The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's tightly refined version of how people talk. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as consistently funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo
The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's highly refined version of people having a conversation. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo.
The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's highly refined version of people having a conversation. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo.
Great show from S2-5, then it sort of derailed & they went from working class to trash. As for the ending, it was confusing as to whether things happened or not. Dan had the heart attack at Darlene's wedding so was she marrying Mark, did it happen elsewhere? Even though the last season was terrible & I don't like the idea it was all an illusion, the ending was one of the most emotional. I loved Dan and thought he Jackie made the show. So killing him off & Roseanne alone at the end was brutal.
This show always depressed me. A bit too close to what reality was like for me when it was first airing on TV. I can see why other people liked it, but it always made me want to rebel against the idea that this is how things were MEANT to be. Real? Maybe one aspect of it, but not how things MUST be. I choose to believe life can be much more fulfilling and less painful than this show makes it out to be. Less yelling and teen pregnancy, more awesomeness and making better choices.
It's sad, yes, but even so...I respect her decision to include the sadness. Roseanne was always real. It's one of the realest sit-coms ever invented. So, she HAD to do this or else, in some way, she'd be letting us down. She would be fake if she didn't.
@FearlessChik09 Just the last season was fictional. "I lost Dan last year when he had the heart attack". I. E., everything after Dan's heart attack was her writing...which makes perfect sense to me.
I really enjoyed watching this show i have been a long time fan and i still think she is funny...Many people compare my humor to her well, all right then, i cant think of a better person to be compaired to.
I always fight back tears when I hear dan saying "Roseanne....Rosey...Roseanne." This is a very underrated show. It calms me when i watch it and i love to watch reruns because its like my real life is forgotten for the half hour and i just drift into lanford into the conner family. Its rare for me to find a show that does that. This show has a very rare balance of reality, humor, and sadness. I will show my kids these shows one day and explain to them what good television is all about.
@a1gu9st9in5 I am in full agreement. My sentiments, exactly. Dan Conner was the type of Dad I want to be honestly. He wasn't perfect, but he was a good man.
@a1gu9st9in5 I agree, I think it's kind of funny that people I talk to shove the show off, because of it's age, until they see it and realize that even though it's closing in on 20 years after the fact, the show is still relevant and funny
i did not like the last episode either but, it's about time you get to see how things are in real life. people don't just win the lottery and solve their problems. people lose their husband or wife, but life doesnt stop. i accept how it ends because most movies and tv shows show happy endings and that is not how it works in real life
I love Roseanne! It's one of my favorite tv shows ever and I think I watch it daily but this has to be one of worst series finale's ever. It was so depressing and sad to me. When they won the lottery the show went downhill. I just wish the end had ended differently but I still love Roseanne.
at 5: 30 she begins to say: "so I start imagine that we have all the money on the world".... that means they did not won on the lottery?...hmm must be so cus if she leaves the room where she write, everything looks like earlier...before the lottery winning..... so it must be an imagination, right?
@uvegtigris2010 the entire ten year series and all the characters we knew and loved were actually not real.the whole series was a book that "a real" roseanne (the one in the basement) was writing the whole time.the characters were based off of this roseannes real life.
I always choke up whenever she gets to the part about Dan dying at Darlene and I guess it would've been Mark's wedding. It's funny you know, my grandparents die and I don't think twice about it. A fictional character dies and I turn into a little girl.
I learned that dreams dont work without action. I learned that no one could not stop me but me. I learned that love is stronger then hate. And most important I learned that god does exist. He and or she is right inside you. Underneath the pain, sorrow, and the shame.
Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of there minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act there dream with open eyes, and make it possible.
I've seen a lot of funny sitcoms with sad finales, but this just takes the cake. This was so beautiful and so sad, I can't believe its done. And I can't believe the way it finished. Knowing that Dan actually died, Roseanne's still poor, and everything else just killed me. It was the complete opposite of a happy ending for me. I know this is all just acting, but it got to me so much. Even as I write this comment tears are dripping onto my laptop...
This ending was so beautiful! OMG the whole part about Dan's death and hearing his voice calling Roseanne ripped my heart out. SO SAD!!!!! Roseanne is an inspiration!
The main thing that bugs me with the ending is switching David and Mark relationships around. Does this mean David ran away with Becky, seems out of character for him. Or does it mean Mark ran off with Darlene and they got married and had a kid later. I don't understand it with the wedding the heart attack, the running away to school the trailer.. all that is just weird to me. I think I'll ignore it too.
one of the best shows if not the best show in tv history... 1988-1997.. we shall never forget. they dont make shows like this anymore. and when i shall take my last breath this will be on memory i will never forget. yeah teh ending was truly special......luv em, never forget em.... truly miss this era on television. in the years that have past so much has changed. deaths births and my life change as i grew up.... but one thing that was been the same is the love for this show R.I.P
WAIT A SEC. I know so many people must be tired of people who don't get this. But am I correct:
The show. Seasons 1-9, is all of Roseanne's book?? At the very end that is what she is saying to us, right? the darleen was with mark and david with becky, in Roseanne Conoor's actual life, but in the book, (which is the show) she switched it? Jackie in her real life is gay, and her mom isn't, but in her book(the show) she is? is this correct?
@BlackMagic8520 i think the whole show is roseanne connor's book (but not her story in real life because i remember her saying that she also had a brother who was gay). If I'm correct, then she started switching up relationships from the time becky started dating mark to make things more interesting.
@BlackMagic8520 No. The entire show is essentially nothing BUT ONE EPISODE, this last episode. Everything you saw during seasons 1-9 happens in this last episode, for this episode covers the entire BOOK.
