History Characters / Roseanne

* AmbiguouslyGay: Classically so. Flamboyant and cross-dresses, but he's too young to even be able to answer the question yet.

* HappilyMarried: To David. [[spoiler: In reality, she was married to Mark, while Becky married David; Roseanne switched the couples in her book because she thought that David was better suited to Darlene, and Mark to Becky.]]

* GenerationXerox: Teenage Harris has definitely inherited the Snark Gene.

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: The role of Mark was not re-cast for the {{Revival}} out of respect for the memory of Glenn Quinn, with Becky as his widow.

* HappilyMarried: He and Becky had their issues and their marriage was on the rocks more than once, but for the most part they were this trope. [[spoiler: The finale reveals that he was actually married to Darlene, but they also fit this trope]].

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Averted in the revival, seeing as she was always abrasive, rude, and willing to speak her mind in the original series. All that's changes is that some of the issues she complains about now involve her age.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: To virtually her entire family, 'especially'' Jackie; Roseanne is one of the few to show any kind of tolerance for her, often tested to extreme degrees.

* BabiesEverAfter : Born in the last couple of episodes of ''Roseanne'''s final season, Harris is one of three babies born or announced before the finale.
* GenerationXerox : Teenage Harris has definitely inherited the Snark Gene.
* LittlestCancerPatient : Along with a hefty dose of AdultFear , Harris was born early and began her life in trouble.
* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome : Inverted, or possibly a result of ComicBookTime. Harris was born in 1997, which would make her around 20 in the reboot, but she is retconned back to high school age.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Season One, Becky was a smart and responsible girl who had a bright future ahead of her. [[spoiler: But in Season 10, she's a washed-up party girl who is stuck in a low-paying waitress job, and has been reducing to selling her eggs (by committing fraud and lying about her age) to pay off credit card debt. Out of the Conner kids, Becky ended up with the most disappointing lot in life.]]

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: The basis for her relationship with Mark is his rebellious nature. [[spoiler: When its revealed in the final episode that she ended up marrying David, she might have gotten over this]].

* HappilyMarried: To Mark, despite all their issues. [[spoiler: The finale reveals that she was actually married to David; Roseanne switched her and Darlene's spouses in her book because she thought those couples were a better match]].

* ShipperOnDeck: The final episode revealed [[spoiler:that Becky and Darlene were actually with David and Mark, respectively. Roseanne switched them around because she thought they would be more interesting.]]

* BigSisterBully: Though the "instinct" part didn't stop Roseanne from bullying her like crazy well into adulthood.

DJ and Geena's daughter. (It's unknown if her mom is the same Geena that DJ didn't want to kiss all those years ago but Mary ''is'' biracial).

* DeadGuyJunior: Not stated, but might be named for Nana Mary.

* Theatre/OedipusRex: Dan has very serious, unresolved issues with his father throughout the show's run. It doesn't help when Conner Sr. marries one of Roseanne's friends and has a kid with her.

** Possibly Subverted now, in the Revival "Dress to Impress" when Darlene begins to question whether Dan has a problem with Mark, his Grandson, wearing female clothes, Dan proudly states that he has nothing against it and more of scared how others will think of him. Hell, one of his Grand Daughters is Bi Racial, yet it's clear both he and Roseanne Love her deeply.

** SuddenlySexuality: Outed as a lesbian in the closing moments of the (original) series finale. This has been retconned for the revival series.

* SuddenlySexuality: Outed herself in the final season. [[spoiler: Though it turned out to just be a part of Roseanne's book, because she was disappointed in all the crap Bev had to take and wanted her to assert herself more.]]

->Portrayed by Roseanne Barr

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome : Inverted, or possibly a result of ComicBookTime. Harris was born in 1997, which would make her around 20 in the reboot, but she is RetCon ned back to high school age.

DJ and Geena's daughter. (It's unknown if her mom is the same Geena that DJ didn't want to kiss all those years ago but Mary *is* biracial).
* DeadGuyJunior : Not stated, but might be named for Nana Mary.
* MissingMom : Geena, DJ's wife, is deployed somewhere.

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Mark is dead in the revival due to Glenn Quinn's death.

-> Portrayed by [[TheOtherDarrin Lecy Goranson, then Sarah Chalke, then Lecy Goranson, then finally Sarah Chalke]]

* AbusiveParents: The case is made several times through the show that Roseanne herself is emotionally and verbally abusive. [[spoiler: Given that the entire show is a book Roseanne is writing, this may not fully be the case.]]
* AuthorAvatar: Being originally based on Barr's work as a stand-up comedian, this show screams it, almost from day one. By the time she has bought into her own media hype, it all but beats you over the head with its self-indulgence. [[spoiler: The final episode proves it's also an ''in-universe'' example, as Roseanne reveals that the entire series was the book she's been writing in her office in the basement, and the self-indulgence the show descended into is her way of escaping from and fixing the things she felt were out of place in her life, but out of her control]].

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Dan tells Roseanne that he became romantically involved with his mother's nurse while he was visiting his mom, this reveal understandably upsets Roseanne to the point she kicks him out of their house. Afterwards, he doesn't go back to the nurse, choosing his wife over her. [[spoiler:Then, it turns Dan actually did die from his heart attack and the affair was Roseanne's symbolization in her book as she compared him being dead to having an affair.]]