The Dog Days of Christmas is the tenth episode of Season 5 of The Conners, also the 81st episode overall.
Summary[]
The holidays are approaching and Dan meets his mother-in-law for the first time. Elsewhere, Darlene helps Becky with a parenting problem.
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
- Emma Kenney as Harris Healy
- Ames McNamara as Mark Healy II (credit only)
- Jayden Rey as Mary Conner (credit only)
- Jay R. Ferguson as Ben Olinsky (credit only)
Special Guest[]
Guests[]
- Jane Curtin as Doris Goldufski
- Charlotte Sanchez as Beverly Rose Conner
Trivia[]
- Including his appearances on Roseanne, this marks John Goodman's 300th appearance as Dan Conner. This also makes him the second cast member (after Laurie Metcalf) to appear in 300 episodes.
- Darlene mentions barking in class when she was young. This is a reference to the very first episode of Roseanne entitled "Life and Stuff".
- Audrey Conner is revealed to be dead, although it had been implied in the past.
- Despite being credited, Ames McNamara (Mark Healy II), Jayden Rey (Mary Conner) and Jay R. Ferguson (Ben Olinsky) do not appear.
- Although aired as the tenth episode of the season, it was filmed as the eleventh.
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