/r/BoJackHorseman
Subreddit for the Netflix animated series, BoJack Horseman, starring BoJack Horseman as BoJack Horseman.
Subreddit for the animated comedy series on Netflix.
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Main Cast:
Will Arnett as BoJack Horseman
Alison Brie as Diane
Aaron Paul as Todd
Amy Sedaris as Princess Carolyn
Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter
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Yk the half jokes in bojack that are randomly said and not that funny and may need some thinking.
I’m not from America and I rewatched free chooro for the one hundredth time and finally the “morning/mourning” joke clicked! And I know there are some more like campy niche jokes(?)
I’ve just been having a really tough week what with an unexpected death in my life and work piling up like crazy at the office, and my mind has been racing a million miles an hour for days on end. It feels like I’m a person who doesn’t need adderall, who’s been given adderall or something. I haven’t been able to calm down. I put on Bojack over my lunch hour today and it instantly calmed me down. Something about this show does something to my brain. I just appreciate the show’s creators for bringing it into existence. Y’all are for real, trust!
Okay, for starters, I’m also 17 so my opinions on this topic are already going to sound warped and I totally get it, i just want to bring this topic up again. I know this has been talked about on this sub hundreds of times now, but after having JUST watched the Penny Episode, I want to hear more fresher perspectives on it,
I first watched the Penny episode a few years ago and thought “wow yeah this is disgusting and Bojack is like a paedo”, and after being active on this subreddit for a few months now I’ve definitely kept up with that opinion. However,
Yesterday I rewatched that episode (I’ve been rewatching the show in my free time) and I’m not so sure about how I feel about that anymore.
Let’s see it as if it was JUST the Penny part without the stuff that happened before (bojack causing that girl to get alcohol poisoning, bojack kissing charlotte) Penny repeatedly kept pressuring Bojack to “do it” even after he told her she was too young and she tried defending it by saying the AOC in New Mexico is 16. Bojack showed absolutely no interest in her that way and didn’t do anything to warrant that kind of reaction from her except for MAYBE the dance on the water tank, which didn’t even feel romantic, it felt more father-daughter like but maybe that’s just me. When Bojack went back to the boat, Penny again tried pushing Bojack, telling him she “knows what she wants”. Bojack then promptly tells her to go to bed, then goes to bed himself. I do find it weird that he left the door open, but I genuinely don’t see it as an invitation for Penny to come in. There are a plethora of reasons he could have done that. We don’t really get a clear idea on how much time has passed between Bojack telling Penny to go to bed and Charlotte discovering them together. For all we know, it was just seconds and Bojack was legitimately in shock that Penny came in and started undressing him and didn’t have enough time to shoo her off. I know that sounds fucking stupid but there are so many different factors that all have to be taken into consideration for this scene.
Anyways I’m sorry for bringing this topic up again, I just want to hear people’s reasoning for Bojack being in the wrong during this situation after having watched it again.
So in the “view from halfway down” episode, half of the episode is dedicated to him seeing Butterscotch as Secretariat. Which means he still wants to view Butterscotch as a role model in some capacity and in his dying moments his mind wanted to reconcile their relationship which…I hate lol. It makes me wonder why he felt the need to absolve Butterscotch of any abuse, neglect, and wrongdoing but he didn’t feel the same about his mother. And I get that she’s terrible too but that’s the thing, they both were but they’re not the point. It feels like, with that scene, he put everything on his mother but the same wasn’t expected of his dad. It’s interesting because from what I remember the only memories we see of Butterscotch (that I remember) are when he was ignoring Bojack (complaining how he couldn’t work bc the baby was crying) and the beginning of “free churro” when he picked him up from school. Might be one more I’m forgetting…anyways I’m pretty sure free churro was the first real conversation (if we can call it that) we saw between them. And we know he would put hands on Beatrice. Bojack calls her a despicable and cynical woman but what does that make your dad with everything he did?? But he still humanized him and had an intimate moment where he showed compassion to fake Butterscotch wanting to be there for his family. Why didn’t his mom get that same grace when he knew some part of her family trauma involving Crackerjack and then Butterscotch. Imo, I feel like it has to do with Bojack’s misogynistic views but is there a confirmed reason? Even in the INT SUB episode the therapist was like “let’s talk about your mother.” It’s always about how his mom ruined him and not BOTH of his parents failing him.