I SAW THAT EPISODE IT WAS WAY SAD.. BUT I WHEN MY FRIEND DIED I WAS DOIN A MEMORIAL PAGE& I JUS WROTE N IT SOUNDS LIKE HOW SHE IS WRITTING LOL..HE&MY BEST FRIEND HE LIKE MY BROTHER THEY TOUGHT ME ALOT &I AM WHO I AM NOW CUZ THEM IM ALOT STRONGER& I NEVER THOUGHT ID MAKE IT BUT I DID&NOW I HAVE MY LITTLE JAYDEN.DOIN THE MEMORIAL PAGE MAKES ME SAD BUT ALSO HELPS CUZ I WRITE &MEMBER GOOD THINGS& POEMS I CAN FOCUS ON THAT&HELPIN OTHERS ON THE MEMORIAL SITE,MY POEMS WERE ALSO PICKED&POSTED BY THEM
that was a kinave lame ending to a great series, when i first watched it i was happy because it was a show about us, the average americans and i was glad but it kidave got old..... but the halloween episodes are still funny!
@peypeyneekin it means that the character jackie was gay her whole life, but since Roseanne pictured her with a man she made her sister heterosexual in the "book"
I'm happy they didn't really win the lottery. I can deal with Jackie being gay, Bev not, etc, etc. I can even deal with Dan dying, sad as it is. But as hard as I try I just can NOT accept the fact that the couples were switched. It's just too wrong and I choose to ignore it.
Probably Hollywood's best depiction of real, blue collar, Midwestern life. I remember my young life when I see it. My mother is one of the most resilient women I've met. Divorce, bills we couldn't pay, TV dinners, massive credit card debt and bankruptcy, the works. Her, my little brother, and I still held together through it all because (cliche alert) we had each other. And look at me now: about to get my bachelor's degree in chemistry and head to grad school.
The thing I never got was Roseanne's changing things around for her book was her way of correcting/fixing things, so why was Jackie's life always so screwed up and so was every relationship she had in the 'improved' version?
@TheBookWorm1718 it was probably her reasonings for jackie not being able to handle having a man around... they got screwed up because jackie wasn't good with realtionships thats why she didn't have man and not because she was gay
I loved this show. I loved it because it was real. It wasn't like Full House or Family Matters where everything was always fine and dandy and all their problems were solved in 30 minutes. Like I said, It was like real life. Not everything was fine and dandy, people got hurt, people got pregnant, people divorced, and thats what made this show a success. I honestly wish more T.V. shows today were like that.
@thespiankid2318 I've loved this show since I was 10 and when I was about 12 I found a lot of similarities to Roseanne and her father and my mother and her grandmother. People say it's unrealistic how they made the switch to make Al abusive, but it was realistic to me because when an abusive parent become a grandparent, suddenly they're all mellowed out and love their grandkids, and they act nice to the entire outside world so nobody belives the kids, just like my grandmother.
Love the ending.Love the show.I can really relate to not only the show but the finale.My uncle recently was murdered and we lost him suddenly and with all the problems I've had recently and having to adjust without having someone I've had in my life since birth,If I could rewrite my uncle being here, I would .Rewrite the story into what I want it to be.The ending when you realize that Dan is really gone pulls at the heartstrings.The Connors feel like a part of your family.Very underrated show.
I absolutely love love love love 8:00-8:40. I cry EVERY TIME. The fact that everything had a reason in her mind and the house goes back to the way it was and it just all makes me cry especially when we find out Dan died and we hear his voice calling her name. EVERY TIME.
I get misty every time when she's sitting there and you hear Dan's voice calling for her. So sad. The only part my friends and I ignore is the Becky, Mark, Darlene and David thing. It was too confusing, I don't know what the hell the writers were talking about. Just leave some things as is.
Darlene was never with David, she was with Mark. Becky was actually with David, not Mark. Roseanne switched it. All of the stuff with Darlene and the baby was real.
@reygirl1 I know. I didn't mean confused confused. It's just something we chose to ignore. I think the actors themselves even chose to ignore it as well. A lot of people did because it was stupid.
@ChicagoTyme2 if i may explain, in her book, that she's writing about her life, all the things she messed up on, or that went poorly in her life, she fixed. Her book is the story of roseanne connor's life, but some of it is changed, some things she thought went better the way she changed them. So she swapped her daughter's husbands. I think its stupid too darleen and david are so cute!
I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I almost lost it when I heard Dan saying Rosie, it was so powerful and amazing I can't explain it. This sitcom was absolutely powerful and couldn't have been better.
I've only seen a few episodes of "Roseanne" here and there, but I actually like this finale. It really sucks that they killed off Dan, but I've seen a few of the other episodes from this final season and none of it really made sense. This finale makes it all more believable.
I just saw the final episode last year. I was never a huge Roseanne fan, but I did occasionally watch it. This episode was very touching and I love the way there was a twist at the end. I even got a little teary-eyed.
It is extremely difficult to put a good ending to a phenomenal TV show like this-or MASH, The Sopranos, Cosby show..and on. I think it was a clever ending and very heartfelt and explained alot of details. I was not impressed with the last 3 seasons at all-especially the lottery and Dan cheating, which I think we all could agree was ridiculous. This was really a groundbreaking show- and if memory serves me had more famous guest stars than "Dallas" or "Gunsmoke".
I didnt expect this ending or really understand it at first but its really sad i just started watching the show on tv land and oxygen and wow i cant believe it was all a mesh up of the book and the real well of the show that is it is very touching and moving i really only started watching this cause i saw roseanne on oprah but i really like or more like love this show
I watched this show for years. It just started coming on in reruns at night on the CW, so I started watching it again. When they won the lottery and Dan was cheating. I decided to look up the final episodes, because I had obviously missed alot. I sat all day on you tube having a Roseanne marathon. When I watched this final episode, it really did a number on me. It was so real and depressing to watch Dan's chair become empty and to hear his voice calling Rosie. It was so sad and realistic.
This makes me so sad. When I hear DJ calling out to his mom it reminds me of when my kids were little and needed me. Now I feel like Im just not needed or wanted at all.
