This page lists the episodes shown in Season 4 of the ABC-TV series Roseanne.
Season 4 (1991-92)[]
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 73 | 1 | "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" | Andrew D. Weyman | Amy Sherman and Jennifer Heath | September 17, 1991 |
| While the Conners plan to open their own bike shop, Becky comes to Jackie and Roseanne for advice on birth control and reveals that she has already slept with Mark. | |||||
| 74 | 2 | "Take My Bike ... Please!" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Bob Myer
Story: Mark Rosewater |
September 24, 1991 |
| Dan and Roseanne leave Becky in charge at home when they start working 15-hour days. DJ starts to feel neglected. This episode features the first appearance of Dan Butler as Art. | |||||
| 75 | 3 | "Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker" | Andrew D. Weyman | Chuck Lorre | October 1, 1991 |
| Jackie is horrified when she realizes that she had a drunken fling with Arnie. Roseanne tries endlessly to get rid of DJ's new dog. Dan and his pals discover Leon's gay when they invite him to their poker game. | |||||
| 76 | 4 | "Darlene Fades to Black" | Andrew D. Weyman | Jeff Abugov | October 8, 1991 |
| Darlene slips into a depressive state, constantly searching for alone-time. Meanwhile, Becky has her eye on one of Dan's bikes. | |||||
| 77 | 5 | "Tolerate Thy Neighbor" | Andrew D. Weyman | Maxine Lapiduss and Martin Mull | October 15, 1991 |
| Roseanne witnesses the Bowmans' possessions being donated to (what she believes) charity while they're out of town. When they return they find their house has been robbed and are angered at Roseanne for letting it happen. Bob Hope appears in this episode. | |||||
| 78 | 6 | "Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down" | Andrew D. Weyman | Amy Sherman | October 29, 1991 |
| When Dan and Roseanne play a gruesome Halloween prank on Kathy Bowman, Roseanne is worried that Kathy might get her revenge later that night. At the lodge's Halloween party, Jackie discovers that the moose she has been flirting with is really Booker. | |||||
| 79 | 7 | "Vegas" | Andrew D. Weyman | Sid Youngers and Don Foster | November 5, 1991 |
| Arnie and Nancy invite Roseanne and Dan to their wedding in Las Vegas. Roseanne and Dan get into a big fight when she pulls him out of a lucky game. | |||||
| 80 | 8 | "Vegas, Vegas" | Andrew D. Weyman | Mark Rosewater and Joel Madison | November 12, 1991 |
| Roseanne's upset with Dan because he'd rather play craps than have a romantic night with her. She gets drunk with Nancy and walks into a Wayne Newton performance believing that she's heckling a Newton impersonator. During Arnie's and Nancy's wedding, Dan and Roseanne get to renew their vows. | |||||
| 81 | 9 | "Stressed to Kill" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Maxine Lapiduss and Jeff Abugov
Story: Chuck Lorre and Bob Myer |
November 19, 1991 |
| Roseanne resumes smoking to deal with her stressful life--then must keep the renewed habit from her family. She's thrilled when Darlene gets a B on a school report--until she finds out that Becky actually wrote it for her. | |||||
| 82 | 10 | "Thanksgiving '91" | Andrew D. Weyman | Brad Isaacs | November 26, 1991 |
| During Thanksgiving dinner, Roseanne and Jackie find out that their father has been cheating on their mother for 20 years and she has known about and accepted it for some time. | |||||
| 83 | 11 | "Kansas City, Here We Come" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Jennifer Heath and Don Foster
Story: Amy Sherman and David Forbes |
December 3, 1991 |
| Jackie and Roseanne head for Kansas City to meet their father's mistress. Dan goes to beat up Becky's boss for being grossly disrespectful to her, but finds that Mark has beaten him to it. | |||||
| 84 | 12 | "Santa Claus" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Chuck Lorre and Maxine Lapiduss
Story: Barry Vigon |
December 17, 1991 |
| Roseanne and Jackie are Rodbell's new Santa and Mrs. Claus at Rodbell's; while on duty, Roseanne meets Darlene's new friend Karen...and Karen's son. | |||||
| 85 | 13 | "Bingo" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Sid Youngers and Joel Madison
Story: Tom Arnold and Robert Miranda |
January 7, 1992 |
