we're as surprised as you are that one
of this generations funniest most
dramatic and most ambitious shows was
about a talking horse welcome to
watchmojo.com or ceman episodes huh
I kind of like this one how'd that piece
of crap get in there we already ruled
that one out it's actually really
powerful for this list we're looking at
the episodes that best exemplify how
Bojack horseman pushed the envelope for
what a TV show can be if you haven't
seen this animated series yet keep in
mind there will be spoilers what's the
difference between my mother and a
disruptive expulsion of germs one's a
coffin fit and the other fits a coffin
number ten Ruthie okay teach bot the
best Bojack horseman episodes strike an
unlikely balance between comedy and
tragedy
Ruthie has no shortage of witty
one-liners and ingenious sight gags but
princess Carolyn's day is anything but a
laughing matter today is going to be
great she was wrong today was gonna suck
this WGA nominated episode is told from
the perspective of princess Carolyn's
great great great granddaughter Ruthie
voiced by Kristen Bell Ruthie recounts a
horrible day in which Princess Carolyne
lost a job suffered a miscarriage fired
her loyal assistant and called it quits
with her boyfriend we should maybe talk
about other options okay here's another
option get out of my apartment I'm sorry
get out save it for your next girlfriend
since Ruthie is apparently a descendant
of Princess Caroline we're led to
believe that there will be a light at
the end of this dark tunnel the biggest
gut punch is saved for last however as
Princess Carolyne reveals that she
merely imagined Ruthie as a way of
coping but it's
fake yeah well and makes me feel better
number nine the dog days are over
Diane has known for a while that it's
not working out between her and mr.
peanut butter but that doesn't make it
any easier as their marriage nears its
end needing an escape from Holly whoo
Diane travels to Vietnam to see if she
can find herself ten reasons to go to
Vietnam a girl-crush personal travel
guide number one to reconnect with your
ancestral roots killing two birds with
one stone
Diane uses the trip as a basis for a
listicle she needs to write the episode
is reminiscent of lost in translation
exploring how an unfamiliar environment
can put things into perspective reason
number nine to go to Vietnam because
it's good to get out of your routine is
that too similar to reason number five
get out of your natural habitat no it's
a different thing it's fine it's
whatever
Diane's countdown is also smartly woven
into the story as she reflects on her
past her culture and the reality she'll
have to face upon returning home who
knew that a top-ten list could be so
enlightening well we did real reason you
go to Vietnam is because you
accidentally see your soon-to-be
ex-husband kiss someone else number
eight stupid piece of [ __ ] of course
your mother never loved you what do you
expect
that's why Sarah Linde died that's why
Charlotte will never forget nobody gonna
do the hollyhock before tea gonna do ass
Bojack horseman is one of the most
flawed characters in television and he's
well aware of this now living under the
same roof
Bojack finds himself butting heads with
his mother of course the real fight is
within Bojack taking us inside his head
like never before the series has
received widespread acclaim for its
authentic representation of depression
and this any nominated episode sums up
why you got damn piece of [ __ ] idiot
[ __ ] bojack's brutal inner monologue
will resonate with anyone who's ever
felt worthless toxic and trapped in a
vicious cycle of self-loathing it
culminates in a bittersweet ending as
Bojack and Holly Hawke talk about that
little voice in our heads like sometimes
I have this tiny voice in the back of my
head that goes like hey everyone hates
you and they're not wrong to feel that
way I know what you mean although the
conversation leaves him feeling a little
less alone it also feeds into bojack's
fear that his depression is hereditary
it's just like a dumb teenage girl thing
but then it goes away
yeah number 7 the showstopper well that
didn't pan out we got no leads and the
Olive Garden won't deliver sure when
you're there your family
Bojack may not realize it at first but
his character Philbert reflects his own
life in many ways
when Bojack receives a mysterious letter
he sets out to solve the mystery just
like filbert would the deeper Bojack
digs the harder it gets to differentiate
between reality and fiction soon enough
he gets completely lost in a labyrinth
of painkillers paranoia and show tunes
[Music]
the episode is like a ticking time bomb
or in this case a giant Bojack balloon
gone rogue by the time he comes
face-to-face with that balloon it
becomes clear to Bojack that he's his
own worst enemy not even the clever use
of foreshadowing could prepare us for
this episode's ending which is as
uncomfortable as television gets number
six surprise as far as farces go few
episodes are more ingeniously crafted
than surprised it opens with pickles and
forming her social media followers that
her engagement to mr. peanut butter is
off the wedding is flashing back to
earlier that night it's revealed that he
told pickles about his affair which
doesn't come as a surprise to the
audience mr. peanut butters and Pixies
surprise wedding what is surprising is
that Todd had organized a surprise
wedding for the couple don't change the
subject
suddenly realizing that this might not
be the best time everyone scrambles to
sneak out of the house this amounts to
some great visual gags as the guests
narrowly avoid being discovered even
with a baby on the loose the episode
plays out like a classic screwball
comedy while using the animation medium
to its full potential number five
that's too much men we're used to
watching Bojack spiral out of control
but seeing him drag somebody else down
with him is infinitely more depressing
so bad so good Oh
Bojack hey saralyn you want a party oh
thank god yes following nine months of
sobriety
saralyn jumps at the opportunity to go
on a bender with Bojack what do you say
we go on an epic bender yes what ensues
is like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Meets leaving Las Vegas instead of Vegas
