. >> sometimes it was, hey, i met -- >> joan collins. >> yeah, met joan colins at a party and i wantcollins to play my cousin, so, write her into the episode this week. >> that's a nice outfit. >> thank you. that's a nice -- place. >> it was a little crazy. >> hi, arnie. >> hey, rosie. >> tom arnold is put in the writer's room. tom arnold is there to make sure that roseanne's wishes are followed. >> reporter: tom arnold will enjoy many titles on the sitcom. actor, writer, producer and perhaps most importantly, roseanne's real life husband. it's makes things tricky on set. >> roseanne taking up with tom arnold was a huge story. and all this is turning up in "people" magazine and all that stuff. it's all a big topic of conversation. >> you are such a leech. >> there was always some drama going on every week that i was there. >> wow! >> "roseanne" really did change things in tv. >> oh, no, not june cleaver. >> she wasn't your typical housewife. >> oh, let me do it, it's eas r easier. >> she wasn't your typical actress with this voice that could be very piercing and grating. >> d.j.! bec