"Roseanne" D-I-V-O-R-C-E (TV Episode 1988) Poster

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(1988)

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8/10
D-i-v-o-r-c-e (#1.3)
ComedyFan201028 February 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This episode is also funny but it also touches a more serious subject like a divorce. When going out they meet a friend of theirs that got divorced and they also realize most couples they know did (very true), so they talk about it. I loved how Dan asked Roseanne to dance with him after that conversation! He was making me a bit mad at the beginning when he didn't even want to go out.

And we had some fun moments with the kids staying at home. The best part of course is when Jackie comes and makes it in to the house and scares them. Besides it it was already fun how they were planning to make popcorn with no oven.
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9/10
Getting your spouse off the couch and out of the house...with touching consequences
moonspinner5528 December 2008
Roseanne gets husband Dan dressed up for an anniversary dinner; they dine at a familiar restaurant and unintentionally run into an old friend who has left her husband and is dating again. There are many touching attributes to this plot--and some off-kilter, funny ones as well, such as when Roseanne gets up and serves her own coffee in the restaurant, filling several cups on her way back. The dialogue between the Connors (Roseanne Barr and the letter-perfect John Goodman) is alarmingly real as they discuss old acquaintances, and when Dan asks his wife, "You wanna dance?"--with a little spin of his finger--it warms the heart. This may be the most realistic marital union in TV sitcoms, and the gentle handling (though perhaps soft at the center, and plodding to some) allows the funny lines to come through while never lessening the impact of the theme. It says to us "Marriage (and maturity) concludes a large, relatively unimportant chapter of your life while allowing new opportunities to grow as a person". Roseanne and Dan realize in this episode they have both grown a lot, and it stirs them up because they've never acknowledged it until now.
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