"The Conners" Discussion Thread

[Vee]

According to TV Line,

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Edited March 18, 2018 by Vee

[Faulkner]

John Goodman is on SNL as Rex Tillerson right now.

[Vee]

Oh my lord.

 

Another new clip from the premiere:

 

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Another with Darlene and Becky:

 

 

 

 

I do quite like the first clip - it's the old magic. The second's end with Becky remembering "I don't live here anymore" cracked me up.

 

 

 

Edited March 18, 2018 by Vee

[juppiter]

I had the same thought. I think that is her?

[KMan101]

 

Looking around The Internet, Mark's teacher is indeed named Miss Crane. Judy Prescott is playing her. I've no idea if that is the original woman or not. But the similarity is great if it isn't and I love the teacher is again Miss Crane. She'd have been teaching for over 30 years at this point, lol. So we'll see how they handle it.

Edited March 19, 2018 by KMan101

[BetterForgotten]

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[KMan101]

I spotted David!

[Vee]

Most of those clips are pretty good. The bit with Dan and Darlene about health insurance and Dan and Mark ("that's drywall, son") are old school.

[Gray Bunny]

@BetterForgotten Thanks for posting!  LOL "My starting salary is bacon." And the stairs, 

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Also, thanks for the newsclip from '88. Love seeing lil bits of TV history like that. Wow, amazing numbers right from the very first episode!  Thankfully, their success didn't go the same way as Joanie Loves Chachi! 

[Vee]

I remember this:

 

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I cannot remember what happened to Bonnie on the show - I know they all got fired from the mall, but I thought she and Roseanne had a falling-out (onscreen) and I don't know if they patched it up.

 

Allegedly it was unscripted - they had supposedly planned to use another song then found out they couldn't, so did this one at the last moment. The cast's reactions are apparently genuine.

Edited March 20, 2018 by Vee

[BetterForgotten]

Yeah, Bonnie (and Crystal to a lesser degree) was phased out after season 4. Roseanne and Bonnie had a rift when Rodbell's was closing down and Roseanne asked Leon for a recommendation to be in management at the mall (Bonnie thought she was more qualified). They made up though when Crystal gave birth at the end of season 4, and I don't think Bonnie was mentioned again after that. 

 

Leon was also phased out after season 4, but they brought him back in season 6. I guess because they wanted Roseanne to have a familiar adversary. I still think it's kind of strange Leon isn't in this revival. However, if they do get another season, I do think they'll try to get Martin Mull to make a few appearances. 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by BetterForgotten

[Vee]

I wouldn't be surprised if Leon shows up, though they have yet to announce him. But as much as I loved Martin Mull I thought Leon became just such a cartoon by the end that I'm much more happy Crystal, Chuck and Anne-Marie are back - to me those are the characters from the greatest years that deserved a bit more attention. Natalie West's comic timing and deadpan was especially underrated.

[Soapsuds]

Just got to seeing the 20/20 special on the Roseanne reboot. So DJ married the black girl he refused to kiss in the original series? Did I hear that correctly?

[BetterForgotten]

I think that's what Whitney Cummings said in the 20/20 special, but I don't know if they actually have someone cast in the role of DJ's wife.

 

Also, not to sound insensitive, but the little girl playing his daughter doesn't look biracial, so I'm wondering if she's his biological daughter (not that it matters, family is family). 

[Vee]

I remember reading somewhere that the wife is serving in Afghanistan, but I dunno if that's correct.

 

I hope Becky's life improves a bit since we know she is still working in the service industry - I get that it's realistic, but I always held out hope that at least one of the kids would get out from under as planned, and Becky had the rockiest road of it due to her rash choices. I just rewatched the Season 5 two-parter where she leaves and Roseanne tries to hope for the best, that Becky will finish HS (which I think she does) and then go to a local college. I can't remember if she ever did when they moved back; I don't think so. And that rang true then, but I always hoped she'd eventually get back on track. We know Darlene and her children move back home in the new series due to hard times (I think Darlene lost her job), but I hope it hasn't been nothing but misery for her either, as she was the big hope later on.

Edited March 20, 2018 by Vee