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David Healy is a fictional character portrayed by Johnny Galecki in the TV series Roseanne.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Bowling Show (season 4), they were 16 years old.
They appear in 95 episodes out of a total of 230 aired and have accumulated 823 positive votes.
The character of David Healy is mainly associated with Darlene Conner, Dan Conner and Roseanne Conner.

David Healy

by Johnny Galecki

character

Episodes95

  • 7.4
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    The Bowling Show

    episode S4.E14 january 1992
    Roseanne is annoyed by Jackie's new friendship with Nancy, meanwhile Dan and his team try to get out of last place in their bowling league.
  • 7.8
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    This Old House

    episode S4.E18 february 1992
    Roseanne comes down hard on Darlene for running off to Chicago with David, but a trip to the house she grew up in with Jackie gives her a new perspective on her troubled daughter.
  • 7.9
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    Lies

    episode S4.E21 march 1992
    Roseanne frets when she must take a lie detector test at work.
  • 7.4
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    Deliverance

    episode S4.E22 march 1992
    Roseanne and Bonnie decide they each want Leon's job when he announces he's leaving, meanwhile Crystal goes into labor with only Dan as her coach.
  • 7.9
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    Terms of Estrangement: Part 2

    episode S5.E2 september 1992
    Becky and Mark return to Lanford to get their stuff after eloping.
  • 8.1
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    The Dark Ages

    episode S5.E3 september 1992
    Dan and Roseanne look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night.
  • 8.1
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    Pretty in Black

    episode S5.E5 october 1992
    Darlene's 16th birthday sees new neighbors moving in next door and an embarrassing game of truth or dare for Roseanne.
  • 7.8
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    Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places

    episode S5.E6 october 1992
    Intent on opening a loose meat restaurant, Roseanne and Jackie are forced to turn to Bev for financial assistance.
  • 8
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    It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

    episode S5.E12 december 1992
    A Christmas Eve snowstorm keeps Roseanne, Jackie, Bev and Nana Mary snowed in at the diner and Darlene at David's place, where she gets an eye-opening view of his home life.
  • 7.3
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    Lanford Daze

    episode S5.E15 january 1993
    The Conners prepare for the 'Founding Fathers Day' celebration in Lanford. Roseanne sets up a food booth, where she meets the one and only, Loretta Lynn. D.J. and his Woodchuck Troup, put on the town play reenacting the signing of Lanford's incorporation. Their family's own founding father, Dan, gets a job selling hot tubs. And last, but not least, Darlene protests the Conners' involvement in the whole "meat industrial complex" with vandalism at her mother's diner that lands her in more than just hot water.
  • 7.2
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    First Cousin, Twice Removed

    episode S5.E17 february 1993
    Roseanne dreads the arrival of her estranged cousin Ronnie. Joan Collins guest-stars.
  • 8.6
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    It's a Boy

    episode S5.E19 march 1993
    David is allowed to move away from his abusive mother and into the Conner's humble abode.
  • 7.5
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    It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

    episode S5.E20 march 1993
    Roseanne and Dan plan a romantic dinner date to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary, but struggle with what to give one another. Dan finds out that Roseanne has decided on something expensive for him, so in order to get Roseanne a nice gift too, he takes a temporary job at Maury's Big and Tall store. His gift idea (and the job to pay for it), which seemed like a good idea at the time, soon blows up in his face.
  • 7.7
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    Playing with Matches

    episode S5.E21 march 1993
    Tired of having their Mom hanging around them all the time, Roseanne and Jackie try to encourage a relationship between Beverly and Jake, her friend from the retirement community they both live in. Molly comes on to, and kisses David, making him nervous and uncomfortable. To back her off, David confesses the plans he and Darlene have for the future, like possibly dropping out of school and running away together. Having seen and overheard this strange exchange, D.J. confronts Darlene with what he knows, and asks her if any of it is true, prompting Darlene ponders David's fate.
  • 7.7
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    Promises, Promises

    episode S5.E22 april 1993
    After some prodding from (and striking deals with) her Mom, Darlene agrees to go to the prom with David, where she has a surprise deal of her own for her boyfriend. Roger attempts to strike a deal with Dan, using the temptation of being able to make him a ton of money, but is met with a mixed reaction from the Conners. Roseanne attempts a surprise fix-up between Jackie and Roger for a couples' night out, but to Roseanne's surprise, Roger shows up with a date. His choice of date is a jaw-dropping, shock to everyone.
  • 7.5
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    Glengarry, Glen Rosey

    episode S5.E23 may 1993
    When it looks like the fixer-upper house Dan has invested in is going to pay off, the Conners are on top of the world. But when the buyer backs out, and one partner skips out, and the bills are due on the project-house, that world threatens to come crashing down. Pushed by Beverly's latest attempt at driving Jackie insane, Jackie finally blurts out to her Mom that she has been seeing a psychiatrist. Nancy decides she wants to have a baby, but her chosen sperm-donor turns out to be a real rotten egg. An unlikely source rides in who just may save the day for the Conners.
  • 7.6
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    Tooth or Consequences

