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-->'''Charlotte''': No, we talked about cancer, how hard it is living with cancer, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking about the L.A. Kings, Kings]], and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment then back to cancer.]]
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* ChekhovsGunman: She's mentioned and shown in a {{Flashback}} in "The Telescope" as Herb's girlfriend and someone who [=BoJack=] had a secret (and unconfessed) crush on. Then comes the 2nd season episode "[[DramaBomb Escape From L.A.]]"...
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!!Hamster Bingham
One of Penny's classmates, as shown in the yearbook.
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* GoodWithNumbers: {{Implied}}, since the footnote in his yearbook picture reads "Future Bank Manager".
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: ''Hamster''? '''Really'''?
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* InterspeciesRomance: She (a doe) was in a relationship with Herb (a human), and now is [[spoiler:married to Kyle, another human.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: She (a doe) was in a relationship with Herb (a human), and now is [[spoiler:married to Kyle, another human.]]
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* HormoneAddledTeenager: He's known for "[[SomethingElseAlsoRises popping boners]]" suddenly. Her sister frequently mocks him about it.
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* PeerlessLoveInterest: For [=BoJack=], Charlotte will always be that special someone who left, that shine of light that makes him reminisce about the good times in TheEighties, that high standard that is always held to comparison against other romantic relationships in his life. Too bad they never really dated or get to know each other that well, since that makes him over exaggerate Charlotte's friendship into one with such high standards that every single romantic attachment, with its flaws and all, ends coming short and feeling hollow. [[spoiler: Eventually, when they reunite and he finds out that his fantasy Charlotte's life is very different from the real one's, his eventual lashing out collapses any friendship left between the two.]]
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* PeerlessLoveInterest: For [=BoJack=], Charlotte will always be that special someone who left, that shine of light that makes him reminisce about the good times in TheEighties, that high standard that is always held to comparison against other romantic relationships in his life. Too bad they never really dated or get to know each other that well, [[LovingAShadow since that makes him over exaggerate Charlotte's friendship into one with such high standards that every single romantic attachment, attachment]], with its flaws and all, ends coming short and feeling hollow. [[spoiler: Eventually, when they reunite and he finds out that his fantasy Charlotte's life is very different from the real one's, his eventual lashing out collapses any friendship left between the two.]]
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* PeerlessLoveInterest: For [=BoJack=], Charlotte will always be that special someone who left, that shine of light that makes him reminisce about the good times in TheEighties, that high standard that is always held to comparison against other romantic relationships in his life. Too bad they never really dated or get to know each other that well, since that makes him over exaggerate Charlotte's friendship into one with such high standards that every single romantic attachment, with its flaws and all, ends coming short and feeling hollow. [[spoiler: Eventually, when they reunite and he finds out that his fantasy Charlotte's life is very different from the real one's, his eventual lashing out collapses any friendship left between the two.]]
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* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler: Bojack tells her as much, and that's just the tip of the iceberg...]]
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* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler: Bojack tells her as much, she looks a lot like her mother, and that's just the tip of the iceberg...]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your child suffer from intoxication, with the only chaperone willing to drop her off at the ebntrance of a hospital to try to avoid guilt is not a pleasant thought.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: The rumor she tells Penny about Diego probably wanting to ask her out is one of the catalysts for the disastrous prom night of [=BoJack=] and Penny.]]
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* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
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* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle.his wife, Charlotte. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: In-between the two months gap, Penny and Allison go from good friends to Penny preferring not to remember who is she.
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* CoolLoser: So far, besides the brief hints of her studying, there's really not that much of a difference between her and the in crowd.
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* DorkKnight: {{Implied}}. Besides the fact that her footnote mentions "Most Likely To Succeed", there's the fact that Penny dropped her as a friend after getting with the cool crowd and the way Maddy talks about her hints that she may be kind of a {{Nerd}}.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: While she's not friends with Penny anymore, if her achievements are anything to go by, she'll probably have a good future.
