6.8/10227 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/2010
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. Joe Longo, a former employee of Louis and lost all of his money. His wife kicked him out and left him with nothing. Joe tracks down Mel for information on Louis. Their paths continue to cross until Mel accidentally offers Joe a job to help her take care of the kids. Lennox got suspended from school and Joe saves the day getting Lennox to talk to the principal and accept her punishment.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
6.9/10182 votes#2 - Moving On
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/2010
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.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
7.0/10175 votes#3 - Nanny Love
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/24/2010
Joe fears that being a nanny will prevent him from having a love life. Mel is worried that a depressed Joe means no more gourmet food so she lies to help him get a date with her former sorority sister. Joe needs to keep the lie going to help out Mel in her job.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.8/10165 votes#4 - Boy Toys 'R' Us
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/31/2010
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.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
7.1/10167 votes#5 - The Perfect Storm
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/2010
Mel grounds Lennox because she is failing chemistry and needs to study. However, when Senator Russell Burke, Mel‘s father, shows up unexpected, he undermines her authority. Senator Burke sweet talks Joe and takes the kids out for a night of fun against Mel‘s wishes. Seeing the conflict between Mel and Lennox, Senator Burke invites Lennox to move in with him and her grandmother in Washington, D.C.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
6.8/10158 votes#6 - Spies & Lies
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/14/2010
Mel catches Joe having secret meetings with a girl named Tessa in the basement. When Mel begins to spy, she learns that Joe & Tessa are on a manhunt for her brother-in-law Lewis Scanlon. Mel & Joe think Ryder is getting bullied at school because he keeps losing his stuff. Joe & Mel come to his rescue by getting his stuff back, but proceed to make everything worse.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Brenda Hsueh
7.0/10147 votes#7 - Up Close & Personal
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/21/2010
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.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
7.5/10166 votes#8 - Dancing With the Stars of Toledo
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/2010
Mel agrees to dance with a dancer from "Dancing with the Stars'' at a charity event.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
7.0/10145 votes#9 - Seoul Man
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/5/2010
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10149 votes#10 - In Lennox We Trust
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/12/2010
Lennox dates the Mayor's son, who may not be the good influence Mel thinks he is.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
7.2/10149 votes#11 - A Fright In The Attic
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/19/2010
Mel hears something in the attic but when she goes to investigate it is the last thing she expected.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.8/10141 votes#12 - Joe Knows
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/26/2010
Lennox has a crush on her tutor. Joe creates a web site where he gives financial advice.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
7.0/10154 votes#13 - Enemies With Benefits
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2011
Joe's ex, Tiffany, tries to rekindle their relationship
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
7.0/10142 votes#14 - Don't Train On My Parade
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/6/2011
Melissa's trainer, "Lindsay Gates" (Jessalyn Wanlim) has a physical thing for Joey.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
7.1/10136 votes#15 - Lost in Translation
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/13/2011
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.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.3/10135 votes#16 - Joe Versus The Reunion
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2011
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.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: N/A
7.0/10144 votes#17 - Toledo's Next Top Model
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/27/2011
Lennox is asked to be a model but she must get permission from Mel. Joe helps Ryder ask a girl out.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
7.3/10133 votes#18 - The Mel Word
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/3/2011
Mel plans a wedding at her home; Lennox and Ryder work on a documentary.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham
7.1/10128 votes#19 - Auction Hero
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/3/2011
Mel volunteers Joe for a school charity auction but the winner of the auction may have ulterior motives.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
7.1/10130 votes#20 - Waiting for Mr. Right
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/10/2011
Mel feels the pressure to find someone after her last single friend gets engaged.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
7.3/10133 votes#21 - Young Love
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/17/2011
Mel begins dating a younger man (Scott Michael Foster). Elsewhere, Lennox encourages her classmate to edit the school blog
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
7.2/10130 votes#22 - Mel and Joe's Anniversary
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/17/2011
George has a party to introduce Mel to his friends. Meanwhile, Joe gets upset at his ex-wife for disrespecting their anniversary.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.3/10130 votes#23 - Going the Distance?
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/24/2011
Mel reexamines her romance with George. Elsewhere, Holly introduces her folks to Ryder.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
6.9/10116 votes#24 - All Politics is Local
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/24/2011
Mel's dad comes back to town to support a bill Mel opposes. Meanwhile, Lennox's poetry proves popular with a classmate who's an aspiring singer.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
7.5/10151 votes#25 - The Other Longo
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/31/2011
Joe's younger brother visits and takes an interest in Mel.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Seth Kurland
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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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Melissa & Joey" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 227 votes. Directed by Ted Wass and written by N/A, it aired on 8/17/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Moving On".