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.
10/18/1988
Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.
10/25/1988
Although Dan and Roseanne agree not to spend any of Dan's $500 advance on themselves, neither can resist the temptation.
11/1/1988
Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.
11/22/1988
A body language test reveals Dan's innermost feelings about his sister-in-law; Darlene has a bone to pick with D.J.
11/29/1988
A songwriting contest unleashes creativity in Dan and Roseanne, while Booker unleashes uncontrolled impulses in Jackie.
12/6/1988
Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.
12/13/1988
Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.
12/20/1988
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.
1/3/1989
Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
1/10/1989
Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.
1/17/1989
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.
1/24/1989
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.
1/31/1989
Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
2/7/1989
Roseanne steps in to referee when Dan's visiting father pontificates about Dan wasting time working as a contractor.
2/14/1989
Darlene's bad dreams aren't due to the scary movies she's been watching.
2/21/1989
Roseanne takes her reluctant family on a shopping spree at the Lanford mall.
2/28/1989
Becky is eager for the dinner party with Chip and his parents to come to an end.
3/7/1989
Darlene's emergency appendectomy makes Roseanne anxious and guilty over having yelled at Darlene earlier.
3/14/1989
After two weeks of overtime at work and chaos at home, Roseanne takes refuge at a diner.
3/28/1989
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.
4/11/1989
During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.
4/18/1989
An unannounced visit by Roseanne's parents has the Conner house in an uproar.
5/2/1989
Roseanne has difficulty accepting new rules from a tough new supervisor at the factory.