though the drugs and alcohol take Bojack
from LA to Ohio to make amends alas
Bojack just adds gasoline to the bridges
he set on fire hey penny did you come
here to find me no I can't be here
Bojack has let down every person
he's ever cared about but saralyn is his
biggest failure voice actress Kristen
Schaal scored an Emmy nomination for her
performance in this episode which serves
as a heartbreaking end to Sara Lynn's
character arc the only thing that
matters is right now this moment this
one spectacular moment we are sharing
together right saralyn saralyn number 4
escape from LA you said if I was in town
to give you a call
want to get a drink somewhere down the
line Bojack went from being a raunchy
mr. Edie to the animated equivalent of
Don Draper in this Mad Men esque episode
Bojack decides to get away from the
hustle and bustle of hollywoo he
ventures to New Mexico where he
rekindles old feelings with Charlotte I
hope this isn't weird for you you know
me having a family and I would it be
weird and our age it's weird if you
don't have a family
Bojack has given a glimpse at the
simpler life he could have had nearly
tempting charlotte to leave her husband
for him Bojack also grows close to
Charlotte's daughter penny becoming a
surrogate uncle of sorts this makes it
all the more shocking and appalling when
Bojack almost sleeps with penny only to
be interrupted by Charlotte Charlotte
penny go to your room we didn't even do
anything now penny this show has always
reserved the mother of all profanities
for Bojack slowest moments and
Charlotte's parting words continue to
sting and if you ever try to contact me
or my family again I will kill you
number three times arrow we're going to
a glorious magical place where they'll
lock you in a room by yourselves you
can't hurt anyone ever again
given his abusive childhood it's no
wonder why Bojack turned out the way he
did piecing together Beatrice's memories
however we find that bojack's mother had
an even more emotionally scarring
upbringing
not only was Beatrice's mother
lobotomized but her father masked his
despicable actions with a cheerful
demeanor one day this will all be
to memory this nonlinear episode
explores how Beatrice met bojack's
father and the lifetime of trauma that
she inflicted upon their son I'll clean
up the kitchen and bathe our filthy
charged
we'll just keep walking through this
goddamn proletariat dream they say time
is an arrow that only moves in one
direction if Beatrice's life proves
anything though it's that history often
repeats itself the merry-go-round of bad
parenting comes full circle as two
babies are heartlessly pulled away from
their mothers we don't want to hold her
no he'll get attached sweet it all must
be destroyed for your own good I need to
hold this is for your own good Kate
Purdy deservedly one a WGA award for
this master class of writing can you
taste the ice cream on Oh
Bojack so delicious
number two fish out of water fish
they're so annoying sorry lady no habla
fish talk if you ask someone with the
best part of Bojack horseman is they'd
probably say the genius dialog except
for its beginning and ending this
episode takes a practically silent route
proving the visual storytelling is just
as integral to the show's success set
under the sea fish out of water
commences with one great sight gag after
another the episode evolved into
something much more when Bojack
encounters a baby seahorse who's been
separated from its family
Bojack is constantly looking for
something to fill the void in its life
be it fame fortune booze drugs or an
Oscar nomination caring for this little
seahorse Bojack experiences true
fulfillment once they part ways though
Bojack is reminded of how empty his life
is
before we unveil our top pick from this
amazing animated show here are a few
honorable mentions what's your problem
is you want to think of yourself as the
good guy well I know you better than
anyone and I can tell you that you're
not in fact you'd probably sleep a lot
better at night if you just admitted to
yourself that you're a selfish goddamn
coward who takes whatever he wants and
doesn't give a [ __ ] about who he hurts
that's you that's Bojack horseman
thrashed to break from gravity
what now could slow the drop halt I'd
give four toes to touch the safety back
atop I changed my mind
I change my mind I don't want it's okay
but this is it the deed is done
silence drowns the sound before I leapt
I should have seen the view from halfway
down no I really should have thought
about the view from halfway down find
your peace big guy
find it I don't know I guess it was just
a big waste of time but you can't change
the past time's arrow marches on right
you can't keep doing shitty things and
then feel bad about yourself like that
makes it okay you need to be better
let's see what the suits have to say bet
they're gonna want to blend it up make
it appeal to middle America oh that's
the worst part of America other than the
bottom and the top and most of the sides
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where fish-out-of-water was visually
driven free churro revolves around two
epic monologues you can't rely on other
people Bojack good for you to know that
and she's a good mother for teaching you
that you got a head start on most kids
you're actually very lucky the episode
opens with butterscotch horseman
scorning his young son the remaining 20
minutes are dedicated to an adult
bojack's eulogy at his mother's funeral
mom know nothing to contribute
knock once if you're proud of me Bojack
repeatedly gets off-topic ranting about
churros and becker
yet everything ties back into botox
bitterness towards beatrice maybe it was
a nice see you like I see you all the
while Bojack considers her final words
ICU or ICU intensive care unit we were
in the intensive care unit
she was just reading his sign in an
effort to see his mother
Bojack opens her casket only to realize
he's at another funeral after five
seasons the episode finally earned
Bojack horseman an outstanding animated
program emmy nomination the fact that
Will Arnett wasn't nominated for his
voice of her performance however is the
greatest snub since Secretariat my
mother is dead and everything is worse
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