* TheGhost: Never appears onscreen, save for a photo on the yearbook.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: While she's not friends with Penny anymore, if her achievements are anything to go by, she'll probably have a good future.
* TheGhost: Never appears onscreen, save for a photo on the yearbook.
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One of Penny's friends that gets mentioned by her and is seen in the yearbook.
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* BlackBestFriend: To Penny, at least until they stop being friends.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She has a dark skin tone and has blonde hair, as revealed by the yearbook.
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* BlackBestFriend: To Penny, at least until they stop being friends.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She has a dark skin tone and has blonde hair, as revealed by the yearbook.
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* Only Sane Woman: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
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* Only Sane Woman: OnlySaneWoman: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Woman: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
* {{Hunk}}: On his way of becoming one when he grows up.
* MellowFellow: He never shows himself to be standoffish, just calm and cool. [[spoiler: Not even when Penny makes evidently clear she's stalking him.]]
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* TheTease: If his footnote "Biggest Flirt" at the bottom of his picture in the school yearbook is true, he has probably lead on more girls than just Penny. His aloof demeanor just add more to the implication.
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* DeadpanSnarker: While Charlotte's not given enough screen time to shine this aspect of hers, it still pops up from time to time. Some examples include:
** Her response to [=BoJack=]'s question about whether Herb talked about their meeting when the two meet again at his funeral:
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Did he tell you anything else?
-->'''Charlotte''': No, we talked about cancer, how hard it is living with cancer, about the L.A. Kings, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment then back to cancer.]]
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Probably--
-->'''Charlotte''': [[NoExceptYes Then I read that chapter in your book about how he never forgave you and he tried to kick you out of the house and you ended up wrestling on the floor over a telescope.]]
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Oh, you did read that part?
-->'''Charlotte''': (friendly taunting) Yeah.
** Her response to [=BoJack=]'s question about whether Herb talked about their meeting when the two meet again at his funeral:
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Did he tell you anything else?
-->'''Charlotte''': No, we talked about cancer, how hard it is living with cancer, about the L.A. Kings, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment then back to cancer.]]
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Probably--
-->'''Charlotte''': [[NoExceptYes Then I read that chapter in your book about how he never forgave you and he tried to kick you out of the house and you ended up wrestling on the floor over a telescope.]]
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': Oh, you did read that part?
-->'''Charlotte''': (friendly taunting) Yeah.
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* BurningTheShips: [[spoiler: Once she finds out that [=BoJack=] was more likely to sleep with her daughter Penny, she immediately sends her to her room and then tells [=BoJack=] to get out of her house, intending to call the cops if he doesn't oblige. Needless to say, the implication is that she doesn't want to see him ever again.]]
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* GetOut: [[spoiler: She tells this to [=BoJack=] after catching him in a compromising situation with her daughter.]]
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* {{Kidanova}}: {{Implied}}. His note at the foot of his yearbook is "Biggest Flirt".
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* BreakTheCutie[-/-]BreakTheHaughty: When Diego rejects her and goes to the prom with Lyla K., Penny goes on a brief slump.
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* DoYouWantToCopulate: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* DoggedNiceGirl: When she finally musters the courage to ask her crush, Diego Mendoza, out, he rejects her and goes to the prom with another girl. [[spoiler: Happens again with Bojack... at first.]]
* DoggedNiceGirl: When she finally musters the courage to ask her crush, Diego Mendoza, out, he rejects her and goes to the prom with another girl. [[spoiler: Happens again with Bojack... at first.]]
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* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* [[spoiler: EroticEating]]: [[spoiler: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions [[FreudWasRight her ability to put a condom in a banana.]]]]
* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* [[spoiler: EroticEating]]: [[spoiler: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions [[FreudWasRight her ability to put a condom in a banana.]]]]
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* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* [[spoiler: EroticEating]]:EroticEating: [[spoiler: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions [[FreudWasRight her ability to put a condom in a banana.]]]]
* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
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* ExpospeakGag[-/-]InfoDump: ExpospeakGag: When Bojack asks for context on her [[StalkerWithACrush "relationship"]] with Diego, Penny start explaining it....by talking about how her friends counseled on what to do to ask him out, while failing to provide any context for the people she's mentioning.
* TheIngenue: : She fits it to a T. She's cheerful, somewhat innocent, idealistic and quite more trusting than an average person ought to be. [[spoiler: This only makes it easier for her and Bojack to get close, bond and almost have sex.]]
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* TheIngenue: : She fits it to a T. She's cheerful, somewhat innocent, idealistic and quite more trusting than an average person ought to be. [[spoiler: This only makes it easier for her and Bojack to get close, bond and almost have sex.]]
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: [[spoiler: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] On one hand, she calls bullshit on the story Bojack made up to stay in Tesuque, as well as some of the less rational decisions and actions made during prom night. On the other, she's just as likely to cause some screw-ups ''herself'' such as crashing Bojack's car in a panic, and Bojack has to resort to calling her out as well. Also, being a teenager makes her easily swayed to anyone's opinion.]]
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: OnlySaneWoman: [[spoiler: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] On one hand, she calls bullshit on the story Bojack made up to stay in Tesuque, as well as some of the less rational decisions and actions made during prom night. On the other, she's just as likely to cause some screw-ups ''herself'' such as crashing Bojack's car in a panic, and Bojack has to resort to calling her out as well. Also, being a teenager makes her easily swayed to anyone's opinion.]]
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* VirginTension: [[spoiler: Bojack's lust after her is made more complicated by the fact that she's a confused virgin.]]
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!!Charlotte Moore
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaWilde
A doe who had been good friends with Bojack and TheBeard for Herb, Bojack still harbours feelings for her. After Herb and Bojack became famous she left Los Angeles to pursue her life, initially moving to Maine before settling down in New Mexico.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: [[spoiler:When Bojack meets her again, almost 20 years later, she looks almost unchanged save a few wrinkles here and there. She could even pass as Penny's sister.]]
* TheBeard: She was this to Herb. The realization was what drove her to leave L.A.
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Bojack pressed it hard when he almost [[AmbiguousSituation slept?]] with her daughter, Penny.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Threatens to kill Bojack if he shows up again.]]
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: [[spoiler: Bojack's clearly not over her yet, but it's doubtful she will want to see him ever again.]]
* DueToTheDead: She returns briefly to L.A. to attend Herb's funeral.
* AFriendInNeed: The reason why she allows Bojack to [[spoiler:stay with her family. She knows he needs some support right now and she's willing to give it. Of course, [[UnresolvedSexualTension there may have been something else there....]]]]
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Revealed to be this in "Escape From L.A." to Bojack's regret.]]
* InkSuitActor: Not entirely, for obvious reasons. But her eyes were explicitly drawn to resemble Olivia Wilde's
* MamaBear: She threatens to [[spoiler: kill Bojack if he tries to contact her daughter again after he nearly sleeps with her.]]
* MyCard: She gives Bojack her card and direction after Herb's funeral in case he wants to visit.
* NiceGirl: She's always helpful, kind and caring. When [=BoJack=] shows up at Tesuque to visit her, she offers him to stay a while at her house after seeing how tired he is. [[spoiler: Of course, that doesn't mean she won't threaten to kill you if you try to sleep with her daughter.]]
* TheOneThatGotAway: Bojack is still incredibly hung up on her to the point that [[spoiler:he eventually goes to New Mexico just to find her.]]
* TheOneWhoMadeItOut: Out of the three, she's the only one who was smart enough to leave Hollywood when she could, and turned out all the better because of it. [[spoiler: Too bad she invited that toxic side back into her life..]]
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
* RelativeButton: [[spoiler: A little advice: Don't mess with her daughter.]]
