El hogar de los Conner se ve sumido en el caos con la llegada de los padres de Roseanne, quienes no hacen más que criticar a sus hijas a espaldas de ellas.

El Día de Acción de Gracias en la casa de los Conners trae las habituales tensiones familiares y momentos divertidos, ya que Roseanne está decidida a hacer que sus padres se alojen en un motel y Jackie sigue ocultando el hecho de que se unió a la policía.

La madre de Roseanne, Beverly, visita durante el fin de semana, para disgusto de la familia. Roseanne engaña a Jackie para que venga a ayudar a evitar que esté a solas con su madre. Mientras confiesan transgresiones juveniles a su madre por diversión, Jackie descubre que sus padres siempre pensaron que ella tenía el potencial de lograr algo en la vida; mientras que Roseanne descubre que ellos siempre supieron que ella sería "solo" una ama de casa y madre ordinaria. Roseanne encuentra esta revelación dolorosa y se pregunta si trata a sus propias hijas de manera diferente.

El fin de semana de Acción de Gracias recibe otra visita de amigos y familiares, incluyendo a Nana Mary y a una Bev sin esposo.

El décimo cumpleaños de D.J. encuentra a Roseanne con dolor de espalda y Bev de visita, constantemente usurpando a Dan.

Después de que Bev venda su casa y le dé a Roseanne y Jackie cada una $10,000, las chicas se resisten ante la idea de que su madre se mude a Lanford.

Decididas a abrir un restaurante de carne suelta, Roseanne y Jackie se ven obligadas a recurrir a Bev para obtener ayuda financiera.

Roseanne es visitada por los fantasmas del Halloween pasado, presente y futuro cuando no puede entrar en el espíritu de las cosas como de costumbre.

Roseanne está molesta porque Bev se muda a una comunidad de retiro; mientras tanto, Nancy anuncia que es lesbiana.

Una tormenta de nieve en Nochebuena mantiene a Roseanne, Jackie, Bev y Nana Mary atrapadas en el restaurante, y a Darlene en casa de David, donde ella descubre cómo es su vida en casa.

La muerte de su padre deja a Jackie hecha un desastre y a Roseanne resolviendo algunos problemas enterrados hace mucho tiempo, mientras tanto, Bev conoce a la amante de su esposo.

Cansadas de tener a su mamá siempre cerca de ellas, Roseanne y Jackie intentan fomentar una relación entre Beverly y Jake, su amigo de la comunidad de jubilados en la que ambos viven. Molly se insinúa y besa a David, lo que lo pone nervioso e incómodo. Para ahuyentarla, David confiesa los planes que él y Darlene tienen para el futuro, como la posibilidad de abandonar la escuela y escaparse juntos. Al haber presenciado y escuchado este extraño intercambio, D.J. enfrenta a Darlene con lo que sabe y le pregunta si algo de eso es cierto, lo que hace que Darlene reflexione sobre el destino de David.

Cuando parece que la casa para remodelar en la que Dan ha invertido está a punto de dar resultados, los Conners están en la cima del mundo. Pero cuando el comprador se echa atrás, uno de los socios desaparece y las facturas vencen en la casa del proyecto, ese mundo amenaza con derrumbarse. Impulsada por el último intento de Beverly de volver loca a Jackie, Jackie finalmente le confiesa a su madre que ha estado viendo a un psiquiatra. Nancy decide que quiere tener un bebé, pero resulta que el donante de esperma que eligió es un auténtico desgraciado. Una fuente improbable aparece y podría ser la que salve el día para los Conners.

Roseanne makes a deal with Jackie: if Jackie asks Fred out, Roseanne will ask their mother to become a silent partner in the restaurant and stay away; feelings hurt, Bev swears she won't have anything to do with either of them. Jackie and Fred go out; he wants them to keep going out, but she doesn't. Roseanne feels guilty about hurting Bev and wants her to do something hurtful back to lessen her guilt; Bev takes her up on that by selling her share of the diner to the very last person Roseanne expected...or wanted.

