television – 714 Delaware St. Podcast

television – 714 Delaware St. Podcast

television – 714 Delaware St. Podcast

714 Delaware St. is a podcast about the television sitcom Roseanne, its reboot and its second reboot, The Conners. Hosts Maura and Katherine are longtime fans of the original series who met in graduate school, where they both studied literature, film and television studies. Roseanne was a groundbreaking series, depicting a working-class family led by strong female characters who broke the mold for women in family sitcoms. It was also a formative cultural text for the two of us, who grew up glued to every episode and feeling like, in some sense, it got us. This podcast is not in any...

Roseanne, I'm a Cop.

Roseanne, I'm a Cop.

Dec 15, 2024 • 0:00

S7 E2: SAD Man on Campus

S7 E2: SAD Man on Campus

In our latest, we discuss The Conners episodes “Flying, Applying and Rassling Gators,” and “Less Money, More Problems,” wrapping up season 6! The main focus of these episodes is Mark, who is in “SAD” sack mode, unhappy with his lot in life and his less-than-prestigious education at Steven Douglas University (otherwise known as SAD U). Never mind that Mark strived and sort-of-cheated and contrabassoon-played his way into this little institution that could,

Oct 30, 2024 • 0:00

S7 E1: Magazine Dreams & Internal Flames

S7 E1: Magazine Dreams & Internal Flames

We’re back for our (final??) season! After a summer hiatus, we’re finishing up season 6 of The Conners ahead of the show’s final season. (We’ll also have some classic Roseanne analysis in store this season, so please join us!) In this installment, we discuss The Conners season 6 episodes “Campaign U-Turn and a Hard Write” and “Fire and Vice.” First up, we have some shenanigans surrounding Louise’s school board campaign and Jackie’s

Sep 15, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E7: All the Meals and All the Feels

S6 E7: All the Meals and All the Feels

In our latest, we start to wrap up season 6 of The Conners, discussing the episodes “Toilet Hacks and the Management Track” and “Manifesting, Marriage Testing, and Cheeseballs.” We have a lot of opinions and feelings about these lively episodes, with questions such as: Why is Darlene staging a decidedly unrealistic takeover of the college cafeteria, and then dumping all the work on poor Harris? (And isn’t it some kind of violation to haul a batch of off-site bur

Jun 6, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E6: The Mark Healy Show

S6 E6: The Mark Healy Show

In our latest, we get reflective thanks to The Conners season 6 episode “Smash and Grab and Happy Death Day,” which touches on the death of Mark Healy, husband to Becky, brother to David, and regular on the original series of Roseanne. The episode reveals Becky’s still-raw grief over losing her husband in a motorcycle accident years earlier, though we find it odd that she tells Beverly Rose he was her “special friend” rather than just level with the kid – you were married,

May 13, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E5: Mysteries of Crystal, Cringe, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

S6 E5: Mysteries of Crystal, Cringe, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

In our latest, we discuss The Conners, “When Sisters Collide and the Return of the Grifter” and “Hanging in Dorms with Boys and the Secret Life of Men,” the first of which most notably features the triumphant-yet-brief return of our beloved Crystal (Natalie West), friend of Roseanne and Jackie and second wife of Dan’s father, Ed. Crystal appears amid another dispute between Dan and Neville over money, through which they eventually bond over daddy issues. We are

Apr 15, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E4: 1 Tearful Adieu and 3 Terrible Ideas

S6 E4: 1 Tearful Adieu and 3 Terrible Ideas

In our latest, we discuss two somewhat strange Conners episodes, “Moms and Rats” and “Shrinks Don’t Talk and Kids Don’t Sing.” In “Moms and Rats,” we deal with the fallout from Jackie’s dumbass credit card fraud scheme (terrible idea #1). And in light of her tearful trainside goodbye with Bev, we wonder if in fact we are saying goodbye to our favorite nonagenarian for good – say it ain’t so! In the latter episode, Mark is bummed abo

Mar 22, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E3 Bev, Bitterness & Beyond

S6 E3 Bev, Bitterness & Beyond

The Conners season 6 is here, and we’re diving in (albeit a little bit late) with the first two episodes, “The Publisher Cops Show Pilot” and “Valentine’s Day Treats and Credit Card Cheats”! In the first episode, we find the Lunch Box receiving the “Restaurant Rescue” treatment with special guest star Nick Offerman, and though we support anything to keep the restaurant going, we wonder if it’s all a bit abrupt. Does Harris really want to

Mar 4, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E2: The Case of the Disappearing Baby

S6 E2: The Case of the Disappearing Baby

We’re back, listeners – for real this time! Ahead of next month’s premiere of season 6 of The Conners, we’re looking at two episodes from Roseanne‘s later seasons that focus on a plot point that’s been bugging us throughout the run of this podcast: Jackie and Fred’s child, Andy. The Conners has wiped Andy from existence for reasons unknown, but a look at season 7 episode “Nine Is Enough” and season 8 episode “Let Them Eat Junk”

Jan 21, 2024 • 0:00

S6 E1: Chicken & Rodbell’s

S6 E1: Chicken & Rodbell’s

Greetings, long-lost listeners – we’re back for season 6! Though the SAG-AFTRA strike continues and The Conners is indefinitely on hold (and we support the striking actors – give them what they deserve, ya greedy bastards!), we’re starting slow this season with some relevant Roseanne reflections. In the spirit of the summer of labor, we take a look at two deeper cuts from the original series that deal with job woes: “Chicken Hearts” (season 2) and “Like, A New Job&

Oct 24, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E12: Finale Feelings

S5 E12: Finale Feelings

In our latest episode, we finish out season 5 of The Conners, discussing three Mark-related episodes: “What’s So Funny Bout Peas, Love and Understanding,” “Dating, Drinking and Grifter Logic,” and “The Grad Finale.” As Mark graduates from high school, we consider his role in the family as the one expected to achieve a type of conventional success no Conner has: attend a 4-year college and graduate. We’re dubious about Darlene’s decision t

Jun 6, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E11: Big Rigs, Bodysuits, and the Rock-afire Explosion

S5 E11: Big Rigs, Bodysuits, and the Rock-afire Explosion

We’re winding down season 5 of The Conners on our latest episode, discussing “Road Trip and Guilt Trip” and “Text Thread and the Marital Bed.” These two minor episodes don’t have too much to offer, though they do provoke plenty of speculation about topics including exactly how recently Jackie revived her career in the big rigs, whether there is an agreed-upon strategy for married couple finances, if an iPhone 4 would actually even work anymore, and most im

