History Characters / BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars

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!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]]

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* BadBoss: Nearly every person in Hollywoo treats their assistants like dirt, and when the workers finally have enough in season 6 and call a general strike, the celebrities and executives point-blank ''refuses'' to even consider their demands of better treatment. Turtletaub claims that without the assistants to vent their anger on, they might turn on their families instead. The strike only ends when the two groups reach a compromise; rather than treating assistants like garbage, they get treated like recycling, i.e with the understanding that their status might increase at some point.
* CerebusSyndrome: As the series has progressed, more attention and drama has put on the long term consequences of Hollywoo's inhabitants' antics, with less and less funny results and more horrifying conclusions.
* {{Cloudcuckooland}}: The entirety of the people living in Hollywoo have a rather weird perception of what's normal, tasteful or even what's correct in everyday life.
* 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 scene.
-->'''Hollyhock''': You must know a place you can get more painkillers.\\
'''[=BoJack=]''': I do know a guy, but he's somewhat "south of Pico," if you know what I mean.\\
'''Hollyhock''': I don't. Why do Los Angeles people think everyone else understands your local references?
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Either this or CrapsackWorld. Hollywoo looks like a nice place at first glance and can be quite pleasant as long as you fall in line and keep your mouth shut.
* CrapsackWorld: Either this or CrapsaccharineWorld. The series and themes are incredibly [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]], and so true to its source, storylines abound about how truly horrible this version of Hollywoo is beyond the surface.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Well, for some measure of it. You can be part of their world if you like, but as the main characters can and will tell you, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the promises it gives]] [[DeconstructedTrope are not always fulfilled]].
* ExecutiveMeddling: So, ''so'' much. The entire town practically runs on it.[[invoked]]
* HorribleHollywood: ''[[PlayingWithATrope Fucked with. A lot.]]'' On one hand, there are several obstacles that someone has to overstep if they want to get something done in Hollywoo, ''especially'' if it's something new and unexpected. And good luck avoiding ExecutiveMeddling in any of your projects, because it's nearly impossible. On the other hand, [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill sometimes too much freedom and the projects turn into train wrecks of massive proportions]], in which case sometimes the executives' intervention is [[NecessarilyEvil needed]].
* IndividualityIsIllegal: The official word and truth is the Holy Grail of Hollywoo. Any attempt to contradict or attempt to debunk it and you will be destroyed by everyone in the media and the public. [[spoiler: No exceptions, Diane.]]
* InItForLife: If you were to ask anyone who's had the fortune of escaping Hollywoo, they'd probably tell you about how difficult it is to break free once you've accustomed yourself to the attention, the acclaim, the fortune, the fame. Everything becomes addictive, but once you've stopped being useful, you are thrown out in the cold. And unless you have something or someone else to hold on to, or a will made out of solid steel, you'll keep trying to get back in the spotlight over and over again until [[CareerResurrection you do]]...[[CreatorKiller or don't]]... [[KilledOffForReal or die trying]].
* IstanbulNotConstantinople: {{Averted|Trope}}. As it turns out, very few refer to "Hollywoo"'s former name, using the new one as if it had always been so. This serves as an example of the kind of reality changeling HollywoodHistory runs on.
* MaliciousSlander: Their attack response to any criticism directed their way or against one of them, especially if they have connections.
* MockHollywoodSign: One word – "HOLLYWOO[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (D)]]"
* MonumentalTheft: Around mid-2014, the Hollywood sign was defaced by a mysterious criminal, with the D removed from its place and dragged off for several miles downhill. A desperate manhunt searched the missing letter, with suspects being round up like Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/DaneCook, until it was discovered Mr. Peanutbutter, star of ''JustForFun/MrPeanutbuttersHouse'', was the culprit as a GrandRomanticGesture to propose to his girlfriend, Diane Nguyen. [[spoiler:At least, that's the official truth. Although there are some who claim they saw the D hours before the discovery at the edge of the hills, in [=BoJack=] Horseman's pool while his neighbors claim he seemed to make a scene when driving Diane, his ghost biographer, away from his house, like he wanted to stop her from seeing something in his house.]] Post-Resolution, the D was destroyed in a freaky accident that wrecked one part of the L.A. County Prison wall, letting several inmates escape.At that point, however, everyone had gotten used to call the place "Hollywoo", nobody bother to replace the letter, thus rechristening Tinseltown to "Hollywoo".
* NoFameNoWealthNoService: Always willing to listen, unless it's about something that could cause a significant loss of money and conflict of interests, as well as bad publicity. Still, they may be able to do ''something''....unless you're a nobody, in which case, '''good luck'''!
* PragmaticVillainy: There are costs to be cut if rumors start to defame someone's image. Don't think that means you're safe. They'll pop the floats if you start stirring trouble, not because of any moral qualms, mind you, but because of the bad PR. Taking down one bad individual is harder than it looks, because so many people would be in so much trouble if that person goes down that they have a vested interest in covering their butts.
* QuirkyTown: From drug-addicted attention whores to full-on slaughter houses and people allowing three-foot-tall suspiciously young persons in the bar, it says something that the main characters are ''the most normal out of them''.
* RushmoreRefacement: After [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E06OurAStoryIsADStory "Our A-Story is a D Story"]], the [[MockHollywoodSign iconic Hollywood sign is now just Hollywoo]]. It goes beyond just renaming the city; everything from institutions to casual conversation now have "Hollywoo" as part of the city's official name.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The go-to excuse most of the celebrities in Hollywoo have whenever they do something wrong or illegal. As long as you're profitable and your image is necessary to a venture's success, most of the town will have your back on things. [[spoiler: Ain't that right, Hank?]]
* SignsOfDisrepair: [[spoiler: Starting with the "D" being stolen and destroyed in "Our A-Story Is A D-Story" by Bojack and Mr. Peanutbutter, respectively; the city is renamed "Hollywoo" without the D. It's even changed in the opening credits.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: See SignsOfDisrepair above.
* WeHaveReserves: There's no UltimateJobSecurity in here. If you fail or go against your higher-up's wishes, they have the right to fire you and replace for someone else. There's always some sucker who has big dreams they can exploit.
* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: Well, it's a mixed bag, but for every real celebrity appearing, there are 5 more animal {{Fictional Counterpart}}s involving a few word puns.
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!!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]] Residents
* See [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]]

!!Real Celebrities

[[folder:Charlie Rose]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt

The host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' who interviews [=BoJack=] about ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' in the first scene of the series.
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* TheAnnouncer: The titular host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' and the man who interviews [=BoJack=] about his work in ''Horsin' Around'' and his current life.
* ArmourPiercingQuestion: His final question seems to be basically standard interview fare, but it quite unintentionally turns out to be one of these.
--> '''Charlie Rose''': What have you been doing since the show's cancellation eighteen years ago?
--> '''Bojack''': Um...
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: He does this when [=BoJack=] starts digressing on his statements.
* ConsummateProfessional: Even when the interview starts going sideways, Charlie maintains the composture and tries to be professional and straight-laced to his guest's shenanigans.
* FacialDialogue: To get a clear picture of what Charlie's feeling during the entirety of the interview for [=BoJack=], all it's needed is to take a look at his expressions.
* LenoDevice: His appearance and talk about ''Horsin' Around'' helps the viewer identify who [=BoJack=] is and the interview just underlines his personality.
* MrExposition: Charlie's main role in the show is to explain to the audience what ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' is, why was it popular [[TheNineties almost 20 years ago]], [[CriticalDissonance the critic's lukewarm reception towards it, in contrast to the audience's adoration]], as well as introducing his main star as his guest almost two decades after the fact.
* NotSoStoic: Even if he's pretty straight-laced, his cool attitude dissolves the more he interacts with [=BoJack=] and his drunken antics.
* PerpetualFrowner: Or at the very least, very serious demeanor.
* TheStoic: He doesn't change expressions that much during the interview.
* StraightMan: Especially when compared to [[LargeHam [=BoJack=]]].
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[[folder:Character Actress Margo Martindale]]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MargoMartindale

A character actress who often helps Bojack out with some of his crazier schemes.
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* TheAce: Oh, yes. Beloved character actress ''even'' after her multiple crimes, being such a good actress that she can literally disappear in the role to avoid police suspicion and being named in The AV Club's list of "Top 20 Actress That Make Anything They Appear In Automatically Better".
* AdamWesting: In the ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' universe, Margo Martindale is a highly talented method actress, who also happens to love violence, enjoys getting cheap thrills out of committing serious crimes, constantly disobeys orders and plays up the WildCard to any situation [=BoJack=] ropes her in as part of a plan.
* AffablyEvil: To the point when she's hardly evil, she just seems to enjoy thrills. Still, someone with empathic charm and enough cold blood to shoot and kill whoever stands in her way does qualify for this trope.
* AlasPoorYorick: {{Parodied|Trope}}. [[spoiler:During her time navigating through the Pacific Ocean in the ''Escape From L.A.'', Margo loses it and starts talking to papier-mache Toddhead (long story) [[CompanionCube as if he was another human being, even naming him "Skippy"]]. When the ship sinks and the head is destroyed, Margo cradles its remains and proclaims that "Skippy" was TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth while she and the other ship's crew sink to their [[NeverFoundTheBody (apparent)]] deaths.]]
* AlliterativeName: '''M'''argo '''M'''artindale.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler: During her shootout with the police, she explains this is for all the secondary and supporting actors who go unnoticed. As to why the shooting started, see [[BerserkButton Berserk Button]].]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: If only she didn't have a bigger ability to plan ahead and a mild empathy, she'd be an actual sociopath. Add an emotional distance from her crimes and emotional freak-outs and good luck figuring out what's going on her head. But let's be clear, there '''''is''''' something wrong with her. And it's ''not'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint being a really good actor]].
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I]]. Margo ''isn't'' a good person at all. She'll kill, steal and overstep anything in her path. Hell, she should have been committed to a psychiatric hospital a long time ago due to her decaying mental health and being a clear danger to everyone around her. Still, Martindale doesn't seek to hurt those who haven't done anything to set her off and can appreciate when someone has done her a favor. Just see you don't piss her off and she'll leave you no worse for wear.
* AxCrazy: She [[spoiler: shot several policemen just because they couldn't remember her name.]] You be the judge.
* BadassBoast: While [[ItMakesSenseInContext leaving a convent in a stolen sports car]]:
-->'''Margo''': When you get to Heaven, look up Margo Martindale! [[ImGoingToHellForThis I won't be there]], but my movies will!
* TheBerserker: While her {{Berserk Button}}s, as detailed below, can be counted on one hand, any opportunity she has to stir up trouble for shits and giggles relies on how much the current situation is bound to test her patience. How often does that happen? Answer: A LOT. Telling her what to do, expecting her to follow the law, challenging her to a GameOfChicken, questioning her acting skills, not remembering her name, being bored...the list goes on and on.
* BerserkButton: She is furious that everyone knows her work, but nobody bothers to look up her name.
* TheBigGuy: Whenever she's involved in [=BoJack=]'s crazy schemes, her role is to be either the muscle, a supporting member who uses her acting skills or a backup shooter, depending on the situation.
* BigFun: A very twisted version of this trope. Regardless of her seriously unstable and psychotic behavior, her demeanor and clear excitement towards the many illicit activities she ends up roped in, as well as casual jauntiness and determination usually raise up people's spirits. Not to mention how she's a fan favorite out of universe.
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Before her "death" by drowning in pasta in season 3, when she finds out olive oil doesn't actually reduce the stickiness in pasta, claiming she wasted her life]]
* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler: Her last appearance in season two has her getting in a shootout with police.]] [[spoiler: Season 3 reveals she won the shootout and has since been on the run from the law.]]
* BrainyBrunette: She has brown hair and is a DiabolicalMastermind.
* CharacterDevelopment: At first, Margo was just a famous character actress who did [=BoJack=] a (dirty) favor by [[spoiler:helping crush Todd's dreams, something which brought her twinges of guilt.]] As their partnership continues, Margo's pent-up rage, thirst for adrenaline and crazed performance gradually takes hold and morphs her from down-to-earth actress to lunatic theatrical psychopath for hire. Likewise, her planning ranges from well-constructed to winging' it as everything unfolds to fuck everything that makes her bored with the job. Getting from [[spoiler:a successful sabotage to a failed bank robbery to a police bloodbath to an international waters fugitive]] does take time.
* ChronicVillainy: Not at first, but she eventually gives in and returns to the bad ways as soon as she has a chance. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in season 2:
-->'''Bojack''': I need your help.
-->'''Margo''': Bojack, I just got out of prison. ''(Bojack looks at her with his shades on.)''
-->'''Margo''': ''(smiling)'' What took you so long?
* CoolOldLady: It just doesn't get any cooler than a woman in her middle age knowing how to handle weapons and loves breaking the rules.
* CopKiller: [[spoiler:The reason why she's on the run. One thing was making a clean getaway, other was escaping with a few casualties, but Margo ends up killing a few cops after the museum shootout.]]
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the HeroicComedicSociopath and the LovableRogue.
** Contrary to the "villain is famous, but can still live a normal life", Margo ''is'' still considered a beloved character actress who'll flip handles if you don't know her name...and a fugitive, since police is looking for her for her numerous crimes, forcing her to go on the run constantly. While people who encounter her try to remain calm, it often ends in violence. Very over-the-top violence.
** Unlike the "lovable scamp" or a straight version of an HeroicComedicSociopath, Margo's crimes and thrilling addictions do have victims, some of which often meet violent ends: cops who get shot and bleed to death, cargo that gets destroyed, people who drown...it goes on. And more often than not, she leaves a trail of destruction wherever she goes, not caring about the remains.
** Even her escapades have stopped being for the hell of it or a feeble purpose and more out of compulsion and have clearly ruined most of her life with the exception of her career. Ultimately, [[spoiler:with the ship sinking at the end of season 3]], it's clear that for much of her boasts, she's still a human being (and one pushing her sixties, none other) with nearly suicidal impulses and no limit or control.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Seemingly perishes in the Season 3 finale via [[spoiler:drowning in the ocean after being dragged down into it by several tons of spaghetti.]]
* TheDreaded: Let's just say that after her fame as a criminal rose, people in and out Hollywoo have a rather hard time being calm around her. Still won't stop them from praising her for her acting.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Back in her first appearance, Margo was ''not'' the [[CrazyAwesome functionally volatile]] maniac of later seasons, instead preferring simply sticking to her unknown but critically acclaimed roles with the whole mess being kickstarted by [=BoJack=] hiring her as a [[TheShill shill]] to bait Todd into self-sabotage. Of course, she hadn't skirted the edge of her sanity yet because of a sensed lack of respect and new found freedom through the sheer acts of mindless anarchy, so it may have just been what got the ball running.
* EvilOldFolks: Well established and beloved character actress well into her middle age who pulls off dangerous plans, has a rather darwinistic take on life and morality, has killed a few people and actively cherishes a criminal lifestyle. Matter of fact, her growing age is one of the factors that push her into evolving: she's just no longer getting important roles, it's just a matter of time before she's eventually retired.
* FriendToPsychos: To [=BoJack=]. Whenever he needs someone that will commit any crime just for its own sake, Margo is the default go-to pal. It really speaks volumes when the prima donna [=BoJack=] Horseman is the ''sane one'' in the relationship.
* FullNameBasis: She's almost always referred to as "Character Actress Margot Martindale".
* FunPersonified: [[PlayedWith In a way]]. In a darkly comedic way, her escalation and outright demented way of thinking manage to be highly entertaining for the audience. Within universe, however, [[RealityEnsues the characters react as well as you'd think about a highly psychotic and dangerous character as her]].
* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: [[spoiler: She's this to Bojack when they ruin Todd's rock opera.]]
* InferredSurvival: [[spoiler: Judging from the fact her body was never found at the wreckage scene and she has survived worse things. She eventually returns in [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS5E10HeadInTheClouds "Head In The Clouds"]] as a shell-shocked mute residing in a convent.]]
* InsistentTerminology: She's always called "Character Actress Margo Martindale". No exceptions.
* ItGetsEasier: [[spoiler: A shooting spree and an incarceration later, she seems more comfortable with the crime life.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She's capable of caring for other people but rarely.
* JustGotOutOfJail: In season 2. [[spoiler: She'll surely return soon after.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She honestly doesn't care if you end up in a bad position because of her actions, much less if you end up hurt. Matter of fact, she'll probably go out of her way to create a situation in which the most likely outcome will be double digits of injured, with one of them being you.
* LostInCharacter: [[spoiler: In her second appearance, Margo's actions [[BloodyHilarious reflect]] [[GainingTheWillToKill how seriously]] she's taking her [[MethodActing Method Acting]].]]
* MethodActing: [[InUniverse In-universe.]] This is how she works. [[spoiler: After doing a favor for Bojack, her mindset spirales into a [[UpToEleven radical version of this]] until she [[SanitySlippage rationalizes shooting a place with people as part of her "getting into character".]]]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Mysteriously shows up at a convent toward the end of season 5, after having been presumed to be drowned for ''two whole seasons.'']]
* SanitySlippage: Thanks to her descent into crime, Margo isn't exactly the picture of a healthy mind.
* TheShill: A variation. In [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E04ZoesAndZeldas "Zoes and Zeldas"]], Margo appears as herself in a convenience store asking Todd for an article in a ¢99 bin, guiding him back to the ''Decapathon'' videogame as part of [=BoJack=]'s plan to sabotage Todd's rock opera. It's her only criminal regret in the series.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness It's kind of weird looking back now]], but in her first appearance, Margo was a reluctant accomplice of [=BoJack=], feeling guilt over what they both had done to Todd. As her appearances became more frequent, she slowly starts to get addicted to the action and becomes more and more unhinged until [[spoiler: she ends up in jail after a plan gone awry in the 1st season finale.]]
* TheSociopath: {{Zigzagged|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs. Compared to other 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.
* SociopathicHero: Well, for a certain measure of it. Usually she'll be this when working with [=BoJack=].
* SoftSpokenSadist: She has a pleasant, soothing tone in her voice which greatly contrasts with her over the wall insanity and sociopathic and hilarious antics.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The season five episode "Head in the Clouds" shows that she survived the sinking of the ''Escape from L.A.'' and is apparently recovering from traumatic amnesia and/or mutism at a convent.]]
* TriggerHappy: Someone blocking her way? Shoot him. Someone giving her shit? Shoot him. Someone standing in front of her? Shoot him. She doesn't have a gun? [[BloodKnight Attack him]].
* VillainBall: Grabbed and played with like a squeeze ball. Margo prefers to handle things on her own, unless she's carrying out some of [=BoJack=]'s errands, and is far from a hollow head with some criminal expertise on her belt at least past her prison stay. She's still bonkers, so the possibility of breaking a law, ''any law'' be it for a giggle or for a good old fashioned {{troll}}ing and necessity to cause mayhem wherever she goes makes her an asset and liability: she's certain to crush this pickle in no time, never worse for wear....but the same can't be said for her oft-doomed companions.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Margo has still the recognition of critics and the public, even if she's now a wanted, dangerous criminal.
* WildCard: She calls herself this [[spoiler: right before she gets into a shootout with the police.]]
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[[folder:Beyoncé]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/YvetteNicoleBrown

