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* NoBisexuals: In spite of the show being considered gay and lesbian friendly (for its time), Nancy was a curious case as Arnie cheating on her "turned her gay" only for her to start flip-flopping between liking women and then going back to liking men. The closest we ever get to Nancy addressing this was her telling Roseanne not to label her, and at no point is the word "bisexual" ever even suggested as a possibility (it was more implied Nancy was choosing to be strictly straight or straightly lesbian, and never both at the same time).
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* NoBisexuals: In spite of the show being considered gay and lesbian friendly (for its time), Nancy was a curious case as Arnie cheating on her "turned her gay" only for her to start flip-flopping between liking women and then going back to liking men. The closest we ever get to Nancy addressing this was her telling Roseanne not to label her, and at no point is the word "bisexual" ever even suggested as a possibility (it was more implied Nancy was choosing to be strictly straight or straightly strictly lesbian, and never both at the same time).
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* ObviouslyFakeSignature: When DJ tries skipping school too many days in a row, he shows Darlene a note he forged with Roseanne's signature. Darlene is unimpressed:
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A popular sitcom that ran from 1988 to 1997 and in 2018 on Creator/{{ABC}}, focusing on the trials of the working-class Conner family of Lanford, Illinois. It was beloved for its realistic portrayal of the average American family.
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* NetworkSideswipe: In "Roseanne Gets the Chair," Roseanne and Dan sleep through ABC lineup. When Dan complains that they missed all the shows about [[Series/BlackIsh black]] and [[Series/FreshOffTheBoat Asian]] families, Roseanne counters "They're just like us. There, now you're all caught up." This joke generated controversy because it was deemed an unnecessary, racist attack on shows about minority families.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Nancy. After coming out as a lesbian, she would occasionally casually say, "Ugh, I'm so fed up with women. I'm gonna go back to men this week."
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* OedipusComplex: 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.
** It can be [[FridgeLogic argued]] that this is David's FreudianExcuse for putting up with Darlene's verbal and emotional abuse. His mother was extremely verbally abusive toward him and his father is [[TheGhost absent]] or possibly a doormat himself, so this is how David responds to Darlene. Plus, there was that dream about Roseanne...
** It can be [[FridgeLogic argued]] that this is David's FreudianExcuse for putting up with Darlene's verbal and emotional abuse. His mother was extremely verbally abusive toward him and his father is [[TheGhost absent]] or possibly a doormat himself, so this is how David responds to Darlene. Plus, there was that dream about Roseanne...
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* AdoptingTheAbused: When Roseanne found out Darlene's boyfriend (later husband) David was living with an abusive mother, she promptly adopted him. David's brother Mark, who was dating Darlene's sister Becky, also came to view the Connors as his "real" parents.
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Probably the TropeCodifier for the DysfunctionalFamily on American TV, sharing the title with ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. The Conners were generally stable but were still prone to dealing with domestic arguments, problematic neighbors, daughters who seemed to [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys like bad boys]] and taking in a kid whose home life was far worse than theirs. The Healey brothers, Mark (Glenn Quinn) and David (Johnny Galecki) were added to the show as long-time boyfriends to Becky and Darlene, eventually marrying them. The show was also noted for a welcome subversion to the UglyGuyHotWife rule.
Famously--or perhaps infamously--the final season of the show's original run dramatically changed things by seeing the Conners escape their slave-wage working class existence when they won the lottery. Unfortunately, shaking up the status quo let out all the air in the balloon, so to speak; viewers preferred things the way they were because the family's continuing struggle to make ends meet was part of the very heart of the show that made it a success. It also didn't help that John Goodman -- perhaps sensing the debacle to come -- decided to greatly reduce his participation in the series, and his character was suddenly and awkwardly CommutingOnABus. Add in a stunning drop in script quality, and ratings quickly tanked and brought about the show's cancellation and a hasty attempt to wrap up the series. This controversy resulted in an even more bizarre [[GainaxEnding conclusion]] when writers tried to HandWave the entire last season, only to throw in a bunch of surprise turns of events no one had really asked for, as it was almost like someone took a sledgehammer to a lot of plots that had been central to the series throughout its run.