May 18, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E10: Nielsen Family Values

S5 E10: Nielsen Family Values

In our latest, we discuss The Conners season 5 episode “The Contra Hearings and the Midnight Gambler” alongside a classic Roseanne from season 7, “Couch Potatoes.” In particular we compare the plot of the family trying to impress Mark’s music teacher – played by guest star Whoopi Goldberg – with the memorable Roseanne moment when the Conners were selected to be a Nielsen family and have their TV-watching habits monitored. These plots both follow one of the shows

Apr 23, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E8: Designated Basket Case: Family Trauma in Roseanne

S5 E8: Designated Basket Case: Family Trauma in Roseanne

In our latest episode, we take a look back at two classic Roseannes that focus on Roseanne and Jackie’s father Al Harris: “This Old House” and “Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home.” These are two of the series’ most memorable episodes, as they reveal the physical abuse Roseanne and Jackie suffered as children and chronicle their efforts to heal — a process still ongoing for Jackie and Bev in The Conners. We consider the way trauma from the past seemed to

Mar 3, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E7: Caretaking and Memory-Making

S5 E7: Caretaking and Memory-Making

In our latest, we catch up with The Conners episodes “Stuck in the Middle and Stuck in the Past” and “New Pipes and Old Secrets,” both of which address issues of aging, memory, and child-parent dynamics. First of all, we have some fun with Ben, Darlene and Becky’s feud, including imagining David’s dynamic with Ben (should Johnny Galecki EVER return). We also revel in the show’s newfound willingness to refer to Roseanne openly and deal with her absenc

Feb 24, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E6: Tales from the Lobo

S5 E6: Tales from the Lobo

In our latest episode, we discuss The Conners “Two More Years and a Stolen Rose,” which takes us all the way back to season 1 Roseanne with a reference to “Dan’s Birthday Bash,” an episode in which Dan’s birthday devolves into two fights — one with a snow-plowing brute named Bobo (Eric Allen Kramer) and the other with an even scarier adversary: Roseanne herself. In “Two More Years,” Dan meets up with a wealthy former classmate (William H. Macy)

Feb 3, 2023 • 0:00

S5 E5: A Merry Merry Conners Omnibus

S5 E5: A Merry Merry Conners Omnibus

Happy holidays from 714 Delaware St! For this last installment of 2022, we’re discussing the year’s final four episodes of The Conners, exploring plots from Darlene’s job woes to Louise at the Lunch Box, from Harris’s hobo boyfriend to Beverly Rose’s new persona (Pancake the dog), and most important of all, Mom stuff: between Louise and Doris (Jane Curtin) and Jackie and Bev (the great and amazingly vivacious Estelle Parsons, age 95!). We’re overjoyed to see

Dec 20, 2022 • 0:00

S5 E4: The Meaning of Halloween

S5 E4: The Meaning of Halloween

Yes, we know it’s almost Christmas — but we need to take a moment to reflect on Halloween. In this episode, we discuss The Conners “A Little Weed and a Bad Seed” and “Book Bans and Guillotine Hands,” this season’s Halloween episode that is tinged with Roseanne nostalgia and a bit of melancholy. We discuss the show’s increasing references to Roseanne, with Darlene and Becky both struggling to set aside a need to please and channel their mother&#82

Dec 11, 2022 • 0:00

S5 E3: Is Season 5 The Conners’ Best?

S5 E3: Is Season 5 The Conners’ Best?

In this installment of 714 Delaware St., we barrel through this season’s first four Conners episodes in order to catch up with our favorite family. We laugh (a lot), we cry, we cringe, and we ask the question: could season 5 be when The Conners finally hits its stride? We’re loving Darlene and Ben’s chemistry, Jackie and Neville the odd couple, Harris’s personal growth, and the fact that we’re getting more of that classic Roseanne-style “hangout” con

Nov 17, 2022 • 0:00

S5 E2: Roseanne Road Trip!

S5 E2: Roseanne Road Trip!

Dear listeners, we are back from our long fights against illness to finally bring you episode 2! We’re putting the Conners on pause for a moment to take a look back at some classic Roseanne — and who doesn’t love a road trip? We’ve selected two special episodes, season 4’s “Kansas City, Here We Come” and season 8’s “The Getaway, Almost,” that both feature Roseanne and Jackie hitting the road for some sisterly bonding, complex emotional an

Oct 26, 2022 • 0:00

S5 E1: Multiple Marriages/Maniacs

S5 E1: Multiple Marriages/Maniacs

Dear listeners: Ready or not, we are back again for a FIFTH season of Conners madness! As usual, we’re playing catch up, recapping the final two episodes of season 4, “Three Ring Circus,” and “A Judge and a Priest Walk into a Living Room…” That’s right – The Conners is celebrating yet another wedding, this time a double (almost triple)! We debate whether the show’s insistence on these kinds of attention-grabbing plots points has it creeping int

Sep 29, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E13: When a Ghost House Isn’t Good Enough (and Other Stories)

S4 E13: When a Ghost House Isn’t Good Enough (and Other Stories)

In our latest episode, we start to wind down season 4 of The Conners with a close look at “Big Negotiations and Broken Expectations” and “The Best Laid Plans, a Contrabassoon, and a Sinking Feeling.” First we confront a new frontier in Dan and Louise’s relationship, as they have their first serious fight as a married couple. (We have to say, we’re mostly on Team Louise, even if she did foolishly suggest that Dan renovate a house). We also continue to follo

Jun 5, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E12: Come back to the Lunch Box, Jackie Dean

S4 E12: Come back to the Lunch Box, Jackie Dean

In our latest episode, we dive into The Conners season 4 episode 16, “Gas Pump, House Dump, and a Stew Volcano.” While we must first mull over Darlene and Becky’s very strange decision not to move right into the beautiful Victorian funeral home Patton Oswalt has basically handed them (young Darlene would love to live in a funeral home!), we focus mostly on the episode’s story involving Jackie and her crisis over the Lunch Box. Feeling overwhelmed by the work of manag

May 9, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E11: A Very Special Conners Catch-Up

S4 E11: A Very Special Conners Catch-Up

We’re back, baby! 714 Delaware St. was on a brief hiatus but now we’re catching up with trifecta of Conners episodes: “Sex, Lies, and House Hunting,” “Triggered,” and one with a long title that starts with “Miscommunication.” First, we delve into the lives and loves of Becky and Darlene, pleased to see Becky kicking the loser Professor Glen-Glen to the curb, and excited at the prospect of the Conner girls moving out of the family home (but