    episode S5.E24 may 1993
    D.J. comes running in the house with a skinned knee. Dan and Roseanne take him to the kitchen to get fixed up, but when Dan slings open the freezer door to get ice, he accidentally hits Roseanne in the face, knocking out a tooth. After a few failed attempts earlier in their relationship, Darlene and David finally have sex for the first time. They also get the responses to their college applications. David doesn't get in, but Darlene does, prompting her to hide the truth... at first. Determined to be allowed to go to this art school in Chicago, Darlene enlists her Aunt Jackie's help to try and talk Roseanne into letting her go. Dan gets a job with the City.
  • 7.7
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    Daughters and Other Strangers

    episode S5.E25 may 1993
    Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.
  • 7.4
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    Two Down, One to Go

    episode S6.E1 september 1993
    Roseanne is looking forward to taking Darlene to college, but Darlene wants David to take her instead, hurting her mother's feelings.
  • 7.6
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    Party Politics

    episode S6.E3 september 1993
    Jackie and Roseanne plan a housewarming party for Jackie's new home and try to hide it from their mom. Roseanne invites Darlene home for the weekend to get her back together with David. D.J. goes through a rebellious period of skipping school and enlisting Darlene's help in covering for him, and Roseanne is determined to find out what's going on. Fred pursues Jackie after their one-night stand.
  • 8.7
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    A Stash from the Past

    episode S6.E4 october 1993
    When Roseanne finds a bag of pot in David's room, she's angry---and worried about how Dan is going to react. Of course, he goes ballistic, until he realizes the stuff is a 20-year old relic of his and Roseanne's youth, inevitably, they roll a joint for old times' sake, and before you can say "like, wow," Dan, Roseanne and her sister, Jackie, are adrift in a Cheech-and-Chong time warp. At first, they have fun sneaking around like they did in the '70s, hoping not to get busted by their children, but then adult realities set in like a bad trip.
  • 7.3
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    Be My Baby

    episode S6.E5 october 1993
    Trying to conceive another child, Roseanne puts Dan on a "lovemaking schedule", to no avail. Jackie discovers that she's pregnant from her one-night stand with Fred and hesitates about telling him. Roseanne has no problem spreading Jackie's good news to their mom and their friends, but is stopped before she can tell Fred. To relieve the pressure and disappointment, Dan and Roseanne decide to stop actually trying to get pregnant, and let nature take its course.
  • 7.9
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    Halloween V

    episode S6.E6 october 1993
    The Conners gear up for their favorite holiday, with their traditional flair for trying to out-prank one another. Roseanne, the queen of Halloween, falls for the various elaborate pranks pulled on her by her family, for a change. Nancy is upset because she is painfully aware that Dan doesn't like her, so Roseanne sets out to convince her she is wrong by insisting that Dan pull a prank on Nancy, before Nancy sells her share of the diner to Leon.
  • 7.9
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    Homeward Bound

    episode S6.E7 november 1993
    Roseanne's attempt to encourage David to snap out of his moping over Darlene and do something with his life backfires when he decides to move back in with his mom in Michigan; when Darlene comes home for a visit to surprise David, they wind up at each other's throats; D.J. is humiliated when the entire family figures out why he locks himself in the bathroom for long stays.
  • 7.7
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    Thanksgiving 1993

    episode S6.E10 november 1993
    Becky volunteers to take over cooking duties for the Conners' Thanksgiving; Dan and Mark are still at each other's throats; Fred is shocked at the dysfunction of the family he might marry into; and Nana Mary reveals a long-kept secret about Bev's marriage.
  • 7.6
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    White Trash Christmas

    episode S6.E12 december 1993
    After receiving notice from the neighborhood association about not putting up tacky Christmas decorations on their property, the Conners go all out for a "white trash" Christmas. Dan and Roseanne offer Becky money to start college, but freak when she gives the money to her husband Mark to attend trade-school. When they forbid her to give it to him, she retaliates by refusing the money and taking a job in a Hooters-like bar/restaurant, Bunz, to pay for Mark's schooling herself. Meanwhile, Bev and D.J. drop in on Darlene unannounced and D.J. discovers the secret Darlene's been keeping from the family; and Dan teaches Mark secrets of a happy marriage.
  • 7.7
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    Busted

    episode S6.E14 january 1994
    Darlene is fed up with David, who has been secretly living with her for months instead of his mother in Michigan as her parents believe, but feels guilty for constantly lying to them. A miserable Becky unfairly blames Roseanne for Mark walking out on her; tired of being blamed for the whole mess, Roseanne tries to get Mark to patch things up with Becky. Looking for him at his friend's apartment, she discovers the truth of David's whereabouts from Mark's confused roommate and heads to Chicago. She drags David home with her, but lies to Dan about why he's back.
  • 7.8
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    David vs. Goliath

