Hot in Cleveland

The season six opener finds Joy contemplating whether to marry Mitch, Simon, or Bob. Elsewhere, Victoria enlists Susan Lucci's help in getting back an HBO series role that Helen Mirren had stolen, only to be double-crossed by Lucci. Also, Elka tries to bring film jobs to Cleveland.

Victoria has to travel to L.A. to meet Zed, the quirky director of her new HBO series, and the girls all tag along. When they talk to Zed, Elka tries to convince him to move the production to Cleveland. During the trip, Joy tries to convince a well-known L.A.-area Private Eye that she can still be "honey bait" but she fails, while Melanie is hit on by a much younger man.

The women try new things after reading inspirational coffee sleeves. Joy helps Victoria make lifestyle videos for her website. Melanie gets to know Franky a little better while he helps her install shelves in a bedroom closet. Elsewhere, Elka hits on a handsome senior named Jim but finds that his beneath-the-surface qualities aren't very exciting.

Melanie worries that Jack, a new neighbor, saw her dancing naked through a bedroom window. Jack, instead, sees Joy having sex with an acquaintance, and signals get crossed later when he tells Melanie that he wasn't thrilled with what he saw. Meanwhile, Elka is trying to sway a city councilman to vote for her as council president, so she sets up a party at the home and forces the girls to host.

Joy and Bob are trying to catch a cheating husband, and Joy announces this will be her last case for the agency, given the awkwardness following Bob's marriage proposal. Victoria rides along, trying to learn more about the detective business for her HBO series. Elsewhere, Elka and Melanie battle Agnes and Mona in a "Secret Word" competition at the bar.

Victoria promotes a new drink brand, becoming a vodka spokesperson. Joy decides to finally change her looks and dye her hair platinum-blonde, which ruins a date that Owen has with an albino woman. Melanie worries about having sex with Jack after the girls' joke that the sex will probably be "basic vanilla". Elka worries about dating the mayor, knowing that she is supposed to be his adversary.

Mortified by an old Christmas movie Victoria made, she tries to get the rights from her ex-husband, Ernie Hudson. Meanwhile, Melanie duels the next-door neighbor in a Christmas lighting contest. Joy spends Christmas without her mother but finds an unlikely proxy.

Melanie's daughter, Jenna, comes to town with news that she has decided against going to Harvard medical school, which had always been her dream. For this reason, Melanie asks Joy to help her convince her daughter. Victoria is worried about how she looks in a nude love scene in her HBO show, so she visits the show's film editor only to find out the young man is infatuated with her.

Victoria's father Alex, also an actor, comes to town with news that he has three months to live. Meanwhile, Melanie decides that Jack is far too clingy and wants to break up, so she gets some advice from her co-worker Franky on how to handle the breakup, but it backfires.

Elka and Mamie Sue prepare for the arrival of the British Earl of Cleveland, who is coming to town. Joy's younger sister Jill (Sophie Winkleman), who recently left a convent, also arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Victoria asks Melanie to help her meet a deadline on a children's book, not telling her that she received an advance on the book two years ago.

Wilbur is being bullied at school in view of Joy and Bob, and the two disagree on how to handle it. When Bob shows up the next day and resolves the issue peacefully, Joy sees him in a new light and thinks he may really be the one for her. Meanwhile, Victoria tries to keep up with her much younger editor/boyfriend, while Melanie decides to confront her former school bully online.

Canadian Joy announces she's pregnant and has an ultrasound image to prove it, so she and Bob plan a quickie wedding. Victoria recognizes the ultrasound is fake, so Joy does all she can to stop the marriage. Elsewhere, Victoria is convinced a paparazzi drone is following her, so she hires Bob's brother Claude as her bodyguard to give the impression of not wanting the attention.

When a police detective is assigned to clear up some of the questions surrounding the former mayor's death, new mayor Elka hires her own detectives (Bob and Joy) to act as "cleaners" and help her avoid a scandal. But there's one other loose end: a reporter named Dane, who Melanie is assigned to distract. Meanwhile, Victoria sweats over a focus group broadcast in Cleveland for her new HBO series.

Melanie gets DNA from the girls' toothbrushes to surprise them with their genealogies and family histories. Victoria tries to gain publicity by joining an Ohio Native American group. Melanie makes an appointment with her therapist cousin and finds that he is adorable, making her want to find out just how close of a cousin he is.

While Bob is away in Canada, he sends Joy a creepy doll that looks like him to keep her company. The girls then think the doll has voodoo powers when strange things start happening to Bob. Victoria learns that her part has been cut from the HBO series, and she reluctantly auditions for a local theater production. Meanwhile, Melanie gets closer to Dane.

The male lead in Victoria's play falls ill, and Dane mentions he has some acting experience. Dane fills in wonderfully, but Melanie is not pleased when she watches the rehearsals and sees how much chemistry Dane has with Victoria in the love scenes. Meanwhile, Joy and Bob watch 'Love Actually' and Elka loses a bet with the mayor of Cincinnati and has to wear a Bengals mascot outfit for a week.

Owen wants Joy and all the ladies to help out with his coming wedding ceremony as he is about to marry Andi, but almost everything goes wrong. An unexpected guest from Joy's past shows up. Melanie orders what turns out to be a "phallic" cake, and the replacement cake is not much better, and Victoria's new pet parrot eats the wedding ring.

While drunk, Elka and Mamie Sue decide to make a nude calendar with several other elderly women. The other ladies all have reasons for getting their pictures taken: Melanie wants a headshot to promote her radio show, Joy and Bob want their photos snapped for an engagement announcement, while Victoria tries to get the DMV to use her retouched publicity shot for her drivers' license.

Having been fired from her radio job, Melanie decides she wants to buy the restaurant that the girls frequently visit. Joy and Victoria invest as well, and Victoria hires an L.A.-area restaurateur that she knows is attracted to her in hopes of making the restaurant more upscale. Meanwhile, Elka is disappointed that the girls didn't get each other gifts for their birthdays this year.

Victoria directs a musical starring her mother, Penny, and her son, Tony. Also, Elka auditions for a part and Penny misses the opening night. Meanwhile, Joy and Melanie try to get rid of a touchy-feely waiter.

Joy's mother, Philippa, comes to town for the wedding. As Philippa is still raw from her breakup with Daniel, Joy asks Bob to be especially nice and charming. Meanwhile, Victoria's father has been sleeping with Elka, who then tries in vain to get rid of him now that he's served his purpose. Melanie and Victoria both struggle with the fact that Joy will be moving out of the house after the wedding.

The actresses recap six seasons worth of episodes through highlights, bloopers, and behind-the-scenes stories. Series producers Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner provide additional commentaries.

Joy and Bob go to Las Vegas when they learn a baby is available for adoption, so the whole gang, including Mamie and Bob's dad, tag along. But once they arrive, a series of unfortunate events lands many of them in jail. Meanwhile, Victoria reconnects with an old flame.

Joy and Bob continue their adventure to adopt a baby and finally manage it. Meanwhile, Victoria and Johnny reflect on their history, Elka helps Bob's dad find a new woman in the wake of his divorce, and Melanie works on her wedding toast.