John Oliver is Sam's dad. He and Mrs. Oliver sold their son's soul to The Devil before he was born. They have another son, Kyle. Mr. Oliver feels guilty about his son's predicament and as such, has openly tried to "buy" his love back by giving him a car. ("Charged") He's also made attempts to meet with The Devil in order to make other arrangements for Sam's soul. When this was denied, he agreed to look over Sam's contract, which is written in Latin (a language he was only briefly familiar with in college), and subsequently destroys portions of. ("What About Blob?") He does this in an attempt to hide the identity of Sam's true father. In the season one finale he is buried alive, and lived, ("The Leak"), later on in "I Want My Baby Back" it is revealed that he made a deal with the devil so t