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Roseanne

Roseanne was an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. The show portrayed a working-class family living in fictional Lanford, Illinois, and struggling to get by on a limited income. For many years, Roseanne was, in contrast to many of the most popular shows at the time, honest in its depiction of family life, tackling subjects of poverty, alcoholism, narcotics, sex, first periods, masturbation, obesity, spousal abuse, and homosexuality in ways unlike other shows.

Another theme of the show was Roseanne's dominance in raising the children, with her husband Dan feeling that he doesn't have a voice in what happens in the family, and is not well informed of what happens in his household.

The show was hugely successful from its beginning, spending its first six seasons in the top five of the Nielsen ratings and inspiring a rash of stand-ups getting their own sitcom deals (a practice that continued for years afterwards). By the mid-'90s, however, the series began to be known more for the public and backstage scandals of Barr. There was constant turnover of writers and producers through the course of the series.

During the seventh season the show dropped sharply in ratings and during its ninth, and final season, the show drifted away from its original storyline and had fallen out of the top thirty.

The final episode ended on an unusual note, with a 15-minute closing monologue by Roseanne revealing that after she was given a writing room (referencing a story thread from a few seasons beforehand), the entire series was merely a fictional story written by the character of Roseanne Conner and based on her family life and experiences. She also revealed that whatever she hadn't liked about her real life, she'd changed in the story; for instance, it was her sister Jackie - not her mother - that had come out as a lesbian. Dan's 'leaving' for another woman was also used to symbolize the pain Roseanne had felt when following his massive heart attack at the end of season eight, Dan had died, with her way of dealing with it meant rationalizing it as though Dan had merely left her for another woman.

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Roseanne Season 1

1. 1- 1 101 18 Oct 88 Life and Stuff
2. 1- 2 201 25 Oct 88 We're in the Money
3. 1- 3 205 1 Nov 88 D-I-V-O-R-C-E
4. 1- 4 208 22 Nov 88 Language Lessons
5. 1- 5 206 29 Nov 88 Radio Days
6. 1- 6 209 6 Dec 88 Lovers' Lane
7. 1- 7 202 13 Dec 88 The Memory Game
8. 1- 8 207 20 Dec 88 Here's to Good Friends
9. 1- 9 210 3 Jan 89 Dan's Birthday Bash
10. 1-10 204 10 Jan 89 Saturday
11. 1-11 212 17 Jan 89 Canoga Time
12. 1-12 213 24 Jan 89 The Monday Thru Friday Show
13. 1-13 211 31 Jan 89 Bridge Over Troubled Sonny
14. 1-14 214 7 Feb 89 Father's Day
15. 1-15 215 14 Feb 89 Nightmare on Oak Street
16. 1-16 216 21 Feb 89 Mall Story
17. 1-17 218 28 Feb 89 Becky's Choice
18. 1-18 217 7 Mar 89 The Slice of Life
19. 1-19 203 14 Mar 89 Workin' Overtime
20. 1-20 219 28 Mar 89 Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore
21. 1-21 220 11 Apr 89 Death and Stuff
22. 1-22 221 18 Apr 89 Dear Mom and Dad
23. 1-23 222 2 May 89 Let's Call It Quits

Roseanne Season 2

24. 2- 1 301 12 Sep 89 Inherit the Wind
25. 2- 2 303 19 Sep 89 The Little Sister
26. 2- 3 302 26 Sep 89 Guilt by Disassociation
27. 2- 4 304 3 Oct 89 Somebody Stole My Gal
28. 2- 5 306 10 Oct 89 House of Grown-Ups
29. 2- 6 308 24 Oct 89 Five of a Kind
30. 2- 7 307 31 Oct 89 BOO!
31. 2- 8 305 7 Nov 89 Sweet Dreams
32. 2- 9 309 21 Nov 89 We Gather Together
33. 2-10 310 28 Nov 89 Brain-Dead Poets Society
34. 2-11 311 5 Dec 89 Lobocop
35. 2-12 312 12 Dec 89 No Talking
36. 2-13 313 2 Jan 90 Chicken Hearts
37. 2-14 314 9 Jan 90 One for the Road
38. 2-15 315 23 Jan 90 An Officer and a Gentleman
39. 2-16 316 30 Jan 90 Born to Be Wild
40. 2-17 317 6 Feb 90 Hair
41. 2-18 318 13 Feb 90 I'm Hungry
42. 2-19 319 20 Feb 90 All of Me
43. 2-20 320 27 Feb 90 To Tell the Truth
44. 2-21 322 20 Mar 90 Fender Bender
45. 2-22 323 10 Apr 90 April Fool's Day
46. 2-23 324 1 May 90 Fathers and Daughters
47. 2-24 321 8 May 90 Happy Birthday