Apr 22, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E10: A Legacy of Snooping

S4 E10: A Legacy of Snooping

In our latest installment, we discuss The Conners episode “Hot for Teacher and Writing a Wrong,” in which Becky falls for her psychology professor (Matt Walsh) and Darlene accuses Mark of selling drugs — when he’s actually selling college admissions essays. We cringe as Becky’s interest in education gives way to questionable “feelings for” a professor she barely knows, and hope this doesn’t jeopardize her studies. We also consider Darlene’s Rosean

Mar 10, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E9: Darlene’s Dilemma

S4 E9: Darlene’s Dilemma

In our latest episode, we discuss The Conners S4 E11, “Patriarch’s and Goddesses,” a great hangout episode which features the one and only JOE WALSH of The Eagles (as Aldo’s dad). We revel in this old-school storyline that features Walsh’s character drinking beer with Dan, mooching, rambling, and ultimately jamming (with John Goodman on harmonica) over the closing credits. Just like the old days! (Spoiler alert: Katherine admits she likes the f-ckin’ Eagl

Feb 14, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E8: Don’t Go Chasin’ Waterbeds

S4 E8: Don’t Go Chasin’ Waterbeds

In our new episode, we discuss The Conners “Three Exes, Role Playing and A Waterbed” and “Spills, Pills and The Midnight Lasagna” — but first, we have to get down to business re: our sadness over the recent passing of so many icons of television, music and film, particularly Betty White and Ronnie Spector (little-known fact: Ronnie sang the theme song to Roseanne Barr’s short-lived cartoon show Little Rosey!). We also dig into all the great stuff we’ve be

Jan 20, 2022 • 0:00

S4 E7: Holiday Tidings & Heavy Furniture

S4 E7: Holiday Tidings & Heavy Furniture

We’re dropping one final episode before the holidays! Join us for a discussion of The Conners episode “Yard Sale, Phone Fail, And a College Betrayal” in which Dan finds it hard to part with his and Roseanne’s old bedroom set from Montgomery Ward. We saw fit to pair this with a hidden gem from Roseanne season 1, “Canoga Time,” a fun and cozy episode in which Dan and Roseanne try to part with some of their beloved old kitsch in service of a rummage sale. We

Dec 17, 2021 • 0:00

S4 E6: Mothers and Daughters and Birth Control Pills

S4 E6: Mothers and Daughters and Birth Control Pills

In our latest, we discuss The Conners episode “Let’s All Push Our Hands Together for the Stew Train and The Conners’ Furniture” (ugh, that title!) in tandem with one of Roseanne‘s most memorable Very Special Episodes, “A Bitter Pill to Swallow,” in which Becky asks Roseanne to help her get birth control pills. We take a close look at Darlene and Harris’s fraught relationship and how they might be able to mend it after years of choosing control

Dec 9, 2021 • 0:00

S4 E5: A Vest, A Young Guest, and Darlene is a Pest

S4 E5: A Vest, A Young Guest, and Darlene is a Pest

In this episode, we discuss two very different recent episodes of The Conners. The first is “Peter Pan, The Backup Plan, Adventures in Babysitting, and a River Runs Through It,” a sort of non-Halloween episode that attempts to catch us up on storylines from Darlene’s spiritual quest (Darlene, you’re still doing it wrong) to Becky’s new life as a college student, Emilio’s new girlfriend, Harris’s romance with Aldo (whose children are portrayed as ner

Nov 21, 2021 • 0:00

S4 E4: Lanford Bridal

S4 E4: Lanford Bridal

It’s the big day for Dan and Louise — the first official wedding on The Conners in the episode “The Wedding of Dan and Louise”! We analyze this episode’s frenzied path to the altar and discuss its relationship with the two most momentous Roseanne original series wedding episodes, “Altar Egos” (Jackie + Fred’s) and “The Wedding” (David + Darlene). As usual, there’s a whole lot happening on the The Conners — Louise is getting cold fe

Nov 2, 2021 • 0:00

S4 E3: Simple Pastor Energy

S4 E3: Simple Pastor Energy

In this episode, we catch up on The Conners season 4 episodes “Education, Corruption, and Damnation” and “Sober Sex, Plastic Silverware, and Losing My Religion” – and boy, are these some episodes! We’re reeling from Darlene’s pinball-style emotions, and we’re skeptical of her sudden interest in seeking counsel from a pastor, played by Jason Alexander with a soft southern accent and strong, presumably accidental whiff of untrustworthiness. (In short:

Oct 23, 2021 • 0:00

S4 E2: Thank You for Being a Conner!

S4 E2: Thank You for Being a Conner!

In this episode, we kick off The Conners fourth season with a recap of the gimmicky live episode “Trucking Live in Front of a Fully Vaccinated Studio Audience.” We ask the important questions, like, Why are the Conners obsessed with the word “trucking,” and does it have to do with Jackie’s big-rig experience? Why is Ben such a threatening hipster werewolf? Why is Brian Austin Green so charming? Does Louise REALLY want a fancy wedding cake? Why does Darlene care

Oct 4, 2021 • 1:09:04

S4 E1: “Rosey” Knows Best

S4 E1: “Rosey” Knows Best

We’re back! We’ve missed you, dear listeners, and we’re excited to embark on the FOURTH season of 714 Delaware St.! On this first episode, we take a deep dive into some Roseanne episodes from the series’ later run, when the show was somewhat preoccupied with referencing the “golden age” television sitcoms that Roseanne Barr and her contemporaries grew up on, like Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, and Gilligan’s Island. We were inspired in part

Sep 22, 2021 • 0:00

S3 E13: You Don’t Have to Live in a Hardware Store (and other lessons)

S3 E13: You Don’t Have to Live in a Hardware Store (and other lessons)

It’s the last episode of our third season, and we’re wrapping up The Conners season 3 as well, discussing “Jeopardé, Sobrieté, and Infidelité” and “Two Proposals, a Homecoming, and a Bear.” Big things are happening for the Conners, including one engagement, one thwarted proposal, a successful rehab stint, a return from Afghanistan, a Jeopardy loss turned into a gain, a budding tattoo career, and a whole lot of complaining from a certain hirsute someone ab

