Roseanne Conner is a blue-collar working mother trying to cope with a tumultuous family, composed of her husband Dan and their three children: Becky, Darlene and D.J. The Conner household is even more crowded since they have been boarding Darlene's boyfriend, David, and married daughter Becky makes frequent appearances with her husband Mark. Roseanne's sister, Jackie, has a baby with her husband Fred.