Mel must hire a manny when her niece and nephew are sent to live with her.

Joey moves under Melissa's roof to make his childcare work easier. Meanwhile, at her work, Melissa meets a man and decides to go on a date with him. The new 56-inch flat-screen TV disrupts the status quo of the household.

Joe finds it difficult to meet women while working as a nanny.

Lennox starts dating a bad boy that Mel disapproves of.

Mel's father's visit causes lots of tension.

Mel starts to spy on Joe when she becomes suspicious of his intentions.

Mel upset that her boss didn't give her credit for a project she worked on, decides to let a news crew film her at work but when it appears she rehearsed all of her actions, they want to quash the story. Mel asked them not to, so they ask her to film her at her home and still the kids are just following what Mel told them to do so the reporter wants to drop it. Unless they're allowed to film Joe which he reluctantly does and comes out out shining Mel. Written by [email protected]

Mel decides to join a dancing competition. Joey offers to be her partner. Mel is difficult, eventually they have a falling out. Jennox convinces Joe to be the bigger man. Joe does but Mel gets Mark Ballas to be her partner.

When it's revealed that a city employee has an undocumented worker, all city employees must provide documentation that any one who works for them is legal. So Mel asks Joe for his documents. But he doesn't know where they are. So unless he can produce Mel might have to let him go. Written by [email protected]

Mel brings Lennox to a convention where she meets the mayor's son, Brett.

It's Halloween. The kids' father comes to see them and instead of telling Mel or Joe he's back they hide him in the attic. Mel and Joe couldn't help but hear noises coming from the attic. A neighbor tells them that someone who lived in the house was found dead in the attic. Written by [email protected]

Joe decides to make an instructional video on how to handle your financial matters. Mel decides to invest. When his initial video doesn't sell. Mel decides to jazz it up with Joe working out.

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

Joe takes an interest in Mel's personal trainer.

A dinner between Mel, a Japanese businessman, and Joe, turns awkward.

Mel surprises Joe at his college reunion, pretending to be his girlfriend.

Lennox is approached to be a model, but has to persuade Mel for permission.

Mel plans a wedding at her home.

Mel volunteers Joe for a school charity auction.

Mel feels the pressure to find someone.

Mel starts a romance with a younger man.

George throws a party for Mel to meet his friends.

Ryder meets Holly's parents.

Mel's father returns to lobby for a bill Mel is against.

Joe's younger half-brother visits and takes an interest in Mel.

Joe gets Ryder in trouble with his teacher.

Mel recruits Joe to play on her office softball team.

Joey can't stand the neighbor's bird. When he tells Mel he wants to talk to him, Mel tells him not to. But when the bird gets too much, he goes there, and the man wants to get rid of the junk on his property, which is Mel's. Later they learn that part of the house is on his property and after a certain period of time, he forfeits his rights so they try to be nice to him. Ryder wants to shoot a PSA about texting and driving with Lennox and a jock as the stars, but she doesn't want to do it. Written by [email protected]

Mel convinces Joe to follow Lennox to her school dance.

Mel and Joe are faced with difficult decisions.