Roseanne has a bee in her bonnet over the possibility that David may like another girl better than Darlene - who risks losing him if she doesn't take her mom's advice and act fast.
The show portrayed a working-class family struggling to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Many critics considered the show notable as one of the first sitcoms to portray an American family in which economics necessitated two parents working jobs outside the home.