That would explain the original changing of the name in his first appearance as David, and it makes sense...but not so much in ep 138...
Roseanne to Dan: "Have you seen the kind of control she [Darlene] has over him?.....I mean David isn't even his real name, she just made that up!" I guess I could buy into the fact that she is just poking fun at the show because his name changed. They did that numerous times, the multiple Becky Switches are a prime example. >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Just came across this on tvtome.com, it settles the > > whole David/Kevin thing, thought it was interesting: > > > > **************** > > > > 138. Everyone Comes to Jackie's > > gs: Michael O'Keefe (Fred) Johnny Galecki > > (David) > > > > Jackie's house buzzes with activity as > > Roseanne tries to hide David from Dan. > > > > > > b: 08-Feb-1994 pc: 715 w: Betsy Borns & Mike > > Gandolfi d: Philip Charles MacKenzie > > > > NOTE: We get reaffirmed David's real name > > isn't David, but Kevin, as we find out in episode > > The Bowling Show when he was first introduced. > > a.. Roseanne never actually states that > > David's real name is Kevin, and Dan disregards her > > and continues on with the argument they are having, > > as if she was just being sarcastic - which in fact > > she was. Since Mrs. Healy (David's mom) and Mark > > (his brother) always called him David, there is no > > reason to assume that Roseanne's statement is > > anything other than a joke. The writers on the show > > had wanted to call the character David from the > > beginning but were unable to because Johnny Galecki > > was playing a character with that name on another > > ABC sitcom at the time of his first appearance on > > "Roseanne". By the time of his next appearance, the > > other sitcom had been canceled, so the writers used > > the name they had originally wanted, instead of > > staying with Kevin. If they had wanted to explain it > > they probably would have at the time, but obviously > > they felt no need and assumed that everyone would > > just accept David as the character's name. Already > > on just the second appearance of the character on > > the show, everyone in the family refers to him as > > David before Darlene ever says his name at all, so > > the Darlene-changing-his-name theory really doesn't > > wash - except, as a JOKE. > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. >http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com > > >********************* >Message archives >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoseanneNetwork/messages > > > >*Yahoo! Groups Sponsor* >ADVERTISEMENT >click here ><http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129j6jhdd/M=298184.5639630.6699735.3001176/D=groups/S=1705985035:HM/EXP=1104350729/A=2495208/R=0/SIG=11egg01lg/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60188914> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >*Yahoo! Groups Links* > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoseanneNetwork/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/LQ0rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ********************* Message archives http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoseanneNetwork/messages Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoseanneNetwork/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
