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swedeace · 09-15-2005, 12:55 AM

My local UPN TV station is airing season 9 of "Roseanne." Right now, "Arsenic and Old Mom" (I may have inavertently transposed the title) is airing, and I could've sworn that the part where Dan is on his motor bike in the garage is NOT aired on Nick-at-Nite. I remember seeing this episode a total of three times (once on my local WB, once on Nick-at-Nite, and now on my local UPN), but I don't recall watching this scene on Nick-at-Nite. Does anyone remember? Was it edited out of Nick-at-Nite, or was I just missing it on that channel??

Brett Roberts · 09-17-2005, 12:42 AM

I have no answer to your question, but I do have a question that's relevant to your topic that I want someone to answer.

In "Arsenic And Old Mom," Roseanne says that Dan put his mom in a mental home TWENTY years ago, which is pretty funny, since he actually did that in season six, just a few years back. Did I just totally misinterpret her line or what?

PS I don't like this episode very much. Dan's mother's mental illness was a very serious, even touching topic in the end of season six (especially when Roseanne holds him and he cries and says "I can't take this!") but then treated it like comedy in this episode. I did not care for that.

GeorgiaboyJeff! · 09-18-2005, 10:52 AM

I thought the episode was funny but the story rewrite irked me!I guess it's excusable since it was apart of Roseanne's fantasy story she was writing, maybe she rewrote some things to make it more interesting I suppose. I thought I was going crazy because I was like, Dan didn't commit his mother in a hospital 20 years ago?? Didn't his mother commit herself there.I also didn't understand her sudden hatred for her own felsh & blood!

troopoleon8897 · 09-19-2005, 05:16 PM

To Brett: I believe she was reffering to her being in and out of mental homes when he was a kid like ed said in season 6...

To Swedeace: Local Sydnication are given Sydnication Prints by Carsey Warner however Nick @ Nite are given the Network prints to make they're own sydnicated cuts...

Jr1986 · 05-09-2007, 10:13 PM

This was not a very good episode. "Lies My Father Told Me" was one of the best episodes of the sixth season, but "Arsenic and Old Mom" was just bad. The whole notion of mental illness played for comedy just left a bad taste in my mouth, and just didn't gel with how the issue of Dan's mother was handled in season six. There it was handled with intelligence, here the issue was handled very badly.

Heist81 · 05-10-2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jr1986

This was not a very good episode. "Lies My Father Told Me" was one of the best episodes of the sixth season, but "Arsenic and Old Mom" was just bad. The whole notion of mental illness played for comedy just left a bad taste in my mouth, and just didn't gel with how the issue of Dan's mother was handled in season six. There it was handled with intelligence, here the issue was handled very badly.

Right on the money.

09-15-2005, 12:55 AM	#1
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Arsenic and Old Mom variations? My local UPN TV station is airing season 9 of "Roseanne." Right now, "Arsenic and Old Mom" (I may have inavertently transposed the title) is airing, and I could've sworn that the part where Dan is on his motor bike in the garage is NOT aired on Nick-at-Nite. I remember seeing this episode a total of three times (once on my local WB, once on Nick-at-Nite, and now on my local UPN), but I don't recall watching this scene on Nick-at-Nite. Does anyone remember? Was it edited out of Nick-at-Nite, or was I just missing it on that channel??

09-17-2005, 12:42 AM	#2
Brett Roberts Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 4	um I have no answer to your question, but I do have a question that's relevant to your topic that I want someone to answer. In "Arsenic And Old Mom," Roseanne says that Dan put his mom in a mental home TWENTY years ago, which is pretty funny, since he actually did that in season six, just a few years back. Did I just totally misinterpret her line or what? PS I don't like this episode very much. Dan's mother's mental illness was a very serious, even touching topic in the end of season six (especially when Roseanne holds him and he cries and says "I can't take this!") but then treated it like comedy in this episode. I did not care for that.

09-19-2005, 05:16 PM	#4
troopoleon8897 Let's Go!! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: Not Hell, But the same Zip Code Posts: 1,751	To Brett: I believe she was reffering to her being in and out of mental homes when he was a kid like ed said in season 6... To Swedeace: Local Sydnication are given Sydnication Prints by Carsey Warner however Nick @ Nite are given the Network prints to make they're own sydnicated cuts...
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05-09-2007, 10:13 PM	#5
Jr1986 It's The Corny Collins Show!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 05, 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 57	This was not a very good episode. "Lies My Father Told Me" was one of the best episodes of the sixth season, but "Arsenic and Old Mom" was just bad. The whole notion of mental illness played for comedy just left a bad taste in my mouth, and just didn't gel with how the issue of Dan's mother was handled in season six. There it was handled with intelligence, here the issue was handled very badly.
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09-18-2005, 10:52 AM	#3
GeorgiaboyJeff! Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 664	I thought the episode was funny but the story rewrite irked me!I guess it's excusable since it was apart of Roseanne's fantasy story she was writing, maybe she rewrote some things to make it more interesting I suppose. I thought I was going crazy because I was like, Dan didn't commit his mother in a hospital 20 years ago?? Didn't his mother commit herself there.I also didn't understand her sudden hatred for her own felsh & blood!