History Characters / BojackHorsemanVigorAgency

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* VestigialEmpire:[[spoiler: {{Averted|Trope}}. As it turns out, putting Charlie out in the battlefield with little to no experience was a tactical mistake, since he's more capable in the analytical side; ergo: making him the head of Vigor turns out to be the right choice.]]

* IronicName: '''Vigor's''' agents are basically [[TheSvengali Svengali]]-type people who while just doing their jobs and actually helping out some of their clients, contribute for the most part to sucking people's talent for its worth.

* IronicName: "Vigor"'s agents are basically [[TheSvengali Svengali]]-type people who while just doing their jobs and actually helping out some of their clients, contribute for the most part to sucking people's talent for its worth.

* AChildShallLeadThem: He may be far from a child at this point, but Charlie has [[ManChild the right attitude]]. He's also Mr. Witherspoon's obvious choice for a successor [[spoiler:and true to the worst examples, Charlie is now the boss of Vigor with no clue of how to run the place.]]

* ConsummateProfessional: Whenever they get themselves in full gear, there's nothing else in their mind to stop them from getting what they need.

** Within the company, Princess Carolyn could be seen as this, since for all of her ManipulativeBitch tendencies, she's the most decent out of the agents in Vigor and one of the [[OnlySaneWoman only ones with their head screwed right]].

* TheSocialDarwinist: You have to be alert and constantly in guard. Otherwise, you're an easy prey not only for rival companies, but also for your co-workers.

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* HypercompetentSidekick: While Princess Carolyn could handle everything on her own, it's clear she appreciates and is proud of the all the help Lora provides with her schedule and arrangements.

* [[spoiler: CharacterDeath]]

** [[spoiler:KickedUpstairs]][-/-][[spoiler:ThePeterPrinciple]]: [[spoiler: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Arguably]]. No matter how much Witherspoon loves him, even he must see that Charlie is no genius, lacking in what it's needed to run the company and he could probably cause less trouble in that position. The only flaw is Charlie was barely competent as a secretary. As an agent, ''he's nigh useless'' despite how harmless he may be. ]]

* [[spoiler: LastDisrespects]]: Unintentionally. Maybe Rutabaga should have called off his final "fuck you" to his boss. [[spoiler: Especially since he's had, y'know, '''''A STROKE.''''']]
* [[spoiler: LeftHanging]]: [[spoiler: We never find out if he's still alive after the stroke or not in the second season. Come the third season, it's confirmed that he's dead.]]

** [[spoiler:KickedUpstairs]][-/-][[spoiler:ThePeterPrinciple]]: [[spoiler: Arguably. Charlie is no genius and he could probably cause less trouble in that position. The flaw is, Charlie was barely competent as a secretary. As an agent, ''he's nigh useless''. ]]

* TheKlutz: Oh, yes. With his NervousWreck tendencies and StickyFingers, he meses up everything he touches. Now, if only he wasn't the boss' son...
* TheNapoleon: Becomes this in Season 3. Not in terms of height or personality, but [[spoiler:by dressing as Napoleon.]]

* SketchySuccessor: Mr. Witherspoon might disagree, but as far as the other employees are concerned, this trope is on full effect with Charlie, who has none of his father's cunning or business savviness and is an absolute klutz in any part of the agency he's assigned yet is expected to fulfill the role as future head of the company and groomed as such, even when better options like Princess Carolyn or Rutabaga are available. [[spoiler: Might be a problem now that daddy dearest has been incapacitated and Charlie has to take the reins, especially with his utter incompetence...]]

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: He suffers a stroke in the season 2 finale. He has't been confirmed dead yet.]]

* [[spoiler: LeftHanging]]: [[spoiler: We never find out if he's still alive after the stroke or not.]]

!!!Vigor's employees.

