Bojack horseman has earned its rightful place among the top-rated adult animated
shows since its major debut in 2014 and it's still pulling in new fans in
2019 thanks to its ridiculously relatable characters and well-executed
plot the show centers around Bojack horseman a washed-up TV star who's
trying to make ends meet as he struggles with his loss of stardom I don't care if
you are happy or not you have a job to do the show is known for being
especially dark at times and exploring all sorts of struggles that so many
people can relate to and a major part of the show's charm comes from its wide
range of characters as usual we'll be exploring them all and digging into each
character's morality and psyche we want to know which characters are good which
ones are bad and who is the most evil I'm Kyle with wicked binge and this is
good evil Bojack horseman I have to tell you how hard life is you're the ones
with the dead parents starting with our most good character as usual we have
Todd I don't have a job I don't have any prospects
Todd is shown to be a friendly good-natured slacker who despite having
remarkable skills such as understanding Japanese and having various artistic
capabilities chooses to do nothing with his life boku wa America Dawa Yoko
Cocteau Ito sadly far too relatable for many out there but despite this and like
other characters on the show Todd too is in pursuit of finding true meaning in
life and unlike Bo Jack and Sarah who look for it in Fame money and drugs
Todd chooses to find his meaning through helping others and finding his place in
his community which is a very good trait truthfully Todd is a very naive and
good-natured individual who sees the good in everyone who he encounters even
Bojack who he considers his best friend despite suffering countless insults from
him he really doesn't have a mean bone in his body which is why we give him the
gold medal for most good character from this rather dark show next on our list
is Charlotte a polite kind and easygoing woman who
always been a good friend to Bojack she's shown to give support to both
Bojack and her she's very close with Bojack and sees right through his fake
exterior and knows about his self-destructive tendencies she's quite
an empathetic and caring person which we see in the way she treats Bojack when's
the last time you slept you look like she constantly tries to
steer him in the right direction and regularly calls him out on his toxic
behavior she's someone who is happy to have left Hollywood to open around store
which reflects the fact that she is for less vain or superficial along with
being a great friend Charlotte is also an amazing mother she is extremely
protective of her family and will do anything to protect her children which
scores her big points on our ranking next up is Diane Diane is a nerdy
intelligent and caring young woman who's constantly trying to achieve notoriety
of some sort but often fails because of her stubbornness
she believes that doing things her way is the only correct way which lands her
in quite difficult situations at times and I feel like I have no purpose and
I'm 35 it is revealed that like Bo Jackie and Carolyn Diane too had a tough
childhood as a result of having been raised in a house full of spiteful and
lazy brothers with parents who didn't seem to be very affectionate towards her
she developed a determined dedicated and aggressive personality which in many
ways is understandable at times she can be spiteful or reveal a temper but we
see that much of this comes from her social anxiety
despite being aggressive when debating Diane is actually as soft as she can be
she cares a ton about everyone around her a little too much in fact at times
for example even though her friendship with Bo Jack is sometimes toxic she
always finds a reason to help him any way she can by suggesting rehab or
another form of help yeah my best friend and you need me she too admits her ways
are too naive even idiotic at times yet she continues
to do it next on our list is mr. peanut butter shown as a yellow Labrador he's
exactly what you'd expect him to be at least at first glance good natured nice
cheerful and not the sharpest tool in the shed
hello my precious darling slice of sunshine whoo I am NOT putting on a
pedestal his overly positive attitude along with his naive personality can
result in some not so well thought out metaphors and puns which often irritate
those around him especially Bojack yes please leave who openly states how much
he dislikes him mr. peanut butter is also said to be quite a man-child since
he still acts as a 20-something year old young adult who parties every night
instead of his own age which is around 50 believe it or not but one could see
that as a positive in many ways he's just trying to love life to the fullest
part of his childlike and clueless behavior could be a result of his rather
sheltered lifestyle he always lived a life of success wealth and fame thus he
never really faced real life problems despite his luxurious lifestyle mr.