A celebrity who ends up being used by [=BoJack=] as a distraction in "Our A-Story Is A D-Story".
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* ActorAllusion: InUniverse when Beyoncé trips on some [[ItMakesSenseInContext $1 bills that [=BoJack=] is throwing into the street]] and the ensuing report plays as such:
-->'''Tom''': ''Ring the Alarm!'' ''Irreplaceable'' pop icon and ''Independent Woman'' Beyoncé has been injured! What more can you give us?\\
'''Reporter''': Well, details are sketchy at this point, but we do know Beyoncé is a ''Survivor'' and, presumably, she will keep on surviving.\\
'''Tom''': But what happened?\\
'''Reporter''': Well, Tom, I'm being told that she slipped on ''All The Single Dollars.''\\
'''Tom''': ''ALL The Single Dollars?''\\
'''Reporter''': ''ALL The Single Dollars!''\\
'''Tom''': ''ALL The Single Dollars?''\\
'''Reporter''': ''ALL The Single Dollars!''\\
'''Tom''': (despairingly) ''Bills, Bills, Bills...''
* AmusingInjuries: She ends up tripping on the pile of money [=BoJack=] throws out on the street, drawing public and media attention and providing the perfect distraction for [=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter to [[spoiler: remove the missing "D" from [=BoJack=]'s house.]]
* CoolShades: Used by her in her only scene.
* FictionalCounterpart: ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' 's version of Beyoncé.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: [=BoJack=] throwing hundreds and hundreds of $1 bills on the street as a distraction? [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Boring.]] Beyoncé tripping on them? Instant sensationalist scoop.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in one scene, providing a device for [[spoiler: [=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter to sneak the "D" out of the former's place and for the latter to betray the former and use it to propose to Diane.]]
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[[folder:Quentin Tarantulino]]
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->'''Played by''': Kevin Bigley

->'''Debut:''' "Horse Majeur"

FictionalCounterpart to Creator/QuentinTarantino. Big time producer who ends up involved into production of "Mr. Peanutbutter's Hollywoo Heist", regarding Mr. Peanutbutter apparently stealing the "D" out of the Hollywood sign as a marriage proposal for Diane.
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* AdaptationDecay: InUniverse. Tarantulino becomes the director of "Mr. Peanutbutter's Hollywoo Heist", a documentary about Mr. Peanutbutter getting married to Diane with Bojack as a minor character gets derailed as Mr. Peanutbutter is given a single catchphrase of dialogue, Diane spends most of the movie giving long monologues about her own mental issues, and turns into a BMovie alien flick. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Which is then scrapped in favor of an interactive smartphone app, re-imagined as a series of bimonthly-released packages of snacks]].
* FictionalCounterpart: ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' 's version of Creator/QuentinTarantino.
* {{Keet}}: Very excited and easily drawn into promising movie projects, [[TruthInTelevision just like the real Quentin]].
* KickTheDog: When one of his employees suggests an idea for his movie, he first calls it stupid before firing her.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Well, he's a tarantula. A very friendly tarantula, but still.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: An obvious parody of director Quentin Tarantino.
* PetTheDog: In contrasts to his earlier KickTheDog moment, he acts supportive and welcoming to all of Todd's movie ideas.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike most celebrities or producers are portrayed in here, QT is as considerate as he's respectful and analytical of people's suggestions.
* SlowClap: Quentin Tarantulino, being a tarantula, is able to start and escalate one on his own.
* SpidersAreScary: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He may be a tarantula, and have a KickTheDog moment, but his PetTheDog moment towards Todd shows he's not ''bad''.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: He's very much on board with whatever ideas Todd proposes for the film, which explains the weird GenreShift the film goes through production.
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[[folder:Henry Winkler]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/HenryWinkler.

You know who? [[Series/HappyDays Exactly]]. [[BaitAndSwitchComparison That guy from that one episode]] of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit''.
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* AdamWesting: In this world, Henry Winkler is only known as the guy from an episode of ''Series/LawAndOrder'' instead of that of [[Series/HappyDays The Fonz]].
* AdultFear[-/-]AwfulTruth: As it turns out, he ''did'' steal the copy of Herb's novel, but only because publishing it as per Herb's wishes would have destroyed any legacy he had, since the novel is really awful. Also, he didn't kill him. Herb just crashed. He comments on Herb's tragic desire to leave something more meaningful than ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' as his legacy and failing by saying the most truthful, yet harsh phrase in the show:
-->'''Henry Winkler''': You ascribed a mystery to Herb's death to give it meaning. But there is no meaning in death. That's why it's so terrifying.
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': It was just easier to believe that you killed him for his book than believe that he just died for nothing.
-->'''Henry Winkler''': There is no shame in dying for nothing. That's why most people die.
* AsHimself: He is basically playing an overly exaggerated version of himself. He's much, much better than other celebrities, though.
* BerserkButton: He hates star mooches who show up at gatherings such as funerals to recruit people rather than pay respect and be human. [[MiserAdvisor Princess Carolyn]] holds her tongue. [[TheDitz Mr. Peanutbutter]] doesn't.
* CruelToBeKind: He and Tina stole Herb's novel in order to prevent Herb's memory from becoming a laughingstock.
* DueToTheDead: He's an OldFriend of Herb and just wants to pay some respect towards his friend. Someone not doing this is major BerserkButton for him.
* EveryoneHasStandards: No matter how good of a friend he was to Herb or how much he would like to have adhered to his last wishes, there was no way he would have let his novel be published, regardless of loyalty.
-->''I know that there's NoAccountingForTaste, but come on.''
* EvilAllAlong: Subverted. See above.
* FalseFriend: {{Subverted|Trope}}. The Horsin' Around Cast discover that Herb's brakes were supposed to have worked and deduce that Henry sabotaged them to kill Herb and steal his novel. Granted, both Tina and Henry did steal Herb's novel, but it was so bad that it would have done nothing but make him a public target of embarrassment, not because they wanted to keep it out of the public.
* GoodAllAlong: See CruelToBeKind and Tina's text in the trope above.
* NiceGuy: Yeah, really. He's never malicious and only comes close to getting mad when a moocher tries to get him to star in something while they're at Herb's funeral. [[spoiler: He even accepts [=BoJack=]'s apology after accusing him of murdering his best friend!]]
* OldFriend: Of Herb. He shows up at his funeral just to pay his respects.
* ThePowerOfLegacy: His desires be damned, Winkler and Tina decide to steal and make sure Herb's novel is never published, to let people remember him fondly as the creator of ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' instead of a shitty writer no one wants to read. Of course, the line between this and Horsin' Around is very thin, with public acceptance being the key difference.
* TheReveal: [[{{Troll}} See above]].
* SmallReferencePools: Instead of being remembered for ''Series/HappyDays'', this Henry Winkler is best known as that guy from one episode of ''Series/LawAndOrder''.
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[[folder:Naomi Watts]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/NaomiWatts

An over the top, caricature version of Watts herself that ends up involved with [=BoJack=] as part getting into character as Diane, whom she's playing in an adaptation of the events surrounding Diane's and Mr. Peanutbutter's engagement [[spoiler:using the "D" as a GrandRomanticGesture. [[MetaFiction Yep]].]]
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* AdamWesting: Following the trend of stars appearing in ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', Naomi plays herself as a creepy, obsessive diva with high attention to details in here.
* AlphaBitch: In her normal state, she's quite abrasive, invading of personal space and demanding of everything being the way she wants it. When in the role, she's highly dedicated to the role she has gotten in the movie to the point of eclipsing the original Diane every chance she gets.
* AsHerself: Well, as a version of herself, anyway.
* BecomingTheMask: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by herself. She wants to portray Diane as real as possible. The more and more time passes, she goes from imitating her to wearing the same clothes to observing her every move and action and so on and on... [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] at the end, when her part is drastically reduced, at which point she returns to her normal state. Then DoubleSubverted since as she admits [=BoJack=], she was looking forward to playing a different person rather than [[BeYourself be herself]].]]
* BrokenAce: A high-profile A-star with a high degree of professionalism. Also, an EmptyShell who apparently prefers to play other roles to fill the emptiness of her life.
* {{Doppelganger}}: An InUniverse, intentional example towards Diane. And, boy, is she freaked out by it.
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: As it turns out, the reason why she accepts doing roles and why she often goes overboard when playing real people is because she's quite unhappy with her life and prefers to live in someone else's shoes for a while to cover up the feeling of emptiness.]]
* EroticEating: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by herself. While in character, she eats chili and makes out with [=BoJack=] at the same time, in order to get into the character. Weird.
* FriendsWithBenefits: With [=BoJack=]. [[spoiler: At least, as long as the film and her participation on it lasts. She completely disconnects after it's wrapped up.]]
* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: InUniverse, PlayedForDrama example. [[spoiler: The main reason why she likes acting, as it turns out, is because she enjoys pretending she's other people and hates returning to her old self since she feels empty about her normal day-to-day life.]]
* LifeEnvy: [[spoiler: Why she's so passionate about acting. See BecomingTheMask and LostInCharacter above for further details.]]
* LostInCharacter: She's constantly replicating everything to precision about the person she's supposed to be playing, to the point of assuming even the slightest mannerism or expression that person does, never knowing when to stop. [[spoiler: As it turns out, this is deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] by her. See above for why.]]
* MethodActing: InUniverse. Like her co-worker, Wallace Shawn, this is her main approach to portraying someone. [[spoiler: Unlike Shawn, her reasons to do so may be more personal...]]
* ThePrimadonna: Haughty, perfectionist and entitled as they come. There's a reason why she initially gets along with [=BoJack=] before she goes full-blown "methodist" and becomes his own perfect version of Diane.
* RaceLift: A Vietnamese-American novelist married to a yellow Labrador ends being played by a blonde, white actress with no discernible characteristics similar to her.
* ToKnowHimIMustBecomeHim: Her M.O., only taken UpToEleven.
* TagAlongActor: She's often seen almost outright harassing Diane for details and information that may help her with the characterization, inflicting invasion of her personal space, spending time with [=BoJack=] in order to "get the relationship" they had, to the point of starting a sexual relationship with him just to do so.
* WTHCastingAgency: InUniverse. Probably one of the biggest [[TakeThat Take Thats]] against Hollywoo is the casting of Naomi Watts as Vietnamese Diane Nguyen being played as an [[{{Parody}} over the top]] version of typical film whitewashing.
* YellowFace: A ridiculous InUniverse example of this trope.
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[[folder:J.D. Salinger]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/AlanArkin

