Former wild child Mel Burke has just been elected as city council person for Toledo, Ohio. However,...

Mel dates a guy with ulterior motives. Joe deals with getting his stuff back from his ex-wife, most...

Joe fears that being a nanny will prevent him from having a love life. Mel is worried that a depress...

Lennox starts dating a bad boy that Mel disapproves of, while Mel is also dating a bad boy of her ow...

Mel grounds Lennox because she is failing chemistry and needs to study. However, when Senator Russel...

Mel catches Joe having secret meetings with a girl named Tessa in the basement. When Mel begins to s...

Mel is working on her public image and invites a TV reporter to do a story on her and the kids. Cele...

Mel agrees to dance with a dancer from "Dancing with the Stars'' at a charity event.

Due to a recent scandal at the city council, Mel is asked to prove Joe’s legal working status in the...

Lennox dates the Mayor's son, who may not be the good influence Mel thinks he is.

Mel hears something in the attic but when she goes to investigate it is the last thing she expected.

Lennox has a crush on her tutor. Joe creates a web site where he gives financial advice.

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

Melissa's trainer, "Lindsay Gates" (Jessalyn Wanlim) has a physical thing for Joey.

Mel has an important deal with a Japanese businessman and asks Joe to teach her Japanese. When the b...

After debating whether to show his face after the tumultuous year he's had, Joe ultimately decides t...

Lennox is asked to be a model but she must get permission from Mel. Joe helps Ryder ask a girl out.

Mel plans a wedding at her home; Lennox and Ryder work on a documentary.

Mel volunteers Joe for a school charity auction but the winner of the auction may have ulterior moti...

Mel feels the pressure to find someone after her last single friend gets engaged.

Mel begins dating a younger man (Scott Michael Foster). Elsewhere, Lennox encourages her classmate t...

George has a party to introduce Mel to his friends. Meanwhile, Joe gets upset at his ex-wife for dis...

Mel reexamines her romance with George. Elsewhere, Holly introduces her folks to Ryder.

Mel's dad comes back to town to support a bill Mel opposes. Meanwhile, Lennox's poetry proves popula...

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

Joe gets Ryder in trouble with his teacher; Mel sneaks Lennox into an 18-and-over concert.

Mel recruits Joe to play on her office softball team, as she is determined to beat her rival's team...

Mel and Joe get into a property dispute with their neighbor; Ryder films a PSA starring Lennox.

Fearing that she will give into peer pressure, Mel and Joe follow Lennox to her all night after-part...

Joe considers newfound possibilities, when he comes into a large sum of money. Meanwhile, a water le...

In the second-season opener, Mel has her home renovated, but the construction work does not go smoot...

Mel and Joe attempt to respect each other's privacy after they have a quarrel about boundaries. Else...

When Mel and Joe walk in on Lennox and Aidan in bed together, they try to steer her away from sex, w...

Joe thinks that Mel is having an affair with a married man and seeks to expose her. Lennox's friend...

Mel punches a person in Ryder's defense, then must think fast when video of the altercation is poste...

Mel plans to break up with her boyfriend, but seeks Joe's help in boosting his confidence before she...

Mel and Joe arrange blind dates for each other, leading to an uncomfortable double date for the grou...

Mel's friend declares she wants to have a baby, and thinks Joe should be the father.

Mel's date thinks Joe's cooking is something Mel made; Lennox's friend has a crush on Ryder.

After Lennox breaks up with her new boyfriend, Mel starts dating his father behind her back. Joe tri...

Joe gives Lennox driving lessons without Mel's consent. After Lennox gets into a minor accident, Joe...

During her first visit in a few years, Joe gives Mel's mother, Monica some advice that upsets Mel. M...

Joe works as a financial consultant over the internet.

The visit of Elena, Joe's Russian colleague and on-line crush, disrupts the life in the Burke househ...

Mel decides to perform the wedding ceremony between Joe and Elena so the Russian can get a green car...

Mel tries to convince Joe of his importance to her and the family after she learns that he has been...

Melissa and Joe are both happy in their new relationships, until they discover they are dating a div...

Joe paints Mel into a corner, forcing her to get him a job at City Hall with fellow City Council mem...

Joe dates his chiropractor following a back injury, and he doesn't want to rush their new romance. E...

Mel's childhood friend, Austin, moves back to Toledo, and he and Mel quickly take their old friendsh...

Joe accidentally injures Mel's boyfriend, Austin, during a competitive game of pool. Mel accuses Joe...

Mel is taken aback when she finds out that Austin may not share her vision of their future and is re...

After Joe convinces Mel to dump her needy friend Anita, he secretly starts dating her. Meanwhile, Le...

