History Characters / BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars

'''Mr. Peanutbutter''': One lukewarm coffee for my gorgeous spouse!\\

--->'''Jessica''': Oh, I usually like a cool drink when it's hot outside and a warm drink when it's cold outside. But today is a perfect day, so--\\

'''Mr. Peanutbutter''': One lukewarm coffee for my gorgeous spouse!

* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: A RunningGag is her ''very'' pedantic, overly specific way of ordering anything. Take for instance a normal day with her (then) husband Mr. Peanutbutter at a Starbucks. So punctilious even her husband has it memorized:
-->'''Jessica''': Oh, I usually like a cool drink when it's hot outside and a warm drink when it's cold outside. But today is a perfect day, so--\\

-> Ugh! I'll have the avocado toast. But instead of the avocado part, I want fresh sea air, and instead of the toast, I'll have a single grain of rice.

->'''Jessica''': Oh, I usually like a cool drink when it's hot outside and a warm drink when it's cold outside. But today is a perfect day, so--\\

->'''Jessica''': Oh, I usually like a cool drink when it's hot outside and a warm drink when it's cold outside. But today is a perfect day, so--\

->'''Jessica''': Oh, I usually like a cool drink when it's hot outside and a warm drink when it's cold outside. But today is a perfect day, so--\\

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chávez]] | '''Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanStiltonFamilyAndAssociates Stilton Family and Associates]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollyhock Hollyhock]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBeatriceSugarmanHorseman Beatrice Sugarman-Horseman]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanButterscotchHorseman Butterscotch Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* ConversationalTroping: In itself, every star, agent, writer and L.A. citizen worth their backstage access knows the Hollywoo vocabulary, from [[SpeaksInShoutOuts film references]] to [[StrictlyFormula formula plots]] to even {{lampshade|Hanging}} whenever something clichéd happens ([[MetaFiction like you'd do in a movie]]). Even newcomers unfamiliar with the slang eventually catch in a few months or so. It also extends beyond showbiz; areas, nicknames, places to hang, everything has a name and a place in its culture. Of course, it's only ubiquitous depending on how long you stay: passing outsiders are often confused by the way locals talk, creating a certain CultureClash for those not familiar with the place.

* ConversationalTroping: In itself, every star, agent, writer and L.A. citizen worth their backstage access knows the Hollywoo vocabulary, from [[SpeaksInShoutOuts film references]] to [[StrictlyFormula formula plots]] to even {{lampshade|Shading}} whenever something clichéd happens ([[MetaFiction like you'd do in a movie]]). Even newcomers unfamiliar with the slang eventually catch in a few months or so. It also extends beyond showbiz; areas, nicknames, places to hang, everything has a name and a place in its culture. Of course, it's only ubiquitous depending on how long you stay: passing outsiders are often confused by the way locals talk, creating a certain CultureClash for those not familiar with the place.

* FriendInTheBlackMarket: To Sarah Lynn.

* InferredSurvival:

* DoesNotLikeSpam: {{Exploited|Trope}}. Diane exposes Jessica's dislike of avocados to the public so that the citizens wouldn't vote for her because of that.
* {{Foil}}: To Katrina. Both are the career drive, ex-wives of Mr. Peanutbutter (with both cheating on him during their own marriage to him). However, while Katrina is serious and icy, while Jessica is an AxCrazy LargeHam.

* DrFeelgood: A professional doctor who sells prescripted pills and experimental drugs to [[FunctionalAddict Sarah Lynn]], regardless of the ethical conundrum.

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: See DrFeelgood above.

* TheSociopath: {{Zigzagged|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs. Compared to others psychopaths in the series, Margo doesn't start like such. Gradually, however, she disturbingly starts meeting most of the criteria: the reasons behind her crime sprees are partly caused by a need to cover up her misdeeds which would be a lot more excusable if her lack of impulse control ''wouldn't'' cause them most of the time; she clearly doesn't care for the collateral damage she should feel responsible for; has a crave for cheap thrills and wants nothing more than utter destruction....and to keep her career, making her reputation more important than any moral quandaries. That being said, she does have morals and has a much more pragmatic and savvy sense of survival than an actual sociopath. Her histrionic fits and ability to emote blurs the line further and it's ultimately open to interpretation whether she's really this or just has some aspects of the disorder.

