Roseanne — Season 5
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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. Terms of Estrangement (1)
Aired 15 September 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne supports the family after Dan's motorcycle shop goes under; Becky considers moving to Minneapolis with Mark.
2. Terms of Estrangement (2)
8.0Aired 22 September 1992 • 23 min
Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.
3. The Dark Ages
8.0Aired 29 September 1992 • 23 min
The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.
4. Mommy Nearest
8.0Aired 6 October 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne and Jackie are stunned when their mother announces she is moving to Lanford; Jackie agonizes over dating Fisher, a perfect, but much, much younger man.
5. Pretty in Black
8.0Aired 13 October 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.
6. Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places
8.0Aired 20 October 1992 • 23 min
Denied a loan to open the restaurant, Roseanne must turn to her mother; Darlene catches D.J. peeping at neighbor Molly.
7. Halloween IV
8.0Aired 27 October 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.
8. Ladies' Choice
3.3Aired 10 November 1992 • 23 min
Nancy takes Roseanne and Jackie by surprise with the announcement that she and Marla are gay lovers; Bev announces she is moving into a Lanford retirement center, which leaves Roseanne feeling over the hill.
9. Stand on Your Man
8.0Aired 17 November 1992 • 23 min
The Lunch Box welcomes its first customers, including a weirdo whose presence sends the gals to a self-defense class. Meanwhile, Arnie questions his own manhood after hearing that Nancy is gay.
10. Good Girls, Bad Girls
Aired 24 November 1992 • 23 min
Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
11. Of Ice and Men
8.0Aired 1 December 1992 • 23 min
D.J. decides to take up hockey and becomes the terror of the rink; Roseanne meddles to reunite Jackie and Fisher.
12. It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays
8.0Aired 15 December 1992 • 23 min
A Christmas Eve snowstorm scatters the Connors, with Roseanne and Jackie trapped at the Luch Box with Bev and Nana Mary, while Darlene takes shelter at David's and learns the truth about his home life.
13. Crime and Punishment (1)
9.0Aired 5 January 1993 • 23 min
Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.
14. War and Peace (2)
Aired 12 January 1993 • 23 min
Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
15. Lanford Daze
8.0Aired 26 January 1993 • 23 min
Darlene does NOT serve meat at the counter. She is forced to work there by Roseanne, but out of principal, will not serve the meat. That was her whole point
16. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
8.0Aired 9 February 1993 • 23 min
The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.
17. First Cousin, Twice Removed
Aired 16 February 1993 • 23 min
A wealthy and successful cousin whom Roseanne hasn't seen in 25 years comes to bury the hachet, and encourages Darlene to leave home.
18. Lose a Job, Winnebago
Aired 23 February 1993 • 23 min
The Conners and the Tildens travel to California in a motor home, with Dan pondering his future and Ty contemplating Jackie.
19. It's a Boy!
9.0Aired 2 March 1993 • 23 min
Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
20. It was Twenty Years Ago Today
Aired 9 March 1993 • 23 min
For their anniversary, Roseanne poses in a sexy photo for Dan, while he moonlights at a big-and-tall men's store to pay for his present for her.
21. Playing with Matches
8.0Aired 23 March 1993 • 23 min
Darlene wants nothing to do with David after Molly kisses him; and a new friend puts a smile on Bev's face.
22. Promises, Promises
8.0Aired 6 April 1993 • 23 min
Darlene springs a prom-night surprise on David: she has rented a motel room. Meanwhile, Dan is reluctant to share with Roseanne his plans for a new business.
23. Glengarry, Glen Rosey
8.0Aired 4 May 1993 • 23 min
Roseanne and Dan fear a financial crisis when they cannot sell the house they refurbished and their new partner, Roger, skips town.
24. Tooth or Consequences
8.0Aired 11 May 1993 • 23 min
Dan realizes that he needs a steady job to take care of his family when he accidentally knocks out one of Roseanne's teeth on the day she is to meet with a health inspector (who turns out to be Leon); Darlene is accepted to art school but David is rejected.
25. Daughters and Other Strangers
8.0Aired 18 May 1993 • 23 min
Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.