Roseanne 1988
“The first family that made you feel better about your own!”
- Status
- Canceled
- First Aired
- October 18, 1988
- Format
- 10 seasons · 231 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~88.6 hours (23 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~87.8 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E10 "Saturday" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- Matt Williams
- Network
- ABC
★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 TV-PG Comedy 10 seasons · 231 eps Canceled
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What is Roseanne?
The television series "Roseanne" is set in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. The show revolves around a working-class family who struggles to make ends meet on a limited income.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1988
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 231
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 18, 1988
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10
- Format
- 10 seasons · 231 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~23 minutes
- Status
- Canceled
- Network
- ABC
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The television series "Roseanne" is set in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. The show revolves around a working-class family who struggles to make ends meet on a limited income. The family's financial situation is a central aspect of the series, as they navigate the challenges of living on a tight budget. The show provides a glimpse into the daily lives of a working-class family, highlighting the difficulties they face in their personal and financial struggles. The series explores the realities of living on a limited income, offering a realistic portrayal of the challenges faced by many families in similar circumstances. The show is set in a specific geographic location, providing a sense of place and community for the characters and their storylines. The series focuses on the family's experiences and relationships, offering a nuanced and realistic portrayal of working-class life.
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Should you watch it?
“A working-class family navigates everyday challenges with humor and heart.”
Reasons to watch
- Humorous look at everyday financial struggles
- Authentic depiction of a working-class family
- Feel‑good moments that uplift viewers
Keep in mind
- TV-PG rating may limit younger viewers
- Focus on financial hardship may feel heavy at times
Watch it if you enjoy comedy about ordinary families facing real‑world challenges.
The series balances light comedy with realistic portrayals of financial strain, suitable for mature teens and adults.
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Cast
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Conner
John Goodman
Dan Conner
Sara Gilbert
Darlene Conner
Michael Fishman
D.J. Conner
Laurie Metcalf
Jackie Harris
Alicia Goranson
Becky Conner
Johnny Galecki
David Healy
Sarah Chalke
Becky Conner
Glenn Quinn
Estelle Parsons
Beverly Harris
Natalie West
Crystal Anderson
Martin Mull
Leon Carp
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Season 1 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Life and Stuff Mytharc Oct 18, 1988
- E2 We're in the Money Core Oct 25, 1988
- E3 D-I-V-O-R-C-E Core Nov 1, 1988
- E4 Language Lessons Mytharc Nov 22, 1988
- E5 Radio Days Core Nov 29, 1988
- E6 Lovers' Lane Core Dec 6, 1988
- E7 The Memory Game Core Dec 13, 1988
- E8 Here's to Good Friends Core Dec 20, 1988
- E9 Dan's Birthday Bash Core Jan 3, 1989
