• Air date: 18 Oct '88 23 episodes
      This is a list of episodes from the first season of Roseanne.
  • List of Episodes (23)
    • 1. Life and Stuff

      18 Oct '88
      Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.
    • 2. We're in the Money

      25 Oct '88
      Although Dan and Roseanne agree not to spend any of Dan's $500 advance on themselves, neither can resist the temptation.
    • 3. D-I-V-O-R-C-E

      01 Nov '88
      Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.
    • 4. Language Lessons

      22 Nov '88
      A body language test reveals Dan's innermost feelings about his sister-in-law; Darlene has a bone to pick with D.J.
    • 5. Radio Days

      29 Nov '88
      A songwriting contest unleashes creativity in Dan and Roseanne, while Booker unleashes uncontrolled impulses in Jackie.
    • 6. Lovers' Lanes

      06 Dec '88
      Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.
    • 7. The Memory Game

      13 Dec '88
      Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.
    • 8. Here's to Good Friends

      20 Dec '88
      Roseanne and Jackie help Crystal drown her sorrows over breaking up with her lover by taking her to the Lobo Lounge for a few pink squirrels and a pep talk.
    • 9. Dan's Birthday Bash

      03 Jan '89
      Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
    • 10. Saturday

      10 Jan '89
      Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.
    • 11. Canoga Time

      17 Jan '89
      Dan can't bear to part with the ""junk"" Roseanne wants to donate to a rummage sale; Darlene forges a passing grade on her report card.
    • 12. The Monday Through Friday Show

      24 Jan '89
      Dan and Roseanne disagree about where to spend a romantic 15th anniversary; Becky refuses to dissect a frog in biology class; Darlene finds her paper route more than she can handle.
    • 13. Bridge Over Troubled Sonny

      31 Jan '89
      Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
    • 14. Father's Day

      07 Feb '89
      Roseanne steps in to referee when Dan's visiting father pontificates about Dan wasting time working as a contractor.
    • 15. Nightmare on Oak Street

      14 Feb '89
      Darlene's bad dreams aren't due to the scary movies she's been watching.
    • 16. Mall Story

      21 Feb '89
      Roseanne takes her reluctant family on a shopping spree at the Lanford mall.
    • 17. Becky's Choice

      28 Feb '89
      Becky is eager for the dinner party with Chip and his parents to come to an end.
    • 18. The Slice of Life

      07 Mar '89
      Darlene's emergency appendectormy makes Roseanne anxious and guilty over having yelled at Darlene earlier.
    • 19. Workin' Overtime

      14 Mar '89
      After two weeks of overtime at work and chaos at home, Roseanne takes refuge at a diner.
    • 20. Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore

      28 Mar '89
      As a tornado spins through Lanford, a storm is brewing inside the Conner house over the whereabouts of Jackie who hasn't returned from her trip to the market.
    • 21. Death and Stuff

      11 Apr '89
      During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.
    • 22. Dear Mom and Dad

      18 Apr '89
      An unannounced visit by Roseanne's parents has the Conner house in an uproar.
    • 23. Let's Call It Quits

      02 May '89
      Roseanne has difficulty accepting new rules from a tough new supervisor at the factory.