Keep on Truckin'

"Keep on Truckin'"
Season 1: Episode 1(1 / 106 episodes)
Network	ABC-TV
Air date	October 16, 2018
Written by	Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan & Bruce Rasmussen
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Episode Guide
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Keep on Truckin' is the premiere episode of the new spin-off of Roseanne titled The Conners, thus it is the 1st episode of Season 1. It's the first episode not to feature the character of Roseanne Conner as played by Roseanne Barr.

Summary

A sudden turn of events forces the Conners to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.

Plot

In-Depth

Cast

Starring

• John Goodman as Dan Conner
• Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris
• Sara Gilbert as Darlene Conner
• Lecy Goranson as Becky Conner
• Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner
• Emma Kenney as Harris Healy
• Ames McNamara as Mark Conner Healy
• Jayden Rey as Mary Conner
• Maya Lynne Robinson as Geena Williams

Guests

• Estelle Parsons as Beverly Harris (uncredited)
• James Pickens Jr. as Chuckie Mitchell (uncredited)
• Natalie West as Crystal Anderson (uncredited)
• Mary Steenburgen as Marcy Bellinger (uncredited)

Trivia

• This marks the first episode not to feature Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) at all.
• Geena Williams is now portrayed by Maya Lynne Robinson and upgraded to a main cast member.
• This episode features the first appearance of Marcy Bellinger, the acquaintance of Roseanne Conner from whom she obtained prescription pills. She had previously been mentioned in the penultimate Roseanne episode "Netflix & Pill"
• None of the guest cast are credited for their appearances.
• Strangely, DJ is the only original character not shown to mourn for Roseanne, onscreen.