In the latest, The Mindy Project, Mindy is working on transitioning to being a stay-at-home mom. At first she just lays around and does nothing. Then, Mindy decides to treat staying at home like a job.
She gets dressed up, cleans the apartment, makes Danny breakfast, takes care of Leo and has dinner waiting when Danny gets home (which is grilled cheese and tomato soup every day for a week). Mindy freaks out when Danny asks to go to the gym so he can have a break after being at work all day. As a result, Mindy challenges Danny to be a stay-at-home dad for a day, while she goes to work.
Danny starts his stay-at-home dad day with going for a run, making a fancy breakfast for Mindy, and baking an apple pie. However, it starts to go downhill when a cable company appointment makes Danny late for taking Leo to the doctor.
Meanwhile, Mindy is having a great time at work, even enjoying doing surgery with Jody.
At the office, Colette asks Morgan to be her fake boyfriend so she has a date to her grandpa’s wedding. Here’s the catch - Colette is a lesbian. Morgan goes along with it, and actually enjoys how Jody is making him feel like family. Mindy convinces Colette that she needs to be true to herself and the people she loves. So, Colette announces on the loud speaker at the office that she’s a lesbian. Her brother, Jody, freaks out because he’s a southern conservative.
Mindy comes home to find the apartment spotless, a gourmet dinner cooked, and Danny painting a watercolor of the city skyline. Yep, Danny really has her fooled. However, Mindy soon found a towel Swan (which Danny could never make), meaning the jig was up. Danny cracked and had his mom come and help take care of Leo. More importantly, he finally admitted that being a stay-at-home parent is hard.
Just as Mindy as about to admit that she doesn’t want to be a stay-at-home mom, Danny gets a call from his younger step-sister telling him that their dad had a heart attack. Danny freaks out, and decides to fly to California. So Mindy goes to work for Danny, while Danny’s mom takes care of Leo. Well, Mindy seems to be winning... for now.