Jackie y Roseanne planean una fiesta de inauguración de la casa para la nueva casa de Jackie e intentan ocultárselo a su madre. Roseanne invita a Darlene a casa durante el fin de semana para reunirla con David. D.J. atraviesa un período de rebeldía en el que se salta la escuela y solicita la ayuda de Darlene para encubrirlo, y Roseanne está decidida a descubrir qué está sucediendo. Fred persigue a Jackie después de su aventura de una noche.

Trying to conceive another child, Roseanne puts Dan on a "lovemaking schedule", to no avail. Jackie discovers that she's pregnant from her one-night stand with Fred and hesitates about telling him. Roseanne has no problem spreading Jackie's good news to their mom and their friends, but is stopped before she can tell Fred. To relieve the pressure and disappointment, Dan and Roseanne decide to stop actually trying to get pregnant, and let nature take its course.

Becky se ofrece como voluntaria para encargarse de cocinar en el Día de Acción de Gracias de los Conners; Dan y Mark siguen peleando; Fred queda sorprendido por la disfuncionalidad de la familia en la que podría casarse; y Nana Mary revela un secreto guardado durante mucho tiempo sobre el matrimonio de Bev.

Después de recibir un aviso de la asociación de vecinos sobre no poner decoraciones navideñas horteras en su propiedad, los Conners se desviven por tener una Navidad "white trash". Dan y Roseanne ofrecen dinero a Becky para que empiece la universidad, pero se asustan cuando ella le da el dinero a su esposo Mark para que asista a una escuela de oficios. Cuando le prohíben dárselo, ella se venga negándose a aceptar el dinero y consigue un trabajo en un bar/restaurante similar a Hooters, llamado Bunz, para pagar la educación de Mark ella misma. Mientras tanto, Bev y D.J. aparecen sin avisar en casa de Darlene y D.J. descubre el secreto que Darlene ha estado ocultando a la familia; y Dan enseña a Mark los secretos de un matrimonio feliz.

Jackie tells Roseanne that Fred wants to be in the delivery room, and the hospital will only allow one extra person to be with her. When Jackie realizes that she is in labor, Roseanne puts off calling Fred to inform him, hoping she'll get to be the one who stays with Jackie, but she feels guilty later and sends Dan out to find him. Bev reveals to Jackie that her birth name was "Marjorie," but little Roseanne's version, "My Jackie," stuck.

La madre de Dan, Audrey, es ingresada en un centro de salud mental y Dan culpa sus problemas emocionales a los años de negligencia por parte de su padre. Decidido a enfrentarse a su padre, llega borracho y destructivo a la casa de la segunda esposa de Ed, Crystal. Cansada de que Dan culpe a su esposo por todo, Crystal le revela a Roseanne un secreto sobre Audrey que había estado oculto de Dan toda su vida. Dan queda lleno de incredulidad y horror ante las revelaciones. Mientras tanto, los hijos mayores de Conner-Healy hacen todo lo posible para hacer creer a D.J. que él también podría estar loco.

Roseanne se entera de que Bev no resultó herida al resbalar en la ducha como le dijo a todos. Fred planea proponerle matrimonio a Jackie.

Fred climbs out of the doghouse with Jackie by gathering inspiration from her soaps and figuring out a romantic way to propose to her. David climbs into the doghouse with Darlene by commenting that it's a woman's obligation to bear children. Dan joins David in the doghouse when his attempts to be romantic with Roseanne fall short. Roseanne dreams of being romanced by the men on One Life to Live (1968).

Fred is unsettled by the fact that Jackie turns to Dan, and not him, when she needs help from a man. Upset, convinced that Jackie has feeling for Dan, and half-drunk, Fred confronts Dan, takes a swing at him, and tells Jackie that maybe they shouldn't get married, but offers no explanation. Dan tells Roseanne, who tells Jackie what is really troubling Fred, and they both have a good laugh at the idea. Clearing the air paves the way for Fred and Jackie's wedding.

Becky thinks David's crushing on her when he admits to a sexual dream involving a Conner woman other than Darlene. David eventually reveals that his dream-subject was Roseanne.