[[folder: Vanessa Gekko]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KristinChenoweth

A talent agent that Princess Carolyn has a rivalry with.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She's this to Princess Carolyn. At least until she steps up her game.
* AlwaysVSexy: Her first name is Vanessa and she's quite attractive. The personality and the passive agressiveness, however...
* BabiesEverAfter: She taunts [[MyBiologicalClockIsTicking Princess Carolyn]] in this department as well, since she has two kids.
* BattleOfWits: Engages in an old fashioned duel with Princess Carolyn after Vanessa takes away her place in the Vigor social ladder. [[spoiler: Princess Carolyn wins.]]
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Initially does this to Princess Carolyn, perking up and taking all of her projects without breaking a sweat. [[spoiler: It's [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] later since unlike PC, Vanessa cannot deal with the pressure of a deal collapsing and its consequences.]]
** In a straighter example, [[spoiler: when the bird paparazzi show up at her office wanting to talk to [=BoJack=]'s agent about some possible compromising photos, Vanessa (temporarily being [=BoJack=]'s agent) owns them by pretending to cave onto their demands, then instead point out the several legal issues that would arise for this two for invading private property, ''[[RefugeInAudacity then]]'' adds the possibility of [[FrameUp pining on them]] the murder of Music/TupacShakur and finally [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown forces them to give her the pictures in order to get the charges dropped.]]]]
* CatchPhrase: "Byeeeeeeee" in a singsong voice.
* EnemyCivilWar: After Vanessa joins the Vigor roster, her interactions with Princess Carolyn consist of nothing more than the two agents trying to one up each other to keep their jobs. Not ones for actual violence, they prefer to use strategy and sabotage as their weapon of choice as a way to keep any possible damage to a minimum. [[spoiler: Ultimately, Vanessa loses after PC manipulates her clients into making one of her deals fall through.]]
* EvilPowerVacuum: She takes advantage of Princess Carolyn's temporary BadassDecay in "Say Anything" to propel herself into a big position and take away her projects and her secretary.
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Threatens to do this to the two paparazzo if they don't deliver her the compromising pictures of [=BoJack=] and Sarah Lynn.]]
* HappilyMarried: And constantly rubs it in the single Princess Carolyn's face.
* HelpfulHallucination: During "The Shot" though she only gets more helpful when she acts more antagonistically to Princess Carolyn.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Points where it's due. Then, again, this is Bojack we are talking about.
* {{Jerkass}}: Constantly rubs her success in Princess Carolyn's face and is rarely geniunely nice to anyone.
* KickTheDog: Her talks with Princess Carolyn are a long session of this, albeit in a subtle way.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Her treatment and dismissal of the two bird paparazzo who want to {{Blackmail}} Bojack would fall into KickTheDog, but those two are so inept, pathetic and cruel that it's kind of satisfying.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: After taking away Princess Carolyn's project from her and humiliating her, Princess Carolyn shows her fangs and riggs everything so it will come crashing down on Vanessa at the worst moment.]]
* MockingSingSong: She doesn't sing, ''that's her normal tone of voice.''
* NonIndicativeName: Despite what her name would make someone believe, especially with [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals the kind of world]] [[SpeciesSurname this one is]], she's a human, not an actual gecko.
* OutGambitted: By Princess Carolyn in "Say Anything".
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: A master of the art.
* SmugSnake: She's slimy and a lot less clever than she thinks she is.
* SpeciesSurname: Averted, she's a human woman.
* SugaryMalice: With more emphasis on the "sugary" part, since her more nasty side only comes out when interacting with Princess Carolyn.
* TheRival: To Princess Carolyn.
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: In a passive-aggressive way.
* TheUsurper: She starts taking away all of Princess Carolyn's privileges and accomplishments, including a movie deal she was handling and a cushier position with her boss, Mr. Witherspoon.
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''utabaga '''R'''abbinowitz.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: His last name hints at a Jewish background.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Rutabaga's descriptions of his home life and wife Katie aren't jolly, at all. He obviously resents her for her obsessive eye on interior decorating, as well as other things.
-->'''Rutabaga''': Give me some gossip. My wife is making me go to the opera tonight. I need something to distract me from the thought of D-bags singing songs in German about their boners.
* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler: Since when berating a {{Chessmaster}} fellow agent who not only is your lover, but also happens to have one of your properties at her name and reasons to cut you out a good idea? Rutabaga was lucky that's all Princess Carolyn ended up doing.]]
* BurningTheShips: [[spoiler: What he and Princess Carolyn intend on doing when they quit Vigor. While Princess Carolyn backs down when Mr. Witherspoon, their boss, has a stroke; Rutabaga goes ahead and does it for both of them.]]
* CallItKarma: [[spoiler: While not a completely bad guy, Rutabaga ends up being '''''conned''''' out of his and Princess Carolyn's company, whom he had named as owner to avoid conflicts with his wife, because he ends up pissing her off. This, after having burned a bridge by quitting Vigor. Out of the frying pan and into the oven...]]
* CampStraight[-/-]TheDandy: He's a bit effeminate and can be a little too conscious of image and wardrobe, but he has a wife [[spoiler:and later, an affair with Princess Carolyn.]]
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: [[spoiler: Regardless of the outcome, this is the position Rutebaga's on right now: he has just quit his cushy job at Vigor to jump into a new agency with Princess Carolyn, except that tie has been cut by her because of his misdeeds ''[[FromBadToWorse and]]'' because he signed the property over to her name as a way to avoid his wife's lawyers, Rutabaga has no legal rights over the agency. [[HopeSpot He could return to Vigor, right?]] Nop. He [[BurningTheShips took care of it]], and let's just wait when he tells his wife that he lost the agency and his job because he was cheating on ''her''...]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: While not as bad as Princess Carolyn, Rutabaga also feels under-appreciated in his job, which spurns him into trying to start his own agency company and try to sign Carolyn for it.]]
* TheDilbertPrinciple: An incompetent former intern ends up promoted to the floor 27 and competent ones like himself and Princess Carolyn are held down a floor below.
* DisposableWoman[-/-]DisposableLoveInterest: [[spoiler: It's revealed that he sees Princess Carolyn as this, being his [[TheMistress mistress]] and all. He's a GenderFlipped version of the trope, for obvious reasons.]]
* DivorceAssetsConflict: [[spoiler: When he starts the divorce proceedings with his wife, he has to sign the secret company at Princess Carolyn's name, in order to avoid a conflict of interests. This bites him in the ass later on.]]
* DivorceIsTemporary: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he reconciled with his wife and never formalized his divorce, using Princess Carolyn as a side piece.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler: The reason behind his defection: he hasn't advanced the way he wants and believes he never will, so decides to jump ship.]]
* EarsAsHair: Often brushes his bunny ears backwards as if it was hair as a CharacterTic, the same way someone would straighten their tie.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first appearance shows him as a friendly shoulder and co-worker of Princess Carolyn, as they talk about their work and home life, even implying some sort of attraction between them. [[spoiler: That still doesn't stop him from [[ItsAllAboutMe redirecting a conversation about Carolyn's feelings back to himself]] or [[LovableTraitor taking over a project of hers as a vehicle for his client]] [[OpportunisticBastard behind her back]].]]
* FairWeatherFriend: [[spoiler: He seems nice in his first appearance, until he makes a move in favor of his client at the cost of Princess Carolyn's client when a studio deal goes sideways.]]
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Turns out to be this to Princess Carolyn.]]
* FatalFlaw: {{Lust}}. Rutabaga is quite smart and devious, but has the sex drive of, well, a rabbit and as revealed through the 2nd season, seriously can't keep it in his pants. [[spoiler: This ultimately leads to a situation where a WomanScorned in the form of Princess Carolyn ''screws'' him professionally (after screwing him literally) as payback for his philandering and unreliability.]]
* FootDraggingDivorcee: [[spoiler: In the 2nd half of the 2nd season, as he and his wife start drifting apart and then, proceed with the necessary paperwork.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: His first appearance involves going behind Carolyn's back to get his client a part in ''her'' movie deal and then trying to excuse his actions as nothing more than a simple mishap rather than a backstabbing. Then, he starts getting involved with the feline, arguing he's getting a divorce...]]
* GenreBlind: [[spoiler: Telling your [[TheMistress mistress]] that you're her best choice, given how old she is, and that's she nothing more than a side piece is not a smart or tactful move.]]
* HandsomeLech: [[spoiler: What he turns out to be, much to Princess Carolyn's disappointing.]]
