Warning: Spoilers for That ’90s Show season 2 ahead!

Nate and Nikki’s relationship went through a lot of ups and downs in That ’90s Show season 2, and a specific point in their story is just like Jackie’s big scare in That ’70s Show. The Netflix spinoff series continues to parallel some stories from the original, which makes sense since both are about the chaos of being a teenager. That ’90s Show points out that while decades change, teenagers will always be the same. Leia and her friends get up to a lot of the same mischief as their ’70s predecessors did, which means many of the same consequences.

In That ’90s Show season 2, Nate and Nikki endured a painful breakup when the pair realized their relationship had already been on borrowed time. This was mostly Nate’s idea, and Nikki’s heartbreak led her to attempt to punish her now ex-boyfriend in any way she could, most notably by trying to be as attractive to him as possible. This worked a little too well, and while Nikki ultimately realized that the breakup was for the better, she and Nate still wound up hooking up any chance they got. Of course, this resulted in a pregnancy scare in That ’90s Show season 2.

Nate & Nikki’s Pregnancy Scare In That ’90s Show Is A Nod To Jackie In That ’70s Show Season 1

That ’90s Show Continues to Follow In Its Predecessor’s Footsteps

Nikki took a pregnancy test in That ’90s Show season 2, episode 7, “Baby-Baby-Baby,” graciously provided by Kitty Forman (who was only too excited to help). To everyone’s shock, the test came back positive, and Nate went on a bit of a spiral trying to figure out how he would handle the situation. Thankfully, Kitty realized that the test might have expired, and after some experimentation, the gang realized that it had given a false positive. Nikki wasn’t pregnant after all, but the scare had a lasting impact on her and Nate’s situationship in That ’90s Show‘s season 2’s ending.

This is pretty similar to the story in That ’70s Show season 1, episode 17, “The Pill,” which saw Jackie face a pregnancy scare as well. The relationship between Nate and Nikki is often compared to Jackie and Kelso since both pairs began their respective shows in their relationships. Niki’s false positive drew these parallels even closer, especially since Kelso panicked just as much about the news before ultimately deciding that he would do his duty as a father. What’s more, both situations further affected the characters of That ’70s Show and That ’90s Show.

How Jackie’s Pregnancy Scare Impacted Donna (& Leia)

That ’70s Show’s Story Trickled Down In That ’90s Show

After Jackie’s pregnancy scare in That ’70s Show season 1, Donna and her mother decided it was best that she get on the birth control pill. This decision threw characters like Bob and Red into turmoil, but it seems that it was a good thing overall. Donna later makes the same decision for her daughter since she mentions in That ’90s Show season 2 that she had put Leia on the pill as well.

Just as Jackie and Kelso’s near miss inspired Donna to be more careful with Eric, Nikki and Nate’s situation in That ’90s Show continued to impact Leia and Jay. Though Leia is on the pill—indirectly related to Jackie’s pregnancy scare—she and Jay decided not to take their relationship to the next level when they discovered the box of pregnancy tests left on the Forman couch. Of course, this is only likely to last for so long. If That ’70s Show has taught us anything it’s that teenagers can only keep their hands to themselves for so long. However, hopefully, That ’90s Show will avoid any further scares.