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Roseanne Season 9 Episode 9

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AIRED: 11/19/96

Roseanne battles a group of women-hating terrorists who hold her family and a foreign diplomat hostage on a train to Washington, D.C.

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Season 9 so unbareable to watch

5.0

By Dyl26, Dec 18, 2012

I've been having a Roseanne marathon for the past month, and Season 9 is so difficult to watch. It almost feels as if they have run out of ideas and are using guest stars, and plots that have nothing to do with the show as an escape route. Because it's a marathon and I believe a marathon isn't a marathon unless all the episodes are watched, I literally have to force my self. There are some amazing episodes such as when Dan's mother comes to stay with them, or the birth of darlene's baby. I just wonder why they wasted the last season when they could've thought up new plots.moreless
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Please stop saying "People didn't get season nine." We got it, and didn't like it!

4.5

By mlc2005, Jan 04, 2012

Since many of the episodes in season nine are downright boring, I always found this episode kind of entertaining. The problem, however, is that it continues the patter of season nine's "in your face, nuanced-free" writing. I am a die hard "Roseanne" fan; in fact, I think it's one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, but no matter how many times Roseanne or others say "people just didn't get it," season nine was just BAD. First off, how patronizing is it to think we "didn't get it." We got it because every episode had an agenda that was spelled out loud and clear. And I even agree with Roseanne's politics. What made this episode and many others from this season bad was how horrible the writing was. It was sitcom as a soapbox, which is the last thing "Roseanne" ever wanted to be about. I'm glad the final episode of the series saved the ridiculous lottery plot line slightly, but all the talent being wasted on some of this garbage was a bit sad, in my opinion.moreless
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This is one of the best episodes of the ninth season! I loved it!

9.8

By jordan_898, Sep 05, 2011

I could tell not very many people liked this episode, but i did! One of the main things i like about the ninth season is the adventures. When they went to New York, New York, when they went to that vineyard,and when they were on this train to go to Washington, D.C. when they went on this big trips it just maked it seem alot 'funner' or whatever. also thought this episode was really funny too. like when Roseanne used a kitchen utinsil to rip the man's beard, that was really funny to me! and also when she changes into 'tough clothes' that was kind of funny too! but, all in all, i really liked this episode!moreless
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I feel I should write a review for this episode. I can't believe I'm saying this completely, but I feel I need to defend this episode. I wanted to point out a few things for Roseanne fans.moreless

6.5

By cheesecakehead, May 21, 2011

Okay, so I've watched this episode several times now, and additionally the 9th season, trying to understand what the show and Roseanne were trying to accomplish. There has been a lot of controversy about the 9th season. Roseanne has said that people didn't understand it. I never disliked the 9th season as most do. Of course, it's not my favorite season as what I'd like to think an avid Roseanne fan, in fact I do rank it my least favorite season, but I do like it and respect what Roseanne was trying to do. I think to understand the 9th season you need to watch it as a spin-off of the entire show. I don't think people get it. After watching it now several times as I said, this season (and especially this episode), you have to watch as a dream sequence, or book as it is in this case, as all the episodes after they win the lottery leading up to the series finale are written with that intention in mind.

This episode, especially, is kinda a joke. In Roseanne's infamous closing monologue of the series finale, she says she was so angry she "felt like a female Steven Seagal wanting to fight the whole world." That's all that this episode is about. It's creative. It's symbolic of Roseanne's reaction to Dan dying interwoven into an episode. I think Roseanne's intending to humorously poke fun at bad movies of past: putting on her fighter clothes (fighting terrorists with hair rollers and tampons), a bunch of male terrorists of different origins all with the same accent who are "women-haters" nonetheless (how much more Roseanne can you get), the family being taken hostage, jumping from a train, the INTENTIONALLY bad fight sequence between Roseanne and the head terrorist on top of the train. It's ALL supposed to be a joke, and is intentionally intended to be bad. This never happened to the Conners. They weren't taken hostage by terrorists. They never won the lottery. Dan never cheated on Roseanne. I agree this episode could have been better. Them traveling with Dr. Bakshi whom they just met when visiting the Wentworths seems a little soft, but it is supposed to be like that. It's not real. Parts of this episode, such as that, could've been done better. Overall, a bad television episode is just that, bad. This episode is intentionally written to be bad, and you can laugh at this episode, even though it may have been written better. Bev says to Roseanne clad in fighter clothes just as she breaks down the door to save them from the terrorists, "Roseanne that outfit is hardly slenderizing." You just need to take this episode in with a grain of salt. You can't just watch it on the surface or it won't make sense. This is NOT the Conner family. Everything is supposed to be a little off as what you're watching is a book Roseanne is writing. The 9th season, and in this case, Roseambo, is a creative symbolic joke interwoven into an episode using the characters of Roseanne you've grown to love.moreless
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I Liked It, wasn't the greatest, but not worth all the bashing. An episode that deserves bashing is a incredibly unfunny episode. This episode at least had a little humor to it. I have to say though it isn't my favorite storyline.moreless

3.0

By wegie_man, Dec 23, 2007

I don't know why this episode receives so much bashing, I mean sure it's not a great episode, but it isn't completely horrible either! It is one of my most interesting episodes of season 9. Also by season 9 standards you have to give this episode at least a little credit for the one-liners. This episode is the bottom of the barrel for a show like Roseanne, but for normal television standards in isn't dreadful! My Favorite Part of the show had to have been when Roseanne was fighting the terrorists & she shot the tampon into his eye. The whole thing with the diplomat is just completely stupid & unnecessary for the show. Bottom of the Barrel!moreless
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Laurie Metcalf	Jackie Harris
Roseanne Barr	Roseanne Harris Conner
Michael Fishman	David Jacob "D.J." Conner

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Ahmed Ahmed	Hakeem	Guest Star
Gary Kasper	Frank	Guest Star
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs	Louis	Guest Star
Glenn Quinn	Mark Healy	Recurring Role
Estelle Parsons	Bev	Recurring Role
Tyler Battaglia	Andy	Recurring Role

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- Near the end as each person takes a turn jumping from the train, the woman who was taken hostage by the terrorists whom took the tape off Roseanne steps up and is wearing a chicken shirt.
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- In this episode, Roseanne and the family are traveling with Dr. Bakshi, whom they met when visiting the Wentworths in the previous episode, on a trip via train. This truly makes no sense as to why they would be traveling with Dr. Bakshi on a trip, a man whom was simply a guest at the Wentworths studying in the United States on a fellowship from India who they had just met. In the episode it appears that they had accepted an invitation from Dr. Bakshi who presumably was just mentioning they could come along in passing. That explanation still seems rather soft.
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- (The FBI has just rescued Roseanne from a train wreck by having her grab onto a tire swing attached to a helicopter.)
  Roseanne: (as the train explodes below her) Cleanup on aisle four!
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- DJ: I don't care what the neighbors say. You're the best mom in the world.
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NOTES (1)
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- This episode has rarely been seen in syndicated reruns since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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- The title of this episode is an allusion to actor Sylvester Stallone's character, Rambo, in the 1982 film, First Blood.
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