To those of you who have written me in the past few months, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU!  You are the reason I have done this site — and the fact that I love Roseanne!  Because I've received so many letters, I have added a new link that features some of the recurring questions I've been getting.  Click Letters to go there.

I have been a Roseanne fan ever since it debuted in 1988.  I am currently working on a complete Roseanne library, which I hope to have completed some day!  Many obstacles have prevented me from finishing this feat within the past year or so. Between my VCR not working properly when I went on vacation last year and the TV stations changing their schedules from time to time, it has been a real challenge getting the episodes I am missing.  Additionally, TBS likes to censor certain episodes.  Here's an example:

In episode 5.14, Jackie is using the lack of boxes as an excuse to stall moving out of her abusive boyfriend's apartment.  Roseanne says, "Jackie, we can get more boxes:  I will whore myself in every grocery store in this town if that's what it takes, okay?!"

You won't hear the second half of that line on TBS.   However, if you have closed-captioning, you can see it briefly!  Pay attention!

There are other episodes where they feel the need to censor lines, like 5.16 when Roseanne meets David's mother for the first time.   Read their lips!

Some episodes they don't even show at all!

Finally, the 9th season has been released into syndication.  The local station here showed them all in August, with the exception of the Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes.  Those, will be shown in the days leading up to the holidays, which is standard operating procedure for all of the holiday episodes.   I still have much editing to do to get all of the episodes in order.   I have only completed 5 tapes thus far, and with two completed tapes per season, that leaves a lot of editing to do!

Here is a list of what I have included so far on this page:

• Cast of Characters, including Guests and Recurring Guests. (it's not totally comprehensive — I didn't include everybody!)

• The Illinois Connection — references to other locations in the state.

• The Bewitched Connection — references to the TV show.

• The Sherwood Schwartz Connection — references to a couple of his creations.

• Inconsistencies occurring throughout the series (like the location of the basement door).

• Did You Know? — Other Roseanne facts I learned by visiting the web.

• Letters — I address some recurring questions from people who have visited this site.

• My own Episode Listing with mini-synopses edited by me.

• Links from the items listed below to its corresponding episode synopsis on the Episode Listing page.

Please also click here to visit Roseanne Online, a great website with lots of pictures, wave files, and other fun things regarding the Roseanne situation comedy.

And, if you're wondering who I am, visit my own homepage by clicking here.

Cast of Characters

¹ in seasons 1-6 and 8
² in seasons 7 and 9, as well as episodes 8.17, 8.18, 8.23

Guests and Recurring Guests

I am still working on the episode references — this reference listing is not complete.

(Episode number indicates when they were introduced)

The Illinois Connection

While Lanford was a fictional town in Illinois, many references were made to real cities, presumably nearby:

The Bewitched Connection

The Sherwood Schwartz Connection

Inconsistencies

Did You Know?

Letters

I have received numerous letters over the past few months — some of which have been asking the same questions.  So, I thought I would address some of those questions here. 

Donald L Humphrey
31 December 1999