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast (including Goodman, reutrning to full-time duty) was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. Not only was the ninth season completely (and mercifully) ignored by the series revival, so was everything from the two seasons before it -- essentially, continuity picked up from about early season six.
The ratings for the revivial's premiere were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed off-screen]] -- which actually was a logical development in terms of show continuity, as the Roseanne character was struggling with knee pain, an upcoming surgery, and opiate addiction.
Famously--or perhaps infamously--the final season of the show's original run dramatically changed things by seeing the Conners escape their slave-wage working class existence when they won the lottery. Unfortunately, shaking up the status quo let out all the air in the balloon, so to speak; viewers preferred things the way they were because the family's continuing struggle to make ends meet was part of the very heart of the show that made it a success. It also didn't help that John Goodman -- perhaps sensing the debacle to come -- decided to greatly reduce his participation in the series, and his character was suddenly and awkwardly CommutingOnABus. Add in a stunning drop in script quality, and ratings quickly tanked and brought about the show's cancellation and a hasty attempt to wrap up the series. This controversy resulted in an even more bizarre [[GainaxEnding conclusion]] when writers tried to HandWave the entire last season, only to throw in a bunch of surprise turns of events no one had really asked for, as it was almost like someone took a sledgehammer to a lot of plots that had been central to the series throughout its run.
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast (including Goodman, reutrning to full-time duty) was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. Not only was the ninth season completely (and mercifully) ignored by the series revival, so was everything from the two seasons before it -- essentially, continuity picked up from about early season six.
The ratings for the revivial's premiere were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed off-screen]] -- which actually was a logical development in terms of show continuity, as the Roseanne character was struggling with knee pain, an upcoming surgery, and opiate addiction.
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Probably the TropeCodifier for the DysfunctionalFamily on American TV, sharing the title with ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. The Conners were generally stable but were still prone to dealing with domestic arguments, problematic neighbors, daughters who seemed to [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys like bad boys]] and taking in a kid whose home life was far worse than theirs. The Healey Healy brothers, Mark (Glenn Quinn) and David (Johnny Galecki) were added to the show as long-time boyfriends to Becky and Darlene, eventually marrying them. The show was also noted for a welcome subversion to the UglyGuyHotWife rule.
Famously--or perhaps infamously--the final season of the show's original run dramatically changed things by seeing the Conners escape theirslave-wage wage-slave working class existence when they won the lottery. Unfortunately, shaking up At the status quo let out all the air in the balloon, so to speak; viewers preferred things the way they were because the family's continuing struggle to make ends meet was part of the very heart of the show that made it a success. It also didn't help that same time, John Goodman -- perhaps sensing the debacle (Dan) had reduced availability, leading to come -- decided to greatly reduce his participation in the series, and his character was suddenly and awkwardly CommutingOnABus. Add These drastic changes to the flavor of the show led to a sharp decline in a stunning drop in script quality, and ratings quickly tanked and brought about the show's cancellation and a hasty attempt to wrap up the series. This controversy resulted program's eventual cancellation, culminating in an even more bizarre a series finale that for decades was rated [[GainaxEnding conclusion]] when writers tried to HandWave one of the entire last season, only to throw most shocking endings in a bunch of surprise turns of events no one had really asked for, as it was almost like someone took a sledgehammer to a lot of plots that had been central to the series throughout its run.
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In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast (including Goodman,reutrning returning to full-time duty) was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. Not only was This revival chose to disregard the original ninth season completely (and mercifully) ignored by entirely and return to the series revival, so was everything from the two seasons before it -- essentially, continuity picked up from about early season six.original household structure, taking a BroadStrokes approach to previous continuity.
