MEL INADVERTANTLY INTERFERES IN JOE'S NEW RELATIONSHIP ON A BRAND NEW EPISODE OF "MELISSA AND JOEY," AIRING ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (August 8, 2012) - Joe's Russian girlfriend makes herself a little too at home on an all new episode of "Melissa and Joey," airing on August 22 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on ABC Family.

In the episode, "From Russia with Love," Mel is irritated with Joe's visiting girlfriend, Elena, when she starts monopolizing him, leaving little time for the rest of his duties. However, Mel soon befriends her, which leads to trouble between Elena and Joe. But then problems arise back in Russia, leading Elena to rely on Mel and Joe even more. Meanwhile, Ryder volunteers to help Lennox with an experiment, which requires him to only eat vending machine food, but he soon regrets his helpfulness.

The series cast includes Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, and Nick Robinson. Guest stars include Anya Monzikova.

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