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9.0 Superb
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Air Date

Tuesday November 6, 1990

Production Code

408

Episode Summary

Roseanne's PMS and Dan's birthday coincide on the same day. Dan would rather avoid it by going out fishing. Darlene tells Dan the lake is frozen but comes up with another excuse by saying that he is going bowling. His family insists on throwing a surprise party. So, he struggles through her hormones and mood changes, hoping to make it through to see another day.

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    lol roseanne was very funny in this episode i liked it when dan said to the family (except roseanne) "do i have to spell it out for you? P.M.S" and then dj said "OH MY GOD!" and fell out of a chair.that crackes me up lol one of the best episodes of this season and maby the best episodes of the SERIES! the episodes have ALOT of funny parts in it the beggining and the end and roseanne is very very funny in this episode i also liked it when roseanne said to dan from her room "dan get over here!!!!!" and then while he was walking darleane said "i love you dad" and then dan said "this could be a suicide mission" LOL

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    Roseanne at her best
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    This by far the best in episode in the entire series. When Roseanne asks Dan "Do you think I'm pretty?" I just fall out. Then later when she gives it in her speech at the party that she never told anyone how he cried and cried during Old Yeller. It is absolutely the funniest moment in TV history. Watch this episode every time you can.

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    Dan vs. Roseanne on PMS, who will be the victor. hide show

    Probably the funniest episode in the entire series of Roseanne. I always love the moment when the show comes on with the silent opening of the fan, I realize it is the PMS episode and I stop whatever I am doing to watch.
    I love the scenes where the family have to watch Dan confront Roseanne. I especially love the scene with Jackie at the party when Dan thinks his party is almost over, and she turns to him and says, "there's cake..."
    John Goodman and Roseanne are so amazingly funny. John Goodman must have had a great time playing of the PMS stricken Roseanne. And Roseanne must have had a blast switching from one mood to another. This episode is my favorite in the series, and I hope everyone else enjoyed it as well.

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  • In this episode, Dan's birthday is celebrated in November (episode's original air date: November 6, 1990). Earlier, season one's episode, Dan's Birthday Bash, celebrates it in January (episode's original air date: January 3, 1989). []
  • The family portrait that was taken back in episode 7: "The Memory Game", appears in this episode. []
  • This episode scored 28.2 million viewers in the ratings and ranked #7 for the week. []
  • (Roseanne kicking out the stripper dressed as a bellhop that Arnie hired as a present to Dan for the surprise party)
    Roseanne: You're the reason why there'll never be a woman president! []
  • Dan: I think I'll just go back into the bedroom, read the paper, and not talk to a soul. Is that okay with you, Roseanne?
    Roseanne (thinking): God, he gets so damn moody! Happens every month, too. Men! []
  • Roseanne: (giving a toast) So here's to you, Dan Conner, my husband, my friend, my soulmate, my rock.
    Dan: (thinking) Dear God, let this end.
    Roseanne: A great big rock that does nothing but sit on the couch and watch TV.
    Dan: (thinking) That's it. God's a woman!
    Roseanne: Oh, you know, once in awhile it'll ask for a beer, and I'll have to go in the kitchen and get it, because after all, it is just a rock. And a rock can't just tip itself over and roll over to the refrigerator now can it? So I have to get the beer for it. Yeah. A big TV-watching beer-drinking rock. []
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  • Dan: It's like a roller coaster ride with Sybil at the switch.

    "Sybil" is a 1976 TV movie based on a true story about a woman (real name Shirley Ardell Mason) who created at least 13 different personalities as a result of her horrible upbringing. []
  • When Dan says, "The horror . . . the horror...," he was quoting the movie "Apocalypse Now" (inspired by the novel Heart Of Darkness). These were the dying words of Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). []
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