I used to watch this show every night it came on, from beginning to end, in reruns. I never knew the ending until I watched the very last episode, and I remember it was the best part of the show. Years later I still remember the feeling of watching it and knowing it was over, and how much of a perfect show it was, made that way because it shows the true imperfections of the world. There just aren't any shows like this anymore.
this was the closest thig to a "family" i ever had. i remember when i was a little kid crying my eyes out cause it was over.. My "real family" finally gave me away the same year this show got cancelled. I always held onto this and Married with children and Growing Pains. Like one day one of these families would adopt me. LOL now i am just waiting for the alternate ending where i made up everything from watching this ep forward
I just watched this episode tonight for the first time after watching the whole series. I did NOT expect this ending. The minute the camera went on the empty chair, I felt this empty, depressing feelin' come over me. It's like. The last season had been a lie. But a lie that made sense. She explained everything perfectly. And when she went back upstairs to the empty old living room and sat down alone.. I lost it. Perfect ending.
after seeing this and thinking bac on the characters, and situations that occur'd you did all ways find youre self thinking why isnt david with becy and vise versa, and you just couldnt believe that dan would ever cheat on roseanne but through the years you learned never to question roseanne she has her reasons.
Darlene and Mark are more alike, they are both the rebel, leather wearing type. And david and becky were the more nerdy goodie two shoes types. So It makes sense.
Only thing I disagree with is the switch they did with Becky/David and Darlene/Mark. It seems like they were just doing that so Roseanne had something to say about them in the ending scene, like it was forced or something. It made absolutely no sense to have them switch partners after all they have been through in the past seasons. Other than that I thought this was a good ending to the show because it summed up the whole lottery winning scenario.
I always thought David was Darlene's type and Mark was Becky's type too. It's kind of depressing learning that it was the opposite. But it was nice while it lasted the other way.
Also sad that Dan died.
I can't believe that after watching this show for years I never saw the final episode until this very moment. Most depressing thing of my life.
I have now seen every single episode of Roseanne. It was quite a journey; one of the few shows I've watched all the way through, and I'm glad
Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky, DJ, Mark, David, Bev, Nana Mary, Nancy, Crystal, and everyone else: I'll miss you all.
But especially you Roseanne (both character and real-life): You made it possible. You showed us a side of American life never before seen on television: us. Real people. Thank you Rosey, we love you!
Why is Roseanne talking like she based this show off her real life when in actuality it was nothing near the show (none of her real spouses are even dead)?
I really don't like how it ended. I think Becky and Mark should have announced the new babyand all of them sitting around the table laughing and talking just like the episodes began in the beginning.
I've officially watched EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of this show! took a month, but it was so worth it. It's been my favorite show since I was 8 (I'm about to be 18) and it will forever be my favorite show. I love Roseanne. :)
This show was so incredible. Say what you want about this ending, it was brilliantly written, and it is so emotional. The only thing that I seriously am upset about is that by changing things so drastically (Mark/Darlene; Becky/David; Jackie being Gay, Bev being straight, Dan passing away), there is no hope of a reunion show. Unless Roseanne (the character) ever decided to start a sequel or whatever haha. I miss this show and love it still, I have all 9 season on DVD and I still enjoy it!
@Eddie62070 No, no, no, in an interview two years ago they asked her if the show was on TV today what would some of the plot lines be and she said that DJ would have died in Iraq and they would have lost their house. It was just a joke, there won't be a new show. :(
I don't think I ever got to watch the finale as a child, or maybe I didn't understand it, or maybe I did cry but don't remember. Anyway, I'm like most people here, the part where the camera goes back to Dan and he's gone always makes me cry. To me it's sad to think all this time Roseanne was kind of in this alternative reality. Her real life was depression, death, and poverty instead of it actually turning around.
I always cry. Don't matter how many times i watch it. I grew up with this show and my whole family resembles it. Roseanne is an absolute genius and I'd pay anything to meet her.
They just don't make shows like this anymore. The producers have all the power and fuck up every series. For real I have not watch a TV series since this went off and I was 12 when this show ended...25 now.
One last circle around the table...oh, this last episode makes me cry EVERY time! This show was the one show I could truely relate with. The fictional family on TV made me feel like I was watching home movies of me and my family. Any other sitcom can't hold a candle to Roseanne.
The way I perceived the ending was that ever since the episode that she got the office downstairs, as a gift from Dan and the kids, she wrote the book on and off througout the rest of the show, unknown to us.
this episode was so sad i cry every time really i would watch these episodes and see everyone cracking jokes and laughing but now there was no laughter and the jokes dissapeared and everything went away
So true about the plight of working class women. We will see many many poor unemployable women who had to work part time in the 70's and 80's and now their kids are broke, their union laborer husband is dead, left them with little or nothing (thanks unions), and the factory job they had to work is now overseas and they can't pay their bills.
I'm glad they ended it like this...that last season was stupid. Plus I could never see Dan cheat on Roseanne. I think there allowed to do one sad episode (Really just the last 10 mins) After all those years of laughter. Still one of my favorite shows. So im guessing the last Conner kid was just imagined. Makes you think about the series wondering what was real and what wasn't.
@rebelwithacause666 Ohh yeah, that skipped my mind completely. She just had a baby with him, and he died. And he'd talked about how he was scared he wouldn't be able to raise a kid at his age too, before Jerry was even born. Just makes the last episode that much more sad.
i truly, madly, deeply love this show. it's one of my saving graces. i have so much respect for the cast members, and especially the great message it sends to its fans. every time i watch this episode, i cry without a doubt. quite possibly one of the smartest, funniest, and most realistic shows ever made. if more people thought this way, i think the world would be a much better place.
I'm just having such a hard time believing that Mark and Darlene were actually together.. I can see David and Becky.. Not Mark and Darlene, they're just too different for each other.
i always hated how they ended this show. they could have left out that dreadful song at the end . it would have been so much better if it had just ended the way it was before roseanne's voiceover..
The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's tightly refined version of how people talk. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as consistently funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo
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The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's highly refined version of people having a conversation. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo.
