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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/4/1996
1.
Shower the People You Love with Stuff
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Hostesses Becky and Darlene disagree over Roseanne's baby shower.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Lawrence Broch
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Guest starring:
Linda Porter, Florence Sundstrom, Leslie Upson
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/5/1996
2.
Let Them Eat Junk
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Jackie chews out Roseanne for feeding baby Andy junk food; D.J. spends a picture-perfect day observing what makes Dan tick after Dan becomes upset to discover D.J.'s only photo of him shows him sitting drinking beer -- pretty much what makes him tick.
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Writer:
Matt Berry
/ Ed Yeager
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/6/1996
3.
Roseanne in the Hood
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Roseanne will stop at nothing to crush the competition when a new, more posh eatery -- complete with a salad bar and a drive-through window -- opens up across from the Lunch Box.
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Director:
Mark K. Samuels
/ Allan Stephan
Writer:
Drew Ogier
/ Mike Costa
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Guest starring:
Pat Harrington Jr.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/9/1996
4.
The Last Date
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The temptation to crash a stranger's bar mitzvah at a local hotel is too much for Roseanne as she drags Dan out on the town for a ""last hurrah"" before the baby is born.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Daniel Palladino
/ Eric Gilliland
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Guest starring:
Shecky Greene, Bob Nickman, Lennie Loftin, Matthew David Ness, Cathy Ladman, Carrie Snow, Ed Yeager, Murray Rubin Sparkle
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/10/1996
5.
Halloween: the Final Chapter
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Roseanne reigns as ""Queen of the Gypsies, consort of wizards and seer of souls"" on Halloween, when an Ouija board sending a message from ""The Dead"" portends an unexpected event: she's in labour.
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Director:
Roseanne
Writer:
Lois Bromfield
/ Roseanne
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Guest starring:
Fred Asparagus, Ed McMahon,
Sarah Chalke
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/11/1996
6.
The Fifties Show
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The Conners find themselves going back in time in this spoof of 1950s sitcoms (shot mostly in black and white): Roseanne's a fussy hausfrau, Dan is a hapless businessman stewing over ""the Anderson account,"" and Jackie's the wacky neighbor.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Allan Stephan
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Guest starring:
Dave Tyree, Romie Talton, Matthew Fishman
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/12/1996
7.
The Getaway, Almost
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Roseanne and Jackie's shopping trip with the baby becomes an outing a la Thelma and Louise after they give a lift to a rebellious teen, then force a trucker off the road.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Cynthia Mort
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Guest starring:
Ben Thomas, David Strickland, Ritch Shydner, Jenna Elfman
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/13/1996
8.
The Last Thursday in November
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When D.J.'s teacher gives his students free rein, the class Thanksgiving pageant takes on a decidedly modern, Pulp Fiction twist-- and offends many of the parents, but not the Conners.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Ritch Shydner
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Guest starring:
Colleen Camp, Nizhoni Hill, Adrian Pearson, Brad Bufanda, Diana Theodore, Jason Davis, Toran Caudell, Ahmad Stoner, Patricia Van Ingen, Ritch Shydner, Sid Youngers, Lynn Ann Leveridge, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Charlie Hill
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/16/1996
9.
Of Mice and Dan
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With his old band mate performing in town, Dan's got the blues. Seems he regrets giving up his youthful dreams to settle down with Roseanne.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Bob Nickman
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Guest starring:
John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Robert Sheehan
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/17/1996
10.
Direct to Video
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While Roseanne narrates a video time capsule for her unborn child, Becky and Darlene find old love letters of Dan and Roseanne's; D.J. gets upset when he finds his parents did not fill out his baby book; and Mark cooks dinner for the Conner clan.
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Writer:
Michael B. Kaplan
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/18/1996
11.
December Bride
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Christmas for the Conners bring more than the usual holiday cheer and festivities, it also brings a wedding -- for Leon and Scott.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
William Lucas Walker
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Guest starring:
June Lockhart, Norm Crosby, Allan Stephan, Alexis Arquette, Christopher Morley, Byron Batista, David Michaels, The Chanel Twins, Michael J. Rosenberg
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/19/1996
12.
The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
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Did someone say food fight? That's what Roseanne and Jackie's stint offering samples at a supermarket turns into when Jackie outsells her sister.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Ed Yeager
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Guest starring:
Stan Freberg, Warren Sroka, Bobbie Bates, Kathryn Joosten, Susan Knight
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/20/1996
13.