    episode S6.E15 february 1994
    Roseanne and Becky try to convince Dan to hire Mark at the city garage. Riddled with guilt (and tired of Roseanne overworking him), David confesses to Dan that he was living with Darlene in Chicago instead of his mother's in Michigan. Furious, Dan throws him out of the house and tells Roseanne to take him to the bus station and send him to Michigan for real, but she takes him to Jackie's instead, then goes on a mission to guilt Dan into taking him back. Since Jackie wants nothing to do with Fred, she's upset that Roseanne has been helping him sneak financial support for the baby into her tip jar.
  • 7.6
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    Everyone Comes to Jackie's

    episode S6.E16 february 1994
    Darlene comes home to try to convince her father to let David move back in the house "from Michigan", unsuccessfully. After catching David making out with Darlene in the basement, Dan finds out that his family lied to him again: not only did David not go his mom's in Michigan when Dan threw him out, but he was staying with Jackie--and Roseanne was responsible. Darlene joins David at Jackie's to get away from her furious father. Jackie gets irritated when people keep asking her to leave the room, in her own house, when they want to talk out their problems.
  • 7.1
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    Don't Make Room for Daddy

    episode S6.E17 february 1994
    Since Jackie has made it very clear that Fred is not welcome to be a part of their baby's life, Fred retaliates with plans to sue Jackie for custody after the birth, which throws Jackie into hysterics. Fighting over whether Fred has the right to force himself into his baby's life, split the men and women of the Conner house. Roseanne learns that Dan put the idea in Fred's head, which puts him under the doghouse. Mark and D.J. gang up on David to challenge his masculinity, or lack there of.
  • 7.6
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    Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    episode S6.E18 march 1994
    Nancy introduces her new girlfriend Sharon to Roseanne and Jackie. Sharon invites them to go dancing with her and Nancy at a gay bar and winds up giving Roseanne a romantic kiss. This freaks Roseanne out, but she has a hard time figuring out why. Jackie is openly uncomfortable about people assuming she might be gay, which prompts an amused Roseanne to behave like they are a couple.
  • 7.3
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    Past Imperfect

    episode S6.E20 march 1994
    Audrey cries to Dan about his father owing her money, so he confronts Ed, hoping he will do the right thing. Jackie and Fred go out on a "get-to-know-you-better" date to try to build an honest, solid relationship, but Jackie's admission that she's had many more sexual partners than he has causes a big step backward in their fragile relationship. D.J. goes through a rebellious stage.
  • 7.9
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    Lies My Father Told Me

    episode S6.E21 march 1994
    Dan's mother Audrey is put into a mental institution and Dan blames her emotional problems on the years of neglect by his father. Determined to confront his dad, he shows up at Ed's second wife Crystal's house drunk and destructive. Tired of Dan blaming everything on her husband, Crystal tells Roseanne a secret about Audrey that had been kept from Dan his whole life. Dan is filled with mortified disbelief at the revelations. Meanwhile. the older Conner-Healy kids work overtime to make D.J. think he might be crazy too.
  • 7.7
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    I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep

    episode S6.E22 may 1994
    Darlene discovers that D.J. has been sneaking off after school to attend church; D.J. gives Roseanne a hard time about morals when she accepts a mistaken delivery of a second stove at the diner.
  • 7.5
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    Body by Jake

    episode S6.E23 may 1994
    Roseanne finds out Bev didn't get injured by slipping in the shower like she told everybody. Fred plans to propose to Jackie.
  • 7.1
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    Isn't It Romantic?

    episode S6.E24 may 1994
    Fred climbs out of the doghouse with Jackie by gathering inspiration from her soaps and figuring out a romantic way to propose to her. David climbs into the doghouse with Darlene by commenting that it's a woman's obligation to bear children. Dan joins David in the doghouse when his attempts to be romantic with Roseanne fall short. Roseanne dreams of being romanced by the men on One Life to Live (1968).
  • 7.4
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    Altar Egos

    episode S6.E25 may 1994
    Fred is unsettled by the fact that Jackie turns to Dan, and not him, when she needs help from a man. Upset, convinced that Jackie has feeling for Dan, and half-drunk, Fred confronts Dan, takes a swing at him, and tells Jackie that maybe they shouldn't get married, but offers no explanation. Dan tells Roseanne, who tells Jackie what is really troubling Fred, and they both have a good laugh at the idea. Clearing the air paves the way for Fred and Jackie's wedding.
  • 7.2
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    Nine Is Enough

    episode S7.E1 september 1994
    Feeling at the end of their "privacy" rope, Roseanne and Dan decide to throw Becky and Mark out of the house, until Becky confides that she and Mark are trying to get pregnant. Jackie wants Andy to sleep in bed with her and Fred and he wants him to sleep in his crib; upset, Jackie takes Andy and seeks sanctuary at Roseanne's already overcrowded house, where a friend of D.J.'s is also spending the weekend. The straw that breaks the camel's back for Dan is when everyone congregates in Dan's bathroom while he's trying to have a private conversation with Roseanne; fed up, he seeks refuge at Fred's. Amidst the chaos, Roseanne makes a shocking discovery.
  • 7.2
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    Two for One