* See [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooBusinesses here]].

!!!Gentle Farms

[[folder: In General]]
!!!'''Played by:''' [[Series/{{Undateable}} Ron Funches]] and [[Series/CSIMiami Khandi]] [[Series/{{Treme}} Alexander]].
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A free-range chicken farm run by chickens.

* ALighterShadeOfGrey: They're not lying about the quality of their farm and make no pretenses about its true purpose. That they make a living slaughtering their own kind says more about the state of their world than it does about them as people.
* AwfulWeddedLife: [[spoiler: It's no secret when one [[FreezeFrameBonus looks at the wife's face in commercials]], but it's only confirmed when Todd and Diane meet her and she pleads for them to take her away from the farm.]]
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Quite pleasant as long as you don't interfere. [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Once you do, however..]]]]
* TheButcher: Their selling point is that they're nicer about it than their competitors.
* CarnivoreConfusion: Food processing of the same, yet underdeveloped part of the species being done by the civilized portion? Check it as a textbook example. {{Lampshaded}} by the kid when he realizes the similarities between them and the chickens.
--->'''The Kid''': But wait, Pa, aren't we chickens? I don't wanna get eaten!
--->'''The Farmer''': Boy, these animals aren't like us. They're specifically bred to be eaten, and genetically modified for maximum flavor.
* CategoryTraitor: They're dismayed by the cruel factory farming methods of their competitors, given that they're chickens as well; their solution to this was, apparently, to go free range. The chickens killed are genetically bred to be mentally on par with your average feral chicken, but it's also implied that they're pumped full of chemicals that make them this way.
--->'''The Farmer''': It's simple: No one knows chicken like chickens.
* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: [[DysfunctionalFamily Not]] ''[[BigScrewedUpFamily happy]]'', but they're all quite close.
* EvilVersusEvil: With Chicken 4 Dayz, their competitors.
* FamilyBusiness: A ''''DARK'''' ''take'' on the trope.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Hormone-free [[CivilizedAnimal civilized animals]] such as the Gentle Farms owners hold this as a sacred rule, maintaining themselves to be very different from "these animals."
* GoodIsOldFashioned: Exploited for all it's worth.
* HappyFunBall: "Gentle Farms" is ''not'' a fitting name for this kind of place.
* HumanResources: Played straight to a hilt, given that they're a chicken farm run by chickens.
* ImAHumanitarian: It's never specifically stated that they're eating the chickens they slaughter, but they're certainly making bank off the fact that people do.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Played with, they get away with everything they do, but their business is legal and they still lose part of the coop of chickens when Todd and Diane release them.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Their response to hearing a trespasser? Grabbing a shotgun and trying to shoot him at first sight.
* NonIndicativeName: ''Gentle'' Farms. Their farm is lush and pastoral and their chickens are treated well, but in the end, they still get the ax.
* PeaceAndLoveIncorporated: Overlapped with SugarApocalypse for a good dose of excellent PR, their image is that of a gentle, natural alternative to the more industrialized Chicken 4 Days. While they're not lying -- their chickens are allowed acres of pasture to roam and a comfortable life -- they're still slaughtering ''chickens that have been rendered mindless for the purposes of being eaten.''
* StrawHypocrite: Played with, in that they practice every word of what they preach; it's just cold comfort to a chicken.
* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: Sort of a given.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Hormone-filled chickens do not register as equal to them. Even if they're of the same species.

[[folder: The Kid]]
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Son of The Farmer, curious, innocent [[spoiler: [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and a budding psychopath]].]]

