Debbie Wexler

## Debbie Glassman (Wexler)

**Debbie Wexler** is a former barista at St. Bonaventure Hospital, who was married to Aaron Glassman before they broke up.

## History

### Season 3

In "Disaster," Glassman mentions that he's enjoying his new lease on life with Debbie.

In "Debts," Debbie visits Glassman at work and proposes having sex in the clinic before Shaun interrupts them. The three have lunch together and Debbie offers Shaun advice on dating before he gets paged into surgery. Debbie urges Glassman to push Shaun into dating instead of coddling him, pointing out that Shaun pushed Glassman to date her and it worked out well. Glassman later follows her advice and tells Shaun about what makes their relationship so worthwhile to him, helping Shaun with his struggle over whether or not to date Carly.

In "First Case, Second Base," Glassman and Debbie clash over Debbie owning a gun which Glassman is extremely uncomfortable with. Despite Glassman's attempts to dissuade her, Debbie refuses to get rid of her gun. Glassman later decides to work on finding a compromise after getting advice from Shaun.

In "45-Degree Angle," Debbie is fired from her job for giving out too many free coffees to sad patients and visitors. Debbie expresses a desire to work with Glassman in his clinic, but Glassman wants to keep his personal and professional lives separate. Debbie eventually convinces Glassman to hire her as his office manager to help run the clinic.

In "SFAD," Debbie works as Glassman's office manager, reminding him when an appointment goes over and kicking Dr. Lim out due to the impatient mother of a four-year old with an ear infection. Though Glassman points out that Lim is the Chief of Surgery, it doesn't stop Debbie from kicking her out to Lim and Glassman's surprise. Debbie later reveals that she upgraded their software to be faster and more efficient, but Glassman doesn't know how to use it. Debbie's actions annoy Glassman, leading to an argument between them and Debbie quitting. Glassman later reconciles with Debbie and convinces her to return, giving Debbie a pair of nurse's shoes for her job as a peace offering.

In "Incomplete," Shaun arrives early in the morning seeking advice from Glassman about flowers for Carly. As Glassman is in the shower, Debbie gives him advice instead and later interrupts a meeting where Shaun seeks more advice from Glassman. Debbie tells Glassman that while Glassman being there for Shaun so much was fine when Shaun and Glassman had no one else, they each have someone else in their lives to be there for them and Debbie urges Glassman to take a step back. Glassman subsequently realizes that Debbie is right and relays her advice to Shaun. Despite this, Debbie urges Glassman to go to Shaun after he gets a call from Shaun's mother that Shaun's father has pancreatic cancer and may only have a few days to live. Debbie recognizes that the situation is different from before and Shaun genuinely needs Glassman's support.

## Trivia

* In real life, Sheila Kelley, who plays Debbie, is married to Richard Schiff who plays Aaron Glassman.
* Debbie reveals in First Case, Second Base that she played softball when she was younger; with her ERA during her junior year in high school being a 2.95.
	+ The kind of gun she owns is a Walther PPK.32.
* In 45-Degree Angle, Debbie reveals she has some nursing experience.

## References

1. ↑ "Smile": Season 1. Episode 17. David Hoselton/Karen Struck (writer) & Bill D'Elia (director). [March 19, 2018].