    episode S7.E2 september 1994
    Roseanne discovers that Darlene is seeing someone besides David, and that he knows about it, so she encourages David to fight for his relationship. Dan confides in Jackie that he is unsure how he feels about Roseanne's pregnancy, and finds comfort, but when he tells Roseanne about his insecurities, it blows up in his face. Roseanne confides in Jackie that she is having the same doubts.
  • 7
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    Snoop Davey Dave

    episode S7.E3 october 1994
    Upset about Darlene breaking up with him, David tells the Conners that Darlene experimented with drugs while away at school. Roseanne forbids Darlene to return to school, and David volunteers to help "keep an eye" on her. Concerned that perhaps they are doing the wrong thing, and after confronting Darlene, Dan convinces Roseanne to at least reconsider her decision.
  • 7.6
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    Girl Talk

    episode S7.E4 october 1994
    Dan, Fred and Mark enter the realm of 'too much information' when their wives confide in one another, then spread the word back to the men about their sexual activities (or lack thereof).
  • 7.4
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    Sleeper

    episode S7.E5 october 1994
    Becky thinks David's crushing on her when he admits to a sexual dream involving a Conner woman other than Darlene. David eventually reveals that his dream-subject was Roseanne.
  • 8.1
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    Skeleton in the Closet

    episode S7.E6 october 1994
    Roseanne's attempts to prank everybody at Leon's Halloween party at the diner fall flat when it's revealed to her that Fred is gay.
  • 7.2
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    Follow the Son

    episode S7.E7 november 1994
    D.J. wants out of his busboy job at the Lunch Box, and David wants to put the kibosh on Darlene's moving in with her new squeeze Jimmy--who misinterprets David's obsessive interest in him.
  • 7.2
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    Punch and Jimmy

    episode S7.E8 november 1994
    Roseanne and Jackie go to Chicago for Parents' Day to surprise Darlene, and hoping to meet her new boyfriend Jimmy. David wants to learn how to be tough in order to compete with Darlene's boyfriend, a boxer, for her affections. Roseanne assigns Dan to help David feel good about just being himself. D.J. is getting bullied at school but refuses to learn to fight back, fearing that getting hit will hurt. Fred is impressed with Dan's parenting until he figures out that Dan is only doing what Roseanne tells him.
  • 6.9
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    Thanksgiving 1994

    episode S7.E10 november 1994
    Thanksgiving is full of tension and anxiety when Roseanne gets alarming news about her baby from the prenatal clinic. The discomfort is only worsened when Nana Mary arrives with her new husband and upsets Bev, and the rest of the family, by discussing the two abortions she (Nana Mary) had years before.
  • 7.6
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    The Parenting Trap

    episode S7.E12 december 1994
    Roseanne and Dan are called down to the school because D.J. refuses to write his homework on the board, and his teacher is concerned that he might have a learning disability. Dan discovers that D.J. is embarrassed to stand up because he is at that age where boys sometimes get involuntary erections. Meanwhile, the family meets David's new girlfriend Dinah, and Darlene discovers that David's actually having feelings for Becky.
  • 7.6
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    Rear Window

    episode S7.E13 january 1995
    Dan and Roseanne are shocked, and amused, when they find out their new next door neighbors are a couple of geriatric nudists. Meanwhile, Darlene suspects David of cheating on her with Becky.
  • 7
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    Bed and Bored

    episode S7.E15 february 1995
    Roseanne pretends to be ill in order to get some rest and relaxation to the exhaustion of everyone else in the family, who are at her beck and call. David discovers Roseanne's faking but when he confronts her, Roseanne strikes a deal with him that he reluctantly accepts. Meanwhile, Jackie confronts Beverly about being an awful mother and is stunned by her reaction.
  • 7
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    Sisters

    episode S7.E16 february 1995
    Fred tells Jackie that he doesn't want D.J. to visit their house so much, because he gets weirder every time he comes over. To protect Fred, Jackie tells Roseanne that she is the one who has a problem with D.J. constantly being at her house, which infuriates Roseanne. Dan tricks Darlene into coming home for the weekend and tries to make the girls stop bickering for their mother's sake. D.J. expresses a strange new fascination with eating cardboard.
  • 7.2
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    Lost Youth

    episode S7.E17 february 1995
    The green-eyed monster emerges in force between David and Mark when they both become interested in Stacy, a waitress at the Lunch Box, whom David asks to pose for a wall mural. Jackie thinks her sex life with Fred needs spicing up while Fred is happy leaving well enough alone.
  • 7
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    Single Married Female

