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Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

Legendary comic Joan Rivers, who is a New Yorker at heart, decides to move across the country to Malibu, Calif., to live with her daughter, Melissa, and grandson, Cooper. But what Joan doesn't know is that Melissa isn't living with just Cooper -- Melissa's boyfriend, Jason, also lives in the house, until the couple break up during the course of the series, which leads Melissa to try to uncover the source of her problems with men. Can the outspoken mother-daughter pair coexist when Joan moves in, or will chaos ensue?
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Joan Rivers moves in with Melissa and Cooper, her daughter and grandson, not knowing about Melissa's boyfriend, Jason.

  • Joan appears on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"; Melissa gets an offer to appear in "Hollywood Moms Gone Wild"; Joan takes over at the house.

  • Joan gets her own car; Joan spreads the ashes of her best friend in LA; Melissa learns to cook.

  • Melissa becomes furious when Joan discusses personal matters on the radio; Joan and Melissa's relationship is in jeopardy.

  • Joan and Melissa aren't speaking but attend a charity event together; Joan is booked to do "Late Show with David Letterman"; Melissa struggles through a business meeting.

  • Joan wants Melissa and Jason to get married; Joan goes out on several dates to find her own love.

  • Joan gives Melissa and Jason a romantic weekend getaway; while watching Cooper and his friends, Joan has to leave to fill in at a comedy show.

  • Joan and Melissa make progress in their relationship; Melissa is rushed to the hospital; Jason makes an announcement.
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

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Legendary comic Joan Rivers, who is a New Yorker at heart, decides to move across the country to Malibu, Calif., to live with her daughter, Melissa, and grandson, Cooper. But what Joan doesn't know is that Melissa isn't living with just Cooper -- Melissa's boyfriend, Jason, also lives in the house, until the couple break up during the course of the series, which leads Melissa to try to uncover the source of her problems with men. Can the outspoken mother-daughter pair coexist when Joan moves in, or will chaos ensue?

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Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers

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  • Joan Rivers moves in with Melissa and Cooper, her daughter and grandson, not knowing about Melissa's boyfriend, Jason.

  • Joan appears on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"; Melissa gets an offer to appear in "Hollywood Moms Gone Wild"; Joan takes over at the house.

  • Joan gets her own car; Joan spreads the ashes of her best friend in LA; Melissa learns to cook.

  • Melissa becomes furious when Joan discusses personal matters on the radio; Joan and Melissa's relationship is in jeopardy.

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