* ShipSinking: [[spoiler:Any chance Bojack had to reunite with Charlotte was shot and left to bleed out when he discovered she was married. And it was put out of its misery when she caught him with her daughter,]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Flirted around with, but ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted.]]]]
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!!Penny Carson
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->'''Played by''': [[Series/BroadCity Ilana Glazer]]
A brown doe and Charlotte's daughter after settling down in New Mexico and getting married.
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* AppealToPopularity: See CommonKnowledge.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She bonds with Bojack because he's the first one to have treated her like an adult.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Bojack, since he still has the mind of a teenager.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: She acts all confident and haughty, but she has a surprising amount of vulnerability typical of a teenager.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: A realistical portrayal, with a [[DumbassTeenageSon dumbass teenage brother]] to boot.
* BreakTheCutie[-/-]BreakTheHaughty: When Diego rejects her and goes to the prom with Lyla K., Penny goes on a brief slump.
* CannotSpitItOut: Towards her crush, Diego Mendoza.
* CommonalityConnection: Bojack and Penny don't start on the right foot, but after they come clean to each other about certain things, they become as thick as thieves.
* CommonKnowledge: In-universe. Like any teenager, Penny follows the crowd and tries to keep up appearances for the sake of popularity and self-esteem. Hell, the reason why she has pressured her dad to give her driving lessons is because she's the only senior who hasn't got a driving license. A unique approach, since the episode shows that this attitude is nothing more than a façade of her rampant confusion of what she doesn't know and that establishing herself as a moral center is ''bad'' when you're vulnerable, unable to grasp the whole truth and a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
* DaddysGirl: {{Implied}} to have been this somewhere in the past. Not so much nowadays.
-->'''Penny''': If there's anything I can do to help around here, Mom. Dad was supposed to take me driving after school today, but now he's gotta take Trip to his dumb-ass basketball game.
** When she's lacking a date to the prom, Bojack offers - only for Penny's father to walk in dressed in a tuxedo and a bouquet of flowers behind his back, obviously willing to accompany his daughter to the dance as moral support.
--->'''Kyle''': Oh, yeah, well, [[StiffUpperLip that's definitely the better idea]].
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
-->''' Trip''': (arguing about why he needs to go to the game) It's the quarter-finals.
-->''' Penny''': [[TestosteronePoisoning You'll just get a hard-on in the game]].
* DesignatedDriver: Leads to her being the OnlySaneMan in regards to [[spoiler: Bojack getting bourbon to replace the Red Bull and Vodka mix that Maddy had in a flask]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Penny's alibi to get out of the house is to get Bojack to teach her how to drive. {{Downplayed}} given she's not that bad, except when bothered or embarrased.
* [[DoggedNiceGuy Dogged Nice Girl]]: When she finally musters the courage to ask her crush, Diego Mendoza, out, he rejects her and goes to the prom with another girl. [[spoiler: Happens again with Bojack... at first.]]
* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* [[spoiler: EroticEating]]: [[spoiler: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions [[FreudWasRight her ability to put a condom in a banana.]]]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Bojack]]''': [[spoiler: With your mouth? What kind of health class was that?]]
* ExpospeakGag[-/-]InfoDump: When Bojack asks for context on her [[StalkerWithACrush "relationship"]] with Diego, Penny start explaining it....by talking about how her friends counseled on what to do to ask him out, while failing to provide any context for the people she's mentioning.
-->'''Penny''': So, anyway. My best friend, Alison F. was talking to Rachel Kaplan....
-->''' Bojack''': [[LampshadeHanging Do I really need to know these names?]]
-->''' Penny''': Rachel heard from Ray-Ray and the Bean that Diego said if prom happened right now he'd want to go with Ali Sandler.....
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. While she starts as a sort of Responsible Sibling to Trip's Foolish Sibling, the events of the episode "Escape From L.A." focus on her and some of her less wise decisions, while less focus on Trip makes him come off as the (relatively) sane one.]]
* GenderEqualsBreed: She is a deer just like her mother.
