Melissa & Joey
Melissa & Joey
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Melissa & Joey

"A good manny is hard to find."

6.9
Yr 2010
Rt 30m
Status Ended
Drama Comedy Family
Series Brief

Overview

Mel is a local politician from a political family. When a family scandal leaves her niece, Lennox, and nephew, Ryder, without their parents, Mel takes them in. She hires Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny," after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.

Why fans love it

Melissa & Joey navigates the friction of an improvised household built on the intersection of political ambition and sudden domestic responsibility. While the premise hangs on a financial collapse, the series stays focused on the shifting dynamics between a high-profile city council member and the man hired to stabilize her chaotic Ohio home. It trades the high stakes of local government for the quiet, often prickly negotiations of living under one roof.

Melissa Joan Hart occupies the center of this sitcom as she balances civic duty with the complications of sudden parenthood. The interaction between characters rarely stays consistent, moving between professional frustration and genuine reliance as they manage the niece and nephew caught in the middle. The humor finds its footing in these practical compromises, stripping away the polish of a political career to focus on the reality of managing a residence that was never meant for this many people.

Featured Players

Cast 47

Nick Robinson
as Ryder Scanlon
Vivica A. Fox
1 episode
Sterling Knight
as Zander Carlson
31 episodes
Melissa Joan Hart
as Melissa Burke
Joey Lawrence
as Joe Longo
Taylor Spreitler
as Lennox Scanlon
Maïté Schwartz
as Liz
1 episode
Christopher Rich
1 episode
Finola Hughes
1 episode
Hal Ozsan
as Dylan
1 episode
Mark Ballas
1 episode
Alexandra Hart-Gilliams
as Victoria
1 episode
Vernee Watson
as Ms. Lunt
1 episode
Don Stark
as Phil DeMarco
1 episode
Jacob Artist
as Cameron
1 episode
Erin Sanders
1 episode
Beth Broderick
as Dr. Ellen Radler
1 episode
Meaghan Jette Martin
as Jordan
2 episodes
Raymond Ochoa
as Dalton
1 episode
Alec Tandoc
as Francisco
1 episode
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Tara Strong
as Phone (V.O.)
1 episode
Erin Cardillo
as Lauren
1 episode
Trevor Donovan
as Austin
6 episodes
Kevin Fonteyne
as Marco
10 episodes
Blake Michael
as Archer Adams
1 episode
Major Curda
as Leland
1 episode
Kevin Norman
as Martin
1 episode
Jordan Garrett
as Brendan Flynn
1 episode
Ted McGinley
1 episode
Justin Prentice
1 episode
Elizabeth Tobias
1 episode
Dilshad Vadsaria
as Ariel
1 episode
Valery M. Ortiz
as Celeste Vega
1 episode
Cameron Bender
as Griffin
1 episode
Deena Freeman
as Loud Woman
1 episode
Philipp Karner
as Theo
1 episode
Aisha Kabia
as Ashley
1 episode
Elizabeth Ho
as Rhonda Cheng
4 episodes
Chris Brochu
as Roman Maizes
2 episodes
Matthew Lawrence
as Tony Longo
4 episodes
Rachel Fox
as Holly Reback
7 episodes
Justin Hartley
as Noah
1 episode
Matt Cedeño
1 episode
Matt Cohen
1 episode
Lauren Bond
as Linda
1 episode
Victor Togunde
as Jackson
1 episode
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Keywords

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