The Mindy Project Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Pilot"The Mindy Project" is a biting new single-camera comedy from Emmy Award-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling ("The Office") that follows a woman who, despite having a successful career, is unlucky in love and desperately needs to get her personal life back on track before her friends and colleagues are forced to stage an intervention. Funny, impatient and politically incorrect, Mindy Lahiri (Kaling) can quote every romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan that exists. She loves the good ones and the bad ones, because the girl always gets the guy. Mindy is determined to be more punctual, spend less money, lose weight and read more books -- all in pursuit of becoming a well-rounded perfect woman... who can meet and date the perfect guy.
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Episode 2 - Hiring and FiringWhen Mindy is given the responsibility of hiring a new nurse at the hospital, she offers the position to Morgan, a reformed ex-convict. Meanwhile, Jeremy puts his dating break-up skills to the test when he fires the problematic elderly nurse.
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Episode 3 - In the ClubWhen Shauna takes the office to the hottest nightclub in town, Mindy meets an unlikely potential suitor named Josh, who works as a lawyer for the New York Knicks. Meanwhile, Jeremy attempts to hit on a bride-to-be, and Morgan unexpectedly makes some extra cash as the club's bathroom attendant.
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Episode 4 - HalloweenWhen 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.
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Episode 5 - Danny Castellano Is My GynecologistWhen Mindy must find a new gynecologist, she asks Danny to assume the role. Eventually, he accepts - on the grounds that Mindy will feel too uncomfortable to go through with the exam. The two then play a game of chicken to see who will back out of the deal first. Meanwhile, Jeremy tricks Morgan and Betsy into helping him break into Mindy's apartment to retrieve a valuable item.
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Episode 6 - ThanksgivingMindy 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.
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Episode 7 - Teen PatientMindy 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.
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Episode 8 - Two to OneMindy isn't getting respect from Danny and Jeremy, so she goes off to experience life as her own boss. Meanwhile, the group fights back when they discover that holistic midwives are stealing patients from Shulman & Associates.
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Episode 9 - Josh and Mindy's Christmas PartyWhen Mindy throws an office Christmas party at her apartment, she is eager for her colleagues to finally meet her boyfriend, but her plans go awry when she discovers a secret that Josh has been hiding. Meanwhile, Jeremy deals with doling out the office holiday bonuses, much to everyone's chagrin.
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Episode 10 - Mindy's BrotherWhen 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.
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Episode 11 - Bunk BedMindy'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.
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Episode 12 - Hooking Up Is HardMindy wants a one-night stand with Brendan, the midwife who once stole her patients, but things go wrong when Brendan's brother, Duncan, and Morgan show up. Meanwhile, Eye Patch and Danny go out on a date.
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Episode 13 - Harry & SallyMindy thinks she finally meets the perfect guy, Jaime, only to find that he's way too close to his female best friend, Lucy. Then, when Danny gets dumped by Jillian, he tries his best to get her back with the help of Morgan.
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Episode 14 - Harry & MindyMindy tries to solve Jaime's best friend problem by pairing up Lucy with Danny on a Valentine's Day double date. However, Danny and Lucy hit it off immediately and sparks fly, ruining Mindy and Jaime's date. Meanwhile, on his way to his hot Valentine's hook-up, Jeremy helps Morgan with his pickup skills.
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Episode 15 - Mindy's MinuteMindy gets offered to host her own medical segment on the local news, and counts on an unexpected source to help her prepare for her new gig. Meanwhile, Beverly returns to the office as an administrative assistant, but has trouble keeping up with hip culture and modern technology.
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Episode 16 - The One That Got AwayMindy reunites with her "first kiss," Sam. The two reminisce about their time at Jewish summer camp, and soon rekindle the sparks of their teen romance.
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Episode 17 - Mindy's BirthdayMindy's friends and co-workers unintentionally throw her the worst birthday party ever. And, after storming out, Mindy stumbles upon a new group of friends with whom to celebrate. But when she ends up in a fight with her new pals, she receives help from someone in her recent past. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy compete for the affection of Mindy's friend.
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Episode 18 - Danny's FriendDanny gets caught sneaking out the office supply of painkillers for his troublemaker childhood friend Stevie (guest star Bill Tangradi), who has instant chemistry with Mindy. Meanwhile, Mindy is in for a shock when Heather (guest star Ellie Kemper), 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.
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Episode 19 - My Cool Christian BoyfriendWhen Mindy goes on a date with a cute minister named Casey (guest star Anders Holm), she feels compelled to attend his church to show him that she is a good person. But when Casey admits to Mindy that he thinks she's a selfish person, she decides to go on the practice's volunteer trip to a women's prison to prove him wrong.
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Episode 20 - Pretty ManWhen Mindy decides to have a night out by herself in the city, she hits it off with a stunningly handsome man (guest star Josh Meyers) who turns out to be a prostitute. Horrified, Mindy tries to avoid him until she realizes she needs a date for Danny and Alex's dinner party, so she gives him a makeover a la "Pretty Woman".
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Episode 21 - Santa FeAs the doctors of Schulman and Associates prepare for a medical conference in Santa Fe, NM, Mindy receives a message from her ex-boyfriend, Josh (guest star Tommy Dewey), who is now living there and wants to talk. But Mindy is in for a surprise when she discovers why Josh moved west. Meanwhile, Morgan helps Jeremy work on a potentially career-changing presentation, which doesn't go according to plan.
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Episode 22 - TriathlonWhen Danny's ex-wife, Christina (guest star Chloe Sevigny), comes back to New York to confront Danny about an emotional letter he had written to her, Morgan confesses that he had sent the letter unbeknownst to Danny, causing Danny to fire Morgan out of anger. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff compete in a triathlon and go head-to-head with the midwives, who have hired Morgan to work for them.
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Episode 23 - Frat PartyWhen Casey tells Mindy that he is moving to Haiti for a year, Mindy becomes extremely upset and goes to a frat party with her pre-med student mentee, where she runs into her ex-boyfriend Tom (guest star Bill Hader). Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy plot a way to lure Morgan away from the midwives.
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Episode 24 - Take Me With YouWhen Mindy decides to go to Haiti on a volunteer mission with Casey, Danny and his ex-wife, Christina, throw a party for them that they will never forget.
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