Los intentos de Roseanne de gastarles una broma a todos en la fiesta de Halloween de Leon en el restaurante fracasan cuando descubre que Fred es gay.

Dan y Roseanne descubren que D.J. quiere evitar participar en su obra de teatro escolar porque tiene que besar a una chica negra y se siente incómodo al respecto. Roseanne quiere obligarlo, y Dan está preocupado de que D.J. pueda haber adquirido ideas prejuiciosas por algo que inconscientemente haya dicho o hecho. Jackie está perpleja de que Fred parezca disfrutar pasar tiempo con su madre.

Thanksgiving is full of tension and anxiety when Roseanne gets alarming news about her baby from the prenatal clinic. The discomfort is only worsened when Nana Mary arrives with her new husband and upsets Bev, and the rest of the family, by discussing the two abortions she (Nana Mary) had years before.

After being arrested for D.U.I., Beverly is forced to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meetings, where she discovers that she might really be an alcoholic. This new realization does not bode well for the family, since Roseanne is forbidding anyone to drink while Beverly is in the house, which quickly puts an end to Dan's Super Bowl party. Dan, Jackie, and Fred sneak out to the garage to drink and watch the game on an old portable TV, until Beverly catches them, and pitches a fit, prompting Roseanne to pitch a fit, or two, of her own.

Roseanne pretends to be ill in order to get some rest and relaxation to the exhaustion of everyone else in the family, who are at her beck and call. David discovers Roseanne's faking but when he confronts her, Roseanne strikes a deal with him that he reluctantly accepts. Meanwhile, Jackie confronts Beverly about being an awful mother and is stunned by her reaction.

In Roseanne's absence, Dan discovers something troubling about Jackie and gets some sound advice from David.

Fred is still angry and bitter about his separation from Jackie while Jackie is beginning to see the sliver lining and starts going on outings that Fred never enjoyed. Meanwhile, Roseanne begins meddling in order to get the two of them back together but begins to regret it when she realizes how unsure Jackie is that she even loves Fred anymore.

The Conners are selected to be a "Nielsen Family". Roseanne, who is going through a nesting period in her pregnancy, insists that the family watch only educational-type programming to prove to the Nielsen people that they are not white trash. After Dan breaks the couch, Roseanne accepts a hand-me-down couch from her mother, but soon regrets it. Jackie and Fred make a life-altering decision.

David announces to the Conners that he wants to spend a month in Europe after graduation, but Darlene selfishly pressures him out of it. Dan starts working on building his boat again, but Roseanne insists that they can't afford it, and makes fun of his dream, launching into a fantasy where she and her family play the castaways on La isla de Gilligan (1963). Cast members from La isla de Gilligan (1963) cameo as members of the Conner family.

D.J.'s old bedroom is being converted into a nursery for the new baby. After discovering that a new baby crib is out of her price range, Roseanne schemes up a baby shower in hopes of getting at least forty $10.00 gifts, that she can exchange for the $400.00 crib. This plan threatens to backfire when the gifts are mostly homemade, or are otherwise nonexchangeable. After being unable to work together to paint the nursery without squabbling, Roseanne reassigns Becky and Darlene to throw the baby shower instead, but the girls are still at each other's throats because Darlene refuses to pull her weight, sticking Becky with all the work. Roseanne gets David to throw a "guy" baby shower for Dan with the men at his shop, hoping for even more exchangeable gifts, but that backfires as well.

Roseanne sparks a fight with Jackie when she feeds Andy junk food against Jackie's orders. Dan spends some "quality" time with DJ to show his son that he does more than watch television and drink beer all day.

Roseanne goes into labor on her favorite holiday (Halloween) and gives birth on a pain-medication-induced psychedelic trip.

DJ's teacher lets the class design their own Thanksgiving pageant, which turns into a Pulp Fiction spoof that offends many parents. Roseanne invites some new Native American friends over for Thanksgiving.

