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STAR WORLD TO AIR VALENTINE SPECIAL ‘MELISSA & JOEY’ MARATHON

12 February 2014

For viewers looking forward to 14TH February, Star World brings to you the ultimate Valentine's Day treat. 

The channel is all set to air a marathon session of the show, ‘Melissa and Joey’ for alldie-hard romantics. For those who don’t have anything special planned for 14thFebruary yet, you can enjoy this Valentine with your friends or family reliving the adventures of everyone’s favourite couple, Melissa & Joey. You can also curl up and hold hands with your date and enjoy back to back episodes of the fun romantic show!

The show revolves around Mel, a local politician, who finds herself taking care of her niece and nephew, after a family scandal leaves them without their parents. Meanwhile, Joe is a former commodities trader left bankrupt after a Ponzi scheme, and finds himself searching for a job. So when Mel finds it hard to handle an instant family and her own life, she hires Joe to become the family's new male nanny, or "manny".

Seven hours of pure romance, fun and comedy will create the perfect setting for a fun-filled and eventful Valentine’s Day. Airing on 14th February, the Valentine’s Day Special marathon will run from 12pm to 6:30pm. So switch off those lights, grab that popcorn and wrap your blankets around you to watch the Valentine Special Marathon of ‘Melissa &Joey’.

Tune into Star World on 14th February from 12pm to 6:30pm

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