* AmbiguousInnocence: Seems a little aware of the dissonance [[spoiler: between killing domesticated chickens and living just because he's an evolved one; this troubles him a little. There's also him following his dad's orders to shoot everything in sight.]]
* CreepyChild: [[spoiler:Kills his own while still a child.]]
* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler: Hard to tell, but given he knows how to handle a shotgun, he might have taken part in the chopping process of the slaughter.]]
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: He looks so innocent, you would be excused to forget that he can wield a shotgun and has no problem shooting whatever stands in his way.
* DaddysLittleVillain: His dad is shown to be fond of him and grooms him to be the next in line.
* EnfanteTerrible: [[spoiler:Growing into being a future psychopath.]]
* FollowInMyFootsteps: [[spoiler: He takes after his father and reacts the way he does]].
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler: He has been hanging around his father ''too'' long.]]
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Barely blinks while handling a shotgun and has no problem trying to shoot whatever is out there, to the point of being sychopanthic about every order given. Then again, he is still a budding one, as he has some problems and feels a shred of guilt and doubt about the things they do.]]
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Just as crazy as daddy dearest, which brings up some rather dark implications about his upbringing. However, he's much more calm about the whole ordeal.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: [[spoiler: Handling a shotgun and being nonchalant about shooting or animal cruelty? [[SarcasmMode Parents of The Year, everyone.]]]]
* {{Tykebomb}}: [[spoiler: On the way of becoming one.]]

[[folder: The Farmer]]
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A rooster. The father and owner of Gentle Farms.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: {{Implied}}, if his ideas and involvement of his son into the activities are any indications.]]
* AffablyEvil: Quite a genial fellow [[spoiler: as long as you don't cross him.]]
* AxCrazy: ''Maybe'' just a tiny bit..
* AwfulWeddedLife: [[spoiler: Given how much his wife wants to get away of this place, they don't have the most stable of marriages.]]
* BerserkButton: Don't trespass his property. You'll regret it.
* BlatantLies: Played with. He delivers exactly what he promises, which is free range chicken. He can't, however, erase that "moral gray area."
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: [[spoiler: Averted ''so'', ''so'' much.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilPatriarch]]: The main owner and patriarch of Gentle Farms.
* ExactWords: "It's simple: No one knows chicken like chickens."
* FamilyValuesVillain: [[spoiler: For all of his wickedness, he does valorate the meaning of "family" or at least, what it's meant to represent.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler: His response to someone trespassing his land? '''Shoot them'''.]]
* [[spoiler: TriggerHappy]]: All too willing to shoot at the first sign of intruders.
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: He's the one who talks during the Gentle Farms commercial, boasting about what a wonderful place this is and the happy family image with his family, despite his wife's obvious discomfort on camera.]]

[[folder: The Farmer's Wife]]
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[[caption-width-right:178:''[[TheWoobie Ooh, man..]]'']]
ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. [[spoiler: She'd wish otherwise, however...]]

* AmbiguousAllegiance: See AmbiguouslyEvil below. One can't help but wonder ''why'' did she marry or got into the business in the first place. [[spoiler: Was she convinced that butchering her own for food was a good business on her own free will? Did she stopped believing it? Was she forced into the marriage?]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: While she does sound regretful of the things that have happened and doesn't want to partake on the slaughter anymore, exactly how much she has done or if she ever believed on it in the first place is left unanswered.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: [[spoiler: Dear lord, yes. You know you're miserable when you can't even pretend to be happy on a commercial. Or when you beg to be taken by the guys who infiltrated your family's land.]]
* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler: Subverted. She catches Todd, Diane and Becca in the shack while handling an axe...and instead asks them to let them take her away from the farm.]]
* [[spoiler: BrokenBird]]: When you're that desperate, chances are your life isn't going the way you wanted.
* FaceFramedInShadow: [[spoiler: Her first appearance to Todd and Diane. Also counts as DarkIsNotEvil, since she's a good gal.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Her frown in the commercial for Gentle Farms is the first early indication that it ''might'' not be a good place at all.]]
* [[spoiler: GoodAllAlong]]: A compassionate, tortured chicken who wants nothing more than to escape the farm.
* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: [[spoiler: She doesn't want anything to do with the business anymore and begs Todd and Diane to allow her to come with them.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Since she doesn't mention anything about taking her son with her, it's only an assumption that she doesn't want her to come. Of course, given what [[TheSociopath we have seen of the kid]], it's kinda understandable.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's ''not'' a psychopath like the other two.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: [[spoiler: Out of the three, she's the most level-headed and the most disgusted at the things they do.]]
* TragicDream: [[spoiler: She wants to develop games for children. Since Todd and Diane leave without her, it's unlikely that she ever will make that dream come true.]]