A famous novelist known for ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye''...[[SmallReferencePools and not much else]]. Tired of writing and pressure from the public, he ends FakingTheDead and becomes a ReclusiveArtist, at least until Princess Carolyn finds him and gets him started on MBN and Hollywoo.
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* AlternateHistory: This universe's J.D. Salinger is still alive. It should be stated that while it would be cool, there's no way the real Salinger is FakingTheDead at all.
* ArtistDisillusionment: InUniverse, this is the reason why he faked his own death. He was tired of the constant demands from fans of ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'', as well as pressure to write a new book and increasing dislike for the médium. Princess Carolyn pulls him out of retirement by telling him that in Hollywoo, nobody ever reads, meaning he could start anew.
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Eventually the fact that people in Hollywoo don't know any of his works becomes a sore subject for him. The final nail in his and Princess Carolyn's working relationship is when she's unable to identify a reference to his short story collection "Nine Stories".]]
* BlackSheepHit: InUniverse. ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' is this for him, admitting that once it got published, the public wanted more in the same style in spite of his desire to do other things.
* ByronicHero: PlayedForLaughs. He's passionate, driven, jaded, selfish and quite pushy because he wants to create the perfect TV show. Even his grandiose demands are nothing more than MundaneMadeAwesome.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Despite his cover being a simple bicycle shop owner, he never really bothered learning anything about bikes to keep up the charade. As such, when Princess Carolyn comes looking for him, his cover is blown within the first few seconds.
* CreatorBacklash: InUniverse. Once fed up with writing, he reinvents himself as a loner with no traces to his former life. He also often expresses regret about certain of his novels, especially certain elements he sees in Hollywoo's everyday life that might have fit better in the context [[VoodooShark (according to him, anyway)]].
* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse. He ended up jaded and cynical about his passion of writing, eventually to the point of wanting to leave everything behind and do something else. The only reason he decides to make it big into Hollywoo is because he's informed hardly anybody reads anymore.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being given full control of his own TV show, Salinger starts playing a mean game of PrimaDonnaDirector, with ''every single thing having to go according to plan'' and unreasonably high expectations from the crew and participants, all fitting within his design and vision.
* DeadpanSnarker: More subdued, and exasperated, but a consistent snarker still.
* FakingTheDead: The poor guy, having become cynical towards writing, pretended to have died and went into seclusion, starting a bike shop, just to get away from his legacy and everything else.
* GiverOfLameNames: He gives his fairly simplistic game show an OverlyLongTitle.
* {{Jerkass}}: Short tempered, demanding and willing to exploit other people's feelings for what he considers "higher art". That an artist who once valued honesty and frankness over aesthetic goes mad with power once released of any constraints only serves to underscore how InherentInTheSystem it is to become carried away with your desires and ideals in a place as rampant with excesses and vacuous morons as Hollywoo.
-->''I'll tell you when it's too far. This is my art, goddamn it. I'm J. goddamn D. goddamn Salinger, and I want rain!''
* LargeHam: He starts as TheQuietOne, but as the creator of his own show, he soon starts ranting and chewing the scenery in order to get things done.
* MeanBoss: To Todd, for a brief time at least, and, to some degree, towards Mia. Nothing gets in the line of making a good show, emotions especially.
* MissionControl: His main worksite, in which he handles every single thing that happens in Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!, and when it should happen. In short, like
* PutOnTheBus: Since joining Gecko-Rabitowitz in season 3, he has only made a handful of cameos.
* RousingSpeech: To the team of his show.
-->'''J. D. Salinger''': Listen up, everyone. What you are part of tonight is bigger than you. It's bigger than any of us. I expect all of you to work together. But I also expect that one of you will tower above the rest. And that outstanding individual will receive [[NumberOneDime this pen]]. It was through this pen that I bled Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters upon the page. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, it has four different colors]]. Black, red, blue and for some reason, green. By the end of tonight, this pen will be bestowed upon the person most deserving. Because nothing is more important than television, and no one more important than the people who make that television. Now, let's get to work.
* SeriousBusiness: Network television, since it's his best shot at doing what he believes is true art.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: [[spoiler:When Pinky mentions wanting to continue the show of Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!, Salinger instead pulls the plug right there, admitting that he doesn't want the show to overstay its welcome and that it has served its purpose: Now people know if celebrities know anything.]]
* SoProudOfYou: By the end of "[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS2E8LetsFindOut Let's Find Out]]", Salinger has declared Mia as the true hero of the night after saving the transmission of the program, to the point of giving her the pen, his respect and lampshade her importance to the staff.
* SmallReferencePools: One of the main selling points Princess Carolyn presents to him in order to aboard the Hollywoo ship: hardly anybody in there would recognize him, let alone identify one of his works, so he's got a clean slate. She previously proved her point by failing to guess which were his works while introducing herself:
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': I wanna say The Hobbi...
-->'''Creator/JDSalinger''': Nope.
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': Look. I'm an agent. [[LampshadeHanging It doesn't matter whether I've read your work.]]
* StartingANewLife: He tried to do so after faking his death. Alas, his plan had one flaw: he seriously didn't knew anything about selling bikes to customers.
* ThatManIsDead: After resurfacing back into business, this time in Hollywoo, one of J.D.'s main goals is to distance himself as much as possible from his writer days, wanting to carve a reputation of a producer. Although he still brags about his books from time to time to impress his peers.
* TheLastStraw: [[spoiler:For him, the fact that Princess Carolyn failed to recognize one of the most obvious references to his work Nine Stories is the final insult and leads to him to renounce VIM and move to Gekko-Rabitowitz.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vincent D'Onofrio]]
->'''Played by''': Creator/VincentDOnofrio

The actor originally set to star in ''Untitled Horsin' Around Rip Off'' (working title), right before the producers hired Mister Peanutbutter and settled for the name ''Mister Peanutbutter's House''.
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* AdamWesting: As a humorless actor way too serious to do comedy, who sees a sitcom gig as being below him.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: He calls the producer out, saying that what they want is not so much an actor as a mindless entertainer that will do silly tricks for the camera. This turns out to be exactly what Mister Peanutbutter is doing in the background, who also happens to fit Vince's description to a tee.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: He certainly seems to think so of acting, seeing this cheesy sitcom gig as not meaty enough and an affront to his classical background.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zach Braff]]
->'''Played by''': Creator/ZachBraff

* AdamWesting: To the point that he even tries to deliver AnAesop akin to that in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'' - [[spoiler: at least until Jessica Biel sets him on fire]].
* IgnoredAesop: Combined with IgnoredEpiphany and a very nasty side of ShutUpKirk. [[spoiler:Once things start heating up once the food has run out and Jessica has started with her crazy fire talk again, Zach stops the mob and tries to smooth things over by giving a hefty speech about working together and figuring how to get out...only for Jessica to suddenly set him on fire and twist the mob mentality even further.]]
* TheJeeves: [[spoiler: Appears as Beatrice's butler in Bojack's {{Dying Dream}} in ''The View from Halfway Down''.]]
* ManOnFire: [[spoiler:Zach becomes the first casualty of the Fire Worship Branch and just as he was getting somewhere with his blabbing. And, then he gets eaten.]]
* StealthPun: During the events of "Underground", he continually begs for validation... of his parking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Daniel Radcliffe]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/DanielRadcliffe

The surprise "big celebrity" that Bojack has to go up against in his GameShowAppearance.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: He never gets Bojack's name quite right, calling him everything from "BJ Novak" to "Jockjam Doorslam." This ends up biting him and the studio in the ass later.
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: [=BoJack=], in an effort to get him to remember him, recalls that during the party they met, Daniel was a young actor who felt uneasy about the future and everything that fame carried along with it and so asked [=BoJack=], who (for once) apparently gave him helpful advice. He mentioned that he would never forget what he had done for him or his name. Daniel, having become a famous actor, thinks nothing of this.
* AdamWesting: Plays a self-aggrandizing, condescending, oblivious version of himself.
* AsHimself: He appears as a celebrity surprise guest contestant in Mr. Peanutbutter and Creator/JDSalinger's new show, opposing Bojack in both [[BornLucky luck]] and [[HundredPercentAdorationRating audience reception]].
* TheCameo: For the real Daniel Radcliffe, who is a professed fan of the series.
* CreatorsFavorite: InUniverse. Being a huge star and pitted against [=BoJack=], Radcliffe is clearly the favored one of the two contestants, with Creator/JDSalinger and Mr. Peanutbutter trying their best to give him an easy victory by giving complicated questions to [=BoJack=] and easy ones to Radcliffe.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Daniel had already showed dickish behavior before, but at the episode's climax, he's horrified at the fact that [=BoJack=] would stoop low enough to burn charity money just to get back at him, and tries in vain to persuade him against it.
* EvilBrit: Well, "evil" is stretching it, but he does act like a ''massive'' ass towards [=BoJack=] during most of the episode.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: See AcquiredSituationalNarcissism. Sure, he might have been younger then, but he still remembers Veronica from makeup at MBN from an even smaller context, which only adds salt to the wound.
* FriendlyEnemy: Pompous behavior and snide remarks, Daniel Radcliffe actually acts decently towards [=BoJack=] when things are going his way in the game. As soon as his luck runs out, he returns to his jerk self.
* InkSuitActor: An animated version of his voice actor right down to the similar PermaStubble.
* {{Jerkass}}: Due to a pretty bad case of smugness and AcquiredSituationalNarcissism. Still, he's no Hank Hippopopalous.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Jackass as he is, he's downright heroic when he tries to stop [=BoJack=] from throwing the game, which would cause money directed for charity to be burned on live television.
* KickTheDog: Not recognizing [=BoJack=], despite the useful advice he gave him when he was younger.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He spends the majority of "Let's Find Out" being condescending and insulting [=BoJack=] by not remembering his name while winning the game. Then, when it turns in [=BoJack=]'s favor and the question for AllOrNothing involves the main actor of Literature/HarryPotter, [[PayEvilUntoEvil well..]]
* MaliciousMisnaming: Unintentionally, but his constant misnaming of [=BoJack=]'s name causes much friction between them and ends up being the ignition for a real payback coming his way.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Constantly confuses the name of Bojack, calling him "Chadwick Boseman" or "Jock-jack Door-slam", despite [[ForgottenFirstMeeting having met before]]. Then, at the end, comes the time to say the name of the star of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise and the turn is for Bojack and...[[TheDogBitesBack well]]..
* PetTheDog: He's doing the show to donate the money for charity. Also, following his KickTheDog moment above, there's also his praise for [[ChewToy Veronica]], the makeup girl, which is unusually nice considering how people like her are usually overlooked.
* TheRival: The fake rivalry between Radcliffe and Creator/ElijahWood is referenced. Though it might be more real with this AdamWesting Daniel.
* ShipperOnDeck: For [[HoYay Bojack/Mr. Peanutbutter]], apparently. He suggests that the two of them kiss to even the score, and is absolutely ecstatic when they go for it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ethan Hawke]]
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/EthanHawke

An unfortunate version of Ethan Hawke.
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* ButtMonkey: Ends being stood up at the game by the announcer, Mr. Peanutbutter.
* FictionalCounterpart: He's ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' 's version of Ethan Hawke.
* StoodUp: Non-romantic variety. He was a contestant for ''[[ShowWithinAShow Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!]]'' and ends up being left hanging by the announcer.
* VisualPun: He's portrayed as having a SpeciesSurname; a.k.a. a real hawk.
* UnluckyExtra: He only appears for one scene in which he's humiliated.
[[/folder]]

!!Fictional Celebrities

[[folder:Sextina Aquafina]]
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->'''Played by''': Aisha Tyler (Seasons 1-2), Daniele Gaither (Season 3).

An up-and-coming international pop star that seems to have occupied the place left vacant by [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] after her fall into addiction. In the season 2 finale, she hires Diane to be her ghost tweet writer per the suggestion of Princess Carolyn.

* AlphaBitch: Sextina is a non-high school example. She holds an elevated opinion about herself, is quite dismissive of those she sees beneath her attention and a is really spoiled star on her own.
* AntiHero: Her song about abortion is raunchy, tasteless, and juvenile, but it making light of such an incredibly heavy and controversial topic gives lots of women the courage to make their own choices about it rather than caving into the toxic sentiments of the extremists on either side. She then decides to have her fake abortion ''live'', for profit and publicity, a crass and exploitative move to say the least, except she manages to keep it tasteful and even educational.
* CheatedAngle: She's never shown looking down, always fixed in the same angle wherever she turns. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since that's the correct anatomy of dolphins.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Among her requests to Diane as her ghost-twitter is to post about some "cryptic bullshit about the Illuminati" with all upper caps and no punctuation.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Sextina first appears in an interview with A Ryan Seacrest Type in "Prickly Muffin" commenting about Sarah Lynn's decline and her own rising career.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: One of the earliest examples in the show. [[spoiler:She quietly retires to have her baby but releases music on a schedule to maintain her career. Last we heard, she was happy with this decision]].
* FakePregnancy: {{Zigzagged|Trope}} and {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Eventually she [[spoiler:did get pregnant for real and decides to keep the baby.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Sarah Lynn. They both went into the show business at a young age and adopted a hedonist lifestyle to deal with the stress. ''The'' difference, however, is that Sextina had a stronger support system and [[spoiler:knew when to quit when her priorities changed. That was when she had a baby]]. Sarah Lynn only had her StageMom, a bear stepfather that may have molested her, and [=BoJack=]; she thus clung to her star status to ensure she would remain relevant, rather than retire to go to college as she always wanted to do.
* FurryReminder: In discussing her active sex life, she mentions how dolphins have sex for pleasure, which is theorized to be true of RealLife dolphins.
* HistoryRepeats: A female example. A current pop star concerned about appearances, acting bratty due to popularity and thinking too highly about herself. Yeah, [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] says hi, Sextina. Sextina actually lampshaded this herself in her very first line of dialog.
* HotterAndSexier: Her image is more sexed up than Sarah Lynn, even though Sextina is even ''younger'' than when Sarah Lynn broke into the music scene. There seems to be a recurring pattern with all the tween and young pop stars, each generation trying to outdo the previous one in looks and popularity.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: When Diane accidentally tweeted out that she's having an abortion on Sextina's twitter account, Sextina manages to become the new face of the Pro-Choice movement and uses it to further promote her career.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: During her meeting with Diane, she pays more attention to the phone than to what Diane is saying, only removing her eyes from the screen to tell her how she wants her Twitter account to be.
* ReallyGetsAround: She mentions that she has a lot of sex, which she justifies by saying [[FurryReminder dolphins have sex for pleasure]]. As such, she seems to have no idea who her [[spoiler:baby daddy]] is, but doesn't seem to care either.
* SassyBlackWoman: Sextina Aquafina's accent and attitude combine to make her the dolphin equivalent of this character type. Both of her voice actresses are black in real life, and this reinforces the idea.
* SeriousBusiness: She's not leaving anywhere without parking validation because Hollywoo tolls are insane.
* ShoutOut: Her name is a combination of the bottled water brand Aquafina and brings fellow pop star Music/ChristinaAguilera (whose 'musical alter ego' is named Xtina) to mind.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Sarah Lynn in terms of musical career. Sextina seems to be more successful, though.
* {{Stripperific}}: Being a sexed-up pop star, her outfits typically involve lots of cleavage (often through a CleavageWindow), a bared midriff, and very short shorts.
* TeenPregnancy: Since she was fourteen in Season 1, she would be about sixteen during her fake pregnancy/abortion stunt in "Braap Braap Pew Pew," although her age never gets brought up during the episode, [[spoiler:even when she gets pregnant at the end and wants to keep it]].
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: She keeps her cellphone in her cleavage.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In her first appearance, she's introduced by A Ryan Seacrest Type as being ''fourteen'' years old.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After "Braap Braap Pew Pew," she never gets another major appearance, only a background cameo during the finale. This means we never learn if she [[spoiler:had her real baby]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hank Hippopopalous]]
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[[caption-width-right:240:Uncle Hankie.]]
->'''Played by''': Philip Baker Hall

