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* TheBusCameBack: She returns in the revival (after appearing last in the sixth season) and announces that she’s retiring from working in the casino with full benefits.
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* AngryChef: In the later seasons, when she is working at the Lanford Lunchbox diner. She is frequently snarky and sarcastic to the customers.
-->'''Roseanne:''' Can I help you?
-->'''Customer:''' Uh, yeah. Which is better, the tuna salad or the egg salad?
-->'''Roseanne:''' Tuna salad... egg salad... chicken salad... turkey salad... shrimp salad. What difference does it make? It's all just different words for mayonnaise. Pick one.
-->'''Roseanne:''' Can I help you?
-->'''Customer:''' Uh, yeah. Which is better, the tuna salad or the egg salad?
-->'''Roseanne:''' Tuna salad... egg salad... chicken salad... turkey salad... shrimp salad. What difference does it make? It's all just different words for mayonnaise. Pick one.
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Parodied in one of the clip shows, with Michael Fishman cross-cast as a younger Roseanne.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: In one of the revival episodes, he helps Dan work on a motorcycle, much to Dan's surprise. He explains that he's spent most of his life watching Dan do this kind of work and thus picked up a lot of knowledge.
* GenerationXerox: As an adult, he's very much like Dan.
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* OutOfFocus: Goes from a regular in the first four seasons to one or two appearances in the later seasons. [[PutOnABus She vanishes by the end of the eighth season]].
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: The others knew that Sonny had regularly cheated on her before he died but were reluctant to say anything to Crystal, as she was grieving. She reveals, though, that she knew the entire time.
* OutOfFocus: Goes from a regular in the first four seasons to one or two appearances in the later seasons. [[PutOnABus She vanishes by the end of the eighth season]]. She did make a couple appearances in the revival season, though.
* OutOfFocus: Goes from a regular in the first four seasons to one or two appearances in the later seasons. [[PutOnABus She vanishes by the end of the eighth season]]. She did make a couple appearances in the revival season, though.
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* UnexplainedAccent: Born in Lanford, speaks with a southern accent. Lampshaded in one episode when Jackie finally asks why that is, and Crystal says her father came from Arkansas. Jackie, however, is somewhat dubious.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Harris' Darlene-ish BrattyTeenageGirl.
* NiceGuy: Quite different from his Uncle Mark who was more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Young Mark is a wholesome, loving, and good-hearted kid.
* NiceGuy: Quite different from his Uncle Mark who was more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Young Mark is a wholesome, loving, and good-hearted kid.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Good ''god'', is she. The third episode of season 10 focuses on this. Darlene's ExtremeDoormat parenting doesn't seem to have helped at all.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Good ''god'', is she. The third episode of season 10 focuses on this. Darlene's ExtremeDoormat parenting doesn't seem to have helped at all. Not much time is spent on her to explore more of her personality but for as much as we get, she seems pretty much a sterotypical version of this trope rather than be a more complex and fleshed out version than how Roseanne usually does their characters.
* FlatCharacter: Mainly because we don't get a lot of screen time to know her more personally. However from the little we see she seems to be a perfectly normal, innocent little girl.
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* NiceGirl: We don't get much screen time with her but she seems to be a perfectly normal sweet and innocent little girl.
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* NiceGuy: As a kid he was a lovable and innocent kid but he could still easily annoy his sisters. As he became an adult in Season 10, he became a perfect normal, nice person and a loving/caring father to his daughter. He has become much like his dad.
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* NiceGuy: As a kid he was a lovable and innocent kid but he could still easily annoy his sisters. sisters and mouth talk on occassions. As he became an adult in Season 10, 10 however, he became a perfect perfectly normal, down-to-earth, nice person and a loving/caring father to his daughter. daughter, Mary. He has become much like apparently turned out the best in terms of moral ground and maturity than his dad.sisters.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied in the revival, as it is revealed that he’s seeing a therapist.
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* BrattyTeenageSon: During the later part of the series, DJ started becoming rather spoiled and self centred, an example being when Roseanne told him to kiss Gina for the school play, which he didn’t want to because she was a black girl.
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* DropInCharacter: Jackie is always in the Conner house. She is either eating their food or doing her laundry.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Towards Jackie, especially during the two-part Fischer episode.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Towards Jackie, especially during the two-part Fischer Fisher episode.
