Body by Jake was the 23rd episode of Season 6 of Roseanne, also the 145th overall series episode. It was written by David Forbes and was directed by Phillip Charles MacKenzie. It originally aired on ABC-TV on May 10, 1994.
Synopsis[]
When Beverly breaks her pelvis at the retirement home, she claims she fell in the shower but Roseanne discovers the real story. Fred pops the question to Jackie.
Summary[]
Beverly moves into the Conner household when she breaks her pelvis in her rest-home apartment. She blames Dan for the accident because he didn't fix her shower, but Roseanne finds out that the injury happened during a sexual encounter between Beverly and Jake.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Roseanne Arnold as Roseanne Conner
- John Goodman as Dan Conner
- Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris
- Sara Gilbert as Darlene Conner (credit only)
- Sarah Chalke as Becky Conner
- Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner
Also Starring[]
- Johnny Galecki as David Healy
- Glenn Quinn as Mark Healy
- Michael O'Keefe as Fred
- Estelle Parsons as Beverly Harris
Guests[]
- Louisa Abernathy as Nurse
- Red Buttons as Jake (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- Red Buttons makes his second and final appearance as Jake. He had previously appeared in the Season 5 episode "Playing with Matches ". Unusually, he isn't credited.
- Louisa Abernathy makes her second appearance as a Nurse. She previously appeared in "Goodbye Mr. Right" from Season 3.
- Despite being credited, Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner) does not appear.
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