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: [[spoiler: For all her bravado, she acts kinda clumsy and inexperienced when trying to convince Bojack to have sex.]]
* HeldGaze: [[spoiler: She and Bojack share one, right before things go [[GoneHorriblyWrong horribly wrong.]]]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: She mistrusts and drifts apart from [[GoodParents her parents]], while becoming close friends with [[DoomMagnet Bojack]]. It gets to the point that while hesitating to leave her possibly intoxicated friend, Penny changes her mind when Bojack justifies it, seeing him as a trustworthy person. {{Justified}}, since she's a teenager and in conflict with her emotions and opinions, as well as easily swayed. It doesn't help that Bojack is [[ObliviouslyEvil not the classic type of monster]].]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She develops one with Bojack. [[spoiler: It goes bad places.]]
* InterruptedIntimacy: [[spoiler: With Bojack. [[TearJerker Sadly]], combined with ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime.]]
* TheIngenue: : She fits it to a T. She's cheerful, somewhat innocent, idealistic and quite more trusting than an average person ought to be. [[spoiler: This only makes it easier for her and Bojack to get close, bond and almost have sex.]]
* JailBait: [[spoiler: For Bojack. Although when he tries to argue this as a reason to not sleep with her, Penny tells her that her age, 17, is of legal consent in New Mexico.]]
* [[LikesOlderWomen Likes Older Men]]: [[spoiler: She ends falling for Bojack, in a PuppyLove way. Yep, it's as [[{{Squick}} squicky]] as it sounds.]]
* LivingLieDetector: [[spoiler: Penny quickly finds out that Bojack's not in Tesuque for a boat show.]]
* MadeOfTemptation: [[spoiler: Penny represents a chance for Bojack to have his cake and eat it after finding out Charlotte is married : she looks just like her mother, Charlotte; she's single and, more than that, trusts and considers him a true friend. It doesn't take a lot for Bojack to reject her (at first), but it's clear it's more out of scruples than not having interest.]]
* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: [[spoiler: She believes that if she and Bojack want to have sex, all that's necessary is to give him consent to do so. Never mind that [[ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels Penny is Bojack's good friend Charlotte's daughter, that she is only 17 years old, that she is trying to romanticize a relationship that has just started, that a girl like her is asking a stranger like him to have sex with her and so on...]]]]
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: [[spoiler: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] On one hand, she calls bullshit on the story Bojack made up to stay in Tesuque, as well as some of the less rational decisions and actions made during prom night. On the other, she's just as likely to cause some screw-ups ''herself'' such as crashing Bojack's car in a panic, and Bojack has to resort to calling her out as well. Also, being a teenager makes her easily swayed to anyone's opinion.]]
* OperationJealousy: [[spoiler: She and Bojack plan for him to go as her prom date as a way for her to stick it to Diego for not going with her, as well as not losing out on having a great time.]]
* [[OldManMarryingAChild Old Man Sleeping With A Child]]: [[spoiler: She and Bojack almost sleep together.]]
* PrecociousCrush: As the months pass, she develops feelings for Bojack. To be fair, they stem out of the fact that he treats her with respect, as an adult, unlike her parents.[[spoiler: This eventually turns a lot less precocious when she tries to get Bojack to sleep with her.]]
* RebelliousSpirit: She always tries to rebel or go against her parents' advice or wishes, often acting standoffish and plain demanding when things don't go the way she wants them to go. [[LeavingYouToFindMyself It's mostly to affirm her own identity, though.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: For Bojack, as Penny is nearly the splitting image of Charlotte, TheOneThatGotAway and for which Bojack still feels something. Cemented when after having his hopes crushed by Charlotte, he subtly allows Penny to have her way with him.]]
* SiblingRivalry: With her brother, Trip, mostly for their parents' attention.
* SiblingYinYang: With Trip. [[spoiler:Which one is which is debatable.]]
