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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her feel better.

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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack [=BoJack=] initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her feel better.



* ShoutOut: Bojack tries to make a joke about Creator/JoshRadnor, who starred in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. Fittingly, this is an episode about trying to find Hollyhock's mother.

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* ShoutOut: Bojack [=BoJack=] tries to make a joke about Creator/JoshRadnor, who starred in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. Fittingly, this is an episode about trying to find Hollyhock's mother.



* SpottingTheThread: While visiting Marcy, Hollyhock notices that she's slim in a picture from August 2000, a month before Hollyhock was born, so she's likely not her mother...except Hollyhock then gets distracted by wonderin why she was wearing a summer dress to the premiere of a movie called "Autumn in New York". Once equally distracted [=BoJack=] asks her why would anyone release a movie called "Autumn in New York" in summer, Hollyhock starts giving a long irrelevant explanation about it.

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* SpottingTheThread: While visiting Marcy, Hollyhock notices that she's slim in a picture from August 2000, a month before Hollyhock was born, so she's likely not her mother...except Hollyhock then gets distracted by wonderin wondering why she was wearing a summer dress to the premiere of a movie called "Autumn in New York". Once equally distracted [=BoJack=] asks her why would anyone release a movie called "Autumn in New York" in summer, Hollyhock starts giving a long irrelevant explanation about it.
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* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Princess Carolyn and Ralph are arrested by Officer Fuzzyface for speeding while they are trying to rush home and conceive their child. With time almost up, they decide to have sex in the back of Fuzzyface's cruiser. Ralph informs PC that his criminal lawyer is the best, which gets them out of the obvious hot water they'd be in.
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* RightThroughTheWall: Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter have audible sex so loud that it bothers a nearby coworker.


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* UnusualEuphemism: "Frack me, Mr. Peanutbutter! Frack me!"
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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Diane seems hesitant about writing a blog concerning fracking, since Mr. Peanutbutter is running for governor. Her boss, Stephani, advises her to go through with it because their intimacy is on hold.
-->'''Stephani:''' You gotta do ''you'', girl! If he’s doing him, then who’s doing ''you''? Because right now, it seems like ''no one’s'' doing you.

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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Diane seems hesitant about writing a blog concerning fracking, since Mr. Peanutbutter is running for governor. Her boss, Stephani, Stefani, advises her to go through with it because their intimacy is on hold.
-->'''Stephani:''' You -->'''Stefani:''' I always say, "you gotta do ''you'', girl! If he’s you". And if he's doing him, ''him'', then who’s who's doing ''you''? Because right now, it seems like ''no one’s'' one's'' doing you.
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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Diane seems hesitant about writing a blog concerning fracking, since Mr. Peanutbutter is running for governor. Her boss, Stephanie, advises her to go through with it because their intimacy is on hold.

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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Diane seems hesitant about writing a blog concerning fracking, since Mr. Peanutbutter is running for governor. Her boss, Stephanie, Stephani, advises her to go through with it because their intimacy is on hold.
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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Diane seems hesitant about writing a blog concerning fracking, since Mr. Peanutbutter is running for governor. Her boss, Stephanie, advises her to go through with it because their intimacy is on hold.
-->'''Stephani:''' You gotta do ''you'', girl! If he’s doing him, then who’s doing ''you''? Because right now, it seems like ''no one’s'' doing you.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: [[spoiler:Poor Hollyhock is first witness to her supposed father's method of distraction for former lovers, especially a LoonyFan; some rough loving that apparently has lasted more than 5 minutes (new record!). This is mitigated by the fact they're doing it behind a couch but that's little comfort for the poor girl now.]]

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* ParentalSexualitySquick: [[spoiler:Poor Poor Hollyhock is first witness to her supposed father's method of distraction for former lovers, especially a LoonyFan; some rough loving that apparently has lasted more than 5 minutes (new record!). This is mitigated by the fact they're doing it behind a couch but that's little comfort for the poor girl now.]]

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* HaughtyHmph: After having a spat with [=BoJack=], Hollyhock leaves on her own to find all the women [=BoJack=] slept with in TheNineties to see if any of them is her mother. When BJ still manages to find her, Holly just "hmphs" in frustration and tries to leave, only to give in later.



* ParentalSexualitySquick: [[spoiler:Poor Hollyhock is first witness to her supposed father's method of distraction for former lovers, especially a LoonyFan; some rough loving that apparently has lasted more than 5 minutes (new record!). This is mitigated by the fact they're doing it behind a couch but that's little comfort for the poor girl now.]]
* PlotParallel: All three storylines concern the sex lives of the characters.



* PlotParallel: All three storylines concern the sex lives of the characters.