!!!Livestock

[[folder: Becca]]
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[[caption-width-right:158:[[PokemonSpeak Cluck.]]]]
!!!'''Played by''': [[CreatorCameo Lisa Hanawalt]]

A hormone-filled chicken who escapes Chickens 4 Dayz and [[spoiler: whom Todd and Diane end up involved with.]]
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* AnimalTalk: Only speaks with bawks or just plain noises. Of course, Todd is able to twist them into actual words as part of the charade of her being civilized.
* CreatorCameo: Becca's gibberish is voiced by the show's animation designer, Lisa Hanawalt. [[invoked]]
* AFeteWorseThanDeath: What her fate would have ended up if she hadn't escaped from a [=Chicken4Days=] truck. [[spoiler: Or the Gentle Farms butchery.]]
* FawltyTowersPlot: After finding her in the backyard of Mr. Peanutbutter's house, Todd is forced to lie and pretend that she's his wife in order to avoid raising suspicion about her true identity and making sure she's not returned to Chicken 4 Dayz and butchered into fast food.
* HumanResources: Her species is killed by their own to make processed food.
* ItCanThink: She is as educated and aware as an instinctual animal, but she can think in a basic way and understands Todd in a way. [[spoiler: She eventually evolves to the point of being able to say Todd's name when she recognizes him.]]
* ItIsDehumanizing: Constantly referred to as a "chicken" without any naming or even acknowledged of being on the same level as the rest of the animal people. [[spoiler: Probably to make it easier for the slaughterhouses to butcher them into food.]]
* LineOfSightName: Her name comes out of a ThrowItIn from Todd's part when being questioned by Officer Fuzzyface.
* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler: Her escape and subsequent chase of her by both sides of the animal food vs. animal friends dilemma is what leads to the discovery of Gentle Farms' slaughter shed and how inhumane is the treatment the barely intelligible animals receive from both sides. It's rendered null by the end of the episode, though.]]
* MoralityChain: To Todd [[spoiler: and eventually, to Diane.]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: She's a barely aware animal roaming around Hollywoo, grotesque in appearance and with NoSocialSkills; she's also hardly malicious and any "action" she makes is done purely on instinct, rather than logic.
* PokemonSpeak: She only speaks in clucks. Todd, being [[CrazyAwesome Todd]], manages to twist them enough to appear comprehensible to other people to avoid raising suspicions.
* PygmalionPlot: A rather twisted version, [[spoiler: since it involves a rather unfortunate case of CarnivoreConfusion]], but "Chickens" still focuses on Todd and Becca's relationship and how the former tries to adapt the latter to fit into society [[spoiler: to avoid being caught and slaughtered.]]
* SeriouslyScruffy: She has a case of wild, ruffled feathers. Probably because of sleeping in unsanitary conditions and constantly being treated as an actual animal. Not to say about the way she's transported in the Chicken 4 Dayz truck before being released.
[[/folder]]

