<Ul> <Li> Jon Cryer as Bill Jensen , a loan officer and former high school football referee ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Wilmer Valderrama as Umberto , a former Iron River ranch hand , former employee of Neumann 's Hill at the My Little Pony Ranch . He is Rooster and Colt 's friend . Currently deported . ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Martin Mull as Jerry , Maggie 's sometimes acid - tripping attorney </Li> <Li> John Amos as Ed Bishop , a longtime family friend of the Bennetts and a Neumann 's Hill employee ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Thomas F. Wilson as Coach Fitzgerald , the Garrison High School head football coach ( Season 1 ) </Li> <Li> Debra Jo Rupp as Janice Phillips , Abby 's mother ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Jim Beaver as Chuck Phillips , Abby 's father , who like Janice is disdainful of Abby 's relationship with Colt ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Conchata Ferrell as Shirley ( Season 2 ) </Li> <Li> Lou Diamond Phillips as Clint , a traveling musician attracted to Maggie ( Season 2 ) </Li> <Li> Kurtwood Smith as Sam Peterson , neighbor of the Iron River Ranch ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Nancy Travis as Karen , Maggie 's estranged sister ( Season 3 ) </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Jon Cryer as Bill Jensen , a loan officer and former high school football referee ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Wilmer Valderrama as Umberto , a former Iron River ranch hand , former employee of Neumann 's Hill at the My Little Pony Ranch . He is Rooster and Colt 's friend . Currently deported . ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Martin Mull as Jerry , Maggie 's sometimes acid - tripping attorney </Li> <Li> John Amos as Ed Bishop , a longtime family friend of the Bennetts and a Neumann 's Hill employee ( Seasons 1 - 2 ) </Li> <Li> Thomas F. Wilson as Coach Fitzgerald , the Garrison High School head football coach ( Season 1 ) </Li> <Li> Debra Jo Rupp as Janice Phillips , Abby 's mother ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Jim Beaver as Chuck Phillips , Abby 's father , who like Janice is disdainful of Abby 's relationship with Colt ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Conchata Ferrell as Shirley ( Season 2 ) </Li> <Li> Lou Diamond Phillips as Clint , a traveling musician attracted to Maggie ( Season 2 ) </Li> <Li> Kurtwood Smith as Sam Peterson , neighbor of the Iron River Ranch ( Seasons 2 - 3 ) </Li> <Li> Nancy Travis as Karen , Maggie 's estranged sister ( Season 3 ) </Li> </Ul>
who played abby 's parents on the ranch
who played abby 's parents on the ranch
Debra Jo Rupp Jim Beaver
Debra Jo Rupp Jim Beaver