The ratings for therevivial's revival's premiere were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
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Eventually, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed off-screen]]-- which actually was a logical development in terms of show continuity, as following the revival season's storyline where the Roseanne character was had been struggling with knee pain, an upcoming surgery, and opiate addiction.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Jackie's son, Andy, is never seen or mentioned. Ominously, when Harris refers to Jackie as just "Jackie" she insists on being called ''Aunt'' Jackie, because it's the only title she has. But "Mom" is a title too, isn't it? (Prior to the show's cancellation, Roseanne said that Andy would be addressed at a later time; whether or not ''The Conners'' will address Andy is unknown.)
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Jackie's son, Andy, is never seen or mentioned. Ominously, when Harris refers refered to Jackie as just "Jackie" she insists on being called ''Aunt'' Jackie, because it's the only title she has. But "Mom" is a title too, isn't it? (Prior it? Prior to the show's cancellation, Roseanne said that Andy would be addressed at a later time; whether or not time. Later, though, the producers of ''The Conners'' will address Andy clarified that pretty much everything after the first few episodes of season 6 of ''Roseanne'' through the end of season 9 -- including Andy's existence -- is unknown.)now non-canon.
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* RetCon: Of the {{Rewrite}} variety. The ninth season (in which the Conners win the lottery) was unsurprisingly retconned, but so was Roseanne's "explanation" in the series finale: Dan is still alive, Jackie is not a lesbian, Becky still married Mark and Darlene still married David. It's implied in the first episode that she wrote a story about Dan dying, though. One thing that was apparently not retconned from the original finale, however, was Roseanne's mother Bev actually being straight rather then a lesbian: in one episode, she introduces Roseanne and Jackie to her boyfriend Lou (played by [[Creator/ChristopherLloyd Christopher Lloyd]]).
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* RetCon: Of the {{Rewrite}} variety. The ninth season (in which the Conners win the lottery) was unsurprisingly retconned, but so was Roseanne's "explanation" in the series finale: Dan is still alive, Jackie is not a lesbian, Becky still married Mark and Darlene still married David. It's implied in the first episode that she wrote a story about Dan dying, though. One thing that was apparently not retconned from the original finale, however, was Roseanne's mother Bev actually being straight rather then a lesbian: in one episode, she introduces Roseanne and Jackie to her boyfriend Lou (played by [[Creator/ChristopherLloyd Christopher Lloyd]]). Eventually, ''everything'' from early season 6 on was basically declared non-canon.
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* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Inverted by Harris. Despite the character being born over twenty years ago during the show's original run, she is only 14 or 15 at the beginning of Season 10.
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* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Inverted by Harris. Despite the character being born over twenty years ago during the show's original run, she is only 14 or 15 at the beginning of Season 10. (Although as ''everything'' from early season 6 on has now been declared non-canon, this doesn't really apply anymore.)
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Famously--or perhaps infamously--the final season of the show's original run dramatically changed things by seeing the Conners escape their slave-wage working class existence when they won the lottery. Unfortunately, shaking up the status quo let out all the air in the balloon, so to speak; viewers preferred things the way they were because the family's struggle to make ends meet was part of the formula that made the show a success. Ratings tanked and brought about the show's cancellation and a hasty attempt to wrap up the series. This controversy resulted in an even more bizarre [[GainaxEnding conclusion]] when writers tried to HandWave the entire last season, only to throw in a bunch of surprise turns of events no one had really asked for, as it was almost like someone took a sledgehammer to a lot of plots that had been central to the series throughout its run.
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. The premiere's ratings were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed off-screen]].
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. The premiere's ratings were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed off-screen]].
