ROSEANNE: DRESS TO IMPRESS (TV)
Summary
One in this revived comedy series about Roseanne and Dan Conner, a working-class couple who live in Lanford, Illinois, and their three kids, D.J., Darlene, and Becky, now adults with families of their own.
In this episode, Becky feverishly prepares for a visit from Andrea, for whom she hopes to be a surrogate. Roseanne and Dan express their worries about cross-dressing grandson Mark's first day at his new school, sure that he will be teased, though Darlene maintains that he is entitled to his own self-expression. Self-appointed "life coach" Jackie weighs in on the meaninglessness of the gender binary. Roseanne sits down with Mark and tells him that he must "pick his fights." He informs her that he is simply a boy who enjoys colorful, interesting clothes. Satisfied, Roseanne accompanies him to class and makes it clear that she will not tolerate unkind behavior toward her grandson; back at home, Becky scrambles to present a somewhat sanitized version of the Conner family history -- physical, mental and otherwise -- to the meticulous Andrea.
Darlene angrily tells Dan that Mark was hauled into the principal's office for bringing a knife to school. She assumes that Dan gave it to him to increase his "masculinity," though Dan protests that it was merely for protection against dangerous bullies. Mark admits that he was indeed mocked for his clothes and tried to pacify one of the mean kids with the knife as a gift. Darlene reminds him that "weird is cool" and encourages him to seek out other unique kids as friends. Mark returns to school with an increased sense of confidence, and Becky is relieved when Andrea sends the family a gift, suggesting that she was not entirely put off by their rambunctious ways.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:21:32
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 132359
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Families
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1988-1997; 2018
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Roseanne (See also: Arnold, Roseanne; Barr, Roseanne) … Executive Producer, Based on a character created by
- Bruce Helford … Executive Producer
- Whitney Cummings … Executive Producer
- Sara Gilbert … Executive Producer
- Tom Werner … Executive Producer
- Tony Hernandez … Executive Producer
- Betsy Borns … Co-Executive Producer
- Dave Caplan … Co-Executive Producer
- Bruce Rasmussen … Co-Executive Producer
- Sid Youngers … Co-Executive Producer
- Randall Keenan Winston … Co-Executive Producer
- John Pasquin … Co-Executive Producer, Director
- Darlene Hunt … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Kelsie Kiley … Associate Producer
- Norm MacDonald … Consulting Producer
- Morgan Murphy … Consulting Producer
- Wanda Sykes … Consulting Producer
- Matt Williams … Created by
- Dan Foliart … Theme Music by
- Howard Pearl … Theme Music by
- Roseanne (See also: Arnold, Roseanne; Barr, Roseanne) … Cast, Roseanne Conner
- John Goodman … Cast, Dan Conner
- Laurie Metcalf … Cast, Jackie Harris
- Sara Gilbert … Cast, Darlene Conner-Healy
- Lecy Goranson … Cast, Becky Conner-Healy
- Michael Fishman … Cast, D.J. Conner
- Emma Kenney … Cast, Harris Conner-Healy
- Ames McNamara … Cast, Mark Conner-Healy
- Jayden Rey … Cast, Mary Conner
- Sarah Chalke … Cast, Andrea
- Judy Prescott … Cast, Miss Crane
- Izzie Leigh Coffey … Cast, Girl