Pam causes Kelso and Jackie's first fight after Kelso makes out with her behind the school gymnasium. Kelso takes Pam to prom in Prom Night. In the episode It's a Wonderful Life, an alternate timeline is shown in which Michael Kelso's friends Donna and Eric never became a couple. As a result, Donna ended up with Hyde, preventing Kelso and Jackie getting back together, allowing her relationship with Kelso to progress into marriage. However, Kelso regularly cheats on her with Jackie whenever they meet. In 1988, Kelso has lost his high-paying job as a news anchor and instead works as an employee for Eric selling waterbeds.