The Publisher Cops Show Pilot

"The Publisher Cops Show Pilot"
Season 6: Episode 1(94 / 112 episodes)
Network	ABC-TV
Production Code	603
Air date	February 7, 2024
Written by	Dave Caplan Bruce Helford & Bruce Rasmussen
Directed by	Jody Margolin Hahn
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The Publisher Cops Show Pilot is the season premiere of Season 6 of The Conners, also the 94th episode overall.

Summary

Jackie faces problems at the Lunch Box and must take advice from an unexpected guest. Elsewhere, Dan and Darlene take a trip into Chicago.

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)
• Jay R. Ferguson as Ben Olinsky

Special Guest

• Katey Sagal as Louise Goldufski

Guests

• Nick Offerman as Adam Chestnut
• Clare McNulty as Amanda

Trivia

• A new title sequence debuts this episode and now features the family eating tacos instead of Chinese food.
• Mary Conner (Jayden Rey) has been removed and now absent from the title sequence.
• There is no pre-title sequence this episode. This is the first instance of this occurring since Season 3 of Roseanne.
• This is the first time the kitchen of The Lunch Box has appeared since it's reintroduction into The Conners.
• Despite being credited, Ames McNamara (Mark Healy II) does not appear. This is the first and only premiere he's been absent in since his introduction in the Season 10 revival of Roseanne.
• Although aired as the first episode of the season, it was filmed as the third.