Roseanne: Mommy Nearest

Roseanne: Mommy Nearest
ABC
October 6, 1992
Sitcom
DVD
B

In this first episode written by Janice Jordan and Monica Piper, who would each do another Roseanne script, more things happen that will affect the rest of the season, and possibly beyond:

• Matt Roth is introduced as Jackie's younger boyfriend, Fisher (Roth is nine years younger than Metcalf);
• Bev sells her house and, one, gives her daughters each a $10,000 check, and two, decides to move to Lanford;
• and Jackie wants to start a loose-meat sandwich shop with the money.

This is the first episode where Becky is referred to but not seen.  Since Michael Fishman wasn't on the Pilot, this is his 100th episode.  Note that Darlene says her sixteenth birthday is coming up, and indeed it would be the next episode.