* HaremSeeker: [[spoiler: It's revealed that Rutabaga never went ahead with allegedly divorcing his wife, making his relationship with Princess Carolyn an affair rather than a formal compromise. Even then, he still wants to continue with the relationship, implying that he just wants to have as much tail as possible.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: See LeonineContract, LaserGuidedKarma below and DivorceAssetsConflict above to see why.
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Rutabaga, a rabbit, has a fling with Princess Carolyn, a cat. Defied with his marriage, since it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] they're both of the same species.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his OpportunisticBastard tendencies, he does care about Princess Carolyn and seems to hold her in high regard.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler: Then, again, there are limits to how far does he truly care about her...]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: He ends up being screwed out of his idea of a new agency by the same person he had screwed in more than one way.]]
* LastDisrespects: [[spoiler: Unintentionally, he ends up doing this towards Charlie and the hospitalized Mr. Witherspoon as a final "fuck you" gone wrong.]]
* LeonineContract: [[spoiler: In order to escape his wife's lawyers, Rutebaga puts the property of the new agency in the name of Princess Carolyn. When their affair collapses, Princess Carolyn uses this to take the company away from him, and since she's the ''legal'' owner, Rutabaga can't do anything but squirm in anger and disbelief.]]
* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler: [[InvokedTrope Used by him]] in order to escape his wife's attorneys and then [[ExploitedTrope exploited]] against him as payback for being a double-faced, backstabber cheating bastard.]]
* LovableTraitor: Part of his schtick. He's just as an OpportunisticBastard as everyone at Vigor but he's much more overt and open about it, so it's a kind of a given whenever you're dealing with him. [[spoiler: Of course, the "Loveable" part can fade away when it comes to intimate matters..]]
* TheMistress: [[spoiler: Princess Carolyn is this for him, or at least that was his intent. She was looking for something more formal, though.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: After finding out that Rutabaga [[FootDraggingDivorcee didn't go through with the divorce]] and being personally insulted by him, she takes advantage of [[ChekhovsGun her name in the properties]] to kick him out of her life.]]
* NiceGuy: Flamboyance and occasional selfish moments aside, he's a pretty decent person and quite willing to lend a hand to his friend, Princess Carolyn, in any way he can. [[spoiler: As we later find out, [[BitchInSheepsClothing he's not that nice]].]]
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: [[spoiler: At the end of season 2, Carolyn discovers that Rutabaga hadn't gone through with the divorce papers for his wife, making her the other woman and [[TheMistress mistress]] in their relationship. [[{{Understatement}} It doesn't sit well for her]].]]
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: [[spoiler: Seriously, Rutabaga, you couldn't have hold it together and ''not'' be a dick towards your boss' son? Did you really have to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown kick him while he was down]]?]]
* OfficeRomance: [[spoiler: With Princess Carolyn in season 2. It doesn't go well.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: Yes. He can still be your friend and all, but if he has a motive and he has an opening, he will stab you. Just take a look at FairWeatherFriend and {{Foreshadowing}} above. It's all within the game, and it's usually non-personal. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, when ItsPersonal, people might not react well to the discovery or the fact that he could play them like that..]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Everything else besides]], Rutabaga does help Carolyn by giving her a tip of [[spoiler: Bonito's NotQuiteDead client, Creator/JDSalinger.]]
* RousingSpeech: Gives one to Princess Carolyn after the latter [[InvokedTrope invokes]] it from him:
--> ''Okay. Carolyn, you are the star of a movie. This is the part of the movie where you get your heart broken. Where the world tests you, and people treat you like shit. But it has to happen this way. Otherwise, the end of the movie, when you get everything you want, won't feel as rewarding. There are assholes out there, but in the end, they don't matter. Because this movie's not about them. It's never been about them. All this time, the movie's been about you.''
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: Unintentionally. See LastDisrespects above.
* SpeciesSurname: Somewhat; it does say part of the word Rabbit but mixing it up a bit with some Jewish naming suffixes.
* TheSouthpaw: If one [[FreezeFrameBonus freeze-frames]], he's seen writing a few things with his left hand.
* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart]]: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he never really formalized the divorce and has been carrying on the affair with Princess Carolyn as a side relationship. Needless to say, this ends up ''[[JustForPun screwing him over]]''.]]

