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 Hyde is a curious mixture of Holden Caulfield and Jughead Jones in the sense that he despises authority and is rarely interested in getting into a serious relationship. But it is also shown he enjoyed having a steady girlfriend. Though he may seem sarcastic and careless, over the course of the series we have seen a more mellow, lovable side of Hyde through his show of gratitude towards the Formans for taking him in after his mother abandoned him, and his treatment of his significant others in his few relationships. Hyde is potentially the smartest member of the group, hinted at in the episodes Halloween and Eric Gets Suspended, among others, but simply refuses to apply himself.
Steven was abandoned by his mother, Edna Hyde (Katey Sagal) who only appeared in three episodes, two of which only her screeching voice calling from inside Hyde's house is heard. The Formans took him in afterwards; he currently lives in a room in their basement. Red actually treats Hyde better than he treats his own son, Eric. He worked at the Foto Hut with his burned out hippie boss Leo (Tommy Chong), until Leo suddenly left town, because he remembered he was only supposed to stay in Point Place for a short time yet stayed for eight years, leaving his family behind. Ironically enough, during his tenure in the Foto Hut, he was the more responsible worker between himself and Leo, even telling his own boss off for not doing his job. It is evidenced thus that Hyde has a sense of propriety and responsibility to rival that of his friend Eric's, yet is not proud of it as he is more accustomed to his stoner lifestyle. Hyde's first love interest was a proto-punk girl who ultimately left him to start a punk band in New York. In season 5, the writers revisited a plotline that they used a few years prior and decided to pair him with Jackie Burkhart. Despite initially loathing Jackie for all that she represents (brainless, spoiled, fashion-obsessed, and rich), he has his first real romance of the series with her. - credit |