tenant, a real P.I. In subsequent episodes, Andy takes on (or is thrust into) cases that usually involve his friends and family and which he must solve in addition to his accounting duties. Clea Lewis as Jenny Barker: Andy's wife, she first disapproves, but gradually warms to his new side profession. Andy and she have an infant daughter named Molly and at least one son. Andy mentions that his son went through a unicorn phase in "Dial M for Laptop." Harve Presnell as Lew Staziak: The retired tough-as-nails cynical P.I. and prior tenant of Andy's rental office, Lew becomes Andy's mentor and aide, with mixed consequences. Lew antagonizes Simon, suffers from alektorophobia (fear of chickens), and his memory lapses cause trouble for Andy. Mickey Doyle, Lew's unscrupulous former partner, was the villain of the episode "The Lady Varnishes." Tony Hale as Simon: Manager of the "Video Riot" rental store, he has extensive knowledge of movie trivia. He befriends Andy, and designates himself an investigative partner. Marshall Manesh as Wally: An Afghan restaurant owner, he "went overboard with patriotism after 9/11," and has excellent surveillance equipment. Notable guest stars Nicole Randall Johnson as Nicole: An unmotivated file clerk with an attitude who appears in the pilot episode. However, after Andy costs her the clerk job by stealing files, she matter-of-factly hires herself as his unwanted assistant in "Fairway My Lovely". Simon is infatuated with her, but she ignores his advances. She has a deaf brother and is fluent in reading lips. Nicole is heavily featured in promotions, but is a supporting character in just two episodes. Vanessa Branch as Nadia Kerensky ("Pilot") Gary Anthony Williams as Ron ("Pilot") Traci Lords as Loretta Crispin ("Dial M For Laptop") Sarah Christine Smith as Alicia ("The Big No Sleep") Amy Sedaris as Rita Spaulding ("The Lady Varnishes") Edward Asner as Mickey Doyle ("The Lady Varnishes") James Hong as Jon Leibowitz ("The Lady Varnishes") Peter Allen Vogt as Guy Helverson ("Fairway, My Lovely") Jesse L. Martin as his Law & Order character Detective Ed Green ("The Big No Sleep") Nestor Carbonell as Dr. Cey ("The Big No Sleep") Episodes After the pilot, the titles of all the episodes are plays on the titles of actual classic mystery and private-investigator films. The title "Fairway, My Lovely" is based on Farewell, My Lovely; "Three Days of the Chicken" is based on Three Days of the Condor; "Dial