"Roseanne" (1988) TV series 1988-1997

Creator:

Matt Williams
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

18 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

'Roseanne' is the story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Working Class | Marriage | Gay Interest | Matriarch

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 41 wins & 71 nominations

Cast

Roseanne	...	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)

Series Directed by
Gail Mancuso		(51 episodes, 1991-1996)
Andrew D. Weyman		(45 episodes, 1991-1993)
John Pasquin		(25 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Whitesell		(23 episodes, 1990-1991)
Philip Charles MacKenzie		(22 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark K. Samuels		(22 episodes, 1994-1997)
Ellen Falcon		(15 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gary Halvorson		(8 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Sgueglia		(7 episodes, 1989)
Roseanne		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Writing credits
Matt Williams		(221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Roseanne		(220 episodes, 1988-1997)
Amy Sherman		(13 episodes, 1990-1994)
Danny Jacobson		(12 episodes, 1988-1990)
Jeff Abugov		(12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Chuck Lorre		(12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Eric Gilliland		(11 episodes, 1992-1996)
Sid Youngers		(10 episodes, 1991-1996)
Rob Ulin		(10 episodes, 1992-1995)
Norma Safford Vela		(8 episodes, 1989-1990)
Don Foster		(8 episodes, 1990-1992)
Joel Madison		(8 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bob Myer		(8 episodes, 1990-1992)
Maxine Lapiduss		(8 episodes, 1991-1992)
Lawrence Broch		(8 episodes, 1993-1997)
Jennifer Heath		(7 episodes, 1990-1992)
Allan Stephan		(7 episodes, 1995-1997)
Betsy Borns		(6 episodes, 1992-1995)
Cynthia Mort		(6 episodes, 1994-1997)
Laurie Gelman		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
David McFadzean		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Brad Isaacs		(5 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Raether		(5 episodes, 1992-1996)
Mike Gandolfi		(5 episodes, 1992-1994)
William Lucas Walker		(5 episodes, 1993-1996)
Kevin Abbott		(5 episodes, 1993-1995)
Michael Borkow		(5 episodes, 1993-1995)
Lois Bromfield		(5 episodes, 1993-1995)
Miriam Trogdon		(5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Lauren Eve Anderson		(4 episodes, 1988-1989)
Grace McKeaney		(4 episodes, 1988-1989)
Tom Arnold		(4 episodes, 1989-1992)
Joss Whedon		(4 episodes, 1989)
David Forbes		(4 episodes, 1991-1996)
Pat Bullard		(4 episodes, 1993-1995)
Stevie Ray Fromstein		(4 episodes, 1993-1995)
Leif Sandaas		(4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Bob Nickman		(4 episodes, 1995-1997)
Drew Ogier		(4 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sy Dukane		(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Denise Moss		(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Matt Berry		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Ed Yeager		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Daniel Palladino		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Carrie Snow		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
April Winchell		(3 episodes, 1997)
Bill Pentland		(2 episodes, 1989)
Stephen Paymer		(2 episodes, 1990)
Mark Rosewater		(2 episodes, 1991)
Robert Borden		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Eileen Heisler		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
DeAnn Heline		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Janice Jordan		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Norm MacDonald		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Monica Piper		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
James Berg		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stan Zimmerman		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Perry Dance		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tim Doyle		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Mike Costa		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Michael B. Kaplan		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nancy Steen		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rich Kaplan		(2 episodes, 1996)