!!!Chicken 4 Dayz

[[folder: In General]]
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TheRival to Gentle Farms not only in terms of providers but also in a more stable, omniscient model for processing.
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* AffablyEvil: Very personable in interviews and about their products (at least their spokesperson), but there's no mistake that they're just as bad as their competitors, if not more discreet about it.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: In between the action of the police chase of the chicken involving Diane, Irving and Todd; Tom Jumbo-Grumbo interviews the representative of Chicken 4 Dayz about the recent events, as well as certain allegations that what they do is inhuman to the chickens. The scene is there to demonstrate their way of weaseling out of things ([[LawfulEvil approved by all the required laws]]) as well as how they're NotSoDifferent from their competitors.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler: With Gentle Farms.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: Arguably a bigger factor in the processing of animals than [[spoiler: Gentle Farms]], yet they're so overarching and they play their legal cards very well that it seems kinda impossible to confront them over it.
* HumanResources: [[PlayingWithATrope More or less. It's complicated]]. Basically, the way fast food products like fried chicken come to be in this world is by segregating the anthropomorphic animals into two groups: those who are fed and raised as "normal" members of this society and those who are stuffed and cooped to be processed into food. [[NightmareFuel Yeah]]. Chicken 4 Dayz in particular prides itself in having served more than 5 million chickens worldwide.
* MegaCorp: In terms of expansion and customer service, they prefer their business to be monopolies.
* MouthOfSauron: The spokesperson presents himself in [=MSNBSea=] in order to assure everybody that the incident involving Becca has nothing to do with Chicken 4 Dayz and that people should expect a new promotion in this month.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: There's never really any doubt that they're amoral and ambitious, but their UsefulNotes/StraightEdge act is really effective and Tom, with his common propagandistic agenda, gives them leeway in his show to be portrayed as upstanding businessmen.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: Just like their rivals, they seem to have no problem butchering barely advanced animals to feed them to the large public, some of which are civilized animals themselves. It's the perfect middle ground and the perfect industry.]]
* WordSaladTitle: '''Chicken 4 Dayz'''. Yeah, it sounds cool. Yeah, it reads kinda good too with the type of letters. Doesn't make any sense still.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: How the name of the fried chicken restaurant is stylized.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Spokesperson]]

A spokesperson appearing in [=MSNBSea=] to assure people that the disaster occurring during "Chickens" [[BlatantLies is nothing to be concerned about]].
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* AffablyEvil: By himself, he's quite cordial. However, take into account that the company he works for is basically promoting a legal, twisted form of cannibalism.
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Tom Jumbo-Grumbo interviews the representative of Chicken 4 Dayz about the recent events, as well as certain allegations that what they do is inhuman to the chickens. The spokesman instead assures everybody that what they do is completely legal and approved by the respective authorities (never mind the moral qualms), the incident involving Becca has nothing to do with Chicken 4 Dayz and that people should expect a new promotion of chicken in this month.
* MouthOfSauron: The spokesperson presents himself in [=MSNBSea=] in order to assure everybody that the incident involving Becca has nothing to do with Chicken 4 Dayz and that people should expect a new promotion in this month.
[[/folder]]

!!![[ChurchOfHappyology Shenanigags]]

