The show brought together characters of different political persuasions and ethnic backgrounds in one, unified family, a rarity in modern American entertainment.
The show is now called The Conners, following Roseanne Barr’s firing last May as a result of a racist tweet.
Roseanne was the only show on television that directly addressed the deep divisions threatening the very fabric of our society.
But a few hours earlier, Roseanne had struck a slightly different tone on Twitter.