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Point Place is a fictional small suburban town in Wisconsin, somewhere near Green Bay, Wisconsin, [1] in which the television sitcom That '70s Show takes place. The characters speak with a Midwestern accent, consistent with the inhabitants of Wisconsin. The town is depicted as being extremely small, and many jokes allude to the town's having a dismally low population, although this is sometimes contradicted by other occurrences, such as the town having its own mall and police department. It would make sense the town had a population of anywhere from 3,000 to 15,000. According to the episode "Job Fair," Point Place's economy is largely built around slaughterhouses.
Over the course of the series, Point Place is depicted as transitioning from a small industrial and suburban town into a growing city during the economic downturn of the late 1970s. During the period between 1976 and 1979, small, locally-owned businesses are forced to close as aggressive chain stores move in and rust belt factories are shut down due to the fall in consumer demand. Other closings include the auto parts manufacturing plant (where Red Forman was a supervisor), a local appliance and electronics store (owned and operated by Bob Pinciotti), the local Foto Hut chain (owned by Leo) and the Forman & Son muffler and auto repair shop (itself built in a former local muffler business). In their stead, large chain stores such as Price Mart and Muffler Master (who purchased the Forman & Son business) moved in and opened. The eighth and final season depicted a subtle turnaround in this trend with the William Barnett-owned music chain Grooves being sold and closed, with the sole remaining store becoming the privately-owned business of Barnett’s son, Steven Hyde.
The town is depicted as a somewhat poor town. It is not really liked by most of the characters. Though Jackie thought it looks like Paris, France, most other characters see it as a crappy town, or "crap-hole".
The town's welcome sign reads, according to Eric "Welcome To Point Place. Don't Date Kelso." Whether the latter part is vandalism is not stated.
Although the location of Point Place within Wisconsin was never fixed on the program itself, the "FAQ" on the program's official Web site says, "Point Place is a fictional suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin. This is why many Wisconsinites may recognize names of nearby towns such as Kenosha."[2] This seemed to be directly contradicted by concrete information given in several episodes,[3] such as the fact in one episode ("The Velvet Rope") it was possible to drive to Chicago, attend a party, and drive back in the course of a few hours; and in another Kelso explicitly states that Chicago is a two hour drive from Point Place. Over the course of the series many local businesses and events were identified as being in or taking place in Kenosha (Kenosha is actually 155 miles, or 249 km, from Green Bay). The name Point Place was chosen for the town because co-creator Bonnie Turner is from Toledo, Ohio where there is a section of town called Point Place.