* SmittenTeenageGirl: [[spoiler: Her crush on Diego makes little sense, being based on ''nothing'' except a few amiable conversations they've had and skipping altogether how Diego truly feels about her. Penny clearly idealizes the idea of them being together to the point it exceeds anything resembling reality. Her crush on Bojack also has shades of this. Despite arguing that she really wants this, that she's old enough to make her own decisions and she sees things clear enough for a relationship to work, the reason why she likes Bojack is because he treats her with the respect she feels her parents don't give her.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady: Defiant, outspoken, bold. Penny checks all the requirements for this trope.
* TheTease: [[spoiler: While trying to convince Bojack, Penny shows a more flirty side of herself.]]
* TantrumThrowing: When she's rejected by Diego, she throws a hissy fit during a family dinner.
* TeensAreShort: To be fair with her, it's only by comparison and this is [[OneHeadTaller Bojack]] we're talking about.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Her room, besides having some posters of [[{{Pun}} Llama]] [[Music/LanaDelRey Del Rey]], has some hand-woven blankets covering the wall. Then, there's also her typical dress, with specific patterns of the culture of New Mexico.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Penny is smart, but be it Diego [[spoiler: or Bojack,]] she has a tendency to idealize the kind of relationship she has with both of them from ''her'' perspective, never once changing her opinion completely or accepting someone else's take on reality. This eventually leads to disaster.
* TVTeen: She avoids most of the stereotypes in this trope. She's still impulsive.
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: [[spoiler: Given how much she ignores about actual sex, as well as her idealization of relationships and her clumsy attempts to come on towards Bojack, Penny's knowledge is hindered by how much does she ignore about ''men'', their ideas, desires and lows they will sink when they seek her attention.]]
* VirginTension: [[spoiler: Bojack's lust after her is made more complicated by the fact that she's a confused virgin.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Penny's existence reveals a lot about Bojack's past relationships and how they have changed.
* WideEyedIdealist: She can be woefully naive about how the world (and relationships) work.
* [[YouRemindMeOfX You Remind Me Of Your Mother]]: [[spoiler: Bojack tells her as much, and that's just the tip of the iceberg...]]
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: [[spoiler: Bojack considers sleeping with Penny bad because she's a minor and a confused teenager. Penny, [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint thinking it's more because of legal reasons]], mentions that in New Mexico, 17 is the legal age.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: She has tiny dots of pigment below her eyes and is just a teenager.
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #2]]
!!Trip Carson
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Charlotte's human son with Kyle.
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* DumbassTeenageSon: Along with Penny being the BrattyTeenageDaughter.
* [[spoiler: FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling]]: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. While he starts as a sort of Foolish Sibling to Penny's Responsible Sibling, the events of the episode "Escape From L.A." focus on Penny and some of her less wise decisions, while less focus on Trip makes him come off as the (relatively) sane sibling.]]
* GenderEqualsBreed: He's a human, just like his father.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: He's known for "[[SomethingElseAlsoRises popping boners]]" suddenly. Her sister frequently mocks him about it.
* LovableJock: He is a quarterback for his school, but unlike a stereotypical JerkJock, he's quite a NiceGuy.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one who doesn't get involved with the [=BoJack=] situation in "Escape From L.A.", just living his normal life. Seems like he gets the temperament from his mother.
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler: He goes to a friend's house in the [[DramaBomb final act]] of "Escape From L.A.". Whelp, dodge a bullet there.]]
* SiblingRivalry: With his sister, Penny, mostly for their parents' attention.
* SiblingYinYang: With Penny. Which one is which is debatable.
* TestosteronePoisoning: See HormoneAddledTeenager. He mentions he can't stop it.
* YouJustHadToSayIt: Right after Penny's DeadpanSnarker moment above:
-->''' Trip''': Now I will get a hard-on because you made me think about it. Thanks a lot.
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #3]]
!! Kyle Carson
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->'''Played by''': Creator/EdHelms.
Charlotte's human husband and Trip and Penny's father.
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* BigBeautifulMan: He's a bit overweight, but otherwise, has a relatively good physique.