Former host of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Hank After Dark]]'', a late talk show in TheNineties, Hank becomes one of the judges for the MBN show "I Think You Can Dance" and Mr. Peanutbutter's co-worker, who idolizes him. However, this seemingly harmless celebrity may have his own skeletons in the closet...
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* AllegoricalCharacter: Hank might be considered an {{Expy}} of Creator/BillCosby or David Letterman due to allegations against those two men involving sexual assault, but in a way, he is a stand-in for all A-list celebrities that do nothing more than gratifying themselves at other people's expense and mask themselves as good guys while letting their notoriety and popularity cover all of their sins.
* AlliterativeName: '''H'''ank '''H'''ippopopalous.
* AntagonistTitle: Well, the title of the episode is "[[DoubleMeaningTitle Hank After Dark]]" and he's the main antagonist of the episode.
* ArcVillain: Of "Hank After Dark". Also, through all the series, he's so far the only character in a show filled with [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]], [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]], and [[HanlonsRazor just plain stupid people]] who is [[KnightOfCerebus played straight at all times]], has done some truly heinous actions and is clearly a horrible person.
* ArmorPiercingResponse: He lays one on Diane while talking to her in private- "Who are you?" as a disarming way to get her to back down from accusing him. It's especially poignant, since up until then, Diane has been struggling to define who she is and where is her life headed.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: It's hard to tell if this was intended or not, but in RealLife, despite how hippos are portrayed as cuddly and adorable creatures due to their size and apparently peaceful and passive nature, they're actually some of the most dangerous and violent animals out there. Quite fitting that Hank, one of the closest things the series has got to a villain, is shown as one.
* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of the episode, Hank has gotten away with everything: the Hollywoo media has successfully deflected public attention of his case towards pettier business like Kanye West not liking thin mints, Hank has kept his job and his reputation as the beloved Uncle Hanky and won't be held accountable for his actions by any court and the primary detractor, Diane Nguyen, has been dissuaded into defeat by her best friend and husband and escapes to Cordovia to try to make a difference there.
* BigNameFan: He has one in the form of Mr. Peanutbutter, from ''[[ShowWithinAShow Mr. Peanutbutter's House]]''. This comes in handy later when Mr. Peanutbutter, out of concern for Hank, the status of his job and his wife as well, convinces Diane to drop the entire subject altogether. [[invoked]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: {{Subverted|Trope}}. In reality, he's far from nice but quite willing to play nice if you go along with him. If you don't, well, there will be some really nightmarish implications.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. The grandfatherly, apparently harmless and good guy Hank Hippopopalous is, deep down, a sociopathic abuser of sadistic proportions who preys on his secretaries using his fame as a form of self insurance and who's not [[ShameIfSomethingHappened above threatening]] those who [[HeKnowsTooMuch might oppose him]] [[TheUnfettered in any way whatsoever]].
* CerebusRetcon: In "Yesterdayland", Hank appears in television while [=BoJack=] and Wanda meet and he seems to be a relatively nice guy. Then, he's put in the spotlight in "Hank After Dark" and we find out that he's much worse than he appears at first...
* CoolOldGuy: {{Exploited|Trope}} in an AffablyEvil way. He has an air of geniality on him even with all those years on his body, but make no mistake that he's a disgusting and dangerous abuser.
* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. It's because of the public's love of Hank Hippopopalous that any kind of criticism coming from Diane or Hippopopalous' secretaries, no matter how well-documented or firm founded, is nothing but defamation to a beloved figure and star like Hank. Meanwhile, Diane and her crusade only suffer more and more, despite being on the right, since the public opinion keeps her down.
* CurbStompBattle: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While the campaign against his persona never reaches the heights needed to properly discredit Hank as a household name, it ''does'' pose a threat towards tarnishing his image, which only speeds up Hollywoo's necessity to quiet it down.
* DavidVersusGoliath: An abusive, yet pop-cultural behemoth like Hank Hippopopalous against a righteous, yet poorly influential crusader like Diane Nguyen. Gentlemen, place your bets and make the right, no, the correct choice.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: His public persona of the lovable announcer and host only serves to mask how self-serving, cruel and horrible he's towards his secretaries and women in general.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: His status as an ArcVillain comes up in the middle of the 2nd season, but he only has a couple of appearances before his case is solved and ultimately dismissed, as he disappears out of sight afterwards in the 2nd half of the season.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The multiple references and {{Shout Out}}s his character has with Creator/BillCosby and David Letterman are no coincidence, people. This is as venomous as a response will get in regards to the scandals surrounding these two television figures.
* EarlyBirdCameo: His first appearance was in "Yesterdayland" in a TV showing an interview of him while [=BoJack=] and Wanda were getting to know each other. Of course, [[ContinuityNod given this show's nature]], this was very likely he would return.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The flashback portion in "Hank After Dark" has him acting friendly towards Mr. Peanutbutter and after he leaves, Hank goes to comfort [=BoJack=] about the loss, but then proceeds to gloat saying [=BoJack=] can't beat "Uncle Hankie".
* EvilCounterpart: To [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Secretariat]]. They're both heroes to [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself two of]] the [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter main protagonists]] and are well known in Hollywoo history. However, as much as Secretariat fell into dark business especially to maintain his reputation, he was never as much of a bastard as Hank is.
* EvilGloating: His private conversation with Diane has shades of this all over his tone of voice and the way he threatens her into backing off. He's seriously confident that he won't be held responsible for anything, so he's trying to see how far can he go into intimidating Diane.
* EvilOldFolks: Much more older than [=BoJack=] or Mr. Peanutbutter (he was already known in the business while [=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter were only starting to make their bones) [[EvilerThanThou and a much more evil character than either]].
* EvilSoundsRaspy: He has a graveling voice, in addition to being a BadassBaritone[-/-]EvilSoundsDeep example.
* FaceFramedInShadow: A less extreme example that others, but during his reunion with Diane, he's standing the shadows with only the parking lot's lights revealing his face, in a {{Chiaroscuro}} setting. This only helps reinstate the dark underbelly of Hank's life and actions and makes him look kind of intimidating.
* FamedInStory: He's known as "Uncle Hankie" in the industry due to his on-air persona and great charisma. Not even assault accusations manage to sink his image.
* FatBastard: A given, since he's an anthropomorphic hippopotamus, but the decades have made him even more overweight, compared to what he looked when he was younger.
* FauxAffablyEvil: And to his credit, he plays it very well to the point of sometimes genuinely coming off as AffablyEvil when dealing with people. However, the façade will drop the minute someone meddles in his life and his personal matters, and then the carefully hidden monster surfaces in the coldest way possible.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Yeah, most definitely "evil" smoking, especially in the scene where he does it.
* HannibalLecture: He gives a really powerful, ''cruel'' one to Diane in regards of where is she standing in terms of influence:
-->'''Hank''': I'm not a bad guy, Diane, and I truly do believe that. Twenty-four hours from now, the news cycle will move on to something else. I'll go back to hosting my dance show, which employs hundreds of nice, good, hardworking people. You, on the other hand, are pretty much done. People love me and they're not gonna forgive you for this.
** A smaller, but sharper one pops up a little later:
-->'''Hank''': Sweetheart, everyone knows who I am. I'm Hank Hippopopalous. Who the hell are you?
* HateSink: Played subtly, then ramped up more and more upon repeat viewings especially when knowing where to look. Hank's first appearances are cameos that show him smiling, being friendly, never uttering a single word beyond promoting ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Then, in his major role in "Hank After Dark" shows him as a condescending, tad smug presenter from TheNineties with more years of experience that make him win an award above [=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter, young newcomers. Initially somewhat understanding of the rough uphill climbing both comedians'll have to do through the years, he mocks them behind their backs while gloating about "nobody beating Uncle Hankie" in a disguised fatherly tone. Already he is a {{Jerkass}} BitchInSheepsClothing SmugSuper. Just the standard for Hollywoo, right? Weeellll, as it turns out, there are some allegations regarding his secretaries, all of whom have worked or are working with him, about something....something they really want to talk to with someone. While he does not appear in person again until much later, Hollywoo does a pretty good job of trying to cover up his sins through UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming, PlayingTheVictimCard and deflection from fellow HateSink Cardigan Burke. When he does appear, it's to prevent a possible leak on the case through his current secretary, who he tries to confront in a creepy, threatening way, and oozes pure smugness and a profound lack of conscience that few in Hollywoo, no matter how self-centered and shallow, can rival. This while he gives {{Hannibal Lecture}}s to Diane, the only one who dares to confront him over it. Instead of any remorse or shame, Hank simply comments that '''''[[SelfServingMemory he]]''''' believes himself to be innocent and as such he'll be judged. Heartless, selfish and without any depth beyond a slimy attitude and borderline-sociopathic levels of justification for his actions due to his status as untouchable, Hank is simply an amalgamation of all of Hollywoo's {{Karma Houdini}}s from a more critical standpoint.
* HeManWomanHater: The reason for the scandal. He seriously doesn't consider their consent a problem and thinks his fame entitles him to be treated differently.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: InUniverse. Everyone vehemently refuses to believe a beloved figure like Hank Hippopopalous would do such despicable things like taking advantage of women and as such pin the blame on the victims. Hollywoo uses this to their advantage and paint Hippopopalous in an almost martyr figure innocent in every sense of the word, all while vilifying Diane for standing up.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: It's left up on the air whether Hank was warning or outright threatening Diane during their brief conversation and ''if'' he would have follow through it, but there's no doubt that had Diane continue with her attacks, something bad might have happened..
* InSeriesNickname: "Uncle Hankie", because of his approachable and warm façade. It gets creepier when one takes into consideration what he does with his secretaries.
* JokerImmunity: InUniverse and {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Hank is popular and beloved by audiences, which brings a lot of revenue for Hollywoo and seals his status as "untouchable". However, their continuous justification of his actions and offering of immunity enables him to get away with some heinous shit with no possible retribution.
* KarmaHoudini: Ultimately, he ends up forcing Diane to withdraw his accusations and gets away scott-free.
* LackOfEmpathy: As evidenced by the fact that he keeps one of his victims as his secretary, even engaging in some terrifying sweet-talking, and his self-delusion and absence of remorse towards Diane's accusations, Hank has zero qualms about the repercussions of his actions and how people are affected by it.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seemingly of Bill Cosby, a popular comedian faced with accusations of sexual harassment later in life. Unlike Cosby however, Hank's career isn't ruined and everything works out for him. He also has characteristics similar of David Letterman, down to the show host look and the secretaries' accusations.
* NoodleIncident: Used completely dramatically, albeit downplayed. We never technically find out exactly ''what'' he does, aside from it being positively abhorrent, but given the way it's discussed and who specifically he's based off of, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil it might not be too hard to infer.]]
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: An InUniverse, infuriating {{subverted|Trope}} example. Not only Hank keeps his job and manages to get away with everything, the victims in the scenario end up being cowed by the public and media into being quiet, meaning that Hank will continue his escapades with no possible repercussions whatsoever.
* TheSociopath: Hank has an affable vibe and calm demeanor toward everyone which doesn't stop him from revealing in private [[{{Narcissist}} how stuck in his own orbit]] he is. Even then, that's just the tip of his depravity with his mask covering a complete lack of regard toward anyone not in his circle of connections or whoever dares stand in his way. It can go further with his well-webbed self denial of his cruel actions even if he's quite conscious about the pain he causes: long as he has a career, he can do as he pleases and no one else has to get hurt...if they stay in line and don't threaten his livehood. Mostly a high-functioning case, Hank's nastier side can show up when there are people who aren't buying into his personal truth in which he'll resort to give them a warning through thin-veiled threats and personally parading his victim as a coated good gesture.
* VillainHasAPoint: Unfortunately, he's completely correct when he tells Diane that her case against him isn't going to succeed, as she lacks the necessary pull to sway people to her side, making everything she's doing pointless at best and detrimental to her career and well-being at worst.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Being a beloved TV star means that he has the support of the public.
* WalkingSpoiler: His true personality is key to the main twists in "Hank After Dark".
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[[folder:Alexi Brosefino]]
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/DaveFranco

A famous movie star, and one of the clients at VIM. He invites Diane to a party at his house.
* MushroomSamba: Though we're never explicitly told what "Gush" is or what exactly it does, it seems to have psychedelic effects. Just as [[spoiler: he's trying to stop Diane from running off into the night while tripping on hard drugs]], he drops this gem:
-->''Alex:''' That tree is ''amazing''.
* NamesTheSame: He falls victim to this. [[spoiler:Specifically, he mistakenly texts Diane, who works with him, instead of the girl he wanted to get with, who's also named Diane.]]
* NiceGuy: According to him, he runs a foundation that brings clean water to neglected communities. Also, [[spoiler:when he mistakenly invites Diane, his social media manager, to his house, instead of the girl he wanted to hook up with, he welcomes her warmly, entertains her and tries really hard to make her feel like part of the group.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Shares this with his friends. This also seems to be the origin of the "Snatch Batch" nickname, not that he is too thrilled about it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Snatch Batch]]
!!!'''Played by''': ???

Alexi Brosefino's friends: Carlos, David, and Shitshow.
* ButtMonkey: Shitshow. He's the butt of a lot of the group's jokes, as shown by his nickname. However, his friends will [[EveryoneHasStandards not let anyone else fuck with him.]]
* HiddenDepths: All of them are wild party bros who also do charity work and give Ted Talks.
* NiceGuy: Carlos. Apparently, he met Alexi while doing charity work.
* TheVoiceless: Shitshow. Never talks onscreen, instead participating in conversation with a series of raspberries. Apparently, he ''does'' talk, since, according to Alexi, they met at a Ted Talk he gave.
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[[folder:Courtney Portnoy]]
!!!'''Played by''': Sharon Horgan
A spoiled aloof actress whom Princess Carolyn sets up with Todd to improve her relatability to audiences.
* MarriageOfConvenience: Once her movie falls through and she needs some zeitgeist to get back in the spotlight, she's set up to marry Todd as a publicity stunt. [[spoiler:It goes belly up when Todd, being asexual, backs down after consulting Princess Carolyn over the morality of it.]]
* TongueTwister: Pretty much the only reason she was created. Rhyming tongue-twisters abound in reference to her.
-->'''Princess Carolyn''': You know the actress Courtney Portnoy?\\
'''Todd''': I think so. She portrayed the formerly portly consort in the seaport resort.\\
'''Princess Carolyn''': Courtly roles like the formerly portly consort are Courtney Portnoy's forte.
* UptownGirl: Invoked. Her false romance with the simpleton Todd is made to make her look like more approachable, but she does not fall for the simple boy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vance Waggoner]]
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/BobbyCannavale

