Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From ‘Roseanne’ That Will Change the Way You See the Classic Series

Numbers, Not Names

At one point during the show’s production, Barr decided to refer to her writers only by numbers and not by their names. Writer Amy Sherman-Palladino was called “number two.” Sherman-Palladino would later say that the writer didn’t think being called numbers was funny and felt that their worth was being diminished.