Roseanne: Season 4

1991 · 25 episodes · ★ 8.8

What Season 4 of Roseanne

Season 4 opens with Roseanne shocked when Becky asks her for advice about birth control. Roseanne and Dan try to open a motorcycle shop, but selling a single bike turns out to be harder than expected. The new neighbors, the Bowmans, blame Roseanne for a burglary at their house. Darlene sinks into a sadness that leads her to wear only black, and D.J. trades his comic books for a dog. Arnie wants to marry Nancy in Las Vegas and asks Dan and Roseanne to be his witnesses. Every month the Conners keep checking the bank account, and the household depends on the daily efforts of both of them.

25episodes

Sep 17, 1991premiered

May 12, 1992latest episode

9.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Sep 17, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne is stunned when Becky asks for advice about birth control.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Jennifer Heath, Amy Sherman-Palladino · Starring: Glenn Quinn
4x02 Take My Bike ... Please!
Sep 24, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne and Dan open up shop at Lanford Custom Cycle, but selling a bike proves an exhausting challenge, as does keeping the household fine-tuned with Becky in charge.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Starring: Dan Butler, Martin Mull, Bonnie Bramlett
4x03 Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker
Oct 1, 1991 · 23 min
Jackie awakens and is horrified to find that she has slept with Arnie; Dan invites Leon home for the weekly poker game; D.J. trades his comics for a dog.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Chuck Lorre · Starring: Martin Mull, Bonnie Bramlett, James Pickens Jr., Tom Arnold
4x04 Darlene Fades to Black
Oct 8, 1991 · 23 min
Darlene slips into a depressive state, wanting to wear only black, watch TV and be left alone; Becky wants a motorcycle.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Starring: Martin Mull, Scott Burkholder, Bonnie Bramlett
4x05 Tolerate Thy Neighbor
Oct 15, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne's new neighbors, the Bowmans, are burgled while they are out of town -- and hold Roseanne responsible.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Maxine Lapiduss · Starring: Michael Des Barres, Martin Mull, Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Franklin
4x06 Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
Oct 21, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne is convinced that Kathy Bowman will take revenge for the Halloween prank she played on her; Jackie flirts with a moose at the Lodge costume party.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Amy Sherman-Palladino · Starring: George Clooney, James Pickens Jr., Tom Arnold
4x07 Vegas (1)
Nov 5, 1991 · 23 min
Arnie decides to wed Nancy in Las Vegas, inviting Dan and Roseanne to stand up for them.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Don Foster · Starring: Sandra Bernhard, Tom Arnold
4x08 Vegas, Vegas (2)
Nov 12, 1991 · 23 min
The Conners risk getting thrown out of a Vegas nightclub, and visit a wedding chapel with Arnie and Nancy.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Joel Madison · Starring: Danny Gans, Sandra Bernhard, Tom Arnold
4x09 Stressed to Kill
Nov 19, 1991 · 23 min
Becky gets into hot water for helping Darlene with a school assignment; trying to stop smoking cold-turkey has Roseanne frazzled, as does working two jobs.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss · Starring: Stephen Lee, Martin Mull, Bonnie Bramlett
4x10 Thanksgiving '91
Nov 26, 1991 · 23 min
Thanksgiving brings four generations together to cope with a surprise announcement from Bev.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Starring: Shelley Winters, Estelle Parsons
4x11 Kansas City, Here We Come
Dec 3, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne and Jackie go to Kansas City to visit their father's mistress; Dan intends to beat up Becky's obnoxious boss.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Jennifer Heath, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Don Foster · Starring: Glenn Quinn
4x12 Santa Claus Mid-Season Finale
Dec 24, 1991 · 23 min
Roseanne talks Leon into letting her play Santa Claus at the mall -- and hears something she wishes she hadn't from one of the kid's mothers, who turns out to be Darlene's new friend and confidante.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss · Starring: Lee Garlington, Martin Mull, Bonnie Bramlett