Roseanne Season 3

48. 3- 1 401 18 Sep 90 The Test
49. 3- 2 402 25 Sep 90 Friends and Relatives
50. 3- 3 404 2 Oct 90 Like, a Virgin
51. 3- 4 403 9 Oct 90 Like, a New Job
52. 3- 5 405 16 Oct 90 Goodbye, Mr. Right
53. 3- 6 406 23 Oct 90 Becky, Beds and Boys
54. 3- 7 407 30 Oct 90 Trick or Treat
55. 3- 8 408 6 Nov 90 PMS, I Love You
56. 3- 9 409 13 Nov 90 Bird is the Word
57. 3-10 410 27 Nov 90 Dream Lover
58. 3-11 411 4 Dec 90 Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?
59. 3-12 412 18 Dec 90 Confessions
60. 3-13 413 8 Jan 91 The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father
61. 3-14 414 15 Jan 91 The Wedding
62. 3-15 415 22 Jan 91 Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore
63. 3-16 416 5 Feb 91 Home-Ec
64. 3-17 417 12 Feb 91 Valentine's Day
65. 3-18 418 19 Feb 91 Communicable Theater
66. 3-19 419 26 Feb 91 Vegas Interruptus
67. 3-20 420 12 Mar 91 Her Boyfriend's Back
68. 3-21 421 26 Mar 91 Troubles with the Rubbles
69. 3-22 422 2 Apr 91 Second Time Around
70. 3-23 425 30 Apr 91 Dances with Darlene
71. 3-24 423 7 May 91 Scenes from a Barbecue
72. 3-25 424 14 May 91 The Pied Piper of Lanford

Roseanne Season 4

73. 4- 1 501 17 Sep 91 A Bitter Pill to Swallow
74. 4- 2 504 24 Sep 91 Take My Bike ... Please!
75. 4- 3 502 1 Oct 91 Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker
76. 4- 4 503 8 Oct 91 Darlene Fades to Black
77. 4- 5 505 15 Oct 91 Tolerate Thy Neighbor
78. 4- 6 506 29 Oct 91 Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
79. 4- 7 507 5 Nov 91 Vegas (1)
80. 4- 8 508 12 Nov 91 Vegas, Vegas (2)
81. 4- 9 510 19 Nov 91 Stressed to Kill
82. 4-10 507 26 Nov 91 Thanksgiving '91
83. 4-11 511 3 Dec 91 Kansas City, Here We Come
84. 4-12 512 24 Dec 91 Santa Claus
85. 4-13 513 7 Jan 92 Bingo
86. 4-14 514 21 Jan 92 The Bowling Show
87. 4-15 515 4 Feb 92 The Back Story
88. 4-16 517 11 Feb 92 Less is More
89. 4-17 516 18 Feb 92 Breakin' Up is Hard to Do
90. 4-18 518 25 Feb 92 This Old House
91. 4-19 519 3 Mar 92 The Commercial Show
92. 4-20 520 17 Mar 92 Therapy
93. 4-21 521 24 Mar 92 Lies
94. 4-22 522 31 Mar 92 Deliverance
95. 4-23 524 28 Apr 92 Secrets
96. 4-24 523 5 May 92 Don't Make Me Over
97. 4-25 525 12 May 92 Aliens