[[folder: In General]]
* BaitAndSwitchComparison: [[spoiler:When Todd is walking aimless through Hollywoo, he encounters a poster of Scientology that seems to be the answer to his problems, only to then be taken away by Shenanigags, who have the same methods but are apparently separated from Scientology.]]
* BlindObedience: In order to stay, there can be no questions or disagreements with what the company is doing or the master Copernicus orders. Just follow orders, be quiet and docile. Everything is going to be fine..
* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler: What ultimately happens to everyone as Todd finds out.]]
* ChurchOfHappyology: {{Zigzagged}}. At first, the Shenanigags storyline seems to be a LighterAndSofter TakeThat to Scientology, with the main hint of darkness coming from the DissonantSerenity and blank pushy attitude from its members. [[spoiler: Then, as Todd gets more involved, the most horrifying aspects of Scientology, especially Sea Org, come out to light, such as the slave-like conditions, the piss poor salaries they get, the inhumane living rooms, the manipulation they do to keep people in...]]
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Shenanigags has as a basic rule that the people involved, especially the ones who are being initiated, have to put their absolute trust into the company in order to truly get better and as such, they'll be rewarded. [[spoiler: It's all a lie.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A dark {{Deconstruction}} of the trope. Just like Scientology itself, it goes to show how sometimes being out of touch with reality doesn't make you less dangerous, especially if [[MaskOfSanity you're able to hide it pretty well]].
* CultOfPersonality: Just like Scientology was one to Creator/LRonHubbard, Shenanigags is one to its master Copernicus.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Copernicus]]
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The leader of Shenanigags, a self-proclaimed [[ThePhilosopherKing Philosopher King]] Persian cat with a reasonable attitude [[spoiler:and completely bonkers beliefs]].
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* AffablyEvil: Certainly one for camaraderie and with a penchant for butt jokes by the tons. [[spoiler:Doesn't change the fact that he's basically manipulating people into being barely paid slaves and buy into his crazy ideas.]]
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: His improv group assimilates members and isolates them from their friends and family. He then exploits them working in his cruise ship with no pay whatsoever, making them live in tiny, unfurnished cabins while [[spoiler: he lives in luxury]]. Oh, and also [[spoiler: he rips his butt jokes off from a book]].
* BadassBeard: Admittedly, his beard is quite impressive.
* BadBoss: [[spoiler: What he turns out to be with all the manipulation, the crappy conditions in which his followers live compared to his opulent lifestyle, the lack of salary and the brainwashing to get people to stay. Granted, there are a lot of wrong signs about him before TheReveal, but...]]
* BaitTheDog: Initially when introduced, Copernicus had an air of mysteriousness and wisdom around him and was formal, yet friendly with Todd about what he needed to do to rise through Shenanigags, even if some of the advice sounded quite suspicious. [[spoiler: Then, as Todd finds out about the deceptions he does to everyone, Copernicus changes tone and shows the kind of person he is.]]
* BlindObedience: What he demands from everyone in exchange from the promise of giving their lives direction. [[spoiler: It's all a lie.]]
* CatsAreMean: A cult leader who passes himself as this great philosopher and prophet whom everybody owes extreme allegiance. Plus a Persian cat.
* CatsAreSuperior: His own view of himself, given how he has constructed the church's view around his veneration.
* ChurchOfHappyology: Shenanigags, his improv group. [[spoiler: By the end, it's less "harmless parody" and more "venomous attack" towards the real thing.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Copernicus, having created the Shenanigags group and structured it into a cult, has a foot onto madness, rationalizing what he does by paper bland explanations of "improvement" and "enlightenment". He still managed to create and lead it, with many people following his example. Not exactly a feat when the Persian is able to hide the insanity through a veneer of wisdom and harmlessness, since he doesn't appear crazy at first glance.
* ControlFreak: He's perfect and unquestionable. What he tells you to do you do without any complaints. Do not even suggest the opposite or you might need a bit of behavior modification.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: He compliments [=BoJack=] on his speech to Todd about how much he appreciates him being there, wondering where did he got such amazing acting training. It doesn't seem to occur to him that [=BoJack=] may have spoken from the heart.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He manages to blur it with occasional doses of true affability but once your loyalty is in question, the cruelty shows up along with the attitude.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The head of Shenanigags and the main reason why several people have been scammed out of several of their savings and personal liberties.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's clearly a stand-in for L. Ron Hubbard. Aside from being the head of a ChurchOfHappyology, his fur coloring gives him a red-headed and pale-faced look in keeping with Hubbard's, he and Hubbard have basically the same body type, and many prominent pictures of Hubbard show him in colorful cravats such as the one Copernicus wears.
* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Copernicus may be a cult leader, but he does wonder why Todd would ever go back to being friends with [=BoJack=] as the horse does nothing but degrade and bully Todd (not to mention intentionally ruining his Rock Opera)]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Improv. Director]]
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Bryan]]

[[/folder]]

