I was watching the episode Donna's Panties (the where Eric pulls her pants down), and something really hit me. Really hit me about the show. Her and Eric have been friends since they were in kindergarten, and no matter what they love each other. Even when they were dating other people. Yet, have you ever stopped and noticed something? Sometimes, Eric can be real mean to Donna. Like in the Ice Shack episode he said she had big feet, or in the episode Romantic Weekend Donna was upset about her dad getting laid off and Eric commented back with,"Let's turn that frown upside down. That's right....

Eric is a nice guy at heart. He is also generally geeky, weak, and somewhat clumsy. He is a smart-aleck teenager with a lightning-fast wit and a sarcastic and deadpan sense of humor.

Eric is often picked on for his slight stature and other characters have likened him to "Opie" (for the character Opie Taylor, from The Andy Griffith Show), and Archie Bunker. Other unfortunate nick names include "Foreplay", "Foreskin", and "Zitty Stardust" (in reference to him being unable to take a zit-free yearbook photo).

His girlfriend Donna is physically stronger than him, a fact which is cause for many jokes...