Janet Leahy		(2 episodes, 1996)
Garland Testa		(2 episodes, 1996)
Richard Whitley		(2 episodes, 1997)
William Rogers		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Marcy Carsey	....	executive producer (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Tom Werner	....	executive producer (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Barbara Stoll	....	co-producer / associate producer / ... (197 episodes, 1989-1997)
Al Lowenstein	....	producer (174 episodes, 1989-1996)
Roseanne	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (174 episodes, 1990-1997)
Tom Arnold	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (100 episodes, 1990-1994)
Jay Daniel	....	executive producer / consulting executive producer / ... (100 episodes, 1990-1994)
Eric Gilliland	....	executive producer / co-producer / ... (100 episodes, 1992-1996)
Bob Myer	....	executive producer / consulting producer (88 episodes, 1990-1996)
Rob Ulin	....	executive producer / producer / ... (75 episodes, 1992-1995)
Sid Youngers	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (66 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeff Abugov	....	supervising producer / producer / ... (50 episodes, 1990-1992)
Brad Isaacs	....	producer / co-producer / ... (50 episodes, 1990-1992)
Miriam Trogdon	....	supervising producer (50 episodes, 1993-1995)
Chuck Lorre	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (49 episodes, 1990-1992)
Lawrence Broch	....	producer / supervising producer (49 episodes, 1995-1997)
Cynthia Mort	....	co-producer / supervising producer / ... (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Danny Jacobson	....	supervising producer / producer (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Janet Leahy	....	consulting producer / supervising producer (40 episodes, 1995-1997)
Daniel Palladino	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (40 episodes, 1995-1997)
Amy Sherman	....	co-supervising producer / co-producer (37 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Borkow	....	co-producer / producer (37 episodes, 1994-1995)
Maxine Lapiduss	....	producer / co-producer (36 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jeff Harris	....	executive producer (34 episodes, 1989-1990)
Tim Doyle	....	producer / supervising producer (26 episodes, 1994-1995)
Sy Dukane	....	producer (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Bruce Helford	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Denise Moss	....	producer (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Bruce Rasmussen	....	supervising producer (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
James Berg	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stan Zimmerman	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Betsy Borns	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Dusty Kay	....	producer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Michael B. Kaplan	....	supervising producer (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
William Lucas Walker	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Allan Katz	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 1989-1990)
Norma Safford Vela	....	co-producer (24 episodes, 1989-1990)
Stacie Lipp	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nancy Steen	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Laurie Gelman	....	producer (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gayle S. Maffeo	....	producer (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Matt Williams	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jeanne Wall	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Raether	....	co-producer (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kevin Abbott	....	producer (18 episodes, 1993-1994)
Steve Pepoon	....	supervising producer (15 episodes, 1993-1994)
Allan Stephan	....	co-executive producer (14 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lois Bromfield	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Elaine Aronson	....	producer (11 episodes, 1994)
Grace McKeaney	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1989)
Richard Day	....	supervising producer (5 episodes, 1995)
Bob Nickman	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 1997)