Jun 16, 2021 • 1:24:00

S3 Ep 12: Blue Blockers

S3 Ep 12: Blue Blockers

We’re talking here about the 17th and 18th episodes of season 3 of the Conners (“Regrets, Rehabs, and Realtors” and “Cheating, Revelations, and a Box of Doll Heads,” respectively). We are struck by the serious, emotional moments in these episodes. Becky’s struggle with alcoholism and her trip to Jewish rehab (an infinitely awkward plot point), in particular, brings us to reckon with the elder Mark’s death, Dan’s anger, and Becky’s regrets about her life choices. This also brings up powerful

Jun 2, 2021 • 0:00

S3 E11: Good Golly, Miss Molly

S3 E11: Good Golly, Miss Molly

Join us for our latest installment, in which we discuss two recent episodes of The Conners, “An Old Dog, New Tricks and a Ticket to Ride,” and “A Fast Car, a Sudden Loss and a Slow Decline.” These episodes serve up a major dose of nostalgia in the form of Molly Tilden (played by Danielle Harris, she of the coveted ’90s mall bangs and child-star ubiquity who grew up to become “the Natalie Portman of horror,” according to an unverified Wikipedia quote

May 11, 2021 • 1:27:39

S3 E10: Bad Omens and Baywatch Nights

S3 E10: Bad Omens and Baywatch Nights

Herein we talk about the Conners as though they are real people once again. We return to Lanford to discover that Louise has COVID! As the family put together a Covid care package for her, we get a chuckle out of their collection of late Blockbuster DVDs. Darlene’s confession about visiting the indoor hotel pool to relax throws us for a loop. We doubt that such a humid mildew party would be very relaxing. Jackie confronts a bad Yelp reviewer at a beer garden, and Neville gets stern about he

Apr 28, 2021 • 0:00

S3 E9: The Anxiety Years

S3 E9: The Anxiety Years

In our latest episode, we do our best to catch up with The Conners by discussing “Panic Attacks, Hardware Store and Big Mouth Billy Bass” and “A Stomach Ache, A Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake.” We delve into the show’s realistic depiction of Darlene’s anxiety (featuring Dr. Fred Savage to the rescue!) as well as our own anxiety (Zoom-related and not), imposter syndrome and its relationship to class and gender. We also analyze Ben’s frustrating whit

Apr 4, 2021 • 1:30:03

S3 E8: A Marvelous Night for a Moondance

S3 E8: A Marvelous Night for a Moondance

In our latest episode, we catch up on The Conners with recaps of “Promotions, Podcasts and Magic Tea” and “Who Are Bosses, Boats and Eckhart Tolle?” We’re happy Darlene’s got a promotion (though a bit confounded by her managerial style) and even happier that the increasingly hairy Ben is following in our podcasting footsteps. But did he really have to “quit” Instacart? Plus, Jackie and Neville trip on “tea,” Jackie preps for Jeopardy! and Dan&

Feb 22, 2021 • 1:27:52

S3 E7: A Heavy Coat with No Closet to Hang It

S3 E7: A Heavy Coat with No Closet to Hang It

Capital insurrections, inaugurations, a pandemic, and another impeachment, and yet The Conners keeps rolling along. We are catching up with what’s happened in Lanford lately in our latest episode, and it’s a lot! First, in The Conners’ “A Cold Mom, a Brother Daddy and a Prison Baby,” Ben’s mom, who doesn’t have a name and looks a LOT like Murphy Brown, has some intense news about Ben’s father. The inimitable Candice Bergen appears as Ben’s mother, whose elegance masks a peculiar likeness to

Feb 7, 2021 • 0:00

S3 E6: The Conner Family Money-Making Death Machine

S3 E6: The Conner Family Money-Making Death Machine

In our sixth installment of the season, we recap The Conners, “Drug Test, Protest, and One Leaves the Nest,” in which Harris joins an Occupy Wall Street-style protest while somehow managing to remain ignorant of pretty much everything about economic inequality in America, capitalism, solidarity and how to take a principled stand for something you believe in. We analyze it in tandem with a related episode from the original series, classic season 5 episode “Lanford Daze,&#82

Jan 11, 2021 • 0:00

S3 E5: Becky & Mark 4 Ever

S3 E5: Becky & Mark 4 Ever

Well, we hope you’ve all been enjoying safe and happy holidays. We’ve been on a bit of a break ourselves, though we will be back with more commentary on The Conners and more of the old show soon! In this episode, we revisit the elopement of Becky and Mark Healy (RIP Mark and beautiful Glenn Quinn), which is portrayed in the back-to-back Season 5 episodes “Terms of Estrangement,” parts 1 and 2. We find Becky to be egregiously hard on Dan as the bike shop goes under, and we spend quite a lot

Dec 30, 2020 • 0:00

S3 E4: We’re in Mask Hell (and Other Complaints)

S3 E4: We’re in Mask Hell (and Other Complaints)

Join us for a little Andy Rooney-style, “get off my lawn” crankiness as we catch up on the recent Conners episodes “Birthdays, Babies and Emotional Support Chickens” and “Friends in High Places and Horse Surgery.” First of all, we love the Conners, we really do — but we’ve got to talk about their appalling pandemic etiquette, from their chin-masking to their indoor-gathering to their ball-pit-renting. We also critique the often overstuffed, rushed n

Dec 2, 2020 • 1:24:18

S3 E3: Take It In the Shorts? What Does That Mean?

S3 E3: Take It In the Shorts? What Does That Mean?

In this episode, we catch up on The Conners’ Covid Halloween and Darlene’s tough adjustment to her new job at Wellman’s—episodes 2 & 3 of The Conners Season 3. Like a lot of folks, we have more to say about The Vow versus Seduced, the appeal of The Queen’s Gambit, and the divinity of the pristine grocery store in Supermarket Sweep. We talk about the way the family deals with a cancelled trick or treat night in Lanford in “Halloween and The Election vs. The Pandemic,” and the emotional p

Nov 23, 2020 • 0:00

S3 E2: Wellman Revisited

S3 E2: Wellman Revisited

After a slight delay, we’re back in action with episode 2 of our third season! In “Wellman Revisited,” we discuss The Conners Season 3, Episode 1, “Keep on Truckin’ Six Feet Apart,” which checks in on our favorite family as they deal with the pandemic, resulting financial distress, and being served an eviction notice by Danny Trejo. When they hear Wellman Plastics — local factory and former workplace of Roseanne and Jackie — is reopening, Becky and Darlen

