The Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 3
Every episode of Roseanne Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 3!
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Roseanne" season 3 is "The Test", rated 7.6/10 from 281 user votes. It was directed by John Whitesell and written by N/A. "The Test" aired on 9/18/1990 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Friends and Relatives".
7.6/10 281 votes#1 - The Test
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1990
Becky is eager to practice for her driving test, and the rest of the family awaits the results of Roseanne's pregnancy test.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 264 votes#2 - Friends and Relatives
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1990
Lending money to pal Arnie comes easily for Dan, but he believes that borrowing from family only adds up to disaster.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
8.3/10 314 votes#3 - Like, a Virgin
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1990
Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky "the talk", unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 287 votes#4 - Like, a New Job
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1990
Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 256 votes#5 - Goodbye, Mr. Right
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1990
After Police Officer Jackie gets slightly injured, Gary says he's tired of always worrying about her and wants her to quit her job as a Police Woman. Meanwhile, Becky and Darlene find something disturbing under D.J.'s bed that makes them believe he's a complete psycho.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 280 votes#6 - Becky, Beds and Boys
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1990
Becky's folks pressure her to stop dating a boy.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath
8.3/10 326 votes#7 - Trick or Treat
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1990
Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
7.3/10 296 votes#8 - PMS, I Love You
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1990
Roseanne's PMS day and Dan's birthday are on a collision course.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Tom Arnold
7.9/10 281 votes#9 - Bird is the Word
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1990
Becky is suspended for allegedly making an obscene gesture in her class photo which makes her suddenly popular at school, but Roseanne is the one called into the principal's office.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Don Foster, Joel Madison
7.6/10 267 votes#10 - Dream Lover
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1990
Dan ill-advisedly tells Roseanne he's having dreams of a mysterious, and oddly homely, other woman.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
7.7/10 251 votes#11 - Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1990
Since the girls continually break curfew, Dan and Roseanne celebrate the anniversary of their first lovemaking by revisiting the restaurant/hotel and staying out very, very late, hoping to teach the girls a lesson, with the help of Officer Jackie.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 252 votes#12 - Confessions
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1990
An angry and deflated Roseanne discovered that her mother always thought sister Jackie had more potential.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 260 votes#13 - The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1991
Dan's visiting father astonishes everyone by announcing his plans to marry Crystal.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Don Foster, Joel Madison
7.3/10 260 votes#14 - The Wedding
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1991
Against Dan's wishes, Roseanne forges ahead with wedding preparations, with Crystal revealing she's pregnant with Ed's child.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 270 votes#15 - Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1991
Becky runs away from home to live with Jackie.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath
8.0/10 478 votes#16 - Home-Ec
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1991
Darlene is embarassed when Roseanne gives Darlene's home economics class a supermarket lesson in real-life family budgeting; D.J. has to deal with a bully.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 278 votes#17 - Valentine's Day
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1991
Roseanne is mad at Dan for forgetting Valentine's Day, so he winds up full-figure lingerie shopping; and Darlene's upset when a boy she likes asks out Becky instead.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 260 votes#18 - Communicable Theater
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1991
Roseanne is torn between taking care of her flu-stricken husband and helping Jackie learn lines for her play.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath
7.5/10 258 votes#19 - Vegas Interruptus
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1991
Roseanne may lose her job if she and Dan go on their long-awaited trip to see Wayne Newton perform in Las Vegas.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
7.7/10 257 votes#20 - Her Boyfriend's Back
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1991
Frustrated because her parents can't afford the car she wants, Becky and her boyfriend, Mark, borrow Dan's treasured motorcycle against his orders.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Maxine Lapiduss
8.1/10 289 votes#21 - Troubles with the Rubbles
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/1991
The new wife next door, Kathy Bowman, looks down on Roseanne and complains that D.J. is a bad influence on her son Todd.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Joel Madison
7.4/10 252 votes#22 - Second Time Around
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/1991
Roseanne helps Crystal with her Lamaze classes; Dan's near-fatal accident at work makes D.J. follow him obsessively; Dan and Roseanne sit up all night doing their wills, and Jackie is offended that she doesn't get custody of the kids.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Maxine Lapiduss
7.5/10 270 votes#23 - Dances with Darlene
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 4/28/1991
Roseanne tries to convince Darlene to wear something feminine to a big school dance -- but she'd rather attract attention for her softball skills.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 367 votes#24 - Scenes from a Barbecue
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1991
The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
7.7/10 279 votes#25 - The Pied Piper of Lanford
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/13/1991
Dan and Roseanne commit to opening a motorcycle shop with a free-spirited old friend who gets cold feet at the last minute.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A