History Awesome / Roseanne

--->'''Roseanne''': ''([[ArmorPiercingSlap slapping David across the face]])'' LIAR! BREAK, DAMN YOU! BREAK! Listen to me, David! Rabbits and geese and goats are ''not people!'' THEY DON'T SING AND DANCE! '''''THEY'RE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!'''''

** Most people can agree this scene is why John Goodman is a [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct exceptionally damn good actor]]. They're not wrong.

** What's even more awesome that Jimmy is played by Danny Masterson (aka Hyde from Series/That70sShow). Unfortunately, recently, [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor sexual assault allegations resulting the end of Masterson's career]] but at least it's quite badass to see Steven Hyde there.

* In the Season 9 ChristmasEpisode "Home for the Holidays," [[spoiler:after the Conners' lottery win]], Roseanne spends the whole day loudly bragging that she's gotten Dan the best gift ever and that no one will be able to top it. The gift turns out to be [[spoiler:the mortgage on their house, which Roseanne paid off with their new wealth, and a Zippo lighter, presented to Dan on a literal silver platter. Dan burns the mortgage, which has been hanging over their heads since the first episode of the show, then [[TearsOfJoy breaks down crying]].]]

** In the same episode, Dan pulls an understated one when Roseanne reveals that she rescued David from his mother's house. The two had agreed earlier that David staying with them was a bad idea, and Dan's naturally upset that Roseanne went behind his back. But Roseanne then pleadingly says "Dan, ''I'' grew up in a house like that..." Upon hearing this, Dan, despite knowing the financial and emotional burden David living with his family will cause, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark immediately agrees to the arrangement]]--he refuses to let anyone go through what Roseanne did, even if it means making major sacrifices.

** Later in the same scene, Barbara screams in David's face that he's a "worthless little bastard," and David's [[ThousandYardStare broken, empty expression]] makes it clear that he's been suffering this abuse for a long time. Roseanne then drops a WhamLine for the ages: "OK, I'm changin' my mind. David, you can come live with us if you want to...whether he runs away, or comes and lives at my place, he is ''not gonna stay here with you.''

* Towards the end of "Go Cubs," Roseanne is in line at the supermarket with her new neighbor, who happens to be middle-eastern, and the cashier says a racist remark to the neighbor, and Roseanne decides to put her in her place:

-->'''Mike Summers''': Hi, I'm Mike Summers, your state representative. How are you doing?

--> '''Bev:''' I think you should be shot! I long for the days when we could brand someone like you with a scarlet letter, leaving you a lonely, miserable outcast! And if you ever contract an incurable and very painful disease, [[LastDisrespects I will not be able to stop myself from dancing a jig of glee!]] Now, that being said, I would like to sell you My burial plot.
--> '''Joan:''' Are you serious?
--> '''Bev:''' You love him so much, You spend eternity next to the man.

-->'''Roseanne''': You say they have freedom--but do they really? Are they free, after work, to go sit and have a beer and trash their boss like you can on any other job? No! And yet this place claims to represent what America stands for. Well, ''my'' America stands for more than five dollars to park, thirty dollars to get in, and five dollar ''tasteless, bunny-shaped hamburgers!'' Now if you will excuse us, David and I are going to get in my ''crappy'' car, drive along that ''polluted'' river where we could get carjacked or forced off the road by drunks, pull up in front of our house and RUN IN BEFORE WE ARE ROBBED! Because that, mister, is ''MY'' AMERICA, '''''AND I THANK GOD WE'RE FREE TO ENJOY IT!'''''

* In the Season 9 ChristmasEpisode "Home for the Holidays," [[spoiler:after the Conners' lottery win]], Roseanne spends the whole day loudly brags that she's gotten Dan the best gift ever and that no one will be able to top it. The gift turns out to be [[spoiler:the mortgage on their house, which Roseanne paid off with their new wealth, and a Zippo lighter, presented to Dan on a literal silver platter. Dan burns the mortgage, which has been hanging over their heads since the first episode of the show, then [[TearsOfJoy breaks down crying]].]]

** What's even more awesome that Jimmy is played by Danny Masterson (aka Hyde from Series/That70sShow). Unfortunately, recently, [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor sexual assault allegations resulting]] [[TooSoon the end of Masterson's career]] but at least it's quite badass to see Steven Hyde there.

---> '''Roseanne''': If you ever come near her again you're gonna have to deal with me, and I am way more dangerous than Dan. I got a loose meat restaurant; I know what to do with the body.

** The best part? Mr. Faber is played by Fred Dalton Thompson, who is not only just a actor [[note]] You might know him as Arthur Branch in Series/Law&Order or Ed Truedeau in "Die Hard 2"[[/note]]...... but he's also served as a US Senator!

* Roseanne pulling out some old-fashioned parenting on Harris. As controversial nowadays as it may be, it's very clear Darlene's PushoverParent strategy wasn't working.

* In the reboot, having Roseanne herself being a Trump supporter and not being portrayed as a racist or idiot. Say what you want about Trump, but that took a lot of guts, especially in the extremely liberal Hollywood.
** Worth even more praise: Jackie's pro-Clinton beliefs likewise not being portrayed negatively. A ''balanced'' political view in and of itself is worth praise given the politically polarized climate post 2016.
** Really, the entire reboot deserves kudos from all sides for how it was able to remain as politically relevant as the original run, without strictly pandering to any one side of an issue or political slant. There's a reason that it's been as highly acclaimed as it has.
** The reboot's premiere ratings; the show was popular in its day and has been in heavy syndication for two decades, but even the best projections weren't high enough. 18 million viewers, a 4.9 rating (including an even higher rating in the much-coveted [[PeripheryDemographic 18-33 demo]]), and the second episode did even better than the first. Clearly, TV viewers very much missed the Conners.
** In the episode itself, Roseanne and Dan, despite not really understanding their grandson Mark's affinity for wearing skirts, support him all the same and make it clear that they will fight for his right to express himself however he wants. Counts also as a heartwarming moment.

* On the other side of the political coin, after Barr finally made a public statement that couldn't possibly be seen as anything but a racist insult, the network wasted no time in shit-canning one of their best-rated shows, putting morals over money and making a clear statement that this kind of thing will not be tolerated. Then, to save the jobs of every cast and crew member who wasn't Roseanne Barr, the network hammered out a deal to produce a spin-off, ''The Conners'', without Roseanne's involvement, allowing viewers to continue welcoming the titular family onto their television screens for the time being.

* On the other side of the political coin, after Barr finally made a public statement that couldn't possibly be seen as anything but a racist insult, the network wasted no time in shit-canning one of their best-rated shows, putting morals over money and making a clear statement that this kind of thing will not be tolerated.