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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Mindy Project Season 1 Episode 10 - Mindy's Brother
    6.8/10(421 votes)

    S1:E10

    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

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  2. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 1 - Is That All There Is?
    6.8/10(135 votes)

    S6:E1

    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
    Writers:Mindy Kaling, Sonia Kharkar

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  3. The Mindy Project Season 1 Episode 15 - Mindy's Minute
    6.9/10(383 votes)

    S1:E15

    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
    Writers:Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen

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  4. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 6 - Road Trip
    6.9/10(204 votes)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:David Stassen
    Writer:David Stassen

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  5. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 2 - A Romantical Decouplement
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S6:E2

    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

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  6. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 8 - Doctors Without Boundaries
    6.9/10(124 votes)

    S6:E8

    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:Marco Fargnoli
    Writer:Guy Branum

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  7. The Mindy Project Season 5 Episode 13 - Mindy's Best Friend
    7.0/10(122 votes)

    S5:E13

    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

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  8. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 5 - Anna & Jeremy's Meryl Streep Costume Party
    7.0/10(121 votes)

    S6:E5

    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

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  9. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 7 - Girl Gone Wild
    7.0/10(133 votes)

    S6:E7

    After learning her ex-husband Ben never cancelled their honeymoon, Mindy goes on a Oneymoon by herself and befriends a zany single like herself while struggling with her identity.

    Director:David Rogers
    Writer:Miranda Berman

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  10. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 20 - The Greatest Date in the World
    7.1/10(159 votes)

    S4:E20

    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

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  11. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 23 - There's No Crying in Softball
    7.1/10(177 votes)

    S4:E23

    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
    Writers:Jonathan Green, Gabe Miller

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  12. The Mindy Project Season 5 Episode 2 - Nurses' Strike
    7.1/10(150 votes)

    S5:E2

    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

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  13. The Mindy Project Season 5 Episode 3 - Margaret Thatcher
    7.1/10(143 votes)

    S5:E3

    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

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  14. The Mindy Project Season 5 Episode 5 - Leland Breakfast Is the Miracle Worker
    7.1/10(136 votes)

    S5:E5

    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

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  15. The Mindy Project Season 5 Episode 11 - Dibs
    7.1/10(122 votes)

    S5:E11

    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

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  16. The Mindy Project Season 6 Episode 3 - May Divorce Be With You
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    S6:E3

    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
    Writers:Matt Warburton, Jen Vierck

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  17. The Mindy Project Season 1 Episode 7 - Teen Patient
    7.2/10(426 votes)

    S1:E7

    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
    Writers:Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen

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  18. The Mindy Project Season 1 Episode 11 - Bunk Bed
    7.2/10(391 votes)

    S1:E11

    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

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  19. The Mindy Project Season 1 Episode 18 - Danny's Friend
    7.2/10(369 votes)

    S1:E18

    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

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  20. The Mindy Project Season 2 Episode 9 - Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist
    7.2/10(343 votes)

    S2:E9

    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
    Writers:Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen

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  21. The Mindy Project Season 3 Episode 18 - Fertility Bites
    7.2/10(211 votes)

    S3:E18

    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
    Writers:Jeremy Bronson, Chris Schleicher

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  22. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 9 - Jody Kimball-Kinney Is My Husband
    7.2/10(183 votes)

    S4:E9

    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

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  23. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 14 - Will They or Won't They
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    S4:E14

    Mindy and Jody host a group of wild college girls, in town for spring break to get their eggs frozen. When Mindy gets distracted by a romantic night with Danny, the girls wreak havoc on New York City.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writers:Mindy Kaling, Matt Warburton

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  24. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 24 - My Kid Stays in the Picture
    7.2/10(175 votes)

    S4:E24

    Mindy gets a new assistant when Morgan and Colette decide to swap bosses. Outside the office, Mindy’s dreams of fame are realized when Leo is cast in a prominent soap opera.

    Director:Marco Fargnoli
    Writer:Guy Branum

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  25. The Mindy Project Season 4 Episode 25 - Freedom Tower Women's Health
    7.2/10(166 votes)

    S4:E25

    After Morgan and Jeremy visit Danny in his new office, Mindy is visited by an unexpected new patient. A dirty secret threatens a budding romance.

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writers:Jonathan Green, Gabe Miller

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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 421 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, "Is That All There Is?".