Roseanne narrates a video for her baby and wants everyone in the family to have a part in it. Darlene and Becky find Dan and Roseanne's old love letters. Fred is determined to seem intelligent and interesting to Jackie but only succeeds in making her feel more crushed by their divorce. Dan attempts to comfort Jackie while Mark prepares a special dinner for the family.

Mark tries to cheer up a glum Becky by inviting the family over for a surprise get-together. As the night goes on, Becky's mood only worsens which prompts Roseanne to pull her aside for a heart-to-heart talk. Becky admits she feels like she missed her chance to go to college and become a therapist or an EMT. Becky even admits to having second thoughts about her marriage to Mark.

The Conner family decides to throw caution to the wind by spending Dan's last paycheck from the garage on a vacation to Disney World.

Magic, wonder, and whimsy surround the Conner family on their tour of Disney World. The only person not amused is Darlene...until she meets Winnie the Pooh.

A producer and reporter from "Wake up Chicago" come into the diner wanting to do a "Man-on-the-Street" interview about the diner owners - to which Roseanne, Jackie, and Leon readily, and eagerly agree. Leon stumbles through his interview nervously, like a deer caught in headlights. Jackie babbles through hers like a hyper manic who's been off her medication. But Roseanne nails her interview, and gets a job offer to do a one-minute spot on the air - where Roseanne gets to speak her mind about whatever she wants. God help TV.

Bev is smitten with her charismatic ballroom-dance instructor until he starts putting the moves on a newly divorced Jackie. When Jackie agrees to a date with the instructor, jealousy takes hold of Bev.

Darlene y David se casan. Dan sufre un ataque al corazón durante la ceremonia.

Dan es llevado apresuradamente al hospital después de sufrir un ataque al corazón y Roseanne intenta reponerse mientras está atrapada en la sala de espera.

After leaving Dan for not taking better care of himself, Roseanne goes on a "spiritual odyssey", imagining herself and Dan as Ann and Donald from "That Girl", Jeannie and Major Nelson from "I Dream of Jeannie", and Mary and Lou from "The Mary Tylor Moore Show". The family tries console Dan, and encourage Roseanne to reconcile with her heart-broken husband. Jackie discovers that they won the Illinois State Lottery worth 108 million dollars.

After finding out they won the Illinois State Lottery, the Conners and family imagine how to spend their new-found wealth. Kathleen Sullivan and Robin Leach interview Dan and Roseanne in their home. Throwing a party in their home proves that people really do come out of the woodwork to help celebrate wealth. Dan and Roseanne vow to not let money change who they are.

While sitting around the dinner table with her family, talking about their lottery winnings, Roseanne daydreams about herself and the family being on "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991), her and Jackie posing for "Playboy", and winning the Miss Universe contest.

Jackie literally meets her prince charming, who whisks her and the family away to New York City.

The Conners are invited to a wealthy Cape Cod estate, where Roseanne butts heads with the "old money" set.

Roseanne battles a group terrorists holding her family and a foreign diplomat hostage on a train to Washington D.C.

Thanksgiving for the Conners starts on a sour note with the news Dan won't be able to make it home for the holiday. However, Roseanne is thrilled she can afford to have the meal catered instead of spending an entire day in the kitchen. Family squabbles combined with a shocking revelation by Bev nearly ruins the evening. The family must contend with the fact that money does not necessarily buy happiness.

Roseanne misses Dan and tries to prepare the home for his return. Bev visits with Nana Mary to talk about her life and makes a startling discovery.

Dan finally returns home after a long stay in California with his ill mother. He, Roseanne, and the entire family realize how much they have to be thankful for as one of the oddest and most trying years of their lives comes to an end. The only problem is how distant and uncomfortable Dan seems to be around Roseanne.

Darlene gives birth to a very premature baby girl. The doctors and specialists have very little hope for the baby's survival. The family is crushed but Roseanne is determined to prove pure love, affection, and a tender touch are more powerful than any medicine.

Jackie and Mark attend a female wrestling match, DJ is unprepared when a quiet night with Heather goes farther than expected, and Bev is introduced to a new "friend" named Joyce.

