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The Worst Episodes of The Mindy Project

Every episode of The Mindy Project ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Mindy Project!

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
Genre:Comedy
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mindy's Brother" is the worst rated episode of "The Mindy Project". It scored 6.8/10 based on 405 votes. Directed by Michael Spiller and written by Chris McKenna, it aired on 1/8/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mindy's Minute".

  • Mindy's Brother
    6.8/10405 votes
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    #1 - Mindy's Brother

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2013

    When Mindy's brother visits from college, he tells Mindy that he wants to drop out and start a rap career, immediately causing Mindy to panic. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy lift the spirits of their elderly landlord with the hopes that she will reduce their office rent.

    Director: Michael Spiller

    Writer: Chris McKenna

  • Mindy's Minute
    6.8/10370 votes
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    #2 - Mindy's Minute

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/2013

    When Mindy is asked to host a medical segment on the local news, she turns to Maria Menounos for help; Beverly has a difficult time keeping up with modern culture and technology when she returns to work as an administrative assistant.

    Director: B.J. Novak

    Writer: Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen

  • Road Trip
    6.8/10194 votes
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    #3 - Road Trip

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2015

    Danny is forced to take Morgan on a road trip to California. They make a surprise stop.

    Director: David Stassen

    Writer: David Stassen

  • Is That All There Is?
    6.8/10126 votes
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    #4 - Is That All There Is?

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2017

    Shulman & Associates is buzzing with drama! As Mindy adjusts to married life with Ben, Jeremy tries to take things to the next level with Anna, while Tamra makes a life-changing decision.

    Director: David Stassen

    Writer: Mindy Kaling, Sonia Kharkar

  • A Romantical Decouplement
    6.8/10127 votes
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    #5 - A Romantical Decouplement

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2017

    Mindy and Ben’s relationship is put to the test when Ben gets an interview for a job in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Anna gets the girls of the office together for an ill-fated girls’ night where Tamra realizes she might have feelings for a co-worker.

    Director: Lang Fisher

    Writer: Lang Fisher

  • The Greatest Date in the World
    7.0/10150 votes
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    #6 - The Greatest Date in the World

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/24/2016

    Mindy overlooks professional boundaries and tries to intervene when her favorite patient decides to have a baby with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. The nurses are consumed by power when they turn Danny's former office into a lounge.

    Director: Michael Weaver

    Writer: Tracey Wigfield

  • There's No Crying in Softball
    7.0/10168 votes
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    #7 - There's No Crying in Softball

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 6/14/2016

    A hospital-wide softball tournament complicates Mindy's plans with her new boyfriend -- and her attempt to keep her professional life and romantic life separate.

    Director: Michael Weaver

    Writer: Jonathan Green, Gabe Miller

  • Nurses' Strike
    7.0/10141 votes
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    #8 - Nurses' Strike

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2016

    While Mindy struggles to take care of a sick Leo, Shulman & Associates is rocked by a nurses’ strike led by Ben, a handsome male nurse. Meanwhile, Jody tries to sell the upstairs apartment and Brendan Deslaurier comes to Mindy seeking help.

    Director: David Rogers

    Writer: Matt Warburton

  • Margaret Thatcher
    7.0/10133 votes
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    #9 - Margaret Thatcher

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2016

    The nurses’ strike continues, while Mindy finds herself having romantic feelings for the enemy – Ben, the leader of the nurses. As the doctors and nurses try to stay strong, Jeremy finds that the stress is taking a serious toll on his health.

    Director: Alex Reid

    Writer: Charlie Grandy

  • Leland Breakfast Is the Miracle Worker
    7.0/10128 votes
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    #10 - Leland Breakfast Is the Miracle Worker

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2016

    When Mindy discovers that her new boyfriend isn’t being exclusive, she goes on a date with a famous actor aka “the bad boy of London theater.” The nurses try to cheer up Jody, who’s lost his mojo, and discover he might be planning something drastic.

    Director: David Stassen

    Writer: Chris Schleicher

  • Girl Gone Wild
    7.0/10126 votes
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    #11 - Girl Gone Wild

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2017

    Annette's furious when Mindy uncovers a secret about her and decides to get involved. Jody attempts to keep his new girlfriend from taking a job overseas. Tamra dives headfirst into Morgan's religion.

    Director: David Rogers

    Writer: Miranda Berman

  • Doctors Without Boundaries
    7.0/10115 votes
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    #12 - Doctors Without Boundaries

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2017

    Mindy is forced to go solo on the honeymoon that Ben had planned for them. Hoping for relaxation and a new romance, Mindy instead finds herself on a vegan wellness retreat with her ex-fiance.

    Director: Marco Fargnoli

    Writer: Guy Branum

  • Teen Patient
    7.1/10409 votes
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    #13 - Teen Patient

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2012

    Mindy is confronted with an awkward situation when her teenage neighbor comes to her for birth control. Meanwhile, Danny receives an anonymous complaint that Morgan has been inappropriately ogling Shauna.

