• Air date: 18 Sep '90 25 episodes
      A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. The Test

      18 Sep '90
      Becky is eager to practice for her driving test, and the rest of the family awaits the results of Roseanne's pregnancy test.
    • 2. Friends and Relatives

      25 Sep '90
      Lending money to pal Arnie comes easily for Dan, but he believes that borrowing from family only adds up to disaster.
    • 3. Like, a Virgin

      02 Oct '90
      Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky ""the talk"" – unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.
    • 4. Like, a New Job

      09 Oct '90
      Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.
    • 5. Goodbye, Mr. Right

      15 Oct '90
      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 find something disturbing under DJ's bed that makes them believe he's a complete psycho.
    • 6. Becky, Beds and Boys

      23 Oct '90
      Becky's folks pressure her to stop dating a boy.
    • 7. Trick or Treat

      30 Oct '90
      Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.
    • 8. PMS, I Love You

      06 Nov '90
      Roseanne's PMS day and Dan's birthday are on a collision course.
    • 9. Bird is the Word

      13 Nov '90
      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.
    • 10. Dream Lover

      27 Nov '90
      Dan ill-advisedly tells Roseanne he's having dreams of a mysterious, and oddly homely, other woman.
    • 11. Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?

      04 Dec '90
      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, hoping to teach the girls a lesson, with the help of Officer Jackie.
    • 12. Confessions

      12 Dec '90
      An angry and deflated Roseanne discovered that her mother always thought sister Jackie had more potential.
    • 13. The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father

      08 Jan '91
      Dan's visiting father astonishes everyone by announcing his plans to marry Crystal.
    • 14. The Wedding

      15 Jan '91
      Against Dan's wishes, Roseanne forges ahead with wedding preparations, with Crystal revealing she's pregnant with Ed's child.
    • 15. Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore

      22 Jan '91
      Becky runs away from home to live with Jackie.
    • 16. Home-Ec

      05 Feb '91
      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.
    • 17. Valentine's Day

      12 Feb '91
      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.
    • 18. Communicable Theater

      19 Feb '91
      Roseanne is torn between taking care of her flu-stricken husband and helping Jackie learn lines for her play.
    • 19. Vegas Interruptus

      26 Feb '91
      Roseanne may lose her job if she and Dan go on their long-awaited trip to see Wayne Newton perform in Las Vegas.
    • 20. Her Boyfriend's Back

      12 Mar '91
      Frustrated because her parents can't afford the car she wants, Becky and her boyfriend Mark borrow Dan's treasured motorcyle against his orders.
    • 21. Troubles with the Rubbles

      26 Mar '91
      The new wife next door, Kathy Bowman, looks down on Roseanne and complains that D.J. is a bad influence on her son Todd.
    • 22. Second Time Around

      02 Apr '91
      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 is offended that she doesn't get custody of the kids.
    • 23. Dances with Darlene

      30 Apr '91
      Roseanne tries to convince Darlene to wear something feminine to a big school dance -- but she'd rather attract attention for her softball skills.
    • 24. Scenes from a Barbecue

      07 May '91
      The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.
    • 25. The Pied Piper of Lanford

      14 May '91
      Dan and Roseanne commit to opening a motorcycle shop with a free-spirited old friend who gets cold feet at the last minute.