About This Quiz
Clever, controversial, and oh so funny are words that describe the "Roseanne" TV show as well as the main character, an overweight housewife struggling to make ends meet. More realistic than many of the TV shows of the time, Roseanne drew in viewers year after year for the ready laughs, the realism, and the edgy topics. You probably remember them all AND the characters' names. Then what are you waiting for? Relive the best of the nine-year hit show by taking the quiz right now.
Roseanne Barr, started as a stand-up comedian who took her real-life situations as a housewife and mother to new heights when fans responded to her "domestic goddess" routine. Touring the country, she garnered a loyal following, then shot to the top when she performed on the Tonight Show. Turning her stand-up comedy into a prime-time TV show was a brilliant move. Besides being one of the longest-running comedy shows, Roseanne stretched beyond acting to writing, directing and producing some of the episodes.
The show was good to Roseanne in more ways than just financial because she found love on set. She married the actor who played Dan's friend, Tom Arnold. Do you remember it all? The kiss episode? The pregnancy episode? Then it's time to click below and take the challenge. Start the quiz right now!
The Conner clan are a blue-collar family.
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The story takes place in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
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Dan Conner may not be a perfect dad, but he loves his family very much and works very hard.
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Jackie is Roseanne’s single sister who can’t get a break with dates sometimes.
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The sisters worked at Wellman Plastics, until Roseanne led a walkout at the factory.
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Clooney was a foreman in the factory where Roseanne worked.
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The first eight seasons of the show feature an instrumental theme song. In season nine, the show used an updated version of the song which includes lyrics. It was performed by the band Blues Traveler.
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Dan didn’t have a steady contractor job in the beginning.
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Ed was a traveling salesman, and a womanizer, too.
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Becky was the oldest Conner child.
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Darlene was played by Sara Gilbert.
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DJ was played by Michael Fishman.
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Mark was played by Glenn Quinn.
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David was played by Johnny Galecki.
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Like Becky and Darlene, Mark is older than David.
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Often, TV shows only mention girls undergoing puberty. The storyline on "Roseanne" specifically addressed the issue.
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Jackie passed her training and became a police officer.
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Darlene used this talent to get into college later on.
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This business eventually closed shop.
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Becky was first played by Lecy Goranson, then later replaced by Sarah Chalke. They both played Becky in season eight.
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Arnie was played by Tom Arnold.
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Nancy’s lesbian storylines figured prominently on the show's later seasons.
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The new kid was played by twins Cole and Morgan Roberts.
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The restaurant business was good while it lasted.
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In a vacation episode, Dan had a heart attack which wasn’t fatal. It proved to be fatal, after all, according to Roseanne. The finale revealed the series to have been a book Roseanne wrote about their family. She had changed some of the major things that happened to her family members for the book.
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