D.J. inherits $500 in his great aunt Harriet's will (because he was the only member of the family she never met) and blows half of it on a trombone to impress a girl who plays tuba in the school band. Meanwhile, Darlene alienates everyone by mentioning that she has turned down a $500/week job in advertising, an entry level position that would pay her more than both her parents earn.
s08e01 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff
s08e02 - Let Them Eat Junk
s08e03 - Roseanne in the Hood
s08e04 - The Last Date
s08e05 - Halloween: the Final Chapter
s08e06 - The Fifties Show
s08e07 - The Getaway, Almost
s08e08 - The Last Thursday in November
s08e09 - Of Mice and Dan
s08e10 - Direct to Video
s08e11 - December Bride
s08e12 - The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract
s08e13 - The White Sheep of the Family
s08e14 - Becky Howser, M.D.
s08e15 - Out of the Past
s08e16 - Construction Junction
s08e17 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
s08e18 - Disney World War II (2)
s08e19 - Springtime for David
s08e20 - Another Mouth to Shut Up
s08e21 - Morning Becomes Obnoxious
s08e22 - Ballroom Blitz
s08e23 - The Wedding
s08e24 - Heart & Soul
s08e25 - Fights and Stuff
The show portrayed a working-class family struggling to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Many critics considered the show notable as one of the first sitcoms to portray an American family in which economics necessitated two parents working jobs outside the home.