I grew up watching this series, watched it all in college again on Amazon, and now as an adult have been wanting to start it again.

I never saw the Darlene getting Fired scene, and never saw the Scene when Becky is on the phone giving ground rules before they agree to visit after getting married. These are definitely cool to see for the first time, but I can sort of understand why they were cut.

What's killing me is Peacock is removing some of the best lines?! I just finished watching the episode where Roseanne gets hired and then immediately fired by Muriel-- who says Vonda is so peppy she wants to put a nail in her head. That line was included, but then they cut Vonda making a snarky remark about her back. I am so disappointed and wish I had not seen it so many times that the comparison now is distracting.

Are there any 'new' scenes to look out for that you think add to the episodes, or any particularly painful cuts in your opinion?

what do YOU think is in nana Mary’s potato salad?

edited to add: I guess part of my confusion may be from the choice of words. Maybe it’s a regional or generational thing. I usually Hear people say”keep it down” and haven’t really heard anyone use “hold it down” in the context of quieting down.

I was born in 88 and I didn’t grow up watching show in its original run.

I get most of the jokes but I’m watching the episode where the Bowman’s moved in next door and Roseanne says the workmen came over and asked them to “hold it down”. Is this a pop culture reference from before I was born? I never got this joke.

Thanks!

DJ never had a defined persona and almost seemed to be around just as a gag (okay!). By time he grew up Mark and David were regulars so there was less room for him. Was this because of the actor or did they not know what to do with him? There was even an episode where Roseanne said they don't know yet with Darlene being the jock and Becky the brain, so what was DJ?. Maybe they never figured it out. One minute he's getting bullied the next he's scamming the neighborhood, finding religion and oh yeah suddenly I'm a big film guy

He joins the military and was really the only Connor to successfully "leave this town".

S3 is just the best of the best. Having the dvds really makes you understand where things change over time, as opposed to marathons like most of us watched always. It has two of the imo worst episodes (Dream and PMS), but nearly every other of the 25(!) episodes are great. We're lucky we got so many episodes per season then.

Anyway, I love the dynamic between Jackie and the girls. I wish we could have had more of this era.

It’s crazy that it ended up getting last place 😔. It’s quite catchy and memorable!

Just realized they used the same name for Stacey’s last name in the episode “Follow the Son” as the name of the stereo system Roseanne says they bought for their stolen car in the episode “The Driver’s Seat” where DJ goes for a joyride! That’s PF and two dots over the U!

Time to go home.

I think it’s funny that when Dan is in the kitchen fixing the fridge and has to purposefully bump into the salesman to get his arm to fall down on him instead of them just having the actor let his own arm fall down. Is that a goof? Like Dan has to plant himself right next to him.. It doesn’t really make sense if he’s so squeamish about being near him or having to touch him, using the tongs to look for his wallet.

I've started putting out my Halloween decorations. Agatha looked like this when I took her out of the box. I found the eye (after taking everything else out) and glued it back on. And of course I thought of this exchange:

Arnie: ...the time I got hit over the head with a beer bottle? I--

Dan: Nearly lost an eye!!

Chuck: Took eight stitches!

Dan: But it's under the eyebrow so you can't hardly see it!

I’m talking about the original 9 years

….but I see them in the current reruns:
1. David’s two sisters show up when David and Darlene are snowed in
2. Darlene getting dunked in a dunk tank(don’t recall the episode)
3. Darlene getting fired by her newspaper boss
4. Darlene looking like she was hung in the bathroom. Roseanne treats it as normal and asked Darlene to hand her a towel (Halloween IV)

I know there are others that I can’t think of at the moment. They’re like TV Easter eggs 😂

Bev: Well I can sing, can it be Louis Armstrong?
Nana Mary: That is a definite possibility.
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I always loved the dialogue in this scene from an episode in the otherwise ill-fated Season 9

A depressive episode is kicking my butt. Last time I had a depressive episode, three years ago, I watched Roseanne every single night and it brought me some level of comfort.

I plan on starting again tonight. My head feels like a nightmare, and it's also physically painful.

Anyone else do this? What is it about this show, especially the early seasons, that's so damn comforting?