Melissa & Joey

Former wild child Mel Burke has just been elected as city council person for Toledo, Ohio. However, in addition to her new job, she is also forced into raising her niece, Lennox, and her nephew, Ryder. Lennox and Ryder's father, Louis Scanlon, was part of a ponzi scheme and fled the country. Their mother was sent to prison, leaving Mel as the only option. She meets Joe Longo, a former employee of Louis who has lost all of his money. After being kicked out by his wife, Mel accidentally offers Joe a job helping take care of the kids.

Mel dates a guy with ulterior motives. Joe deals with getting his stuff back from his ex-wife, most importantly his flat screen TV. Lennox tries to make friends in her new school.

As Joe comes to terms with his divorce and begins to settle into the idea of being a "manny," he decides it may be a good opportunity to date. He soon discovers, however, women aren't exactly drawn to male nannies. Mel, not wanting to see Joe upset, mainly because she doesn't want her gourmet meals to stop, sets him up by deceiving a former sorority sister about his occupation. Joey's in on the ruse, but will they be able to keep up the charade?

Lennox starts dating a bad boy that Mel disapproves of, while Mel is also dating a bad boy of her own. Joe takes it upon himself to reorganize Mel‘s closet.

Burbank, CA - Mel discovers that Lennox is failing one of her classes, so Joe encourages her to lay down the law. But when Mel's dad, former Senator Burke, comes to town, he lures the kids to break the rules. After he invites Lennox to come live with him in DC, Mel and Joe attempt to use some reverse psychology to get her to do the right thing.

Mel catches Joe with a woman in the house in the middle of the day, someone Joe tries to pass off as a girlfriend. Mel believes him at first, asking him to be discreet with the kids, but later overhears a conversation and discovers that Joe and this woman are secretly tracking down Mel's con-man brother-in-law, and she questions Joe's motives for wanting to be her manny in the first place. Meanwhile, as Joe's been pretending to be a spy, he's totally missed the fact that Ryder seems to be slowly "losing" all of his new belongings at school.

Mel is working on her public image and invites a TV reporter to do a story on her and the kids. Celeste Vega (Valery Ortiz) finds out that Mel has a male nanny working for her and shifts the story to Joe. Stephanie alerts Joe that the piece is not flattering for Mel. Joe goes down to Celeste‘s office to defend Mel.

As city council woman, Mel is asked to participate in a local - Dancing with the Stars' fundraiser - forcing her to step out of her comfort zone. Joe steps in to help train Mel for the competition, but when personalities clash, Mel wastes no time in finding a new partner in professional dancer Mark Ballas from "Dancing with the Stars." On the day of the competition, however, Mel's new found dancing confidence leads to her downfall - leaving Joe and Mark to clean up her mess.

Due to a recent scandal at the city council, Mel is asked to prove Joe's legal working status in the United States. Much to her surprise, Joe was born in Korea while his family was stationed abroad, and he can't find his legal documents. Meanwhile, when Lennox decides to go to a school dance with one of her girlfriends, rumors start circulating about her sexuality.

Burbank, CA - Mel is concerned about Lennox's friends and suggests she spend some time hanging out with the son of the mayor (McGinley). But when he proves to be a less stellar example, their relationship could interfere with Mel's community health plans. Mel has to learn to be a little less judgmental when it comes to Lennox's friends, and Joe isn't above snooping to find out if Lennox is lying. Ryder uses their oddball neighbor, Mrs. Geller, to complete his community service requirements.

Mel hears something in the attic but when she goes to investigate it is the last thing she expected.

Burbank, CA - Joe wants to get back into the business world, so he creates his own web series giving out financial tips, with Ryder as his cameraman. Joe asks Mel to become an investor to help get the series off the ground, but she is not the silent partner he hoped for and has several suggestions, some of which do not sit well with Joe. Meanwhile, Lennox gets tutored by a geeky kid from school who she develops feelings for.

Joe's ex, Tiffany, tries to rekindle their relationship

In "Don't Train on My Parade", Mel hires a personal trainer, Lindsay, to get in shape for a school charity run. After Mel catches Joe in a compromising position with Lindsay, Mel and Joe agree to see Lindsay on separate schedules. Meanwhile, Lennox rekindles a platonic friendship with a geeky classmate who used to have a crush on her, but now that he's dating her friend, some jealousy sets in.

In "Lost in Translation," Mel has an important deal with a Japanese businessman and asks Joe to teach her Japanese. When the businessman's son arrives in his place and speaks no English, Joe has to translate between the two. When the Japanese businessman develops a romantic interest in Mel, Joe sabotages the translation. Meanwhile, Lennox is forced to work with her ex-best friend on a school project, and Ryder tries to mediate.

In "Joe Versus the Reunion", after debating whether to show his face after the tumultuous year he's had, Joe ultimately decides to go to his 10-year college reunion. On the same evening, per the Mayor's request, Mel goes out to dinner with an artist to discuss bringing his installations to Toledo. But when Mel gets a call from a depressed Joe at his reunion, she rushes over there to surprise him by posing as his girlfriend and save the day - only to realize that in the meantime, Joe has found and reconnected with an old flame. And Lennox and Ryder decide to throw a party with Mel and Joe out for the evening, but it does not go as planned.

In "Toledo's Next Top Model," Lennox gets scouted by a modeling agency at the mall and is excited by the prospect. Mel remains skeptical of the career path until she sees how much money Lennox could be make to help towards college. However, agency owner Tasha pushes Lennox beyond her comfort zone. Meanwhile, Joe gives Ryder dating advice when he starts seeing a girl from school, but her increasing demands make Ryder second-guess his relationship.

Mel plans a wedding at her home; Lennox and Ryder work on a documentary.

Mel volunteers Joe for a school charity auction but the winner of the auction may have ulterior motives.

Mel feels the pressure to find someone after her last single friend gets engaged.