** [[spoiler: KickedUpstairs]][-/-][[spoiler: ThePeterPrinciple]]: [[spoiler: Arguably. Charlie is no genius and he could probably cause less trouble in that position. The flaw is, Charlie was barely competent as a secretary. As an agent, ''he's nigh useless''. ]]

** [[spoiler: KickedUpstairs]][-/-][[spoiler: ThePeterPrinciple]]: [[spoiler: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Arguably]]. No matter how much Witherspoon loves him, even he must see that Charlie is no genius, lacking in what it's needed to run the company and he could probably cause less trouble in that position. The only flaw is Charlie was barely competent as a secretary. As an agent, ''he's nigh useless'' despite how harmless he may be. ]]

** [[spoiler: KickedUpstairs]][-/-][[spoiler: ThePeterPrinciple]]: [[spoiler: Arguably. Charlie is no genius and he could probably cause less trouble in that position. The flaw is, Charlie was barely competent as a secretary. As an agent, ''he's nigh useless''. ]]

* SketchySuccessor: Mr. Witherspoon might disagree, but as far as the other employees are concerned, this trope is on full effect with Charlie, who has none of his father's cunning or business savviness and is an absolute klutz in any part of the agency he's assigned yet is expected to fulfill the role as head of the company and groomed as such, even when better options like Princess Carolyn or Rutabaga are available. [[spoiler: Might be a problem now that daddy dearest has been incapacitated and Charlie has to take the reins, especially with his utter incompetence...]]

* AntiHeroSubstitute: Colder and way less respectful towards his employer, Princess Carolyn, than Lora ever was.
* AshesToCrashes: [[spoiler: After Princess Carolyn gets ahold of Herb's ashes, Stewart is the one who ends up breaking the urn containing them.]]
* BeleagueredAssistant: Just like Lora before him. Possibly double so, since unlike Lora, Princess Carolyn is not fond of him and berates him to no end.
* ButtMonkey: Seeing a pattern here?
* BumblingSidekick: While not dim by any chance and quite capable on his own, he's certainly less competent than Lora and more of an obstacle and constant thorn on his boss' side. He's, to borrow a quote from Princess Carolyn, the "less talented Belushi brother" when comparing him to Lora.
* DeadpanSnarker: Way more standoffish and willing to fence Carolyn snark-to-snark.
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': [[spoiler:(about being caught with Rutabaga in the closet supply)]] We weren't doing anything! We were just looking for closet supplies.
-->'''Stewart''': Are you the person to talk to about unclogging the toilet?
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': Stuart, I'm your boss.
-->'''Stewart''': Okay, but you're the one in the janitor's closet, so what, I'm the idiot?
* {{Foil}}: As a contrasting replacement to Lora. Lora, while usually teetering between balance and collapse, was a reliable companion and trusting friend to Princess Carolyn, who appreciated her in return. Stewart, however, is just a simple worker with far less skill, disrespectful towards his employer and a bit more willing to nudge her when he can get away with it. No wonder Princess Carolyn barely tolerates him.
* InterruptedIntimacy: [[spoiler: He just walks into the closet supply as Princess Carolyn and Rutabaga are having a moment..]]
* TheKlutz: In contrast to Lora, Stewart often messes things up. [[spoiler: Breaking up Herb's ashes urn]] is just one of the many aggravations he causes Princess Carolyn.
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging Why did I have to bring you with me?]]]]
* MomentKiller: See InterruptedIntimacy above. And he doesn't even realize it.
* NerdGlasses: A pair, which only make him look kind of gawky.
* ReplacementScrappy: InUniverse. He's seen by Princess Carolyn as a step down from [[HypercompetentSidekick Lora]], which only earns him nothing but put-downs. Still, she treats him decently and when [[spoiler: she jumps ship from Vigor, she takes him along for the ride.]]
* SarcasticDevotee: He's sarcastic and even rude towards Princess Carolyn (it's two-sided, however), yet continues doing what he's told [[spoiler: and even follows her to her new company.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler: Despite the headache they both give to each other, Princess Carolyn keeps him to continue being his secretary at her new agency.]]

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* For Princess Carolyn, see [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn here.]]

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[[folder: Rutabaga Rabbinowitz]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Ben Schwartz

