▁ad ores ▁him , ▁which ▁often ▁leads ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁minor ▁pr anks ▁around ▁the ▁office . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁comfort ▁during ▁dist ress ed ▁or ▁som ber ▁scenes ▁in ▁many ▁episodes , ▁usually ▁placing ▁his ▁head ▁on ▁the ▁suffering ▁party ' s ▁kne e ▁and ▁wh ining ▁em path et ically . ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁ ▁Ted ▁Gar rett ▁( E ug ene ▁Clark ) ▁– ▁The ▁team ' s ▁super visor , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁season ▁one ▁episode ▁" The ▁Sign ing " ▁through ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁season ▁three ▁( 1 6 ▁episodes ) ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Adams ▁( Jack ▁Jess op ) ▁– ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁gar age ▁and ▁filling ▁station , ▁he ▁was ▁Sue ' s ▁first ▁friend ▁in ▁Washington ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁station ▁after ▁her ▁car ▁began ▁acting ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁lose ▁his ▁hearing ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁trouble ▁accepting , ▁but ▁Sue ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁hearing ▁a ids . ▁He ▁once ▁introduced ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁cop , ▁thus ▁direct ing ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁conclude ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁case ▁where ▁Charlie ' s ▁friend ▁had ▁unw itting ly ▁arrested ▁the ▁wrong ▁man . ▁( 9 ▁episodes ) ▁ ▁How ie ▁F ines ▁( J on athan ▁Wilson ) ▁– ▁Sue ' s ▁first ▁inform ant , ▁a ▁talk ative ▁s angu