Roseanne: The Last Date

Roseanne: The Last Date
ABC
October 24, 1995
Sitcom
DVD
B-

This story by Eric Gilliland and Daniel Palladino (his first of three stories for a series his wife, Amy Sherman, had been writing for for awhile, and after his own memorable stint on Who's the Boss?) has an A story that I have mixed feelings about, a B story that I wanted more about, and a C story that is WTF.  With the baby due in a week, Roseanne wants to get out on the town one last time, which turns into her and Dan crashing a bar mitzvah.  Even though Roseanne Barr was raised Jewish, there are a lot of stereotypes here, yet the point seems to be "Jews are just like us," in that they're rude and loud and warm and food-loving.  Meanwhile, Becky and Darlene bond over a bottle of Schnapps they find, and I wished this subplot didn't just fade out, especially with Becky having doubts about her marriage.  And Jackie is so Flanderized as crazy that she not only ends up playing Monopoly by herself, but she gloats when she beats two of her selves!

Selma Archerd, who, among other things, appeared on The Brady Bunch, has an uncredited role here and played Lucille the year before.  Roseanne writers Cathy Ladman, Bob Nickman (who had played three other characters), Carrie Snow, and Ed Yeager play Guests.