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

Not only did two actresses play Becky (Alicia Goranson and Sarah Chalke) but there were also two D.Js (Sal Barone and Michael Fishman), two actresses playing Dan's mother Audrey Conner (Ann Wedgeworth and Debbie Reynolds), three actors playing Crystal's son Lonnie (Josh Williams, 'Luke Edwards' and Kristopher Kent Hill) and two actors playing DJ's best friend Todd ('Troy Davidson' and Adam Hendershott)

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Goofs

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.

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Crazy Credits

Final Episode - Final Scene "Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible." T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

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Connections

Followed by The Conners (2018)

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.