The BEST episodes of Roseanne season 6

Every episode of Roseanne season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Roseanne season 6!

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.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Party Politics
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8.02
224 votes

#1 - Party Politics

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1993

Roseanne attempts to enlist Darlene's aid in taming a rebellious D.J., while scheming to reunite her with David.

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Body by Jake
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7.84
206 votes

#2 - Body by Jake

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/1994

Bev moves in after breaking her pelvis at the retirement home, blaming Dan for not safeproofing her shower; then Roseanne discovers that it happened while Bev and Jake were having sex.

Writer: David Forbes
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The Mommy's Curse
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7.71
140 votes

#3 - The Mommy's Curse

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1993

Brutally honest Roseanne suffers the consequences after telling Bev that she's had her fill of her at the Lunch Box. Meanwhile, Jackie jumps back into the dating arena.

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Altar Egos
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7.71
209 votes

#4 - Altar Egos

Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/24/1994

Egos clash when Jackie and Fred can't make a decision about their marriage. Fred is having what Dan calls"the moment of clarity" – a case of the jitters that affects some men just before the big day. But what's really bothering Fred is his belief that Jackie has feelings for someone she sees almost every day and whom she is always "asking to come over and fix stuff" – none other than Dan.

Directors: Mark K. Samuels
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Homecoming
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7.62
162 votes

#5 - Homecoming

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1993

Becky and Mark return home for Dan's high school football team's 20th anniversary party. It soon becomes apparent that there's trouble in paradise, so Roseanne schemes to break them up.

Directors: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Sid Youngers
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I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep
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7.59
177 votes

#6 - I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1994

Darlene discovers that D.J. has been sneaking off after to school to attend church; D.J. gives Roseanne a hard time about morals when she accepts a mistaken delivery of a second stove at the diner.

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Don't Make Room for Daddy
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7.55
221 votes

#7 - Don't Make Room for Daddy

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1994

Roseanne becomes involved in a family feud as Fred sues Jackie for custody of their unborn child; Mark and D.J. tease David for being unmanly.

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Halloween V
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7.48
220 votes

#8 - Halloween V

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1993

Hallowe'en at the diner becomes complicated when Nancy complains that Dan doesn't like her, and Roseanne discovers that Darlene and David are each dating others.

Directors: Gail Mancuso
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White Trash Christmas
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7.48
216 votes

#9 - White Trash Christmas

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1993

Roseanne and Dan snub the neighborhood association by putting up gaudy Xmas decorations, and become furious with Becky when she gives the cheque they have given her for college to Mark and takes a job as a waitress in a tacky bar.

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Suck Up or Shut Up
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7.44
214 votes

#10 - Suck Up or Shut Up

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1994

Roseanne joins a women's club in hopes of establishing useful contacts, leaving DJ high and dry with a weird classmate whose mother also belongs; meanwhile Mark drops a bombshell on Becky when Dan discovers that he has dropped out of school.

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A Stash from the Past
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7.42
268 votes

#11 - A Stash from the Past

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1993

Foreman Dan feels lower than low for getting tough with his employees at work, while Roseanne lectures David for getting high after she finds a stash of pot in the house -- then realizes it is hers from decades ago.

Writer: Kevin Abbott
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The Driver's Seat
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7.39
212 votes

#12 - The Driver's Seat

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1993

Leon convinces Jackie and Nancy to open the restaurant for breakfast, causing Roseanne to fear he is planning to force her out. Roseanne's car is stolen -- by DJ, and her violent reaction frightens her that she may repeat the pattern of her own abuse as a child, while Dan blames her anger on work stress.

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Guilt by Imagination
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7.36
244 votes

#13 - Guilt by Imagination

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1993

Dan has a hard time concealing the fact that he had lunch with an old flame.

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Everyone Comes to Jackie's
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7.35
194 votes

#14 - Everyone Comes to Jackie's

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1994

Jackie's house buzzes with activity as Roseanne tries to hide David from Dan.

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Past Imperfect
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7.30
214 votes

#15 - Past Imperfect

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/22/1994

When Dan's father misses an alimony payment, Dan and Roseanne argue about covering it; meanwhile, Fred becomes concerned about Jackie's sexual past.

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Isn't It Romantic?
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7.28
197 votes

#16 - Isn't It Romantic?

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1994

Fred asks Roseanne how to propose to Jackie, then uses hints from Jackie's favourite soap opera; an enraged Roseanne demands romance from Dan, then turns to fantasy; Mark and David struggle with the concepts of feminism.

Directors: Gail Mancuso
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Labor Day
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7.26
234 votes

#17 - Labor Day

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/1994

Jackie is due to give birth, and has to choose between Fred and Roseanne to accompany her to the delivery room.

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David vs. Goliath
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7.22
189 votes

#18 - David vs. Goliath

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/1994

Guilt and Roseanne's slavedriving push David to confess to Dan that he was living with Darlene in Chicago, and Dan throws him out; Jackie refuses to take money for the baby from Fred; Roseanne and Becky try to pressure Dan to hire Mark.

Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Thanksgiving '93
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7.21
232 votes

#19 - Thanksgiving '93

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1993

The Connors' dysfunctional-family Thanksgiving finds Becky preparing the bird, Dan and Mark duking it out, and an absent-minded Nana Mary revealing Bev's secret about her marriage.

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Lies My Father Told Me
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7.20
179 votes

#20 - Lies My Father Told Me

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/1994

Roseanne helps Dan understand his dad's lying about his mom's mental state.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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7.19
154 votes

#21 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/1/1994

Roseanne is the life of the party at a gay bar, until Nancy's new girlfriend plants a disturbing kiss on her; meanwhile, back home, Becky's old flame gives Mark reason to distrust Becky.

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Be My Baby
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7.19
216 votes

#22 - Be My Baby

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1993

After months of trying to get pregnant, Roseanne learns that Jackie is expecting -- and Fred is the unknowing father.

Writer: Rick Ulin
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Homeward Bound
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7.16
220 votes

#23 - Homeward Bound

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1993

Darlene visits, making David realize how much he misses her; Roseanne urges Dan to have a man-to-man chat with D. J. after they discover he's been spending too much time behind locked doors.

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Busted
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7.13
194 votes

#24 - Busted

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1994

Dan and Roseanne try to talk Mark into coming back to Becky; meanwhile, Roseanne finds out that David is living with Darlene and heads for Chicago to confront them.

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Two Down, One to Go
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6.89
231 votes

#25 - Two Down, One to Go

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1993

Roseanne is suffering from empty-nest syndrome as Darlene heads for school. But after Darlene gets settled into her dorm, the two have a revealing mother-daughter chat, and Roseanne returns home with a plan.

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