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Roseanne Season 4 Episode 1

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

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AIRED: 9/17/91

Roseanne is stunned when Becky asks for advice about birth control.

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The episode where Becky joins Roseanne and Jackie as one of the women on the show.

9.0

By vitaminjd, Apr 25, 2007

I thought that this episode showed a new maturity in the character of Becky, as well as in her relationship to Roseanne. Jacqui was cleverly used as a catalyst at the beginning of the episode. But by the end, during the scene in the kitchen where Becky reveals that she and Mark had already slept together, we saw that Becky and Roseanne could carry on this new relationship without Jackie to facilitate.

A also thought that this was one of the episodes where Roseanne and Jackie looked their best in the entire series. It was before Jackie went blonde and before Roseanne started to get too much work done on her face. They both looked natural and good for the ages they were.moreless
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becky asks for birth control.

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By bettyboop374, Apr 15, 2007

I thought this episode was so funny!At that time of the 90s people did not really talk about birth control on tv.Well lets just say roseanne changed that.Roseanne discussed so many topics on the show that no one else on tv was really talking about.I love the part after becky tells jackie and jackie gets her to tell roseanne.And when becky tells roseanne,roseanne's face is so funny and jackie is just looking back at roseanne in a really funny way. I also love the scene at the end between becky and roseanne.It really shows the mother and daughter bond.And that mother and daughter can talk about anything.moreless
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Sudden migraines.

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By madamdarth, Apr 26, 2006

A great season opener with Becky asking for birth control. As with all other episodes, it is well-written and realistic. The fact that she can come to her mom and ask for something (with Jackie's help) that is still so bleak. If only Roseanne was like other moms.

The best part is when Roseanne tells Dan, and Dan scares Mark a couple of times.
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Becky seeks birth control.

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By gwactuary, Mar 30, 2006

For all the disfunction in the Conner household, the communication constantly amazes me. For all the manner in which Roseanne routinely puts her kids down, and dismisses any real future for her children, her children manage to approach her as they deal with the tough areas of life: in this case birth control, and later in the episode Becky gratuitously informs Roseanne that she and Mark already started.

I tend to be suspicious of TV shows that attempt to back-door a social message through humor. And I'm not sure that episodes such as this one is an attempt to show the up-side consequences of Roseanne's parenting techniques, thereby setting up the Conner household as a model, rather than a parody.

No, I will never endorse Roseanne's household model. I do tend to be impressed with the communication at times. I'm just not convinced that there is a connection.moreless
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John Goodman	Dan Conner
Laurie Metcalf	Jackie Harris
Sara Gilbert	Darlene Conner Healy
Michael Fishman	David Jacob "D.J." Conner
Lecy Goranson	Rebecca "Becky" Conner Healy
Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Conner

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Deborah G. D'Alton	nurse	Guest Star
Glenn Quinn	Mark Healy	Recurring Role

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- Dan tells Roseanne that Becky is only 17. However, in Episode 98, aired about one year later, Becky is still 16, and won't be 17 for another couple months.
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- In this episode, Roseanne becomes upset with Dan when she finds out that Mark is working for him at the bike shop. However, in season 3's finale, we see that Roseanne was the one who suggested Dan hire Mark in the first place.
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- Roseanne starts the microwave but nothing happens.
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- Crystal: Roseanne, I'm exposed here.
  Roseanne: Oh come on Little Ed, let's see what Mommy's got for breakfast today. Aw shucks, milk again.
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- Roseanne: What's she gonna go griping to Aunt Jackie about?
  Darlene: Oh it could be a lot of things, but it's always you.
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- (talking to Roseanne)
  Darlene: Why are you picking on me, what did I take the last donut or something?
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- Roseanne: (to Dan) Becky wants me to take her to get some birth control.
  (Dan silently walks away)
  Roseanne: Where you going?
  Dan: Oh, I'm gonna kill Mark.
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- Crystal: (referring to little Ed) Where can I change him?
  Darlene: Your house.
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- (DJ walks in, pours himself a cup of coffee, and sits at the table)
  Roseanne: Wanna cigarette with that?
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- Crystal: (referring to little Ed) Why won't he sleep? I've tried everything! Even the washing machine.
  Darlene: You put him in the washing machine?!
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- (Becky has just asked Roseanne for birth control)
  Roseanne: Jackie I can't handle this... I mean, there's no way I can handle this...
  (Crystal's baby starts screaming from the other room)
  Roseanne: I CAN handle this.
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- Darlene: Let me say good-bye.
  (She burps right into the phone).
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- (After discussing Becky going on the pill.)
  Jackie: Roseanne, maybe you need to sit down.
  Roseanne: No, I need to lie down...In a big pine box!
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