BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman is an animated television series (2014–2020) following a washed-up sitcom star who happens to be an anthropomorphic horse.
The show blends absurdist animal comedy with unflinching explorations of depression, addiction, and self-sabotage.
The title character's name has become shorthand for a certain type of deeply flawed, self-aware-yet-still-destructive personality: He's really going through his BoJack Horseman phase.
Widely recognized public figure
- has-beenFormer notable, now irrelevant
- washed-upNo longer successful
- sitcom starComedy show's main performer
- 90sFinal twentieth-century decade
fame · tabloid · paparazzi · comeback · agent · publicist · premiere · audition
Subscription streaming service
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
seasons · streaming · comedy-drama · 2D · series finale · storyboard · character design · animal characters
Prolonged low state
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
self-destruction · loneliness · emptiness · cycle · regret · guilt · nihilism · mortality
Fixation on famous personalities
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- dark humorComedy about taboo subjects
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
animal puns · visual gags · critique · media · consumerism · politics · capitalism · zeitgeist
Of the horse family
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- alcoholicAddicted to drinking
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
- self-destructiveHarmful to oneself
narcissistic · cynical · lonely · self-loathing · antihero · flawed · complex · sarcastic
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
- has-beenFormer notable, now irrelevant
- washed-upNo longer successful
- sitcom starComedy show's main performer
90s · fame · tabloid · paparazzi · comeback · agent · publicist · premiere · audition · red carpet
Netflix
Subscription streaming service
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
episodes · seasons · streaming · comedy-drama · 2D · series finale · storyboard · character design · animal characters
depression
Prolonged low state
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
accountability · self-destruction · loneliness · emptiness · cycle · regret · guilt · nihilism · mortality · legacy
celebrity culture
Fixation on famous personalities
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- dark humorComedy about taboo subjects
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
absurdism · animal puns · visual gags · critique · media · consumerism · politics · capitalism · zeitgeist · game show
equine
Of the horse family
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- alcoholicAddicted to drinking
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
self-destructive · narcissistic · cynical · lonely · self-loathing · antihero · flawed · complex · sarcastic · egotistical
- Adult CartoonsSouth Park, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Futurama, Bob's Burgers
- DramediesBarry, Atlanta, The Bear, Orange Is the New Black, Lady Bird
- Mental Health MediaA Beautiful Mind, Girl Interrupted, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Good Will Hunting, Shine
- TV AntiheroesWalter White, Tony Soprano, Don Draper, Dexter Morgan, Frank Underwood
BoJack HorsemanTed Lasso
Mr. Rogers · Mister Rogers · Leslie Knope · Forrest Gump · Paddington Bear
BoJack HorsemanBob's Burgers
Animated sitcom about restaurateurs
The Simpsons · Adventure Time · Futurama · Gravity Falls · Steven Universe
BoJack HorsemanTom Hanks
Dolly Parton · Keanu Reeves · Betty White · LeVar Burton · Fred Rogers