Series Original Music by
Dan Foliart		(124 episodes, 1988-1994)
Howard Pearl		(124 episodes, 1988-1994)
W.G. Snuffy Walden		(98 episodes, 1993-1997)

Series Cinematography by
Daniel Flannery		(196 episodes, 1988-1996)
Frank Doll		(23 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Film Editing by
Joe Bella		(191 episodes, 1989-1997)
Marco Zappia		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Linda Lamontagne		(105 episodes, 1990-1996)
Karen Vice		(102 episodes, 1990-1996)
Risa Bramon Garcia		(68 episodes, 1988-1997)
Billy Hopkins		(68 episodes, 1988-1997)
Steven Jacobs		(18 episodes, 1988-1990)
Lisa London		(15 episodes, 1996-1997)
Catherine Stroud		(15 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Production Design by
Garvin Eddy		(221 episodes, 1988-1997)

Series Set Decoration by
Diane Yates		(66 episodes, 1993-1996)
Cheryl Lanner		(31 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lisa De los Reyes		(25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Ron Olsen		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Erin Quigley		(185 episodes, 1989-1997)
Heidi Freundlich Gilles		(4 episodes, 1989)

Series Makeup Department
Wendy Hogan	....	makeup artist (158 episodes, 1991-1997)
Leslie Lightfoot	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (151 episodes, 1991-1997)
Pixie Schwartz	....	hair stylist (114 episodes, 1992-1997)
Rachael Dowling	....	hair stylist (62 episodes, 1989-1992)
James O'Regan	....	hair stylist (49 episodes, 1990-1992)
Nicole Bohrer-Reid	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (36 episodes, 1992-1994)
Edward Morrison	....	hair stylist (32 episodes, 1995-1997)
Maria Valdivia	....	key hair stylist / hair stylist (28 episodes, 1988-1995)
Terry Akins	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Renee DiPinto	....	hair stylist (25 episodes, 1993-1995)
Barbara Fonte-Byrne	....	makeup artist (24 episodes, 1988-1993)
Sheryl Ptak	....	makeup artist (24 episodes, 1989-1990)
Krista Placial	....	hair stylist (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Violet Ortiz	....	hair stylist (21 episodes, 1992-1993)
Debbie Easton	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 1992-1995)
April Spaulding	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jennifer Darpinian	....	makeup artist (11 episodes, 1994-1996)
Lorraine Polak	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 1990-1995)
Laura Nelson-Fong	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1990)
Rachel Dowling	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mary Guerrero	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 1988-1995)
Lila Fowle	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1993-1996)
Troy Jensen	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Susan Seyler	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tyler Colton	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1992)
Elizabeth Cooper	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Barbara Fonte-Kunkel	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1989-1994)
Sandra Sze	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1991)
Dori Ann Anderson	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Sylvia Surdu	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Paige Bennett	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lisa Pharren	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Janet Medford	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1991-1995)
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
Robert Hallowell II	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1993)
Dawn Marando	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1996)
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist: Halloween Special (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Rita Burton	....	executive in charge of production (76 episodes, 1991-1994)
Courtney B. Conte	....	executive in charge of production (65 episodes, 1994-1997)
Rita G. Katsotis	....	production supervisor / production manager (49 episodes, 1989-1991)
Christopher Kochoff	....	executive in charge of production (49 episodes, 1989-1991)
Eric Rhoden	....	production manager (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Frank McKemy	....	production supervisor (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gil Kraus	....	post-production supervisor (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joel Hatch	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Cox	....	associate director (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gail Mancuso	....	associate director (2 episodes, 1989-1993)
Joann Kamay	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
T. Barrett Curtin	....	property / property master / ... (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Drew Ogier	....	property master / props (159 episodes, 1988-1995)
F.X. Christ	....	property / props (100 episodes, 1990-1994)
Debra Jefferson	....	property / props (61 episodes, 1994-1997)
Ramsey Avery	....	associate art director (49 episodes, 1989-1991)
Carrie Randazzo	....	art department (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Rhonda Robinson	....	property master / property (31 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lisa De los Reyes	....	assistant designer (25 episodes, 1991-1992)
Cory Loncar	....	leadperson (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Ballowe	....	carpenter (20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeremy Armstrong	....	property (13 episodes, 1996)
Eric Letsche	....	property (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard J. Ramirez Jr.	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Craig Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound re-recordist (193 episodes, 1989-1997)
