“She was sidelined when she tried to tackle a car,” showrunner Bruce Helford jokes of Sagal's October accident that has left her on crutches. Helford revealed that Sagal will make a brief return in Episode 11, airing Jan. 19. “We had to do a scene with her where she was only sitting down because she wasn’t really fully walking," he said.
TOPICS: Katey Sagal, ABC, The Conners, Bruce Helford