History TearJerker / Roseanne

--> '''Roseanne:''' We just keep losing 'em!
This one's not even ours...

** In the same episode, Roseanne meets up with the mother while in line at the super market and they meet a cashier who does nothing but throw insults to the woman just because she's Muslim. First, the woman tries to pay using her EMT card, but the cashier says that there's not enough money on it before rudely saying, "I guess the American taxpayers forgot to fill it up last week." Then, after Roseanne offers to help pay for the woman's groceries, the cashier says another rude remark ("Maybe you can help her carry the bags to her camel, too.") The woman can only stand there with a look of shock and sadness on her face.

** In the same episode, Roseanne meets up with the mother while in line at the super market and they meet a cashier who does nothing but throw insults to the woman just because she's Muslim. First, the woman tries to pay using her EMT card, but the cashier says that there's not enough money on it before rudely saying, "I guess the American taxpayers forgot to fill it up last week." Then, after Roseanne offers to help pay for the woman's groceries, the cashier says another rude remark ("Maybe you can help the carry the bags to her camel, too.") The woman can only stand there with a look of shock and sadness on her face.

** In the same episode, Roseanne meets up with the mother while in line at the super market and they meet a cashier who does nothing but throw insults to the woman just because she's Muslim. First, the woman tries to pay using her EMT card, but the cashier says that there's not enough money on it before rudely saying, "I guess the American taxpayers forgot to fill it up last week." The, after Roseanne offers to help pay for the woman's groceries, the cashier says another rude remark ("Maybe you can help the carry the bags to her camel, too.") The woman can only stand there with a look of shock and sadness on her face.

*** Although this is now seen as HarsherInHindsight due to Roseanne Barr's racist posts on Twitter.

** Especially since to many it seems like the rest of the cast and crew is being punished for Barr's sins-so much so that some people (particularly Jimmy Kimmel) suggest they just kill off Roseanne's character and retool the show around Dan or Darlene.

** Especially since to many it seems like the rest of the cast and crew is being punished for Barr's sins-so much so that some people (particularly Jimmy Kimmel) suggest they just kill off Roseanne's character and retool the show around Dan.

** Especially since to many it seems like the rest of the cast and crew is being punished for Barr's sins-so much so that some people suggest they just kill off Roseanne's character and retool the show around Dan.

* TheRevival's sudden cancellation on May 29th, 2018 is this for anyone who's been a loyal fan of the series. With the huge public and online backlash that followed in the wake of some rather unflattering comments made by Barr herself on Twitter and ABC's decision to pull the series in response to the outcry, it seems the show's tenth season is almost certain to be its last.

* In "Brain Dead Poets' Society," Darlene wins a prize for a poem at school, and has to read it in front of an assembly. Roseanne is genuinely interested, but Darlene continues her normal snarking and complaining. When she finally ''does'' read the poem, though, it reveals [[DidYouThinkICantFeel just how much being rejected and ignored by virtually everyone at school hurts her]].

-->'''Roseanne''': ''(whispering)'' Thank you for your humor...I love you, goodbye.

* In "The Driver's Seat", DJ steals the car as part of a dare from a friend and doesn't report it to anyone when he wrecks it. He is found out when the police are brought in and Roseanne, already on the end of her rope from the stress of work verbally bashes DJ before violently spanking him when he tries to dodge responsibility. When she pulls herself together she is utterly mortified at what she did and Jackie even says [[NotSoDifferent "It was just like Dad!"]] Guilt-ridden that she lashed out like their father had through childhood, Roseanne can't bring herself to face everyone. Finally, she calls DJ down and gives him a tearful apology, admitting to him that his own grandpa hit her a lot as a child and that she was always bitter over his lack of remorse for it. Although hurt and shaken, DJ shows sympathy to his mother and Roseanne vows never to make that mistake again. Anyone to experience such a thing as a child can strongly relate to how frightening and painful it is to have a loved one yell and lash out when things get tense.

* At the end of part two of "Terms of Estrangement," after [[spoiler: Becky gets married]]. Becky and Roseanne have spent most of two episodes engaged in SnarkToSnarkCombat , and Dan is giving Becky the silent treatment and barely speaking to Roseanne. Becky gives Roseanne a final hug, and says in a tiny, almost-breaking voice "Say bye to Dad for me, okay?"

* "Darlene v. David" reveals exactly ''why'' David and Darlene broke up. They just ''weren't'' a good couple together, despite how madly in love they were in with other; Darlene being Roseanne' daughter was very domineering and insisted on always having the last word -- David always resented that which lead to countless arguing. And then Mark died and David just couldn't handle it anymore.
** The fact that Dan has now nothing but contempt for the boy who was essentially his second son.
* TheRevival's untimely cancellation on May 29th, 2018 is this for anyone who's been a loyal fan of the series. With the huge public and online backlash that followed in the wake of some rather unflattering comments made by Barr herself on Twitter and ABC's decision to pull the series in response to the outcry, it seems the show's tenth season is almost certain to be its last.