Charlie McDaniel	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound re-recordist (192 episodes, 1989-1997)
Richard Masci	....	audio (96 episodes, 1993-1997)
Thom Wilson	....	sound (68 episodes, 1989-1992)
Carolyn Bowden	....	audio / sound (28 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jack Tossman	....	sound (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Mitchell Pietz	....	sound (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Nick Carbone	....	sound utility (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tom Caton	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Sean Keegan	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Yasmin Muniz	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Valerie Stulman	....	boom push (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jeff Pruitt	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Flannery	....	lighting designer (189 episodes, 1988-1996)
Frank Doll	....	gaffer / assistant lighting designer / ... (182 episodes, 1989-1996)
Gregory Thorp	....	special photography / special photographer (138 episodes, 1988-1994)
Regina Archer	....	camera operator (114 episodes, 1992-1997)
Terry Lang	....	key grip (98 episodes, 1993-1997)
Wayne Norman	....	camera operator (92 episodes, 1992-1996)
Dean Cosanella	....	camera operator (76 episodes, 1992-1996)
Victor Gonzales	....	camera operator (72 episodes, 1989-1992)
Greg Smith	....	camera operator (69 episodes, 1989-1992)
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator / camera operator: Orlando (57 episodes, 1989-1996)
Ron Ervin	....	key grip (39 episodes, 1988-1993)
Frank Marciate	....	camera operator (35 episodes, 1990-1991)
Roy Holm	....	camera operator (35 episodes, 1992-1997)
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.	....	key grip (33 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ray Liu	....	camera operator (30 episodes, 1991-1996)
Ray Gonzales	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 1992-1997)
Calvin 'Bubz' Dupleasis	....	gaffer (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Weinberg	....	camera operator (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
Ron Tosches	....	camera operator (21 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mike Malone	....	camera operator (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rick Caswell	....	camera operator (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeff Rifkin	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jack Chisolm	....	camera operator (14 episodes, 1992-1995)
Bob Minges	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 1992)
Randy Gomez	....	camera operator / camera operator: Orlando (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jim Rohrig	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1990-1992)
Dave Eastwood	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1991-1994)
Mike Culp	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1989)
Corey Kimball	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1992-1996)
David Rhea	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1992-1995)
Greg Cook	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1992-1993)
John Colorado	....	key grip (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Bruce Oldham	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1992-1996)
Steve Casaly	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Rob Palmer	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1992)
Jeff Barnes	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1996)
Martin Brown	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1997)
Marc Hunter	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1997)
Mike Boisclair	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1991)
Jim Wadkins	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1991)
Theodore Ashton	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992-1997)
Bob Erbeck	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992-1996)
Mike Denton	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Keeth Lawrence	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992)
Bob Welsh	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992)
Marvin Shearer	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1993)
Keith Lisle	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jim Chizmar	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
David Dawes	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Vicki Walekr	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Risa Bramon Garcia	....	original casting (152 episodes, 1988-1997)
Billy Hopkins	....	original casting (152 episodes, 1988-1997)
Pat Melton	....	casting associate (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Betsy Fels	....	casting associate (9 episodes, 1988-1989)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Quigley	....	costumer / costumer supervisor / ... (171 episodes, 1990-1997)
Linda Thayer	....	costumer (98 episodes, 1990-1994)
Catherine Arndt	....	costumer / key costumer (73 episodes, 1994-1997)
Cynthia Harvin Kraus	....	costumer / key costumer (59 episodes, 1994-1996)
Heidi Freundlich Gilles	....	wardrobe consultant / wardrobe designer (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Amy Wetherbee	....	key costumer (14 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Editorial Department
Gil Kraus	....	post-production coordinator (174 episodes, 1989-1996)
Marco Zappia	....	editorial supervisor (28 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jim Praytor	....	post-production associate (23 episodes, 1988-1989)