ChicagoScrapper 3 weeks ago
The subtle stroke of genius from the final 'dinner table' scene- that's so under-appreciated- is how the writers deliberately 'de-sharpened' the dialog so it more closely resembled real people having a real conversation, rather than Hollywood's highly refined version of people having a conversation. Real people don't sound like a sitcom episode. Our banter isn't as polished, our jokes aren't as funny. This scene captured that to great effect, in a way that clarified the storyline premise. Bravo.
ChicagoScrapper 3 weeks ago
Great show from S2-5, then it sort of derailed & they went from working class to trash. As for the ending, it was confusing as to whether things happened or not. Dan had the heart attack at Darlene's wedding so was she marrying Mark, did it happen elsewhere? Even though the last season was terrible & I don't like the idea it was all an illusion, the ending was one of the most emotional. I loved Dan and thought he Jackie made the show. So killing him off & Roseanne alone at the end was brutal.
db338 4 weeks ago
THIS IS SO SAD AND A GREAT SHOW!!
jarianbrown 1 month ago
anyone Think Bonnie, from scenes from a bbq, is singing the last intro of the show, meaning the slow one at the end here
mtp111391 1 month ago
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mtp111391 1 month ago
This show always depressed me. A bit too close to what reality was like for me when it was first airing on TV. I can see why other people liked it, but it always made me want to rebel against the idea that this is how things were MEANT to be. Real? Maybe one aspect of it, but not how things MUST be. I choose to believe life can be much more fulfilling and less painful than this show makes it out to be. Less yelling and teen pregnancy, more awesomeness and making better choices.
ChinaLizard 1 month ago
It's sad, yes, but even so...I respect her decision to include the sadness. Roseanne was always real. It's one of the realest sit-coms ever invented. So, she HAD to do this or else, in some way, she'd be letting us down. She would be fake if she didn't.
letslaugh2gether4 1 month ago
Dan died just when his kids were grown and he was gonna be a grandpa. Him and roseanne were together since high school........so sad
jerzeytpke 1 month ago
so pretty much everything in the show didnt really happen?
FearlessChik09 1 month ago
@FearlessChik09 Just the last season was fictional. "I lost Dan last year when he had the heart attack". I. E., everything after Dan's heart attack was her writing...which makes perfect sense to me.
ChinaLizard 1 month ago
I really enjoyed watching this show i have been a long time fan and i still think she is funny...Many people compare my humor to her well, all right then, i cant think of a better person to be compaired to.
TheObsession4 1 month ago
Wow this is my first time seeing this. So sad :(
Eseercam 2 months ago
this part always make me cry lol....such a good show.
NaturalBeauty86 2 months ago
This always makes me sad, no matter how many times I have watched this one it makes me tear up.
pickledouche 3 months ago 6
It was all a story, not just the last season. All of it was her story.
TriXJester 3 months ago
so the last season is a story
samuelyim19 3 months ago
I always fight back tears when I hear dan saying "Roseanne....Rosey...Roseanne." This is a very underrated show. It calms me when i watch it and i love to watch reruns because its like my real life is forgotten for the half hour and i just drift into lanford into the conner family. Its rare for me to find a show that does that. This show has a very rare balance of reality, humor, and sadness. I will show my kids these shows one day and explain to them what good television is all about.
a1gu9st9in5 3 months ago 17
@a1gu9st9in5 I am in full agreement. My sentiments, exactly. Dan Conner was the type of Dad I want to be honestly. He wasn't perfect, but he was a good man.
DiamondDJandSound 2 months ago 3
@a1gu9st9in5 I agree, I think it's kind of funny that people I talk to shove the show off, because of it's age, until they see it and realize that even though it's closing in on 20 years after the fact, the show is still relevant and funny
mtp111391 1 month ago
this always makes me cry
vanessag159 3 months ago 2
fuck a heart attack...
Chronos127 3 months ago
wow,so the entire ten year series was just a book written by the "real" roseanne.
samuraichamploo07 3 months ago
@samuraichamploo07 so who knows how much harder her real life was outside the book all this time
samuraichamploo07 3 months ago
The 3:30 mark still gets to me.
vincentjr1988 3 months ago
i did not like the last episode either but, it's about time you get to see how things are in real life. people don't just win the lottery and solve their problems. people lose their husband or wife, but life doesnt stop. i accept how it ends because most movies and tv shows show happy endings and that is not how it works in real life
dan08281978 3 months ago
I love Roseanne! It's one of my favorite tv shows ever and I think I watch it daily but this has to be one of worst series finale's ever. It was so depressing and sad to me. When they won the lottery the show went downhill. I just wish the end had ended differently but I still love Roseanne.
michkay1 3 months ago
at 5: 30 she begins to say: "so I start imagine that we have all the money on the world".... that means they did not won on the lottery?...hmm must be so cus if she leaves the room where she write, everything looks like earlier...before the lottery winning..... so it must be an imagination, right?
uvegtigris2010 4 months ago
@uvegtigris2010 the entire ten year series and all the characters we knew and loved were actually not real.the whole series was a book that "a real" roseanne (the one in the basement) was writing the whole time.the characters were based off of this roseannes real life.
samuraichamploo07 3 months ago in playlist samuraichamploo07's favorites
I know how Roseanne feels. I lost my dog a few days ago, and...:'(
libbybaby2001 4 months ago
Was this the last episode?
libbybaby2001 4 months ago
@libbybaby2001 yes, I believe so. I watch Roseanne every morning and it never fails that after I see this episode it goes back to the beggining
card2222 4 months ago
I always choke up whenever she gets to the part about Dan dying at Darlene and I guess it would've been Mark's wedding. It's funny you know, my grandparents die and I don't think twice about it. A fictional character dies and I turn into a little girl.
ComaAlpha 4 months ago
I learned that dreams dont work without action. I learned that no one could not stop me but me. I learned that love is stronger then hate. And most important I learned that god does exist. He and or she is right inside you. Underneath the pain, sorrow, and the shame.
