JOE SECRETLY DATES MEL'S EX-FRIEND, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF ABC FAMILY'S "MELISSA & JOEY," WEDNESDAY, JULY 17th AT 8PM ET/PT

Shannon Elizabeth Guest Stars

Burbank, CA (June 20, 2013) After Joe convinces Mel to dump her needy friend, Anita (guest star Shannon Elizabeth), he secretly starts dating her, on an all new episode of "Melissa & Joey" entitled "The Unfriending," airing Wednesday, July 17th at 8:00PM ET/PT.

Meanwhile, Lennox gets super competitive and becomes determined to beat Zander's (guest star Sterling Knight) test scores. And Ryder is bummed when all of his friends delete him from their social media sites.

"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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