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Marsha Warfield, bailiff Roz Russell on 'Night Court,' returns to the show that has a 'big heart'

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Fans of the rebooted hit NBC sitcom “Night Court” might have been forgiven for tuning in all season long and asking “Where's Roz?”

Roz Russell — played by comedian Marsha Warfield — was the salty, no-nonsense bailiff alongside Bull Shannon who had a world-weary view of the shenanigans in the courtroom during the show's original run from 1984 to 1992.

But Roz wasn't in the reboot that aired at the top of 2023. John Larroquette as prosecutor Dan Fielding was the only

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