CrazyMJFan1 4 months ago 3
@CrazyMJFan1 Thanks for just repeating what the show states word for word. You're original.
OnlyAServant 4 months ago
Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of there minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act there dream with open eyes, and make it possible.
CrazyMJFan1 4 months ago 4
I've seen a lot of funny sitcoms with sad finales, but this just takes the cake. This was so beautiful and so sad, I can't believe its done. And I can't believe the way it finished. Knowing that Dan actually died, Roseanne's still poor, and everything else just killed me. It was the complete opposite of a happy ending for me. I know this is all just acting, but it got to me so much. Even as I write this comment tears are dripping onto my laptop...
MooMooJesus 5 months ago 6
@MooMooJesus As Roseanne explains though....some things are far more valuable than an 108 million dollar lottery win...
aftershock71 4 months ago
This ending was so beautiful! OMG the whole part about Dan's death and hearing his voice calling Roseanne ripped my heart out. SO SAD!!!!! Roseanne is an inspiration!
TheSingingSweater 5 months ago
The main thing that bugs me with the ending is switching David and Mark relationships around. Does this mean David ran away with Becky, seems out of character for him. Or does it mean Mark ran off with Darlene and they got married and had a kid later. I don't understand it with the wedding the heart attack, the running away to school the trailer.. all that is just weird to me. I think I'll ignore it too.
FrailShiver 5 months ago
one of the best shows if not the best show in tv history... 1988-1997.. we shall never forget. they dont make shows like this anymore. and when i shall take my last breath this will be on memory i will never forget. yeah teh ending was truly special......luv em, never forget em.... truly miss this era on television. in the years that have past so much has changed. deaths births and my life change as i grew up.... but one thing that was been the same is the love for this show R.I.P
bmoreravensonline2 5 months ago in playlist More videos from RoseanneConnerVideo
best show ever.
2793lulu 5 months ago
Loved this show & love the ending! So sad, made me tear up. Love the song <3
doobz0323 5 months ago
its an amazing ending... i have to say that its strange, a little surreal, but I don't think the show could've ended any other way.
bobbyshaddoe3004 5 months ago
Roseanne was one of the only shows that really taught me something about life.
jokawild555 5 months ago 27
THATS BONNIE SINGING AT THE END
abblue93 6 months ago 2
@abblue93 No, it is NOT. It's Phoebe Snow.
cynthiacher 5 months ago
WAIT A SEC. I know so many people must be tired of people who don't get this. But am I correct:
The show. Seasons 1-9, is all of Roseanne's book?? At the very end that is what she is saying to us, right? the darleen was with mark and david with becky, in Roseanne Conoor's actual life, but in the book, (which is the show) she switched it? Jackie in her real life is gay, and her mom isn't, but in her book(the show) she is? is this correct?
BlackMagic8520 6 months ago
@BlackMagic8520 i think the whole show is roseanne connor's book (but not her story in real life because i remember her saying that she also had a brother who was gay). If I'm correct, then she started switching up relationships from the time becky started dating mark to make things more interesting.
EgyptianKeyz 5 months ago
@BlackMagic8520 Yep you are correct. :)
TheSingingSweater 5 months ago
@BlackMagic8520 No. The entire show is essentially nothing BUT ONE EPISODE, this last episode. Everything you saw during seasons 1-9 happens in this last episode, for this episode covers the entire BOOK.
Omithy 3 months ago
i cry the frist time i saw this on tv but at the time i didnt know it was the last episode
john9347 6 months ago
made me tear up
Shanamay91 6 months ago in playlist Roseanne Season 9
i get chills
Lucas4thtry 6 months ago
HI MY LIL JAYDEN.... ITS MOMMY WE LOVE U LOTS! LUV MOMMY&DADDY
JaydenGarcia2009 6 months ago
I SAW THAT EPISODE IT WAS WAY SAD.. BUT I WHEN MY FRIEND DIED I WAS DOIN A MEMORIAL PAGE& I JUS WROTE N IT SOUNDS LIKE HOW SHE IS WRITTING LOL..HE&MY BEST FRIEND HE LIKE MY BROTHER THEY TOUGHT ME ALOT &I AM WHO I AM NOW CUZ THEM IM ALOT STRONGER& I NEVER THOUGHT ID MAKE IT BUT I DID&NOW I HAVE MY LITTLE JAYDEN.DOIN THE MEMORIAL PAGE MAKES ME SAD BUT ALSO HELPS CUZ I WRITE &MEMBER GOOD THINGS& POEMS I CAN FOCUS ON THAT&HELPIN OTHERS ON THE MEMORIAL SITE,MY POEMS WERE ALSO PICKED&POSTED BY THEM
JaydenGarcia2009 6 months ago
V.v
Reneebat123 6 months ago
It just isn't done any better than that.
Buradori0 6 months ago
my god this is sad, y did they choose to end it this way?
pippozg 6 months ago
Dan............the father I always wanted.
laisydaisy30 6 months ago
that was a kinave lame ending to a great series, when i first watched it i was happy because it was a show about us, the average americans and i was glad but it kidave got old..... but the halloween episodes are still funny!
Wasup2297 6 months ago
that was sad.
SyCreations 6 months ago
this made me cry. but how can it be the last episode in other episodes they have new furniture and stuff.
peypeyneekin 6 months ago
this doesnt make any sense. she says mark is with darlene and david is with becky but its the other way around. is this the last episode or something
peypeyneekin 6 months ago
@peypeyneekin Yes, this is the end of the final episode of the series, where she explains that everything that happened on the show was "her book".