- E10 Saturday Core Jan 10, 1989
- E11 Canoga Time Core Jan 17, 1989
- E12 The Monday Through Friday Show Core Jan 24, 1989
- E13 Bridge Over Troubled Sonny Core Jan 31, 1989
- E14 Father's Day Core Feb 7, 1989
- E15 Nightmare on Oak Street Core Feb 14, 1989
- E16 Mall Story Core Feb 21, 1989
- E17 Becky's Choice Core Feb 28, 1989
- E18 The Slice of Life Core Mar 7, 1989
- E19 Workin' Overtime Core Mar 14, 1989
- E20 Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore Core Mar 28, 1989
- E21 Death and Stuff Core Apr 11, 1989
- E22 Dear Mom and Dad Mytharc Apr 18, 1989
- E23 Let's Call It Quits Mytharc May 2, 1989
Season 2 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Inherit the Wind Mytharc Sep 12, 1989
- E2 The Little Sister Mytharc Sep 19, 1989
- E3 Guilt by Disassociation Core Sep 26, 1989
- E4 Somebody Stole My Gal Core Oct 3, 1989
- E5 House of Grown-Ups Core Oct 10, 1989
- E6 Five of a Kind Core Oct 24, 1989
- E7 BOO! Core Oct 31, 1989
- E8 Sweet Dreams Core Nov 7, 1989
- E9 We Gather Together Core Nov 21, 1989
- E10 Brain-Dead Poets Society Core Nov 28, 1989
- E11 Lobocop Core Dec 5, 1989
- E12 No Talking Core Dec 12, 1989
- E13 Chicken Hearts Core Jan 2, 1990
- E14 One for the Road Core Jan 9, 1990
- E15 An Officer and a Gentleman Core Jan 23, 1990
- E16 Born to Be Wild Core Jan 30, 1990
- E17 Hair Core Feb 6, 1990
- E18 I'm Hungry Core Feb 13, 1990
- E19 All of Me Core Feb 20, 1990
- E20 To Tell the Truth Core Feb 27, 1990
- E21 Fender Bender Core Mar 20, 1990
- E22 April Fool's Day Core Apr 10, 1990
- E23 Fathers and Daughters Mytharc May 1, 1990
- E24 Happy Birthday Mytharc May 8, 1990
Season 3 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Test Mytharc Sep 18, 1990
- E2 Friends and Relatives Core Sep 25, 1990
- E3 Like, a Virgin Core Oct 2, 1990
- E4 Like, a New Job Core Oct 9, 1990
- E5 Goodbye, Mr. Right Core Oct 16, 1990
- E6 Becky, Beds and Boys Core Oct 23, 1990
- E7 Trick or Treat Core Oct 30, 1990
- E8 PMS, I Love You Core Nov 6, 1990
- E9 Bird is the Word Core Nov 13, 1990
- E10 Dream Lover Core Nov 27, 1990
- E11 Do You Know Where Your Parents Are? Core Dec 4, 1990
- E12 Confessions Core Dec 18, 1990
- E13 The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father Core Jan 8, 1991
- E14 The Wedding Core Jan 15, 1991
- E15 Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore Core Jan 22, 1991
- E16 Home-Ec Core Feb 5, 1991
- E17 Valentine's Day Core Feb 12, 1991
- E18 Communicable Theater Core Feb 19, 1991
- E19 Vegas Interruptus Core Feb 26, 1991
- E20 Her Boyfriend's Back Core Mar 12, 1991
- E21 Troubles with the Rubbles Core Mar 26, 1991
- E22 Second Time Around Core Apr 2, 1991
- E23 Dances with Darlene Core Apr 30, 1991
- E24 Scenes from a Barbecue Mytharc May 7, 1991
- E25 The Pied Piper of Lanford Mytharc May 14, 1991
Season 4 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Bitter Pill to Swallow Mytharc Sep 17, 1991
- E2 Take My Bike ... Please! Core Sep 24, 1991
- E3 Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker Core Oct 1, 1991
- E4 Darlene Fades to Black Core Oct 8, 1991
- E5 Tolerate Thy Neighbor Core Oct 15, 1991
- E6 Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down Core Oct 21, 1991
- E7 Vegas (1) Core Nov 5, 1991
- E8 Vegas, Vegas (2) Core Nov 12, 1991
- E9 Stressed to Kill Core Nov 19, 1991
- E10 Thanksgiving '91 Core Nov 26, 1991
- E11 Kansas City, Here We Come Core Dec 3, 1991
- E12 Santa Claus Core Dec 24, 1991
- E13 Bingo Core Jan 7, 1992
- E14 The Bowling Show Core Jan 21, 1992
- E15 The Back Story Core Feb 4, 1992
