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 Jaqueline Beulah Burkhart born 1962, is a fictional character from the television sitcom series That '70s Show, created by Mark Brazill and portrayed by Mila Kunis. During the first few seasons, she is only a member of the gang due to her status as Michael Kelso's girlfriend and her aptitude with sudden "burns" (comic insults). At the beginning of the series Jackie is entering her sophomore year in high school, making her 15 or 16 at that time.
Though she begins as rich, spoiled and irritating, her character becomes more fleshed-out and over time she is more accepted by the rest of the gang. After her breakup with Kelso in Season 2, Jackie keeps hanging out in Eric's basement, a sign that her status has grown. These gradual changes make her character develop a defined character arc. In fact, after she recovers from her breakup with Kelso, she actually becomes somewhat of a likeable character. However, she still keeps part of her valley girl persona intact and she still looks at herself as the perfection of what a woman should be. Having chosen love over money, and losing her allowance for Kelso, she starts work as the "Cheese Maiden" at the Cheese Palace in the mall, handing out samples in a milkmaid costume. She is about to quit until she receives her first paycheck, exclaiming "I'm rich again!" She keeps the job even after she confronts her boss about "that bitch" FICA stealing 10% of her check. When her father Jack is sent to prison, she moves in with Donna and starts dating Hyde (Jackie had a period of infatuation with Hyde after he taught her how to insult Laurie without losing face). This seems to make her less superficial, and more popular with the gang. Jackie really does love Hyde, and their personalities being even more contradicting than hers & Donna's, he brings out a more kind, and almost even down to earth side of her. Unfortunately, the relationship falls apart because Jackie is still too determined to be in control and too dead set on having a wedding, which eventually drives Hyde away because, as the product of a broken home, Hyde is not keen to be married. - credit |