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* OlderThanTheyLook: Brendan mentions celebrating Duncan's ''60th'' birthday.
* SatelliteCharacter: Duncan doesn't do much but hover around Brendan or hang out with Morgan.



* SatelliteCharacter: Duncan doesn't do much but hover around Brendan or hang out with Morgan.



* LowerClassLout: Is generally depicted as this. "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist" {{DeconstructedTrope decontructs}} this though, as Tamra accuses Mindy of disliking Ray Ron because of their class differences, even though he has many good qualities too.

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* LowerClassLout: Is generally depicted as this. "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist" {{DeconstructedTrope decontructs}} deconstructs}} this though, as Tamra accuses Mindy of disliking Ray Ron because of their class differences, even though he has many good qualities too.


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* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Seems to break up and get back together with Ramon several times over the course of season 2.

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* TheDanza: Portrayed by Mindy Kaling.



* BigBrotherInstinct: He's very protective of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Richie's bone marrow]]...



* GoKartingWithBowser: Is quite close with the mid-wives and hangs out with Them outside of work.

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* GoKartingWithBowser: Is quite close with the mid-wives and hangs out with Them them outside of work.




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** At the end of season two he starts awkwardly pausing mid-thought a lot, but he might have just been Trolling Danny.



* LivingaDoubleLife: Implied she might be or have been someone named "Susan Robbins" once.




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* TheMuse: Apparently she inspired the prostitute in TheCatcherInTheRye



* StatuesqueStunner: She's taller than pretty much everyone except Jeremy and Morgan. In heels, she towers over Danny.

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* StatuesqueStunner: She's taller than pretty much everyone except Jeremy and Morgan. In heels, she She towers over Danny.
Danny and Mindy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Admits she's cheat on Rayron if he didn't follow her, and does end up hooking up with Morgan while she's still technically with him.




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* NiceGuy

!Cliff Gilbert

!Charlie Lang



!Cliff Gilbert

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!Cliff Gilbert
!Richie Castellano
* StraightGay: In personality, at least. He doesn't have any particularly flamboyant mannerisms, though according to Danny he has some fairly flamboyant hobbies.
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* StatuesqueStunner: She's taller than pretty much everyone except Jeremy and Morgan. In heels, she towers over Danny.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She cites Morgan's past as an ex-con as one of the reasons she likes him.
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* {{BBW}}: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves. In her own words "I am not overweight, I fluctuate between chubby and curvy."

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* {{BBW}}: BigBeautifulWoman: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves. In her own words "I am not overweight, I fluctuate between chubby and curvy."
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* Adorkable: Almost as much as Mindy.

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Almost as much as Mindy.
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* DisppearedDad: Had one and mentioning him will set Danny off.

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* DisppearedDad: DisappearedDad: Had one and mentioning him will set Danny off.
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* LowerClassLout: Is generally depicted as this. "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist" {{DeconstructedTrope decontructs}} this though, as Tamra accuses Mindy of disliking Ray Ron because of their class differences, even though he has many good qualities too.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Gwen is a regular character during yh first season, but she and her family inexplicably disappear from the show by season 2.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Gwen is a regular character during yh the first season, but she and her family inexplicably disappear from the show by season 2.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Gwen is a regular character during yh first season, but she and her family inexplicably disappear from the show by season 2.
* EmotionalRegression: Being childhood friends, Gwen and Mindy seem to have this effect on each other, as they often end up fighting like schoolgirls... Only to make up a soon after.

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* DisppearedDad: Had one and mentioning him will set Danny off.
* HairTriggerTemper
* HotBlooded




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* SmugSnake: How such an insufferable douchebag attracted not one but two beautiful women at the same time is a complete mystery.

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* Adorkable
* AdultChild: How her family and, to a less extent, most people in the office treat her.
* NiceGirl
* ShrinkingViolet


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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her exact ethnicity was never specified but her last name implies that she was Italian-American though her skin is much darker than Danny's. For what it's worth, Amanda Setton is of Syrian and Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
* NiceGirl: Very sweet natured and kind to everyone, except maybe Morgan who doesn't exactly help himself.
* OddFriendship: With Betsy given Their wildly different backgrounds, demeanours and personalities.

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* {{BBW}}: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves.

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* {{BBW}}: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves. In her own words "I am not overweight, I fluctuate between chubby and curvy."



* BunnyEarsLawyer

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* BunnyEarsLawyerBunnyEarsLawyer: Hasn't really grown out of his frat-boy party mentality, but he's still a great doctor.



* Jerkass: Probably the most obnoxious character on the show.

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* Jerkass: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Probably the most obnoxious character on the show.
show, but still tries to be a good friend and is a good doctor. He also slept with a newly married wife at the wedding reception!



* Jerkass: Both of Them.

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* Jerkass: Both of Them. But moreso Brendan than Duncan, since the latter hardly ever speaks.

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** He has a lot of these. In one episode, he's ready to charge at the mid-wives because Brendan calls it the City of New York and not [[InsistentTerminology New York City.]] In another episode, he yells at his brother after he makes a comment about his pizza oven. "What did you just say? Don't you ever disrespect my pizza oven!"

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* ButtMonkey: Humiliation seems to be just a regular part of his daily life.



