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The Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 8

Every episode of Roseanne Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Roseanne Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Roseanne Season 8 Episode 1 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff
    7.2/10(257 votes)

    #1 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff

    S8:E1

    Hostesses Becky and Darlene disagree over Roseanne's baby shower.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 2 - Let Them Eat Junk
    6.9/10(247 votes)

    #2 - Let Them Eat Junk

    S8:E2

    Jackie chews out Roseanne for feeding baby Andy junk food; D.J. spends a picture-perfect day observing what makes Dan tick after Dan becomes upset to discover D.J.'s only photo of him shows him sitting drinking beer -- pretty much what makes him tick.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 3 - Roseanne in the Hood
    6.9/10(258 votes)

    #3 - Roseanne in the Hood

    S8:E3

    Roseanne will stop at nothing to crush the competition when a new, more posh eatery -- complete with a salad bar and a drive-through window -- opens up across from the Lunch Box.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 4 - The Last Date
    7.1/10(247 votes)

    #4 - The Last Date

    S8:E4

    The temptation to crash a stranger's bar mitzvah at a local hotel is too much for Roseanne as she drags Dan out on the town for a "last hurrah" before the baby is born.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Eric Gilliland, Daniel Palladino

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  5. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 5 - Halloween: the Final Chapter
    6.0/10(315 votes)

    #5 - Halloween: the Final Chapter

    S8:E5

    Roseanne reigns as "Queen of the Gypsies, consort of wizards and seer of souls" on Halloween, when an Ouija board sending a message from "The Dead" portends an unexpected event: she's in labor.

    Director:Roseanne Barr
    Writers:Roseanne Barr, Lois Bromfield

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  6. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 6 - The Fifties Show
    6.2/10(288 votes)

    #6 - The Fifties Show

    S8:E6

    The Conners find themselves going back in time in this spoof of 1950s sitcoms (shot mostly in black and white): Roseanne's a fussy housewife, Dan is a hapless businessman stewing over "the Anderson account," and Jackie's the wacky neighbor.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Allan Stephan

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  7. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 7 - The Getaway, Almost
    6.6/10(262 votes)

    #7 - The Getaway, Almost

    S8:E7

    Roseanne and Jackie's shopping trip with the baby becomes an outing a la Thelma and Louise after they give a lift to a rebellious teen, then force a trucker off the road.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 8 - The Last Thursday in November
    6.4/10(282 votes)

    #8 - The Last Thursday in November

    S8:E8

    When D.J.'s teacher gives his students free rein, the class Thanksgiving pageant takes on a decidedly modern, Pulp Fiction twist-- and offends many of the parents, but not the Conners.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 9 - Of Mice and Dan
    6.8/10(272 votes)

    #9 - Of Mice and Dan

    S8:E9

    With his old band mate performing in town, Dan's got the blues. Seems he regrets giving up his youthful dreams to settle down with Roseanne.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Bob Nickman

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  10. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 10 - Direct to Video
    6.2/10(225 votes)

    #10 - Direct to Video

    S8:E10

    While Roseanne narrates a video time capsule for her unborn child, Becky and Darlene find old love letters of Dan and Roseanne's; D.J. gets upset when he finds his parents did not fill out his baby book; and Mark cooks dinner for the Conner clan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 11 - December Bride
    7.3/10(270 votes)

    #11 - December Bride

    S8:E11

    Christmas for the Conners bring more than the usual holiday cheer and festivities, it also brings a wedding -- for Leon and Scott.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 12 - The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
    7.3/10(246 votes)

    #12 - The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract

    S8:E12

    Did someone say food fight? That's what Roseanne and Jackie's stint offering samples at a supermarket turns into when Jackie outsells her sister.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 13 - The White Sheep of the Family
    6.9/10(232 votes)

    #13 - The White Sheep of the Family

    S8:E13

    D.J. inherits $500 in his great aunt Harriet's will (because he was the only member of the family she never met) and blows half of it on a trombone to impress a girl who plays tuba in the school band. Meanwhile, Darlene alienates everyone by mentioning that she has turned down a $500/week job in advertising, an entry level position that would pay her more than both her parents earn.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 14 - Becky Howser, M.D.
    7.0/10(231 votes)

    #14 - Becky Howser, M.D.