Nov 8, 2020 • 1:16:35

S3 E1: Roll on Down: A Bonnie Appreciation Episode

S3 E1: Roll on Down: A Bonnie Appreciation Episode

Welcome to season 3 of 714 Delaware St.! Before the premiere of the new Conners season, we invite you to look back with us on one of our favorite unsung characters of classic Roseanne: Bonnie Watkins, portrayed with down-to-earth charm by Bonnie Bramlett, a well-known rock singer who performed throughout the ’60s and ’70s as half of the duo Delaney & Bonnie. Bramlett, who befriended Roseanne Barr in 1990 and was cast on the show during a break in her singing career, serv

Oct 13, 2020 • 1:16:31

Special Summer Episode: Mall Madness

Special Summer Episode: Mall Madness

Greetings, friends! We hope you’ll enjoy our special summer episode “Mall Madness,” in which we discuss the classic Roseanne season 1 episode “Mall Story.” The Conners, Jackie and Crystal are heading to the mall for a big sale—Dan needs shoes, Becky needs a dress, Crystal needs “taaaahhhhls,” and Jackie needs to admire the pecs on some storefront fitness guru. Laugh along with us at this silly episode’s absurd dialogue, and remember the days w

Aug 3, 2020 • 1:27:29

S2: E20 – The Kiss, Part 2

S2: E20 – The Kiss, Part 2

Hello all! This is the second half of our talk about “White Men Can’t Kiss,” Roseanne‘s episode about implicit racism and its effects. Here, we continue to deal with what we found especially effective about this episode, as compared to “very special” episodes about race on other TV series – 90210, for example. Starting with Dan’s awkward conversation with Chuck during the guys’ poker game through to the final scene in which Roseanne enco

Jul 8, 2020 • 0:00

S2: E19 – The Kiss, Part 1

S2: E19 – The Kiss, Part 1

We’ve been wanting to do this one for a while, and the moment seemed right. This is the first half of our discussion of the classic Roseanne episode, “White Men Can’t Kiss,” in which DJ is supposed to kiss a girl (his future wife, Gina) in the school play, and doesn’t want to, because she is Black. DJ’s racist response creates conflict and concern between Dan and Roseanne, who both newly recognize and reveal some of the racist attitudes that they both unconsciously hold. In our conversation

Jun 24, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E18: The House at 714 Delaware Street

S2 E18: The House at 714 Delaware Street

Join us as we wrap up our discussion of season 2 of the Conners! In this episode, we discuss The Conners season 2 finale, “Bridge over Troubled Conners,” in which the Conner home is at risk of foreclosure, meaning hard times for Dan and tough decisions for Darlene and Ben. We explore our own love for the Conner house, the memories we hold there and the lived-in feel of the set, as well as our memories of our own family homes. Other topics include Becky and Emilio’s storyli

Jun 4, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E17: Ziggy and The Conners from Mars

S2 E17: Ziggy and The Conners from Mars

Darlene, why are you being such a Karen? I mean…she confesses to harassing a cop and living to tell the tale – and in fact, didn’t she JUST defy a cop and go to jail a few weeks ago? Oh, man. At any rate, this episode begins with our discussion of “CPAPs, Hickey’s, and Biscuits.” We talk a bit about Darlene and Ben’s relationship progression, and how, like, they aren’t really doing things in the normal order, but that’s cool. More than this, we coo a bit over Dan and Louise sealing the deal

May 23, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E16: Sister Stories

S2 E16: Sister Stories

Hi folks! In our latest episode, “Sister Stories,” we discuss The Conners episode “Pilot Lights and Sister Fights,” which focuses on the romantic reunion of Dan and Louise and a flare-up of tension between Darlene and Becky, who has been bonding lately with Darlene’s BF Ben (Jay R. Ferguson). Darlene’s stress over trying to have a baby seems to trigger her old feelings of insecurity related to her sister, who has always been considered the more “pop

May 4, 2020 • 1:27:54

S2 E15: Bev!

S2 E15: Bev!

In this podcast episode, we focus in on the dowager Harris, Bev. The world’s nitpicking-est mom, the devotion-seeking grandmother, the ever-youthful-and-probably-a-vampire Bev, so perfectly portrayed by also likely-to-be immortal Estelle Parsons. We begin by talking about recent The Conners episode, “The Ice Woman Cometh,” which finds Bev returned to Lanford with money in hand for precious Mark’s summer camp for smartypants. Darlene pursues equal money for Harris, betraying the deserving Ma

Apr 26, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E14: Down & Out Darlene vs. the Mean Teen

S2 E14: Down & Out Darlene vs. the Mean Teen

In our latest installment of 714 Delaware St., we discuss the two most recent episodes of The Conners, “Beards, Thrupples and Robots” and “Tats and Tias.” We express our sadness at the dashing of Jackie’s relationship hopes with Ron and Janelle (who are not what they seem), lament the show’s overly simplistic and ungenerous plot involving Becky and Emilio’s hostile aunts, and provide a thorough analysis of the central storyline involving Darlene and

Apr 5, 2020 • 1:25:59

S2 E13: The Salads of My Youth

S2 E13: The Salads of My Youth

Hey everyone, we’ve got a nice one here for you—another trip to Season 3 of the original series, to visit the episode entitled “Home Ec.” This one finds Roseanne giving a lesson in feeding a family to Darlene’s Home Economics class. Here, we digress an awful lot, mostly about the presence of a teeny Leo DiCaprio in the background of Darlene’s classroom, and about our own junior high school Home Ec nightmares. Mostly, we talk about salad dressing. Catalina? What the *&% is that?

Mar 19, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E12: Loving Throuples, Missing Crystal

S2 E12: Loving Throuples, Missing Crystal

In our latest episode, we recap the Conners season 2, episode 14, “Bad Dads and Grads,” in which Darlene and Ben ponder having a baby (or he forces her to ponder, depending on your perspective), Jackie ponders joining guest stars Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg in a throuple, and Dan works through his anger toward his late father and reconnects with Ed Jr. (“little Ed”), his father’s son with Crystal. We express skepticism about Darlene and Ben’s baby-makin

Mar 8, 2020 • 1:28:53

S2 E11: If I Were Dwight

S2 E11: If I Were Dwight

Hey listeners! After a short delay, we present to you our most recent discussion of two recent episodes of The Conners, which we’re calling, “If I were Dwight.” In this, we take on “Live from Lanford,” the live episode written around the New Hampshire primaries – a fun and successful effort in live broadcasting, we think. We do feel sad about Dan and Louise’s breakup, but we also think it’s a little weird that everyone acts like her 3-month tour is such a lengthy time away. Like, why can’t

Feb 28, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E10: Girlfriends, College Costs, and the Artist Formerly Known as Jackie

S2 E10: Girlfriends, College Costs, and the Artist Formerly Known as Jackie

We’re back with another installment chatting about season two of The Conners! Join us as we discuss the latest episode, “Mud Turtles, a Good Steak, and One Man in a Tub” (a lengthy title which we’ve matched with one of our own), in which a storyline about Harris’s college prospects and the daunting cost of tuition brings us back to Roseanne’s roots in its mostly sharp commentary on socioeconomic issues. Plus, we celebrate Jackie’s new friendship wi

Feb 9, 2020 • 1:16:14

S2 E9: Why Won’t Wyatt Eat Mayonnaise?

