I Love the 90's - Roseanne

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I consider myself a good judge of people and that's why I don't like none of them.

 - Roseanne  Connor

On Saturday, Comedy Central hosted it's Comedy Roast in Hollywood and the honoree of the night was Roseanne Barr.  Roseanne was a household name back in the late 80's and early 90's and is surely worthy of a mention in the I Love the 90's series.  

Roseanne debuted in October of 1988 and ran for nine seasons on ABC, and for a long time during that run, it was one of the most popular shows on television.  The program centered on the lives of Dan (John Goodman) and Roseanne Connor and their three children, Becky (Lecy Goranson/Sarah Chalke), Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and D.J. (Michael Fishman).  The Connors were a blue-collar family that lived in Lanford, Illinois, and their lives were pretty ordinary, just like the lives of many of us, and the fun they poked out of everyday stuff was often sidesplittingly hilarious.

Along with a cast of characters that included Roseanne's sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene and Becky's men David and Mark (Johnny Galecki and Glenn Quinn), pal Crystal (Natalie West), Roseanne's mom Bev (Estelle Parsons), and a whole host of others, this show tackled all sorts of issues, from poverty to alcoholism and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and abortion, race, infidelity, homosexuality, obesity, you name it, and always in an in-your-face and make you laugh kind of way.

Take a look at this memorable scene where Dan, Roseanne, and Jackie decide to smoke their first joint in years, using some pot they confiscated from David for bringing in the house.  Hysterical!

I tell ya, watching that scene makes me want to go out and watch the whole series again from start to finish.  It's been too long!

One of my favorite things about Roseanne was their annual Halloween episode.  Every year the Connors really got into the spirit of the spooky holiday and always made it fun.  Here is THE best Halloween episode.  I love it when D.J. lip synchs, "Welcome to the Tunnel of Terror.  Please join us."... Oh, that was an oft-used one-liner back in the day!

This clip also includes another thing that made this show so special.  Roseanne was one of the very first shows that was able to keep viewers tuned in during the credits by actually giving them a lil something something at the very end that was worth watching.  Check it out...

So there you have it, another great part of living in the 1990's.  Just watching these two clips brought me back and gave me some smiles and some laughs and I hope it does the same for you.  If you'd like to check out that Comedy Central Roast, it's being televised on Sunday, August 12th at 10 p.m., so set your DVR's.  And if you'd like to read more about that one, check out E! Online.

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