Roseanne (1988)
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
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Episode 1 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff
Release Date: 1995-09-19Hostesses Becky and Darlene disagree over Roseanne's baby shower.
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Episode 2 - Let Them Eat Junk
Release Date: 1995-09-26Jackie chews out Roseanne for feeding baby Andy junk food; D.J. spends a picture-perfect day observing what makes Dan tick after Dan becomes upset to discover D.J.'s only photo of him shows him sitting drinking beer -- pretty much what makes him tick.
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Episode 3 - Roseanne in the Hood
Release Date: 1995-10-17Roseanne will stop at nothing to crush the competition when a new, more posh eatery -- complete with a salad bar and a drive-through window -- opens up across from the Lunch Box.
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Episode 4 - The Last Date
Release Date: 1995-10-24The temptation to crash a stranger's bar mitzvah at a local hotel is too much for Roseanne as she drags Dan out on the town for a "last hurrah" before the baby is born.
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Episode 5 - Halloween: the Final Chapter
Release Date: 1995-10-31Roseanne reigns as "Queen of the Gypsies, consort of wizards and seer of souls" on Halloween, when an Ouija board sending a message from "The Dead" portends an unexpected event: she's in labor.
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Episode 6 - The Fifties Show
Release Date: 1995-11-07The Conners find themselves going back in time in this spoof of 1950s sitcoms (shot mostly in black and white): Roseanne's a fussy housewife, Dan is a hapless businessman stewing over "the Anderson account," and Jackie's the wacky neighbor.
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Episode 7 - The Getaway, Almost
Release Date: 1995-11-14Roseanne and Jackie's shopping trip with the baby becomes an outing a la Thelma and Louise after they give a lift to a rebellious teen, then force a trucker off the road.
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Episode 8 - The Last Thursday in November
Release Date: 1995-11-21When D.J.'s teacher gives his students free rein, the class Thanksgiving pageant takes on a decidedly modern, Pulp Fiction twist-- and offends many of the parents, but not the Conners.
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Episode 9 - Of Mice and Dan
Release Date: 1995-11-28With his old band mate performing in town, Dan's got the blues. Seems he regrets giving up his youthful dreams to settle down with Roseanne.
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Episode 10 - Direct to Video
Release Date: 1995-12-05While Roseanne narrates a video time capsule for her unborn child, Becky and Darlene find old love letters of Dan and Roseanne's; D.J. gets upset when he finds his parents did not fill out his baby book; and Mark cooks dinner for the Conner clan.
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Episode 11 - December Bride
Release Date: 1995-12-12Christmas for the Conners bring more than the usual holiday cheer and festivities, it also brings a wedding -- for Leon and Scott.
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Episode 12 - The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
Release Date: 1996-01-02Did someone say food fight? That's what Roseanne and Jackie's stint offering samples at a supermarket turns into when Jackie outsells her sister.
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Episode 13 - The White Sheep of the Family
Release Date: 1996-01-09D.J. inherits $500 in his great aunt Harriet's will (because he was the only member of the family she never met) and blows half of it on a trombone to impress a girl who plays tuba in the school band. Meanwhile, Darlene alienates everyone by mentioning that she has turned down a $500/week job in advertising, an entry level position that would pay her more than both her parents earn.
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Episode 14 - Becky Howser, M.D.
Release Date: 1996-01-16Roseanne advises an unhappy Becky to change her life -- not realizing that Mark doesn't share his wife's eagerness for change, so Becky intends to change her marriage.
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Episode 15 - Out of the Past
Release Date: 1996-02-06While Nana Mary amuses Roseanne and Jackie with a box of their childhood treasures, Dan and his pals reluctantly play poker with Leon and Scott.
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Episode 16 - Construction Junction
Release Date: 1996-02-13Dan weighs the merits of giving up his boring garage job for a new construction endeavor with his pals; Jackie surfs the internet and becomes addicted.
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Episode 17 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
Release Date: 1996-02-20The family goes hog wild with excitement -- and with plans to travel to Disney World -- when Dan brings home his final paycheck from the Lanford City Garage.
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Episode 18 - Disney World War II (2)
Release Date: 1996-02-27Fireworks and fanfare accompany the Conners on a whirlwind tour of the magical kingdom of Disney World, when Darlene finds she's actually happy in the presence of Winnie the Pooh.
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Episode 19 - Springtime for David
Release Date: 1996-03-12David moves out after getting a job at a theme park known as "the happiest place in Illinois," where he's soon transformed into an ultra-perky worker with an eerie smile.
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Episode 20 - Another Mouth to Shut Up
Release Date: 1996-03-26Just weeks after their hot night in Disney World, Darlene drops a proposal -- and a surprise announcement: she's pregnant -- on David, whose major life changes seem to be happening all in one day.
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Episode 21 - Morning Becomes Obnoxious
Release Date: 1996-04-09After an impromptu interview at the diner goes spectacularly well, Roseanne prepares to "Wake Up Chicago" on a morning TV talk show as a news commentator with a unique and "opinionated blue-collar outlook" -- and with Jackie as her manager.
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Episode 22 - Ballroom Blitz
Release Date: 1996-04-30Bev's smitten with her passionate ballroom-dance instructor -- until a drama unfolds on the dance floor when he starts flirting with the newly divorced Jackie.
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Episode 23 - The Wedding
Release Date: 1996-05-07Darlene's wedding day brings unexpected tears, joy and tenderness as Dan is finally able to express his love to Darlene and the young couple's wedding vows bring Roseanne to tears.
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Episode 24 - Heart & Soul
Release Date: 1996-05-14Roseanne's brave and witty front masks her fears after Dan suffers a heart attack during Darlene's wedding reception.
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Episode 25 - Fights and Stuff
Release Date: 1996-05-21Dan returns home from hospital with orders from the doctor for a new diet regime -- and strict orders from Roseanne about changing his lifestyle.