Roseanne 

A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom 'Roseanne,' which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.

Creators:

Roseanne Barr, Matt Williams

Stars:

Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 44 wins & 113 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Roseanne Barr	...	Roseanne Conner / ... 230 episodes, 1988-2018
John Goodman	...	Dan Conner / ... 230 episodes, 1988-2018
Laurie Metcalf	...	Jackie Harris / ... 230 episodes, 1988-2018
Michael Fishman	...	D.J. Conner / ... 229 episodes, 1988-2018
Sara Gilbert	...	Darlene Conner / ... 230 episodes, 1988-2018
Alicia Goranson	...	Becky Conner / ... 158 episodes, 1988-2018
Johnny Galecki	...	David Healy / ... 94 episodes, 1992-2018

Storyline

'Roseanne' is the story of a working-class family struggling with life's essential problems--marriage, children, money, and parents-in-law. A now-classic sitcom, the story circles around the Connor family, a family of five that includes the parents, Roseanne and Dan, and the children, Becky, Darlene, and D.J.. Roseanne is helped in her challenge to keep the family moving along by her single sister, Jackie, and various friends.

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Plot Keywords:

stand up comedian | motherhood | controversy | character name as series title | actress name as series title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life and Stuff

Filming Locations:

Stage 15, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wind Dancer Productions, Carsey-Werner Company, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 22 min (222 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Becky was born 15 March 1975.

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Goofs

Throughout the series, primarily the latter seasons, the boom frequently drops into the shots.

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Crazy Credits

During the course of the series, Roseanne Arnold divorced Tom Arnold and changed her name to simply Roseanne. In the season-opener after the divorce, every cast and crew member in the opening and closing credits was listed onscreen by first name only.

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Connections

Referenced in The Comeback: Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees (2014)

User Reviews

Just great

"Roseanne" is a milestone in TV sitcoms. It shows a lower class family realistically and the problems and issues they face. It dealt with (for the time) risky issues that you didn't see on TV often. I still remember quite a stir when two separate episodes dealt with one of the girls "becoming" a woman and the son of the family discovering how to "pleasure" himself. Also it had episodes dealing with abortion, gay characters, alcoholism, drug abuse, premarital sex, workplace and sexual harassment, how to deal with elderly parents... None of the characters were squeaky clean or perfect...they all had huge flaws and faults. But all of this was done with realism, great acting and a strong (if sometimes caustic) sense of humor. You saw the characters grow and change over the course of the 9 years it was on the air. It totally fell apart during the last season (egos were going out of control on the set) and ended horribly but the previous eight seasons were just fantastic. And the Halloween episodes were among the funniest ever done for a TV series. Just great all around. If you've never seen it, catch an episode or two--it's worth the effort.