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Chocolate Moose · 02-06-2008, 11:00 AM

I don't undertand the appeal of the third woman they hired as baliff. Her voice doesn't even show emotion!

Jrog · 02-07-2008, 12:54 PM

I guess the appeal factor varies from person to person, but casting wise Marsha Warfield as Roz was a sound move as - out of all of Bull's partners - she actually looked like she could be a baliff. Seriously, if something happens she seemed more than capable of smashing some heads until things calmed down

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Scoobiedoo30 · 02-07-2008, 02:50 PM

it is Ros that yall are talking about

Chocolate Moose · 02-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Selma was first, the skinny older woman. Then Flo.

Yes, the third's name is Roz.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-12-2008, 01:07 PM

Selma was #1
Flo was #2
Ros was #3

RUDOLPH LYRICS · 05-23-2008, 10:06 PM

yeah roz was actually intimidating and she was always threatening or laying the smack down.. this was after her role in DC CAB and before she had her own talk show.

MikeLutton · 05-24-2008, 04:39 AM

i wish she come back to tv she be great on any show

Harry T Stone · 05-24-2008, 06:28 AM

The gruff, mean personality was just part of the uniform Roz wore at work (for proof, see the 24th general order of a bailiff). She was in actuality a very caring person, when not acting as a court bailiff. Cases in point:

The way she helped out the teenage gunman when she was sent to a sensitivity class
She is a bright, cheerful friendly person during the day
She thanked Dan very tenderly when he saved her life (during her insulin shock episode)
She is a romantic (went to Coney Island with her ex-husband, just for the memories)

PunkyP0WER · 05-24-2008, 06:49 AM

I never minded Roz but I didn't really start watching the show until it was halfway through its original run, so she was the only bailiff I knew until NC was in syndication. I have to admit Roz's delivery was a bit flat. But if anything, Flo was the worst bailiff.

RUDOLPH LYRICS · 09-24-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry T Stone

The gruff, mean personality was just part of the uniform Roz wore at work (for proof, see the 24th general order of a bailiff). She was in actuality a very caring person, when not acting as a court bailiff. Cases in point:

The way she helped out the teenage gunman when she was sent to a sensitivity class
She is a bright, cheerful friendly person during the day
She thanked Dan very tenderly when he saved her life (during her insulin shock episode)
She is a romantic (went to Coney Island with her ex-husband, just for the memories)

don't forget the show where she went to jail cuz she refused to take the gifts back from the kids... one of few shows in which dan showed how nice of a guy he really was too

. btw, i usually post in the DIFF'RENT STROKES forum but since it's been off, i'll come over here now since i enjoyed this show as a kid and teen too..

MikeLutton · 09-24-2008, 07:43 PM

florence was ok but she couldnt be a bailiff she made me laugh few times but roz was my favorite.florence didnt look like a bailiff at all. im suprised bull lasted he really got on my nerves badly

MikeLutton · 09-24-2008, 07:44 PM

oh and that derk guy one who real boring and short skinny i couldnt stand him he never made me laugh at all glad he did not last

McFly121 · 12-18-2008, 03:38 PM

Well, the OP is watching the show "fresh" so to speak, so he's not used to Marsha yet. I remember when she came on as well --- when I was a kid during the original run LOL. You'll notice how few lines she's given in her first 7 or 8 eps. Throwaways as she's walking off or something racey to shock the audience into laughing. Her first lengthy ep was when she and Dan were trapped in the elevator with the sumos. They allowed her to be tough, funny, and nurturing all in the same ep. By her second season they were writing her a two-parter about being in insulin shock, so it was apparent that the audience cared for her by then.

Yes, Selma and Flo could never physically handle defendants in real life. At some point they'd be broken in half. But bailiffs have other duties that mostly involve paperwork, so the writers were able to stretch in order to get a couple of funny older ladies into the cast.

Selma was good, but always seemed half-asleep; Flo was funnier and more energetic with her "HA-HA-HA" that she'd punctuate her lines with.

ekkostar · 12-18-2008, 08:44 PM

I liked Roz and Selma, but Roz especially since she didn't have a problem with pimpslapping anyone. I suppose I like her grim attitude because I have a rather grim attitude myself.

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Originally Posted by McFly121

Her first lengthy ep was when she and Dan were trapped in the elevator with the sumos.

The scene with her smacking Dan and telling him to shut up was the high point!!!

MikeLutton · 12-23-2008, 09:45 AM

god i can not stand bull god hes dam annoying n stupid i think the show would been better without him the first 3 was ok roz is my favorite

02-06-2008, 11:00 AM	#1
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,899	Baliff Number ... Three I don't undertand the appeal of the third woman they hired as baliff. Her voice doesn't even show emotion!
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05-24-2008, 06:28 AM	#8
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12-18-2008, 03:38 PM	#13
McFly121 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 18, 2004 Location: calif Posts: 812	Well, the OP is watching the show "fresh" so to speak, so he's not used to Marsha yet. I remember when she came on as well --- when I was a kid during the original run LOL. You'll notice how few lines she's given in her first 7 or 8 eps. Throwaways as she's walking off or something racey to shock the audience into laughing. Her first lengthy ep was when she and Dan were trapped in the elevator with the sumos. They allowed her to be tough, funny, and nurturing all in the same ep. By her second season they were writing her a two-parter about being in insulin shock, so it was apparent that the audience cared for her by then. Yes, Selma and Flo could never physically handle defendants in real life. At some point they'd be broken in half. But bailiffs have other duties that mostly involve paperwork, so the writers were able to stretch in order to get a couple of funny older ladies into the cast. Selma was good, but always seemed half-asleep; Flo was funnier and more energetic with her "HA-HA-HA" that she'd punctuate her lines with.
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02-07-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
Jrog Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 19, 2007 Location: Bronx, New York (United States) Posts: 43	I guess the appeal factor varies from person to person, but casting wise Marsha Warfield as Roz was a sound move as - out of all of Bull's partners - she actually looked like she could be a baliff. Seriously, if something happens she seemed more than capable of smashing some heads until things calmed down .
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02-07-2008, 02:50 PM	#3
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	it is Ros that yall are talking about
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02-07-2008, 03:29 PM	#4
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,899	Selma was first, the skinny older woman. Then Flo. Yes, the third's name is Roz.

02-12-2008, 01:07 PM	#5
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Selma was #1 Flo was #2 Ros was #3

05-23-2008, 10:06 PM	#6
RUDOLPH LYRICS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 46	yeah roz was actually intimidating and she was always threatening or laying the smack down.. this was after her role in DC CAB and before she had her own talk show.

05-24-2008, 04:39 AM	#7
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,886	i wish she come back to tv she be great on any show

05-24-2008, 06:49 AM	#9
PunkyP0WER Member Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2008 Location: MACY*S on 34th St. Posts: 1,908	I never minded Roz but I didn't really start watching the show until it was halfway through its original run, so she was the only bailiff I knew until NC was in syndication. I have to admit Roz's delivery was a bit flat. But if anything, Flo was the worst bailiff.

09-24-2008, 07:43 PM	#11
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,886	florence was ok but she couldnt be a bailiff she made me laugh few times but roz was my favorite.florence didnt look like a bailiff at all. im suprised bull lasted he really got on my nerves badly

09-24-2008, 07:44 PM	#12
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,886	oh and that derk guy one who real boring and short skinny i couldnt stand him he never made me laugh at all glad he did not last

12-23-2008, 09:45 AM	#15
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,886	god i can not stand bull god hes dam annoying n stupid i think the show would been better without him the first 3 was ok roz is my favorite