I knew I’d watched bojack too much when I just started watching Dexter and audibly exclaimed “ it’s character actress Margo martindale “ when he walked into the records room.
Ik it's kinda lame but still cool imo
The Weeknd’s new album references the view from halfway down
For example, I was super uncomfortable because I thought he was going to kiss Princess Carolyn during their dance, or kiss Diane on the roof. I just wanted him to have a normal ending and I’m glad that happened, but there was way too much tension.
Hi! I used to have "all rings considered" as my ringtone but lost my phone. I wanted to put it on my new phone, but for the life of me I can't find it anywhere anymore. I've found the other ringtones on Zedge, but this one seems to have disappeared.
Does anynone know where I can still get it?
Cool reference and amazing album yall should listen!
i just watched the last episode and holy shit ive never watched a show that left me feeling so empty but also weirdly optimistic? idk i loved this show so much definitely gonna rewatch it, hope its less devastating the 2nd time
also id like to know what happens to bojack when he gets out of prison but i guess we're not supposed to know
I remember part of a line when Bojack says to Diane (I think), "...people like you because they think they know you...". What's the complete line, and what episode is this?
i’m rewatching and got to the scene where bojack asks diane if he’s a good person and remembered how many hard scenes there are. i’m curious what scene is generally considered the saddest
this guy downed that whole ass bottle of vodka and blamed Bojack when he could've stopped, he was a dick imo. BoJack even placed him at a rehab center. Dr Champ could've gotten sober again, it's actually a "normal" thing. But he rather just blame Bojack for literally everything. He certainly was not qualified to even be a "Therapy Horse" or whatever title he had
Backstory, i slammed my thumb in a car door. I went to the ER, got an Xray, nothing broke but the blood under my nail was an issue.
The nurse told me to put something on my phone to distract myself so i put bojack on. I thought she was gonna numb me but NOPE. She used a weird ass soldering iron looking thing and burned my nail. Most pain ive ever felt. Typing this with middle finger and left thumb. Now when i watch bojack i cringe because all i can imagine is my nail and that feeling.
You know how they had Henry Winkler and his reference was starring in an episode of Law and Order? That kind of gag. Give us some pitches of other celebrities.
Like... "Hey, it's John Turturro! He played the butler in Mr. Deeds!"
BoJack Horseman as a character has really put into question what i consider to be a good person or a bad person, and i still haven't gotten an answer to it.
This might have been a very simplistic view, but from my perspective in order to be a good person you needed to feel guilt over your actions, bad people don't suffer from guilt or remorse because they don't care about other people, they're selfish, and lack empathy, therefore they value their own desires over other's, and see what they do as morally justified
Well? BoJack *does* feel guilt over his actions, often extreme, crippling guilt, he is well aware about the harm he causes and he hates himself over it, so he doesn't fit that category
Alright then, you can be a bad person and still feel guilt over your actions, sure, but is it really any significant if you don't try and improve yourself? You can self flagellate as much as you want, but if you don't genuinely have a desire to improve, then you're still just as bad, we all mess up and harm others, but most people try to improve and do right.
That was a good answer to me for a while, but then i realize, it doesn't really apply to BoJack either, he tries to improve himself, he tries to be better, he fails again and again and again, but he definitely tries, even if the reasons he keeps failing are external to him (Trauma, upbringing or what have you), i think most people here still agree that doesn't make him a good person.
Now i don't know, and i feel lost and confused, what makes a person good? Is it just not causing any harm to anyone ever? Because while i have obviously not done anything near as bad as BoJack, i have harmed people in my life, in some cases i have harmed them in ways that are permanent, and irreversible, i was in peace with myself, because i told myself i was a good person, i told myself those things were only due to inmaturity, and now that i've grown up and worked on myself and felt horrible due to my actions, i was still a good person, but now i don't know, if the only thing that makes me different from BoJack is my actual success, i don't think it's fair to say i'm a good person
i'm not the best drawer but I wanted to do a small homenage to one of the best shows ever!
bojacks old football jersey number was 96, the year horsin around ended (1996)
I've recently been rewatching Bojack as I've been feeling really down and it has inspired me to make change in my life. Hearing "Sometimes you need to take responsibility for your own happiness" and "It takes a long time to realise how truly miserable you are and even longer to realise it doesn't have to be that way" really stuck out to me this time around and I'm going to try and make positive changes in my life.
Has anyone else changed their life because of the show or been inspired by the show and if so, how?