Halloween: the Final Chapter

"Halloween: the Final Chapter"
Season 8: Episode 5(178 / 231 episodes)
Network	ABC-TV
Air date	October 31, 1995
Written by	Roseanne Barr & Lois Bromfield
Directed by	Roseanne Barr
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Halloween: the Final Chapter was the fifth episode of Season 8 of Roseanne, also the 177th overall series episode. It was written by series' star Roseanne Barr and Lois Bromfield and was directed by Roseanne Barr. It originally aired on ABC-TV on Halloween, October 31, 1995.

Synopsis

On Halloween, Roseanne reigns as "Queen of the Gypsies, consort of wizards and seer of souls." A Ouija board sends a message from "The Dead" that portends an unexpected event: Roseanne goes into labor. She delivers a baby boy, Jerry Garcia Conner.

Plot summary

The Conner clan celebrates Halloween with typical Conner flare. Dan and David entertain trick-or-treaters with help from Bev. Roseanne and Jackie play with the Ouija board, which informs Roseanne that she is going to have her baby N.O.W., seconds before she goes into labor. At the hospital, Roseanne visits her "happy place": memories of Halloween's past. And with a little help from Demerol, she goes on a psychedelic journey which includes the spirit of the recently parted Jerry Garcia, who visits Roseanne with a message of magic, bliss, and spiritual connection to one another. Roseanne gives birth to a baby boy, naming him Jerry Garcia Conner, in honor of the late-great iconic hero.

Cast

Starring

• Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
• John Goodman as Dan Conner
• Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris
• Sara Gilbert as Darlene Conner (archive footage only)
• Lecy Goranson as Becky Conner (archive footage only)
• Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner

Also Starring

• Johnny Galecki as David Healy
• Glenn Quinn as Mark Healy
• Estelle Parsons as Beverly Harris

Guests

• Sarah Chalke as Trick or Treater
• Fred Asparagus as Jerry Garcia
• Darnell Suttles as Bear Doctor
• Deborah Jolly as Skeleton Doctor
• Steve Moore as Turtle Doctor
• Treva Tegtmeier as Nurse
• Bob Zany as Magician Doctor
• Bobbie Bates
• Jason Davis

Trivia

• The closing credits from this episode involve Roseanne answering questions from the audience after filming. One of the questions regards the fact that Roseanne gave birth to a boy despite being told in a previous episode she was having a girl. Roseanne states that due to her falling pregnant after Roseanne (the character) did and the decision being taken she would have a girl, she decided afterwards that the baby's gender would match whatever she herself had.
• This is the last Halloween episode of Roseanne and the last until The Conners episode "There Won't Be Blood".
• Sarah Chalke returns but playing a different character instead of Becky.
• Despite being credited, Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner) and Lecy Goranson (Becky Conner) do not appear. Although they do appear using archive footage from previous episodes.