Princess Carolyn's co-worker at Vigor and good friend.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: His last name hints at a Jewish background.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Rutabaga's descriptions of his home life and wife Katie aren't jolly, at all. He obviously resents her for her obsessive eye on interior decorating, as well as other things.
-->'''Rutabaga''': Give me some gossip. My wife is making me go to the opera tonight. I need something to distract me from the thought of D-bags singing songs in German about their boners.
* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler: Since when berating a {{Chessmaster}} fellow agent who not only is your lover, but also happens to have one of your properties at her name and reasons to cut you out a good idea? Rutabaga was lucky that's all Princess Carolyn ended up doing.]]
* BurningTheShips: [[spoiler: What he and Princess Carolyn intend on doing when they quit Vigor. While Princess Carolyn backs down when Mr. Witherspoon, their boss, has a stroke; Rutabaga goes ahead and does it for both of them.]]
* CallItKarma: [[spoiler: While not a completely bad guy, Rutabaga ends up being '''''conned''''' out of his and Princess Carolyn's company, whom he had named as owner to avoid conflicts with his wife, because he ends up pissing her off. This, after having burned a bridge by quitting Vigor. Out of the frying pan and into the oven...]]
* CampStraight[-/-]TheDandy: He's a bit effeminate and can be a little too conscious of image and wardrobe, but he has a wife [[spoiler:and later, an affair with Princess Carolyn.]]
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: [[spoiler: Regardless of the outcome, this is the position Rutebaga's on right now: he has just quit his cushy job at Vigor to jump into a new agency with Princess Carolyn, except that tie has been cut by her because of his misdeeds ''[[FromBadToWorse and]]'' because he signed the property over to her name as a way to avoid his wife's lawyers, Rutabaga has no legal rights over the agency. [[HopeSpot He could return to Vigor, right?]] Nop. He [[BurningTheShips took care of it]], and let's just wait when he tells his wife that he lost the agency and his job because he was cheating on ''her''...]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: While not as bad as Princess Carolyn, Rutabaga also feels under-appreciated in his job, which spurns him into trying to start his own agency company and try to sign Carolyn for it.]]
* TheDilbertPrinciple: An incompetent former intern ends up promoted to the floor 27 and competent ones like himself and Princess Carolyn are held down a floor below.
* DisposableWoman[-/-]DisposableLoveInterest: [[spoiler: It's revealed that he sees Princess Carolyn as this, being his [[TheMistress mistress]] and all. He's a GenderFlipped version of the trope, for obvious reasons.]]
* DivorceAssetsConflict: [[spoiler: When he starts the divorce proceedings with his wife, he has to sign the secret company at Princess Carolyn's name, in order to avoid a conflict of interests. This bites him in the ass later on.]]
* DivorceIsTemporary: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he reconciled with his wife and never formalized his divorce, using Princess Carolyn as a side piece.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler: The reason behind his defection: he hasn't advanced the way he wants and believes he never will, so decides to jump ship.]]
* EarsAsHair: Often brushes his bunny ears backwards as if it was hair as a CharacterTic, the same way someone would straighten their tie.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first appearance shows him as a friendly shoulder and co-worker of Princess Carolyn, as they talk about their work and home life, even implying some sort of attraction between them. [[spoiler: That still doesn't stop him from [[ItsAllAboutMe redirecting a conversation about Carolyn's feelings back to himself]] or [[LovableTraitor taking over a project of hers as a vehicle for his client]] [[OpportunisticBastard behind her back]].]]
* FairWeatherFriend: [[spoiler: He seems nice in his first appearance, until he makes a move in favor of his client at the cost of Princess Carolyn's client when a studio deal goes sideways.]]
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Turns out to be this to Princess Carolyn.]]
* FatalFlaw: {{Lust}}. Rutabaga is quite smart and devious, but has the sex drive of, well, a rabbit and as revealed through the 2nd season, seriously can't keep it in his pants. [[spoiler: This ultimately leads to a situation where a WomanScorned in the form of Princess Carolyn ''screws'' him professionally (after screwing him literally) as payback for his philandering and unreliability.]]
* FootDraggingDivorcee: [[spoiler: In the 2nd half of the 2nd season, as he and his wife start drifting apart and then, proceed with the necessary paperwork.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: His first appearance involves going behind Carolyn's back to get his client a part in ''her'' movie deal and then trying to excuse his actions as nothing more than a simple mishap rather than a backstabbing. Then, he starts getting involved with the feline, arguing he's getting a divorce...]]
* GenreBlind: [[spoiler: Telling your [[TheMistress mistress]] that you're her best choice, given how old she is, and that's she nothing more than a side piece is not a smart or tactful move.]]
* HandsomeLech: [[spoiler: What he turns out to be, much to Princess Carolyn's disappointing.]]
