Roseanne Barr Says ‘The Conners’ Bosses Asked Her to Appear on Show – Here’s What They Had Planned
Roseanne Barr has claimed she turned down a guest star role on The Conners, saying that show bosses wanted her to appear as a “ghost.”
The comedian made the claim in her new documentary, Roseanne is America, which is available to purchase on demand. She said that after ABC canceled the Roseanne revival in 2018 and transformed it into the spinoff series The Conners, she was called up to come back.
“They called me and asked me if I would like to come back as a guest star,” Barr claimed, per People. “You’re coming back as a ghost.”
The actress expressed shock at the request, adding, “You’re asking me to come back to the show that you f****** stole from me and killed my ass, and now you want me to show up because you got s**t f****** ratings and play a ghost?”
Barr ultimately rejected the offer, saying, “I’m gonna be bowling that f****** week.”
The Conners premiered on October 16, 2018, as a continuation of the hit series Roseanne. This came after the Roseanne revival was canceled after one season due to controversial comments Barr made on X (then Twitter). Instead, the show spun off into The Conners, where Barr’s titular character was killed off in an accidental opioid overdose.
Speaking of the cancelation and subsequent spinoff, Barr stated, “Within three weeks, they revived the show as The Conners, and of course, they killed off my character Roseanne in an opioid overdose. Which was staggering because Glenn Quinn, who played Becky’s husband, actually died of an opioid overdose.”
The Conners wrapped up its seven-season run back in April with an emotional series finale that paid tribute to Barr’s character. The series finale saw the show’s main characters visiting Roseanne’s grave and John Goodman’s patriarch, Dan Conner, reflecting on his relationship with his late wife.
Roseanne is America, directed by Joel Gilbert, documents Barr’s early years, her career in comedy and television, her personal struggles, and public controversies. The doc also details her reunion with her daughter, who she placed for adoption as an infant.
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I always loved Roseanne as both her sitcom character and herself. She says what is on her mind. She is the face of a whole segment of unaddressed Americans. She tells the truth as she sees it. Her Truth. She has evolved and transformed herself multiple times. She is a Treasure. I will always support her.
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I've been backstabbed at work and I know how she feels!!!
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What chutzpah to ask her to come back. These execs and freakin' actors have no loyalty whatsoever! All they obviously care about is themselves. Such a disappointment in the cast of Roseanne that just moved on, without standing up for Roseanne. Pure Selfishness.
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So this is how Ms. Barr is now making a living having burned most of her bridges?
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Bahahaha, with 80 million i doubt she has to make a living. At just a 4% return she would have $3.2 million a year or $63000 a week without touching the 80 million principle.She'll be fine & you were INCORRECT
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Love you Roseanne. Big fan. .. love everybody else on the show too what happened was BS but it is what it is and your show will always be in my top five of my favorite sitcoms sorry Mash 4077 comes first and Roseanne was second but I wanted to say thank you and I appreciate your work and there's a lot of us out there that didn't like what happened but that was then this is now with Godspeed you set a transcend for a lot of people
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