The essential episodes of Roseanne
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Roseanne — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Roseanne and Dan, parents of a low income family, deal with the trials and tribulations of suburban domesticity. Roseanne must keep her sanity while keeping her family together and dealing with her troubling daughter, Darlene.
- 02
Dan can't bear to part with the "junk" Roseanne wants to donate to a rummage sale; Darlene forges a passing grade on her report card.
- 03
The Monday Through Friday Show
Dan and Roseanne disagree about where to spend a romantic 15th anniversary; Becky refuses to dissect a frog in biology class; Darlene finds her paper route more than she can handle.
- 04
Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
- 05
Roseanne steps in to referee when Dan's visiting father pontificates about Dan wasting time working as a contractor.
- 06
Darlene's bad dreams aren't due to the scary movies she's been watching.
- 07
Roseanne takes her reluctant family on a shopping spree at the Lanford mall.
- 08
Becky is eager for the dinner party with Chip and his parents to come to an end.
- 09
Darlene's emergency appendectormy makes Roseanne anxious and guilty over having yelled at Darlene earlier.
- 10
Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore
As a tornado spins through Lanford, a storm is brewing inside the Conner house over the whereabouts of Jackie who hasn't returned from her trip to the market.
- 11
In an attempt to bond with their daughters, Dan goes clothes shopping with Becky, and Roseanne watches basketball with Darlene.
- 12
Roseanne's PMS day and Dan's birthday are on a collision course.
- 13
Becky is suspended for allegedly making an obscene gesture in her class photo – which makes her suddenly popular at school – but Roseanne is the one called into the principal's office.
- 14
David unexpectedly shows up for Harris' birthday after being absent for years, forcing Darlene to re-examine their relationship and the rest of the family. Meanwhile, Bev temporarily moves into the Conner home after an incident at the nursing home prevents her from returning.
- 15
Roseanne's knee gets worse so Dan is forced to a make an important work decision; but when a major storm hits Lanford, their fortunes change for the better. Later, Darlene realizes she has to go back to her first passion, writing.
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