Roseanne: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Roseanne Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Test
Sep 18, 1990
Becky is eager to practice for her driving test, and the rest of the family awaits the results of Roseanne's pregnancy test.
Friends and Relatives
Sep 25, 1990
Lending money to pal Arnie comes easily for Dan, but he believes that borrowing from family only adds up to disaster.
Like, a Virgin
Oct 2, 1990
Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky "the talk", unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.
Like, a New Job
Oct 9, 1990
Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.
Goodbye, Mr. Right
Oct 16, 1990
After Police Officer Jackie gets slightly injured, Gary says he's tired of always worrying about her and wants her to quit her job as a Police Woman. Meanwhile, Becky and Darlene f
Trick or Treat
Oct 30, 1990
Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.
PMS, I Love You
Nov 6, 1990
Roseanne's PMS day and Dan's birthday are on a collision course.
Bird is the Word
Nov 13, 1990
Becky is suspended for allegedly making an obscene gesture in her class photo which makes her suddenly popular at school, but Roseanne is the one called into the principal's office
Dream Lover
Nov 27, 1990
Dan ill-advisedly tells Roseanne he's having dreams of a mysterious, and oddly homely, other woman.
Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?
Dec 4, 1990
Since the girls continually break curfew, Dan and Roseanne celebrate the anniversary of their first lovemaking by revisiting the restaurant/hotel and staying out very, very late, h
Confessions
Dec 18, 1990
An angry and deflated Roseanne discovered that her mother always thought sister Jackie had more potential.
The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father
Jan 8, 1991
Dan's visiting father astonishes everyone by announcing his plans to marry Crystal.
The Wedding
Jan 15, 1991
Against Dan's wishes, Roseanne forges ahead with wedding preparations, with Crystal revealing she's pregnant with Ed's child.
Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Jan 22, 1991
Becky runs away from home to live with Jackie.
Home-Ec
Feb 5, 1991
Darlene is embarassed when Roseanne gives Darlene's home economics class a supermarket lesson in real-life family budgeting; D.J. has to deal with a bully.
Valentine's Day
Feb 12, 1991
Roseanne is mad at Dan for forgetting Valentine's Day, so he winds up full-figure lingerie shopping; and Darlene's upset when a boy she likes asks out Becky instead.
Communicable Theater
Feb 19, 1991
Roseanne is torn between taking care of her flu-stricken husband and helping Jackie learn lines for her play.
Vegas Interruptus
Feb 26, 1991
Roseanne may lose her job if she and Dan go on their long-awaited trip to see Wayne Newton perform in Las Vegas.
Her Boyfriend's Back
Mar 12, 1991
Frustrated because her parents can't afford the car she wants, Becky and her boyfriend, Mark, borrow Dan's treasured motorcycle against his orders.
Troubles with the Rubbles
Mar 26, 1991
The new wife next door, Kathy Bowman, looks down on Roseanne and complains that D.J. is a bad influence on her son Todd.
Second Time Around
Apr 2, 1991
Roseanne helps Crystal with her Lamaze classes; Dan's near-fatal accident at work makes D.J. follow him obsessively; Dan and Roseanne sit up all night doing their wills, and Jackie
Dances with Darlene
Apr 30, 1991
Roseanne tries to convince Darlene to wear something feminine to a big school dance -- but she'd rather attract attention for her softball skills.
Scenes from a Barbecue
May 7, 1991
The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.
The Pied Piper of Lanford
May 14, 1991
Dan and Roseanne commit to opening a motorcycle shop with a free-spirited old friend who gets cold feet at the last minute.