One of the most controversial movie stars in Hollywood, Waggoner has slipped in and out of people's minds due to a long list of misdemeanors (including some of the most disgusting, over-the-top behavior any celebrity would dare to replicate) which have threatened his career over the years. Now hoping for work, Waggoner is approached by Princess Carolyn to star in ''Philbert'', which is only a recipe for disaster... if only [=BoJack=] wasn't already taking an accidental shot at Waggoner.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: He's a stand-in for all male celebrities who have maintained a career despite accusations (and sometimes evidence) of abusive behavior, with one or two references to specific celebrity controversies (such as his drunken rant at the police officer a la Creator/MelGibson's 2006 arrest tape).
* AssholeVictim: Whenever he gets in trouble, it's almost a given he deserves it. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Shame it never sticks]].
* AxCrazy: Completely unstable, violent and very quick to anger. That's assuming he won't switch back and forth between insane and rude in seconds.
* BackhandedApology: He's gotten so used to getting his way in and out of trouble, he can recite half-hearted apologies the same way someone would tell a lame joke.
* ChronicVillainy: No matter how many times he's caught doing horrible shit to others and being a dangerous psychopath to other people, he's always back to doing the same over and over again. Even with the apology cleanse he gets from Hollywoo every time he returns, it doesn't occur to him that maybe he could stop doing it, if only to save himself the trouble of doing fake apologies and shame walks. [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Then again]], he might caught on to the fact his infamy might add to his "bad boy" myth...
* DomesticAbuse: He has even ''strangled'' his wife at least once before. He also (verbally) threatened his teenage daughter.
* EasilyForgiven: His antics are considered to give him a natural bad-boy vibe by Hollywoo executives, so when he does something that would be a career-killer for an actress or any other professional, he's actually doing himself a favour.
* HateSink: UpToEleven. Not once in his entire appearance is this scumbag made to be likable or cool, but in addition to being a waste of a human being who has engaged in domestic violence, sexual harassment, possible pedophilia, among other horrible stuff, and feels only paper-thin regret in [[ItsAllAboutMe how it affected]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe his]]'' [[ItsAllAboutMe career]]; he's also a backstabber who will bail on any project if a better one comes along, and has no respect for anyone: co-workers, his publicist, and even his own family included.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: He's very much a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain who definitely has some preferred hate targets, but he's antagonistic towards everyone to varied extents, with the thin veneer of charm only appearing when there's something in it for him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite being a known wife-basher, he claims to have become a feminist ally just to try and improve his reputation.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's racist, sexist, violently abusive to his own family, and just an overall douchebag to everyone around him.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Douchebag he may be, Vance is entirely correct that ''Philbert'' is full of misogyny and sexism. Too bad he genuinely doesn't care about that and just uses the bad press to save his own career.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Despite any claims he's made about his misbehavior being a thing of the past, he hasn't really changed at all.
* LaughablyEvil: His actions are never condoned, but most of the things he's described as having done are so ludicrous, over-the-top, and offensive, it's impossible not to laugh. Not to say anything about his pathetically insincere apologies.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Vance Waggoner is a thinly veiled parody of Creator/MelGibson, with a touch of Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/SeanPenn, and any other celebrity with a bad-boy reputation. His drunken antisemitic outburst is even directly based on a real DUI incident from 2006 involving Mel Gibson.
* PetTheDog: When [=BoJack=]'s name becomes mud, he [[spoiler:becomes the horse's new sponsor for AA and casts him in a movie. He also gives him legitimate advice to embrace his new persona and give the public what they want]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Misogyny and sexism aside, he's also made racist rants against Jewish, Swedish, and Chinese people.
* ShadowArchetype: He displays a lot of traits that Bojack has either tried to move away from, or he would draw the line at. As much of a jerkass that Bojack can be, he's not a particularly violent person. [[spoiler:This comes to a head when Bojack is caught strangling his own girlfriend ([[ItMakesSenseInContext albeit under the influence of drugs]]). Unlike Vance however, Bojack suffers guilt from his actions and takes earnest steps to repent his mistake, despite being able to get away with it as easily as Vance does.]]
* TheSociopath: A realistic example. Egotistical, highly narcissistic, superficially charming, completely shameless, devoid of any empathy (even for his own family), and constantly engaging in dangerously illegal behavior against better judgement.
* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: When Vance gets caught in a DUI arrest, he goes into a long tirade against women and Jews. Once he's forced to give a statement in A Ryan Seacrest Type's radio show, he brings his ''Jewish'' [[MetaphoricallyTrue "friend"]] [[FairWeatherFriend (and associate)]] Mark Feuerstein to show that no, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial he's totally not antisemitic]].
* StrawCharacter: He exists solely to show [[ScrewTheRulesImFamous how famous men are held to a lower standard]].
* StrawMisogynist: He outright admits that he has no respect for women, not even for his own wife and daughter.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Zig-zagged with him [[spoiler: offering to become Bojack's sponsor in the final season. While he ultimately demonstrates that he hasn't changed at all and puts Bojack in the situation which causes him to relapse, he also produces and directs Horny Unicorn for Bojack to star in with no strings attached, which the series finale revealed was a huge success and has revitalized Bojack's career.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: In the last season, [[spoiler:he tells Bojack to embrace his new persona and give the public what they want in having someone to hate. Vance points out that if he can make a comeback, then so can the horse. Sure enough, the next year Bojack's career is revived thanks to the film they make together]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Biscuits Braxby]]
!!!'''Played by''': Daniele Gaither

A talk show host Princess Carolyn enlists to salvage [=BoJack=]'s reputation in Season 5.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: Biscuits has perfected the penitent interview, and thus represents the forgive-and-forget mechanisms of Hollywood for its problematic celebrities.
* AlliterativeName: Has the very catchy name of '''B'''iscuits '''B'''raxby.
* TheFixer: Her personal style is to keep things light, which is perfect for making a celebrity come off as sympathetic. This has earned her a reputation as a softball interviewer. In Season 5, an appearance on her show is enough to [[spoiler:stop the fallout of [=BoJack=] strangling Gina]], while in season 6, after [[spoiler:the Sarah Lynn story breaks, [=BoJack=] comes out of his first interview with her smelling like roses. Too bad his ego gets the best of him and he demands a second interview just as Paige inspires Biscuits to move past this and dig deeper.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Joey Pogo]]
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/HilarySwank

* JuniorCounterpart: Pickles notes that in terms of personality, he is essentially a young Mr. Peanutbutter, although both of them refuse to acknowledge this.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A parody of a parody! Joey shares several similarities with Music/JustinBieber. Both are young pop idols with notably high voices, a chill-bro fashion sense, and a public struggle with drug addiction. Both even have crown tattoos near their collarbones. But in terms of appearances and mannerisms, he is based on Creator/KateMcKinnon's [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UWEWWj0-6/ impression]] of Bieber from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
[[/folder]]

!![=MSNBSea=]

[[folder:Tom Jumbo-Grumbo]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Keith Olbermann

A whale news anchor who often provides exposition and typical Hollywoo hype.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like A Ryan Seacrest Type, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: He used to be married to a squid [[note]]Possibly the one seen in episode 2 of the 2nd season [[/note]], and if his aside comments in "Chickens" are any indication, he still thinks highly of her.]]
* TheAnnouncer: For [=MSNBSea=], a ShowWithinAShow news report in Hollywoo.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: He may blame every little thing on Randy, but come Season 4, [[spoiler: he's genuinely concerned when Randy passes out at his keyboard, and happily welcomes him back when he recovers]].
-->'''Tom:''' This isn't just a news room, this is a family!
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, Tom is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless A Ryan Seacrest Type and Some Lady manage to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode[[/note]]
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Tom knows his trade and as such, makes a point of always siding with the great companies and entrepreneurs. He spouts obvious CharacterShilling for [[spoiler: Chicken 4 Dayz]] and [[spoiler: Hank Hippopopalous]] and being a more subtle version of a ProfessionalButtKisser.
* IShallTauntYou: His response when trying to goad someone to speak their version of the news. Especially prevalent in "Bojack Hates The Troops" and [[spoiler: "Hank After Dark".]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: In a {{Flashback}} in "The Telescope" [[spoiler: while outing the news about Herb's incident]], Tom is shown to have been much thinner and with actual hair.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: [=MSNBSea=]'s (and by default, his and Hollywoo's) M.O.
* KentBrockmanNews: His program, ''[[ShowWithinAShow MSNBSea]]'', is often used to provide exposition on the episode's plot, as a SeparateSceneStorytelling or it's just used as a CutawayGag.
* MSNBCConservative: Nobody's buying his claims about being an impartial onlooker and judge. Especially with his suspiciously lousy defense of the other side of the argument and "unwitting" defense of the strongest faction.
* MaliciousSlander: More than once. Since Tom's job often involves quieting down any accusations towards famous people, the preferred method is this: [[spoiler: be it by goading them into muddling things further themselves or just outright dismissing them.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Whenever the protagonists are up against someone, Tom's judgement is always biased in favor of the bigger man and as such, offers them good publicity.
* MrExposition: He usually provides context or unfolds the plot by showing others' opinions about it, especially the ones involved.
* NonMammalianHair: In a weird version, as whales ''are'' mammals, but typically lack hair, but in the {{Flashback}} to TheNineties, [[spoiler: when he was reporting to the Herb Kazzaz scandal]], Tom had chestnut colored hair and [[FormerlyFit was a lot thinner]].
* PracticalVoiceOver: Whenever it's needed, Tom provides an InUniverse example of this.
* ThisJustIn: Always relevant news, almost to the point of being omniscient.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Tom Jumbo Grumbo's response to the the [=MSNBSea=] news story being called "The Great Bojack Jerk-Off"
-->'''Tom:''' Really? That's the best name we came up with? ''(yelling to someone off camera)'' Who came up with that? Was it Randy? Did Randy come up with that?
* WorstNewsJudgementEver: ''Constantly'', with the worst example being an important education bill before Congress gets interrupted by the "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Randy]]
!!!'''Played by''': N/A
--->'''Tom Jumbo-Grumbo''': ''Who wrote this? Was it Randy? It was Randy, wasn't it?''

A writer for [=MSNBSea=] whom Tom always ends up in a squabble with.
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* ButtMonkey: Tom berates him to no end, because of his constant (sometimes, just perceived) screw-ups, most of the time ''on air''.
* TheGhost: He never appears on-screen, being a catch-it-all ButtMonkey when something in the show goes wrong.
* GiverOfLameNames: Often berated for this, especially when the story is one of their main ones. The "Jerk-Off" is just one of many, apparently.
* SitcomArchnemesis: Tom ''really'' has it against him. To be fair, the guy does screw up, but not as often as Tom thinks he does.
* WritersSuck: He's often blamed for things in the script that are non-sensical and for coming up with lame names like "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-Off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]] for important news.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Randy, apparently. Nobody seems to disagree.
[[/folder]]

!!Excess Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]]

[[folder:A Ryan Seacrest Type]]
!!!'''Played by''': Adam Conover.
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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yeah, this one is exactly what you think]]. A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ryan Seacrest, he often hosts Excess Hollywoo(d) with Some Lady, functioning as the series' ''other'' CoincidentalBroadcast.
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* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* TheAnnouncer: Along with Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, he serves as this for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* {{Camp}}: His attitude and tone towards everything always involves some sort of overly excited reaction or just extreme movement with his arms.
* CampStraight: Despite his {{Camp}} behavior, he self-identifies as straight on the air.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, this guy is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless Tom Jumbo-Grumbo manages to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode, although unlike Tom, they mostly specialize in characters related to the main story instead of the main protagonists.[[/note]]
* GossipyHens: Along Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiddenDepths: After [=BoJack=] bails on an interview due to a EurekaMoment in Season 5, A Ryan decides to monologue, explaining that his father was a man with many scars, and each scar had a story. Presumably, he kept on relating this for the rest of the 48 minutes he had off-screen.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: The main criteria for his storylines. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Given how much he derides and ignores about life beyond the superficial, how he will joke about people's lives and his insufferable saccharine and condescending attitude, [=BoJack=] did a horrible things running him over, but he couldn't have picked a better candidate for something like that.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't care one ounce about the damage he causes with his uncaring, pushy attitude or people's opinion. [[spoiler: Their co-stars getting kidnapped doesn't change anything.]]
* LookBothWays: [[spoiler:He didn't really saw [=BoJack=]'s limousine coming through in [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E06BrrapBrrapPewPew "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew"]].]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Well, not exactly. It's less in the sense of attacking a celebrity personally and more recognizing a particular attitude as a disease. It's "A Ryan Seacrest Type", alright.
* PerpetualSmiler: Never stops smiling at all. Even when told of a possible kidnapping, he keeps his cheery demeanor.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew", Sextina refers to him as "A Ryan".
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Some Lady and at times An Actress Or Something.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other Excess Hollywoo(d) Hosts]]
Various hosts and announcers who accompany A Ryan Seacrest Type

!!Some Lady
* TheAnnouncer: Along A Ryan Seacrest Type for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo and A Ryan Seacrest Type, she represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda, their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems. Additionally, Some Lady represents the low standards of professionalism given to beautiful women who are hired for their looks to be nothing more than glorified {{Lovely Assistant}}s.
* BrainlessBeauty: A bombshell without much deep thought.
* TheChick: Doesn't really serve any purpose other than as human set dressing and to giggle and laugh at A Ryan Seacrest Type's banter.
* TheDitz: If A Ryan is knowingly uncaring, she's ignorant and uncaring.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: She's billed as "Some Lady". Then again, much like A Ryan, this could be her real name.
* GossipyHens: Along A Ryan and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiredForTheirLooks: More an accommodating accessory than a journalist. Very attractive, very much an airhead.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: How she knows which stories should be squeezed for its juice. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't think very much of discussing about a victim of EroticAsphyxiation and joking about it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All too willing to discuss private life and embarrassing secrets on camera, [[spoiler:ends up being kidnapped with no one caring one bit.]]
* NoNameGiven: Just "Some Lady".

!!An Actress Or Something
* TheOtherDarrin: InUniverse. Her appearance is justified by the need to fill the seat Some Lady left empty by her kidnapping.

!!A Billy Bush Type
Again, exactly what it says on the tin, this time a pastiche of Creator/BillyBush. He appears in "Thoughts and Prayers" alongside A Ryan Seacrest Type.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Supposedly a ripoff of Creator/BillyBush.
* PaletteSwap: Apart from being colored differently, he looks exactly like A Ryan Seacrest Type.
[[/folder]]

!!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]] PD

[[folder:Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Cedric Yarbrough
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A cat policeman who shows up repeatedly over the course of the series.
----
* AlliterativeName: In the French dub he's called "Miaou-Miaou Minou Mignon" (Meow-Meow Cute Kitty).
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: How aware is he of Gentle Farms' crimes is never stated.]]
* BadassBaritone: Being a gruff-voiced cop and all.
* TheComicallySerious: Despite his ridiculous name, he's one of the more straight-faced characters.
* CowboyCop: He and the entire LAPD [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] what "type" of Cowboy Cop he is, even using a white-board to organize the thoughts. They decide that he's a "Loose Cannon who follows his own rules".
* CulturedBadass: He expresses astonishment that [[FawltyTowersPlot "Becca"]] prefers [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] instead of [[Music/AntonioVivaldi Vivaldi.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: He showed up [[spoiler: to make an statement about Mr. Peanutbutter ''[[GloryHound stealing]]'' the D from the HOLLYWOOD sign way before his more prominent appearance in season 2.]]
* GreatDetective: Once he finds out [[spoiler: Diane and Todd have the chicken]], he starts using sharper deductive skills to capture them, although they often fall into [[BatDeduction Bat Deduction.]]
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With her boss and, to a lesser extent, with his co-workers.
* InspectorJavert: His approach indicates that he views criminals as scum, regardless of the justifiability of their crimes.
* PoliceBrutality: {{Implied}}:
-->'''Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface''': Don't worry ma'am. We'll bring your daughter home, dead or alive.\\
'''Kelsey Jannings''': [[AdultFear Alive. Alive!]]\\
'''Fuzzyface''': We're the LAPD, ma'am. [[FalseReassurance We'll probably make the right call.]]
* RabidCop: He's very emotional and passionate about the job.
* ScaryBlackMan: {{Justified}}, as he's a cop. Ironically, he's a (mostly) ''white'' cat.
* SkywardScream: [[spoiler: '''''CCHHHIIICCCKKEEENNNNN!!!!''''']]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In both of his two major appearances, [[spoiler: he declares Mr. Peanutbutter to be the thief of the D of the Hollywood sig, which subsequently gets destroyed and has played the UnwittingPawn to a slaughterhouse that reveals the [[FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter true nature of meat]].]]
* SunglassesAtNight: Lampshaded by Todd in "Chickens".
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler: Despite chasing after Todd and Diane, he's not portrayed ''completely'' in the wrong either. They kidnapped a chicken, after all. He's just being blind to other, more ''serious'', if ''legal'' crimes.]]
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He's the performer (immediate action, CowboyCop, busting heads) to his boss's technician (prefers to do things by the book, intolerant towards insubordination).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Police Chief]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Khandi Alexander.

Officer Fuzzyface's superior.
----
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: She has a very demanding voice and berates Fuzzyface whenever he has gotten out of the line.
* BlackBossLady: To Officer Fuzzyface.
* TheBigBoard: How she and the rest of the Hollywoo PD come to the conclusion of what kind of cop Fuzzyface is: They discard the entirety of the options he doesn't fit in by writing them on a white board.
* CowboyCop: She reunites the entire LAPD to [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] what "type" of Cowboy Cop Meow-Meow Fuzzyface is, even using a white-board to organize the thoughts. They decide that he's a "Loose Cannon who follows his own rules".
* DaChief: Of course.
* TheGoodCaptain: One kinda gets the feeling that she's only berating Fuzzyface because of improper ways and she's quite a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Officer Fuzzyface.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: How Fuzzyface sees her; her influence, bad opinion about him and adherence to by-the-book procedure often conflict with Officer Fuzzyface's more hands-on approach.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: She's the technician (prefers to do things by the book, intolerant towards insubordination) to Meow-Meow's performer (immediate action, CowboyCop, busting heads.)
* TheStrategist: Prefers to think ahead and plan everything, which clashes with [[HotBlooded Fuzzyface]]'s method.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Just like Fuzzyface and the rest of Hollywoo PD.
[[/folder]]

!!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]] Businesses

* See [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooBusinesses Businesses]].

