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"Mothers and Other Strangers"

Season 9: Episode 11
(209 / 231 episodes)

Network

ABC-TV

Air date

December 3,1996

Written by

Roseanne &
Cynthia Mort

Directed by

Gary Halvorson

Episode Guide
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Home is Where the Afghan Is	Home For The Holidays

Mothers and Other Strangers was the 11th episode of Season 9 of Roseanne, also the 209th overall series episode. It was written by Roseanne and Cynthia Mort, and was directed by Gary Halvorson. It originally aired on ABC-TV on December 3, 1996.

Summary

Dan still isn't home, and Roseanne is afraid of the changes she has made to family and house. Elsewhere, Bev seeks answers from free-spirited mother Mary, who finally mends her relationship with her daughter.

Plot

Roseanne readies for the return of Dan, and worries about the changes she has made in preparation for it. Elsewhere, Roseanne's mother, Bev, goes to seek answers from her own free-spirited mother, and after sixty-five years, they finally have a mother-daughter heart to heart.

Cast

Starring

Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
John Goodman as Dan Conner (credit only)
Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris
Sara Gilbert as Darlene Conner
Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner
Sarah Chalke as Becky Conner (credit only)

Also Starring

Johnny Galecki as David Healy
Estelle Parsons as Beverly Harris

Guests

Trivia

Michael Fishman makes his 200th appearance as D.J., although since he didn't play D.J. in the pilot episode, the character of the D.J. actually made his 200th appearance in the proceeding episode "Home is Where the Afghan Is".
This episode marks the final appearance of Shelley Winters as Nana Mary.
The episode shares the same name with the 11th episode of Sister Sister which aired in 1994.
Despite being credited, John Goodman (Dan Conner) and Sarah Chalke (Becky Conner) do not appear.

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Call Waiting • Millions from Heaven • What a Day for a Daydream • Honor Thy Mother • Someday My Prince Will Come • Pampered To A Pulp • Satan, Darling • Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti • Roseambo • Home is Where the Afghan Is • Mothers and Other Strangers • Home For The Holidays • Say It Ain't So • Hit the Road, Jack • The War Room • Lanford's Elite • Some Enchanted Merger • A Second Chance • The Miracle • Roseanne-Feld • The Truth Be Told • Arsenic and Old Mom • Into That Good Night, Part 1 • Into That Good Night, Part 2
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 |network = ABC-TV
 |airdate = December 3,1996
-|writer = Roseanne Barr & Cynthia Mort
+|writer = [[Roseanne Barr|Roseanne]] &<br> [[Cynthia Mort]]
-|director = Gary Halvorson
+|director = [[Gary Halvorson]]
 |previous = ''[[Home is Where the Afghan Is]]''
 |next = ''[[Home For The Holidays]]''
+}}'''Mothers and Other Strangers''' was the 11th episode of [[Season 9]] of ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'', also the 209th overall series episode. It was written by [[Roseanne Barr|Roseanne]] and [[Cynthia Mort]], and was directed by [[Gary Halvorson]]. It originally aired on ABC-TV on December 3, 1996.
-}}
-'''Mothers and Other Strangers''' was the 11th episode of Season 9 of ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'', also the 209th overall series episode. It was written by [[Roseanne Barr]] and [[Cynthia Mort]], and was directed by [[Gary Halvorson]]. It originally aired on ABC-TV on December 3, 1996.
-==Synopsis==
+==Summary==
-an still isn't home, and Roseanne is afraid of the changes she has made to family and house. Elsewhere, Bev seeks answers from free-spirited mother Mary, who finally mends her relationship with her daughter.
+Dan still isn't home, and Roseanne is afraid of the changes she has made to family and house. Elsewhere, Bev seeks answers from free-spirited mother Mary, who finally mends her relationship with her daughter.
-==Plot summary==
+==Plot==
 Roseanne readies for the return of Dan, and worries about the changes she has made in preparation for it. Elsewhere, Roseanne's mother,&nbsp;Bev, goes to seek answers from her own&nbsp;free-spirited mother, and after sixty-five years, they finally have a mother-daughter heart to heart.
-==Trivia==
+==Cast==
+===Starring===
-This episode marks the inal series appearance of [[Shelley Winters]] as Bev's mom, [[Nana Mary]].
+*[[Roseanne Barr|Roseanne]] as [[Roseanne Conner]]
+*[[John Goodman]] as [[Dan Conner]] <small>(credit only)</small>
+*[[Laurie Metcalf]] as [[Jackie Harris]]
+*[[Sara Gilbert ]] as [[Darlene Conner]]
+*[[Michael Fishman]] as [[D.J. Conner]]
+*[[Sarah Chalke]] as [[Becky Conner]] <small>(credit only)</small>
+===Also Starring===
-'''Note:''' John Goodman does not appear in this episode.
+*[[Johnny Galecki]] as [[David Healy]]
+*[[Estelle Parsons]] as [[Beverly Harris]]
+===Guests===
+*[[Shelley Winters]] as [[Nana Mary]]
+*[[Martin Mull]] as [[Leon Carp]]
+*[[Fred Willard]] as [[Scott]]
+*[[Cole and Morgan Roberts|Cole Roberts]] as [[Jerry Conner]]
+==Trivia==
+*[[Michael Fishman]] makes his 200th appearance as [[D.J. Conner|D.J.]], although since he didn't play D.J. in the pilot episode, the character of the D.J. actually made his 200th appearance in the proceeding episode "[[Home is Where the Afghan Is]]".
+* This episode marks the final appearance of [[Shelley Winters]] as [[Nana Mary]].
+* The episode shares the same name with the 11th episode of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701751/ Sister Sister] which aired in 1994.
+* Despite being credited, [[John Goodman]] ([[Dan Conner]]) and [[Sarah Chalke]] ([[Becky Conner]]) do not appear.
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 [[Category:Season 9 Episodes]]
+[[Category:Retconned]]