7.7/10264 votes#1 - Terms of Estrangement (1)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1992
Roseanne supports the family after Dan's motorcycle shop goes under; Becky considers moving to Minneapolis with Mark.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss
7.9/10264 votes#2 - Terms of Estrangement (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1992
Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
8.1/10280 votes#3 - The Dark Ages
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1992
The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Eric Gilliland
7.7/10251 votes#4 - Mommy Nearest
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1992
Roseanne and Jackie are stunned when their mother announces she is moving to Lanford; Jackie agonizes over dating Fisher, a perfect, but much, much younger man.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
8.1/10278 votes#5 - Pretty in Black
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1992
Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.8/10262 votes#6 - Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1992
Denied a loan to open the restaurant, Roseanne must turn to her mother; Darlene catches D.J. peeping at neighbor Molly.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.9/10343 votes#7 - Halloween IV
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1992
Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.6/10252 votes#8 - Ladies' Choice
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1992
Nancy takes Roseanne and Jackie by surprise with the announcement that she and Marla are gay lovers; Bev announces she is moving into a Lanford retirement center, which leaves Roseanne feeling over the hill.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.6/10253 votes#9 - Stand on Your Man
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1992
The Lunch Box welcomes its first customers, including a weirdo whose presence sends the gals to a self-defense class. Meanwhile, Arnie questions his own manhood after hearing that Nancy is gay.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss
8.2/10288 votes#10 - Good Girls, Bad Girls
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1992
Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.7/10244 votes#11 - Of Ice and Men
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1992
D.J. decides to take up hockey and becomes the terror of the rink; Roseanne meddles to reunite Jackie and Fisher.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Norm Macdonald
8.0/10287 votes#12 - It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1992
A Christmas Eve snowstorm scatters the Connors, with Roseanne and Jackie trapped at the Luch Box with Bev and Nana Mary, while Darlene takes shelter at David's and learns the truth about his home life.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Eric Gilliland
8.8/10382 votes#13 - Crime and Punishment (1)
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1993
Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Bruce Rasmussen
8.8/10360 votes#14 - War and Peace (2)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1993
Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.3/10246 votes#15 - Lanford Daze
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1993
Darlene does NOT serve meat at the counter. She is forced to work there by Roseanne, but out of principal, will not serve the meat. That was her whole point
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.0/10276 votes#16 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1993
The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.2/10244 votes#17 - First Cousin, Twice Removed
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1993
A wealthy and successful cousin whom Roseanne hasn't seen in 25 years comes to bury the hachet, and encourages Darlene to leave home.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.0/10245 votes#18 - Lose a Job, Winnebago
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1993
The Conners and the Tildens travel to California in a motor home, with Dan pondering his future and Ty contemplating Jackie.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Norm Macdonald
8.6/10288 votes#19 - It's a Boy!
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1993
Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.5/10235 votes#20 - It was Twenty Years Ago Today
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1993
For their anniversary, Roseanne poses in a sexy photo for Dan, while he moonlights at a big-and-tall men's store to pay for his present for her.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.7/10247 votes#21 - Playing with Matches
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1993
Darlene wants nothing to do with David after Molly kisses him; and a new friend puts a smile on Bev's face.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.6/10243 votes#22 - Promises, Promises
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/6/1993
Darlene springs a prom-night surprise on David: she has rented a motel room. Meanwhile, Dan is reluctant to share with Roseanne his plans for a new business.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
7.5/10238 votes#23 - Glengarry, Glen Rosey
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1993
Roseanne and Dan fear a financial crisis when they cannot sell the house they refurbished and their new partner, Roger, skips town.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss
7.6/10235 votes#24 - Tooth or Consequences
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1993
Dan realizes that he needs a steady job to take care of his family when he accidentally knocks out one of Roseanne's teeth on the day she is to meet with a health inspector (who turns out to be Leon); Darlene is accepted to art school but David is rejected.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: N/A
7.7/10247 votes#25 - Daughters and Other Strangers
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1993
Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eric Gilliland
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A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Terms of Estrangement (1)" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 264 votes. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman and written by Sy Dukane, Denise Moss, it aired on 9/15/1992. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Terms of Estrangement (2)".