* BumblingDad: {{Zigzagged}}. He is certainly goofy and laid-back, but knows when to put his foot down and isn't stupid or gullible at all.
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
* GoodParents: He and Charlotte are actually quite lenient and attentive with their kids, yet still know when to put limits and put them on line.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Charlotte.]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #4]]
!!Diego Mendoza
Penny's classmate and crush.
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* BoyNextDoor: He's close enough to Penny to qualify for this trope, yet since she's too shy to talk directly and has barely had any real conversation with him, he's also ungraspable.
* CharactersAsDevice: His main purpose in the episode "Escape From L.A." is to give Penny's characters some depth and making Bojack and Penny bond.
* ObliviousToLove: He has no idea that Penny has a crush on him. [[spoiler: Once she musters the courage to tell him however, he reveals to not be interested in her.]]
* LovingAShadow: Since this is [[InLoveWithLove Penny]] we're talking about, it's clear from her reasons to chase after him and stalk him that there's no true connection between them other than the whims of emotionally unbalanced teenager. She has no idea of his character and he's not aware she exists.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He doesn't do a lot in the little screen time he has, other than being someone for Penny to pin after, [[spoiler: and the catalyst for Bojack and Penny's disastrous prom night.]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #5]]
!!The Carsons' Neighbors
Charlotte's family's neighbors, who are uncomfortable with the new guest in the neighborhood.
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* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: They don't like things ruining the neighborhood.]]
* CrankyNeighbor: Not usually, [[spoiler: but they can be if they are ignored on their requests, like removing something from a neighbor's garage. Then again, where would Bojack leave his boat after two months living there?]]
* GilliganCut: [[spoiler: While they don't like the new "acquisition" from the people next door, just a quick word with them will be enough to move it. Cut two months later, it hasn't been moved and they resent them for that.]]
* HappilyMarried: {{Implied}}. It's never outright confirmed, but they live together and they speak as a team.
* [[MetaGuy Meta Guys]]: [[spoiler: They become quite uncomfortable with the fact that Bojack's boat is still in the Carsons' garage after two months and they start to sense something wrong about it. Although their reasons are far more petty.]]
* NosyNeighbor: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. [[spoiler: They made a request to the Carsons to remove the boat and they say nothing when they don't, but still, there's something about the way they talk behind their backs..]]
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: [[SubvertedTrope Not really]]. They're quite reasonable people. [[spoiler: They've got limits, though.]]
* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler: ''Not keen'' on the idea of Bojack staying, but it's less because of the inherent wrongness of the situation, and more because [[FelonyMisdemeanor his parking spot bothers them]].]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #6]]
!!Pete "Repeat" [[FreezeFrameBonus Pocket]]
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[[caption-width-right:190:[[ItMakesSenseInContext If you know the context]], you would be making [[CorruptionOfAMinor this face too]].]]
->'''Played by''': Jermaine Fowler
One of Penny's friends, who accompanies Bojack, Penny and Maddie for prom night. [[spoiler: Man, he really should have stayed home..]]
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''ete '''P'''ocket, as shown in the yearbook. Maybe his nickname is meaningful, after all.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: He and Maddie are this to Bojack and Penny, since they're carpooling together to the school dance.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: After being admired by Bojack's openness towards teenage drinking and disregard for rules, he's crushed and horrified when he tries to coerce him into dumping Maddie into a hospital entrance after she suffers alcohol intoxication.]]
* BlackBestFriend: To Penny and Maddie.
* CorruptionOfAMinor: [[spoiler: First, there's the drinking part where Penny, Maddy and Pete are involved. Then, after Maddie collapses, Pete is persuaded by Bojack to stay with her at the hospital while he returns home with Penny.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: He is famed InUniverse for saying everything two times. Surprisingly, [[InformedAbility he never uses this apparent ability onscreen]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Underage drinking is one thing. Leaving soemone who has probably poisoned herself with alcohol barely close to a hospital just because you're afraid of getting into trouble is something ''completely'' different.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: His real name is Pete Pocket, as shown in the annuary.