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* NiceGuy: He’s very nice and approachable. However, see BewareOfTheNiceOnes above. Even when Jackie ended things the first time, Roseanne called her out for doing so
-->'''Roseanne:''' Are you out of your mind? He’s the perfect guy for you!
-->'''Roseanne:''' Are you out of your mind? He’s the perfect guy for you!
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Arnie’s lesbian ex-wife and a good friend of Roseanne.
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Arnie’s lesbian ex-wife and a good friend of Roseanne. She worked alongside Roseanne, Leon and Jackie in the Lanford Lunch Box.
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* AlienAbduction: He claims the reason he left Nancy was that he was abducted by aliens.
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* YourCheatingHeart: He usually cheats on the women he goes out with, for example, he has a one night stand with Jackie before getting engaged to Nancy.
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* YourCheatingHeart: He usually cheats on the women he goes out with, for example, he has a one night stand with Jackie before getting engaged to Nancy.Nancy.
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* MayDecemberRomance: He’s slightly younger than Jackie. However he was under the impression that Jackie was 33 years old (she lied about her age), but she’s actually 37
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* MayDecemberRomance: He’s slightly younger than Jackie. However he was under the impression that Jackie was 33 years old (she lied about her age), but she’s actually 3737.
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* OnlyOneName: He’s only to be referred to as Fisher, and it isn’t stated if Fisher is his furs or last name.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to find work.
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* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to find work.
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* OnlyOneName: He’s only to be referred to as Fisher, and it isn’t stated if Fisher is his furs first or last name.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to findwork.
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->Portrayed by Sandra Bernhard
Arnie’s lesbian ex-wife and a good friend of Roseanne.
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* BuxomIsBetter: She gets a boob job using the money Arnie borrowed from the Conners.
* LipstickLesbian: She’s a lesbian and she does wear girly clothing.
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->Portrayed by Tom Arnold
One of Dan’s poker buddies and was previously married to Nancy.
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* TheFriendNoOneLikes: Nobody speaks highly of Arnie, and even Roseanne chastises Jackie for having a one night stand with him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Arnie isn’t a pleasant person, but he’s always nice to Dan.
* YourCheatingHeart: He usually cheats on the women he goes out with, for example, he has a one night stand with Jackie before getting engaged to Nancy.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to find
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[[folder: Nancy Bartlett]]
->Portrayed by Sandra Bernhard
Arnie’s lesbian ex-wife and a good friend of Roseanne.
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* BuxomIsBetter: She gets a boob job using the money Arnie borrowed from the Conners.
* LipstickLesbian: She’s a lesbian and she does wear girly clothing.
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->Portrayed by Tom Arnold
One of Dan’s poker buddies and was previously married to Nancy.
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* TheFriendNoOneLikes: Nobody speaks highly of Arnie, and even Roseanne chastises Jackie for having a one night stand with him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Arnie isn’t a pleasant person, but he’s always nice to Dan.
* YourCheatingHeart: He usually cheats on the women he goes out with, for example, he has a one night stand with Jackie before getting engaged to Nancy.
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* AdultFear: The reason he gave his grandson Mark a knife wasn't to make him seem more masculine, but because he knows school kids always terrorize whoever's different. He's terrified the kid will get seriously beaten up.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he gets really angry, even Roseanne walks on eggshells.
* SecretKeeper: Darlene confided in Becky about when David was secretly living with her.
* SecretKeeper: Downplayed when David was secretly living with Darlene. Mark knew and kept that from Roseanne, but he made the mistake of telling a friend he was staying with, which is how it all ended up coming out.
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* MayDecemberRomance: OnlyOneName: He’s slightly younger than Jackie. However he was under the impression that Jackie was 33 years old, but she’s actually 37.only to be referred to as Fisher, and it isn’t stated if Fisher is his furs or last name.
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Jackie’s younger boyfriend in season 5.
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* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Fisher is a nice young man, but in the episode where it’s revealed that he hit Jackie, he gets frustrated because he lost Dan’s poker game.
* FriendToAllChildren: He’s actually nice to DJ and he even asked Dan permission to teach DJ how play ice hockey, as Fisher played when he was younger.
* HotBlooded: It’s implied that Fisher often gets into bad, scary moods. He told Jackie in the past that if he got in a bad mood, she should just keep her distance.
* NiceGuy: He’s very nice and approachable. However, see BewareOfTheNiceOnes above.
* MayDecemberRomance: He’s slightly younger than Jackie. However he was under the impression that Jackie was 33 years old, but she’s actually 37.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to find work.