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Famously--or perhaps infamously--the final season of the show's original run dramatically changed things by seeing the Conners escape their slave-wage working class existence when they won the lottery. Unfortunately, shaking up the status quo let out all the air in the balloon, so to speak; viewers preferred things the way they were because the family's continuing struggle to make ends meet was part of the formula very heart of the show that made the show it a success. Ratings It also didn't help that John Goodman -- perhaps sensing the debacle to come -- decided to greatly reduce his participation in the series, and his character was suddenly and awkwardly CommutingOnABus. Add in a stunning drop in script quality, and ratings quickly tanked and brought about the show's cancellation and a hasty attempt to wrap up the series. This controversy resulted in an even more bizarre [[GainaxEnding conclusion]] when writers tried to HandWave the entire last season, only to throw in a bunch of surprise turns of events no one had really asked for, as it was almost like someone took a sledgehammer to a lot of plots that had been central to the series throughout its run.
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast (including Goodman, reutrning to full-time duty) was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. Not only was the ninth season completely (and mercifully) ignored by the series revival, so was everything from the two seasons before it -- essentially, continuity picked up from about early season six.
Thepremiere's ratings for the revivial's premiere were so high[[note]]it got more viewers than the original series finale over two decades earlier -- which is remarkable considering the exodus of viewers from network television in the interim[[/note]] that it was renewed for a second (or eleventh -- the show is being promoted as a continuation of the original series rather than a revival) season two days later. However, the revival was cancelled on May 29th, 2018, after Barr herself made racist tweets comparing Valerie Jarrett, a black [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama Administration]] official, to an ape, on top of pushing conspiracy theories and dog-whistle remarks well before that.
Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killedoff-screen]].off-screen]] -- which actually was a logical development in terms of show continuity, as the Roseanne character was struggling with knee pain, an upcoming surgery, and opiate addiction.
In 2017 it was announced that most of the cast (including Goodman, reutrning to full-time duty) was reuniting for a revival, consisting of an eight-episode season that later increased to nine, and then ten. It premiered on ABC on March 27, 2018. Not only was the ninth season completely (and mercifully) ignored by the series revival, so was everything from the two seasons before it -- essentially, continuity picked up from about early season six.
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Eventually though, ABC announced their intention to build an {{aftershow}} spinoff ''without'' Roseanne, titled ''Series/TheConners''. It was greenlit on June 21, 2018, and premiered on October 16 of that year. Roseanne's absence was accounted for by having her [[CharacterDeath killed
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* FearIsNormal: Subverted in "Nightmare On Oak Street," when Darlene is apparently stricken with night terrors. Roseanne and Dan try consoling her and saying that fearing bad dreams is perfectly normal, which manages to make her even more upset. It turns out she didn't have nightmares, she had her first period and the cramps were giving her insomnia.
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* HatedItemMakeover: "December Bride" has Roseanne decorating the wedding of her boss Leon in an elaborate but stereotypical gay wedding featuring Creator/LizaMinnelli impersonators, shirtless musclemen as ushers and pictures of Music/BarbraStreisand on display. He's so disgusted, that he tries to run off [[RunawayBride like he had on previous occasions.]]
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--> '''Becky:''' MOTHER!!!
--> '''Roseanne:''' ''[still off camera]'' Well, it was funny, Becky!
--> '''Darlene:''' Don't wear mittens. It'll slow you down.
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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: There was an entire episode dealing with the fact that DJ was going through puberty and had locked himself inside their bathroom to masturbate for hours on end, [[CrossesTheLineTwice which leads Darlene to surmise that he's either really really good at it or really, really bad at it]]. In another later episode, after his girlfriend leaves, he looks down at his dad's photo of Julie Newmar in his hand, then [[AsideGlance gives the cameras a naughty look]] and rushes to his room.
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* NobodyPoops: Completely averted. Roseanne probably had one of the most visible bathrooms on television. Characters were shown in the tub, dyeing their hair, getting high, brushing teeth, and even taking a pregnancy test. An entire episode focused around D.J.'s new-found [[ADateWithRosiePalms love of the bathroom]].bathroom.
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** Leon is horrified when he sees that Roseanne put together his wedding with "every gay stereotype known to man," while Scott comes in and thinks it's hilarious.