    S8:E14

    Roseanne advises an unhappy Becky to change her life -- not realizing that Mark doesn't share his wife's eagerness for change, so Becky intends to change her marriage.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 15 - Out of the Past
    6.7/10(224 votes)

    #15 - Out of the Past

    S8:E15

    While Nana Mary amuses Roseanne and Jackie with a box of their childhood treasures, Dan and his pals reluctantly play poker with Leon and Scott.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 16 - Construction Junction
    7.2/10(227 votes)

    #16 - Construction Junction

    S8:E16

    Dan weighs the merits of giving up his boring garage job for a new construction endeavor with his pals; Jackie surfs the internet and becomes addicted.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Daniel Palladino

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  17. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 17 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
    6.9/10(248 votes)

    #17 - We're Going to Disney World (1)

    S8:E17

    The family goes hog wild with excitement -- and with plans to travel to Disney World -- when Dan brings home his final paycheck from the Lanford City Garage.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 18 - Disney World War II (2)
    6.7/10(249 votes)

    #18 - Disney World War II (2)

    S8:E18

    Fireworks and fanfare accompany the Conners on a whirlwind tour of the magical kingdom of Disney World, when Darlene finds she's actually happy in the presence of Winnie the Pooh.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 19 - Springtime for David
    6.1/10(262 votes)

    #19 - Springtime for David

    S8:E19

    David moves out after getting a job at a theme park known as "the happiest place in Illinois," where he's soon transformed into an ultra-perky worker with an eerie smile.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Garland Testa

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  20. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 20 - Another Mouth to Shut Up
    7.5/10(245 votes)

    #20 - Another Mouth to Shut Up

    S8:E20

    Just weeks after their hot night in Disney World, Darlene drops a proposal -- and a surprise announcement: she's pregnant -- on David, whose major life changes seem to be happening all in one day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  21. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 21 - Morning Becomes Obnoxious
    7.0/10(238 votes)

    #21 - Morning Becomes Obnoxious

    S8:E21

    After an impromptu interview at the diner goes spectacularly well, Roseanne prepares to "Wake Up Chicago" on a morning TV talk show as a news commentator with a unique and "opinionated blue-collar outlook" -- and with Jackie as her manager.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 22 - Ballroom Blitz
    6.5/10(239 votes)

    #22 - Ballroom Blitz

    S8:E22

    Bev's smitten with her passionate ballroom-dance instructor -- until a drama unfolds on the dance floor when he starts flirting with the newly divorced Jackie.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Cathy Ladman

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  23. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 23 - The Wedding
    7.8/10(256 votes)

    #23 - The Wedding

    S8:E23

    Darlene's wedding day brings unexpected tears, joy and tenderness as Dan is finally able to express his love to Darlene and the young couple's wedding vows bring Roseanne to tears.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 24 - Heart & Soul
    7.6/10(243 votes)

    #24 - Heart & Soul

    S8:E24

    Roseanne's brave and witty front masks her fears after Dan suffers a heart attack during Darlene's wedding reception.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Daniel Palladino

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  25. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 25 - Fights and Stuff
    7.8/10(259 votes)

    #25 - Fights and Stuff

    S8:E25

    Dan returns home from hospital with orders from the doctor for a new diet regime -- and strict orders from Roseanne about changing his lifestyle.

    Director:Mark K. Samuels
    Writers:Cynthia Mort, Sid Youngers

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Shower the People You Love with Stuff" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne" season 8. It scored 7.2/10 based on 257 votes. Directed by Gail Mancuso and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/1995. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Let Them Eat Junk".