Case Study: Sitcom Analysis of Melissa and Joey

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Melissa and Joey

IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Creator: David Kendall and Bob Young 
Brief Synopsis: After a family scandal leaves Mel, a local political, alone with her niece and nephew, she hires a man named Joe to become the family's male nanny or manny. 

 How are characters introduced (pilot episode)?
Quick and simple, Melissa is the first person to be introduced as she is getting ready for a date she has. Her assistant puts a news channel on which shows a speech Melissa had done earlier that day and we are introduced to Joe who disrupts the speech asking her questions about her brother in law stealing his money. Next is Lennox who comes into Melissa's room and is seen as a shy, not so confident teenage girl, who feels out of place. Last main character introduced is Ryder who is playing basketball and isn't afraid to express himself and just says what he is thinking. 

 What is the style of humour? 
It is your typical family style sitcom, with multi-cam and a live audience . It has your typical old jokes about will they/wont they dynamics and wild child parents coping with their rebellious kids. 

 How many stories in an episode? 
Main story is between Melissa and Joey both are equally important. Minor subplots are about the nephew and niece but only when they get older. 

 What is the layout of the sitcom? 
Multi-camera family sitcom, set in a studio with a live audience  based in Melissa's house. 

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