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BoJack Horseman

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Universal acclaim based on 57 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 302 Ratings

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BoJack Horseman

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BoJack Horseman

Series Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: August 22, 2014

Summary: An animated comedy about the struggles of the former sitcom half-horse, half-man star (Will Arnett) while living in Los Angeles.

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Drama

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Kayla Cobb

Feb 3, 2020

Season 6.5 Review: In the end the depressed horse show didn’t just give us a way to vocalize our own vulnerabilities, insecurities, and mental anguish. It also gave us hope for a better future, as well as a guide for us all to find our own happiness. Read full review

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UPROXX Alan Sepinwall

Sep 7, 2017

Season 4 Review: It’s still one of the best shows on television. Read full review

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Jan 31, 2020

Season 6.5 Review: Episode 15 feels like “BoJack Horseman: The Drama” while the start of Episode 16 feels like “BoJack Horseman: The Sitcom,” and (for once) the blend doesn’t come together as part of the series’ potent and inventive new genre. But it still sticks the landing. ... Balancing its tones, ambitions, and deep respect for its characters, the series emerges an unparalleled original. No more horse than a man, no more man than a horse. It’s both. Read full review

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The New Yorker

Emily Nussbaum

Aug 2, 2016

Season 3 Review: The third season of the show isn’t a masterpiece like the second: a few plot gears grind. But it lands powerfully, with an earned tragedy that’s as potent as anything on TV this year. Read full review

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The Guardian Stuart Jeffries

Jan 31, 2020

Season 6.5 Review: We can all find jewels in unexpected places. If you’re open to having a pink talking cat struggle with the grief of miscarriage, or can find emotional depth in a horse with dementia being consoled by her errant son, then you bring to BoJack Horseman what it needs to be appreciated. And it’s worth it. Read full review

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The New York Times

Neil Genzlinger

Aug 25, 2014

Season 1 Review: Like some of television’s more out-there animated shows, this one is hard to describe beyond broad outlines, because it’s so odd, a combination of droll and naughty that seems improbable but works deliciously. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times

Lori Rackl

Aug 19, 2014

Season 1 Review: [A] bizarre, Seth MacFarlane-like show that seems to have stemmed from a trippy night on ‘shrooms. In the words of Nancy Reagan, just say no. Read full review

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Sopranzzz_

Mar 29, 2020

I love Bojack for the same reason i love The Last of Us: it is completely different from what it looks like. Bojack at first might be the stupid animated series about a drunk horse (and this is, in part, correct), but the more you watch it, the more you fall in love with the lives of theI love Bojack for the same reason i love The Last of Us: it is completely different from what it looks like. Bojack at first might be the stupid animated series about a drunk horse (and this is, in part, correct), but the more you watch it, the more you fall in love with the lives of the protagonists and you get to understand the simple, yet complex, world of Hollywoo. But, i think this show got the fame it deserved because it makes you feel something, which is more than a laugh: infact, i don't think i have ever watched an animated series and i had felt the same i felt with bojack: it is deep, really deep, it makes you feel real emotions. During the episodes, Bojack is facing dark topics and psycological problems and this introspective is what the thing that really wins you over.
Bojack is really a genius show. If you're new on Netflix, defenitely check this first, you won't regret it.… Expand

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hello_world

Oct 29, 2019

Bojack Horseman is a pretty darn near perfect show for me. As stated by many other people, it started off on bit of an awkward foot. The humour didn't quite land for me and I thought I would be another "adult animated comedy" where the humour comes by how extraordinarily dumb and morallyBojack Horseman is a pretty darn near perfect show for me. As stated by many other people, it started off on bit of an awkward foot. The humour didn't quite land for me and I thought I would be another "adult animated comedy" where the humour comes by how extraordinarily dumb and morally corrupt the characters are. There is still a bit of that mind you, but the show really starts getting into its stride by the send half of the first season and by season 2 onwards it became one of my favourite shows.

The show tackles some dark topics and does so with honesty and earnest that I can't help but feel for the characters. They feel like real people with real emotional and psychological problems in spite of the fact that they are animated and half of them are anthropomorphic animals. You get they sense that the show isn't doing it for shock value or for cheap emotional gut punches. They really do have something to say about how people are affected by the choices they make. Over time the comedy started to gel with me more as well. I don't know if it's because I started to like the characters more or if it genuinely got more funny to me, but I did notice that I started to have some laughs and even started quoting a line or two from the show with my friends. This is a show that really embodies the term 'adult cartoon.' It isn't for adults just because it is inappropriate for children. It's for adults because it explores themes that only adults can appreciate; like mental health, substance abuse and emotional abuse. It does so, because it actually has a message about these topics and not just to be 'edgy.' This is why I and so many others love this cartoon about a talking horse that used to be in a 90's sitcom.… Expand

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Nortooo

Aug 31, 2020

One of the best TV shows I have ever watched. No other show can go so seamlessly from silly animal/celebrity jokes, to absolute despair and hopelessness.

The show starts off seemingly slow (although is more enjoyable in subsequent rewatches) with the first 6 or-so episodes of S1, but onceOne of the best TV shows I have ever watched. No other show can go so seamlessly from silly animal/celebrity jokes, to absolute despair and hopelessness.

The show starts off seemingly slow (although is more enjoyable in subsequent rewatches) with the first 6 or-so episodes of S1, but once it reaches that first penultimate episode climax, it never looks back. What seemed like another adult animated show at first, becomes one of the most witty, thought provoking, hilarious, and soul-crushing series TV has to offer.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

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KeybladeWarrior

Feb 28, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bojack Horseman is one of those shows you decide to watch because you are bored, but as you watch you slowly get mesmerised by the world it entails. Every season it ends with what seems to be Bojack getting better but everytime he manages to pull himself down to a new low while dragging someone else down with him.

He ends up developing these dysfunctional codependent relationships with a range of characters that all want what's best for him, but his trauma always stops things from ever being healthy.

Then, to avoid exclusively being a melancholic drama, the show employs common stylistic humour that both maintains a whackiness to the universe, while also breaking up the brutality of what the show is illustrating.

As popular as this show is, I believe it is sorely underated.… Expand

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strudelcuddy

Feb 22, 2020

Do not judge the show by it's first few episodes. The writers were finding their feet. Once they do, they blow you out of the water., taking you to high highs and low lows. It is a remarkable emotional journey

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PotterheadGleek

Nov 30, 2021

BoJack is by far one of the best adult comedy I've ever seen, talking about real adult problems, and the consequences of being a celebrity. The voice acting is really convincing, specially the invited actors such as Margo Martindale. Excellent narrative, although there were parts a bit dull,BoJack is by far one of the best adult comedy I've ever seen, talking about real adult problems, and the consequences of being a celebrity. The voice acting is really convincing, specially the invited actors such as Margo Martindale. Excellent narrative, although there were parts a bit dull, but not that notable.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

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Fatmandu

Sep 17, 2022

Family Guy was right, this is nothing more than "Normal Words but a Horse Guy".

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6.5

91
- Season 6.5 Overview
  Air Date: January 31, 2020
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 6

93
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 25, 2019
Season 5

92
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2018
Season 4

87
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 8, 2017
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 29, 2019
Season 2

90
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 17, 2015
Season 1

59
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 22, 2014