BoJack Horseman: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: August 22, 2014

Starring: Paul F. Tompkins, Will Arnett, Aaron Paul

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

Creator: Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E12. Later
Air Date: August 22, 2014
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S1:E11. Downer Ending
Air Date: August 22, 2014
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S1:E10. One Trick Pony
Air Date: August 22, 2014

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Willa Paskin

Aug 22, 2014

BoJack is perhaps a little more clever than it is uproariously funny, but it is often very clever, and, moreover, well-tuned to the ludicrousness of the sort of low-level fame that surrounds BoJack. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Aug 25, 2014

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

Margaret Lyons

Sep 25, 2014

There are so many background jokes and one-liners and silly animals that the show's emotional depth caught me by surprise. Read full review

Erik Adams

Aug 21, 2014

Even with its inventive setting and all-star cast, there’s not enough reason to stick with BoJack Horseman through the first six episodes. Read full review

Rob Owen

Aug 22, 2014

BoJack Horseman gets the particulars of late '80s sitcoms right and has a few scattershot funny moments but it's mostly not a laugh riot. Read full review

David Wiegand

Aug 19, 2014

Oddly enough, although the dialogue is rarely funny, the show is rife with background details suggesting how much potential is wasted here. Read full review

Lori Rackl

Aug 19, 2014

[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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yukichigai

Aug 25, 2014

I went into this series expecting very little, only to find something unexpectedly hilarious. Hilarious, and sometimes quite deep, too. BoJack Horseman is one of those rare series that mixes complete irreverence with the occasional deep meaningful insight. It's a hard mix to pull off, butI went into this series expecting very little, only to find something unexpectedly hilarious. Hilarious, and sometimes quite deep, too. BoJack Horseman is one of those rare series that mixes complete irreverence with the occasional deep meaningful insight. It's a hard mix to pull off, but the show does it quite well.

Now I won't lie, this isn't the firecracker joke-every-minute type of series. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time to set up the humor, but the payoff is definitely worth it. The first episode in particular took about 10 minutes to really get fully into gear, but once it had established the setting and the setup it got very funny very fast. The jokes are rather funny, but more than that they're sometimes bitingly funny and dark. If that's your kind of humor, this show will deliver, especially since so few shows seem to have that kind of humor.

Another thing BoJack does which few others do is maintain continuity, and usually does so for maximum comedic effect. What would normally be a dumb throw-away joke in another series becomes something that pops up in later episodes, repeatedly in many cases. It allows the show to establish several running jokes, most that only get funnier as they go on.

Probably the biggest surprise for me though were the number of moments when the show got "deep", for lack of a better term. Insightful, meaningful moments... and most of the time still funny as well. The show's not afraid to have dramatic moments (nothing too downer though), and the contrast often makes the humor that much better.

Overall, BoJack Horseman took me by surprise in the best of ways. It is without a doubt one of the funniest animated shows that I've ever watched. There are some funnier shows out there at the moment, but that doesn't make this one any less outstanding. If you like dark, sometimes bleak, often biting humor then you should watch this show.… Expand

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infin

Aug 6, 2015

Bojack Horseman is brilliant. It is not-stop filled with zingers and is a spot on satirical analysis of the shallow mercenary Hollywood showbiz lifestyle. I can't get enough of this show!

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RyderzMetascore

Sep 25, 2014

I didn't know what to expect going into a Netflix original cartoon, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Each episode seems to build off the plot of the last into a more hilarious and inviting situation. Characters became deeper, and a lot of questions I had raised at first were answeredI didn't know what to expect going into a Netflix original cartoon, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Each episode seems to build off the plot of the last into a more hilarious and inviting situation. Characters became deeper, and a lot of questions I had raised at first were answered after an episode or two. The story continues each episode in a way that The Simpsons, Family guy, South Park, etc. seemingly cannot accomplish, as the characters continue to gain depth and interest for the viewer. Every scene has a consequence (something forgotten in most cartoons), some are very intense. I never thought that I would have genuine feelings for a talking horse, but after watching season 1 twice over, I can't wait for more. If you have a Netflix account there is no excuse for not viewing this. Though the season finale gave closure, it definitely left fans of BoJack wanting more.

Drugs are recommended before viewing episode 11 to make it extra awesome.… Expand

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misadventurer

Aug 28, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you've logged into Netflix this past week or so, you may have noticed there's a new animated show that looks like the facebook photos from that one weird friend of yours that bought and wears a horse head mask... and the show is called "BoJack Horseman."

Then you start watching. And you hear some familiar voices, Will Arnett's Marlboro Country voice brings the titular character of "BoJack" to life. He's the perfect person for the character. Bojack has all the best and worst features of Arnett's catalog of characters. But there's much much more to him than just "G.O.B." in Horseface.

Next we meet Todd, the Kato Kaelin of show. He's just some guy that sleeps on BoJack's couch, subtly voiced by Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, the character seems like a throw away sidekick. "Princess Carolyn" portrayed by Amy Sedaris is BoJack's off again on again lover / agent, and his best frenemy "Mr Peanut Butter" played by Paul F. Thompkins and Alison Brie as "Diane" rounds out the main cast, with additional voices from Patton Oswalt and several others from the Alt comedy world as reoccurring roles.