    episode S7.E18 february 1995
    In Roseanne's absence, Dan discovers something troubling about Jackie and gets some sound advice from David.
  • 6.7
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    All About Rosey

    episode S7.E19 march 1995
    Youngsters Roseanne and Jackie visit a fortuneteller who gives them a peek into their futures via his crystal ball. In the future, Jackie takes an adult, autistic D.J. to see a psychiatrist.
  • 7.3
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    Happy Trailers

    episode S7.E21 march 1995
    Mark and Becky find a tiny run-down trailer in a trailer park, and decide to make it home. Determined to fix up their home all on their own, they turn down offers of assistance from Dan and Roseanne, who in turn have to find covert way to help the kids out. Roseanne discovers that they will need to come up with $2,000 to prepay for the baby's doctor and hospital stay.
  • 7.5
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    The Blaming of the Shrew

    episode S7.E22 may 1995
    Dan lays down the law when DJ lets a pushy, aggressive girl order him around. Roseanne likes the girl, but when the relationship lands DJ in trouble at school, she must intervene. Meanwhile, Jackie and Fred consult a marriage counselor to help them solve their relationship problems.
  • 7.4
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    The Birds and the Frozen Bees

    episode S7.E23 may 1995
    Roseanne is upset over the possibility that David may like a girl more than Darlene, who may lose David if she doesn't fight for him.
  • 6.6
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    Couch Potatoes

    episode S7.E24 may 1995
    The Conners are selected to be a "Nielsen Family". Roseanne, who is going through a nesting period in her pregnancy, insists that the family watch only educational-type programming to prove to the Nielsen people that they are not white trash. After Dan breaks the couch, Roseanne accepts a hand-me-down couch from her mother, but soon regrets it. Jackie and Fred make a life-altering decision.
  • 7.3
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    Sherwood Schwartz--A Loving Tribute

    episode S7.E25 may 1995
    David announces to the Conners that he wants to spend a month in Europe after graduation, but Darlene selfishly pressures him out of it. Dan starts working on building his boat again, but Roseanne insists that they can't afford it, and makes fun of his dream, launching into a fantasy where she and her family play the castaways on La isla de Gilligan (1963). Cast members from La isla de Gilligan (1963) cameo as members of the Conner family.
  • 7.1
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    Shower the People You Love with Stuff

    episode S8.E1 september 1995
    D.J.'s old bedroom is being converted into a nursery for the new baby. After discovering that a new baby crib is out of her price range, Roseanne schemes up a baby shower in hopes of getting at least forty $10.00 gifts, that she can exchange for the $400.00 crib. This plan threatens to backfire when the gifts are mostly homemade, or are otherwise nonexchangeable. After being unable to work together to paint the nursery without squabbling, Roseanne reassigns Becky and Darlene to throw the baby shower instead, but the girls are still at each other's throats because Darlene refuses to pull her weight, sticking Becky with all the work. Roseanne gets David to throw a "guy" baby shower for Dan with the men at his shop, hoping for even more exchangeable gifts, but that backfires as well.
  • 6.8
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    Let Them Eat Junk

    episode S8.E2 september 1995
    Roseanne sparks a fight with Jackie when she feeds Andy junk food against Jackie's orders. Dan spends some "quality" time with DJ to show his son that he does more than watch television and drink beer all day.
  • 6.9
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    Roseanne in the Hood

    episode S8.E3 october 1995
    A new diner is opening up across the street from Roseanne and Jackie's diner, and they are worried that it will spell the end for "The Lunch Box". To promote the new restaurant's grand opening, the owners hire Pat Harrington Jr., who played Dwayne Schneider from the 70's sitcom One Day at a Time (1975). When Roseanne discovers that they have a salad bar, and are serving loose meat sandwiches, she declares war. When adding a waffle bar, staying open late, and dressing up the menu doesn't seem to work, Roseanne decides to sabotage the new diner with raw fish, only to wind up stuck in an exhaust vent over a stove. The cast of Stomp does a dance at the diner.
  • 6.1
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    Halloween - The Final Chapter

    episode S8.E5 october 1995
    Roseanne goes into labor on her favorite holiday (Halloween) and gives birth on a pain-medication-induced psychedelic trip.
  • 6.2
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    The Fifties Show

    episode S8.E6 november 1995
    The Conners are caught in a time warp back to the 1950s in which Roseanne is a cheerful, frilly housewife, Dan is the head of the house, Jackie is an eccentric next door neighbor, Becky is a poodle-skirt wearing teenage girl with a hunky boyfriend, David is an exchange student from Canada, and DJ is an aspiring rock star who's under pressure from his dad to be a football player.
  • 6.6
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    The Getaway, Almost

    episode S8.E7 november 1995
    Roseanne and Jackie's shopping trip turns into a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiking teenage girl. Dan gives Mark relationship advice that severely backfires.
  • 6.4
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    The Last Thursday in November