Mel desperately wants to be the cool aunt after she discovers that Lennox has taken her relationship...

Mel and Joe are invited to co-host a week of “Good Morning Toledo” which Mel thinks will help her ea...

When his apartment needs to undergo emergency renovations, Mel invites her new boyfriend Noah to tem...

When Joe and Ryder sell Mel's old belongings, they inadvertently sell a very personal item of hers....

Joe works out an alternative payment plan when he begins dating the mom of one of his students, whic...

In failing health, Joe's grandmother Sofia begs him to come visit her one last time for her birthday...

Mel's sister, Meredith (Jaime Pressly), comes home from prison on furlough to celebrate Christmas wi...

Mel's sister Meredith comes home from prison on furlough to celebrate Christmas with the kids and Me...

Joe rushes home to tell Mel that he has feelings for her after their romantic night together in New...

Mel insists on Joe "courting" her, but soon becomes frustrated at their lack of time together. Despe...

Mel joins an exercise boot camp to lose weight before an eight-course meal; Joe clashes with a celeb...

Mel takes Joe to a work dinner. Upon meeting the press, Joe starts to spout his—and Mel’s—opinions o...

Mel adopts a dog despite knowing that Joe doesn't want one, then feels ignored when he forms a bond...

Mel gets a reluctant Joe to agree to couple’s therapy to work on their constant arguing. But she’s c...

Mel and Joe have a fun game night with married couple Nate and Gillian, whom they hope to remain goo...

Lennox moves out after Mel forbids her from dating her teaching assistant; Ryder is stuck at the Can...

Mel and Joe serve as chaperones at Ryder's school dance, then get kicked out of the event; Ryder cha...

Mel is completely on Joe’s side when he’s involved in a hit and run, until she discovers the other d...

Joe gets into hot water when he tries to help a recently divorced friend get back into the dating ga...

Mel's wild father sends out an inappropriate photograph that could harm her run for the state senate...

Mel wants to get rid of the ugly chair that Joe inherited from his late grandmother; Ryder pretends...

Mel gets surprising news from her doctor, but is not sure if the timing is right to share it with Jo...

Mel has everything she needs for the perfect wedding after a close friend unexpectedly calls off her...

Mel and Joe recall the years they have spent together as they try to convince a counselor that they...

Mel is less than thrilled when Joe’s mom drops by, but it’s Joe who hits the roof when his estranged...

It’s Mel and Joe’s wedding weekend, but things aren’t running as smoothly as they’d hoped. Before th...

Joe is forced to make a quick decision when Mel drops a bombshell on him during their wedding; Lenno...

Mel considers breaking things off with Joe after he invites his family to move into the house; Zande...

A doctor's Halloween house call is anything but ordinary when it is revealed that Mel was once a tee...

New couple Mel and Joe have a disagreement over whose family ornament gets to adorn the top of their...

When their honeymoon to Tahiti gets canceled due to Mel's broken leg, Joe surprises her with a cabin...

Dani wants to go on a date with a boy at school, but Joe tells her she’s too young. So she tricks Me...

Joe wants Mel to stop taking birth control so they can start a family, but she's unsure. So he invit...

It's Ryder's 18th birthday, and the family gathers to video chat with him, but the computer crashes...

Joe has to return a fancy wedding gift from her relatives and then learns that they are going to pay...

Mel learns the true reason why Joe is unsupportive of Dani's musical talents.

Joe, wanting the family to spend more time with each other, puts a ban on cell phones and computers...

Joe is shocked to learn that Dani snuck friends in to the house, drank wine and then lied about it....

Lennox wishes to follow her professor to Colombia; Joe wants Dani to tell her mother about her irres...

Mel and Joe want to have a child as soon as possible. Ryder wonders what to do with his future.

Mel & Joe are reeling from both the pregnancy test results and Ryder's announcement that he's joinin...

When Joe learns the significance of the little devil tattoo on Mel's backside, it's a big turnoff fo...

Joe finds himself in a compromising position with a famous “bondage romance” author that Mel invited...

After taking a new job with crazy hours, Joe has to down a bunch of energy drinks to stay awake for...

Mel tries to convince Joe to talk Gloria into drawing up a will, but Joe chickens out. So Mel invite...

After being frozen in an avalanche on a ski trip, Mel and Joe thaw out 100 years in the future.

Mel pretends to love her birthday gift from Joe. But that turns out to be a fake gift to throw her o...

On a family game night, questions and answers lead to a breakdown of Mel and Joe’s, as well as Lenno...

Mel decides to run on a Healthy Diet campaign for her senate run but is then caught eating a Piggy B...

Mel and Joe both panic when she gets news that will directly affect her senate run. Meanwhile, Ryde...