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Overview

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7.5/10   5,208 votes
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Release Date:
18 October 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
'Roseanne' is the story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage... more
Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 41 wins & 71 nominations more
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The whine of a harmonica, the shriek of laughter born of pain... more (99 total)

Cast

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Roseanne ... Roseanne Conner / ... (221 episodes, 1988-1997)

John Goodman ... Dan Conner / ... (221 episodes, 1988-1997)

Laurie Metcalf ... Jackie Harris / ... (221 episodes, 1988-1997)

Michael Fishman ... D.J. Conner / ... (220 episodes, 1988-1997)

Sara Gilbert ... Darlene Conner / ... (219 episodes, 1988-1997)
Alicia Goranson ... Becky Conner / ... (146 episodes, 1988-1996)

Johnny Galecki ... David Healy / ... (92 episodes, 1992-1997)
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Also Known As:
Life and Stuff (USA) (working title)
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22 min (222 episodes)
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Sal Barone was originally cast as D.J. and appeared in the pilot. However, there was a writer's strike after the pilot was filmed and the producers took the opportunity to recast the part with someone a bit younger before production continued. There was also some friction on the set between Barone and 'Sara Gilbert (I)', which may have contributed to the producer's decision. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more
Quotes:
Becky Conner: Mom, where's my history book?
Roseanne: I sold it.
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Is Lanford a real or fictional city?
David or Kevin?
What does DJ Connor's initials stand for?
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39 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
The whine of a harmonica, the shriek of laughter born of pain..., 24 December 2001
9/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

A terrifically intense dramedy which features possibly the most realistic familial unit in TV sitcoms, not to mention a marriage between Roseanne and Dan Connor (Roseanne and John Goodman) which is pin-point exact, warm and right--and feels lived in. All non-believers have to do is watch a few episodes: the timing is deceptively shaggy yet perfect, the characters believable, their predicaments immediate. Fully realized by Roseanne herself, who never let her real-life chronicles get in the way of the show. The writing is continually sharp, with dialogue that frequently evokes whole lives, such as in the episode where Roseanne sits in a coffee house after hours talking to a tired waitress who confides about her late husband, "I miss him. It's so quiet. Sometimes I'll turn a football game on, turn it up real loud...and I hate sports. But what'ya gonna do?" Tender moments like this, seemingly throwaway bits, elude some viewers looking for a fast laughter fix; "Roseanne" was always something more, and it aches in laughter and in life's woes.

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