Roseanne — Season 4
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About this season
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Episodes (25)
1. A Bitter Pill to Swallow
8.0Aired 17 September 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne is stunned when Becky asks for advice about birth control.
2. Take My Bike ... Please!
8.0Aired 24 September 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne and Dan open up shop at Lanford Custom Cycle, but selling a bike proves an exhausting challenge, as does keeping the household fine-tuned with Becky in charge.
3. Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker
8.0Aired 1 October 1991 • 23 min
Jackie awakens and is horrified to find that she has slept with Arnie; Dan invites Leon home for the weekly poker game; D.J. trades his comics for a dog.
4. Darlene Fades to Black
8.0Aired 8 October 1991 • 23 min
Darlene slips into a depressive state, wanting to wear only black, watch TV and be left alone; Becky wants a motorcycle.
5. Tolerate Thy Neighbor
8.0Aired 15 October 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne's new neighbors, the Bowmans, are burgled while they are out of town -- and hold Roseanne responsible.
6. Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
8.0Aired 21 October 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne is convinced that Kathy Bowman will take revenge for the Halloween prank she played on her; Jackie flirts with a moose at the Lodge costume party.
7. Vegas (1)
Aired 5 November 1991 • 23 min
Arnie decides to wed Nancy in Las Vegas, inviting Dan and Roseanne to stand up for them.
8. Vegas, Vegas (2)
Aired 12 November 1991 • 23 min
The Conners risk getting thrown out of a Vegas nightclub, and visit a wedding chapel with Arnie and Nancy.
9. Stressed to Kill
8.0Aired 19 November 1991 • 23 min
Becky gets into hot water for helping Darlene with a school assignment; trying to stop smoking cold-turkey has Roseanne frazzled, as does working two jobs.
10. Thanksgiving '91
8.0Aired 26 November 1991 • 23 min
Thanksgiving brings four generations together to cope with a surprise announcement from Bev.
11. Kansas City, Here We Come
8.0Aired 3 December 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne and Jackie go to Kansas City to visit their father's mistress; Dan intends to beat up Becky's obnoxious boss.
12. Santa Claus
8.0Aired 24 December 1991 • 23 min
Roseanne talks Leon into letting her play Santa Claus at the mall -- and hears something she wishes she hadn't from one of the kid's mothers, who turns out to be Darlene's new friend and confidante.
13. Bingo
8.0Aired 7 January 1992 • 23 min
It is Crystal's choice to choose where the gals' night out will be. Crystal chooses bingo and they all hate it. After Roseanne wins $50 playing bingo, she gets hooked on it. Becky and Darlene babysit Little Ed, but when Dan comes home its D.J. and Dan that end up taking care of the baby. Roseanne and Crystal get into a fight, but at the end they make up and Roseanne learns that Crystal is pregnant again.
14. The Bowling Show
8.0Aired 21 January 1992 • 23 min
When Dan and Arnie struggle to bring their bowling team out of last place, some unexpected competition arises. Meanwhile, Roseanne feels shut out of Jackie's new friendship with Nancy.
15. The Back Story
8.0Aired 4 February 1992 • 23 min
After Roseanne throws her back out, Bev arrives to help out -- and to spoil her grandchildren.
16. Less is More
8.0Aired 11 February 1992 • 23 min
A doctor recommends that Roseanne undergo breast reduction surgery for her back problems.
17. Breakin' Up is Hard to Do
8.0Aired 18 February 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne and Dan breathe a sigh of relief when Becky breaks up with Mark.
18. This Old House
8.0Aired 25 February 1992 • 23 min
On a last visit to their childhood home, Roseanne and Jackie recall their adolescent years, causing Roseanne to reconsider a punishment for Darlene, who skipped school with David to attend a comic book convention in Chicago.
19. The Commercial Show
8.0Aired 3 March 1992 • 23 min
The Conners are sitting pretty for a TV ad for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but at home things get ugly between D.J. and Todd. Leon and Steven break up, and the Bowmans move back to Chicago.
20. Therapy
8.0Aired 17 March 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne accompanies Jackie to her therapist after she chooses the ideal man for Jackie -- dull tax accountant Art; Darlene mouths off once too often about a female school bully.
21. Lies
8.0Aired 24 March 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne freaks out when she learns that Rodbell's employees must take a lie detector test to find out who has been stealing from the restaurant; Darlene bypasses Roseanne for advice about her beau.
22. Deliverance
8.0Aired 31 March 1992 • 23 min
A pregnant Crystal snaps at everyone in sight, then goes into labor with Dan coaching her in the delivery room; Roseanne and Bonnie feud over who should replace Leon as the new manager of the coffee shop; and Darlene delivers a message to David to quit crowding her.
23. Secrets
8.0Aired 28 April 1992 • 23 min
Mark turns to alcohol to solve his problems with Becky, and Dan lies to Roseanne about the boy's drunken, reckless evening at the Lobo Lounge to cover both their tracks.
24. Don't Make Me Over
8.0Aired 5 May 1992 • 23 min
The girls take Roseanne to the Beauty Box for Mother's Day in hopes of convincing her to let them attend a weekend rock concert.
25. Aliens
8.0Aired 12 May 1992 • 23 min
As the luncheonette closes and the bike shop folds, D.J.'s scholastic achievement is the only light on the Conners' dim horizon. (Coda: an ice-cream fight in the Conner kitchen; Arnie is abducted by aliens)