Well that, and Roseanne’s stubborn refusal to use a stair-climbing chair Dan has installed to ease the pain of her bad knee. The episode in question centered upon Roseanne’s fatigue with cleaning up after Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and her kids, who have moved back in after Darlene lost her job. In response Roseanne curtly grabs the remote, turns off the television and quips, “They’re just like us. “We missed all the shows about black and Asian families,” Dan notes. Groggily Dan asks what time it is, and Roseanne informs him that they’ve slept from “Wheel” to “Kimmel.” Then again, maybe you noticed it: Dan and Roseanne Conner (John Goodman and Roseanne Barr) are seen waking up from a nap on the couch.
One zinger embedded in Tuesday’s episode of “ Roseanne” flew by so quickly and was delivered with enough casual ease to downplay its significance.