----

* InSeriesNickname: "Uncle Hankie", because of his approachable and warm façade. It gets creepier when one takes into consideration what she does with her secretaries.

* LackOfEmpathy: As evidenced by the fact that he keeps one of his victims as her secretary, even engaging in some terrifying sweet-talking, and his self-delusion and absence of remorse towards Diane's accusations, Hank has zero qualms about the repercussions of his actions and how people are affected by it.

!Fictional Celebrities

[[folder:Character Actress Margo Martindale]]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MargoMartindale

A character actress who often helps Bojack out with some of his crazier schemes.

An over the top, caricature version of Watts herself that ends up involved with [=BoJack=] as part getting into character as Diane, whom she's playing in an adaptation of the events surrounding Diane's and Mr. Peanutbutter's engagement [[spoiler: using the "D" as a GrandRomanticGesture. [[MetaFiction Yep]].]]

[[folder:Jessica Biel]]
->'''Played by''': Creator/JessicaBiel

Noted Hollywoo actress and Mr. Peanutbutter's second wife.

* AdamWesting: Biel plays herself as a rude egotist who is implied to be cheating on Mr. Peanutbutter and is utterly oblivious of the sorry state of her own filmography. According to WordOfGod, Biel pushed the writers to be ''meaner'' about her, which might explain her role in Season 4.
* AscendedExtra: She only appeared in one episode in season 3, but becomes a major character in season 4.
* AxCrazy: Goes completely off the deep end in "Underground", screaming about burning people as soon as the crisis starts, [[spoiler:eventually succeeding in doing so to Creator/ZachBraff, cannibalizing the latter's corpse and attempting to sacrifice Mr. Peanutbutter.]]
* BestKnownForTheFanservice: InUniverse. Twice.
** Diane doesn't know who Jessica is after she names several films she's been in, and it isn't until she says she was "the girl from ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' who took her clothes off for that one magazine" that Diane recognizes her.
** Later, Mr. Peanutbutter is unsure whether she was in ''Film/TheIllusionist'' or ''Film/ThePrestige'', and she rightfully calls him out on it.
--->'''Jessica''': Do you ''know'' which one I was in?\\
'''Mr. Peanutbutter''': Do ''you''?\\
''({{Beat}})''\\
'''Jessica''': Ugh!
* DoesNotLikeSpam: {{Exploited|Trope}}. Diane exposes Jessica's dislike of avocados to the public to turn California voters against her, foiling Katrina's plan and ensuring Woodchuck's victory in the special election.
* {{Foil}}: To Katrina. Both are the career driven, 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.
* HypocriticalHumor: She is constantly putting down Mr. Peanutbutter for taking every offer he gets regardless of how much he enjoys it, calling them "beneath him", yet keeps bragging about her own participation in critically reviled films (''Film/{{Stealth}}'', ''Summer Catch'', ''Film/TheRulesOfAttraction'', ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'') apparently oblivious to their reception.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Has gotten the habit of saying "un-Biel-livable" from Justin Timberlake.
** "Our marriage is over! Biel with it!"
** She has a new perfume in Season 4 - "Biel-ist", which Diane rightfully confuses for "B-List".
** Subverted by her [[spoiler:Governor campaign slogan: "Change you can Jessica-lieve in".]]
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Regarding the events of "Underground".
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Not only does she suffer no consequence for murdering and cannibalizing Zach Braff, she even runs for Governor!]]
* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: A RunningGag is her ''very'' pedantic, overly specific way of ordering anything.
** [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E02TheBojackHorsemanShow "The Bojack Horseman Show"]]: 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--\\
'''Mr. Peanutbutter''': One lukewarm coffee for my gorgeous spouse!
** [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS4E10LovinThatCaliLifestyle "lovin' that cali lifestyle!"]]: Several years later (season 5, to be precise), behold her menu order while on an interview with Diane.
---> 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.
* ThisIsGoingToBeHuge: Apparently she was "told" that ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'' was going to be "[[BlatantLies a very important gay rights movie]]"

The actor originally set to star in ''Untitled Horsin' Around Rip Off''(working title), right before the producers hired Mister Peanutbutter and settled for the name ''Mister Peanutbutter's House''.

[[folder:Charlie Rose]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt

The host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' who interviews [=BoJack=] about ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' in the first scene of the series.

* TheAnnouncer: The titular host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' and the man who interviews [=BoJack=] about his work in ''Horsin' Around'' and his current life.
* ArmourPiercingQuestion: His final question seems to be basically standard interview fare, but it quite unintentionally turns out to be one of these.
--> '''Charlie Rose''': What have you been doing since the show's cancellation eighteen years ago?
--> '''Bojack''': Um...
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: He does this when [=BoJack=] starts digressing on his statements.
* ConsummateProfessional: Even when the interview starts going sideways, Charlie maintains the composture and tries to be professional and straight-laced to his guest's shenanigans.
* FacialDialogue: To get a clear picture of what Charlie's feeling during the entirety of the interview for [=BoJack=], all it's needed is to take a look at his expressions.
* LenoDevice: His appearance and talk about ''Horsin' Around'' helps the viewer identify who [=BoJack=] is and the interview just underlines his personality.
* MrExposition: Charlie's main role in the show is to explain to the audience what ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' is, why was it popular [[TheNineties almost 20 years ago]], [[CriticalDissonance the critic's lukewarm reception towards it, in contrast to the audience's adoration]], as well as introducing his main star as his guest almost two decades after the fact.
* NotSoStoic: Even if he's pretty straight-laced, his cool attitude dissolves the more he interacts with [=BoJack=] and his drunken antics.
* PerpetualFrowner: Or at the very least, very serious demeanor.
* TheStoic: He doesn't change expressions that much during the interview.
* StraightMan: Especially when compared to [[LargeHam [=BoJack=]]].
[[/folder]]

!!!''[[ShowWithinAShow Hollywoo Stars & Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!]]'' 's Contestants

[[folder:Biscuits Braxby]]
!!!'''Played by''': Daniele Gaither

A talk show host Princess Carolyn enlists to salvage [=BoJack=]'s reputation in Season 5.

* AllegoricalCharacter: Biscuits has perfected the penitent interview, and thus represents the forgive-and-forget mechanisms of Hollywood for its problematic celebrities.
* AlliterativeName: Has the very catchy name of '''B'''iscuits '''B'''raxby.
* TheFixer: Her personal style is to keep things light, which is perfect for making a celebrity come off as sympathetic. This has earned her a reputation as a softball interviewer. In Season 5, an appearance on her show is enough to [[spoiler:stop the fallout of [=BoJack=] strangling Gina]], while in season 6, after [[spoiler:the Sarah Lynn story breaks, [=BoJack=] comes out of his first interview with her smelling like roses. Too bad his ego gets the best of him and he demands a second interview just as Paige inspires Biscuits to move past this and dig deeper.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Joey Pogo]]
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/HilarySwank

* JuniorCounterpart: Pickles notes that in terms of personality, he is essentially a young Mr. Peanutbutter, although both of them refuse to acknowledge this.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A parody of a parody! Joey shares several similarities with Music/JustinBieber. Both are young pop idols with notably high voices, a chill-bro fashion sense, and a public struggle with drug addiction. Both even have crown tattoos near their collarbones. But in terms of appearances and mannerisms, he is based on Creator/KateMcKinnon's [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UWEWWj0-6/ impression]] of Bieber from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
[[/folder]]

!![=MSNBSea=]

[[folder: Tom Jumbo-Grumbo]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Keith Olbermann

A whale news anchor who often provides exposition and typical Hollywoo hype.

* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like A Ryan Seacrest Type, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: He used to be married to a squid [[note]]Possibly the one seen in episode 2 of the 2nd season [[/note]], and if his aside comments in "Chickens" are any indication, he still thinks highly of her.]]
* TheAnnouncer: For [=MSNBSea=], a ShowWithinAShow news report in Hollywoo.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: He may blame every little thing on Randy, but come Season 4, [[spoiler: he's genuinely concerned when Randy passes out at his keyboard, and happily welcomes him back when he recovers]].
-->'''Tom:''' This isn't just a news room, this is a family!
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, Tom is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless A Ryan Seacrest Type and Some Lady manage to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode[[/note]]
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Tom knows his trade and as such, makes a point of always siding with the great companies and entrepreneurs. He spouts obvious CharacterShilling for [[spoiler: Chicken 4 Dayz]] and [[spoiler: Hank Hippopopalous]] and being a more subtle version of a ProfessionalButtKisser.
* IShallTauntYou: His response when trying to goad someone to speak their version of the news. Especially prevalent in "Bojack Hates The Troops" and [[spoiler: "Hank After Dark".]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: In a {{Flashback}} in "The Telescope" [[spoiler: while outing the news about Herb's incident]], Tom is shown to have been much thinner and with actual hair.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: [=MSNBSea=]'s (and by default, his and Hollywoo's) M.O.
* KentBrockmanNews: His program, ''[[ShowWithinAShow MSNBSea]]'', is often used to provide exposition on the episode's plot, as a SeparateSceneStorytelling or it's just used as a CutawayGag.
* MSNBCConservative: Nobody's buying his claims about being an impartial onlooker and judge. Especially with his suspiciously lousy defense of the other side of the argument and "unwitting" defense of the strongest faction.
* MaliciousSlander: More than once. Since Tom's job often involves quieting down any accusations towards famous people, the preferred method is this: [[spoiler: be it by goading them into muddling things further themselves or just outright dismissing them.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Whenever the protagonists are up against someone, Tom's judgement is always biased in favor of the bigger man and as such, offers them good publicity.
* MrExposition: He usually provides context or unfolds the plot by showing others' opinions about it, especially the ones involved.
* NonMammalianHair: In a weird version, as whales ''are'' mammals, but typically lack hair, but in the {{Flashback}} to TheNineties, [[spoiler: when he was reporting to the Herb Kazzaz scandal]], Tom had chestnut colored hair and [[FormerlyFit was a lot thinner]].
* PracticalVoiceOver: Whenever it's needed, Tom provides an InUniverse example of this.
* ThisJustIn: Always relevant news, almost to the point of being omniscient.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Tom Jumbo Grumbo's response to the the [=MSNBSea=] news story being called "The Great Bojack Jerk-Off"
-->'''Tom:''' Really? That's the best name we came up with? ''(yelling to someone off camera)'' Who came up with that? Was it Randy? Did Randy come up with that?
* WorstNewsJudgementEver: ''Constantly'', with the worst example being an important education bill before Congress gets interrupted by the "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]].

[[folder: Randy]]
!!!'''Played by''': N/A
--->'''Tom Jumbo-Grumbo''': ''Who wrote this? Was it Randy? It was Randy, wasn't it?''

A writer for [=MSNBSea=] whom Tom always ends up in a squabble with.

* ButtMonkey: Tom berates him to no end, because of his constant (sometimes, just perceived) screw-ups, most of the time ''on air''.
* TheGhost: He never appears on-screen, being a catch-it-all ButtMonkey when something in the show goes wrong.
* GiverOfLameNames: Often berated for this, especially when the story is one of their main ones. The "Jerk-Off" is just one of many, apparently.
* SitcomArchnemesis: Tom ''really'' has it against him. To be fair, the guy does screw up, but not as often as Tom thinks he does.
* WritersSuck: He's often blamed for things in the script that are non-sensical and for coming up with lame names like "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-Off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]] for important news.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Randy, apparently. Nobody seems to disagree.

!!Excess Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]]

[[folder: A Ryan Seacrest Type]]
!!!'''Played by''': Adam Conover.
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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yeah, this one is exactly what you think]]. A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ryan Seacrest, he often hosts Excess Hollywoo(d) with Some Lady, functioning as the series' ''other'' CoincidentalBroadcast.

* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* TheAnnouncer: Along with Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, he serves as this for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* {{Camp}}: His attitude and tone towards everything always involves some sort of overly excited reaction or just extreme movement with his arms.
* CampStraight: Despite his {{Camp}} behavior, he self-identifies as straight on the air.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, this guy is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless Tom Jumbo-Grumbo manages to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode, although unlike Tom, they mostly specialize in characters related to the main story instead of the main protagonists.[[/note]]
* GossipyHens: Along Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiddenDepths: After [=BoJack=] bails on an interview due to a EurekaMoment in Season 5, A Ryan decides to monologue, explaining that his father was a man with many scars, and each scar had a story. Presumably, he kept on relating this for the rest of the 48 minutes he had off-screen.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: The main criteria for his storylines. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Given how much he derides and ignores about life beyond the superficial, how he will joke about people's lives and his insufferable saccharine and condescending attitude, [=BoJack=] did a horrible things running him over, but he couldn't have picked a better candidate for something like that.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't care one ounce about the damage he causes with his uncaring, pushy attitude or people's opinion. [[spoiler: Their co-stars getting kidnapped doesn't change anything.]]
* LookBothWays: [[spoiler:He didn't really saw [=BoJack=]'s limousine coming through in [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E06BrrapBrrapPewPew "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew"]].]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Well, not exactly. It's less in the sense of attacking a celebrity personally and more recognizing a particular attitude as a disease. It's "A Ryan Seacrest Type", alright.
* PerpetualSmiler: Never stops smiling at all. Even when told of a possible kidnapping, he keeps his cheery demeanor.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew", Sextina refers to him as "A Ryan".
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Some Lady and at times An Actress Or Something.

[[folder: Other Excess Hollywoo(d) Hosts]]
Various hosts and announcers who accompany A Ryan Seacrest Type

!!Some Lady

* TheAnnouncer: Along A Ryan Seacrest Type for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo and A Ryan Seacrest Type, she represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda, their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems. Additionally, Some Lady represents the low standards of professionalism given to beautiful women who are hired for their looks to be nothing more than glorified {{Lovely Assistant}}s.
* BrainlessBeauty: A bombshell without much deep thought.
* TheChick: Doesn't really serve any purpose other than as human set dressing and to giggle and laugh at A Ryan Seacrest Type's banter.
* TheDitz: If A Ryan is knowingly uncaring, she's ignorant and uncaring.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: She's billed as "Some Lady". Then again, much like A Ryan, this could be her real name.
* GossipyHens: Along A Ryan and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiredForTheirLooks: More an accommodating accessory than a journalist. Very attractive, very much an airhead.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: How she knows which stories should be squeezed for its juice. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't think very much of discussing about a victim of EroticAsphyxiation and joking about it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All too willing to discuss private life and embarrassing secrets on camera, [[spoiler:ends up being kidnapped with no one caring one bit.]]
* NoNameGiven: Just "Some Lady".

!!An Actress Or Something
* TheOtherDarrin: InUniverse. Her appearance is justified by the need to fill the seat Some Lady left empty by her kidnapping.

!!A Billy Bush Type
Again, exactly what it says on the tin, this time a pastiche of Creator/BillyBush. He appears in "Thoughts and Prayers" alongside A Ryan Seacrest Type.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Supposedly a ripoff of Creator/BillyBush.
* PaletteSwap: Apart from being colored differently, he looks exactly like A Ryan Seacrest Type.