S2 E9: Why Won’t Wyatt Eat Mayonnaise?

Thanks for meeting us back here in 2020, friends. We kick off the year by discussing the most recent Conners episode, “Throwing a Christian to a Bear”—kind of a “bear” of a title, if you ask us. It makes sense, though, since we are presented with a nearly Biblical parable about what happens when a midwestern Christian guy in Green Bay gear presumes the right to judge a group of Chicago Bears devotees. Where does this guy get off? He’s the worst. And he has a weird hatred of mayonnaise, cons

Jan 29, 2020 • 0:00

S2 E8: Have Yourself a Moldy, Jobless Christmas

S2 E8: Have Yourself a Moldy, Jobless Christmas

On our latest episode, we recap 2019’s final installments of the Conners, “Lanford, Toilet of Sin” and “Smoking Penguins and Santa-on-Santa Action,” analyzing Jackie’s inner struggle over the fate of the Lunchbox, Darlene’s job and daughter woes, the triumphant return (sort of) of the sexily tousled Jay R. Ferguson as Ben, and the family’s strange new tradition of wearing Santa suits to the mall. We delight in appearances from Paul Reubens (ak

Dec 16, 2019 • 1:28:46

S2 E7: Slap That Turkey!

S2 E7: Slap That Turkey!

Thanksgiving is upon us, with an OPEN HAND. In this episode, we cover the dramatic holiday episode of The Conners, “Slappy Holidays,” wherein voices are raised not in mirth and merriment, but in anger and probable tequila drunkenness. Jackie, Darlene, and Harris are all at their worst, while the rest of the family copes with the mayhem. In the episode, a delayed dinner and too much booze leads to a MAJOR blowout, culminating in a SLAP, that brings us back to the history of abuse in the Harr

Nov 28, 2019 • 0:00

S2 E6: Stew of a Kind

S2 E6: Stew of a Kind

In the sixth episode of our second season, “Stew of a Kind,” we discuss the latest Conners episode, “Tempest in a Stew Pot,” which finds Becky and Jackie plotting to open a new restaurant in the old Lanford Lunchbox — one that, improbably, serves only stew. Darlene, who holds the keys to their dreams in the form of power of attorney, rejects their idea, leading to a rift that sends Becky packing and on her way to Jackie’s house. We look deeper into Jackie and B

Nov 19, 2019 • 1:16:09

S2 E5: Let Your Dreams Come True!

S2 E5: Let Your Dreams Come True!

In this episode, we discuss the semi-Halloweeny “Nightmare on Lunchbox Street” episode of The Conners Season 2.  The revelation that Bev is still the owner of the building the old Lunchbox was in and that Darlene now has power of attorney over Bev gives us pause. We delight in Jackie’s justified rage at the audacity of Bev! Can you imagine—having that nest egg this whole time and STILL forcing Jackie to take care of her? Though there are some costumes, this episode doesn’t go all out on the

Nov 9, 2019 • 0:00

S2 E4: Darlene & David & Ben, Oh My!

S2 E4: Darlene & David & Ben, Oh My!

In our 4th season 2 episode, we discuss the latest installment of The Conners, “Lanford…Lanford,” in which Darlene’s precarious love triangle with our beloved David Healy (Johnny Galecki) and sexy, hirsute newcomer Ben…something (Jay R. Ferguson) finally falls apart. In this emotional and well-paced episode of The Conners, Darlene and David finally share some real talk about their relationship (and David confirms he can’t change a tire without Siri’

Oct 23, 2019 • 1:21:13

S2 E3: A Not-So-Bizarre Love Triangle and a Not-So-Ugly Baby

S2 E3: A Not-So-Bizarre Love Triangle and a Not-So-Ugly Baby

Hey listeners! You may have noticed that we missed last week. We both had weddings to attend! But we haven’t abandoned ship – BY NO MEANS! Here, we catch up on The Conners second and third Season 2 episodes, “A Kiss is Just a Kiss” and “The Preemie Monologues.” We agree that these two episodes feel more natural and organic, and the pace feels right. Both episodes involve Becky’s struggles as a mom, both physical and financial, and deal with class and women’s issues in a way that is true to

Oct 15, 2019 • 0:00

S2 E2: Delivery Room Déjà Vu

S2 E2: Delivery Room Déjà Vu

In our second season 2 episode, we discuss the premiere season 2 episode of The Conners, “Preemies, Weed & Infidelity,” as well as its sister episode (pun intended) of the original Roseanne series, “The Miracle.” We analyze Becky’s pregnancy/labor storyline and its parallels with Darlene’s experience giving birth to Harris, as well as the side plots of Darlene’s love triangle (involving a certain sensitive, curly-haired Trader Joe’s employ

Sep 29, 2019 • 1:20:22

S2 E1: Becky is a Real Gas!

S2 E1: Becky is a Real Gas!

Welcome back to 714 Delaware St. We are launching Season 2 in time for the upcoming second season of The Connors, our most beloved TV family. Our inaugural episode, however, returns to another throwback: one of the most explosive episodes of Roseanne, entitled “Inherit the Wind.” You may remember this classic episode as the one in which Becky…Cuts…The…(ahem…if you don’t already know, you probably better listen). We do a lot of digressing for fun chats about Romy and Michelle, Blade,

Sep 13, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E25: Just Me & My Ganja

S1 E25: Just Me & My Ganja

Join us for our last episode of the summer as we discuss a *Very Special Episode* of the highest order: Season 6 episode “A Stash from the Past,” in which Roseanne, Dan & Jackie find some old weed in a drawer…and hijinks, sadness, paranoia, and pudding-pop-eating ensue. Not only is this a start-to-finish hilarious episode about aging and responsibility (named one of the best-ever episodes of television by TV Guide, an infallible publication), but it gives us an excuse

Jul 23, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E24: We Love to Mull over Martin (a Leon Carp Tribute)

S1 E24: We Love to Mull over Martin (a Leon Carp Tribute)

In our latest episode, we pay homage to another of our favorites of the original series. We agree that Roseanne really meets her match when she meets the uptight, all-bark-and-no-bite Leon Carp, played by Martin Mull, when he comes to manage the diner at our beloved Rodbell’s. From Season 3 to Season 9 of the original series, we learn a lot about the world according to Carp. We talk about several of the best Leon episodes and moments, and Martin Mull’s amazing television career, including

Jun 18, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E23: Caught Playing with Our Instruments in Band!