The Conners are approached by different network and cable film developers, each hoping to get the right to their "rags to riches" story. What starts out as excitement and enthusiasm for the family, soon dims when they realize that none of the producers they interview with wants to portray them as they really are. A tabloid reporter approaches Beverly, Joan and Leon for stories about Roseanne and her family, and they are only too eager to dish the dirt.

The Conners welcome baby Harris Conner-Healy home. Roseanne is delighted Darlene wants to live at home and work on her parenting skills. The family talks about their lives after winning the lottery and are glad they have all come out of it stronger people. Over a pizza dinner, Roseanne suggests they say grace to thank God that Harris survived and the family is together again.

Family and friends gather at the Conner house to celebrate baby Harris' Homecoming and everyone takes a turn chatting with the new addition to the family. Mark and Becky have some exciting news, as do Leon and his husband Scott. During dinner, Roseanne takes time to reflect on each member of her family and reveals she has been writing a book; everything we see is Roseanne's altered version of actual events. Roseanne reveals the true story and admits she changed whatever details she didn't like about her life and the people in it. In truth, the Conners never won the lottery; it was all a fantasy Roseanne created in order to cope with a devastating reality. In the final moments, Roseanne sits alone in her basement writing room. She goes upstairs, passing through the old kitchen and the old living room. Roseanne sits on the old couch with the classic afghan on the back and silently takes in the warmth and comfort of the family home as the lights slowly fade.

David aparece inesperadamente para el cumpleaños de Harris después de haber estado ausente durante años, un abandono que fuerza a Darlene a volver a examinar sobre su relación, al igual que al resto de la familia. Mientras tanto, la madre de Roseanne y Jackie, Bev, se muda temporalmente a la casa de los Conner después de un incidente en la residencia de ancianos que le impide regresar.

Después de que Beverly es expulsada de la residencia de ancianos, Roseanne y Jackie se pelean por quién cuidará de su madre. Mientras tanto, el diseño creativo de Mark al construir una pajarera para un cliente de Dan es mucho más de lo que Dan puede lidiar. Por ello, Darlene se ve obligada a defender a su hijo.

Roseanne makes a deal with Jackie: if Jackie asks Fred out, Roseanne will ask their mother to become a silent partner in the restaurant and stay away; feelings hurt, Bev swears she won't have anything to do with either of them. Jackie and Fred go out; he wants them to keep going out, but she doesn't. Roseanne feels guilty about hurting Bev and wants her to do something hurtful back to lessen her guilt; Bev takes her up on that by selling her share of the diner to the very last person Roseanne expected...or wanted.

Roseanne misses Dan and tries to prepare the home for his return. Bev visits with Nana Mary to talk about her life and makes a startling discovery.

Roseanne se entera de que Bev no resultó herida al resbalar en la ducha como le dijo a todos. Fred planea proponerle matrimonio a Jackie.

El fin de semana de Acción de Gracias recibe otra visita de amigos y familiares, incluyendo a Nana Mary y a una Bev sin esposo.

Después de que Bev venda su casa y le dé a Roseanne y Jackie cada una $10,000, las chicas se resisten ante la idea de que su madre se mude a Lanford.

Mark tries to cheer up a glum Becky by inviting the family over for a surprise get-together. As the night goes on, Becky's mood only worsens which prompts Roseanne to pull her aside for a heart-to-heart talk. Becky admits she feels like she missed her chance to go to college and become a therapist or an EMT. Becky even admits to having second thoughts about her marriage to Mark.

After being arrested for D.U.I., Beverly is forced to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meetings, where she discovers that she might really be an alcoholic. This new realization does not bode well for the family, since Roseanne is forbidding anyone to drink while Beverly is in the house, which quickly puts an end to Dan's Super Bowl party. Dan, Jackie, and Fred sneak out to the garage to drink and watch the game on an old portable TV, until Beverly catches them, and pitches a fit, prompting Roseanne to pitch a fit, or two, of her own.

Bev is smitten with her charismatic ballroom-dance instructor until he starts putting the moves on a newly divorced Jackie. When Jackie agrees to a date with the instructor, jealousy takes hold of Bev.