Roseanne (Season 1)

The first family that made you feel better about your own!

A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

Life and Stuff 5.5
Air date: 1988-10-18
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.
We're in the Money 8.0
Air date: 1988-10-25
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Although Dan and Roseanne agree not to spend any of Dan's $500 advance on themselves, neither can resist the temptation.
D-I-V-O-R-C-E 8.0
Air date: 1988-11-01
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.
Language Lessons 8.0
Air date: 1988-11-22
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A body language test reveals Dan's innermost feelings about his sister-in-law; Darlene has a bone to pick with D.J.
Radio Days 7.0
Air date: 1988-11-29
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A songwriting contest unleashes creativity in Dan and Roseanne, while Booker unleashes uncontrolled impulses in Jackie.
Lovers' Lane 8.0
Air date: 1988-12-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.
The Memory Game 7.0
Air date: 1988-12-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.
Here's to Good Friends 8.0
Air date: 1988-12-20
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne and Jackie help Crystal drown her sorrows over breaking up with her lover by taking her to the Lobo Lounge for a few pink squirrels and a pep talk.
Dan's Birthday Bash 7.0
Air date: 1989-01-03
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
Saturday 0.0
Air date: 1989-01-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.
Canoga Time 0.0
Air date: 1989-01-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: 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.
The Monday Through Friday Show 0.0
Air date: 1989-01-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: 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.
Bridge Over Troubled Sonny 0.0
Air date: 1989-01-31
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
Father's Day 8.0
Air date: 1989-02-07
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne steps in to referee when Dan's visiting father pontificates about Dan wasting time working as a contractor.
Nightmare on Oak Street 0.0
Air date: 1989-02-14
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Darlene's bad dreams aren't due to the scary movies she's been watching.
Mall Story 0.0
Air date: 1989-02-21
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne takes her reluctant family on a shopping spree at the Lanford mall.
Becky's Choice 0.0
Air date: 1989-02-28
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Becky is eager for the dinner party with Chip and his parents to come to an end.
The Slice of Life 0.0
Air date: 1989-03-07
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Darlene's emergency appendectomy makes Roseanne anxious and guilty over having yelled at Darlene earlier.
Workin' Overtime 0.0
Air date: 1989-03-14
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: After two weeks of overtime at work and chaos at home, Roseanne takes refuge at a diner.
Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore 8.0
Air date: 1989-03-28
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: 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.
Death and Stuff 8.0
Air date: 1989-04-11
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.
Dear Mom and Dad 8.0
Air date: 1989-04-18
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: An unannounced visit by Roseanne's parents has the Conner house in an uproar.
Let's Call It Quits 8.0
Air date: 1989-05-02
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne has difficulty accepting new rules from a tough new supervisor at the factory.