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* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Fisher is a nice young man, but in the episode where it’s revealed that he hit Jackie, he gets frustrated because he lost Dan’s poker game.
* FriendToAllChildren: He’s actually nice to DJ and he even asked Dan permission to teach DJ how play ice hockey, as Fisher played when he was younger.
* HotBlooded: It’s implied that Fisher often gets into bad, scary moods. He told Jackie in the past that if he got in a bad mood, she should just keep her distance.
* NiceGuy: He’s very nice and approachable. However, see BewareOfTheNiceOnes above.
* MayDecemberRomance: He’s slightly younger than Jackie. However he was under the impression that Jackie was 33 years old, but she’s actually 37.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hurt Jackie because he lost his job and was unable to find work.
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* TheDutifulSon: Showed shades of this now and then. When Darlene and Becky were constantly fighting during a baby shower, Roseanne was sick of playing referee, so she left it to D.J. He immediately called them on their crap and told them to knock it off. He's also openly supportive of Roseanne in "Maybe Baby" when she needs it most.
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* OnlyChildSyndrome: Not him, of course, but he gives this trope thought in regards to his cousin, Andy. DJ spends increasing amounts of time with him, much to Fred and Jackie's increasing annoyance, until he explains why. Just about everyone else in the cast had a brother or sister to grow up with, so DJ acts like a brother to Andy so he can know what it's like instead of being alone.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Even though Roseanne really does love all her children, she would show the most open love to DJ when he was a kid.
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* MommasBoy: Roseanne mentions in season four's "The Back Story" that her favorite child is D.J.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Even though Roseanne really does love all her children, she would show the most open love to DJ when he was a kid.
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* NiceGuy: As a kid he was a lovable and innocent kid but he could still easily annoy his sisters. As he became an adult in Season 10, he became a perfect normal, nice person and a loving/caring father to his daughter. He has become much like his dad.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Classically so. Flamboyant and cross-dresses, but he's too young to discover his sexuality. He also turn out to be CampStraight.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Classically so. Flamboyant and cross-dresses, but he's too young to discover his sexuality. He may also turn out to be CampStraight.
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->Portrayed by Roseanne Barr ([[IHaveManyNames credited as Roseanne Barr, then Roseanne Arnold, then Roseanne, and finally Roseanne Barr]])
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Barr]])[[note]]Roseanne wed Creator/TomArnold but then split from him, hence the uncertainty of her name credit.[[/note]]
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* 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. [[{{Retcon}} Or not.]]]]
** In the case of her granddaughter, Harris she goes straight to ''physical'' abuse when she dumps her head into a sink of water and ''then'' borderlines molest her, all so she can get the shower.
** In the case of her granddaughter, Harris she goes straight to ''physical'' abuse when she dumps her head into a sink of water and ''then'' borderlines molest her, all so she can get the shower.
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* 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. [[{{Retcon}} Or not.]]]]
** In the case ofHer highly sarcastic attitude leads her granddaughter, Harris to often be dismissive of other people's feelings. As she goes straight to ''physical'' gets older her standards against physical abuse when relax and she dumps her dunks Harris' head into a in the sink of water and ''then'' borderlines molest her, all so she can get sprays her with the shower.hose for being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter a giant brat]].
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* MissingMom: Geena, DJ's wife, is deployed in Syria.
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* HollywoodGenetics: Despite being DJ and Geena's child, Mary is even darker-skinned than Geena.
* MissingMom:Geena, DJ's wife, is Geena,is deployed in Syria.
* MissingMom:
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Classically so. Flamboyant and cross-dresses, but he's too young to even be able to answer the question yet. Could also turn out to be CampStraight.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Classically so. Flamboyant and cross-dresses, but he's too young to even be able to answer the question yet. Could discover his sexuality. He also turn out to be CampStraight.
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* Cloudcuckoolander : {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: We find out in TheRevival that he ran off to build houses for the poor, met a woman named Blue, and can't be with her because he has to spiritually uncouple from Darlene first. Or something.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: And mommy, too. And not only did Becky marry the "punk" neither Roseanne nor Dan cared for, she also married him.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: And mommy, too. And not only did Becky marry date the "punk" neither Roseanne nor Dan cared for, she also married him.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Outed herself in the final season - 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.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Outed herself in the final season - 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. In the revival, she is shown to be extremely ''heterosexually'' promiscuous in her old age, a major departure from her prudish conservatism in the original series.