peanut butter is never shown as an egotistical and selfish person
he's usually rather clueless being nice to all around him even Bojack who
rapidly shoots him down every chance that he gets now you may be wondering
why mr. peanut butter isn't higher on our list well he's definitely overall a
good nice character but he too has a darker side to him one of his darkest
traits includes his reckless behavior and promiscuity despite being in a
relationship with pickles he still sleeps with Diane and chooses to cover
the whole thing up by proposing to pickles and never telling her about his
infidelity will you marry me now we move on to herb during horsing around herb
was shown as a friendly upbeat and supportive person who cared deeply for
those around him already you bring joy to millions of people
unfortunately he was removed from horsing around due to being gay while Bo
Jack had to stay on the show for the public which herb took as a betrayal
I like herb I think he's a good guy this is a business while herbes personality
hasn't drastically changed since then his bitterness towards Bojack
did when Bojack came to visit him herb was rather passive-aggressive cracking
jokes about how Bojack stabbed him in the back
Jesus have you been eating your guilt despite Bojack apologizing for the whole
ordeal herb still refuses to give Bojack any closure or sympathy for what he has
done stating that the scars the ordeal caused are way too deep to be healed by
a mere apology herb seems to be a good supportive person usually but is unable
to show forgiveness here which truthfully can be understandable given
his feelings of betrayal next up we have Princess Carolyne bojack's
ex-girlfriends and agents I'm the pink cat the one he used to date Bojack she
has shown to be an earnest clever and hard-working businesswoman who often
chooses to prioritize her job over her relationships what do you think she
often gets into relationships with men without much foresight which usually
leads to complications and breakups as stated by Bojack himself
Carolyn rushes in to new relationships because she's lonely which we understand
after all a demanding job along with suppressed family issues can take a toll
on one psyche as for family issues a major part of Carolyn's personality was
shaped thanks to her dysfunctional family life Carolyn was born to two
rather inconsiderate parents throughout her teen years Carolyn had to cover for
her alcoholic mother at her job as a live-in maid for a wealthy family and
had to fend for herself most of the time this lifestyle gave her quite a
workaholic mentality she believes that if one wants something they have to work
hard to get it and convince others that they're worth it no matter the cost this
might seem a little over the top or even harsh but there's definitely
some virtue to this outlook as well but due to the rough nature of Hollywood
show business Carolyn developed rather cunning tactics to get what she wants
she can be extremely manipulative when it comes to making deals or convincing
people to do what she wants despite her rough personality Carolyn does have a
softer side to her she can be caring and considerate towards others but mostly to
those who are in her small circle of friends next we have
leni a dry witted monotone producer truly there's nothing much to say about
lenny other than he's a producer who aims to make more and more money from
every movie so I'll make this snappy he's more preoccupied with money than
anything else he's not even in the movie business due to his love of cinema but
for his own desire to accumulate well next on our list is Kelsey similar to
Bojack Kelsey is cold and hard to please and doesn't get along with people most
of the time yeah I know the story I'm the director she's rather hostile
towards people in public and refuses to open up when she's dealing with a
problem even to those she considers closed
still she manages to tame her hateful attitude towards people when in a
professional environments I mean that's pretty relatable to many in the
workforce but Kelsey also has a softer side to her as well she's extremely
protective of her daughter Irving and often expresses her concerns
about losing custody of her deeming herself as a terrible mother
Bojack assures her she is not a terrible mother stating that he knows terrible
mothers alluding to his own abusive mother Beatrice hey I know terrible
mothers and you're not a terrible mother next we have Wayne ensure Wynn can be
described as an incredibly negative person he can't see past the flaws in
people and also believes people are unable to change at least fundamentally
you're trying to be a Zelda but you're so obviously a Zoe his downer attitude
and judgey behavior are the main reasons why Diane broke up with him and we
applaud her for it I mean come on who's want to be surrounded by negative energy
all the time definitely a toxic person to say the
