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How ‘The Conners’ Went From Nearly DOA to a Milestone 100th Episode — and What’s Next: ‘There’s So Much More to Do’


Cast and crew of ABC’s 'The Conners' discuss highs and lows to reach the series' 100th episode.

For any television series reaching its 100th episode, looking back is a given, but there aren’t many shows with a 35-year history like ABC’s “ The Conners,” the sitcom following the blue-collar family with an affinity for getting knocked down by life’s struggles while making us laugh along the way. Nevertheless, when the Roseanne-less show premiered on Oct. 18, 2018 — 30 years to the day of the original debut — Barr’s character had died three weeks earlier from an opioid overdose and the family was grieving. High-profile guest stars have been plentiful: They include Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy, Eagles’ Joe Walsh, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Reubens, Candice Bergen and, in the Season 6 premiere, Nick Offerman.

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