!!Buzzfeed

[[folder: Wayne]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Wyatt Cenac

A writer for Buzzfeed (and Diane's ex) who's writing an article on Mr. Peanutbutter in "Zoes and Zeldas". Author of the dichotomy and famous [[MemeticMutation Meme]] "Are you a Zoey or a Zelda?", based on the PolarOppositeTwins featured in ''[[ShowWithinAShow Mr. Peanutbutter's House]]''.

* AmicableExes: {{Subverted}}. Try as he might, he and Diane are '''''not''''' in a good stance about their previous relationship. DoubleSubverted in "One Trick Pony" when she asks his help for publishing Bojack's biography behind his back.
* BlackAndNerdy: Well, he'd argue it's more of an [[InsistentTerminology "intellectual"]] look, but it still fits, even if it's just in appearance and intelligence, not attitude.
* ChekhovsGunman: While his first appearance in "Zoes and Zeldas" seemed like a one-shot, he returns in "One Trick Pony" to assist Diane.
* TheCynic: One of the reasons why Diane broke up with him. He ''just'' can't see past the flaws of people and accept the good things. Another reason may be because Diane's secretly afraid they're TooMuchAlike.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Just when Diane is about to confront him over the real reason he's been around Mr. Peanutbutter and her after most likely finishing his article, a FreezeFrameBonus reveals that in-between the gibberish he's been writing, there's a sentence: "dianeiloveyouleavethatdumbdogalready". Guess why he was so intent in getting close to Diane and demeaning Mr. Peanutbutter.
* {{Hipster}}: {{Implied}} with his clothes and personality.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's exactly as smug and self-righteous as anybody gets, especially when it comes to high-brow subjects of which he considers himself an specialist. This is one of the reasons why Diane got quickly tired and broke up with him: he's too willing to accept the negativity and criticize everyone without any basis.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** [[spoiler:[[RewatchBonus Looking back]], he's right about Diane's inability to accept she's unhappy in a life giving everything she has ever wanted and how every step she takes is one of obliviousness to avoid breaking up with Mr. Peanutbutter.]]
** He was also right about Diane's desire for fame being more important than any friendship, seeing as how quickly she turned on [=BoJack=] once he refused to approve an advance of ''One Trick Pony''.
* KirkSummation: Doubles as a pretty harsh TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. However, it doesn't come out of bitterness, but as an attempt to make Diane wake up about her situation:
-->'''Wayne''': You know what your problem is? You're trying to be a Zelda but you're so obviously a Zoe.\\
'''Diane''': Ugh! Don't label me. You don't know who I am.\\
'''Wayne''': You can live your happy Zelda life in this happy Zelda town and pretend you're a happy Zelda, but I know you, and this isn't you. People don't change, Diane, not really. Mr. Peanutbutter's a Zelda. He's happy and he's carefree and he's loving, but you and me, we're Zoes. We're Zoes, Diane. We're cynical and we're sad and we're mean. There's a darkness inside you, and you can bury it deep in burritos as big as your head, but someday soon, that darkness is gonna come out, and when it does, I want you to call me.
* KnightOfCerebus: His speech at the end of the episode about people not being able to change, coupled with [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the events intersected along with it]], are the specific moment where the series starts [[CerebusSyndrome delving deeper into the dark state of its characters]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: See KirkSummation above.
* TheReveal: He finished the article about Mr. Peanutbutter a long time ago, and it's far from flattering.
* StaticCharacter: He reveals some depths about himself and Diane's character, providing AlternateCharacterInterpretation for her. He also doesn't believe people can change, at least fundamentally.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Turns out he finished his article about Mr. Peanutbutter a while ago, and he's just starving off to get close to Diane.
* WritersSuck: A writer for Buzzfeed and definitely a sad jerk.

[[folder: Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface]]

[[folder: Police Chief]]

* AntiHero: Her song about [[spoiler:abortion]] is raunchy, tasteless, and juvenile, but it making light of such an incredibly heavy and controversial topic gives lots of women the courage to make their own choices about it rather than caving into the toxic sentiments of the extremists on either side. She then decides to have her [[spoiler:fake abortion]] ''live'', for profit and publicity, a crass and exploitative move to say the least, except she manages to keep it tasteful and even educational.

* HisStoryRepeatsItself: A female example. A current pop star concerned about appearances, acting bratty due to popularity and thinking too highly about herself. Yeah, [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] says hi, Sextina. Sextina actually lampshaded this herself in her very first line of dialog.
* HotterAndSexier: Than Sarah Lynn. There seems to be a recurring pattern with all the tween and young pop stars, each generation trying to outdo the previous one in looks and popularity.

* ShoutOut: Her name is one to the bottled water brand Aquafina and brings fellow pop star Music/ChristinaAguilera (whose 'musical alter ego' is named Xtina) to mind.

* {{Stripperific}}: Her usual outfits. For a general sense of her clothing, just look at her appearance in "Excess Hollywoo".

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: It's where she keeps her cellphone.

* TeenPregnancy: Although her age never gets brought up during her fake pregnancy/abortion stunt, [[spoiler:or even when she gets pregnant at the end and wants to keep it]], she is fourteen in season one.

* YourCheatingHeart: {{Implied|Trope}}. She speaks of Music/JustinTimberlake (her current real life husband) in very familiar terms while still married to PB.

[[folder:Charlie Rose]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt

The host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' who interviews [=BoJack=] about ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' in the first scene of the series.

* TheAnnouncer: The titular host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' and the man who interviews [=BoJack=] about his work in ''Horsin' Around'' and his current life.
* ArmourPiercingQuestion: His final question seems to be basically standard interview fare, but it quite unintentionally turns out to be one of these.
--> '''Charlie Rose''': What have you been doing since the show's cancellation eighteen years ago?
--> '''Bojack''': Um...
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: He does this when [=BoJack=] starts digressing on his statements.
* ConsummateProfessional: Even when the interview starts going sideways, Charlie maintains the composture and tries to be professional and straight-laced to his guest's shenanigans.
* FacialDialogue: To get a clear picture of what Charlie's feeling during the entirety of the interview for [=BoJack=], all it's needed is to take a look at his expressions.
* LenoDevice: His appearance and talk about ''Horsin' Around'' helps the viewer identify who [=BoJack=] is and the interview just underlines his personality.
* MrExposition: Charlie's main role in the show is to explain to the audience what ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' is, why was it popular [[TheNineties almost 20 years ago]], [[CriticalDissonance the critic's lukewarm reception towards it, in contrast to the audience's adoration]], as well as introducing his main star as his guest almost two decades after the fact.
* NotSoStoic: Even if he's pretty straight-laced, his cool attitude dissolves the more he interacts with [=BoJack=] and his drunken antics.
* PerpetualFrowner: Or at the very least, very serious demeanor.
* TheStoic: He doesn't change expressions that much during the interview.
* StraightMan: Especially when compared to [[LargeHam [=BoJack=]]].
[[/folder]]

!Fictional Celebrities

[[center:[-[[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Index Page]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters The Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chávez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers Main Characters' Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBeatriceSugarmanHorseman Beatrice Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanButterscotchHorseman Butterscotch Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollyhock Hollyhock]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents Los Angeles Residents]] | '''Hollywoo(d) Residents''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooTVMovieCrews TV/Movie Crews]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooBusinesses Businesses]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooTalentAgencies Talent Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN Network]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanWorksOfFiction Works of Fiction]]-]]]

* TeenPregnancy: Although her age never gets brought up during her fake pregnancy/abortion stunt, [[spoiler:or even when she gets pregnant at the end and wants to keep it.]]

->'''Played by''': Sharon Horgan

* TongueTwister: Pretty much the only reason she was created.

A spoiled aloof actress whom Princess Carolyn sets up with Todd to improve her relatability to audiences.* MarriageOfConvenience: Once her movie falls through and she needs some zeitgeist to get back in the spotlight, she's set up to marry Todd as a publicity stunt. [[spoiler:It goes belly up when Todd, being asexual, backs down after consulting Princess Carolyn over the morality of it.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: Well, for one, his reactions to the news he gives. Then, some of his mannerisms are quite flamboyant, his tone of voice is really effeminate and he keeps a quite well groomed appearance to the point of obsessive detail. It really helps that he's a caricature of Ryan Seacrest.
** Apparently settled as of Season 4; he identifies himself as a straight white man to justify weighing in on the [[ItMakesSenseInContext women with guns issue]]. Not that it matters too much either way, since he's little more than living set dressing.

* CampStraight: Possibly. Despite the AmbiguouslyGay and {{Camp}} behavior above, he's never really confirmed as such, so those could be just as well not related to his sexuality.
** Apparently settled as of Season 4, where he self-identifies as straight on the air.

[[folder: Some Lady]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: An Actress Or Something]]

!!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. However, as of Season 5 he's now a pediatrician and is no longer this trope due to [[spoiler:Sarah Lynn's death being a wake-up call for him]].
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: To Sarah Lynn. [=BoJack=] tries to treat him like this in season 5, but by then he's past that life.
* HeelFaceTurn: Goes fully legit as a pediatrician [[spoiler:after Sarah Lynn's death]], which proves less than helpful for [=BoJack=] when he tries to go to him for painkillers.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: See DrFeelgood above. However, as of Season 5 he's now a pediatrician who is trying to be legitimate.
* 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Doctor Pig]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt
A recurring doctor who often has to deal with Bojack or Mr. Peanutbutter.
----
* 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.
[[/folder]]

!!''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]]
[[/folder]]

!![[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]]''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Jeffretariat]]

Secretariat's brother.
----
* For the tropes related to Jeffretariat, see ''[[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]]''.
[[/folder]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: If only she didn't have a bigger ability to plan ahead and a mild empathy, she'd be an actual sociopath. Add an emotional distance from her crimes and emotional freak-outs and good luck figuring out what's going on her head. But let's be clear, there '''''is''''' something wrong with her.
** Yeah, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint it's called being a]] ''[[ComicallyMissingThePoint really]]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint good actor]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: ''Very much [[AvertedTrope averted]]''.

[[folder:Henry Winkler]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/HenryWinkler.

You know who? [[Series/HappyDays Exactly]]. [[BaitAndSwitchComparison That guy from that one episode]] of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit''.

!!Real-Life Celebrities

* TrueArtIsAngsty: He certainly seems to think so of acting.

!![=MSNBSea=]

[[folder: Tom Jumbo-Grumbo]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Keith Olbermann

A whale news anchor who often provides exposition and typical Hollywoo hype.
----
* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like A Ryan Seacrest Type, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: He used to be married to a squid [[note]]Possibly the one seen in episode 2 of the 2nd season [[/note]], and if his aside comments in "Chickens" are any indication, he still thinks highly of her.]]
* TheAnnouncer: For [=MSNBSea=], a ShowWithinAShow news report in Hollywoo.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: He may blame every little thing on Randy, but come Season 4, [[spoiler: he's genuinely concerned when Randy passes out at his keyboard, and happily welcomes him back when he recovers]].
-->'''Tom:''' This isn't just a news room, this is a family!
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, Tom is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless A Ryan Seacrest Type and Some Lady manage to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode[[/note]]
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Tom knows his trade and as such, makes a point of always siding with the great companies and entrepreneurs. He spouts obvious CharacterShilling for [[spoiler: Chicken 4 Dayz]] and [[spoiler: Hank Hippopopalous]] and being a more subtle version of a ProfessionalButtKisser.
* IShallTauntYou: His response when trying to goad someone to speak their version of the news. Especially prevalent in "Bojack Hates The Troops" and [[spoiler: "Hank After Dark".]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: In a {{Flashback}} in "The Telescope" [[spoiler: while outing the news about Herb's incident]], Tom is shown to have been much thinner and with actual hair.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: [=MSNBSea=]'s (and by default, his and Hollywoo's) M.O.
* KentBrockmanNews: His program, ''[[ShowWithinAShow MSNBSea]]'', is often used to provide exposition on the episode's plot, as a SeparateSceneStorytelling or it's just used as a CutawayGag.
* MSNBCConservative: Nobody's buying his claims about being an impartial onlooker and judge. Especially with his suspiciously lousy defense of the other side of the argument and "unwitting" defense of the strongest faction.
* MaliciousSlander: More than once. Since Tom's job often involves quieting down any accusations towards famous people, the preferred method is this: [[spoiler: be it by goading them into muddling things further themselves or just outright dismissing them.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Whenever the protagonists are up against someone, Tom's judgement is always biased in favor of the bigger man and as such, offers them good publicity.
* MrExposition: He usually provides context or unfolds the plot by showing others' opinions about it, especially the ones involved.
* NonMammalianHair: In a weird version, as whales ''are'' mammals, but typically lack hair, but in the {{Flashback}} to TheNineties, [[spoiler: when he was reporting to the Herb Kazzaz scandal]], Tom had chestnut colored hair and [[FormerlyFit was a lot thinner]].
* PracticalVoiceOver: Whenever it's needed, Tom provides an InUniverse example of this.
* ThisJustIn: Always relevant news, almost to the point of being omniscient.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Tom Jumbo Grumbo's response to the the [=MSNBSea=] news story being called "The Great Bojack Jerk-Off"
-->'''Tom:''' Really? That's the best name we came up with? ''(yelling to someone off camera)'' Who came up with that? Was it Randy? Did Randy come up with that?
* WorstNewsJudgementEver: ''Constantly'', with the worst example being an important education bill before Congress gets interrupted by the "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]].

[[folder: Randy]]
!!!'''Played by''': N/A
--->'''Tom Jumbo-Grumbo''': ''Who wrote this? Was it Randy? It was Randy, wasn't it?''

A writer for [=MSNBSea=] whom Tom always ends up in a squabble with.
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* ButtMonkey: Tom berates him to no end, because of his constant (sometimes, just perceived) screw-ups, most of the time ''on air''.
* TheGhost: He never appears on-screen, being a catch-it-all ButtMonkey when something in the show goes wrong.
* GiverOfLameNames: Often berated for this, especially when the story is one of their main ones. The "Jerk-Off" is just one of many, apparently.
* SitcomArchnemesis: Tom ''really'' has it against him. To be fair, the guy does screw up, but not as often as Tom thinks he does.
* WritersSuck: He's often blamed for things in the script that are non-sensical and for coming up with lame names like "[[UnfortunateNames Jerk-Off]]"[[note]] Bojack's fight against Neal [=McBeal=], the Navy SEAL[[/note]] for important news.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: Randy, apparently. Nobody seems to disagree.