The White Sheep of the Family
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D.J. inherits $500 in his great aunt Harriet's will (because he was the only member of the family she never met) and blows half of it on a trombone to impress a girl who plays tuba in the school band. Meanwhile, Darlene alienates everyone by mentioning that she has turned down a $500/week job in advertising, an entry level position that would pay her more than both her parents earn.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
David Raether
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Guest starring:
Stan Freberg, Linda Tran
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/23/1996
14.
Becky Howser, M.D.
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Roseanne advises an unhappy Becky to change her life -- not realizing that Mark doesn't share his wife's eagerness for change, so Becky intends to change her marriage.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Sid Youngers
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Guest starring:
Stan Freberg, Tony Rich, Megan Cavanaugh
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/27/1996
15.
Out of the Past
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While Nana Mary amuses Roseanne and Jackie with a box of their childhood treasures, Dan and his pals reluctantly play poker with Leon and Scott.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Drew Ogier
/ Mike Costa
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Guest starring:
Paul Tyler, David Tyree
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/30/1996
16.
Construction Junction
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Dan weighs the merits of giving up his boring garage job for a new construction endeavor with his pals; Jackie surfs the Internet and becomes addicted.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Daniel Palladino
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Guest starring:
Tiny Tim
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/31/1996
17.
We're Going to Disney World (1)
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The family goes hog wild with excitement -- and with plans to travel to Disney World -- when Dan brings home his final paycheck from the Lanford City Garage.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Matt Berry
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Guest starring:
Bob Fuller, Peggy Mannix, Al DuCaine, Eric Dane
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/2/1997
18.
Disney World War II (2)
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Fireworks and fanfare accompany the Conners on a whirlwind tour of the magical kingdom of Disney World, when Darlene finds she's actually happy in the presence of Winnie the Pooh.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Allan Stephan
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Guest starring:
Mary Quigley, Philip Nolen, Paul Kiernan, Eric Dane, Matt Nolan
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/3/1997
19.
Springtime for David
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David moves out after getting a job at a theme park known as ""the happiest place in Illinois,"" where he's soon transformed into an ultra-perky worker with an eerie smile.
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Director:
Mark K. Samuels
Writer:
David Forbes
/ Garland Testa
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Guest starring:
Sean O'Bryan, J. Robin Miller, James LeGros, Carmen Filpi
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/6/1997
20.
Another Mouth to Shut Up
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Just weeks after their hot night in Disney World, Darlene drops a proposal -- and a surprise announcement: she's pregnant -- on David, whose major life changes seem to be happening all in one day.
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Writer:
Richard Kaplan
/ Janet Leahy
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/7/1997
21.
Morning Becomes Obnoxious
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After an improptu interview at the diner goes spectacularly well, Roseanne prepares to ""Wake Up Chicago"" on a morning TV talk show as a news commentator with a unique and ""opinionated blue-collar outlook"" -- and with Jackie as her manager.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Leif Sandaas
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Guest starring:
Jeffrey R. Nordling, Challen Cates, Jerry Dunphy, Valerie Jean Miller
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/8/1997
22.
Ballroom Blitz
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Bev's smitten with her passionate ballroom-dance instructor -- until a drama unfolds on the dance floor when he starts flirting with the newly divorced Jackie.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Cathy Ladman
/ Carrie Snow
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Guest starring:
Tony Curtis, Amzie Strickland, Kathryn Joosten
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/9/1997
23.
The Wedding
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Darlene's wedding day brings unexpected tears, joy and tenderness as Dan is finally able to express his love to Darlene and the young couple's wedding vows bring Roseanne to tears.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Lawrence Broch
/ Michael B. Kaplan
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Guest starring:
Garrett Hazen, Kent Hazen, Kymberly Newberry
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/10/1997
24.
Heart & Soul
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Roseanne's brave and witty front masks her fears after Dan suffers a heart attack during Darlene's wedding reception.
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Director:
Gail Mancuso
Writer:
Daniel Palladino
/ William Lucas Walker
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Guest starring:
Jeff Williams
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/13/1997
25.
Fights and Stuff
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Dan returns home from hospital with orders from the doctor for a new diet regime -- and strict orders from Roseanne about changing his lifestyle.
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Director:
Eric Gilliland
/
Mark K. Samuels
Writer:
Cynthia Mort
/ Sid Youngers
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Guest starring:
Jana Robbins
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