Roseanne: Season 1
Starz / Anchor Bay (1988)
Comedy
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IMDB   6.7
505 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Roseanne Roseanne Conner
John Goodman Dan Conner
Laurie Metcalf Jackie Harris
Michael Fishman D.J. Conner
Sara Gilbert Darlene Conner
Alicia Goranson Becky Conner
Johnny Galecki David Healy
Director
John Pasquin
Ellen Falcon
Producer Marcy Carsey
Tom Werner
Writer Matt Williams
Roseanne
Cinematography Daniel Flannery
Musician Dan Foliart
Howard Pearl

Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. The show portrayed a working-class family struggling to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Many critics considered the show notable as one of the first sitcoms to portray an American family in which economics necessitated two parents working jobs outside the home.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/18/1988  1.  Life and Stuff
Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Matt Williams 
Guest starring:  Sal Barone, Judy Prescott, Charlayne Woodard, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/25/1988  2.  We're in the Money
Although Dan and Roseanne agree not to spend any of Dan's $500 advance on themselves, neither can resist the temptation.
Writer:  David McFadzean 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/1/1988  3.  D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Lauren Eve Anderson 
Guest starring:  Todd Field, Patricia Gaul, Jamie Leigh Allen
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/22/1988  4.  Language Lessons
A body language test reveals Dan's innermost feelings about his sister-in-law; Darlene has a bone to pick with D.J.
Writer:  Laurie Gelman 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/29/1988  5.  Radio Days
A songwriting contest unleashes creativity in Dan and Roseanne, while Booker unleashes uncontrolled impulses in Jackie.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Laurie Gelman 
Guest starring:  Kris Stevens, David Hall, Chris Tucker, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/6/1988  6.  Lovers' Lanes
Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Danny Jacobson 
Guest starring:  Jared Rushton, Neill Ross, Josh C. Williams, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/13/1988  7.  The Memory Game
Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Grace McKeaney 
Guest starring:  Steve Vinovich, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/20/1988  8.  Here's to Good Friends
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.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Danny Jacobson 
Guest starring:  Francis Fisher, Angelina Fiordellisi, Nancy Fish, Tobias Andersen, Joseph Michael Cala, John Luke Logan, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/3/1989  9.  Dan's Birthday Bash
Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Grace McKeaney 
Guest starring:  William Sadler, Eric Allan Kramer, Nancy Fish, Jared Rushton, Andrea Walters, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/10/1989  10.  Saturday
Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  David McFadzean 
Guest starring:  William Sadler, Bill Pentland
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/17/1989  11.  Canoga Time
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.
Writer:  David McFadzean 
Guest starring:  George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/24/1989  12.  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.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Danny Jacobson 
Guest starring:  Gary Bayer
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/31/1989  13.  Bridge Over Troubled Sonny
Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Laurie Gelman 
Guest starring:  Neill Ross, Josh C. Williams, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/7/1989  14.  Father's Day
Roseanne steps in to referee when Dan's visiting father pontificates about Dan wasting time working as a contractor.
Writer:  Lauren Eve Anderson 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/14/1989  15.  Nightmare on Oak Street
Darlene's bad dreams aren't due to the scary movies she's been watching.
Writer:  Grace McKeaney 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/21/1989  16.  Mall Story
Roseanne takes her reluctant family on a shopping spree at the Lanford mall.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  Laurie Gelman 
Guest starring:  Jonathan Chapin, Lisa Cloud, Beverly Dixon, Michael Gates, Mary Anne McGarry, Lou Willis
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/28/1989  17.  Becky's Choice
Becky is eager for the dinner party with Chip and his parents to come to an end.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  David Jacobson  / Laurie Gelman 
Guest starring:  Andrea Walters, Robert Harper, Tony Crane, Jared Rushton
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/7/1989  18.  The Slice of Life
Darlene's emergency appendectormy makes Roseanne anxious and guilty over having yelled at Darlene earlier.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  David McFadzean  / Lauren Eve Anderson 
Guest starring:  John Walter Davis, Elya Baskin, Mary Fogarty, Lynne Thigpen, Donna LaBrie
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/14/1989  19.  Workin' Overtime
After two weeks of overtime at work and chaos at home, Roseanne takes refuge at a diner.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Bill Pentland 
Guest starring:  Royce Wallace, Zoaunne LeRoy, George Clooney
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/28/1989  20.  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.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  Grace McKeaney 
Guest starring:  Hal Rale
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/11/1989  21.  Death and Stuff
During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  Bill Pentland 
Guest starring:  Jeff Corey, Oliver Darrow, Alan David Gelman, Ed Hamilton, J. Patrick McNamara, Lee Garlington
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/2/1989  22.  Dear Mom and Dad
An unannounced visit by Roseanne's parents has the Conner house in an uproar.
Director:  John Sgueglia  Writer:  Danny Jacobson 
Guest starring:  John Randolph, Bruce Willis
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/2/1989  23.  Let's Call It Quits
Roseanne has difficulty accepting new rules from a tough new supervisor at the factory.
Director:  Ellen Falcon  Writer:  Grace McKeaney 
Guest starring:  Michael Earl Reid, Fred Thompson, Charlayne Woodard, George Clooney
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