Roseanne: Season 8

1995 · 25 episodes · ★ 8.7

What Season 8 of Roseanne

Season 8 begins with Roseanne about to give birth to her last child. The Conner family gets ready for the baby's arrival on Delaware Street, where every expense counts. Roseanne keeps working the assembly line at Wellman Plastics, Dan keeps taking unstable construction jobs, and Jackie and Crystal work alongside her. Becky and Darlene argue over how to plan the baby shower, and D.J. starts watching his father to figure out what drives him. The season revolves around financial pressure and the changes in the kids, who grow up while the household remains short on cash.

25episodes

Sep 19, 1995premiered

May 21, 1996latest episode

9.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Shower the People You Love with Stuff
Sep 19, 1995 · 23 min
Hostesses Becky and Darlene disagree over Roseanne's baby shower.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Sandra Bernhard, Estelle Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Natalie West
8x02 Let Them Eat Junk
Sep 26, 1995 · 23 min
Jackie chews out Roseanne for feeding baby Andy junk food; D.J. spends a picture-perfect day observing what makes Dan tick after Dan becomes upset to discover D.J.'s only photo of him shows him sitting drinking beer -- pretty much what makes him tick.
Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Glenn Quinn, Martin Mull, Estelle Parsons
8x03 Roseanne in the Hood
Oct 17, 1995 · 23 min
Roseanne will stop at nothing to crush the competition when a new, more posh eatery -- complete with a salad bar and a drive-through window -- opens up across from the Lunch Box.
Starring: Sandra Bernhard, Martin Mull, Johnny Galecki, Pat Harrington Jr.
8x04 The Last Date
Oct 24, 1995 · 23 min
The temptation to crash a stranger's bar mitzvah at a local hotel is too much for Roseanne as she drags Dan out on the town for a "last hurrah" before the baby is born.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Eric Gilliland, Daniel Palladino · Starring: Shecky Greene
8x05 Halloween: the Final Chapter
Oct 31, 1995 · 23 min
Roseanne reigns as "Queen of the Gypsies, consort of wizards and seer of souls" on Halloween, when an Ouija board sending a message from "The Dead" portends an unexpected event: she's in labor.
Directing: Roseanne Barr · Writers: Roseanne Barr, Lois Bromfield · Starring: Ed McMahon, Sarah Chalke, Johnny Galecki, Fred Asparagus
8x06 The Fifties Show
Nov 7, 1995 · 23 min
The Conners find themselves going back in time in this spoof of 1950s sitcoms (shot mostly in black and white): Roseanne's a fussy housewife, Dan is a hapless businessman stewing over "the Anderson account," and Jackie's the wacky neighbor.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writer: Allan Stephan · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x07 The Getaway, Almost
Nov 14, 1995 · 23 min
Roseanne and Jackie's shopping trip with the baby becomes an outing a la Thelma and Louise after they give a lift to a rebellious teen, then force a trucker off the road.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: David Strickland, Jenna Elfman, Glenn Quinn, Johnny Galecki
8x08 The Last Thursday in November
Nov 21, 1995 · 23 min
When D.J.'s teacher gives his students free rein, the class Thanksgiving pageant takes on a decidedly modern, Pulp Fiction twist-- and offends many of the parents, but not the Conners.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x09 Of Mice and Dan
Nov 28, 1995 · 23 min
With his old band mate performing in town, Dan's got the blues. Seems he regrets giving up his youthful dreams to settle down with Roseanne.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Bob Nickman · Starring: Chan Kinchla, John Popper, Johnny Galecki
8x10 Direct to Video
Dec 5, 1995 · 23 min
While Roseanne narrates a video time capsule for her unborn child, Becky and Darlene find old love letters of Dan and Roseanne's; D.J. gets upset when he finds his parents did not fill out his baby book; and Mark cooks dinner for the Conner clan.
Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Glenn Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Johnny Galecki
8x11 December Bride Mid-Season Finale
Dec 12, 1995 · 23 min
Christmas for the Conners bring more than the usual holiday cheer and festivities, it also brings a wedding -- for Leon and Scott.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: June Lockhart, Glenn Quinn, Fred Willard, Sandra Bernhard
8x12 The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
Jan 2, 1996 · 23 min
