This week on her oldest friend, Dan Fielding, walking her down the aisle for her wedding. For Warfield's season 3 episode, "Pension Tension," the character finds herself rehired as bailiff for Judge Stone's courtroom.

Marsha Warfield was the final regular cast member to be added to the cast of Night Court, which was infamous in its early years for shuffling cast . Early seasons featured Paula Kelly and Ellen Foley as Public Defenders before the show finally settled on Markie Post, who played Christine Sullivan from season 3 to the end of the show. As for bailiffs, while Richard Moll was a regular for the entire series, the role of the second bailiff was originated by Selma Diamond, who was replaced by Florence Halop, both of whom tragically ed away. When Warfield came on, she was able to build on her "no-nonsense tough gal" persona that had been previously used to great effect in the cult comedy, The Whoopee Boys.

ScreenRant interviews Marsha Warfield about all things Night Court. She talks about bringing Roz into the 21st century, as well as her "Night Court Origin Story," and how Harry Anderson made her feel comfortable on set during rehearsals for her first episode. She talks about the absolute trust she has for the writers and producers of both incarnations of Night Court, and how Roz's sexuality was able to evolve over the course of both series.

Marsha Warfield Reveals The Origins Of Roz's Iconic Colorful Socks On Night Court

"I Wanted Wrestling Boots"

Screen Rant: I cannot articulate to you how important this show is to me. I've seen every episode of the original and the new one, and it's a real honor to get to talk to you.

Marsha Warfield: Thank you! It's an honor to hear you say that.

We live in troubled times, Marsha.

Marsha Warfield: You're a master of understatement! (Laughs) We're in Hell, but that's okay.

But when I saw you in your "dress blues" with the high socks, for the first time in over thirty years, I was like, maybe we have a chance. Maybe we can get through this.

Marsha Warfield: Did you know? I wanted wrestling boots. I wanted wrestling boots [for the original]. But they couldn't find them. I wanted those lace-up, or boxing shoes. You know, because I was a big boxing fan at the time. But just the mid-ankle kind of mid-leg height. I wanted that bad, and they couldn't find them. So I said, "Then you gotta at least give me socks, scrunchie socks." And so that's where the colorful socks, different socks every episode, came from.

Marsha Warfield Reflects on Her Early Days On Night Court

"They're A Very Affectionate And Cohesive Group"

When you popped up in season 4 of the original Night Court, it was like the puzzle snapped into place.

Marsha Warfield: Well, Markie [Post] had just ed the cast the year before, and they thought that they had that nucleus that they needed, then. But unfortunately, then Florence [Halop] ed away. I had done a pilot with Flo the year before she got on Night Court, with Vicki Lawrence and Lauren Tewes, called Anything for Love. It didn't get picked up, but I had met Flo, and she was such a sweetheart.

Flo had this thing that, if you said something funny, she didn't just laugh. She turned and looked you in the face and then went, "HA!" with just this huge, bellowing laugh. It was so infectious. I was doing stand-up at the time, and when Night Court came on, I was on stage. And we didn't have all the recording tech and capabilities that we have now, so I didn't watch the show regularly. But I had seen it a couple of times. I really didn't know what to expect. When I heard that Flo had ed away, I was sad because I had just worked with her.

When I got the job, I had never done episodic TV other than The Richard Pryor Show, and that was a big ensemble. It was a big challenge for me! I was terrified of fitting into this "Top 10," sometimes "Top 5" sitcom on "Must-See TV. And I felt like the shoes, even though both of those ladies, Selma and Flo, were not tall, but the shoes I was being asked to fill were bigger than any I had tried on before.

Did you feel welcomed, or were you like the new kid on the block eating lunch at your own table? How long did it take for you to become welcome?

Marsha Warfield: It was right away. They're a very affectionate and cohesive group that produced Night Court, both times. They are all about embracing and inclusion and a "come on into the family," kind of vibe. Harry (Anderson) called me to the bench in the first episode. We were in rehearsal, and he said, "How you doing?" And I said, "I'm okay, but I don't really know what the heck I'm doing. I'm not an actress. I'm a stand-up!" And he said, "I'm not an actor either. I'm a street magician." He said, "I don't know what to do. I get to sit up here. I don't have to do nothing!" He said, "I just watch those guys do what they do." And so, right away, he took the pressure off and the uncertainty that I felt, stepping into this very new, unfamiliar pressure cooker in my mind.

