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* ADateWithRosiePalms: His nickname in college was "Lefty" for this reason. He also jokes that he was alone, with only his hand for company.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Apart from her general tendency to fall over, Mindy has been soaked by an automatic shower in someone else's bathroom and also took a cake in the face.

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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: {{Slapstick}}: Apart from her general tendency to fall over, Mindy has been soaked by an automatic shower in someone else's bathroom and also took a cake in the face.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Borderline disconnected with reality. It's part of why he's [[SpannerInTheWorks so hard to predict]].

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* CloudCuckooLander: Borderline disconnected with reality. It's part of why he's [[SpannerInTheWorks so hard to predict]]. He once found a pair of glasses that the Salvation Army was going to throw out, so he started wearing them just because it was a great bargain. He doesn't need glasses.
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* NotSoDifferent: Finds out to her chagrin that Danny's Mom has a habit of taking her time getting to appointments.



* NotSoDifferent: Danny and she chastise Mindy after not being knowledgeable about an 80s basketball player.
** Like Mindy, she has a habit of being late to her appointments, as seen in "Caramel Princess Time".

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* KickTheDog: Yeah it was bad that her boyfriend cheated on her with Mindy, but did she really have to ruin her Christmas party out of nothing but sadistic spite when it wasn't really Mindy's fault?
* {{Jerkass}}: Ruining Mindy's Christmas party and breaking her down in the process cements her as this.
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* {{Adorkable}}: So very, very much.




* {{Adorkable}}: Almost as much as Mindy.



* {{Adorkable}}: Her stuffiness and childishness are played as endearing.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Admits she'd cheat on Rayron if he didn't follow her, and does end up hooking up with Morgan while she's still technically with him, though Rayron's definition of cheating is unconventional.



* YourCheatingHeart: Danny caught her cheating, leading to their divorce.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Danny caught her cheating, leading to their divorce.
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* OnlySaneMan: Often fills this role within the practice.
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* HotGuyUglyWife: Subverted, Mindy is a very fine looking woman, but after a string of handsome boyfriends, particularly Danny and Ben, her insecurities make her think this will apply, which after gaining pregnancy weight, she has a breakdown believing she will continue growing fatter and grayer, while Danny will continue to get handsomer.


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* MrFanservice: He worked as an exotic dancer named "Diamond Dan" to help put himself through Med School, and to Mindy's delight still has the moves.


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* PutOnABus: After his and Mindy's relationship crumbles, he ends up leaving the practice after the awkwardness between him and the other doctors, and just the difficulty of continuing to work with Mindy, whom he still is in love with. However...
* TheBusCameBack: He returns in the series finale, where after butting heads, he and Mindy finally reconcile, realizing they never fell out of love, and are at better places in their lives, having matured past the issues that broke them up in the first place.
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->'''Played By:''' Mindy Kaling

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->'''Played By:''' Mindy Kaling
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->'''Plated By:''' Laverne Cox

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->'''Plated By:''' Laverne Cox
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->'''Played By:''' Josh Peck

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* RealMenLoveJesus: In falling with the Italian stereotype, he is extremely Catholic. In one episode, Mindy even refers to him as "[[AmericanCourts Justice Scalia]]-level Catholic" in her narration.

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* RealMenLoveJesus: In falling with the Italian stereotype, he is extremely Catholic. In one episode, Mindy even refers to him as "[[AmericanCourts "[[UsefulNotes/AmericanCourts Justice Scalia]]-level Catholic" in her narration.
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** Her introduction to Ben was him leading a group of nurses in a strike due to unfair treatment from doctors like Mindy
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* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: All consumingly.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly the show's crowning example. [[BelligerentSexualTensionMindy is a frequent target of his snarking]].

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* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly the show's crowning example. [[BelligerentSexualTensionMindy [[BelligerentSexualTension Mindy is a frequent target of his snarking]].

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears without explanation between seasons 2 and 3. No one seems to notice.



* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: She won't be a regular in Season 3.]]


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* SassyBlackWoman: Skinnier than most, but no less sassy for it.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish to Danny's responsible in season 3.


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*StatuesqueStunner: Six feet tall and gorgeous.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: On ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling's characters had an on-again, off-again relationship.
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* InformedJudaism: Mindy and the gyno he recommended refer to him as their "favorite Jew"

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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Not the most serious or responsible, but she is more settled and has her crap together compared to Rishi.




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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Mindy's Responsible, she's not the most serious person in the world but unlike Rishi she has her crap together and she manages to pay her rent.



* DisappearedDad: He abandoned Danny and Richie and started a new family
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: He names his daughter with his second family Danny.

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* DisappearedDad: He abandoned Danny and Richie and started a new family
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: He names his daughter with his second family Danny.
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* NotSoAboveItAfterAll: After spending the episode denying they were trying to win the triathlon, they reveal they're just as petty as the Shulman cast.

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* NotSoAboveItAfterAll: NotSoAboveItAll: After spending the episode denying they were trying to win the triathlon, they reveal they're just as petty as the Shulman cast.



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* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: He names his daughter with his second family Danny.


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* DelinquentHair: In her second appearance, she's got several colored stripes as part of her "rebellion."
* TookALevelInJerkass: In her first appearance, she's a good kid who gets along with everybody. A year later and she's a BrattyTeenageDaughter that hates everything.

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* MamasBoy: Love his ma. Sees her often, cares about her a lot, and plans to live with her when she's old.



* RacistGrandma: Not a grandmother but she mistook Mindy for Danny's cleaning lady and admitted she'd like a certain ethnic group "if only they didn't have so many parades."



* RacistGrandma: Not a grandmother but she mistook Mindy for Danny's cleaning lady and admitted she'd like a certain ethnic group "if only they didn't have so many parades."




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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: In her second appearance. She's claiming to be legitimately troubled, but Mindy sees through it and realizes she's just normal acting out.
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Looks like Danny's father likes the name.

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* HiddenDepths: He's an amazing dancer, much to everyone's amazement.



* PlatonicLifePartners: With Mindy after season 1.

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* PlatonicLifePartners: With Mindy after season 1. Until it's not so platonic.
* PromotedToParent: He basically raised his brother Richie. His father wants to dump Danny's half-sister onto him because she's a "troubled youth" and Danny did so well with Richie.



* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: How'd he get his beer pong skills? His was in charge of putting ice in his passed out father's drinks (who had a tendency to get "swatty" so he had to do it from a distance).

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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: How'd he get his beer pong skills? His was in charge of putting ice in his passed out father's drinks (who had a tendency to get "swatty" so he had to do it from a distance). Just one of many examples.




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* WellDoneSonGuy: Really wants his father's approval. He'll never get it.



* CommutingOnABus: Leaves New York to pursue Lauren in Texas. Still makes appearances on the show via phone calls and video calls.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: His nickname in college was "Lefty" for this reason. He also jokes that he was alone, with only his hand for company.




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* StalkerWithACrush: Followed Lauren to Texas. And then watches her and her son from afar.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: In falling with the Italian stereotype, he is extremely Catholic. In one episode, Mindy even refers to him as "[[AmericanCourts Justice Scalia]]-level Catholic" in her narration.

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