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. >> in my mind it was like a girl version of jackie gleason. >> reporter: rather than retread comfortable as good as as us. any people who don't think is a bang owe picking barefoot embarrassment to respectable white trash like us. >> reporter: domestic abuse. >> he said he was sorry and it would never happen again. >> jackie, you are a cop. you heard this same crap a million times. look what's happened to you. >> shut up. >> reporter: and the struggles of a very working class families. >> i don't want to look like a bum asking for a handout. >> then wear a tie. >> reporter: the themes of the show, do you think they're pretty relevant today. >> they're even more relevant today than they were then. >> reporter: were you playing a role or was that you on camera? >> that was me on camera. the role i was playing was my real life. that was pretty much how my family was. >> reporter: except that her upbringing wasn't quite so typical. born jewish in salt lake city, roseanne says she was raised half the week jewish and half the week mormon. what was that like? >> it was a lot of times spent insi