34 Years Later, Roseanne’s Best Line Is Still The Quintessential Sitcom Quote

Not only is Roseanne’s best quote still as sharp and funny as ever decades later, but the gag also explains how The Conners succeeded despite missing its title character. Few shows in the history of sitcoms have endured as messy a history as Roseanne. Originally pitched as an unvarnished but hilarious look at blue-collar family life in America, the series proved a huge hit when Roseanne first premiered in the late '80s.