Roseanne: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Terms of Estrangement (1)
Sep 15, 1992
Roseanne supports the family after Dan's motorcycle shop goes under; Becky considers moving to Minneapolis with Mark.
Terms of Estrangement (2)
Sep 22, 1992
Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.
The Dark Ages
Sep 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.
Mommy Nearest
Oct 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.
Pretty in Black
Oct 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
Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places
Oct 20, 1992
Denied a loan to open the restaurant, Roseanne must turn to her mother; Darlene catches D.J. peeping at neighbor Molly.
Halloween IV
Oct 27, 1992
Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.
Ladies' Choice
Nov 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 Rose
Stand on Your Man
Nov 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
Good Girls, Bad Girls
Nov 24, 1992
Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
Of Ice and Men
Dec 1, 1992
D.J. decides to take up hockey and becomes the terror of the rink; Roseanne meddles to reunite Jackie and Fisher.
It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Dec 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
Crime and Punishment (1)
Jan 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.
War and Peace (2)
Jan 12, 1993
Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
Lanford Daze
Jan 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
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Feb 9, 1993
The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.
First Cousin, Twice Removed
Feb 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.
Lose a Job, Winnebago
Feb 23, 1993
The Conners and the Tildens travel to California in a motor home, with Dan pondering his future and Ty contemplating Jackie.
It's a Boy!
Mar 2, 1993
Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
It was Twenty Years Ago Today
Mar 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.
Playing with Matches
Mar 23, 1993
Darlene wants nothing to do with David after Molly kisses him; and a new friend puts a smile on Bev's face.
Promises, Promises
Apr 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.
Glengarry, Glen Rosey
May 4, 1993
Roseanne and Dan fear a financial crisis when they cannot sell the house they refurbished and their new partner, Roger, skips town.
Tooth or Consequences
May 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 tu
Daughters and Other Strangers
May 18, 1993
Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.