- E16 Less is More Core Feb 11, 1992
- E17 Breakin' Up is Hard to Do Core Feb 18, 1992
- E18 This Old House Core Feb 25, 1992
- E19 The Commercial Show Core Mar 3, 1992
- E20 Therapy Core Mar 17, 1992
- E21 Lies Core Mar 24, 1992
- E22 Deliverance Core Mar 31, 1992
- E23 Secrets Core Apr 28, 1992
- E24 Don't Make Me Over Mytharc May 5, 1992
- E25 Aliens Mytharc May 12, 1992
Season 5 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Terms of Estrangement (1) Mytharc Sep 15, 1992
- E2 Terms of Estrangement (2) Core Sep 22, 1992
- E3 The Dark Ages Core Sep 29, 1992
- E4 Mommy Nearest Core Oct 6, 1992
- E5 Pretty in Black Core Oct 13, 1992
- E6 Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places Core Oct 20, 1992
- E7 Halloween IV Core Oct 27, 1992
- E8 Ladies' Choice Core Nov 10, 1992
- E9 Stand on Your Man Core Nov 17, 1992
- E10 Good Girls, Bad Girls Core Nov 24, 1992
- E11 Of Ice and Men Core Dec 1, 1992
- E12 It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays Core Dec 15, 1992
- E13 Crime and Punishment (1) Core Jan 5, 1993
- E14 War and Peace (2) Core Jan 12, 1993
- E15 Lanford Daze Core Jan 26, 1993
- E16 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home Core Feb 9, 1993
- E17 First Cousin, Twice Removed Core Feb 16, 1993
- E18 Lose a Job, Winnebago Core Feb 23, 1993
- E19 It's a Boy! Core Mar 2, 1993
- E20 It was Twenty Years Ago Today Core Mar 9, 1993
- E21 Playing with Matches Core Mar 23, 1993
- E22 Promises, Promises Core Apr 6, 1993
- E23 Glengarry, Glen Rosey Core May 4, 1993
- E24 Tooth or Consequences Mytharc May 11, 1993
- E25 Daughters and Other Strangers Mytharc May 18, 1993
Season 6 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Two Down, One to Go Mytharc Sep 14, 1993
- E2 The Mommy's Curse Core Sep 21, 1993
- E3 Party Politics Core Sep 28, 1993
- E4 A Stash from the Past Core Oct 5, 1993
- E5 Be My Baby Core Oct 19, 1993
- E6 Halloween V Core Oct 26, 1993
- E7 Homeward Bound Core Nov 2, 1993
- E8 Guilt by Imagination Core Nov 9, 1993
- E9 Homecoming Core Nov 16, 1993
- E10 Thanksgiving '93 Core Nov 23, 1993
- E11 The Driver's Seat Core Nov 30, 1993
- E12 White Trash Christmas Core Dec 14, 1993
- E13 Suck Up Or Shut Up Core Jan 4, 1994
- E14 Busted Core Jan 11, 1994
- E15 David vs Goliath Core Feb 1, 1994
- E16 Everyone Comes To Jackie's Core Feb 8, 1994
- E17 Don't Make Room for Daddy Core Feb 15, 1994
- E18 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Core Mar 1, 1994
- E19 Labor Day Core Mar 8, 1994
- E20 Past Imperfect Core Mar 22, 1994
- E21 Lies My Father Told Me Core Mar 29, 1994
- E22 I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep Core May 3, 1994
- E23 Body by Jake Core May 10, 1994
- E24 Isn't It Romantic? Mytharc May 17, 1994
- E25 Altar Egos Mytharc May 24, 1994
Season 7 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Nine Is Enough Mytharc Sep 21, 1994
- E2 Two for One Core Sep 28, 1994
- E3 Snoop Davey Dave Core Oct 5, 1994
- E4 Girl Talk Core Oct 12, 1994
- E5 Sleeper Core Oct 19, 1994
- E6 Skeleton in the Closet Core Oct 26, 1994
- E7 Follow the Son Core Nov 2, 1994
- E8 Punch and Jimmy Core Nov 9, 1994
- E9 White Men Can't Kiss Core Nov 16, 1994
- E10 Thanksgiving '94 Core Nov 23, 1994
- E11 Maybe Baby Core Nov 30, 1994
- E12 The Parenting Trap Core Dec 14, 1994
- E13 Rear Window Core Jan 4, 1995
- E14 My Name is Bev Core Jan 11, 1995
- E15 Bed and Bored Core Feb 1, 1995
- E16 Sisters Core Feb 8, 1995
- E17 Lost Youth Core Feb 15, 1995
- E18 Single Married Female Core Feb 22, 1995
- E19 The Clip Show: All About Rosey (1) Filler Mar 1, 1995