Series Music Department
Dan Foliart	....	composer: theme / composer: theme music (93 episodes, 1993-1997)
Howard Pearl	....	composer: theme / composer: theme music (93 episodes, 1993-1997)
W.G. Snuffy Walden	....	music arranger (66 episodes, 1993-1996)
John Popper	....	composer: theme song / arranger: theme / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (unknown episodes)
Avi Kipper	....	music scoring mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Caryn Mandabach	....	supervising executive (221 episodes, 1988-1997)
Laura Black	....	assistant to producers (217 episodes, 1988-1997)
Bobby DaSilva	....	video (207 episodes, 1988-1997)
Bob Christison	....	office manager / operations (197 episodes, 1989-1997)
Mark K. Samuels	....	stage manager / associate director (185 episodes, 1988-1996)
Amy Rothlein Brown	....	stage manager (180 episodes, 1988-1996)
Jeanne Wall	....	production coordinator (171 episodes, 1989-1996)
Peter D. Wessel	....	staging operations / stage coordinator (155 episodes, 1988-1995)
Carrie Randazzo	....	staging services (149 episodes, 1989-1995)
David Forbes	....	assistant to writer / production assistant / ... (148 episodes, 1989-1995)
Leif Sandaas	....	assistant: Rob Ulin / assistant: Eric Gilliland / ... (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Steve Vizzi	....	production assistant / stage manager (125 episodes, 1990-1995)
John Pritchett	....	technical director (114 episodes, 1992-1997)
Guy Distad	....	stage manager / production assistant (99 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lisa A. Martin	....	assistant to producers / production assistant (99 episodes, 1990-1994)
Melissa Gelineau	....	coordinating executive / associate: Jay Daniel / ... (94 episodes, 1990-1994)
Gail Mancuso	....	associate director (89 episodes, 1989-1993)
Linda Parker	....	assistant to producers (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Jody Margolin	....	production associate (80 episodes, 1990-1993)
Chris Kletzien	....	assistant to producers / production assistant (76 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mark McAdam	....	assistant to writer / assistant to writers / ... (75 episodes, 1993-1996)
Bill Pentland	....	executive consultant (70 episodes, 1988-1991)
Lynn Raines	....	set teacher (70 episodes, 1994-1997)
Laverne Eng	....	assistant to producers (68 episodes, 1989-1992)
Bob Fuller	....	production assistant (64 episodes, 1994-1997)
Cindy Persky	....	assistant to producers / assistant: Bob Myer / ... (63 episodes, 1990-1993)
Melanie Macfee	....	assistant to writers / assistant to writer / ... (63 episodes, 1994-1997)
Peter Filsinger	....	technical director (62 episodes, 1988-1991)
Eric Letsche	....	production assistant / assistant to line producer / ... (62 episodes, 1994-1997)
Don Foster	....	creative consultant / story editor / ... (53 episodes, 1991-1994)
Sarah Distad	....	assistant to writers / writing assistant (52 episodes, 1990-1992)
Norman Miglietta	....	assistant to producers (50 episodes, 1990-1992)
Terry Lang	....	stage coordinator (50 episodes, 1991-1993)
Cyndi Hogle	....	assistant to writer / production assistant (50 episodes, 1992-1994)
David Raether	....	executive story editor / story editor (50 episodes, 1993-1995)
Jill Gordon	....	creative consultant (50 episodes, 1994-1996)
Leslie Rylke	....	production assistant (50 episodes, 1994-1996)
Tracy Dumont	....	assistant to writers / writing assistant (49 episodes, 1989-1991)
Patrick Kienlen	....	production executive (49 episodes, 1991-1993)
Bob Nickman	....	story editor / executive story editor (49 episodes, 1995-1997)
Kit Pongetti	....	assistant to writers (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Paul Paolasso	....	stage manager (47 episodes, 1993-1996)
Virginia Sun	....	production assistant (47 episodes, 1995-1997)
Roseanne	....	creative consultant (46 episodes, 1988-1990)
Paul Korpal	....	production assistant (46 episodes, 1994-1995)
Cynthia Harvin Kraus	....	assistant to producers (45 episodes, 1988-1990)
Allan Stephan	....	story editor / executive consultant / ... (44 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nancy Beverly	....	assistant to writers / assistant to writer (43 episodes, 1988-1990)
Steve Kosted	....	production assistant (41 episodes, 1991-1993)
Amy Sherman	....	story editor / executive story editor (41 episodes, 1991-1993)
Paul Kim	....	production assistant (41 episodes, 1992-1994)
Lawrence Broch	....	executive story editor / story editor (41 episodes, 1993-1995)
William Lucas Walker	....	executive story editor / story editor (41 episodes, 1993-1995)
Kevin Moreland	....	assistant: Mr. Arnold / executive: The Arnolds / ... (36 episodes, 1992-1993)
Brandi Brown	....	production assistant (36 episodes, 1994-1995)
Barnaby Harris	....	stage manager / production assistant (35 episodes, 1988-1990)
Cindy Nexon	....	booth production assistant / production associate (35 episodes, 1988-1990)
Kimberly Silva	....	executive: Wapelle County Productions / assistant: Mr. Arnold (34 episodes, 1993-1994)
Drew Ogier	....	story editor / executive story editor (34 episodes, 1996-1997)
Marjorie Weitzman	....	program manager / assistant to producers (33 episodes, 1989-1990)
David Lippert	....	production assistant (33 episodes, 1993-1994)
Hayden Ghaffary	....	production associate (33 episodes, 1994-1995)
John Davidson	....	production assistant (32 episodes, 1992-1993)