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* SpottingTheThread: While visiting Marcy, Hollyhock notices that she's slim in a picture from August 2000, a month before Hollyhock was born, so she's likely not her mother...except Hollyhock then gets distracted by wonderin why she was wearing a summer dress to the premiere of a movie called "Autumn in New York". Once equally distracted [=BoJack=] asks her why would anyone release a movie called "Autumn in New York" in summer, Hollyhock starts giving a long irrelevant explanation about it.
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* ShoutOut:

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* ShoutOut: Bojack tries to make a joke about Creator/JoshRadnor, who starred in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. Fittingly, this is an episode about trying to find Hollyhock's mother.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''“I know I just met you, but if you do have any of the old Horseman gunk bouncing around in that brain of yours, I gotta tell you right now you should give up on looking for ‘enough’ because it will never be enough.”'']]

->''"And so the dance of life continues. I’m Harvey Fierstein, bidding you a sexy evening."''
-->-- '''Creator/HarveyFierstein [=iOvulate=]'''


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[=BoJack=] agrees to help Hollyhock find her mother, which proves to be difficult considering how much he got around in the '90s. Princess Carolyn and Ralph try to conceive. Mr. Peanutbutter's stance on fracking drives a wedge between him and Diane.



* BookEnds: Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane's storyline begins with them trying to get it on, but [[TheLoinsSleepTonight it doesn't happen]]. At the end, they have passionate angry sex.



* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your [[spoiler: assumed]] child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her feel better.

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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your [[spoiler: assumed]] child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her feel better.


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* PlotParallel: All three storylines concern the sex lives of the characters.
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* StylisticSuck: The 1999 flashback does not have the same attention to background jokes as the others did. It has more generic ones such as the number "1999" everywhere, a billboard just saying "Relevant Billboard", a building called "Flashback Joke!", and another billboard advertising a show called ''It's Another Flashback.''
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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your [[spoiler: assumed]] child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her fee better.

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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your [[spoiler: assumed]] child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her fee feel better.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Hollyhock calls out BoJack on his flippant attitude towards his past hookups, pointing out that any of these women could potentially be her mother.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Hollyhock calls out BoJack [=BoJack=] on his flippant attitude towards his past hookups, pointing out that any of these women could potentially be her mother.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Hollyhock calls out BoJack on his flippant attitude towards his past hookups, pointing out that any of these women could potentially be her mother.
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* CallBack: PC and Ralph are clients of the albino gyno rhino [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion wine-addict]] that she went on a date with in Season 3.
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* LikeParentLikeChild: Subverted, as Bojack initially follows in his mother and grandfather's footsteps of being disgusted when your [[spoiler: assumed]] child is crying, but then he tries to comfort her, if poorly. It makes her fee better.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Subverted. When Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane were about to beat up each other, they end up having angry sex.
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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to [=BoJack=], we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another ]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to [=BoJack=], we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another ]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to [=BoJack=], we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] another ("The [=BoJack=] Horseman Show") extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to [=BoJack=], we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another ("The [=BoJack=] Horseman Show") ]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between Mr Peanutbutter and Diane helped to bring the fire back to their sex life...

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* RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, [=BoJack=], we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] another ("The [=BoJack=] Horseman Show") extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between Mr Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane helped to bring the fire back to their sex life...
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* RulesOfTheRoad: Meow Meow Fuzzy Face pulls over Ralph for going 36 in a 35 zone.
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* RageBreakingPoint: After spending the season trying her best to pretend to be supportive of Mr. Peanutbutter under the grounds that she doesn't believe he'd actually become governor, the fracking issue causes her to call him out and write an article explicitly attacking him.
-->'''Diane''': This is not about ''us''. I don't want ''you'' to be governor because you would be ''bad'' at it because you don't stand for ''anything''.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* BaitAndSwitch: RunningGagged: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between [[spoiler: Mr Peanutbutter and Diane helped to bring the fire back to their sex life....]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999"song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999"song "1999" song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999"song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying Äctually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999"song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying Äctually "Actually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".

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* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between [[spoiler: Mr Peanutbutter and Diane helpd to bring the fire back to their sex life....]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Hollyhock mentions 1999 to Bojack, we get start segueing into what appears to be the start of [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope yet]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow another]] extended flashback sequence complete with "1999"song only for Hollyhock to abruptly put a stop to it by saying Äctually I don't need a whole long story, just get to the point".
* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between [[spoiler: Mr Peanutbutter and Diane helpd helped to bring the fire back to their sex life....]]
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* SlapSlapKiss: Seems like all this fighting and bickering between [[spoiler: Mr Peanutbutter and Diane helpd to bring the fire back to their sex life....]]

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