Since The Conners killed off its former star Roseanne, the show has used the loss to deepen Becky’s character by focusing on her struggles with addiction too. When Roseanne began airing in the late ‘80s, few viewers could have guessed how long the sitcom would last.
A huge hit throughout the ‘90s, the story of a working-class family the Conners and their irascible mother Roseanne ran for nine seasons before being canceled in 1997. Although Roseanne's wild season 9 was infamously poorly received
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