TheresaXXX 6 months ago
when roseanne is talking and says in real life her sister is gay. does she mean seriously or just the caracter
peypeyneekin 6 months ago
@peypeyneekin it means that the character jackie was gay her whole life, but since Roseanne pictured her with a man she made her sister heterosexual in the "book"
laisydaisy30 6 months ago
holy shit that was sad
juicepouch1 6 months ago
so this is the end to the show plz ancer
TheBabenails 6 months ago
I'm happy they didn't really win the lottery. I can deal with Jackie being gay, Bev not, etc, etc. I can even deal with Dan dying, sad as it is. But as hard as I try I just can NOT accept the fact that the couples were switched. It's just too wrong and I choose to ignore it.
xXxNuncaxXx 6 months ago
Probably Hollywood's best depiction of real, blue collar, Midwestern life. I remember my young life when I see it. My mother is one of the most resilient women I've met. Divorce, bills we couldn't pay, TV dinners, massive credit card debt and bankruptcy, the works. Her, my little brother, and I still held together through it all because (cliche alert) we had each other. And look at me now: about to get my bachelor's degree in chemistry and head to grad school.
NashvilleKildCountry 7 months ago 5
So did david and darlene really get married or was that just roseanne changing the storyline around.
natcarone 7 months ago
OMG I'm at work right now crying a little. Loved this show and Dan was an amazing character.
redheaddavey 7 months ago
The thing I never got was Roseanne's changing things around for her book was her way of correcting/fixing things, so why was Jackie's life always so screwed up and so was every relationship she had in the 'improved' version?
TheBookWorm1718 7 months ago
@TheBookWorm1718 it was probably her reasonings for jackie not being able to handle having a man around... they got screwed up because jackie wasn't good with realtionships thats why she didn't have man and not because she was gay
92jeremyther 1 month ago
I loved this show. I loved it because it was real. It wasn't like Full House or Family Matters where everything was always fine and dandy and all their problems were solved in 30 minutes. Like I said, It was like real life. Not everything was fine and dandy, people got hurt, people got pregnant, people divorced, and thats what made this show a success. I honestly wish more T.V. shows today were like that.
thespiankid2318 7 months ago 25
@thespiankid2318 I've loved this show since I was 10 and when I was about 12 I found a lot of similarities to Roseanne and her father and my mother and her grandmother. People say it's unrealistic how they made the switch to make Al abusive, but it was realistic to me because when an abusive parent become a grandparent, suddenly they're all mellowed out and love their grandkids, and they act nice to the entire outside world so nobody belives the kids, just like my grandmother.
TheBookWorm1718 7 months ago
@thespiankid2318 Full House and Family Matters where still awesome lol
stojy161994 3 months ago
i wish it never ended man and y is dan dead she she seriously messed up the series
TheThefailure 7 months ago
Love the ending.Love the show.I can really relate to not only the show but the finale.My uncle recently was murdered and we lost him suddenly and with all the problems I've had recently and having to adjust without having someone I've had in my life since birth,If I could rewrite my uncle being here, I would .Rewrite the story into what I want it to be.The ending when you realize that Dan is really gone pulls at the heartstrings.The Connors feel like a part of your family.Very underrated show.
drbnzballa1 7 months ago 5
I absolutely love love love love 8:00-8:40. I cry EVERY TIME. The fact that everything had a reason in her mind and the house goes back to the way it was and it just all makes me cry especially when we find out Dan died and we hear his voice calling her name. EVERY TIME.
LAuroraD 7 months ago 2
@LAuroraD i do too. :(
katetml 7 months ago
lazy
pandemic7 7 months ago 2
I hated this show and all of the actors except John Goodman, but this was a very brave final episode.
devastateurface 8 months ago
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kasiyabey 8 months ago
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kasiyabey 8 months ago
I get misty every time when she's sitting there and you hear Dan's voice calling for her. So sad. The only part my friends and I ignore is the Becky, Mark, Darlene and David thing. It was too confusing, I don't know what the hell the writers were talking about. Just leave some things as is.
ChicagoTyme2 8 months ago 38
@ChicagoTyme2
Darlene was never with David, she was with Mark. Becky was actually with David, not Mark. Roseanne switched it. All of the stuff with Darlene and the baby was real.
reygirl1 6 months ago
@reygirl1 I know. I didn't mean confused confused. It's just something we chose to ignore. I think the actors themselves even chose to ignore it as well. A lot of people did because it was stupid.
ChicagoTyme2 6 months ago
@ChicagoTyme2 if i may explain, in her book, that she's writing about her life, all the things she messed up on, or that went poorly in her life, she fixed. Her book is the story of roseanne connor's life, but some of it is changed, some things she thought went better the way she changed them. So she swapped her daughter's husbands. I think its stupid too darleen and david are so cute!
BlackMagic8520 6 months ago
wait so in the episode where they suprise her with a writing room everything affter that she wrote/changed ????
DreamloverLambi1 8 months ago
I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I almost lost it when I heard Dan saying Rosie, it was so powerful and amazing I can't explain it. This sitcom was absolutely powerful and couldn't have been better.
csangel123455 8 months ago 3
BRAVA ROSEANNE! You are brilliant!
TRETNYC 8 months ago
chills, and tears
aftershock71 9 months ago
I've only seen a few episodes of "Roseanne" here and there, but I actually like this finale. It really sucks that they killed off Dan, but I've seen a few of the other episodes from this final season and none of it really made sense. This finale makes it all more believable.
choirgirl171 9 months ago
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Bl00dy1c3M41d3n 9 months ago in playlist Roseanne Season 9
good bye dan
jerod316 9 months ago
I just saw the final episode last year. I was never a huge Roseanne fan, but I did occasionally watch it. This episode was very touching and I love the way there was a twist at the end. I even got a little teary-eyed.
mjtheprguy 10 months ago 2
It is extremely difficult to put a good ending to a phenomenal TV show like this-or MASH, The Sopranos, Cosby show..and on. I think it was a clever ending and very heartfelt and explained alot of details. I was not impressed with the last 3 seasons at all-especially the lottery and Dan cheating, which I think we all could agree was ridiculous. This was really a groundbreaking show- and if memory serves me had more famous guest stars than "Dallas" or "Gunsmoke".
gravelandgrain100 10 months ago 3
I didnt expect this ending or really understand it at first but its really sad i just started watching the show on tv land and oxygen and wow i cant believe it was all a mesh up of the book and the real well of the show that is it is very touching and moving i really only started watching this cause i saw roseanne on oprah but i really like or more like love this show
faithfan98 10 months ago
"Rosie..." -- it's haunting. Very emotional.
