Eric Foreman and Ryan Park

This is a comparison of how Eric Foreman of “That 70’s Show,” and Ryan Park of the real world are alike and how they are different. Many of the things in my past relate the character Eric Foreman who is played by Topher Grace. We share many similarities including the things my friends and I would do to have a good time. Also a few dissimilarities like how my biological father, was not the father figure who was in the picture during those years.
There are a lot of things in my life that I can compare to Eric Foreman’s life. If you have ever watched the show, you know about how Eric has five very close friends. Also that they are mainly hanging out in the basement at Eric’s house. They are so close to one another, they spend just about every single day together. They always have something to do and know how to make everyday very interesting. By either getting themselves into some kind of trouble, or just having a good time as close friends. This is just like how my life use to be. I had five very close friends in my life that I use to spend all my time with, in and outside of school. We use to do everything together, including playing video games, watching TV, going camping and even playing some basketball outside in my yard. Everyday was a good day when we were all together. All of these things that happen in the show were exactly how things were with me and my friends.
One comparison to Eric Foreman, that I really would like to make, is the fact one of my closest and best friends use to live with me. His name was Matt Rose. He relates to the character named Hyde in the show that was played by Danny Masterson. He to was the type of person who, thought that the so called “Man” was out to get him and everyone else in the world as well, you know the “hippie-rocker” type. Matt was truly a funny person and a good friend. He would always have a witty thought or comment to say in every situation. He came to live with me and my family because of a falling out of sorts with his mother. She to was an alcoholic just like Hyde’s mother was. Too bad Matt is not writing this paper, he and Hyde had a lot in common. Matt and I were always the closest friends of the group because we were friends for about Two years, before our group ever formed.
Although there are many aspects of my life that I could compare to the life of Eric’s, there are just as many things that share a contrast. One of the main things that are different between the two of us is that, the “Dad” figure in my life was not my real dad, he was only my step dad. So I didn’t have my real dad tell me that he would put his foot in my “ass,” as Eric’s Dad would say to him on a regular basis. It’s always funny the things that his dad would say to him. Also another thing that was a big difference was that none of my five closest friends were from another country, none of them could even speak another language. But the biggest thing that I would have to say that was different between my life and the life of Eric’s, was that none of my five friends were my girlfriend. Even though our group consisted of three girls and three guys, including me. No one in our group would ever date one another. We all felt that we should just all remain friends, and not to make it weird for anyone else in our group.
So as you can see there are many things in my life that are very similar to the teenage life of Eric Foreman’s in “That 70’s Show.” Like having a close net of exactly five friends, or us always hanging out in my basement. Even my best friend lived with me in my basement for a few years, which also was like the character Hyde in the show. But there are also many differences between his life and mine as well. Like the fact that no one in our group was foreign, or from another country, and also how the father figure in the picture was not my real father, just my step father. The biggest thing that I think is different is that no one in our group was my girl friend. No one in our group would date one another, just didn’t feel right. It felt like, if we were to date someone in our group and something went wrong in that relationship it would ruin the friendship of not only the two dating, but the others as well. So that was a big “NO.” So in conclusion as you have read Eric Foreman and I share quit a bit in common, but also have many differences. So I hope you liked learning a little bit about me, while using some comparisons and contrasts to the TV show character of Eric Foreman.