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A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Roseanne Season 7 Episode 26 - Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute

    S7:E26

    A Gilligan's Island fantasy plays into the season finale, which finds Dan torn between pleasing Roseanne and building a boat for a future adventure. Dan becomes the Skipper, Leon becomes Mr. Howell, Bev becomes Mrs. Howell, Jackie becomes Gilligan, Darlene becomes Maryanne, and Roseanne becomes Ginger.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Roseanne Season 5 Episode 8 - Ladies' Choice
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Ladies' Choice

    S5:E8

    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:Unknown

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  3. Roseanne Season 6 Episode 18 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    S6:E18

    Roseanne is the life of the party at a gay bar, until Nancy's new girlfriend plants a disturbing kiss on her; meanwhile, back home, Becky's old flame gives Mark reason to distrust Becky.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writers:Stan Zimmerman, James Berg

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  4. Roseanne Season 7 Episode 6 - Skeleton in the Closet
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Skeleton in the Closet

    S7:E6

    Leon outdoes himself hosting a Halloween soiree with the Lunch Box clan and a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred intimately. Meanwhile, Jackie and Roseanne visit Bev's hairdresser and become convinced that she wears a wig.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Roseanne Season 7 Episode 13 - Rear Window
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Rear Window

    S7:E13

    The Connors get an eyeful from a new elderly neighbor couple who enjoy nudity in their home but are all too visible from Roseanne and Dan's bedroom. Meanwhile, Mark is so convinced that he is losing Becky to David that he asks Darlene for help.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Michael Borkow

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  6. Roseanne Season 3 Episode 3 - Like, a Virgin
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Like, a Virgin

    S3:E3

    Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky "the talk", unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Roseanne Season 1 Episode 1 - Life and Stuff
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Life and Stuff

    S1:E1

    Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Williams

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  8. Roseanne Season 10 Episode 2 - Dress to Impress
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Dress to Impress

    S10:E2

    Darlene’s son, Mark, gets caught with a pocket knife after being bullied on the first day of his new school. Meanwhile, Becky invites Andrea over to meet the family and is nervous to bring her home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Roseanne Season 10 Episode 9 - Knee Deep
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Knee Deep

    S10:E9

    Roseanne's knee gets worse so Dan is forced to a make an important work decision; but when a major storm hits Lanford, their fortunes change for the better. Later, Darlene realizes she has to go back to her first passion, writing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Roseanne Season 10 Episode 1 - Twenty Years to Life
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Twenty Years to Life

    S10:E1

    Roseanne and Dan adjust to living under the same roof with Darlene and her two children, Harris and Mark, when Darlene loses her job. Meanwhile, Becky announces she is going to be a surrogate to make extra money; and Roseanne and Jackie are at odds with one another.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Roseanne Season 2 Episode 6 - Five of a Kind
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Five of a Kind

    S2:E6

    A kiss is just a kiss, but it could mean trouble when the kisser is Dan's buddy Arnie, and the kissee is Roseanne.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writers:Norma Safford Vela, Danny Jacobson

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  12. Roseanne Season 9 Episode 7 - Satan, Darling
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Satan, Darling

    S9:E7

    Absolutely fabulous glam gals Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley (in character as Edina and Patsy) are among the few down-to-earth participants in Roseanne's outrageous Halloween outing. They're guests at an Upper West Side soiree, where new multimillionaires Roseanne and Jackie have gained entrance into New York society. But for grandmother-to-be Roseanne, a witches' coven soon comes into play "a la Rosemary's Baby” and bizarre happenings begin to involve a very pregnant Darlene.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Roseanne Season 6 Episode 5 - Be My Baby
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Be My Baby

    S6:E5

    After months of trying to get pregnant, Roseanne learns that Jackie is expecting -- and Fred is the unknowing father.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Roseanne Season 1 Episode 7 - The Memory Game
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Memory Game

    S1:E7

    Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Grace McKeaney

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  15. Roseanne Season 2 Episode 4 - Somebody Stole My Gal
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Somebody Stole My Gal

    S2:E4

    After a lonely architect who works with Dan has dinner at the Conners', he attempts to buy their friendship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  16. Roseanne Season 6 Episode 23 - Body by Jake
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Body by Jake

    S6:E23

    Bev moves in after breaking her pelvis at the retirement home, blaming Dan for not safeproofing her shower; then Roseanne discovers that it happened while Bev and Jake were having sex.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Roseanne Season 6 Episode 25 - Altar Egos
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Altar Egos

    S6:E25

    Egos clash when Jackie and Fred can't make a decision about their marriage. Fred is having what Dan calls the moment of clarity, a case of the jitters that affects some men just before the big day. But what's really bothering Fred is his belief that Jackie has feelings for someone she sees almost every day and whom she is always asking to come over and fix stuff, none other than Dan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Gilliland

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  18. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 5 - Halloween: the Final Chapter
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 6 - The Fifties Show
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - 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:Unknown

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  20. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 8 - The Last Thursday in November
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 10 - Direct to Video
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 19 - Springtime for David
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Roseanne Season 8 Episode 22 - Ballroom Blitz
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Roseanne Season 9 Episode 3 - What a Day for a Daydream
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - What a Day for a Daydream

    S9:E3

    Newly wealthy Roseanne indulges in daydreams involving Hugh Hefner and an appearance on the Jerry Springer Show in which she imagines her dreams, and even some of her nightmares, coming true thanks to the lottery winnings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Garland Testa

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  25. Roseanne Season 9 Episode 6 - Pampered to a Pulp
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Pampered to a Pulp

    S9:E6

    Roseanne and Jackie fight the battle of the bulge during their sojourn at a luxury spa, where past-life regression therapy brings out the imagined warrior in Roseanne.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute" is the worst rated episode of "Roseanne". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gail Mancuso and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/24/1995. This episode scored 5.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ladies' Choice".