Roseanne: Season 9
Starz / Anchor Bay (1997)
Comedy
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IMDB   6.7
575 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
Natalie West Crystal Anderson-Conner
Glenn Quinn Mark Healy
Sarah Chalke Becky Conner-Healy
Estelle Parsons Beverly Harris
Martin Mull Leon Carp
Director
Gary Halvorson
Mark K. Samuels
Producer Marcy Carsey
Stacie Lipp
Writer Matt Williams
Drew Ogier

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    1/14/1997  1.  Call Waiting
Roseanne goes on a spiritual odyssey in front of the TV. After walking out on Dan in the heat of anger, Roseanne is now holed up at Jackie's, mesmerized by the sitcom couples she grew up with on That Girl, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and I Dream of Jeannie. Meanwhile, back at the Conner house, Dan is listlessly puttering around fixing things -- but he'd rather ""fix things"" in his marriage. And, much like the TV couples occupying Roseanne's thoughts, Dan and Roseanne just might discover that they're better off together than apart. In the coda, Jackie realizes that they have won $108 million in the state lottery.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Drew Ogier  / Allan Stephan 
Guest starring:  Morgan Roberts, Garrett Hazen, Kent Hazen, Edward Asner
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/16/1997  2.  Millions from Heaven
The Connors win the biggest lottery payoff in state history but insist they're still ""just folks.""
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Nancy Steen  / Cynthia Mort 
Guest starring:  Jon Polito, Robin Leach, Kathleen Sullivan, Toby Hill
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/17/1997  3.  What a Day for a Daydream
Newly wealthy Roseanne indulges in daydreams involving Hugh Hefner and an appearance on the Jerry Springer Show in which she imagines her dreams – and even some of her nightmares – coming true thanks to the lottery winnings.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Richard Kaplan  / Garland Testa 
Guest starring:  Bob Rubin, C.D. Labove, Johnny Dark, Stella Butler, Ingo Neuhaus, Jerry Springer, Hugh Hefner
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/18/1997  4.  Honor Thy Mother
While Roseanne and Jackie anticipate indulging themselves to unlock their ""divine female essence"" at a luxury spa, Dan is just plain morose -- and finally admits why: nagging worries about a family member, his institutionalized mother.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Bob Nickman  / Amy Welsh 
Guest starring:  Allan Stephan
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/21/1997  5.  Someday My Prince Will Come
A Moldavian prince descends on Lanford with one purpose in mind: to romance Jackie. It seems he's developed a royal crush on her after seeing her briefly on TV.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Janet Leahy  / Carrie Snow 
Guest starring:  Jim Varney, Erick Avari
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/22/1997  6.  Pampered to a Pulp
Roseanne and Jackie fight the battle of the bulge during their sojourn at a luxury spa, where past-life regression therapy brings out the imagined warrior in Roseanne.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Stacie Lipp 
Guest starring:  Moon Unit Zappa, Christy Martin, Colleen Camp, Sharon Omi, Jonathan Emerson, Todd Oldham, Ahmet Zappa, Kathleen Freeman, Tammy Faye Messner
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/23/1997  7.  Satan, Darling
Absolutely Fabulous glam gals Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley (in character as Edina and Patsy) are among the few down-to-earth participants in Roseanne's outrageous Halloween outing. They're guests at an Upper West Side soirée, where new multimillionaires Roseanne and Jackie have gained entrée into New York society. But for grandmother-to-be Roseanne, a witches' coven soon comes into play — a la Rosemary's Baby — and bizarre happenings begin to involve a very pregnant Darlene.
Director:  Roseanne  Writer:  Jennifer Saunders  / Roseanne 
Guest starring:  Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Kathleen Freeman,  JM J. Bullock, Mo Gaffney, Arianna Huffington, Marlo Thomas, Ernest Harada, Phil Leeds, Jonathan Von Meyeer
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/24/1997  8.  Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti
A visit with the wealthy Wentworths on Martha's Vineyard gives the Conners a glimpse into new friend Astrid's dysfunctional family. And before long, the Conners are teaching the snobby elitists some truths about real life.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Leif Sandaas  / Debbie Kasper 
Guest starring:  Dina Merrill, Mo Gaffney, Dana Gould, Phil Leeds, Ron House, Stella Butler, Hillary Tuck, Iqbal Theba
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/25/1997  9.  Roseambo
Roseanne battles a group of women-hating terrorists who hold her family and a foreign diplomat hostage on a train to Washington, D.C.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  R. Gaylor  / Betsy Salkind 
Guest starring:  Ahmed Ahmed, Gary Kasper, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Nate Kanae, Steven Saucedo, Mother Love, Biff Wiff, Iqbal Theba, Steven Seagal, Teresa Barnwell
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/28/1997  10.  Home is Where the Afghan Is
The absence of Dan, a series of family squabbles, and a shocking revelation by Bev mar the Conners' first Thanksgiving as a rich and famous family, and they start to realize that money does not necessarily buy happiness.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Lawrence Broch 
Guest starring:  Jim Varney, Bob Fuller
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/29/1997  11.  Mothers and Other Strangers
Bev pays a visit to her free-spirited mom in search of answers, while Roseanne awaits Dan's return with trepidation, fearing he might not recognize the place -- or her new look.