For me, one of the key tenets of Night Court. It's New York City. All are welcome. Everyone has a story. Why did Harry become a judge? He was home on a Sunday.

Marsha Warfield: Because he was home! But that's about New York, too. They will yell at you and scream at you in the street, but they'll yell at you while they're helping you carry your groceries, or helping you get out of the snow. Night Court has that same kind of gruff exterior, but underneath, there's creamy nougat. There's a tough exterior, but when you get past that, they're all love bugs.

Marsha Warfield Discusses Roz's Sexual Evolution Over The Decades

"That's The Delusion Of Closeted People"

In season 2, and you had a wonderful storyline about Roz's sexuality. Did you ever try to pitch that for the old show, or were you not interested in doing that kind of story back then?

Marsha Warfield: Well, Night Court ended in 1992, and pretty much nobody was out at that point. Ellen DeGeneres wasn't out yet. Nobody was out, and then the Defense of Marriage and all that happened and changed the landscape. Before that, for people it would be an open secret, but it was still a secret.

And so, I never considered Roz... In fact, I was upset. Well, not "upset," but I definitely noticed and asked, "How come Dan never hits on Roz? He hits on crippled ladies! He hits on women on oxygen tents! How come he never hits on Roz?" And so they did the episode where he broke his leg trying to climb up my fire escape.

And you had the thing with Dennis Haysbert, when he was a guest on an episode. I'd like to think that Roz let him down easily in between the shows.

Marsha Warfield: Well, Dennis Haysbert was 22 or 24. He was tall, dark and handsome. He was gorgeous. If I wasn't gay, I would have tried to date him! But I did an episode with Roger Mosley, whom Roz had a relationship with, and there were a few more where we alluded to Roz being straight but single. In my mind, at the time, I as an individual person considered myself properly closeted. I thought, "Nobody knows." And that's not true. That's the delusion of closeted people.

Marsha Warfield's Philosophy Towards Roz's Stories And Her Relationship With The Show's Writers

"I've Never Had An Issue With What They've Asked Me To Do"

It's great to see you on the new show, alongside John Larroquette. I love getting to see the age of time with these characters. People always say, "The arc is complete, why go back?" But there's still life left to live!

Marsha Warfield: People always said, "Roz would or wouldn't do that." I'm like, "Roz would do whatever they write for me to do!" I mean, of course she would! And I hate to break your bubble, but Roz only exists in your mind. (Laughs) So who knows what she might do! So I was never locked into that kind of thing, of, like, "Roz wouldn't slap a priest." If that's what the script calls for, she's going to backhand him just like she would anybody else.

Are you game to pop up whenever they call you? Does it have to be like a particular story, or do you have a degree of approval over what you would do as Roz in the new show?

Marsha Warfield: No. I never see the script in advance. Never. I never have, on any iteration of the show before or since. I have no need! I trust. They've been very ive of me, and sometimes overly respectful. I've never had an issue with what they've asked me to do. I get the script like right before it's time to report for work.

They've shown, through both shows, that I can trust them. They never come out of left field with something offensive. You know, it might stretch me somehow, you know, to do that particular thing, but I've never had something from them that I thought was written maliciously or badly. I've always been, "Wow." They gave me a wife. They gave me a wedding. John... Dan Fielding walked me down the aisle, like a member of the family. That's my favorite episode so far, because it validated Roz and gay relationships as just people doing people stuff.

Beautifully said. Night Court is such a singular show. Even with an all-new cast, it feels so cozy in the exact same way that I never thought a revival could.

Marsha Warfield: I tell Melissa all the time. I say, "You are magic." I said, "You had a thought one night. One night you had a thought. You said it would be nice to redo Night Court. And then you made magic happen from that one thought. You turned a thought into a thing."

The fact that we have the ability to do that, to take something out of our brain that doesn't exist and make it a real thing. And then to do it as well as the show Night Court has done, it's just magic. You've got to believe in the universe and the goodness of people, no matter what your higher spirit says. When somebody can just have a thought and make something as special as Night Court.

Check out our other Night Court season 3 interviews here:

• John Larroquette & Nyambi Nyambi
• Melissa Rauch & Lacretta
• Betsy Sodaro
• Wendie Malick
• Andy Daly (season 3, episode 4)
• Joe Lo Truglio (season 3, episode 4)
• Giles Marini (season 3, episode 6)
• Eden Sher (season 3, episode 9)

New episodes of Night Court season 3 air Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c.