Melissa Chartres-Rodriguez is a main character on the show and is a former real estate agent from Akron, Ohio and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was married to a person named Greg, who had cheated on her with a police officer. Melissa is portrayed by actress January Jones.
Melissa met Phil and Carol after they crashed their pickup truck into her limousine in " Raisin Balls and Wedding Bells ". She was in Tucson, one week before Carol, who traveled to Tucson after seeing Phil's signs. Phil harbors a massive crush for her and vies for her affection despite the fact that she dislikes and doesn't trust him. Todd and Melissa break up temporarily when Phil II arrives in Tucson, but soon resume their relationship when Melissa learns that Phil was going to bring Todd to the desert to die in " Screw the Moon ".
Due to the "bacon incident" in " Crickets ", Melissa becomes a bit furious at Todd, which results in a pause in their relationship in " Baby Steps ". However, Melissa and Todd officially break up in " No Bull ". Todd and Gail attempt to cover up their relationship from the group.
However in " Secret Santa " Melissa has a change of heart during the Christmas season, and proposes to Todd. But, before he can answer, Phil II falls on the floor in desperate pain. As Melissa and Todd try to find medicine for Phil II in " Silent Night ", Todd accidentally says "no" to her proposal, deeply upsetting her and causes her to get angry and upset in front of Carol.
In " Valhalla ", Todd apologizes to Gail for covering up their relationship from Melissa. Later that day, Melissa is still upset over Todd's rejection from the proposal and decides to break Christmas ornaments, while also drinking alcohol at the same time. The following day, Todd finds Melissa singing Phil's closure song along with chewing off gems off of Carol's boots. As Todd is there, she invites him to watch TV with him, which he hesitantly accepts.
