Honor Thy Mother was the fourth episode of Season 9 of Roseanne, also the 202nd overall series episode. It was written by Bob Hickman and Amy Welsh, and was directed by Mark K. Samuels. It originally aired on ABC-TV on October 8, 1996.
Summary[]
Dan announces that he's going to visit his mother in California. Jackie and Roseanne wait out the Conner house's renovation at a spa.
Plot[]
After winning the lottery, Dan acts strange around the house and with his friends. He doesn't watch Monday night football and starts fixing things around the house at odd hours of the night. When he finally reveals that his mother is in a psychiatric hospital, he and Roseanne make plans to take her to California to see a specialist.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
- John Goodman as Dan Conner
- Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris
- Sara Gilbert as Darlene Conner
- Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner
- Sarah Chalke as Becky Conner
Also Starring[]
Guests[]
- James Pickens Jr. as Chuckie Mitchell
- Allan Stephan as Allan
- Jim Varney as Prince Carlos (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- This episode marks Laurie Metcalf's 200th appearance as Jackie Harris.
- This episode marks the last appearance of The Lobo on Roseanne. It won't be seen again for 27 years until the Season 5 episode "Two More Years and a Stolen Rose" from The Conners.
- Jim Varney makes his first appearance as Prince Carlos. He will appear in the following episode "Someday My Prince Will Come", and "Home Is Where the Afghan Is".
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