I was already looking forward to The Conners’ cast of characters is an atypically large, multi-generational ensemble, there will scarcely be enough screen time for everyone to get an appearance in season 7, let alone an entire subplot of their own.
In 2024, The Conners season 7 must prioritize Becky, Darlene, Mark, Harris, and Louise’s stories simultaneously.
The Conners Season 7 Will See Jackie Thinking About Being A Cop Again
Promotional Images See The Roseanne Heroine Chatting With A Cop
Within this context, it is easy to see why I thought another new storyline was the last thing that the overstuffed season needed. However, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Jackie returning to the police force could be The Conners season 7’s funniest plot, judging by Roseanne’s pedigree. TVLine revealed the first image of Laurie Metcalf's lovably delusional Jackie talking to a uniformed cop at a bar, and it is clear from her grin that Jackie is putting on her most overzealous charm.
According to TVLine, this new character is an active police officer who gives Jackie a hard time when she tries to re the force. Newcomers unfamiliar with the original series may not know this, but Jackie historically had terrible luck with failed careers in both Roseanne and The Conners. All her jobs had their funny sides, but Jackie was a particularly terrible cop thanks to her power-mad nature and quick temper, not to mention her hapless clumsiness. Despite these issues, the promo proves that Jackie will still try to return to the force in season 7.
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While The Conners sidelined Mark for much of season 6, the latter half of the outing started paying much more attention to his character arc. Feeling hopeless at a university that didn’t suit his needs, Mark was initially devastated when his aunt Becky applied to the University of Chicago on his behalf and he got in. Mark knew he couldn’t afford the expensive tuition fees, but he eventually decided to leave his current university and work for a year so he could save up for college.
The Conners Cast Member |
Character |
|---|---|
John Goodman |
Dan Conner |
Laurie Metcalf |
Jackie Harris-Goldufski |
Sara Gilbert |
Darlene Conner-Olinsky |
Lecy Goranson |
Becky Conner-Healy |
Katey Sagal |
Louise Conner |
Emma Kenney |
Harris Conner-Healy |
Ames McNamara |
Mark Conner-Healy |
Mark’s The Conners season 6 story intersected with Jackie’s history of police work when she became suspicious about his lucrative new job. Mark’s online work seemed too good to be true and, indeed, he was covering up the fact that the company he worked for ran potentially illegal, blatantly sketchy email scams. Jackie wanted to investigate this further, but the rest of the family were too busy celebrating Mark’s apparent success to notice anything suspicious.
Since Ben and Darlene’s The Conners season 7 plot sees them try to relaunch a magazine, Jackie is the only one with the free time to follow up on Mark’s claims. Meanwhile, free time is something Jackie has no shortage of since she retired in the season 6 premiere. She has been bored since quitting work and, although she could always come back to work at the Lunchbox again, the significance of her returning to work as a cop in season 7 likely has something to do with her trying to get to the bottom of Mark’s new job.
Jackie's Cop Storyline In The Conners Season 7 Is Better Because Of A Great Cameo
Young Sheldon’s Zoe Perry Plays A Cop In The Conners Season 7
While Jackie returning to the police force was already a recipe for comedy gold on its own, this The Conners season 7 subplot will also feature an incredible sitcom cameo. Young Sheldon star Zoe Perry plays the beleaguered cop who Jackie speaks to in the promotional still, meaning real-life mother/daughter duo Perry and Metcalf will finally share the screen in this outing.
Perry also played a young version of Jackie in Roseanne season 7, episode 19, “All About Rosey.”
Not only is Perry Metcalf’s real-life daughter, but she also played the younger version of Metcalf’s The Big Bang Theory character Mary Cooper throughout its prequel Young Sheldon’s seven seasons. To make the connection even better, Perry also played a young version of Jackie in Roseanne season 7, episode 19, “All About Rosey.” As such, The Conners season 7 bringing Perry and Metcalf together for a plot that calls back to a classic Roseanne storyline has endless nostalgic and comedic potential.
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Source: TVLine
The Conners
- Release Date
- 2018 - 2025-00-00
- Network
- ABC
- Showrunner
- Bruce Helford
Cast
Dan Conner
Jackie Harris
WHERE TO WATCH
- Writers
- Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, Emily R. Wilson, Mitch Hunter, Amy Fox, Jana Hunter, Erica Montolfo-Bura, Debby Wolfe, Simone Finch
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