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A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Air date: 1992-09-15
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne supports the family after Dan's motorcycle shop goes under; Becky considers moving to Minneapolis with Mark.
Air date: 1992-09-22
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.
Air date: 1992-09-29
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.
Air date: 1992-10-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne and Jackie are stunned when their mother announces she is moving to Lanford; Jackie agonizes over dating Fisher, a perfect, but much, much younger man.
Air date: 1992-10-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.
Air date: 1992-10-20
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Denied a loan to open the restaurant, Roseanne must turn to her mother; Darlene catches D.J. peeping at neighbor Molly.
Air date: 1992-10-27
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.
Air date: 1992-11-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Nancy takes Roseanne and Jackie by surprise with the announcement that she and Marla are gay lovers; Bev announces she is moving into a Lanford retirement center, which leaves Roseanne feeling over the hill.
Air date: 1992-11-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The Lunch Box welcomes its first customers, including a weirdo whose presence sends the gals to a self-defense class. Meanwhile, Arnie questions his own manhood after hearing that Nancy is gay.
Air date: 1992-11-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
Air date: 1992-12-01
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: D.J. decides to take up hockey and becomes the terror of the rink; Roseanne meddles to reunite Jackie and Fisher.
Air date: 1992-12-15
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A Christmas Eve snowstorm scatters the Connors, with Roseanne and Jackie trapped at the Luch Box with Bev and Nana Mary, while Darlene takes shelter at David's and learns the truth about his home life.
Air date: 1993-01-05
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.
Air date: 1993-01-12
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
Air date: 1993-01-26
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Darlene does NOT serve meat at the counter. She is forced to work there by Roseanne, but out of principal, will not serve the meat. That was her whole point
Air date: 1993-02-09
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.
Air date: 1993-02-16
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A wealthy and successful cousin whom Roseanne hasn't seen in 25 years comes to bury the hachet, and encourages Darlene to leave home.
Air date: 1993-02-23
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The Conners and the Tildens travel to California in a motor home, with Dan pondering his future and Ty contemplating Jackie.
Air date: 1993-03-02
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
Air date: 1993-03-09
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: For their anniversary, Roseanne poses in a sexy photo for Dan, while he moonlights at a big-and-tall men's store to pay for his present for her.
Air date: 1993-03-23
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Darlene wants nothing to do with David after Molly kisses him; and a new friend puts a smile on Bev's face.
Air date: 1993-04-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Darlene springs a prom-night surprise on David: she has rented a motel room. Meanwhile, Dan is reluctant to share with Roseanne his plans for a new business.
Air date: 1993-05-04
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne and Dan fear a financial crisis when they cannot sell the house they refurbished and their new partner, Roger, skips town.
Air date: 1993-05-11
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Dan realizes that he needs a steady job to take care of his family when he accidentally knocks out one of Roseanne's teeth on the day she is to meet with a health inspector (who turns out to be Leon); Darlene is accepted to art school but David is rejected.
Air date: 1993-05-18
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.