Roseanne Season 5

98. 5- 1 601 15 Sep 92 Terms of Estrangement (1)
99. 5- 2 602 22 Sep 92 Terms of Estrangement (2)
100. 5- 3 603 29 Sep 92 The Dark Ages
101. 5- 4 604 6 Oct 92 Mommy Nearest
102. 5- 5 605 13 Oct 92 Pretty in Black
103. 5- 6 606 20 Oct 92 Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places
104. 5- 7 607 27 Oct 92 Halloween IV
105. 5- 8 608 10 Nov 92 Ladies' Choice
106. 5- 9 610 17 Nov 92 Stand on Your Man
107. 5-10 609 24 Nov 92 Good Girls, Bad Girls
108. 5-11 611 1 Dec 92 Of Ice and Men
109. 5-12 612 15 Dec 92 It's No Place Like Home for The Holidays
110. 5-13 613 5 Jan 93 Crime and Punishment (1)
111. 5-14 614 12 Jan 93 War and Peace (2)
112. 5-15 615 26 Jan 93 Lanford Daze
113. 5-16 616 9 Feb 93 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
114. 5-17 617 16 Feb 93 First Cousin, Twice Removed
115. 5-18 618 23 Feb 93 Lose a Job, Winnebago
116. 5-19 619 2 Mar 93 It's a Boy!
117. 5-20 620 9 Mar 93 It was Twenty Years Ago Today
118. 5-21 621 23 Mar 93 Playing with Matches
119. 5-22 622 6 Apr 93 Promises, Promises
120. 5-23 623 4 May 93 Glengarry, Glen Rosey
121. 5-24 624 11 May 93 Tooth or Consequences
122. 5-25 625 18 May 93 Daughters and Other Strangers

Roseanne Season 6

123. 6- 1 701 14 Sep 93 Two Down, One to Go
124. 6- 2 704 21 Sep 93 The Mommy's Curse
125. 6- 3 703 28 Sep 93 Party Politics
126. 6- 4 705 5 Oct 93 A Stash from the Past
127. 6- 5 706 19 Oct 93 Be My Baby
128. 6- 6 708 26 Oct 93 Halloween V
129. 6- 7 702 2 Nov 93 Homeward Bound
130. 6- 8 707 9 Nov 93 Guilt by Imagination
131. 6- 9 709 16 Nov 93 Homecoming
132. 6-10 710 23 Nov 93 Thanksgiving '93
133. 6-11 711 30 Nov 93 The Driver's Seat
134. 6-12 712 14 Dec 93 White Trash Christmas
135. 6-13 713 4 Jan 94 Suck Up or Shut Up
136. 6-14 714 11 Jan 94 Busted
137. 6-15 716 1 Feb 94 David vs. Goliath
138. 6-16 715 8 Feb 94 Everyone Comes to Jackie's
139. 6-17 717 15 Feb 94 Don't Make Room for Daddy
140. 6-18 718 1 Mar 94 Don't Ask, Don't Tell
141. 6-19 719 8 Mar 94 Labor Day
142. 6-20 720 22 Mar 94 Past Imperfect
143. 6-21 721 29 Mar 94 Lies My Father Told Me
144. 6-22 722 3 May 94 I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep
145. 6-23 723 10 May 94 Body by Jake
146. 6-24 724 17 May 94 Isn't It Romantic?
147. 6-25 725 24 May 94 Altar Egos

Roseanne Season 7

148. 7- 1 803 21 Sep 94 Nine is Enough
149. 7- 2 801 28 Sep 94 Two for One
150. 7- 3 802 5 Oct 94 Snoop Davey Dave
151. 7- 4 804 12 Oct 94 Girl Talk
152. 7- 5 806 19 Oct 94 Sleeper
153. 7- 6 807 26 Oct 94 Skeleton in the Closet
154. 7- 7 809 2 Nov 94 Follow the Son
155. 7- 8 805 9 Nov 94 Punch and Jimmy
156. 7- 9 808 16 Nov 94 White Men Can't Kiss
157. 7-10 810 23 Nov 94 Thanksgiving '94
158. 7-11 811 30 Nov 94 Maybe Baby
159. 7-12 812 14 Dec 94 The Parenting Trap
160. 7-13 813 4 Jan 95 Rear Window
161. 7-14 814 11 Jan 95 My Name is Bev
162. 7-15 817 1 Feb 95 Bed and Bored
163. 7-16 815 8 Feb 95 Sisters
164. 7-17 818 15 Feb 95 Lost Youth
165. 7-18 819 22 Feb 95 Single Married Female
166. 7-19 816A 1 Mar 95 The Clip Show: All About Rosey (1)
167. 7-20 816B 1 Mar 95 The Clip Show: All About Rosey (2)
168. 7-21 820 22 Mar 95 Husbands and Wives
169. 7-22 821 29 Mar 95 Happy Trailers
170. 7-23 823 3 May 95 The Blaming of the Shrew
171. 7-24 822 10 May 95 The Birds and the Frozen Bees
172. 7-25 825 17 May 95 Couch Potatoes
173. 7-26 824 24 May 95 Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute

Roseanne Season 8

174. 8- 1 901 19 Sep 95 Shower the People You Love with Stuff
175. 8- 2 902 26 Sep 95 Let Them Eat Junk
176. 8- 3 904 17 Oct 95 Roseanne in the Hood
177. 8- 4 905 24 Oct 95 The Last Date
178. 8- 5 906 31 Oct 95 Halloween: the Final Chapter
179. 8- 6 907 7 Nov 95 The Fifties Show
180. 8- 7 908 14 Nov 95 The Getaway, Almost
181. 8- 8 909 21 Nov 95 The Last Thursday in November
182. 8- 9 910 28 Nov 95 Of Mice and Dan
183. 8-10 903 5 Dec 95 Direct to Video
184. 8-11 911 12 Dec 95 December Bride
185. 8-12 912 2 Jan 96 The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
186. 8-13 913 9 Jan 96 The White Sheep of the Family
187. 8-14 914 16 Jan 96 Becky Howser, M.D.
188. 8-15 915 6 Feb 96 Out of the Past
189. 8-16 916 13 Feb 96 Construction Junction
190. 8-17 917 20 Feb 96 We're Going to Disney World (1)
191. 8-18 918 27 Feb 96 Disney World War II (2)
192. 8-19 919 12 Mar 96 Springtime for David
193. 8-20 920 26 Mar 96 Another Mouth to Shut Up
194. 8-21 921 9 Apr 96 Morning Becomes Obnoxious
195. 8-22 922 30 Apr 96 Ballroom Blitz
196. 8-23 923 7 May 96 The Wedding
197. 8-24 924 14 May 96 Heart & Soul
198. 8-25 925 21 May 96 Fights and Stuff

Roseanne Season 9

199. 9- 1 1001 17 Sep 96 Call Waiting
200. 9- 2 1002 24 Sep 96 Millions from Heaven
201. 9- 3 1003 1 Oct 96 What a Day for a Daydream
202. 9- 4 1004 8 Oct 96 Honor Thy Mother
203. 9- 5 1005 15 Oct 96 Someday My Prince Will Come
204. 9- 6 1006 22 Oct 96 Pampered to a Pulp
205. 9- 7 1007 29 Oct 96 Satan, Darling
206. 9- 8 1008 12 Nov 96 Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti
207. 9- 9 1009 19 Nov 96 Roseambo
208. 9-10 1010 26 Nov 96 Home is Where the Afghan Is
209. 9-11 1011 3 Dec 96 Mothers and Other Strangers
210. 9-12 1012 17 Dec 96 Home for the Holidays
211. 9-13 1013 7 Jan 97 Say It Ain't So
212. 9-14 1014 14 Jan 97 Hit the Road, Jack
213. 9-15 1015 28 Jan 97 The War Room
214. 9-16 1016 11 Feb 97 Lanford's Elite (1)
215. 9-17 1017 11 Feb 97 Some Enchanted Merger (2)
216. 9-18 1018 18 Feb 97 A Second Chance
217. 9-19 1019 25 Feb 97 The Miracle
218. 9-20 1020 4 Mar 97 Roseanne-Feld
219. 9-21 1021 18 Mar 97 The Truth Be Told
220. 9-22 1022 13 May 97 Arsenic and Old Mom
221. 9-23 1023 20 May 97 Into That Good Night (1)
222. 9-24 1024 20 May 97 Into That Good Night (2)

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