Dan & Roseanne | “Roseanne”

Sitcoms that revolve around families have always been an American TV staple. One of the best shows with the said theme is Roseanne which premiered during the late 1980s. The premise followed the life of an American working-class family who lived in a fictional mid-state suburb in Illinois. Comedian Roseanne Barr played the family’s matriarch while John Goodman portrayed the patriarch. The show gets credits for taking on relatable topics as the blue-collar family struggled to get by on limited household income.

The sitcom aired for nine seasons until 1996 and returned for a 10th in 2018. The final season delved into politics and portrayed Rosanne as a Trump supporter during the 2016 US presidential election. On the other hand, Goodman reprises his role as Dan Conner on the spin-off series The Conners, which premiered in 2018.

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