least moving on to Sarah Lynn a famous pop star and child actress who played
bojack's adoptive younger daughter Sabrina and
horsing around since she went into show business at a very young age and had no
responsible Guardian to guide her Sarah grew up into a troubled egocentric and
reckless individual who eventually developed an addiction to alcohol and
drugs such as heroin not freaking out truly it's obvious that Sarah is
extremely lonely in troubled since she's always surrounded by people who want a
user in some way it's actually pretty tragic
this led to her seeking attention in all the wrong places
by doing horrendous actions for example she once made a public scene in a
furniture store by stabbing herself with a bayonet and defecating on a sofa she
trashed bojack's home while throwing wild parties and constantly takes
advantage of him she has a turbulent relationship with Bojack who she cares
deeply about but refuses to listen to his advice her story unfortunately has a
sad ending despite bojack's help she dies of an overdose at the age of 30 her
death has impacted Bojack greatly and he blames himself for her death next on our
list is the show's main character himself
Bojack horseman Bojack is depicted as an extremely bitter self-loathing
narcissistic and insecure man who can't come to terms that his career in show
business is over you know I always thought that when this happened I would
feel something Bojack is also an incredibly irritable and short-tempered
individual he gets easily mad even by those who mean well like Todd and mr.
peanut butter bojack's character is also largely based on his self-loathing and
struggle to accept himself he's also stuck in the past as people say he's
constantly having flashbacks of his childhood and the awful relationship he
had with his mother father and ex best friend his toxic relationship with his
parents had a huge impact on him as a young child and it was the psychological
and mental abuse he suffered from his mother and father that made him the
bitter depressed and self-loathing adult that he is today
you're real stupid pieces truly his story is an emotional gut punch and is
one of the main reasons fans love the show it's scarily real despite being an
arrogant and rude person the majority of the time it's important to say that
Bojack does have his own decent qualities he really does care about his
friends is insightful and can be really tender-hearted at times
yeah those traits don't come out too often but hey at least they're buried
down there somewhere next on our list comes butterscotch horseman bojack's
father from what was shown on the show butterscotch was a violent egotistical
and mentally abusive alcoholic who's similarly to his wife how to have
of punishing his son for extremely minor things why don't you do something
productive like banging your head against the wall until your brain isn't
so stupid his aversion towards fatherhood his alcoholism along with his
failure as a writer all shaped him into a truly toxic individual who only cares
for himself he doesn't give a damn about what happens to his son or wife and is
seen abusing them both on several occasions mainly mentally he is shown to
be especially resentful and bitter towards his wife Beatrice over her
financial independence and the fact that she refused to terminate her pregnancy
what was your childhood like normal that bitterness soon turns to violence and
mental abuse which turned Beatrice into an even more toxic and abusive person as
time went on and last on our list is bojack's mother Beatrice Horseman who
we've crowned to the most evil character on the show
you better be worth all this throughout bojack's flashbacks
Beatrice can be seen as a passive-aggressive neglectful bitter
verbally and sickly abusive mother who resents having her son and despises her
husband she would often get violent with Bojack and made it clear to him that she
sees him only as an embarrassment in someone who ruined her life
when Bojack was a child Beatrice would often punish him over nothing which left
a deep scar on him that he still struggles with even in adulthood her
abusive behavior towards him is still ongoing
even though Bojack is in his 50s her methods have changed though now she
carries out her abuse through insulting and degrading her son and additional
psychological punishment of course she wasn't always so bitter as a child she
was sweet and happy but was deeply traumatized by the death of her older
brother crackerjack her mother honey becomes hysterical plus her husband's
abusive behavior towards her what's broken in the heart can never be
repaired but the brain well of course that doesn't excuse her beyond cruel
behavior towards her own son but it leaves a pretty grim lasting
understanding of abuse and how it usually remains in a cycle man that got
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