Roseanne (1988–1997)

The story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law.

Creator:

Matt Williams

Stars:

Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 41 wins & 83 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Roseanne Barr	...	Roseanne Conner (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
John Goodman	...	Dan Conner (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Jackie Harris (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Michael Fishman	...	D.J. Conner (220 episodes, 1988-1997)
Sara Gilbert	...	Darlene Conner (219 episodes, 1988-1997)
Alicia Goranson	...	Becky Conner (146 episodes, 1988-1996)
Johnny Galecki	...	David Healy (92 episodes, 1992-1997)

Storyline

'Roseanne' is the story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law. A classic sitcom, the story circles around the Connor family - a family of five (DJ, Darlene, Becky, Roseanne and Dan). The household's mother, Roseanne, is being accompanied in her quest to keep the family together by her sister Jackie and various friends over the years.

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Plot Keywords:

children | working class | marriage | sitcom | midwest | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life and Stuff

Filming Locations:

619 South Runnymeade Avenue, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wind Dancer Productions, Carsey-Werner Company, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (222 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A few actors had more than one role in the series. Actor Dann Florek played Becky's Principal (Principal Hiller) in S3 EP9 and Darlene's doctor (Dr. Rudmen) in S9 E18-19. Actor Michael Des Barres played one of Darlene's doctors (Dr. Phillips) in S9 E19 and Leon's boyfriend (Steven/Jerry) in season three. Also actor Rob Fuller has a few parts; as does a couple of other people.

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Goofs

In the first season, the front door doesn't have a dead bolt on it. Then in a few episodes in the middle of the first season, the front door has a dead bolt. Then later on, the dead bolt is gone and then reappears officially in season 2.

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Crazy Credits

Often, a deleted scene from an episode would be shown during the credits. Otherwise, in earlier episodes, the normal closing theme would be heard.

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Connections

Referenced in Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
by Dan Foliart & Howard Pearl
Arranged and Performed by Blues Traveler
Lyrics by John Popper
Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

User Reviews

Realistic

I do like Roseanne because it seems more realistic than the junk that is on TV today - take Friends for example - a bunch of whiny New Yorkers who never to have to worry about real problems. Roseanne gives us something different. I think a lot of people can relate to this show because it caters to your typical American - not wealthy, lives in a small town, has a family, trying to make it. I do think the last couple of seasons were ridiculous (the lottery subplot) but I guess those were done for a reason due to the actress, Roseanne.

9/10 as for as sitcoms go.