Perry Dance	....	assistant to writer (32 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark Blackman	....	craft service (31 episodes, 1993-1994)
Julie Heuer	....	production assistant (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
Russ Reinsel	....	technical director / technical lead (29 episodes, 1991-1997)
Steven Ritt	....	dog trainer (28 episodes, 1989)
Jennifer Heath	....	story editor / executive story editor (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
Joel Madison	....	story editor / executive story editor (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
Hayden Hilscher-Ghaffary	....	production associate (27 episodes, 1993-1995)
Jennifer Kert	....	production assistant / assistant: Mrs. Arnold (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Martin Mull	....	creative consultant (25 episodes, 1991-1992)
Eileen Heisler	....	story editor / executive story editor (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
DeAnn Heline	....	story editor / executive story editor (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Lona Williams	....	assistant: Bruce Helford (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Betsy Borns	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mike Gandolfi	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Barbara O'Connell	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Timothy Schlattmann	....	assistant to writer (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Orit Schwartz	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Lois Bromfield	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Pat Bullard	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Stevie Ray Fromstein	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Karen Hall	....	creative consultant (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Alana Sanko	....	assistant to writer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Danny Zuker	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Carol Blankenship	....	assistant to writers (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Patricia Payton	....	production accountant (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sal Baldomar	....	stage manager (24 episodes, 1988-1993)
Penelope Spheeris	....	story editor (24 episodes, 1989-1990)
Kimberly Kessler	....	production assistant (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
Carol Woo	....	production accountant (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
Stephanie Portnoy Porter	....	assistant to producers (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ed Yeager	....	story editor / executive story editor (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lauren Eve Anderson	....	creative associate / executive assistant (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
David McFadzean	....	executive story editor / story editor (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Rich Kaplan	....	story editor (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Anne Lewis	....	assistant to writers (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Susanna Orencia	....	production secretary (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Daliah Rogow Nichols	....	production executive (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Karol Siegel	....	script supervisor (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Carrie Snow	....	story editor (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Garland Testa	....	story editor (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Janice Minsberg	....	production coordinator (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Michael Riolo	....	associate director (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sarah Norquist	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
Elizabeth Valente	....	craft service (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kori Shintaku	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Alysia Anderson	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Johnetta Coffee	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Richard O. Eagan	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Arnie K. Ragland	....	production accountant (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Amy Welsh	....	executive story editor (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Grovetta Jean Jones	....	assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1988-1989)
Terre Rigali	....	assistant to writers (21 episodes, 1989-1990)
Fidel Arizmendi	....	assistant to writer / assistant to writers (21 episodes, 1992-1993)
John Fitzpatrick	....	assistant to writer / assistant to writers (20 episodes, 1988-1989)
Catherine Spears	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (19 episodes, 1991-1992)
Matt Berry	....	story editor / executive story editor (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joss Whedon	....	story editor (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
Jim Cox	....	associate director (18 episodes, 1994-1997)
Sparky Chervitz	....	production assistant (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rob Williams	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mark J. Kunerth	....	assistant to writers (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Herbert W. Ankrom	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 1995-1996)
Debbie Marks	....	assistant: Roseanne (16 episodes, 1995-1996)
A.J. Johnson	....	stage manager (16 episodes, 1996-1997)