DiamondDJandSound 10 months ago 5
I watched this show for years. It just started coming on in reruns at night on the CW, so I started watching it again. When they won the lottery and Dan was cheating. I decided to look up the final episodes, because I had obviously missed alot. I sat all day on you tube having a Roseanne marathon. When I watched this final episode, it really did a number on me. It was so real and depressing to watch Dan's chair become empty and to hear his voice calling Rosie. It was so sad and realistic.
brendagal6200 11 months ago 2
This makes me so sad. When I hear DJ calling out to his mom it reminds me of when my kids were little and needed me. Now I feel like Im just not needed or wanted at all.
jerzeytpke 11 months ago
I used to watch this show every night it came on, from beginning to end, in reruns. I never knew the ending until I watched the very last episode, and I remember it was the best part of the show. Years later I still remember the feeling of watching it and knowing it was over, and how much of a perfect show it was, made that way because it shows the true imperfections of the world. There just aren't any shows like this anymore.
Spockkid 11 months ago 2
this was the closest thig to a "family" i ever had. i remember when i was a little kid crying my eyes out cause it was over.. My "real family" finally gave me away the same year this show got cancelled. I always held onto this and Married with children and Growing Pains. Like one day one of these families would adopt me. LOL now i am just waiting for the alternate ending where i made up everything from watching this ep forward
Offended83Shadow 11 months ago
a female steven seagal
MajorasFlask 11 months ago
This was the most SHOCKING ending to any show I ever watched.
Still makes me cry every time, too. :'(
loopyallie1 11 months ago 33
@loopyallie1 I know what you mean, I cried when this was first aired.
lordrectumslasher 5 months ago
I just watched this episode tonight for the first time after watching the whole series. I did NOT expect this ending. The minute the camera went on the empty chair, I felt this empty, depressing feelin' come over me. It's like. The last season had been a lie. But a lie that made sense. She explained everything perfectly. And when she went back upstairs to the empty old living room and sat down alone.. I lost it. Perfect ending.
ethangeoffrey 11 months ago 2
even though these charectors are fiction its still sad <3
LILNATE650 11 months ago
after seeing this and thinking bac on the characters, and situations that occur'd you did all ways find youre self thinking why isnt david with becy and vise versa, and you just couldnt believe that dan would ever cheat on roseanne but through the years you learned never to question roseanne she has her reasons.
iluvpott 11 months ago
i new jackie was gay i jus new it,
this episode made me feel the way i felt about the ending of SHUTTER ISLAND chilling
iluvpott 11 months ago
I cry every time she says "I lost Dan.." and then they show the empty chair where he just was.... <3 I love you, Conner family!
SorrowfulLesson 11 months ago 4
There simply was no better ending to a show than this one.
SorrowfulLesson 11 months ago 2
I have been looking for this last sceen forever... Thanks for posting :o)
Da1ene 1 year ago
all the parts from the last episode*
WoWjohny 1 year ago
wow..i was never a fan of this show idk i saw the show on tv and wanted to see how it ended saw all the parts and damn what a story she has
WoWjohny 1 year ago 2
Darlene and Mark are more alike, they are both the rebel, leather wearing type. And david and becky were the more nerdy goodie two shoes types. So It makes sense.
lostalex77 1 year ago
I just realized that this reminds me of that St. Elsewhere show. At the very end we find out that the entire story was fictional....
onsdagday 1 year ago
Only thing I disagree with is the switch they did with Becky/David and Darlene/Mark. It seems like they were just doing that so Roseanne had something to say about them in the ending scene, like it was forced or something. It made absolutely no sense to have them switch partners after all they have been through in the past seasons. Other than that I thought this was a good ending to the show because it summed up the whole lottery winning scenario.
dyantis1 1 year ago
This was the first time I saw this episode...I'm so glad I happened to have a box of tissues nearby!
That was great. Dan reminds me of my own father, so this was very emotional for me.
Bravo.
bassboy567 1 year ago
I always thought David was Darlene's type and Mark was Becky's type too. It's kind of depressing learning that it was the opposite. But it was nice while it lasted the other way.
Also sad that Dan died.
I can't believe that after watching this show for years I never saw the final episode until this very moment. Most depressing thing of my life.
MyPaperBleedsInk 1 year ago
I have now seen every single episode of Roseanne. It was quite a journey; one of the few shows I've watched all the way through, and I'm glad
Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky, DJ, Mark, David, Bev, Nana Mary, Nancy, Crystal, and everyone else: I'll miss you all.
But especially you Roseanne (both character and real-life): You made it possible. You showed us a side of American life never before seen on television: us. Real people. Thank you Rosey, we love you!
krystlerita 1 year ago
The Jackie bwing gay thing kinda makes sence why all her old relationships never worked
rebelwithacause666 1 year ago
Why is Roseanne talking like she based this show off her real life when in actuality it was nothing near the show (none of her real spouses are even dead)?
kestrel452 1 year ago
@kestrel452
She isn't talking like she based this show off her real life....
It's Rosanne ( The Character ) talking...
Da1ene 1 year ago
I like that DJ was a nerd. Most of were never cool in High school either ;)
sp4eva1 1 year ago
I really don't like how it ended. I think Becky and Mark should have announced the new babyand all of them sitting around the table laughing and talking just like the episodes began in the beginning.
