He called Metcalf a wonderful actress, but added that Dan's love for his wife showed viewers that she could be lovable despite her abrasiveness, similarly to Edith Bunker and Archie Bunker in "All in the Family". Rosenthal brought up similar departures that caused their respective programs to slip in quality, and warned that "Roseanne" may suffer the same fate if Goodman left. In the end, Goodman signed on for one more season. Dan Conner is an easy-going, hardworking father. Throughout the series he holds many occupations and is often seen balancing work, home, and personal interests. He is the typical working-class father who provides comic relief, but also is a good example for his children. He is an avid fan of Chicago sports teams, including the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and Blackhawks. Many of the shows make mention of the teams, and he often watches their games, talks about them, and wears their clothing. He also enjoys junk food, playing poker, and fixing motorcycles with his friends. In many ways, he epitomizes the stereotypical American father and is widely considered one of the best TV dads of all time. During the final episode of season 9, when Roseanne reveals that the entire ninth season was written as a book based on her life and family, she changed certain elements of what she had not liked; most notably, that Dan had actually died after having his heart attack in "The Wedding", near the end of season 8. In 2017, news of a revival of the series is said to be in the works, with most of the original cast members reprising their roles, including Goodman. In season 10, Dan is alive and well and stumbles upon an unpublished novel of Roseanne's where he states that the book would have been a success had she not killed off the "most interesting character"; vaguely implying that the season 9 finale revelations were the actual details made-up for Roseanne's book. A list of the top 25 television dad earners created by Brookstone listed Dan in the 24th place, with $17,856 a year. They came to this determination through use of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and human research firms. Dan Conner has often been described as one of John Goodman's most famous roles. In an article about television dads, "The Post and Courier" editor Mindy Spar began discussing how 1990s TV dads became goofier than dads from earlier decades, calling Dan more like one of the children than the father.