    episode S8.E8 november 1995
    DJ's teacher lets the class design their own Thanksgiving pageant, which turns into a Pulp Fiction spoof that offends many parents. Roseanne invites some new Native American friends over for Thanksgiving.
  • 6.8
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    Of Mice and Dan

    episode S8.E9 november 1995
    Dan is regretful and depressed when his old band comes to town to play a gig. Roseanne talks the band mates into giving Dan a chance onstage, which he enjoys to the fullest.
  • 6.2
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    Direct to Video

    episode S8.E10 december 1995
    Roseanne narrates a video for her baby and wants everyone in the family to have a part in it. Darlene and Becky find Dan and Roseanne's old love letters. Fred is determined to seem intelligent and interesting to Jackie but only succeeds in making her feel more crushed by their divorce. Dan attempts to comfort Jackie while Mark prepares a special dinner for the family.
  • 7.2
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    December Bride

    episode S8.E11 december 1995
    Roseanne finally gets to meet Leon's fiancé, Scott, and learns that they are planning a wedding. In order to free Leon up to travel to Minnesota to meet the minister, Roseanne volunteers to finish planning the wedding - which becomes "one gigantic, offensive, Roseanniacle ball of wrong". Leon develops a bad case of cold feet, and it is Roseanne to the rescue.
  • 7.3
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    The Thrilla near the Vanilla Extract

    episode S8.E12 january 1996
    Roseanne and Jackie get jobs as product promoters in the local supermarket. Once they start giving out samples, however, sibling rivalry takes over. Roseanne's jealousy runs high when Jackie begins outselling her and their friendly competition turns into a literal food fight.
  • 6.9
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    White Sheep of the Family

    episode S8.E13 january 1996
    The Conners receive a small inheritance from their Great-Aunt Harriet and decide to spend it on a nice dinner out. The evening takes a dark turn when Darlene unexpectedly comes home. She spends most of her time alienating and insulting her family until a surprising fact about her is revealed and her family bites back.
  • 7
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    Becky Howser, M.D.

    episode S8.E14 january 1996
    Mark tries to cheer up a glum Becky by inviting the family over for a surprise get-together. As the night goes on, Becky's mood only worsens which prompts Roseanne to pull her aside for a heart-to-heart talk. Becky admits she feels like she missed her chance to go to college and become a therapist or an EMT. Becky even admits to having second thoughts about her marriage to Mark.
  • 6.8
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    Out of the Past

    episode S8.E15 february 1996
    Nana Mary visits Roseanne and Jackie at Jackie's house, and brings a box of their childhood belongings. Among them was a doll that Jackie thought was lost forever, and causes a huge fight when Jackie realizes that Roseanne was the one who hid it from her all those years ago out of jealousy. Dan has a poker game at the house, and Roseanne convinces him to invite Leon and Scott, but is worried that they will spend the whole night nagging each other like housewives. The men have a spirited discussion about how blacks, gays, and poor white men are looked upon in this country.
  • 7.1
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    Construction Junction

    episode S8.E16 february 1996
    Dan is at a crossroads when a promising new construction job opens up that could make him and his old crew a lot of money. He struggles with whether to continue his job at the garage or to strike while the iron is hot on the construction job. Meanwhile, Jackie reluctantly starts using the internet on her new computer and is amazed how much she likes it. She becomes so obsessed a concerned David has to intervene.
  • 6.8
    /10

    We're Going to Disney World

    episode S8.E17 february 1996
    The Conner family decides to throw caution to the wind by spending Dan's last paycheck from the garage on a vacation to Disney World.
  • 6.7
    /10

    Disney World War II

    episode S8.E18 february 1996
    Magic, wonder, and whimsy surround the Conner family on their tour of Disney World. The only person not amused is Darlene...until she meets Winnie the Pooh.
  • 6.2
    /10

    Springtime for David

    episode S8.E19 march 1996
    David moves out when he gets a job at a strange local theme park. Soon, David is transformed into "Hans the Hare", a hyperactive and perky park employee. Roseanne steps into action in order to get the real David back.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Another Mouth to Shut Up

    episode S8.E20 march 1996
    After proposing marriage to David, Darlene tells him that she is pregnant. They plan to wait to tell the family, but Roseanne smells the fear and jokingly guesses, correctly, that Darlene is pregnant. Dan is convinced that they are not ready to start a family, and is openly not happy for them at all. Roseanne, knowing that there is nothing she can do, feigns happiness and tries to give Darlene advice and support.
  • 7
    /10

    Morning Becomes Obnoxious

    episode S8.E21 april 1996
    A producer and reporter from "Wake up Chicago" come into the diner wanting to do a "Man-on-the-Street" interview about the diner owners - to which Roseanne, Jackie, and Leon readily, and eagerly agree. Leon stumbles through his interview nervously, like a deer caught in headlights. Jackie babbles through hers like a hyper manic who's been off her medication. But Roseanne nails her interview, and gets a job offer to do a one-minute spot on the air - where Roseanne gets to speak her mind about whatever she wants. God help TV.
  • 6.4
    /10