Ironic28 1 year ago
I've officially watched EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of this show! took a month, but it was so worth it. It's been my favorite show since I was 8 (I'm about to be 18) and it will forever be my favorite show. I love Roseanne. :)
CassieLovesScreamo 1 year ago
I think I'm going to cry she's all alone now
dezyeagle1 1 year ago
This show was so incredible. Say what you want about this ending, it was brilliantly written, and it is so emotional. The only thing that I seriously am upset about is that by changing things so drastically (Mark/Darlene; Becky/David; Jackie being Gay, Bev being straight, Dan passing away), there is no hope of a reunion show. Unless Roseanne (the character) ever decided to start a sequel or whatever haha. I miss this show and love it still, I have all 9 season on DVD and I still enjoy it!
doda 1 year ago
@doda she is considering reprising the character of Roseanne Conner in a new show...DJ will be dead, and she's lost the house
Eddie62070 11 months ago
@Eddie62070 No, no, no, in an interview two years ago they asked her if the show was on TV today what would some of the plot lines be and she said that DJ would have died in Iraq and they would have lost their house. It was just a joke, there won't be a new show. :(
xxfallxoutxgurlxx 10 months ago
is that jackie singing at the end?
jesuslovested 1 year ago
@jesuslovested no. i don't think so.
Ivy93zke 1 year ago
I don't think I ever got to watch the finale as a child, or maybe I didn't understand it, or maybe I did cry but don't remember. Anyway, I'm like most people here, the part where the camera goes back to Dan and he's gone always makes me cry. To me it's sad to think all this time Roseanne was kind of in this alternative reality. Her real life was depression, death, and poverty instead of it actually turning around.
HelloxNasty 1 year ago
This whole switch with david and mark really makes me think about her writing.
abcfamilyfanatic 1 year ago
I always cry. Don't matter how many times i watch it. I grew up with this show and my whole family resembles it. Roseanne is an absolute genius and I'd pay anything to meet her.
nb113007 1 year ago
They just don't make shows like this anymore. The producers have all the power and fuck up every series. For real I have not watch a TV series since this went off and I was 12 when this show ended...25 now.
oooshitman9 1 year ago
I didn't think I would, but I totally teared up.
Sssadow 1 year ago
One last circle around the table...oh, this last episode makes me cry EVERY time! This show was the one show I could truely relate with. The fictional family on TV made me feel like I was watching home movies of me and my family. Any other sitcom can't hold a candle to Roseanne.
The way I perceived the ending was that ever since the episode that she got the office downstairs, as a gift from Dan and the kids, she wrote the book on and off througout the rest of the show, unknown to us.
ANBPyro 1 year ago
3:28 - 3:47
that part makes me cry every time.
i lost my parents in a plane crash when i was thirteen
that part describes how i feel
Ivy93zke 1 year ago
I'm going to pretend I didn't see the final 9 minutes and 35 seconds. It never happened.
CarissaCords 1 year ago 4
Love the quote at the end! Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorite films!
matt484991 1 year ago
"roseanne..........Rosie?" I cried so much.
Dan and Roseanne might have made everything into a joke but they would do anything for their family.
TheAbby2sweet 1 year ago
this episode was so sad i cry every time really i would watch these episodes and see everyone cracking jokes and laughing but now there was no laughter and the jokes dissapeared and everything went away
spicypeanut103 1 year ago
i can't even watch it my heart is so broken.
So true about the plight of working class women. We will see many many poor unemployable women who had to work part time in the 70's and 80's and now their kids are broke, their union laborer husband is dead, left them with little or nothing (thanks unions), and the factory job they had to work is now overseas and they can't pay their bills.
WhyTheHorseface 1 year ago
Poor Dan. u_u
Keenan035 1 year ago
I cannot believe I am actually sitting here about to cry again...everytime I see this episode. I love Roseanne!
mshtowndiva69 1 year ago
bye bye dan
jerod316 1 year ago
I am really going to miss this series!
tryagain121 1 year ago
Martin Mull was later on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mr. Kraft
fighterfate 1 year ago
@fighterfate he's also on two and a half men as the self medicating farmacist
rebelwithacause666 1 year ago
I'm glad they ended it like this...that last season was stupid. Plus I could never see Dan cheat on Roseanne. I think there allowed to do one sad episode (Really just the last 10 mins) After all those years of laughter. Still one of my favorite shows. So im guessing the last Conner kid was just imagined. Makes you think about the series wondering what was real and what wasn't.
itsameray 1 year ago
@itsameray acctually Jerry was born S8 E6 and Dan had his heart attack later in the season S8 E23
rebelwithacause666 1 year ago
@rebelwithacause666 Ohh yeah, that skipped my mind completely. She just had a baby with him, and he died. And he'd talked about how he was scared he wouldn't be able to raise a kid at his age too, before Jerry was even born. Just makes the last episode that much more sad.
ANBPyro 1 year ago
3:19-3:34, heart breaks :(
sddwtbnofather 1 year ago
@sddwtbnofather yeah poor dan:( they shouldn't have ended it that way
thebaldsquid 1 year ago 2
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sddwtbnofather 1 year ago
Bonnie sings the song at the ennd.
sddwtbnofather 1 year ago
@sddwtbnofather well she sucks.
thebaldsquid 1 year ago
i truly, madly, deeply love this show. it's one of my saving graces. i have so much respect for the cast members, and especially the great message it sends to its fans. every time i watch this episode, i cry without a doubt. quite possibly one of the smartest, funniest, and most realistic shows ever made. if more people thought this way, i think the world would be a much better place.
thatshot425 1 year ago
I'm just having such a hard time believing that Mark and Darlene were actually together.. I can see David and Becky.. Not Mark and Darlene, they're just too different for each other.
Jeffrizel1986 1 year ago 10
@Jeffrizel1986 yeah
thebaldsquid 1 year ago
@Jeffrizel1986 well they say oppisites attract necuz itz meeting ur other half they complete each other
alma3812 9 months ago
@Jeffrizel1986 well, so were dan and rosanne
tranurse 7 months ago
i always hated how they ended this show. they could have left out that dreadful song at the end . it would have been so much better if it had just ended the way it was before roseanne's voiceover..
thebaldsquid 1 year ago