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ABC
February 6, 1990
Sitcom
DVD
B-
This Vela & Jacobson story has some good moments but there's a central problem, one that it has in common with many episodes for the first two or three seasons. Thanks to Crystal's recommendation, Roseanne gets a job sweeping up at a hair salon. She likes the people but feels that the work itself is demeaning, even when she's promoted to "shampoo woman." Dan for a change is insensitive, but he does redeem himself. And I become more and more convinced that Sara Gilbert has a great comic delivery, beyond not only Lecy Goranson, but most actresses in early adolescence. The thing is, as with the episodes set in the factory in the first season, I don't really care about Roseanne's job or coworkers. I think it wouldn't be till she becomes a waitress working for Leon that the "work" side of Roseanne would come close to being as interesting as the "family" side.
Melora Walters returns as Debbie. Debra Mooney makes her first appearance as Mrs. Wellman, yes, as in Roseanne's old workplace, while Elizabeth Frantz and Lori Tan Chinn debut as Marsha and Iris.
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