Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp) is, without a doubt, one of the most kindhearted and loving characters in "That '70s Show." Not only is her laugh contagious, but she truly cares about everyone. She is, in a way, the neighborhood's mother — and she certainly deserves better than when the show makes her menopause a running joke. Not only that, but when Kitty is stressed out about life, her family, or the changes she's going through, she'll turn to alcohol — and this habit is problematically depicted as a running gag in the series, too.
Poor Kitty goes through a lot emotionally and physically on a near-daily basis, and no one really cares. It seems like a cruel way to treat the nicest person in the entire series: Menopause is undeniably a difficult time for Kitty, yet the people she cares for most just make a mockery of it. They also don't try to help her, even when she begins drinking more.
All that said, it's amazing that Kitty is able to (mostly) keep her cool while going through all this and living in the same house as Red, Eric, and Steven Hyde (Danny Masterson). Hyde has no manners whatsoever, Eric is one of the most selfish people on the show, and Red, well, he's a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. But Kitty cares for them all selflessly while dealing with plenty of her own stress.
