7.8/10279 votes#1 - A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1991
Roseanne is stunned when Becky asks for advice about birth control.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath
7.6/10259 votes#2 - Take My Bike ... Please!
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1991
Roseanne and Dan open up shop at Lanford Custom Cycle, but selling a bike proves an exhausting challenge, as does keeping the household fine-tuned with Becky in charge.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.7/10266 votes#3 - Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1991
Jackie awakens and is horrified to find that she has slept with Arnie; Dan invites Leon home for the weekly poker game; D.J. trades his comics for a dog.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre
7.7/10263 votes#4 - Darlene Fades to Black
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1991
Darlene slips into a depressive state, wanting to wear only black, watch TV and be left alone; Becky wants a motorcycle.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.8/10279 votes#5 - Tolerate Thy Neighbor
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1991
Roseanne's new neighbors, the Bowmans, are burgled while they are out of town -- and hold Roseanne responsible.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Maxine Lapiduss
8.2/10325 votes#6 - Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1991
Roseanne is convinced that Kathy Bowman will take revenge for the Halloween prank she played on her; Jackie flirts with a moose at the Lodge costume party.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.2/10268 votes#7 - Vegas (1)
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1991
Arnie decides to wed Nancy in Las Vegas, inviting Dan and Roseanne to stand up for them.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Don Foster
7.2/10264 votes#8 - Vegas, Vegas (2)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1991
The Conners risk getting thrown out of a Vegas nightclub, and visit a wedding chapel with Arnie and Nancy.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Joel Madison
7.4/10256 votes#9 - Stressed to Kill
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1991
Becky gets into hot water for helping Darlene with a school assignment; trying to stop smoking cold-turkey has Roseanne frazzled, as does working two jobs.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss
7.9/10271 votes#10 - Thanksgiving '91
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1991
Thanksgiving brings four generations together to cope with a surprise announcement from Bev.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.6/10260 votes#11 - Kansas City, Here We Come
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1991
Roseanne and Jackie go to Kansas City to visit their father's mistress; Dan intends to beat up Becky's obnoxious boss.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Don Foster, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath
8.1/10299 votes#12 - Santa Claus
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1991
Roseanne talks Leon into letting her play Santa Claus at the mall -- and hears something she wishes she hadn't from one of the kid's mothers, who turns out to be Darlene's new friend and confidante.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss
7.7/10280 votes#13 - Bingo
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1992
It is Crystal's choice to choose where the gals' night out will be. Crystal chooses bingo and they all hate it. After Roseanne wins $50 playing bingo, she gets hooked on it. Becky and Darlene babysit Little Ed, but when Dan comes home its D.J. and Dan that end up taking care of the baby. Roseanne and Crystal get into a fight, but at the end they make up and Roseanne learns that Crystal is pregnant again.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Joel Madison, Tom Arnold
7.3/10275 votes#14 - The Bowling Show
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1992
When Dan and Arnie struggle to bring their bowling team out of last place, some unexpected competition arises. Meanwhile, Roseanne feels shut out of Jackie's new friendship with Nancy.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Don Foster
7.6/10241 votes#15 - The Back Story
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1992
After Roseanne throws her back out, Bev arrives to help out -- and to spoil her grandchildren.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.4/10253 votes#16 - Less is More
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1992
A doctor recommends that Roseanne undergo breast reduction surgery for her back problems.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Don Foster, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Maxine Lapiduss
7.6/10249 votes#17 - Breakin' Up is Hard to Do
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1992
Roseanne and Dan breathe a sigh of relief when Becky breaks up with Mark.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Jennifer Heath
7.8/10259 votes#18 - This Old House
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1992
On a last visit to their childhood home, Roseanne and Jackie recall their adolescent years, causing Roseanne to reconsider a punishment for Darlene, who skipped school with David to attend a comic book convention in Chicago.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Michael Poryes
8.2/10279 votes#19 - The Commercial Show
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1992
The Conners are sitting pretty for a TV ad for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but at home things get ugly between D.J. and Todd. Leon and Steven break up, and the Bowmans move back to Chicago.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss, Jennifer Heath
7.4/10246 votes#20 - Therapy
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/1992
Roseanne accompanies Jackie to her therapist after she chooses the ideal man for Jackie -- dull tax accountant Art; Darlene mouths off once too often about a female school bully.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Joel Madison
7.8/10253 votes#21 - Lies
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1992
Roseanne freaks out when she learns that Rodbell's employees must take a lie detector test to find out who has been stealing from the restaurant; Darlene bypasses Roseanne for advice about her beau.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Don Foster
7.4/10244 votes#22 - Deliverance
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1992
A pregnant Crystal snaps at everyone in sight, then goes into labor with Dan coaching her in the delivery room; Roseanne and Bonnie feud over who should replace Leon as the new manager of the coffee shop; and Darlene delivers a message to David to quit crowding her.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Joel Madison
7.6/10250 votes#23 - Secrets
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/28/1992
Mark turns to alcohol to solve his problems with Becky, and Dan lies to Roseanne about the boy's drunken, reckless evening at the Lobo Lounge to cover both their tracks.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.7/10258 votes#24 - Don't Make Me Over
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1992
The girls take Roseanne to the Beauty Box for Mother's Day in hopes of convincing her to let them attend a weekend rock concert.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Maxine Lapiduss
7.6/10254 votes#25 - Aliens
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/12/1992
As the luncheonette closes and the bike shop folds, D.J.'s scholastic achievement is the only light on the Conners' dim horizon. (Coda: an ice-cream fight in the Conner kitchen; Arnie is abducted by aliens)
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Joel Madison
The Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 4
Every episode of Roseanne Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 4!
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Bitter Pill to Swallow" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, Jennifer Heath, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Take My Bike ... Please!".