Debbie Anders

Deborah "Debbie" Anders (Susan Greenhill) is Sam's estranged mother who is often on the road with a traveling women's Roller Derby team.

She appears in a third-season episode "Sam's Swan Song", where she tries to take custody of Sam and make him move to Seattle. She appears again in the fourth season episode "Tale of Two Moms", when she stays with the Darlings and becomes a burden.