After seven long seasons on ABC, the network’s widely watched sitcom The Conners is set to officially wrap up with its most recent and final season. As viewers await the series’ upcoming finale this Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET, the sitcom’s star John Goodman has shared his own emotional take on The Conners’ long-awaited conclusion.
In a recent interview with People magazine, the 72-year-old actor spoke candidly about The Conners‘ finale. “It’s really hard,” the Golden Globe-winning performer behind The Big Lebowski, The Righteous Gemstones, and The Flintstones told the publication. “It’s something I’m going to miss for a while. I’m old and resistant to change.”
In many ways, The Conners’ ending serves as a conclusive chapter in Goodman’s larger-than-life career. Previously, the actor had begun portraying well-meaning contractor Dan Conners since Roseanne‘s pilot episode in 1988.
For his role in the series, Goodman won an array of prestigious industry accolades, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor in 1993 and several Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Returning to the role upon Roseanne’s revival in 2018, Goodman continued portraying the Conners’ jovial patriarch with ABC’s subsequent spin-off — a project that came about after several controversial comments from the show’s namesake, Roseanne Barr, which led to the series’ cancellation that same year.
Looking back at The Conners’ debut seven years ago, Goodman has stated his belief that the past several years have gone by “so fast.”
Ruminating on the significant amount of time spent on set, the actor went on to say, “It was so exciting when we got this together and it seems like it was two weeks ago.”
Given his overarching presence in the series, Goodman went on to state that he’s likely to miss the regular interactions with his fellow co-stars, plainly telling People, “It’s a great place to work.”
When asked what he’ll miss most about The Conners, Goodman told the magazine, “It’s just being here every day and like Jay [R. Ferguson] said, we just come in and laugh a lot. And it’s hard.”