!!Excess Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]]

[[folder: A Ryan Seacrest Type]]
!!!'''Played by''': Adam Conover.
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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yeah, this one is exactly what you think]]. A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ryan Seacrest, he often hosts Excess Hollywoo(d) with Some Lady, functioning as the series' ''other'' CoincidentalBroadcast.
----
* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo, he represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda. Their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Well, for one, his reactions to the news he gives. Then, some of his mannerisms are quite flamboyant, his tone of voice is really effeminate and he keeps a quite well groomed appearance to the point of obsessive detail. It really helps that he's a caricature of Ryan Seacrest.
** Apparently settled as of Season 4; he identifies himself as a straight white man to justify weighing in on the [[ItMakesSenseInContext women with guns issue]]. Not that it matters too much either way, since he's little more than living set dressing.
* TheAnnouncer: Along with Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, he serves as this for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* {{Camp}}: His attitude and tone towards everything always involves some sort of overly excited reaction or just extreme movement with his arms.
* CampStraight: Possibly. Despite the AmbiguouslyGay and {{Camp}} behavior above, he's never really confirmed as such, so those could be just as well not related to his sexuality.
** Apparently settled as of Season 4, where he self-identifies as straight on the air.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Whenever Bojack or his friends have done anything infamous, this guy is always the first one to report on the news. [[note]] Well, unless Tom Jumbo-Grumbo manages to beat him to it. It varies from episode to episode, although unlike Tom, they mostly specialize in characters related to the main story instead of the main protagonists.[[/note]]
* GossipyHens: Along Some Lady and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiddenDepths: After [=BoJack=] bails on an interview due to a EurekaMoment in Season 5, A Ryan decides to monologue, explaining that his father was a man with many scars, and each scar had a story. Presumably, he kept on relating this for the rest of the 48 minutes he had off-screen.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: The main criteria for his storylines. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Given how much he derides and ignores about life beyond the superficial, how he will joke about people's lives and his insufferable saccharine and condescending attitude, [=BoJack=] did a horrible things running him over, but he couldn't have picked a better candidate for something like that.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't care one ounce about the damage he causes with his uncaring, pushy attitude or people's opinion. [[spoiler: Their co-stars getting kidnapped doesn't change anything.]]
* LookBothWays: [[spoiler:He didn't really saw [=BoJack=]'s limousine coming through in [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E06BrrapBrrapPewPew "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew"]].]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Well, not exactly. It's less in the sense of attacking a celebrity personally and more recognizing a particular attitude as a disease. It's "A Ryan Seacrest Type", alright.
* PerpetualSmiler: Never stops smiling at all. Even when told of a possible kidnapping, he keeps his cheery demeanor.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew", Sextina refers to him as "A Ryan".
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Some Lady and at times An Actress Or Something.

[[folder: Some Lady]]
* TheAnnouncer: Along A Ryan Seacrest Type for Excess Hollywoo(d).
* AllegoricalCharacter: Just like Tom Jumbo-Grumbo and A Ryan Seacrest Type, she represents the attitude of sensationalistic media willing to exploit any possible coverage for viewership and propaganda, their oft violation of personal privacy and disregard for the damage caused also underscore how much ''does'' Hollywoo respect the individual and real life problems. Additionally, Some Lady represents the low standards of professionalism given to beautiful women who are hired for their looks to be nothing more than glorified {{Lovely Assistant}}s.
* BrainlessBeauty: A bombshell without much deep thought.
* TheChick: Doesn't really serve any purpose other than as human set dressing and to giggle and laugh at A Ryan Seacrest Type's banter.
* TheDitz: If A Ryan is knowingly uncaring, she's ignorant and uncaring.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: She's billed as "Some Lady". Then again, much like A Ryan, this could be her real name.
* GossipyHens: Along A Ryan and An Actress Or Something, talking about the recent scandals and rumors circulating through Hollywoo is their own bread and butter.
* HiredForTheirLooks: More an accommodating accessory than a journalist. Very attractive, very much an airhead.
* IfItBleedsItLeads: How she knows which stories should be squeezed for its juice. The dirtier and more intrusive it is, the better to tell everyone.
* LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't think very much of discussing about a victim of EroticAsphyxiation and joking about it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All too willing to discuss private life and embarrassing secrets on camera, [[spoiler:ends up being kidnapped with no one caring one bit.]]
* NoNameGiven: Just "Some Lady".

[[folder: An Actress Or Something]]
* TheOtherDarrin: InUniverse. Her appearance is justified by the need to fill the seat Some Lady left empty by her kidnapping.

!!Buzzfeed

[[folder: Wayne]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Wyatt Cenac

A writer for Buzzfeed (and Diane's ex) who's writing an article on Mr. Peanutbutter in "Zoes and Zeldas". Author of the dichotomy and famous [[MemeticMutation Meme]] "Are you a Zoey or a Zelda?", based on the PolarOppositeTwins featured in ''[[ShowWithinAShow Mr. Peanutbutter's House]]''.

* AmicableExes: {{Subverted}}. Try as he might, he and Diane are '''''not''''' in a good stance about their previous relationship. DoubleSubverted in "One Trick Pony" when she asks his help for publishing Bojack's biography behind his back.
* BlackAndNerdy: Well, he'd argue it's more of an [[InsistentTerminology "intellectual"]] look, but it still fits, even if it's just in appearance and intelligence, not attitude.
* ChekhovsGunman: While his first appearance in "Zoes and Zeldas" seemed like a one-shot, he returns in "One Trick Pony" to assist Diane.
* TheCynic: One of the reasons why Diane broke up with him. He ''just'' can't see past the flaws of people and accept the good things. Another reason may be because Diane's secretly afraid they're TooMuchAlike.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Just when Diane is about to confront him over the real reason he's been around Mr. Peanutbutter and her after most likely finishing his article, a FreezeFrameBonus reveals that in-between the gibberish he's been writing, there's a sentence: "dianeiloveyouleavethatdumbdogalready". Guess why he was so intent in getting close to Diane and demeaning Mr. Peanutbutter.
* {{Hipster}}: {{Implied}} with his clothes and personality.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's exactly as smug and self-righteous as anybody gets, especially when it comes to high-brow subjects of which he considers himself an specialist. This is one of the reasons why Diane got quickly tired and broke up with him: he's too willing to accept the negativity and criticize everyone without any basis.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** [[spoiler:[[RewatchBonus Looking back]], he's right about Diane's inability to accept she's unhappy in a life giving everything she has ever wanted and how every step she takes is one of obliviousness to avoid breaking up with Mr. Peanutbutter.]]
** He was also right about Diane's desire for fame being more important than any friendship, seeing as how quickly she turned on [=BoJack=] once he refused to approve an advance of ''One Trick Pony''.
* KirkSummation: Doubles as a pretty harsh TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. However, it doesn't come out of bitterness, but as an attempt to make Diane wake up about her situation:
-->'''Wayne''': You know what your problem is? You're trying to be a Zelda but you're so obviously a Zoe.\\
'''Diane''': Ugh! Don't label me. You don't know who I am.\\
'''Wayne''': You can live your happy Zelda life in this happy Zelda town and pretend you're a happy Zelda, but I know you, and this isn't you. People don't change, Diane, not really. Mr. Peanutbutter's a Zelda. He's happy and he's carefree and he's loving, but you and me, we're Zoes. We're Zoes, Diane. We're cynical and we're sad and we're mean. There's a darkness inside you, and you can bury it deep in burritos as big as your head, but someday soon, that darkness is gonna come out, and when it does, I want you to call me.
* KnightOfCerebus: His speech at the end of the episode about people not being able to change, coupled with [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the events intersected along with it]], are the specific moment where the series starts [[CerebusSyndrome delving deeper into the dark state of its characters]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: See KirkSummation above.
* TheReveal: He finished the article about Mr. Peanutbutter a long time ago, and it's far from flattering.
* StaticCharacter: He reveals some depths about himself and Diane's character, providing AlternateCharacterInterpretation for her. He also doesn't believe people can change, at least fundamentally.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Turns out he finished his article about Mr. Peanutbutter a while ago, and he's just starving off to get close to Diane.
* WritersSuck: A writer for Buzzfeed and definitely a sad jerk.

!!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]] PD

[[folder: Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Cedric Yarbrough
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A cat policeman who shows up repeatedly over the course of the series.

* AlliterativeName: In the French dub he's called "Miaou-Miaou Minou Mignon" (Meow-Meow Cute Kitty).
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: How aware is he of Gentle Farms' crimes is never stated.]]
* BadassBaritone: Being a gruff-voiced cop and all.
* TheComicallySerious: Despite his ridiculous name, he's one of the more straight-faced characters.
* CowboyCop: He and the entire LAPD [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] what "type" of Cowboy Cop he is, even using a white-board to organize the thoughts. They decide that he's a "Loose Cannon who follows his own rules".
* CulturedBadass: He expresses astonishment that [[FawltyTowersPlot "Becca"]] prefers [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] instead of [[Music/AntonioVivaldi Vivaldi.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: He showed up [[spoiler: to make an statement about Mr. Peanutbutter ''[[GloryHound stealing]]'' the D from the HOLLYWOOD sign way before his more prominent appearance in season 2.]]
* GreatDetective: Once he finds out [[spoiler: Diane and Todd have the chicken]], he starts using sharper deductive skills to capture them, although they often fall into [[BatDeduction Bat Deduction.]]
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With her boss and, to a lesser extent, with his co-workers.
* InspectorJavert: His approach indicates that he views criminals as scum, regardless of the justifiability of their crimes.
* PoliceBrutality: {{Implied}}:
-->'''Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface''': Don't worry ma'am. We'll bring your daughter home, dead or alive.\\
'''Kelsey Jannings''': [[AdultFear Alive. Alive!]]\\
'''Fuzzyface''': We're the LAPD, ma'am. [[FalseReassurance We'll probably make the right call.]]
* RabidCop: He's very emotional and passionate about the job.
* ScaryBlackMan: {{Justified}}, as he's a cop. Ironically, he's a (mostly) ''white'' cat.
* SkywardScream: [[spoiler: '''''CCHHHIIICCCKKEEENNNNN!!!!''''']]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In both of his two major appearances, [[spoiler: he declares Mr. Peanutbutter to be the thief of the D of the Hollywood sig, which subsequently gets destroyed and has played the UnwittingPawn to a slaughterhouse that reveals the [[FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter true nature of meat]].]]
* SunglassesAtNight: Lampshaded by Todd in "Chickens".
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler: Despite chasing after Todd and Diane, he's not portrayed ''completely'' in the wrong either. They kidnapped a chicken, after all. He's just being blind to other, more ''serious'', if ''legal'' crimes.]]
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He's the performer (immediate action, CowboyCop, busting heads) to his boss's technician (prefers to do things by the book, intolerant towards insubordination).

[[folder: Police Chief]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Khandi Alexander.

Officer Fuzzyface's superior.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: She has a very demanding voice and berates Fuzzyface whenever he has gotten out of the line.
* BlackBossLady: To Officer Fuzzyface.
* TheBigBoard: How she and the rest of the Hollywoo PD come to the conclusion of what kind of cop Fuzzyface is: They discard the entirety of the options he doesn't fit in by writing them on a white board.
* CowboyCop: She reunites the entire LAPD to [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] what "type" of Cowboy Cop Meow-Meow Fuzzyface is, even using a white-board to organize the thoughts. They decide that he's a "Loose Cannon who follows his own rules".
* DaChief: Of course.
* TheGoodCaptain: One kinda gets the feeling that she's only berating Fuzzyface because of improper ways and she's quite a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Officer Fuzzyface.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: How Fuzzyface sees her; her influence, bad opinion about him and adherence to by-the-book procedure often conflict with Officer Fuzzyface's more hands-on approach.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: She's the technician (prefers to do things by the book, intolerant towards insubordination) to Meow-Meow's performer (immediate action, CowboyCop, busting heads.)
* TheStrategist: Prefers to think ahead and plan everything, which clashes with [[HotBlooded Fuzzyface]]'s method.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Just like Fuzzyface and the rest of Hollywoo PD.

!!Hollywoo[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (d)]] Businesses

* See [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooBusinesses Businesses]].

!!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''.

* 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. However, as of Season 5 he's now a pediatrician and is no longer this trope due to [[spoiler:Sarah Lynn's death being a wake-up call for him]].
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: To Sarah Lynn. [=BoJack=] tries to treat him like this in season 5, but by then he's past that life.
* HeelFaceTurn: Goes fully legit as a pediatrician [[spoiler:after Sarah Lynn's death]], which proves less than helpful for [=BoJack=] when he tries to go to him for painkillers.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: See DrFeelgood above. However, as of Season 5 he's now a pediatrician who is trying to be legitimate.
* 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.

[[folder: Doctor Pig]]
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->'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt
A recurring doctor who often has to deal with Bojack or Mr. Peanutbutter.

* 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.

!!''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]]
[[/folder]]

!![[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.

* For the tropes related to Secretariat, see ''[[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]]''.

[[folder: Jeffretariat]]

Secretariat's brother.

* For the tropes related to Jeffretariat, see ''[[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]]''.

!!Celebrities

[[folder:Charlie Rose]]
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/PattonOswalt

The host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' who interviews [=BoJack=] about ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' in the first scene of the series.

* TheAnnouncer: The titular host of ''The Charlie Rose Show'' and the man who interviews [=BoJack=] about his work in ''Horsin' Around'' and his current life.
* ArmourPiercingQuestion: His final question seems to be basically standard interview fare, but it quite unintentionally turns out to be one of these.
--> '''Charlie Rose''': What have you been doing since the show's cancellation eighteen years ago?
--> '''Bojack''': Um...
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: He does this when [=BoJack=] starts digressing on his statements.
* ConsummateProfessional: Even when the interview starts going sideways, Charlie maintains the composture and tries to be professional and straight-laced to his guest's shenanigans.
* FacialDialogue: To get a clear picture of what Charlie's feeling during the entirety of the interview for [=BoJack=], all it's needed is to take a look at his expressions.
* LenoDevice: His appearance and talk about ''Horsin' Around'' helps the viewer identify who [=BoJack=] is and the interview just underlines his personality.
* MrExposition: Charlie's main role in the show is to explain to the audience what ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'' is, why was it popular [[TheNineties almost 20 years ago]], [[CriticalDissonance the critic's lukewarm reception towards it, in contrast to the audience's adoration]], as well as introducing his main star as his guest almost two decades after the fact.
* NotSoStoic: Even if he's pretty straight-laced, his cool attitude dissolves the more he interacts with [=BoJack=] and his drunken antics.
* PerpetualFrowner: Or at the very least, very serious demeanor.
* TheStoic: He doesn't change expressions that much during the interview.
* StraightMan: Especially when compared to [[LargeHam [=BoJack=]]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Character Actress Margo Martindale]]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MargoMartindale

A character actress who often helps Bojack out with some of his crazier schemes.
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* CityOfWeirdos: From drug-addicted attention whores to full-on slaughter houses and people allowing three-foot-tall suspiciously young persons in the bar, it says something that the main characters are ''the most normal out of them''.

* RushmoreRefacement: After [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E06OurAStoryIsADStory "Our A-Story is a D Story"]], the iconic Hollywood sign is now just Hollywoo. It goes beyond just renaming the city; everything from institutions to casual conversation now have "Hollywoo" as part of the city's official name.

->'''Played by''': Yvette Nicole Brown

!!The Hollywoo Reporter

[[folder: Paige Sinclair]]
->'''Played by''': Creator/PagetBrewster

A warthog reporter betrothed to another. She and Maximillian Banks are assigned the Sarah Lynn story.
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* CloudCuckoolander: She seems to be oblivious to the fact that it is not 1944 anymore, and she always seems to pull a candlestick telephone out of {{Hammerspace}}.
* InformedAttractiveness: Her face may be that of a warthog, but she seems to catch the attention of men everywhere.
* {{Leitmotif}}: She is always accompanied by her own theme music.
* MotorMouth: Her first appearance in "A Quick One, While He's Away", pretty much establishes that she talks a mile a minute.
* ScrewballComedy: She always seems to act like she is in this type of film. Maximillian does this as well. Her sisters are bewildered by this behavior.

[[/folder]]

* InformedBeauty: Her face may be that of a warthog, but she seems to catch the attention of men everywhere.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: In the French dub he's called "Miaou-Miaou Minou Mignon" (Meow-Meow Cute Kitty).

* HorribleHollywood: ''[[PlayingWithATrope Fucked with. A lot.]]'' On one hand, there are several obstacles that someone has to overstep if they want to get something done in Hollywoo, ''especially'' if it's something new and unexpected. And good luck avoiding ExecutiveMeddling in any of your projects, because it's nearly impossible. On the other hand, [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill sometimes too much freedom and the projects turn into train wrecks of massive proportions]], in which case sometimes the executives' intervention is [[NecessaryEvil needed]].