<P> Hyde is abandoned by his mother, Edna (Katey Sagal), who only appears in three episodes, two of which feature only her screaming voice calling from inside Hyde's house . His stepfather, Bud (Robert Hays), had left some years earlier . A half brother was mentioned once in a Season 8 episode, though not much is known about him . </P> <P> Hyde's best friend, and later foster - brother, is the nice, geeky Eric Forman . The two share probably the closest friendship out of the group, shown by how they care and rely on one another and one another's advice . When Hyde's mother leaves town at the end of the first season, Eric tries to persuade his parents to do something about his best friend's living conditions and thus Hyde is invited to live with the Formans, which Hyde does from season one until the series' end . He is adopted into the Forman family, and lives in the basement of their house . Since there are no extra bedrooms, he sleeps in a small storage room on a cot . When Red kicks Hyde out after an arrest for drug possession, Eric attempts to come to his rescue . </P> <P> Hyde found a job working at the Foto Hut with his burned - out hippie boss Leo (Tommy Chong). Hyde and Leo become good friends until Leo suddenly leaves town because he remembered that he was only supposed to stay in Point Place for a short time, yet stayed for eight years, leaving his family behind . 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 . Hyde and Leo's friendship resumes when Leo returns near the end of Season 7 . He gives the money he makes to Red and Kitty to help them pay the bills . It is evident 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 . </P> <P> Hyde develops a fairly close relationship with Eric's dad, Red Forman, who admires his toughness, lack of showing emotions and traditional masculinity, a quality his son Eric lacks . Red becomes the closest Hyde has to a real father after he moves in with the Formans . Red does occasionally feel that Hyde can be a bad influence on Eric, particularly due to his frequent marijuana use, and briefly kicks him out when Hyde is arrested . However, he is often shown to have a deeper respect for Hyde over his own son and occasionally prefers Hyde over him (such as when he offers Hyde a job at his new muffler shop instead of Eric). </P>

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