Roseanne's pregnancy doesn't make sense - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brent88 · 10-19-2003, 11:44 AM

OK... Roseanne tells Dan she is pregnant in the Season Opener for Season 7 "Nine is Enough" in SEPTEMBER of 1994. She doesn't give birth though til Halloween of 1995. That is almost 14 months she is pregnant. That doesn't make sense...

AKA · 10-19-2003, 08:21 PM

Similarly, Jackie announces she's pregnant on the October 19, 1993 episode "Be My Baby" and gives birth in "Labor Day," which aired less than five months later, while Darlene's pregnancy lasted almost a year.

Brent88 · 10-19-2003, 09:06 PM

and in the show Darlene gave birth really premature(remember?)

Nothing makes sense...

HuntingtonM15 · 10-19-2003, 09:15 PM

Oh well, not like they are real life situations.

Brent88 · 10-19-2003, 11:35 PM

But it's supposed to be a portrayal of real life... Come on, pregnant for 13 1/2 months and pregnant for 5 months, it's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

TvTalk101 · 10-20-2003, 02:13 PM

It was sopossed tobe the correct amount of time on the show...

HuntingtonM15 · 10-20-2003, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adam1982
It was sopossed tobe the correct amount of time on the show so we just have to pretend it is...

Exactly!

db108108 · 10-21-2003, 08:25 AM

Darlene's pregrnancy on the show was announced in February of 1996, but she didn't give birth until March of 1997, and her baby was, like, two months premature. Now that's stetching it!

Dennis3264 · 10-21-2003, 07:56 PM

Jackie's is plausible since some episodes might take place months apart. The other two pregnancies don't make sense. Hey, what about both of Crystal's pregnancies?

SchuminWeb · 10-28-2003, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by db108108
Darlene's pregrnancy on the show was announced in February of 1996, but she didn't give birth until March of 1997, and her baby was, like, two months premature. Now that's stetching it!

Realize that the 1996 season opener, while airing some four months after the season finale for the previous season, in "show time" took place only a day or so after the big fight that Roseanne and Dan had.

Ben F. Schumin :-)

JClabaugh@aol.com · 10-29-2003, 12:02 AM

1) OK! Roseanne was really pregnant so they had to keep her pregnancy going until she gave birth. They said her character was pregnant in September 1994 and her son was actually born on Aug 5, 1995. And you guys arn't allowing for summer breaks.

2) Laurie metcalf was also actually pregnant when they wrote in the story with Andy. However Laurie did not know she was pregnant until later so that is why they rushed her pregnancy along and she gave birth in "Labor Day"

3) Darlene was pregnant in March 1996. They did not know they were coming back for a 9th year so they did not pick up her pregnancy until the fall of 96. She did not even start to show until Jan of 97 and gave birth in March.

Hope this clarifies everything!

Jason

Brent88 · 10-29-2003, 05:25 PM

I knew Roseanne and Jackie were pregnant in real-life. Was Darlene too? Sheesh...

Superbatboy · 10-30-2003, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brent88
I knew Roseanne and Jackie were pregnant in real-life. Was Darlene too? Sheesh...

Sara Gilbert was not pregnant in real life. I heard she's a lesbian anyway.

bubblegum · 10-30-2003, 06:12 PM

I heard that Sara Gilbert from Roseanne is not a lesbian but another Sara GIlbert who was in Walkin' on Sunshine: the movie
Were Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert good friends?

iloveTV · 10-31-2003, 05:23 PM

Okay people, like other people said: This is TV. If you remember when you were watching the show new, the time seemed correct. Writers don't write tv shows to last decades they write them for the time slot they have at the time. It's impossible to write a tv show that will air consectuatively (spelling?).

I'm not sure if Sarah and Johnny were friends but I have heard that Roseanne brought Johnny on the show to set him up with Sarah.

10-19-2003, 11:44 AM	#1
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	Roseanne's pregnancy doesn't make sense OK... Roseanne tells Dan she is pregnant in the Season Opener for Season 7 "Nine is Enough" in SEPTEMBER of 1994. She doesn't give birth though til Halloween of 1995. That is almost 14 months she is pregnant. That doesn't make sense...
	__________________ Brent

10-20-2003, 02:13 PM	#6
TvTalk101 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 08, 2002 Posts: 47	It was sopossed tobe the correct amount of time on the show...
	Last edited by TvTalk101; 01-05-2008 at 12:55 AM.

10-29-2003, 12:02 AM	#11
JClabaugh@aol.com Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 22, 2001 Location: Allison Park, PA Posts: 71	The Pregnancys 1) OK! Roseanne was really pregnant so they had to keep her pregnancy going until she gave birth. They said her character was pregnant in September 1994 and her son was actually born on Aug 5, 1995. And you guys arn't allowing for summer breaks. 2) Laurie metcalf was also actually pregnant when they wrote in the story with Andy. However Laurie did not know she was pregnant until later so that is why they rushed her pregnancy along and she gave birth in "Labor Day" 3) Darlene was pregnant in March 1996. They did not know they were coming back for a 9th year so they did not pick up her pregnancy until the fall of 96. She did not even start to show until Jan of 97 and gave birth in March. Hope this clarifies everything! Jason

10-31-2003, 05:23 PM	#15
iloveTV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 261	Okay people, like other people said: This is TV. If you remember when you were watching the show new, the time seemed correct. Writers don't write tv shows to last decades they write them for the time slot they have at the time. It's impossible to write a tv show that will air consectuatively (spelling?). I'm not sure if Sarah and Johnny were friends but I have heard that Roseanne brought Johnny on the show to set him up with Sarah.
	__________________ R.I.P. John Ritter Johnny Cash Aaliyah Glenn Quinn Carroll O'Connor

10-19-2003, 08:21 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Similarly, Jackie announces she's pregnant on the October 19, 1993 episode "Be My Baby" and gives birth in "Labor Day," which aired less than five months later, while Darlene's pregnancy lasted almost a year.

10-19-2003, 09:06 PM	#3
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	and in the show Darlene gave birth really premature(remember?) Nothing makes sense...

10-19-2003, 09:15 PM	#4
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Oh well, not like they are real life situations.

10-19-2003, 11:35 PM	#5
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	But it's supposed to be a portrayal of real life... Come on, pregnant for 13 1/2 months and pregnant for 5 months, it's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

10-21-2003, 08:25 AM	#8
db108108 Teacher (for now) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2003 Location: 2 hours north of Detroit, 2 hours south of Toronto Posts: 1,023	Darlene's pregrnancy on the show was announced in February of 1996, but she didn't give birth until March of 1997, and her baby was, like, two months premature. Now that's stetching it!

10-21-2003, 07:56 PM	#9
Dennis3264 Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: May 16, 2001 Posts: 157	Jackie's is plausible since some episodes might take place months apart. The other two pregnancies don't make sense. Hey, what about both of Crystal's pregnancies?

10-29-2003, 05:25 PM	#12
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	I knew Roseanne and Jackie were pregnant in real-life. Was Darlene too? Sheesh...

10-30-2003, 06:12 PM	#14
bubblegum Roseanne Fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 432	I heard that Sara Gilbert from Roseanne is not a lesbian but another Sara GIlbert who was in Walkin' on Sunshine: the movie Were Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert good friends?