Eric "Nine Toes" Waters is a character who appears in the season 10 episode "Blonde and Blonder".
The part of Nine Toes is played by film star actor Casper Van Dien.
Description[]
Eric was the stereotypical "class nerd" back in high school with Kelly mentioning that even the tape on his eyeglasses had acne ; he used to get teased, rejected and made fun of by Kelly and her girlfriends.
He had a crush on Kelly, and asked her out on a date for New Year's Eve. To his surprise, she said yes and instructed him to stand there in the nude when she arrived. But, instead of meeting him at the Hancock Tower as they agreed upon, she stood him up to teach him not to date out of his league.
Due to Chicago's freezing winter winds and standing alone outside with no clothing on, he ended up losing one of his toes due to frostbite, which Kelly and her friend found amusing, earning him the nickname "Nine Toes".
Eric would appear at the 5-year-anniversary Polk High School reunion for the class of 1990, where it was revealed that he now had 10 million dollars, allowing him to look more attractive with nice clothing and contact lenses. Kelly — who still thought that good looks and sports equal success — was unable to figure out how Eric's aptitude for science, technology and business earned him this financial windfall.
Seeing how handsome and rich Eric is now, Kelly and her friend, Ashley make a friendly bet to see who can get his attention first. Unfortunately for Kelly, Eric also has a sharp memory; he remembers her ditching him, and moreover, that she has not changed since her time in high school. He is also unimpressed with Ashley's flirting as well, likely holding her in the same contempt as Kelly.
Feeling hurt that neither of their flirting techniques worked on Eric, Kelly and Ashley team up and asks Kelly's brother, Bud Bundy on how to deal with rejection, after watching him get slapped by another alum, Debbie. He then proposes that he'll go talk to Eric on their behalf. Eric is also friends with Bud, and they enjoy seeing how shallow women are, which allows them to come up with a scheme for the times Kelly and her friends bullied them.
Later that night, Bud comes back to the dancefloor and talks to each girl separately, making each of them think that Eric wants only that girl. Bud informs Kelly that Eric wants to meet her in an hour at a special location that he drew on a map. Eric, who is standing nearby, winks and smiles at Kelly to confirm that Bud is telling her the truth. After Kelly runs out, Bud moves on to Ashley, and tells her that Eric wants to meet her underneath the bleachers. Eric, standing nearby again, winks and smiles at Ashley to confirm that Bud is telling her the truth.

Eric and Bud congratulating each other on getting their revenge.
Sometime later, Ashley crawls out from underneath the bleachers and fixes her dress (implying that she just had sex), thanking Eric for the good time. After she walks back to the dance floor, Bud emerges from the shadows of the bleachers, indicating that he was pretending to be Eric and just had sex with Ashley (as Bud wanted revenge for the time she ditched him after he had asked her to go to prom with him). A few seconds later, the real Eric stops by to greet Bud, as they congratulate each other on a job well done and finally getting their revenge. He then asks Eric where did the map that he drew for Kelly lead to.
As it turns out, the map that Eric drew for Kelly led her to the same spot that she stood him up at all those years before.
Trivia[]
- It was revealed that in school Eric was a member of both the Computer Club and Future Businessmen of America, and was his high school class Valedictorian.
- Eric is shown to be immune to both Kelly and Ashley's moves when they tried to get his attention, but this is largely due to his astuteness in realizing what their true personalities are.
- Eric is a good friend of Bud.