Scripted series · ABC Family
Melissa & Joey
A good manny is hard to find.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Burke
104 eps
Joey Lawrence
Joe Longo
104 eps
Taylor Spreitler
Lennox Scanlon
104 eps
Nick Robinson
Ryder Scanlon
104 eps
Maïté Schwartz
Liz
1 eps
Christopher Rich
1 eps
Finola Hughes
1 eps
Hal Ozsan
Dylan
1 eps
Vivica A. Fox
1 eps
Mark Ballas
1 eps
Alexandra Hart-Gilliams
Victoria
1 eps
Vernee Watson
Ms. Lunt
1 eps
Don Stark
Phil DeMarco
1 eps
Jacob Artist
Cameron
1 eps
Erin Sanders
1 eps
Beth Broderick
Dr. Ellen Radler
1 eps
Meaghan Jette Martin
Jordan
2 eps
Raymond Ochoa
Dalton
1 eps
Alec Tandoc
Francisco
1 eps
Tara Strong
Phone (V.O.)
1 eps
Erin Cardillo
Lauren
1 eps
Trevor Donovan
Austin
6 eps
Kevin Fonteyne
Marco
10 eps
Sterling Knight
Zander Carlson
31 eps
Blake Michael
Archer Adams
1 eps
Major Curda
Leland
1 eps
Kevin Norman
Martin
1 eps
Jordan Garrett
Brendan Flynn
1 eps
Ted McGinley
1 eps
Justin Prentice
1 eps
Elizabeth Tobias
1 eps
Dilshad Vadsaria
Ariel
1 eps
Valery M. Ortiz
Celeste Vega
1 eps
Cameron Bender
Griffin
1 eps
Deena Freeman
Loud Woman
1 eps
Philipp Karner
Theo
1 eps
Aisha Kabia
Ashley
1 eps
Elizabeth Ho
Rhonda Cheng
4 eps
Chris Brochu
Roman Maizes
2 eps
Matthew Lawrence
Tony Longo
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Melissa & Joey actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Melissa & Joey reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 104 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201030 episodes
4.2IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Pilot
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201215 episodes
2.0IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201337 episodes
4.0IMDbBest episode · S03E21 Plus One
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201422 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S04E02 A Melanie & Josiah Christmas
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joey LawrenceProducer
- Bob YoungProducer
- David HartleyProducer
- Paula HartProducer
- David KendallExecutive Producer
- Melissa Joan HartProducer
Writing
- Julie BrownWriter
- Jennifer GlickmanWriter
- Seth KurlandWriter
- Brenda HsuehWriter
- Ed DriscollWriter
- Sarah Jane CunninghamWriter
Direction
- Joey LawrenceDirector
- David TrainerDirector
- Steve ZuckermanDirector
- Shelley JensenDirector
- Phill LewisDirector
- Ted WassDirector
Cinematography
- James W. RobersonDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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