When Roseanne returned to the airwaves in 2018, the ABC sitcom was as attuned as ever to the financial struggles of working-class Americans.
During its original run, from 1988 to 1997, the series was widely lauded for grappling with the strapped resources of a family like the Conners.
Still, Roseanne, along with its title character (played by Roseanne Barr), frequently held out hope that the family's booksmart and sarcastic but idealistic middle child Darlene (Sara Gilbert) would go to college (even if it was art school) and thrive in Chicago.