On the Season 1 finale of “Night Court” on NBC, fans of the revival series were treated to the all-too-brief return of a beloved character from the original series: former bailiff Roz, played by Marsha Warfield.
“The Honorable Dan Fielding Part 2” continues from last week’s episode, when Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) accepts a chance to return to his home state of Louisiana to become a judge. In Tuesday’s season finale, he’s presiding over a case involving a fight during a bachelorette party in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It seems the bride got arrested, and when she’s hauled into court, it turns out to be Fielding’s old “Night Court” coworker, Roz.
Roz can hardly believe Dan is a judge now and asks to be taken back to jail rather than deal with him. And that’s it. Short and sweet, but surely they can bring her back for more when the show returns, right?
Still considered one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, the original “Night Court” ran for nine seasons, from 1984-1992. Warfield joined the cast in Season 4 and remained on the show through the rest of its celebrated run.
Starring Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone, daughter of Harry Stone of the original series (played by the late, very great Harry Anderson) and Larroquette as Dan, the revival has been a solid success for NBC. Its premiere in January was the highest performing comedy premiere of the 2022-23 season across broadcast and cable in both total viewers and among adults 18-49. It was renewed for a second season just two weeks later.
The comedy reboot also stars India de Beaufort, Kapil Talwalkar and Lacretta.