Darick Parrish	....	stage manager (16 episodes, 1996-1997)
Julie Meehan	....	stage manager (15 episodes, 1989)
Kari Hendler	....	production associate (15 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bill Gerber	....	story editor (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mary Ann D'Achille-Weyer	....	craft service (14 episodes, 1992-1993)
Geralyn Schaefer	....	production assistant (14 episodes, 1992)
Grace McKeaney	....	executive script consultant (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Michael Borkow	....	executive story editor (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Julie Cooper	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold / production assistant (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stephen Godchaux	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1994-1995)
Austin Barker	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tom Arnold	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1989-1990)
Tamara Bruner	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (12 episodes, 1992-1993)
Kami Lerner	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (12 episodes, 1993)
Mike Costa	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1996)
Carol Anne Miller	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1992-1995)
Jan Collison	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sarah Brock	....	assistant to writer / assistant to writers (10 episodes, 1989)
Tammy Keith	....	assistant: Roseanne (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gregory Thorp	....	special photo / special photographs (9 episodes, 1989-1992)
Jodie Baba	....	assistant to writers (9 episodes, 1989)
Pam Patrick	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (8 episodes, 1993)
Michele Atkins	....	assistant: Mr. Arnold (8 episodes, 1994)
Julie Ross	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (8 episodes, 1994)
Elizabeth Stites	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Adrienne Hough	....	assistant: Roseanne (8 episodes, 1997)
Ollie Levy	....	assistant to writer / assistant to producers / ... (7 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jeff Messinger	....	video (7 episodes, 1993-1996)
Joe Bella	....	associate director (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mo Gaffney	....	consultant / story consultant (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joann Kamay	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 1996)
Jay Zabriskie	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 1996)
Rebecca Parr	....	story editor (6 episodes, 1989)
Martin Pasko	....	story editor (6 episodes, 1989)
Kay Grantham	....	assistant: Roseanne (6 episodes, 1995)
Sheree Guitar	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1989)
Charlie Weyer	....	craft service (5 episodes, 1992)
Robin Henley	....	assistant: Roseanne (5 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jeffrey Thomas	....	stage manager (5 episodes, 1994-1995)
Norm MacDonald	....	story editor (4 episodes, 1993)
Mike Snedden	....	video (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Brooke Berdis	....	assistant: Mr. Arnold (4 episodes, 1994)
Nicole Hodges	....	assistant: Mrs. Arnold (4 episodes, 1994)
Laura LeFaivre	....	assistant: Mr. Arnold (4 episodes, 1994)
Timmy Keith	....	assistant: Roseanne (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stephen Bures	....	assistant: Roseanne (4 episodes, 1997)
Jason Strouse	....	assistant to writers (4 episodes, 1997)
Sean Mulcahy	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 1988-1991)
Jeremy Armstrong	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
T. Barrett Curtin	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sam W. Orender	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kevin Trudgeon	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
William C. Irwin	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1990-1995)
Greg Zekowski	....	assistant: Mr. Arnold (3 episodes, 1991)
Rick Edwards	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1994-1997)
Joy Hurwitz	....	assistant: Roseanne (3 episodes, 1994)
Jennifer Butts	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Debbie Flesch	....	assistant: Roseanne (3 episodes, 1995)
Sherrie Castleberry	....	assistant: Roseanne (3 episodes, 1996)
Bill Ghaffary	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 1996)
Michael Strauss	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 1996)
Andrea Frazer	....	assistant to writers (3 episodes, 1997)
Jim Horky	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1989)
Cesar Sutil	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1989)
Ken Miller	....	technical supervisor (2 episodes, 1991)
Linda Petro	....	craft service (2 episodes, 1992)
Sid Youngers	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1992)
Tom Ohliger	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1995)
Janet Leahy	....	teleplay (unknown episodes)
Stephanie McRiley	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Steven J. Scott	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Shane Stanley	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Miriam Trogdon	....	teleplay (unknown episodes)
James L. Walker	....	medical consultant (unknown episodes)
Stan Zimmerman	....	teleplay (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Wind Dancer Productions
• Carsey-Werner Company (in association with)
• Paramount Television (1995-1997)