!!Medics

[[folder: Dr. Allen Hu]]
->'''Played by''': [[Series/{{Community}} Ken]] [[Film/TheHangover Jeong]]
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Sarah Lynn's personal physician who provides her with drugs and pills. Often confused by Bojack with ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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* AtrociousAlias: Bojack thought so, given he thought it was ''Series/DoctorWho''.
* DrFeelgood: A professional doctor who sells prescripted pills and experimental drugs to [[FunctionalAddict Sarah Lynn]], regardless of the ethical conundrum.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: To Sarah Lynn.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: See DrFeelgood above.
* NameIsTheSame: Bojack confuses his name with that of ''Series/DoctorWho'' because of their similar sounding. Sarah Lynn, the good Dr. and Todd [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure fail to get the connection.]]
* RealAfterAll: When Sarah Lynn first mentions him as her contact for drugs, Bojack thinks he may be a fake doctor using an AtrociousAlias. When he shows up as a real doctor and person, Bojack is speechless.
* WhosOnFirst: His name causes [[ShoutOut a similar situation]]:
--->'''Bojack''': Oh, it's "Hu." Dr. Hu.
--->'''Dr. Hu''': That's right, Dr. Hu. Dr. Allen Hu.
--->'''Bojack''': No, no, no, but I thought it was "Who," like Doctor Who.
--->'''Dr. Hu''': Yes, that's exactly what it's like.
--->'''Bojack''': No, not H-U, but, "who," like, "Hello, who is it?"
--->'''Dr. Hu''': (confused) Uh, I don't know. Who is it? I'm sorry, is this a joke? Is he telling a joke that I just don't---
--->'''Sarah Lynn''': Hard to tell. Sometimes I just laugh after he talks so he'll leave me alone.
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[[folder: Doctor Pig]]
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A recurring doctor who often has to deal with Bojack or Mr. Peanutbutter.
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* DeadpanSnarker: In both of his two appearances, he takes shots at Bojack and Mr. Peanutbutter.
* DrJerk: Downplayed, but he's quite sarcastic and condescending towards his patients. Not that Bojack or Mr. Peanutbutter do anything but aggravate him.
* DressedToHeal: He uses his doctor labcoat and equipment every time he appears.
* EarlyBirdCameo: His first appearance was in the pilot as Bojack's physicist after [[spoiler: he suffers a panic attack.]]
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Often seen wearing this.
* LongBusTrip: He appears in the first episode of the series, then disappears until the second season premiere.
* TheMedic: Obviously, to Bojack and Mr. Peanutbutter.
* MessyPig: Averted. He's very clean.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: He's small, fitting as he's a pig, and a doctor.
* StoicSpectacles: Wears glasses and doesn't let emotions run rampant.
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!!''Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities'' Contestants

[[folder: Contestants in ''Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!'']]
* See [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]]
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!![[PosthumousCharacter Historical Characters]]

[[folder: Secretariat]]

A former race horse from TheSeventies and Bojack's personal hero. After being banned from ever racing again for betting on his races, he commits suicide by jumping off a bridge.
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* For the tropes related to Secretariat, see ''[[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]]''.
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[[folder: Jeffretariat]]

Secretariat's brother.
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* For the tropes related to Jeffretariat, see ''[[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]]''.
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* [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPhilbertCastAndCrew Philbert Cast And Crew]][[note]] Creator/Writer (Flip [=McVicker=]); Producer (Princess Carolyn, Lenny Turtletaub); Actors ([=BoJack=] Horseman).

* [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPhilbertCastAndCrew Philbert Cast And Crew]]

* {{Foil}}. To Katrina. Both are the career drive, ex-wives of Mr. Peanutbutter (with both cheating on him during their own marriage to him). However, while Katrina is serious and icy, while Jessica is an AxCrazy LargeHam.

* TheSociopath: {{Zigzagged|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs. Compared to others, she certainly doesn't start like such but Margo disturbingly meets most of the criteria: the reasons behind her crime sprees are partly caused by a need to cover up her misdeeds which would be a lot more excusable if her lack of impulse control ''wouldn't'' cause them most of the time; she clearly doesn't care for the collateral damage she should feel responsible for; has a crave for cheap thrills and wants nothing more than utter destruction....and to keep her career, making her reputation more important than any moral quandaries. That being said, she does have morals and has a much more pragmatic and savvy sense of survival than an actual sociopath. Her histrionic fits and ability to emote blurs the line further and it's ultimately open to interpretation whether she's really this or just has some aspects of the disorder.