JOE AND MEL HAVE TO SNEAK AROUND TO SPEND ANY TIME TOGETHER ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC FAMILY'S "MELISSA & JOEY," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 AT 8PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (January 6, 2014)- Joe's demanding new job keeps him from spending any quality time with Mel on an all-new episode of "Melissa & Joey," airing Wednesday, January 29 (8:00PM ET/PT) on ABC Family.

Mel insists on Joe "courting" her, but soon becomes frustrated at their lack of time together. Desperate to spend time with him, Mel sneaks over to his new digs, where he works as a live-in nanny, risking getting him fired�for a second time in as many weeks.

Meanwhile, after witnessing a robbery, Ryder expects a hero's welcome, but is horrified to discover that his interview with the local news has been turned into a viral video called "I Peed My Pants."

"Melissa & Joey" stars Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler and Nick Robinson, and is executive-produced by Bob Young & David Kendall, Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence.

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