4x13 Bingo
Jan 7, 1992 · 23 min
It is Crystal's choice to choose where the gals' night out will be. Crystal chooses bingo and they all hate it. After Roseanne wins $50 playing bingo, she gets hooked on it. Becky and Darlene babysit Little Ed, but when Dan comes home its D.J. and Dan that end up taking care of the baby. Roseanne and Crystal get into a fight, but at the end they make up and Roseanne learns that Crystal is pregnant again.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Tom Arnold, Joel Madison · Starring: Mitzi McCall, Edie McClurg, Bonnie Bramlett, David Sage
4x14 The Bowling Show
Jan 21, 1992 · 23 min
When Dan and Arnie struggle to bring their bowling team out of last place, some unexpected competition arises. Meanwhile, Roseanne feels shut out of Jackie's new friendship with Nancy.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Don Foster · Starring: David Crosby, Sandra Bernhard, Johnny Galecki, Bonnie Bramlett
4x15 The Back Story
Feb 4, 1992 · 23 min
After Roseanne throws her back out, Bev arrives to help out -- and to spoil her grandchildren.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Starring: Glenn Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Bonnie Bramlett
4x16 Less is More
Feb 11, 1992 · 23 min
A doctor recommends that Roseanne undergo breast reduction surgery for her back problems.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Maxine Lapiduss, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Don Foster · Starring: Susan Krebs, Nigel Gibbs, Bonnie Bramlett, Tom Arnold
4x17 Breakin' Up is Hard to Do
Feb 18, 1992 · 23 min
Roseanne and Dan breathe a sigh of relief when Becky breaks up with Mark.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Jennifer Heath · Starring: Glenn Quinn
4x18 This Old House
Feb 25, 1992 · 23 min
On a last visit to their childhood home, Roseanne and Jackie recall their adolescent years, causing Roseanne to reconsider a punishment for Darlene, who skipped school with David to attend a comic book convention in Chicago.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Michael Poryes · Starring: Johnny Galecki
4x19 The Commercial Show
Mar 3, 1992 · 23 min
The Conners are sitting pretty for a TV ad for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but at home things get ugly between D.J. and Todd. Leon and Steven break up, and the Bowmans move back to Chicago.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss, Jennifer Heath
4x20 Therapy
Mar 17, 1992 · 23 min
Roseanne accompanies Jackie to her therapist after she chooses the ideal man for Jackie -- dull tax accountant Art; Darlene mouths off once too often about a female school bully.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Chuck Lorre, Joel Madison
4x21 Lies
Mar 24, 1992 · 23 min
Roseanne freaks out when she learns that Rodbell's employees must take a lie detector test to find out who has been stealing from the restaurant; Darlene bypasses Roseanne for advice about her beau.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Don Foster · Starring: Johnny Galecki
4x22 Deliverance
Mar 31, 1992 · 23 min
A pregnant Crystal snaps at everyone in sight, then goes into labor with Dan coaching her in the delivery room; Roseanne and Bonnie feud over who should replace Leon as the new manager of the coffee shop; and Darlene delivers a message to David to quit crowding her.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Chuck Lorre, Joel Madison · Starring: Johnny Galecki
4x23 Secrets
Apr 28, 1992 · 23 min
Mark turns to alcohol to solve his problems with Becky, and Dan lies to Roseanne about the boy's drunken, reckless evening at the Lobo Lounge to cover both their tracks.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Starring: Dan Butler, Glenn Quinn, Bonnie Bramlett, Michael Dempsey
4x24 Don't Make Me Over
May 5, 1992 · 23 min
The girls take Roseanne to the Beauty Box for Mother's Day in hopes of convincing her to let them attend a weekend rock concert.
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Maxine Lapiduss
4x25 Aliens Season Finale
May 12, 1992 · 23 min
As the luncheonette closes and the bike shop folds, D.J.'s scholastic achievement is the only light on the Conners' dim horizon. (Coda: an ice-cream fight in the Conner kitchen; Arnie is abducted by aliens)
Directing: Andrew D. Weyman · Writing: Joel Madison · Starring: Taylor Fry, Mark Blum, Sandra Bernhard, Bonnie Bramlett