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* FakeGuestStar: ''Roseanne'' in its nine years never ''added'' actors to the main billing whose characters were newly introduced. The only character who was dropped from actor billing was Crystal after she stopped appearing, but numerous other characters were introduced who became indispensable to the show's plot, particularly Bev, David, Jerry, Leon, Mark, Nancy, and Scott. However, none of their actors ever got more than a guest credit, an 'Also Starring' in the end credits, as the main billing became strictly limited to the fictional immediate family (minus Jerry, who was born later) and Jackie.
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** When Roseanne and Jackie visits Darlene while she was dating Jimmy, Roseanne takes every opportunity to insult him. In the end, he has enough of it and demands some respect. This moment assure respect, to which Darlene and Jimmy weren't going to last because of her mother simply laugh. It's not surprising that he would eventually dump Darlene also disrespecting her own boyfriend.for being a jerk to him.
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** Another episode indicates that D.J. is beginning to develop this, as he has a girlfriend who treats him like absolute garbage and bosses him around non-stop. This may be one of the few cases of an audience getting to see a Freudian Excuse ''developing''--D.J.'s surrounded by women who dominate the men in their lives, and he hasn't yet learned that there's a difference between spousal teasing and genuine abuse.
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** Another episode indicates that D.J. is beginning to develop this, as he has a girlfriend who treats him like absolute garbage and bosses him around non-stop. This may be one of the few cases of an audience getting to see a Freudian Excuse ''developing''--D.J.'s surrounded by women who dominate the men in their lives, and he hasn't yet learned that there's a difference between spousal teasing and genuine abuse. (However, this is slightly played for laughs, as the ending reveals that D.J. was playing up the Freudian Excuse angle to distract his parents from the ''real'' reason he enjoyed the girl's company: she slipped him the tongue.)
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* CousinOliver: Mark, David, Jerry Connor, and Andy Harris (Jackie's son)
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* CousinOliver: Mark, David, Jerry Connor, and Andy Harris (Jackie's son)son) and Jerry Conner were late additions to the show, though Andy at least came about because the actress's pregnancy became impossible to ignore and had to be written in, setting off a number of storylines and eventually producing a child. Andy himself rarely did anything but be carried around and wasn't given a lot of "aww, cute" focus like toddlers in some sitcoms, and Jerry was even more out of focus. Had the show continued longer one or both might have aged into more cutesy characters.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode : Every year after Season 2. Every Thanksgiving was an example of DinnerAndAShow.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode : Every year after Season 2. Every Almost every Thanksgiving was an example of DinnerAndAShow. In the 8th season, however, the drama revolved around DJ's school play depicting the pilgrims murdering the Indians, offending some other parents. The ''actual'' Thanksgiving dinner in the episode was drama-free and included drumming and dancing with Native American guests.
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* AscendedExtra: Mark was supposed to be a one-shot date for Becky. He ended up lasting the rest of the series and marrying into the family.
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* AscendedExtra: Mark was supposed to be a one-shot date for Becky. He ended up lasting the rest of the series and marrying into the family. Pretty much the same for David, who was written as a one-shot character (with a different name) to "shake things up" with Darlene, then got more episodes, then more seasons, and eventually was around more than Darlene was.
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* PlayingGertrude: The math on Bev and Nana Mary's ages is a little hazy, but Shelly Winters is only seven years older than Estelle Parsons.
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** Later lampshaeded in "Home Ec" when Darlene and her classmates point out a woman who's on the cover of all the gossip magazines.
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** Later lampshaeded lampshaded in "Home Ec" when Darlene and her classmates point out a woman who's on the cover of all the gossip magazines.
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** Originally Laurie Metcalf was scheduled to give birth to her real-life child between seasons. However, her baby bump became impossible to disguise (despite some truly heroic efforts to do so), so Jackie's "surprise" pregnancy had to be hastily written into the plot.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Dan at times, David ''all'' the time.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Dan and Mark at times, David ''all'' the time.