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| 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 | |
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'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. Written by Bossy Bessie
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18 October 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Bonnie Bramlett, who was a backup singer for Crosby Stills and Nash and other supergroups of the 60s and 70s played Roseanne's coworker at Rodbells Bonnie. See more »Goofs
In the episode "Brain Dead Poet Society" Roseanne only serves a plate of food to Dan and Darlene, but DJ and Becky have plates of food in front of them at the end of the scene. See more »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. See more »Contribute to This Page
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A highly original take on the tired genre of the American family sitcom. At the time, the gold standard was "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties", both upper-middle class and completely unrealistic. "Roseanne" was the first high-quality sitcom since the Honeymooners to focus on working-class families. This show took the idea of the 80s family show and stood it on its ear.
It took risks and chances that other shows were afraid to take, discussing subjects like homosexuality, child abuse, alcoholism, and teenage sexuality not just as one-show ideas, but as recurring themes. And though it wasn't successful all of the time, most of the time it was hilarious. I'd rather see a show take tremendous risks and fail than take the safe course and receive middling success.
The last couple of seasons were less than stellar, and the very last season was terrible and marked the first time that Roseanne hadn't been in the top 10 (or top 20) in the ratings consistently since it started. But overall, it had the guts to change its situation every once in a while (Roseanne had, I think, ten separate jobs in nine years) to shake things up and add new elements.