Distributors

• Viacom (1988-1994) (worldwide) (all media)
• Paramount Television (1994-1997) (worldwide) (all media)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988-1997) (USA) (TV)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 3 and 4)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 5-8)

Other Companies

• ABA, inc.  clip courtesy
• CBS Studio Center  taped at
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Also Known As:

Life and Stuff (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

22 min (222 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:6 (some episodes) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Wind Dancer Productions

Trivia:

Although Alicia Goranson returned in the eight season to play Becky, Sarah Chalke, her replacement, still played Becky in some episodes that season. When Goranson left the show again at the end of the season, Chalke took on the role of Becky full time again.

Goofs:

Continuity: All of the exterior shots of the series show a front white storm door, but whenever the front door is shown from the inside, there is no storm door.

Quotes:

Dan Conner: Whoa! Cool it before I give my wife a donut to kick your butt.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Golden Girls: High Anxiety (#4.20)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Theme

A Realistic, Creative, Funny Sitcom that Dared to be Different.

Roseanne is probably the closest thing to families in reality. You had family shows like Full House, Family Matters where the problems always went away with hugs and smiles at the end. However, Roseanne didn't do that. It was a show based on the hard facts of life. Living on a budget, losing a job, kids experimenting with sex, alcohol, and drugs for the first time. It is these types of experiences that make Roseanne a truly special show that dared to be different.

Roseanne started in 1988 on ABC, and was an instant success. Roseanne Barr played herself as a wisecracking mother and wife trying to raise her family the best she can. Roseanne is married to Dan Conner played by John Goodman. Goodman the goofy, but hard-working father, and devoted husband to Roseanne. Roseanne's sister, Jackie played by Laurie Metcalf, always had Roseanne's back while trying to deal with her own life. Roseanne and Dan had three children. The oldest Becky, was a bratty teenager who always despised of the way she had to live. Darlene, the younger daughter who was more of a tomboy, who always had sarcastic remarks. DJ being the youngest, an adventurous son, who was always running about the house. Other characters include Roseanne's infamous, and dreaded mother Bev, Arnie who makes appearances as Dan's friend, Dan's father Ed Conner, Leon, the gay manager of the restaurant, and Nancy their bisexual friend.

Over the years, Becky moves out, and gets married to her boyfriend Mark. Darlene meets David, Mark's brother, and David eventually moves into the Conner household. Roseanne eventually opens up her own diner after bouncing around jobs. Dan takes up a job at the city garage. Jackie, and Roseanne get pregnant. Jackie giving birth to her son Andy, and Roseanne giving birth to new baby Jerry. Darlene gets married to David, and Dan also has a heart attack at the end of the eighth season. In the ninth and final season, The Conners win the state lottery, and become rich. Also in the last season, Darlene gives birth to a premature baby.

Roseanne remained a superb show always in the top 10 during its first seven years. After a slight dip in ratings during the 8th season, Roseanne decided to have the family win the lottery, a move which began the ultimate demise of the show. After the family wins the lottery we get to see the Conners live it big after all those years of just getting by. Unfortunately, ratings began a steep plummet because the very principles of reality were being thrown out the window. We would no longer hear Roseanne call her house a hellhole, or see the family just trying to get by on tax day. In the ninth season we see Roseanne and family going to fancy dinners, appearing on Jerry Springer, going to luxury spas. While it was entertaining, it was no longer based on the original premise.

To try and rekindle some sense reality, and to boost ratings, Dan has an affair after taking care of his sick mother in California. Roseanne and Dan eventually do rebuild their relationship, and towards the end of the series in a very emotional episode Darlene gives birth to a very premature baby.

The show finally came to a close in 1997. The finale was probably the most creative by far, and quite possibly the most misleading. It turns out in the finale that the entire series was a recreation in Roseanne's book of how she wanted her life to be. Certain details were altered. For example, Jackie was gay because of all her man troubles, Becky actually marries David, while Darlene marries Mark. And the saddest part we learn that Dan actually died when he had his heart attack at the end of the eighth season. Roseanne explains that the entire ninth season did not even exist. Dan never had an affair with Roseanne, nor did the family win the lottery or have all those encounters with the rich and famous. It was just something that Roseanne always wanted to happen. Roseanne finishes writing in her book, and then gets up walks to the living room and sits on the sofa, and that is the end of the series.

Why Roseanne chose to end her show this way I will never understand. What made her show such a hit for the first eight years was basically all made-up. This is one of those cases in television where Roseanne should have quit while she was ahead, as the ninth season did not even place in the top twenty. Despite the less than stellar last season, Roseanne still remains one of the best sitcoms in television history.