S1 E23: Caught Playing with Our Instruments in Band!

Poor DJ. He’s got it pretty rough, being perpetually eclipsed by the personalities of his two older sisters. Here and there, though, he gets a chance to really express himself. In this episode, we discuss DJ’s most creative outburst—when he got “caught playing with his instrument in band,” as Darlene put it. We think you know what we’re talking about. In the original series episode, “Homeward Bound,” DJ made an explosive discovery about his own body! Okay, okay, we’re talking abo

May 29, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E22: Girls Kissing Girls

S1 E22: Girls Kissing Girls

We were going to title this episode “The Lesbian Kiss Episode,” but that struck us as a bit too formal. In fact, “Lesbian Kiss Episode,” is a TV term for a phenomenon that hit its stride in the ’90s: it’s that very special episode that airs during sweeps, featuring a guest star that comes along to lock lady lips with a series frontrunner, just to disappear back into the ether. THERE IS A WIKIPEDIA PAGE, okayyyy? Too many shows have done it for us to cover ALL of them, but one did it i

May 9, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E21: Feel the Bernhard!

S1 E21: Feel the Bernhard!

On the latest 714 Delaware St., we’re talking about one of our favorite Roseanne supporting players: the one and only Sandra Bernhard! We gush over Ms. Bernhard’s unconventional career and incomparable mien, from her turn as the desperate-and-deluded Masha in Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1983) to her one-woman show Without You I’m Nothing (1990) to her regular appearances on Letterman. Katherine reports on seeing Sandra live twice (plus meeting her for a ph

Apr 25, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E20: Taxin’ and Chillaxin’ in the Sweet Sounds of Spring

S1 E20: Taxin’ and Chillaxin’ in the Sweet Sounds of Spring

In this episode, we lament the ghastly unfair process of filing taxes while poor, by way of one of our favorite Roseanne original series episodes, entitled “April Fool’s Day.” We discuss who is most likely to be audited, and how fun it is to live vicariously through TV characters who really give the meanies at the IRS what-for. From Roseanne Conner’s Norma Rae moments, Dick’s tax meltdown on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and the Golden Girls’ unfortunate encounters with auditors and homophobic wri

Apr 15, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E19: “To Whom it Concerns”

S1 E19: “To Whom it Concerns”

In the latest installment of 714 Delaware St., we deep-dive into the straight-up CLASSIC season 2 Roseanne episode “Brain-Dead Poets Society,” penned by a young Joss Whedon, in which Darlene Conner writes a poem that she must present at her school “Culture Night.” This episode marks a pivotal moment for the character of Darlene, revealing hidden depths and impacting her relationship with Roseanne. Additionally, we take a look at memorable poetry scenes in other

Mar 26, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E18: Hopes, Dreams, and Shampoo, the Softer Sides of Roseanne Conner

S1 E18: Hopes, Dreams, and Shampoo, the Softer Sides of Roseanne Conner

In this episode of 714 Delaware St., we take some time to reflect on someone we’ve somewhat neglected thus far on our podcast: Roseanne Conner! In the wake of mourning Roseanne Conner’s death and Roseanne Barr’s depressing political shift far-rightward, we have wanted to talk about the nuanced characterization of the Conners’ brazen matriarch. We’ve chosen two Season 2 episodes that capture Rosie’s tenderness and vulnerability. In “Hair,” Rosie is hesitant at first to take a “demeaning” job

Mar 12, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E17: Paper Hearts & Teddies

S1 E17: Paper Hearts & Teddies

In this belated Valentine’s episode, Maura & Katherine explain the unexpected personal crises that kept them away from the podcast for a few weeks, and celebrate the fact that we’re back to discussing classic TV! We look at Roseanne’s only Valentine’s Day episode from season 3, in which Darlene has a crush on a boy improbably named “Barry” and Dan has a fear of full-figured lingerie. We also discuss other Valentine’s favorites from ’90s sh

Feb 19, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E16.2 – More Truckin’ Through The Conners

S1 E16.2 – More Truckin’ Through The Conners

Here’s part two of our conversation about The Conners Season 1 finale, “We Continue to Truck.” We talk about our beefs with some of the conservative politics of the show in the wake of both the original series and Roseanne Season 10, as well as our pleasures from this new series. We are hoping for good things to come from our beloved Conners as the series grows into its own. But MAN ALIVE, WHAT IS WITH PETER?! We’ll return in short shrift with more discussions and laughing about original Ro

Feb 3, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E16.1- Truckin’ Through The Conners

S1 E16.1- Truckin’ Through The Conners

Gosh! The Conners first season is over, and we have things to say. This is Part One of our discussion of the season finale, “We Continue to Truck,” and our thoughts on the season overall. In this installment, we are 100% wigged out about Peter’s (Matthew Broderick) transformation into the world’s biggest creep and monster boyfriend! Maura says she thought he was acting like a serial killer. We also lament the depiction of Emilio, the undocumented father of Becky’s baby, although we apprecia

Jan 29, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E15: The Asshole Chronicles

S1 E15: The Asshole Chronicles

In 714 Delware St.’s 15th episode, we ask the question: Why are so many characters on The Conners are turning into assholes? In episode 10, “Don’t Shoot the Piano Teacher,” Ben (Jay R. Ferguson) tries out his “mean dad” persona; a crusty, conservative Dan pushes Emilio (the father of Becky’s baby) into an uncomfortable position; and Dan and Jackie attempt to coerce Becky into a relationship with Emilio – despite the fact that she’s a 40-y

Jan 20, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E14: Health Care is All the Rage!

S1 E14: Health Care is All the Rage!

