▁a ▁bot ched ▁st ing ▁operation . ▁Another ▁episode ▁saw ▁him ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁the ▁two ▁having ▁dr ift ed ▁apart ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁when ▁his ▁brother ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁T roy ' s ▁nep hew ▁was ▁also ▁de af . ▁He ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁De anne ▁B ray ' s ▁husband ▁( 5 ▁episodes ) ▁ ▁Stan ▁E ld ridge ▁( Char les ▁W . ▁Gray ) ▁– ▁The ▁team ' s ▁first ▁super visor ; ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Do D ▁in ▁" The ▁Sign ing " ▁ ▁Am anda ▁D uff man ▁( Sam mi ▁Bour ge ois ) ▁– ▁A ▁de af ▁girl ▁who ▁be fri ends ▁Sue ▁after ▁seeing ▁a ▁talk ▁Sue ▁gave ▁at ▁her ▁school ; ▁Am anda ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ▁to ▁report ▁a ▁kid n apping , ▁and ▁even ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁an ▁author ▁who ▁had ▁initially ▁cont empl ated ▁shadow ing ▁My les . ▁She ▁adopted ▁a ▁dog ▁she ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁when ▁the ▁original ▁owner ▁decided ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁properly ▁care ▁for ▁his ▁pet . ▁One ▁episode ▁saw ▁her ▁stay ing ▁with ▁Sue ▁and ▁Lucy ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁seeking ▁help ▁in ▁impress ing ▁a ▁boy ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁at ▁school . ▁( 4 ▁episodes ) ▁ ▁C ame os ▁ ▁Sue ▁Thomas ▁( the ▁" real " ▁one ) ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" B illy ▁The ▁Kid ". ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁consult