Conners' Returning Roseanne Character Revealed — And It's A Real Deep Cut

The Conners is starting the new year off with a blast from Roseanne's past.

The ABC spinoff's executive producers previously told TVLine that a character last seen in an early episode of Roseanne would make their Conners debut in 2023. We can now confirm that the episode in question will air Wednesday, Jan. 11 (at 8/7c) and feature the return of Lobo Lounge bully Bobo (played again by Eric Allan Kramer).

Bobo appeared only once during Roseanne's nine-season run, in the memorable Season 1 episode "Dan's Birthday Bash" (streaming on Peacock; sign up here). As you'll recall, Dan got into it with Bobo after the steroid case attempted to bogart the pool table. He stopped short of fighting him that night, but eventually returned and punched his lights out (see below).

Bobo's return coincides with the arrival of William H. Macy, who is set to play Smitty Cusamano, a former classmate of Dan, Louise and Jackie who left Lanford to find his fortune. In the episode, Smitty is one of several classmates who returns to the Illinois suburb following the passing of a beloved teacher.

The guest spot reunites Macy with Shameless costars Emma Kenney (who played Frank's daughter Debbie) and Katey Sagal (who recurred in Seasons 9 and 10 of the Showtime drama as Frank's girlfriend, Dr. Ingrid Jones).

Scroll down to see additional photos from The Conners' winter premiere, then hit the comments with your reactions to Bobo's comeback. Is this the Roseanne character you had in mind to return?

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