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</noinclude>Al Harris  was Roseanne and Jackie's father. He appeared in two episodes during seasons 1–2 of Roseanne, in "We Gather Together", and "Dear Mom and Dad". The part of Al was played by late veteran character actor John Randolph.

About Al[]

The maternal grandfather of Roseanne's children appeared to be a normal, jovial guy, but it turned out that he was a physically-abusive father to Roseanne and Jackie when they were children, and he had a mistress for over 20 years; his wife Bev finally kicked him out of the house. Upon his death, Roseanne meets with his mistress Joan, who didn't know of Al's abuse of his family, as Al had led her to believe that Roseanne and Jackie were ungrateful for everything he ever did for them. Despite his violent nature, Al possesses a highly humorous nature that, in his passing, Roseanne thanks him for after reading a list of many things she hates him for doing to her and Jackie.

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