Roseanne
"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 (Roseanne Barr) and Dan (John Goodman), and the children, Becky (Alicia Goranson), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), and D.J. (Michael Fishman). Roseanne is helped in her challenge to keep the family moving along by her single sister, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), and various friends.
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- 1988-2018
- 10 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Drama
- TV-PG
"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 (Roseanne Barr) and Dan (John Goodman), and the children, Becky (Alicia Goranson), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), and D.J. (Michael Fishman). Roseanne is helped in her challenge to keep the family moving along by her single sister, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), and various friends.
Season 4 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 1
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Tue, Sep 17, 1991 30 mins
Roseanne has a hard time dealing with Becky's announcement that she wants to go on the pill.
Episode 2
Take My Bike, Please!
Tue, Sep 24, 1991 24 mins
The family is falling apart when Roseanne is working 15 hour days both at the diner and the bike shop helping Dan.
Episode 3
Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker
Tue, Oct 1, 1991 30 mins
A one night stand prompts Jackie to improve her life by becoming a trucker.
Episode 4
Darlene Fades to Black
Tue, Oct 8, 1991 24 mins
Roseanne and Dan are troubled by Darlene's recent withdrawn behavior and try to get through to her with little success.
Episode 5
Tolerate Thy Neighbor
Tue, Oct 15, 1991 30 mins
Roseanne clashes with her next door neighbor after their house is robbed while they are away for the weekend.
Episode 6
Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
Tue, Oct 29, 1991 30 mins
The annual Halloween Lanford event finds Roseanne following her neighbor Kathy Bowman, convinced she's planning a prank, and Jackie flirting with an unknown man in a moose costume.
Episode 7
Vegas
Tue, Nov 5, 1991 24 mins
Dan and Roseanne can't seem to get along lately, even in Vegas when Nancy and Arnie pay for their trip to celebrate their engagement. First appearance of Sandra Bernhard as Nancy.
Episode 8
Vegas, Vegas
Tue, Nov 12, 1991 24 mins
Not even a surprise appearance by Wayne Newton is able to bring everyone together as the Vegas adventure continues for Dan and Roseanne.
Episode 9
Stressed to Kill
Tue, Nov 19, 1991 24 mins
Stressed at work and at home, Roseanne does her best to hide the fact she's been smoking.
Episode 10
Thanksgiving 1991
Tue, Nov 26, 1991 24 mins
Thanksgiving weekend sees another visit by friends and family including Nana Mary and a husband-less Bev.
Episode 11
Kansas City, Here We Come
Tue, Dec 3, 1991 30 mins
Roseanne accompanies Jackie on a trucking run to Kansas City so they can meet their father's mistress, meanwhile Becky's boss gives her a hard time at the supermarket.
Episode 12
Santa Claus
Tue, Dec 24, 1991 30 mins
The Christmas season finds Roseanne volunteering to be Santa at the mall where she makes a surprising discovery about Darlene's new friend Karen.
Episode 13
Bingo
Tue, Jan 7, 1992 30 mins
Becky and Darlene babysit Little Ed, while Roseanne accompanies Jackie and Crystal to bingo. After a few rounds, Rosie becomes a bona fide bingoholic!
Episode 14
The Bowling Show
Tue, Jan 21, 1992 22 mins
Roseanne is annoyed by Jackie's new friendship with Nancy, meanwhile Dan and his team try to get out of last place in their bowling league.
Episode 15
The Back Story
Tue, Feb 4, 1992 22 mins
D.J.'s 10th birthday finds Roseanne with her back out and Bev visiting and constantly usurping Dan.
Episode 16
Less Is More
Tue, Feb 11, 1992 22 mins
After throwing her back out again, Roseanne opts for a breast reduction.
Episode 17
Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do
Tue, Feb 18, 1992 22 mins
Dan and Roseanne are ecstatic when Mark and Becky break up.
Episode 18
This Old House
Tue, Feb 25, 1992 24 mins
Roseanne comes down hard on Darlene for running off to Chicago with David, but a trip to the house she grew up in with Jackie gives her a new perspective on her troubled daughter.
Episode 19
The Commercial Show
Tue, Mar 3, 1992 30 mins
The Conner family tries to get in on a Rodbell's commercial being filmed at the diner.
Episode 20
Therapy
Tue, Mar 17, 1992 22 mins
Jackie reveals to Roseanne she's been seeing a therapist and asks her to come, meanwhile Darlene dreads a confrontation with a bully she insulted.
Episode 21
Lies
Tue, Mar 24, 1992 24 mins
Roseanne frets when she must take a lie detector test at work.
Episode 22
Deliverance
Tue, Mar 31, 1992 30 mins
Roseanne and Bonnie decide they each want Leon's job when he announces he's leaving, meanwhile Crystal goes into labor with only Dan as her coach.
Episode 23
Secrets
Tue, Apr 28, 1992 24 mins
Dan covers for Mark when he gets drunk at the Lobo Lounge and hides it from Roseanne.
Episode 24
Don't Make Me Over
Tue, May 5, 1992 24 mins
Mother's Day finds Becky and Darlene treating Roseanne to a day at the spa, although they have an ulterior motive.
Episode 25
Aliens
Tue, May 12, 1992 30 mins
Things are tense when Becky finds out she no longer has a college fund, meanwhile DJ attends a spelling bee final.