Hey, it’s our first episode of 2019! In this episode, we talk about the most recent episode of The Conners (natch!), “Rage Against the Machine,” in which Dan is injured by a vending machine that falls on him covering DJ’s shift at work. We have some questions about how it all works: How is it that Dan can take a shift at a company he doesn’t work for? Why does Dan believe he can reason with management? Why does Darlene of all people hire a personal injury lawyer from an ad at the gas pump? How

Jan 15, 2019 • 0:00

S1 E13: Christmas in Lanford

S1 E13: Christmas in Lanford

In our final episode of 2018, we recap the most recent episode of The Conners, “Oh Sister, Where Art Thou?” which focuses on a rift between Becky and Darlene. We also discuss our favorite classic Roseanne Christmas episodes, season four’s “White Trash Christmas” and season six’s “Santa Claus” (the one in which Roseanne portrays Jolly Old Saint Nick himself at Rodbell’s!). Other topics include our favorite television Christmas specia

Dec 21, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E12: Will Peter Be Sweeter?

S1 E12: Will Peter Be Sweeter?

Hey! Thanks for your patience with us as we catch up on The Conners and, like, life and stuff. This episode of 714 Delaware St. covers episode seven, entitled “Hold the Salt,” as well as three original series episodes: Season 4 Episode 3, “Why Jackie Becomes a Trucker,” in which Jackie has a very regrettable one-night-stand, and Season 5 Episodes 13 and 14, “Crime and Punishment,” and “War and Peace,” in which Roseanne and Dan rescue Jackie from her physically abusive boyfriend Fisher. We r

Dec 18, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E11: Being Becky

S1 E11: Being Becky

This special double episode is all about our now-favorite Conner: Becky! Maura and Katherine take a closer look at the last two episodes of The Conners, “Miracles” and “One Flew over the Conners’ Nest,” as well as classic Becky episode “One for the Road” from season two of the original series. We discuss Becky’s surprise pregnancy, her alcohol issues, and her relationships with her family as she navigates some complex emotions. We’re also ps

Dec 4, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E10: Grief, God, and Free Appliances

S1 E10: Grief, God, and Free Appliances

Happy Thanksgiving! This is our TENTH episode! In this installment, we discuss episode 4 of The Conners, titled “The Separation of Church and Dan.” We express hopefulness about the continued development of Gena and Mary, DJ’s wife and daughter, a little confusion about who is and isn’t grieving, and uncover the peculiar dearth of men’s names in Lanford. We also ask hard-hitting questions like “Where do DJ and Gena live?” and “Why doesn’t DJ do Mary’s hair? He’s her father!” We also connect

Nov 21, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E9: “The PC Crap”

S1 E9: “The PC Crap”

In this installment of 714 Delaware St., Katherine and Maura discuss The Conners’ disappointing third episode “There Won’t Be Blood,” from its confused message about “PC culture” and problematic handling of Gina and Mary to bright spots like Becky’s “Sharknado Conner” costume and Matthew Broderick as Jackie’s know-it-all BF. We’re slightly frustrated but simply brimming with ideas for future storylines – Conners writers take

Nov 11, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E8: Tangled Up in…David!

S1 E8: Tangled Up in…David!

In this edition of our podcast, we talk about the second EVER episode of The Conners, in which we meet David’s new girlfriend Blue, played by Juliette Lewis. Harris lost her virginity and the scenario is weirdsville! Mostly, we get a little caught up in our nostalgia for the early days of Darlene and David, and we’re skeptical but open-minded about the new romantic ventures that seem to be in store for the two of them. We remember Glenn Quinn (Mark) and wonder what the futu

Oct 30, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E7: Roseanne Halloween Classics!

S1 E7: Roseanne Halloween Classics!

WELCOME…TO THE TUNNEL OF TERROR! As any fan of the original series of Roseanne knows, Halloween is the happiest time of year for the Conner family. Join us as we look back at 8 seasons of classic Halloween nights in Lanford. Prince is here, and the Three Stooges, and Marie Antoinette, and — wait, did Roseanne just kill Dan in the kitchen? And what’s that coming out of Darlene’s stomach?

Oct 26, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E6: The Conners, “Keep On Truckin'”

S1 E6: The Conners, “Keep On Truckin'”

On the sixth episode of 714 Delaware St., we discuss the premiere episode of The Conners, the new ABC reboot of Roseanne without the show’s eponymous matriarch, who was ousted from the cast following a racist tweet. “Keep On Truckin'” was one heavy episode of television, and we’re reeling! Join us as we discuss the show’s handling of Roseanne’s departure and our complex feelings about her absence, plus the usual digressions on topics ranging fro

Oct 21, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E5: The Conners are Coming!!

S1 E5: The Conners are Coming!!

We were going to wait until after The Conners premier, but we couldn’t help ourselves! In this short episode, we talk about the rumors and speculations about the new series, sans Roseanne. We talk at length about Roseanne’s infamous racist tweet and her various tenuous apologies. We also discuss the cast’s family dynamic, and our own deep emotions about the Conner family. Lastly, we really hope John Goodman doesn’t fall down any more stairs!

Oct 15, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E4: “Lover’s Lane”

S1 E4: “Lover’s Lane”

On episode 4 of 714 Delaware St., Maura and Katherine discuss the season 1 episode “Lover’s Lane,” in which everybody bowls, Jackie and Booker flirt hard, and Becky crushes on a guy from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (unfortunately, it’s not Rick Moranis). Featuring the usual Roseanne insight plus delightful tangents about bowling in sitcoms, patriarchal bullshit, and the complete and utter awfulness of Pepe Le Pew.

Oct 11, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E3: “We’re in the Money”

S1 E3: “We’re in the Money”

On episode three of 714 Delaware Street, Maura and Katherine discuss “We’re in the Money,” the second episode of the original series of Roseanne, in which the Conners face decisions about money management as a working-class family. The REAL DJ is here, there are guinea pigs in the garage, and Becky’s modeling mom jeans. Join us!

Oct 5, 2018 • 0:00

S1 E2: The Pilot

S1 E2: The Pilot

In the second episode of 714 Delaware St., Maura and Katherine discuss the 1988 pilot episode of Roseanne, entitled “Life and Stuff.” The chemistry between Dan and Roseanne, the wonder of Jackie and Crystal, the stability of Becky and Darlene’s characters, and life at Wellman Plastics are all on the table. Strange iterations of class tensions between Darlene’s teacher and Roseanne come up, and WAIT! That’s not DJ!!

Sep 26, 2018 • 0:00

714 Delaware St.: Episode One

714 Delaware St.: Episode One

In the first episode of 714 Delaware St., TV studies scholars Maura McAndrew and Katherine Kidd discuss their mutual love for the original series of Roseanne, its role in TV history, and its stars and writers. We also begin our ongoing discussion of Roseanne Barr’s history as a stand-up, sitcom star, as well as her present-day condition as a troubled public figure with shockingly bad politics and social beliefs.

Sep 16, 2018 • 0:00

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