The BEST episodes of Roseanne season 5
Every episode of Roseanne season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Roseanne season 5!
Explore life, death and everything in between through the relatable, hilarious and brutally honest lens of the working-class Conner household, which is located in the drab, fictional exurb of Langford, Illinois. With the inimitable Roseanne Barr at its epicenter as the family's matriarch, the series tackles current issues with fresh stories and even more laughs. Roseanne is joined by her husband, Dan, and their children, D.J., Darlene and Becky. Roseanne's warm, but neurotic, sister Jackie rounds out the core of the family.
#1 - Good Girls, Bad Girls
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1992
Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
#2 - It's a Boy!
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1993
Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend David to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
#3 - It was Twenty Years Ago Today
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1993
For their anniversary, Roseanne poses in a sexy photo for Dan, while he moonlights at a big-and-tall men's store to pay for his present for her.
#4 - War and Peace (2)
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1993
Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
#5 - Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1992
Denied a loan to open the restaurant, Roseanne must turn to her mother; Darlene catches D.J. peeping at neighbor Molly.
#6 - Terms of Estrangement (1)
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1992
Roseanne supports the family after Dan's motorcycle shop goes under; Becky considers moving to Minneapolis with Mark.
#7 - Crime and Punishment (1)
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1993
Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.
#8 - Glengarry, Glen Rosey
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1993
Roseanne and Dan fear a financial crisis when they cannot sell the house they refurbished and their new partner Roger skips town.
#9 - Terms of Estrangement (2)
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1992
Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.
#10 - Lose a Job, Winnebago
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1993
The Conners and the Tildens travel to California in a motor home, with Dan pondering his future and Ty contemplating Jackie.
#11 - Daughters and Other Strangers
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1993
Roseanne worries that Darlene may be planning to run away from home; new neighbor George befriends D.J.
#12 - Playing with Matches
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1993
Darlene wants nothing to do with David after Molly kisses him; and a new friend puts a smile on Bev's face.
#13 - Mommy Nearest
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1992
Roseanne and Jackie are stunned when their mother announces she is moving to Lanford; Jackie agonizes over dating Fisher, a perfect but much, much younger man.
#14 - Promises, Promises
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/6/1993
Darlene springs a prom-night surprise on David: she has rented a motel room. Meanwhile, Dan is reluctant to share with Roseanne his plans for a new business.
#15 - Stand on Your Man
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1992
The Lunch Box welcomes its first customers, including a weirdo whose presence sends the gals to a self-defense class. Meanwhile, Arnie questions his own manhood after hearing that Nancy is gay.
#16 - Lanford Daze
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1993
Darlene does NOT serve meat at the counter. She is forced to work there by Roseanne, but out of principal, will not serve the meat. That was her whole point
#17 - The Dark Ages
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1992
The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.
#18 - Pretty in Black
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1992
Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.
#19 - No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1992
A Christmas Eve snowstorm scatters the Connors, with Roseanne and Jackie trapped at the Lunch Box with Bev and Nana Mary, while Darlene takes shelter at David's and learns the truth about his home life.
#20 - Of Ice and Men
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1992
D.J. decides to take up hockey and becomes the terror of the rink; Roseanne meddles to reunite Jackie and Fisher.
#21 - First Cousin, Twice Removed
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1993
A wealthy and successful cousin whom Roseanne hasn't seen in 25 years comes to bury the hachet, and encourages Darlene to leave home.
#22 - Halloween IV
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1992
Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.
#23 - Ladies' Choice
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1992
Nancy takes Roseanne and Jackie by surprise with the announcement that she and Marla are gay lovers; Bev announces she is moving into a Lanford retirement centre, which leaves Roseanne feeling over the hill.
#24 - Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1993
The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanny angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.
#25 - Tooth or Consequences
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1993
Dan realizes that he needs a steady job to take care of his family when he accidentally knocks out one of Roseanne's teeth on the day she is to meet with a health inspector (who turns out to be Leon); Darlene is accepted to art school – but David is rejected.