Thanks to Chris Meservey for researching this week’s sitcom happenings. May 7th, 1996: Dan Dies or Doesn’t on Roseanne The season eight episode of Roseanne, “The Wedding,” aired on May 7th, 1996. In this episode, Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and David (Johnny Galecki) tie the knot, then Dan (John Goodman) collapses from a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. He survives, and life goes on...or maybe not.