "That '70s Show" is an adventure for Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and his friends. After Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon) gets tickets to a local concert through the radio station she works at, she takes the gang. The show is for none other than Ted Nugent, the famous rock musician who took off in the 1970s and still has over a million monthly listeners on Spotify. During the event, after Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) ruins Kelso's (Ashton Kutcher) t-shirt selling plan by misspelling them as 'Tad' Nugent, Donna gets an opportunity to go backstage, meeting the real Ted Nugent. He plays a few chords for Donna and lets her touch his guitar, but it makes Eric feel like Donna is always 'ditching' him.
Nugent joins a line of many rock stars who have appeared as themselves in television shows or movies. Jon Bon Jovi appears during the "Sex and the City" series, although he had never seen it before his appearance (via Entertainment Weekly). However, iconic rock stars sometimes appear on shows they know and love. "New Girl" star Jake Johnson explained to Vanity Fair that the late and great Prince reached out to the show to cameo. Either way, a rockstar appearing on a television show is usually pretty cool to see.