** The fact that Dan has now nothing but contempt for the boy who was essentially his second son.

* "Darlene v. David" reveals exactly ''why'' David and Darlene broke up. They just ''weren't'' a good couple together, despite how madly in love they were in with other; Darlene being Roseanne' daughter was very domineering and insisted on always having the last word -- David always resented that which lead to countless arguing. And then Mark died and David just couldn't handle it anymore.

* "Darlene v. David" reveals exactly ''why'' David and Darlene broke up. They ''just'' weren't a good couple together, despite how madly in love they were in with other. And then Mark died and David just left.

--->'''Becky:''' (to Darlene) My life wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Mark and I were going to have kids. [...] I just never met anyone after [he died] who I wanted to have them with.

--->'''Becky:''' (to Darlene) My life wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Mark and I were going to have kids. [...] I just never met anyone after [he died] who I wanted to have them with.
** And the saddest part about this, if you recall at the end of the original series finale, we secretly learn that Becky and Mark were actually expecting a child...[[HarsherInHindsight we've seen her have no children of note, which means...]]

--->'''Becky:''' (to Darlene) My life wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Mark and I were going to have kids. [...] I just never met anyone after [he died] who I wanted to have them with.

** To further hammer the point home, the revival season confirms that Mark has indeed passed on, leaving Becky to fend for herself.

** Similarly, the series of scenes where the family discovers that Jackie has been abused by Fisher is tear-jerking. Darlene accidentally finds out by opening the bathroom door while Jackie is inside; Jackie's anguished screams of "CLOSE THE DOOR!", coupled with Darlene's genuinely frightened face, begin the painful moments. When Roseanne demands that Jackie tell her what happened, her sister tries to make excuses, only to eventually completely break down, sobbing hysterically in shame and fear.

* The fact that Glenn Quinn, who played Mark, died of a drug overdose in 2002 qualifies as this on a meta-level.

* It has a few emotional scenes, but the one that truly qualifies at tearjerker is the final episode. [[spoiler: In the end Roseanne confesses that all of the events since Dan's heart attack were made up. In fact, Dan died that day. The final shot shows an apathetic looking Roseanne sitting in front of the TV, indicating that she might have lost her lust for life. Thus the series ends on a bitter note.]] However, there's something of a HopeSpot: If you take that scene along with the voice-over right before, it sounds like she only briefly gave into food and depression, but got out of her funk and ''chose'' to be alive when Darlene's baby was premature, making that last scene on the couch more of a BittersweetEnding.

'''Dan:''' No..nononono, you see that's where you're wrong, Darlene. Everything thinks that there is plenty of time to do whatever they want. Believe me, there's not. Stuff happens.\\

** It gets even worse when Dan offers to make him and Darlene milkshakes and Becky, who was in the room with them, just stands there hoping that Dan would ask if she wanted one, but he doesn't. This becomes too much for Becky as she looks like she's about to cry and runs upstairs to her room. Luckily, Dan realizes that he went too far and goes to apologize.

* The knock-down drag-out fight Dan and Roseanne have after his heart attack, in which he won't change the unhealthy habits that caused it in the first place. It's pretty wrenching to watch in the first place, as this is a couple who for all their ups and downs, have been HappilyMarried for years. Seeing them fight to the point where one of them outright walks out on the other is stunning. [[spoiler: Then when you learn a year later that Dan actually ''died'' after his heart attack and you realize that the fight symbolized Roseanne's internal anguish and anger at herself and him, it gets even worse.]] In short, If you had a... rough childhood, so to speak, the end of "Fights and Stuff" can be downright hard to watch.

'''Dan:''' No..nononono, you see that where you're wrong, Darlene. Everything thinks that there is plenty of time to do whatever they want. Believe me, there's not. Stuff happens.\\

* In one episode, David makes some insensitive comments about David looking up to Mark as a good influence. Dan becomes genuinely upset and chews David out for his high and mighty attitude, pointing out that David isn't exactly a great role model either--he has a menial part-time job and spends most of his time judging other people. David is surprised at Dan's sensitivity towards the subject, and Dan tells him to think about it for a second: why might he be upset at David looking down on someone who's not traditionally intelligent, doesn't have a college degree, made some mistakes in his life, and has to do manual labor to provide for his family? It's one of the few times we see Dan's vulnerability on display, and it hurts.

* "Her Boyfriend's Back". While her parents were gone, Beck and Mark took a ride on Dan's bike and Mark actually fixed some problem with the bike. When Roseanne and Dan are about to go bike riding, Dan notices the change and confronts Becky about it. In one of the rare times, Dan is ''angry''. He then gives his daughter a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for how much of a pain she was being over getting a new car and how he was in her corner, but after this stunt he won't be anymore. And when Becky tries to apologize, Dan coldly tells her to go away. The interactions between the two for most of the episode are Dan giving Becky the cold shoulder and her visibly trying to get him to talk to her again. Needless, to say this is hard to watch.