* TheCasanova: He is very good with women.

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* ButtMonkey: Has been heading in this direction in season 2 with characters either ignoring his authority or taking shots at his weight gain.
* TheCasanova: He is very ''very'' good with women.


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* BunnyEarsLawyer
* HeCleansUpNicely: To the audience's surprise as much as Mindy's.

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* Adorkable: Almost as much as Mindy.



* BerserkButton: Does not take kindly to people dissing or misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen.

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* BerserkButton: Does not take kindly to people dissing or misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen.Springsteen or any other classic rock band.



* TheCasanova: He is very good with women.




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* TheBigGuy: He's a full head taller than Mindy and noticeably taller than Danny.




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* Jerkass: Probably the most obnoxious character on the show.



* AdultChild: Believes that Saturdays are only for cartoons.



* GoKartingWithBowser: Is quite close with the mid-wives and hangs out with Them outside of work.




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** He's also quick to mention his time in prison.


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* Jerkass: Both of Them.


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* SmugSnake: Duncan.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Danny learned the hard way what happens when You look at porn and don't know what a browser history is.

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* AllMenArePerverts: Danny learned the hard way what happens when You you look at porn when your wife's home and don't know what a browser history is.



* {{Joisey}}

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* {{Joisey}}{{Joisey}}: Despite actually being from Staten Island.

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* BerserkButton: Does not take kindly to people dissing or misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen.
* CannotTellALie: He really, really can't.



* DeadpanSnarker: His accent makes it all even snarkier.




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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
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!Tom McDougall

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!Tom McDougall
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!RayRon

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!RayRon
!Ray Ron

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* Adorkable: So very, very much.
* BBW: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves.

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: So very, very much.
* BBW: {{BBW}}: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves.



* WrongGenreSavvy:

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* WrongGenreSavvy:
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* Joisey

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* Joisey{{Joisey}}




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* ReallyGetsAround




!The Midwives (Brendan and Duncan Delauriers)

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\n!The Midwives (Brendan * YourCheatingHeart

!Brendan
and Duncan Delauriers)Deslauriers (The Midwives)
* DeadpanSnarker




!Rayron

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\n!Rayron\n* TheStoic: Both of them.
* SatelliteCharacter: Duncan doesn't do much but hover around Brendan or hang out with Morgan.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Brendan with Mindy.

!RayRon

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* Adorkable: So very, very much.
* BBW: The show is not shy about pointing out her curves.



* AllMenArePerverts: Danny learned the hard way what happens when You look at porn and don't know what a browser history is.
* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly the show's crowning example.




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* Joisey
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Mindy after season 1.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: Mindy sees him as this initially, thinking that the doctors at the practice hired him because they missed her.



* WholesomeFiftiesGirl

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* WholesomeFiftiesGirl

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* CrazyPrepared: Most of the time she is this normally; her job as a doctor has her prepared to drop everything and go to the hospital when needed. Other times, her attempt to be prepared leads her to do weird things like wear a scary looking burlap bag over her head while she sleeps if a serial killer comes in.
* TheDanza: Portrayed by Mindy Kaling.
* TheIdealist
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Occasionally.
* SelfDeprecation
* WrongGenreSavvy:




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*JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* BigEater: He stress eats.

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* BigEater: He stress eats.eats and he's gained weight from it by the time the second season starts.




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* CloudCuckooLander
* RunningGag: His inability to leave his boss's personal affairs alone. [[spoiler:He was fired for it the first time, so you'd think he'd learned his lesson, but...]]




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* WholesomeFiftiesGirl




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* AscendedExtra
* RacistGrandma
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*SitcomArchnemesis: To the doctors.

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*BigEater: He stress eats.
*BritishStuffiness: Sometimes.
*FreudianExcuse



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*BollywoodNerd: Zig-zagged.




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*AmbiguouslyBi: Makes a comment about how he wouldn't mind having a man's hand on his junk when Danny freaks out about his, ahem, storytelling techniques.




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*AmbiguouslyBi
*BunnyEarsLawyer: Is unpredictable and eccentric but proves to be a really good nurse when it comes down to it.




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*BollywoodNerd: Like Mindy, it's zigzagged.

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!Betsy

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!Betsy
!Betsy Putch


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!Heather

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!Dr. Mindy Lahiri

!Dr. Danny Castellano

!Dr. Jeremy Reed

!Dr. Peter Prentice

!Dr. Paul Leotard



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[[folder:Non-Doctor Coworkers]]
[[folder:Non-Doctors]]
!Morgan Tookers

!Betsy

!Beverly

!Tamra

!Shauna Dicanio

*PutOnABus: Halfway through season 1.




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!Tom McDougall

!Josh Daniels

!Jamie

!Casey Peerson



Danny's exes, Guest stars, friends and family.

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Danny's exes, Guest stars, friends !Rishi Lahiri

!Christina

!The Midwives (Brendan
and family.
Duncan Delauriers)

!Rayron

!Cliff Gilbert

!Gwen & Riley Grandy

!Alex

!Maggie
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[[folder:Non-Doctor Coworkers]]

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[[folder:Mindy's Boyfriends]]

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[[folder:Other Characters]]
Danny's exes, Guest stars, friends and family.

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