BoJack Horseman lives large in his swanky pad in the Hollywoo(d) Hills, that has a great view of the Hollywoo(d) sign, in a way that seems fairly unlikely if you're familiar with Los Angeles actual geography (as with the view from Princess Carolyn's office view of the Malibu coast, when the building is the middle of the city around Mid-Wilshire). BoJack was the star of network sitcom "Horsin' Around," with a fairly trite premise, a bachelor winds up having to raise several random children. Which not-coincidentally happens to be the same premise of his friend's show "Mr Peanut Butter's House"only he's raising twin girls. Oh, Network TV... how the 90s were such simpler times. But now he's burned most of the bridges in town, he's gotten a bit fat, has a wee bit of a drinking problem and he's a few... months behind in his autobiography and has burned through his advance, so he hires a ghost writer, "Diane" (Alison Brie) to put his life on the page.

The Los Angeles of "BoJack Horseman" is similar to the New York of "Ugly Americans" as are the art styles, where anthropomorphic animals live and work side by side with normal humans, only no one makes any big deal about it. BoJack isn't a guy with a horsehead mask, he's a horse that walks on two legs, and has a KanYe West level ego. The absurdity is nonchalant, and you quickly get past how there's almost more animal people than people people. Los Angeles is a melting pot.

Where the show gets you, after it establishes the characters, is how real it is. Yes, there is the occasional Family Guy-esque cutaway for an odd joke or sight gag, but at its heart, it's Louie meets Entourage in the best way possible. You see the the day-to-day of Hollywood, and it's also character driven. BoJack starts to fall in love with his biographer, Diane, and doesn't understand that he's not actually in love with her as the person. she's merely a cypher for everyone else's ego. She's from Boston, and in an episode she takes BoJack home with her to visit her family to find her sports obsessed brothers just put icepacks on their recently deceased father, in his chair on the other side of the living room, because they were too busy watching a tape of a Baseball game from '86, to actually do something. Everything falls onto Diane's shoulders, at home in Boston, with BoJack as well as her boyfriend, Mr Peanut Butter, who marries her, because he thinks that what she wants, and we follow several episodes of BoJack attempting to woo her, because he feels like he's in love with her because she listens to him.

Towards the end of the season, they set the jokes to the backburner and we get to delve deeper into BoJack's past, he gets a call from his friend who announces he has cancer, and BoJack has to go to Malibu to visit, but doesn't want to as its been twenty years since they last saw eachother and it hadn't ended well. The latter part of the season gets down right poignant when BoJack is forced to deal with his mortality and goes on a drug fueled bender after disapproving of the manuscript Diane submitted to his publisher, claiming he can write a better book by the weekend, but he ends up accepting.

The show also plays around with words quite a bit, like when BoJack gets into PR war with a Navy SEAL who is actually a Seal, and when BoJack's agent gets him a job for an Herbal German Bourbon commercial, word play worthy of Arrested Development. Despite the show's rocky first few episodes, as the series progresses it gets better and better, delving into heart of the fickle mistress that is fame. BoJack Horseman is a helluva show. It would have been right at home on adultswim, or possibly FXX but with NetFlix, you're able to binge the whole 12 episode run over a day or so, which you'll be glad you did.… Expand

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suiode

Jul 28, 2016

Bojack Horseman is a comedy for those that want something deeper, something that you want to turn your brain off to but it keeps shaking you and telling you to look at it. Like that kid all hyped up on Mt. Dew in a 6th grade slumber party. There were a lot of chuckles and some pretty goodBojack Horseman is a comedy for those that want something deeper, something that you want to turn your brain off to but it keeps shaking you and telling you to look at it. Like that kid all hyped up on Mt. Dew in a 6th grade slumber party. There were a lot of chuckles and some pretty good laughs, especially in the pun department. But once the show gets serious and shows you what it wants you to see, that's when it really sets itself apart from everything else. If you liked other shows like Breaking Bad, Orange is the New Black and Louie then you'll enjoy this one. If you're expecting something along the lines of American Dad, The Simpsons or Archer then you'll be disappointed.… Expand

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maestroanth

Jul 23, 2015

The second season seems better than the first. This is a fun character because he acts like such a idiot at times, but then out of no where he says something that is rather profound or makes an astute observation. A lot of the humor seems to derive from these observations too so you haveThe second season seems better than the first. This is a fun character because he acts like such a idiot at times, but then out of no where he says something that is rather profound or makes an astute observation. A lot of the humor seems to derive from these observations too so you have to follow it to get the jokes.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

Broyax

Jan 4, 2017

Qu'est-ce que c'est bidon ! mais pourquoi est-ce autant bidon ? parce que ça sonne creux, banane ! et pourquoi ça sonne creux mon neveu ? parce que c'est vide ! est-ce que c'est drôle au moins, même un peu, rien qu'un petit peu ? bah nan comment veux-tu que ce soit drôle, bordel à cul,Qu'est-ce que c'est bidon ! mais pourquoi est-ce autant bidon ? parce que ça sonne creux, banane ! et pourquoi ça sonne creux mon neveu ? parce que c'est vide ! est-ce que c'est drôle au moins, même un peu, rien qu'un petit peu ? bah nan comment veux-tu que ce soit drôle, bordel à cul, puisque c'est vide !

Franchement, ce canasson parlant qui raconte que des conneries et radote comme un vieux con, direction la boucherie pour sa reconversion en lasagnes !… Expand

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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
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
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  S1:E12. Later
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E11. Downer Ending
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E10. One Trick Pony
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E9. Horse Majeure
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E8. The Telescope
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E7. Say Anything
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E6. Our A-Story Is a "D" Story
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E5. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E4. Zoes and Zeldas
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E3. Prickly-Muffin
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E2. BoJack Hates the Troops
  Air Date: August 22, 2014
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  S1:E1. BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One
  Air Date: August 22, 2014