Melissa & Joey is a 2010 English-language Comedy Romance show created by David Kendall and Bob Young. The show was Produced by Ken Ornstein, Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie V. Freeman, David Hartle and Brenda Hsueh under the banner of Hartbreak Films in collaboration with JL Veritas. airing on ABC Family. After a family scandal leaves Mel, a local politician, alone with her niece and nephew, she hires a man named Joe to become the family's male nanny, or manny. Melissa & joey features Melissa Joan Hart in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson, Sterling Knight, Lucy Devito and Jada Facer. The music was composed by Danny Lux along with Michael Reola, Joey Lawrence & and Matthew Gerrard. The show has a running time of 22 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 104 episodes during it's run of 4 seasons. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Disney ABC Domestic Television.