    Director: Rob Schrab

    Writer: David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz

  • Danny's Friend
    7.1/10357 votes
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    #14 - Danny's Friend

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2013

    Danny gets caught sneaking out the office supply of painkillers for his troublemaker childhood friend Stevie who has instant chemistry with Mindy. Meanwhile, Mindy is in for a shock when Heather, Josh's ex-girlfriend who ruined Mindy's Christmas party, shows up at her doorstep to ask for her blessing to move into her apartment building. Mindy says yes, but immediately begins to plot ways to ruin Heather's rental application.

    Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller

    Writer: Matt Warburton

  • Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist
    7.1/10334 votes
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    #15 - Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2013

    When Danny invites one of his patients to write about the practice on her blog only to discover she is a white supremacist, the team hires a PR expert to help fix things.

    Director: Greg Daniels

    Writer: David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz

  • Fertility Bites
    7.1/10203 votes
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    #16 - Fertility Bites

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/2015

    Mindy's fertility clinic opens, but with zero track record in the fertility field, attracting new patients is tougher than she imagined. Meanwhile, at Shulman & Associates, the nurses try to raise money for obese nurses while trying to get to know Dr. Bergdahl.

    Director: Nisha Ganatra

    Writer: Chris Schleicher, Jeremy Bronson

  • Jody Kimball-Kinney Is My Husband
    7.1/10173 votes
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    #17 - Jody Kimball-Kinney Is My Husband

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2015

    Mindy becomes convinced that she must get Leo into the best pre-school in Manhattan. With Danny out of town, she enlists Jody's help to impress the admissions committee.

    Director: Marco Fargnoli

    Writer: Chris Schleicher

  • Dibs
    7.1/10114 votes
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    #18 - Dibs

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2017

    A heartbroken Anna grieves her breakup at Mindy’s place, while Jody and Jeremy compete for her affection. Morgan, trying to jump-start his dating life, blows up at Colette’s new girlfriend, Karen, when she accidentally interrupts his make out session.

    Director: Michael Spiller

    Writer: Lang Fisher

  • Mindy's Best Friend
    7.1/10112 votes
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    #19 - Mindy's Best Friend

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2017

    Mindy’s world is turned upside down when her cool friend from childhood moves to New York and starts dating Morgan. Meanwhile, Ben has to cover his tracks after the nurses spot him in a provocative situation.

    Director: Geeta Patel

    Writer: Guy Branum

  • May Divorce Be With You
    7.1/10122 votes
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    #20 - May Divorce Be With You

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2017

    Mindy turns to her ex, Cliff, to help navigate her messy divorce. Peter returns to town to help pull Mindy out of her slump with an epic office karaoke party.

    Director: Linda Mendoza

    Writer: Matt Warburton, Jen Vierck

  • Anna & Jeremy's Meryl Streep Costume Party
    7.1/10115 votes
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    #21 - Anna & Jeremy's Meryl Streep Costume Party

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2017

    Jeremy’s hosting a party the office is actually excited for! Adding to the intrigue, Mindy invites a handsome stranger who has an unexpected interest in Shulman and Associates. Jody competes with a beautiful doctor after she steals one of his patients.

    Director: Geeta Patel

    Writer: Mackenzie Dohr

  • Halloween
    7.2/10444 votes
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    #22 - Halloween

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2012

    When Josh invites Mindy to a Halloween party, Mindy stresses out about finding the perfect costume to impress him. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy leave work early to finally take their driver's license tests, much to Danny's embarrassment.

    Director: Jesse Peretz

    Writer: Chris McKenna

  • Thanksgiving
    7.2/10410 votes
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    #23 - Thanksgiving

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2012

    Mindy decides to cook Thanksgiving dinner at Gwen's house, but she is completely caught off guard when her former blind date, Dennis, arrives with his new girlfriend. Meanwhile, a lonely Danny mans the empty office while Betsy and Jeremy visit Betsy's eccentric family for the holiday.

    Director: Michael Spiller

    Writer: Adam Countee

  • Bunk Bed
    7.2/10377 votes
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    #24 - Bunk Bed

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2013

    Mindy's goddaughter, Riley, demands that Mindy get a bunk bed for their sleepover. But Mindy's plan veers off-track when Morgan and Danny help to build the bed, and it collapses, injuring Gwen in the process. Meanwhile, Shauna and Betsy find some surprising items when they snoop through the office in an attempt to find out who's stealing the People magazines.

    Director: Don Scardino

    Writer: Jeremy Bronson

  • Later, Baby
    7.2/10175 votes
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    #25 - Later, Baby

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2015

    When Mindy's fertility practice faces financial trouble, she finds herself forced to take on an unlikely business partner.

    Director: Ryan Case

    Writer: Tracey Wigfield