MEL ASKS JOE TO BE HER OFFICE MANAGER SO HE CAN PLAY ON THEIR SOFTBALL TEAM, AND A DISPUTE WITH A NEIGHBOR TURNS INTO A PROPERTY BATTLE FOR JOE AND MEL, WHILE LENNOX HELPS RYDER FILM A PSA FOR SCHOOL, IN TWO ALL-NEW, BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES OF "MELISSA & JOEY," WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT

John Ratzenberger ("Cheers") Guest Stars in "A House Divided"

Burbank, CA (September 2, 2011) - Mel recruits Joe to be her office manager so he can play in their championship softball game, and Mel and Joe get into a property dispute when they meet their neighbor, Arnie (John Ratzenberger), on two all-new, back-to-back episodes of "Melissa & Joey" premiering Wednesday, September 7 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT).

In "Play Ball," after her star player suffers an injury, Mel must find a replacement for the office softball team. She has Joe pretend to be the "office manager" so he can help lead their team to victory. However, Joe's management skills are more than the office can handle. Meanwhile, Ryder butts heads with Lennox when he asks her to publish his girlfriend Holly's story in the school blog.

In "A House Divided," Joe pays a visit to Mel's neighbor, Arnie (John Ratzenberger), and asks him to do something about his noisy parrot, but ends up finding Mel's house has been built on part of the neighbor's property. Joe and Mel must remain civil with the neighbor to gain the land back, however Mel finds being nice to her neighbor to be a little difficult. Meanwhile, Lennox stars in a PSA Ryder films for a school project.

"Melissa & Joey" is a half-hour multi-cam comedy executive-produced by Bob Young & David Kendall, Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler and Nick Robinson star. "Play Ball" was written by Ed Driscoll and directed by Lenny Garner, Jr. with Lucy DeVito, Rachel G. Fox and Tom Wilson guest starring. "A House Divided" was written by Sarah Cunningham & Suzie Freeman and directed by Ted Wass, with John Ratzenberger guest stars.

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