* HaremSeeker: [[spoiler: It's revealed that Rutabaga never went ahead with allegedly divorcing his wife, making his relationship with Princess Carolyn an affair rather than a formal compromise. Even then, he still wants to continue with the relationship, implying that he just wants to have as much tail as possible.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: See LeonineContract, LaserGuidedKarma below and DivorceAssetsConflict above to see why.
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Rutabaga, a rabbit, has a fling with Princess Carolyn, a cat. Defied with his marriage, since it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] they're both of the same species.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his OpportunisticBastard tendencies, he does care about Princess Carolyn and seems to hold her in high regard.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler: Then, again, there are limits to how far does he truly care about her...]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: He ends up being screwed out of his idea of a new agency by the same person he had screwed in more than one way.]]
* LastDisrespects: [[spoiler: Unintentionally, he ends up doing this towards Charlie and the hospitalized Mr. Witherspoon as a final "fuck you" gone wrong.]]
* LeonineContract: [[spoiler: In order to escape his wife's lawyers, Rutebaga puts the property of the new agency in the name of Princess Carolyn. When their affair collapses, Princess Carolyn uses this to take the company away from him, and since she's the ''legal'' owner, Rutabaga can't do anything but squirm in anger and disbelief.]]
* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler: [[InvokedTrope Used by him]] in order to escape his wife's attorneys and then [[ExploitedTrope exploited]] against him as payback for being a double-faced, backstabber cheating bastard.]]
* LovableTraitor: Part of his schtick. He's just as an OpportunisticBastard as everyone at Vigor but he's much more overt and open about it, so it's a kind of a given whenever you're dealing with him. [[spoiler: Of course, the "Loveable" part can fade away when it comes to intimate matters..]]
* TheMistress: [[spoiler: Princess Carolyn is this for him, or at least that was his intent. She was looking for something more formal, though.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: After finding out that Rutabaga [[FootDraggingDivorcee didn't go through with the divorce]] and being personally insulted by him, she takes advantage of [[ChekhovsGun her name in the properties]] to kick him out of her life.]]
* NiceGuy: Flamboyance and occasional selfish moments aside, he's a pretty decent person and quite willing to lend a hand to his friend, Princess Carolyn, in any way he can. [[spoiler: As we later find out, [[BitchInSheepsClothing he's not that nice]].]]
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: [[spoiler: At the end of season 2, Carolyn discovers that Rutabaga hadn't gone through with the divorce papers for his wife, making her the other woman and [[TheMistress mistress]] in their relationship. [[{{Understatement}} It doesn't sit well for her]].]]
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: [[spoiler: Seriously, Rutabaga, you couldn't have hold it together and ''not'' be a dick towards your boss' son? Did you really have to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown kick him while he was down]]?]]
* OfficeRomance: [[spoiler: With Princess Carolyn in season 2. It doesn't go well.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: Yes. He can still be your friend and all, but if he has a motive and he has an opening, he will stab you. Just take a look at FairWeatherFriend and {{Foreshadowing}} above. It's all within the game, and it's usually non-personal. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, when ItsPersonal, people might not react well to the discovery or the fact that he could play them like that..]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Everything else besides]], Rutabaga does help Carolyn by giving her a tip of [[spoiler: Bonito's NotQuiteDead client, Creator/JDSalinger.]]
* RousingSpeech: Gives one to Princess Carolyn after the latter [[InvokedTrope invokes]] it from him:
--> ''Okay. Carolyn, you are the star of a movie. This is the part of the movie where you get your heart broken. Where the world tests you, and people treat you like shit. But it has to happen this way. Otherwise, the end of the movie, when you get everything you want, won't feel as rewarding. There are assholes out there, but in the end, they don't matter. Because this movie's not about them. It's never been about them. All this time, the movie's been about you.''
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: Unintentionally. See LastDisrespects above.
* TheSouthpaw: If one [[FreezeFrameBonus freeze-frames]], he's seen writing a few things with his left hand.
* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart]]: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he never really formalized the divorce and has been carrying on the affair with Princess Carolyn as a side relationship. Needless to say, this ends up ''[[JustForPun screwing him over]]''.]]
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[[folder: Vanessa Gekko]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KristinChenoweth

A talent agent that Princess Carolyn has a rivalry with.
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* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler: Since when berating a {{Chessmaster}} fellow agent who not only is your lover, but also happens to have one of your properties at her name and reasons to cut you out a good idea? Rutabaga was lucky that's all that happened.]]