| Crystal invites Roseanne to bingo while Becky and Darlene look after Little Ed. Roseanne wins in her first game and quickly becomes addicted, which sparks a fight with Crystal. But Crystal's real story is that she's pregnant again and already feels like she's raising Little Ed and her teenage son by herself as Ed is always away on business. | |||||
| 86 | 14 | "The Bowling Show" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Amy Sherman and Jeff Abugov
Story: Don Foster |
January 21, 1992 |
| Dan and Arnie struggle to bring their team out of last place, while Roseanne feels shut out of Jackie and Nancy's new friendship. Darlene meets David for the first time (although he's referred to as Kevin in this episode). David Crosby appears in this episode. | |||||
| 87 | 15 | "The Back Story" | Andrew D. Weyman | Bob Myer | February 4, 1992 |
| Bev arrives to help when Roseanne throws her back out, in time for DJ's 10th birthday. Dan's thrilled with a rare opportunity to spoil his kids when he secretly buys DJ a Super Nintendoand strikes a car-buying deal with Becky, but is upset when Bev swoops in and beats him to the punch. | |||||
| 88 | 16 | "Less is More" | Gail Mancuso | Teleplay: Maxine Lapiduss and Don Foster
Story: Amy Sherman |
February 11, 1992 |
| Roseanne's doctor recommends she get a breast reduction to reduce stress on her back. She agrees in spite of a nightmare (featuring a cameo appearance by Neil Patrick Harris asDoogie Howser, MD), in which her breasts are accidentally seriously enlarged. | |||||
| 89 | 17 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Andrew D. Weyman | Jennifer Heath | February 18, 1992 |
| Becky breaks up with Mark. Roseanne and Dan can finally relax...but is the break really permanent? | |||||
| 90 | 18 | "This Old House" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Chuck Lorre and Jeff Abugov
Story: Michael Poryes |
February 25, 1992 |
| Roseanne discovers that Darlene skipped school to attend a comic book convention in Chicago with David. Jackie and Roseanne return to their vacant childhood home and relive painful memories about their abusive father. | |||||
| 91 | 19 | "The Commercial Show" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Jennifer Heath and Maxine Lapiduss
Story: Maxine Lapiduss and Chuck Lorre |
March 3, 1992 |
| The Conners are picked for a Rodbell's commercial, much to Darlene's embarrassment. Leon and his partner break up. The Bowmans are moving back to Chicago. | |||||
| 92 | 20 | "Therapy" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Sid Youngers and Joel Madison
Story: Chuck Lorre |
March 17, 1992 |
| Darlene mouths off about a girl at school, and Roseanne accompanies Jackie to her therapist. | |||||
| 93 | 21 | "Lies" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Don Foster and Sid Youngers
Story: Jeff Abugov |
March 24, 1992 |
| Darlene bypasses Roseanne for advice on David, Roseanne is anxious about a lie detector test in her workplace. | |||||
| 94 | 22 | "Deliverance" | Gail Mancuso | Teleplay: Jeff Abugov and Joel Madison
Story: Chuck Lorre |
March 31, 1992 |
| 8-months-pregnant Crystal goes into labor and Dan coaches her as she gives birth to her long-awaited daughter. Roseanne and Bonnie feud over who will manage the coffee shop, but it's closing down in 3 weeks to become a bargain bin. Darlene tells David to quit crowding her. | |||||
| 95 | 23 | "Secrets" | Andrew D. Weyman | Lawrence H. Levy | April 28, 1992 |
| Depressed because Becky still won't see him, Mark gets drunk at the Lobo Lounge and puts his fist through the jukebox. Dan tends to him, then must lie to Roseanne and Becky. | |||||
| 96 | 24 | "Don't Make Me Over" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Maxine Lapiduss and Sid Youngers & Dan Foster
Story: Sara Gilbert |
May 5, 1992 |
| Determined to attend a faraway rock concert, Becky and Darlene arrange a Mother's-Day spa-pampering for Roseanne, who is thrilled until she discovers their ulterior motive. | |||||
| 97 | 25 | "Aliens" | Andrew D. Weyman | Teleplay: Jeff Abugov and Joel Madison
Story: Joel Madison and Ron Nelson |
May 12, 1992 |
| DJ's spelling-bee triumph is a welcome bright spot as Rodbell's luncheonette closes down and Dan's bike shop continues its slow descent. Meanwhile, Nancy is heartbroken when Arnie leaves her, especially when he claims he was abducted by aliens. | |||||
