Not only did a major Roseanne character return in The Conners season 6, but they brought with them a devastating tribute to the show’s former main character. In the six years since Roseanne was retooled into The Conners, the sitcom spinoff has always had a troubled relationship with its former heroine. Since Roseanne’s real-life actor Roseanne Barr was fired for racist tweets, the show avoided eulogizing her at length and drawing attention to her absence for the first few seasons of The Conners. However, Roseanne was a huge part of the family’s lives, so the series inevitably acknowledges her sometimes.

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