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Roseanne Barr says John Goodman declined a role in her new sitcom
Roseanne Barr says John Goodman declined a guest role in her upcoming sitcom, MeeMaw.
Barr and Goodman starred as a married couple on Roseanne, which ran for 10 seasons.
Barr says she is no longer on speaking terms with her former co-stars after her 2018 social media post led to her firing from the show's ABC reboot.
Goodman has previously said he felt bad for Barr and that he loved her.
MeeMaw is a self-funded sitcom in which Barr plays a patriotic prepper grandmother with a mixed-race family.
The planned cast includes Drea de Matteo, Randy Quaid, Jon Lovitz and Tony Hinchcliffe.
Barr is shopping the show around as she seeks a return to television, but no buyer is named.
Roseanne Barr said John Goodman declined an offer to make a guest appearance in her self-funded sitcom, Meemaw.
Barr said her son called Goodman to ask him to do a cameo.
The sitcom is about a patriotic prepper grandmother and her mixed-race family.
Barr is shopping the show to potential buyers.
Barr and Goodman are no longer on speaking terms, according to the Daily Mail.
- Who
- Roseanne Barr said John Goodman declined an offer to appear in her sitcom.
- What
- Goodman turned down a guest role in Meemaw.
- When
- Barr discussed the offer in an interview published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The interview was with The Hollywood Reporter. Not stated where the call to Goodman took place.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Barr was fired from ABC's Roseanne reboot after posting an offensive remark on Twitter.
The Daily Mail reported Barr's account that Goodman declined an offer to appear in Meemaw.
- Sitcom
- Meemaw
- Guest-role offer
- John Goodman declined
- Offer made by
- Barr's son called Goodman
- Funding
- Barr self-funded the sitcom
- Story setting
- Texas, with a mixed-race family of preppers
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What people are saying
My son called Goodman and asked him to do a cameo on Meemaw and he declined.
Nobody is more brokenhearted than me. I just choose to remember the fun and the good times.