- E20 The Clip Show: All About Rosey (2) Filler Mar 1, 1995
- E21 Husbands and Wives Core Mar 22, 1995
- E22 Happy Trailers Core Mar 29, 1995
- E23 The Blaming of the Shrew Core May 3, 1995
- E24 The Birds and the Frozen Bees Core May 10, 1995
- E25 Couch Potatoes Mytharc May 17, 1995
- E26 Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute Mytharc May 24, 1995
Season 8 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Shower the People You Love with Stuff Mytharc Sep 19, 1995
- E2 Let Them Eat Junk Core Sep 26, 1995
- E3 Roseanne in the Hood Core Oct 17, 1995
- E4 The Last Date Core Oct 24, 1995
- E5 Halloween: the Final Chapter Core Oct 31, 1995
- E6 The Fifties Show Core Nov 7, 1995
- E7 The Getaway, Almost Core Nov 14, 1995
- E8 The Last Thursday in November Core Nov 21, 1995
- E9 Of Mice and Dan Core Nov 28, 1995
- E10 Direct to Video Core Dec 5, 1995
- E11 December Bride Core Dec 12, 1995
- E12 The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract Core Jan 2, 1996
- E13 The White Sheep of the Family Core Jan 9, 1996
- E14 Becky Howser, M.D. Core Jan 16, 1996
- E15 Out of the Past Core Feb 6, 1996
- E16 Construction Junction Core Feb 13, 1996
- E17 We're Going to Disney World (1) Core Feb 20, 1996
- E18 Disney World War II (2) Core Feb 27, 1996
- E19 Springtime for David Core Mar 12, 1996
- E20 Another Mouth to Shut Up Core Mar 26, 1996
- E21 Morning Becomes Obnoxious Core Apr 9, 1996
- E22 Ballroom Blitz Core Apr 30, 1996
- E23 The Wedding Core May 7, 1996
- E24 Heart & Soul Mytharc May 14, 1996
- E25 Fights and Stuff Mytharc May 21, 1996
Season 9 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Call Waiting Mytharc Sep 17, 1996
- E2 Millions from Heaven Core Sep 24, 1996
- E3 What a Day for a Daydream Core Oct 1, 1996
- E4 Honor Thy Mother Core Oct 8, 1996
- E5 Someday My Prince Will Come Core Oct 15, 1996
- E6 Pampered to a Pulp Core Oct 22, 1996
- E7 Satan, Darling Core Oct 29, 1996
- E8 Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti Core Nov 12, 1996
- E9 Roseambo Core Nov 19, 1996
- E10 Home is Where the Afghan Is Core Nov 26, 1996
- E11 Mothers and Other Strangers Core Dec 3, 1996
- E12 Home for the Holidays Core Dec 17, 1996
- E13 Say It Ain't So Core Jan 7, 1997
- E14 Hit the Road, Jack Core Jan 14, 1997
- E15 The War Room Core Jan 28, 1997
- E16 Lanford's Elite (1) Mytharc Feb 11, 1997
- E17 Some Enchanted Merger (2) Core Feb 11, 1997
- E18 A Second Chance Core Feb 18, 1997
- E19 The Miracle Core Feb 25, 1997
- E20 Roseanne-Feld Core Mar 4, 1997
- E21 The Truth Be Told Core Mar 18, 1997
- E22 Arsenic and Old Mom Core May 13, 1997
- E23 Into That Good Night (1) Mytharc May 20, 1997
- E24 Into That Good Night (2) Mytharc May 20, 1997
Season 10 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Twenty Years to Life Mytharc Mar 27, 2018
- E2 Dress to Impress Core Mar 27, 2018
- E3 Roseanne Gets the Chair Core Apr 3, 2018
- E4 Eggs Over, Not Easy Core Apr 10, 2018
- E5 Darlene v. David Core Apr 17, 2018
- E6 No Country for Old Women Core May 1, 2018
- E7 Go Cubs Core May 8, 2018
- E8 Netflix & Pill Mytharc May 15, 2018
- E9 Knee Deep Mytharc May 22, 2018
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Roseanne set?
The show takes place in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
What does the series follow?
It follows a working-class family struggling to get by on a limited income.
What genre is Roseanne?
Roseanne is classified as a comedy series.
What is the TV rating?
Roseanne is rated TV-PG.
When did Roseanne first air?
Roseanne premiered in 1988.
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