    Ballroom Blitz

    episode S8.E22 april 1996
    Bev is smitten with her charismatic ballroom-dance instructor until he starts putting the moves on a newly divorced Jackie. When Jackie agrees to a date with the instructor, jealousy takes hold of Bev.
  • 7.6
    /10

    The Wedding

    episode S8.E23 may 1996
    Darlene and David get married. Dan suffers a heart attack during the ceremony.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Heart & Soul

    episode S8.E24 may 1996
    Dan is rushed to the hospital after having a heart attack and Roseanne tries to pull herself together while she's stuck in the waiting room.
  • 6.3
    /10

    Call Waiting

    episode S9.E1 september 1996
    After leaving Dan for not taking better care of himself, Roseanne goes on a "spiritual odyssey", imagining herself and Dan as Ann and Donald from "That Girl", Jeannie and Major Nelson from "I Dream of Jeannie", and Mary and Lou from "The Mary Tylor Moore Show". The family tries console Dan, and encourage Roseanne to reconcile with her heart-broken husband. Jackie discovers that they won the Illinois State Lottery worth 108 million dollars.
  • 6.4
    /10

    Millions from Heaven

    episode S9.E2 september 1996
    After finding out they won the Illinois State Lottery, the Conners and family imagine how to spend their new-found wealth. Kathleen Sullivan and Robin Leach interview Dan and Roseanne in their home. Throwing a party in their home proves that people really do come out of the woodwork to help celebrate wealth. Dan and Roseanne vow to not let money change who they are.
  • 4.9
    /10

    What a Day for a Daydream

    episode S9.E3 october 1996
    While sitting around the dinner table with her family, talking about their lottery winnings, Roseanne daydreams about herself and the family being on "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991), her and Jackie posing for "Playboy", and winning the Miss Universe contest.
  • 5.9
    /10

    Honor Thy Mother

    episode S9.E4 october 1996
    Jackie and Roseanne plan an expensive spa vacation. Depressed about his mother, Dan searches for the meaning of life. He decides that now that he can afford it, he wants to take her to California for a thorough evaluation of her psychiatric condition. The crowned Prince of Muldavia sees Jackie on TV and decides he must go to Lanford to meet her.
  • 6.2
    /10

    Home Is Where the Afghan Is

    episode S9.E10 november 1996
    Thanksgiving for the Conners starts on a sour note with the news Dan won't be able to make it home for the holiday. However, Roseanne is thrilled she can afford to have the meal catered instead of spending an entire day in the kitchen. Family squabbles combined with a shocking revelation by Bev nearly ruins the evening. The family must contend with the fact that money does not necessarily buy happiness.
  • 5.8
    /10

    Mothers and Other Strangers

    episode S9.E11 december 1996
    Roseanne misses Dan and tries to prepare the home for his return. Bev visits with Nana Mary to talk about her life and makes a startling discovery.
  • 6.4
    /10

    Home for the Holidays

    episode S9.E12 december 1996
    Dan finally returns home after a long stay in California with his ill mother. He, Roseanne, and the entire family realize how much they have to be thankful for as one of the oddest and most trying years of their lives comes to an end. The only problem is how distant and uncomfortable Dan seems to be around Roseanne.
  • 6.4
    /10

    Say It Ain't So

    episode S9.E13 january 1997
    Jackie forces Dan to reveal some devastating news to Roseanne while Jackie deals with turmoil in her own relationship. DJ wants to videotape the birth of Darlene's baby.
  • 5.5
    /10

    The War Room

    episode S9.E15 january 1997
    When Roseanne falls into a deep depression and locks herself in the bedroom, family and friends try their hardest to pick her spirits back up. When their efforts prove fruitless, they stage an intervention to rouse a lethargic Roseanne out of bed.
  • 6.3
    /10

    A Second Chance

    episode S9.E18 february 1997
    Dan is unnerved by rumors of Roseanne and Edgar so he makes a surprise trip to see her. They make some tentative steps to putting the pieces of their marriage back together. Their peace is interrupted when a frantic call comes in from Jackie: Darlene has unexpectedly been rushed to the hospital.
  • 7.2
    /10

    The Miracle

    episode S9.E19 february 1997
    Darlene gives birth to a very premature baby girl. The doctors and specialists have very little hope for the baby's survival. The family is crushed but Roseanne is determined to prove pure love, affection, and a tender touch are more powerful than any medicine.
  • 7
    /10