Did someone say food fight? That's what Roseanne and Jackie's stint offering samples at a supermarket turns into when Jackie outsells her sister.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Kathryn Joosten, Glenn Quinn, Johnny Galecki, Stan Freberg
8x13 The White Sheep of the Family
Jan 9, 1996 · 23 min
D.J. inherits $500 in his great aunt Harriet's will (because he was the only member of the family she never met) and blows half of it on a trombone to impress a girl who plays tuba in the school band. Meanwhile, Darlene alienates everyone by mentioning that she has turned down a $500/week job in advertising, an entry level position that would pay her more than both her parents earn.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Glenn Quinn, Johnny Galecki, Stan Freberg
8x14 Becky Howser, M.D.
Jan 16, 1996 · 23 min
Roseanne advises an unhappy Becky to change her life -- not realizing that Mark doesn't share his wife's eagerness for change, so Becky intends to change her marriage.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Glenn Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Stan Freberg
8x15 Out of the Past
Feb 6, 1996 · 23 min
While Nana Mary amuses Roseanne and Jackie with a box of their childhood treasures, Dan and his pals reluctantly play poker with Leon and Scott.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Shelley Winters, David Tyree, Glenn Quinn, Fred Willard
8x16 Construction Junction
Feb 13, 1996 · 23 min
Dan weighs the merits of giving up his boring garage job for a new construction endeavor with his pals; Jackie surfs the internet and becomes addicted.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writer: Daniel Palladino · Starring: Johnny Galecki, James Pickens Jr.
8x17 We're Going to Disney World (1)
Feb 20, 1996 · 23 min
The family goes hog wild with excitement -- and with plans to travel to Disney World -- when Dan brings home his final paycheck from the Lanford City Garage.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Sarah Chalke, Glenn Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Johnny Galecki
8x18 Disney World War II (2)
Feb 27, 1996 · 23 min
Fireworks and fanfare accompany the Conners on a whirlwind tour of the magical kingdom of Disney World, when Darlene finds she's actually happy in the presence of Winnie the Pooh.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Sarah Chalke, Glenn Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Johnny Galecki
8x19 Springtime for David
Mar 12, 1996 · 23 min
David moves out after getting a job at a theme park known as "the happiest place in Illinois," where he's soon transformed into an ultra-perky worker with an eerie smile.
Writer: Garland Testa · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x20 Another Mouth to Shut Up
Mar 26, 1996 · 23 min
Just weeks after their hot night in Disney World, Darlene drops a proposal -- and a surprise announcement: she's pregnant -- on David, whose major life changes seem to be happening all in one day.
Writing: Janet Leahy · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x21 Morning Becomes Obnoxious
Apr 9, 1996 · 23 min
After an impromptu interview at the diner goes spectacularly well, Roseanne prepares to "Wake Up Chicago" on a morning TV talk show as a news commentator with a unique and "opinionated blue-collar outlook" -- and with Jackie as her manager.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x22 Ballroom Blitz
Apr 30, 1996 · 23 min
Bev's smitten with her passionate ballroom-dance instructor -- until a drama unfolds on the dance floor when he starts flirting with the newly divorced Jackie.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Cathy Ladman · Starring: Amzie Strickland, Kathryn Joosten, Glenn Quinn, Martin Mull
8x23 The Wedding
May 7, 1996 · 23 min
Darlene's wedding day brings unexpected tears, joy and tenderness as Dan is finally able to express his love to Darlene and the young couple's wedding vows bring Roseanne to tears.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Starring: Shelley Winters, Sarah Chalke, Glenn Quinn, Fred Willard
8x24 Heart & Soul
May 14, 1996 · 23 min
Roseanne's brave and witty front masks her fears after Dan suffers a heart attack during Darlene's wedding reception.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Daniel Palladino · Starring: Johnny Galecki
8x25 Fights and Stuff Season Finale
May 21, 1996 · 23 min
Dan returns home from hospital with orders from the doctor for a new diet regime -- and strict orders from Roseanne about changing his lifestyle.
Directing: Mark K. Samuels · Writing: Cynthia Mort, Sid Youngers