Melissa & Joey

Melissa & Joey

A good manny is hard to find.

Created by Bob Young, David Kendall

On ABC Family

2010–20154 seasons104 episodes30 min6.8 / 10

A warm, character-driven family sitcom built on the bonds between a politician, her newly adopted niece and nephew, and their unconventional male nanny.

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.

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