    Into That Good Night, Part I

    episode S9.E23 may 1997
    The Conners welcome baby Harris Conner-Healy home. Roseanne is delighted Darlene wants to live at home and work on her parenting skills. The family talks about their lives after winning the lottery and are glad they have all come out of it stronger people. Over a pizza dinner, Roseanne suggests they say grace to thank God that Harris survived and the family is together again.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Into That Good Night, Part II

    episode S9.E24 may 1997
    Family and friends gather at the Conner house to celebrate baby Harris' Homecoming and everyone takes a turn chatting with the new addition to the family. Mark and Becky have some exciting news, as do Leon and his husband Scott. During dinner, Roseanne takes time to reflect on each member of her family and reveals she has been writing a book; everything we see is Roseanne's altered version of actual events. Roseanne reveals the true story and admits she changed whatever details she didn't like about her life and the people in it. In truth, the Conners never won the lottery; it was all a fantasy Roseanne created in order to cope with a devastating reality. In the final moments, Roseanne sits alone in her basement writing room. She goes upstairs, passing through the old kitchen and the old living room. Roseanne sits on the old couch with the classic afghan on the back and silently takes in the warmth and comfort of the family home as the lights slowly fade.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Darlene v. David

    episode S10.E5 april 2018
    Darlene re-examines her relationship with David when he shows up for Harris' birthday; Bev temporarily moves in when an incident prevents her from returning to the nursing home.

Best moments10

  • 6.2
    /10
    79% of the votes

    Springtime for David

    episode S8.E19 march 1996
    David moves out when he gets a job at a strange local theme park. Soon, David is transformed into "Hans the Hare", a hyperactive and perky park employee. Roseanne steps into action in order to get the real David back.
  • 7.4
    /10
    79% of the votes

    Sleeper

    episode S7.E5 october 1994
    Becky thinks David's crushing on her when he admits to a sexual dream involving a Conner woman other than Darlene. David eventually reveals that his dream-subject was Roseanne.
  • 7.2
    /10
    73% of the votes

    Follow the Son

    episode S7.E7 november 1994
    D.J. wants out of his busboy job at the Lunch Box, and David wants to put the kibosh on Darlene's moving in with her new squeeze Jimmy--who misinterprets David's obsessive interest in him.
  • 7.2
    /10
    72% of the votes

    Lost Youth

    episode S7.E17 february 1995
    The green-eyed monster emerges in force between David and Mark when they both become interested in Stacy, a waitress at the Lunch Box, whom David asks to pose for a wall mural. Jackie thinks her sex life with Fred needs spicing up while Fred is happy leaving well enough alone.
  • 7.7
    /10
    71% of the votes

    Promises, Promises

    episode S5.E22 april 1993
    After some prodding from (and striking deals with) her Mom, Darlene agrees to go to the prom with David, where she has a surprise deal of her own for her boyfriend. Roger attempts to strike a deal with Dan, using the temptation of being able to make him a ton of money, but is met with a mixed reaction from the Conners. Roseanne attempts a surprise fix-up between Jackie and Roger for a couples' night out, but to Roseanne's surprise, Roger shows up with a date. His choice of date is a jaw-dropping, shock to everyone.
  • 7.2
    /10
    71% of the votes

    The Miracle

    episode S9.E19 february 1997
    Darlene gives birth to a very premature baby girl. The doctors and specialists have very little hope for the baby's survival. The family is crushed but Roseanne is determined to prove pure love, affection, and a tender touch are more powerful than any medicine.
  • 5.5
    /10
    66% of the votes

    The War Room

    episode S9.E15 january 1997
    When Roseanne falls into a deep depression and locks herself in the bedroom, family and friends try their hardest to pick her spirits back up. When their efforts prove fruitless, they stage an intervention to rouse a lethargic Roseanne out of bed.
  • 7.6
    /10
    62% of the votes

    Tooth or Consequences

    episode S5.E24 may 1993
    D.J. comes running in the house with a skinned knee. Dan and Roseanne take him to the kitchen to get fixed up, but when Dan slings open the freezer door to get ice, he accidentally hits Roseanne in the face, knocking out a tooth. After a few failed attempts earlier in their relationship, Darlene and David finally have sex for the first time. They also get the responses to their college applications. David doesn't get in, but Darlene does, prompting her to hide the truth... at first. Determined to be allowed to go to this art school in Chicago, Darlene enlists her Aunt Jackie's help to try and talk Roseanne into letting her go. Dan gets a job with the City.
  • 7.9
    /10
    31% of the votes

    Darlene v. David

    episode S10.E5 april 2018
    Darlene re-examines her relationship with David when he shows up for Harris' birthday; Bev temporarily moves in when an incident prevents her from returning to the nursing home.
  • 7.8
    /10
    24% of the votes

    David vs. Goliath

    episode S6.E15 february 1994
    Roseanne and Becky try to convince Dan to hire Mark at the city garage. Riddled with guilt (and tired of Roseanne overworking him), David confesses to Dan that he was living with Darlene in Chicago instead of his mother's in Michigan. Furious, Dan throws him out of the house and tells Roseanne to take him to the bus station and send him to Michigan for real, but she takes him to Jackie's instead, then goes on a mission to guilt Dan into taking him back. Since Jackie wants nothing to do with Fred, she's upset that Roseanne has been helping him sneak financial support for the baby into her tip jar.

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