Writer:  Cynthia Mort  / Roseanne 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/30/1996  12.  Home for the Holidays
After a long stay in California with his mother, Dan returns home for Christmas and he, Roseanne and the rest of the family begin to realize how fortunate they are to have each other and how much they have to be thankful for as the old year ends.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  / Roseanne  Writer:  Lawrence Broch 
Guest starring:  Allan Stephan
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/31/1997  13.  Say It Ain't So
Jackie forces Dan to reveal some devastating news to Roseanne: he's been having an affair in California with a nurse who cared for his mother. Meanwhile, D.J. wants the job of videotaping Darlene giving birth; and Jackie must face a harsh truth about her own love life.
Writer:  Nancy Steen 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/1/1997  14.  Hit the Road, Jack
As Dan packs his bags to leave, Roseanne drowns her sorrows in fast food while driving aimlessly around Lanford, and D.J. finds a soul mate to share his troubles.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Roseanne 
Guest starring:  Heather Matarazzo
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/3/1997  15.  The War Room
When a heartbroken Roseanne locks herself in her room and won't come out, her family and friends all try in their own unique way to help her get out of her funk. Friends and family try an intervention after they're unable to rouse a listless Roseanne out of bed, where she's been for four days amid piles of junk food, depressed over Dan's affair.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Bob Nickman 
Guest starring:  Heather Matarazzo
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/11/1997  16.  Lanford's Elite (1)
At a party at the swank Lanford Country Club, Roseanne forges a surprising bond with Edgar Wellman, Jr., the son of her hated former boss. When he reveals some shocking news about the future of Lanford, Roseanne realizes she may be the only one who can save her hometown.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  / Allan Stephan  Writer:  Richard Whitley  / Bob Rubin 
Guest starring:  James Brolin, Richard Derby Atwell
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/11/1997  17.  Some Enchanted Merger (2)
After they wrap up the Wellman Plastics buyout, Roseanne doesn't know what to do when she finds herself deeply attracted to Edgar Wellman, Jr., and realizes that he is equally bewitched by her.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  April Winchell 
Guest starring:  James Brolin
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/18/1997  18.  A Second Chance
Bothered by rumors about Roseanne and ""that Wellman guy,"" Dan sweeps by to take Roseanne out for a ride. Roseanne and Dan begin to take the first tentative steps toward putting their marriage back together. But their reconciliation is disrupted when a frantic call comes in from Jackie: Darlene has been suddenly rushed to the hospital.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Cynthia Mort 
Guest starring:  Dann Florek
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/25/1997  19.  The Miracle
When Darlene gives birth to a very premature baby, the doctors offer very little hope for the child's survival. But Roseanne sets out to prove that love, affection and human contact are better than any medicine.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  / Roseanne  Writer:  Drew Ogier 
Guest starring:  Dann Florek, Michael Des Barres
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/4/1997  20.  Roseanne-Feld
Jackie and Mark take in a female wrestling match; D.J. is not prepared when he realizes he may be about to have his first sexual experience when a night of watching videos with Heather turns into a night of passion; and Bev introduces Leon and Scott to her new ""friend,"" a boozy lounge singer named Joyce.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Richard Whitley  / April Winchell 
Guest starring:  Ruta Lee, Heather Matarazzo, Dot Jones, Kit Pongetti, Faith Minton, Spice Williams
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/18/1997  21.  The Truth be Told
Roseanne learns some truths about the price of fame when two high-powered television programmers bombard her with all sorts of bizarre ideas about how network and cable TV would tell her life story. Roseanne is appalled to learn that one wants to sanitize her life and the other wants to spice it up. At the same time, Bev is happily telling stories about Roseanne to a friendly florist, unaware that he is actually a tabloid reporter.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Lawrence Broch  / April Winchell 
Guest starring:  Bob Einstein, Johnny Dark, Ruta Lee, Michael Lee Gogin, Patty Ross, Reed Diamond
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/13/1997  22.  Arsenic and Old Mom
Dan's eccentric mom heads straight for Lanford after she's released from hospital, claiming to be cured. Problem is, Dan thinks she's trying to kill him.
Director:  Mark K. Samuels  Writer:  Carrie Fisher 
Guest starring:  Lawrence Broch, Heather Matarazzo, Debbie Reynolds
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/20/1997  23.  Into That Good Night (1)
Darlene and David bring home their new baby. Roseanne's sage advice for her daughter? ""The best part is when you can mold their tender little egos to fit your every whim,"" she says. But the baby's not the only news. When friends and family gather to celebrate the birth, Becky and Mark have a surprising secret -- and Leon and Scott make an announcement.
Writer:  Jessica Pentland  / Jennifer Pentland 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/1/1997  24.  Into That Good Night (2)
Roseanne fans find out much more than they thought they would in the second half of the season finale
Writer:  Allan Stephan  / Roseanne 
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