* InformedAbility: He boasts about his tendency to repeat everything twice, yet he never once does it in prom night. He constantly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it:
-->'''Pete''': Hey, [=BoJack=], I'm Pete. But they call me Pete Repeat because I always say everything twice.
-->'''Bojack''': Everything?
-->'''Pete''': Yeah, it's kind of my thing.
-->'''Bojack''': Okay.
-->'''Pete''': Ah, damn. I forgot to say that twice, didn't I? Usually I do it.
* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler: Just one of the many people that Bojack ends up hurting during "Escape From L.A."]]
* IronicNickname: Despite his nickname being "Repeat", he never once reiterates anything he says during Prom Night.
* InSeriesNickname: Pete "Repeat".
* MoralDilemma: [[spoiler: While what happened to Maddy was an accident, he doesn't take well that he has to lie just to cover Bojack's back and responsability in the incident. He hesitates until Bojack convinces him.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: He's the only source of light in the 2nd half of the episode, and even, it's subverted when he's the one freaking out about what happened to Maddy.
* WorstAid: [[spoiler: Forced to do this to Maddy by Bojack, much to his chagrin.]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #7]]
!!Maddy [[FreezeFrameBonus Ginsberg]]
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->'''Played by''': Ali Wong.
Penny's second friend, after Alison Flierl, who along with Penny, Bojack and Pete, carpools to the prom [[spoiler: and ends up suffering from alcohol poisoning.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your child suffer from intoxication, with the only chaperone willing to drop her off at the ebntrance of a hospital to try to avoid guilt is not a pleasant thought.]]
* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler: She quickly accepts the alcohol given by Bojack and drinks heavily. This backfires horribly later on.]]
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: She and Pete are this to Bojack and Penny, since they're carpooling together to the school dance.]]
* BigFun: A bit overweight, and quite a party girl on her own.
* CorruptionOfAMinor: [[spoiler: For starters, there's the drinking part where Penny, Maddie and Pete are involved. Then, as she goes overboard with the drink, she ends up intoxicating herself and in need of medical attention.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler: Her collapse comes out with little build-up.]]
* FatBestFriend: To Penny, just as Pete is the BlackBestFriend.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: {{Deconstructed}}. [[spoiler: This is what happens when a no-holds-barred drinker with no limits and a irresponsible flaw enabler with no concept of responsibility meet and how bad things get when both of them get involved in some capacity.]]
* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler: Less so than Pete, since she also brought it on herself; but she's, like him, just one of the many people that Bojack ends up hurting during "Escape From L.A."]]
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: Wheteher she managed to recover or died is left up in the air, since we don't see what happens afterwards.]]
* MoralDilemma: [[spoiler: While what happened to Maddy was an accident, Pete doesn't take well that he is forced to lie just to cover Bojack's back and responsability in the incident, as well as stay to see if she'll be okay. Even worse, the first option was leaving her at the entrance.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: She's Penny's ''new'' best friend. Apparently, Alison F. just wasn't up to the task anymore.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Her fate is the first of many disasters caused by Bojack in "Escape From L.A."]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: What happens to her afterwards is never revealed.]]
* WorstAid: [[spoiler: Poor Maddy ends up getting intoxicated on the alcohol brought by Bojack and when deciding what to do, Bojack decides to leave Pete in the hospital to accompany her while he takes Penny home.]]
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Quite fond of using "bourgeois" as an insult.
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[[folder: Charlotte Moore]]
!!Charlotte Moore
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaWilde
A doe who had been good friends with Bojack and TheBeard for Herb, Bojack still harbours feelings for her. After Herb and Bojack became famous she left Los Angeles to pursue her life, initially moving to Maine before settling down in New Mexico.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: [[spoiler:When Bojack meets her again, almost 20 years later, she looks almost unchanged save a few wrinkles here and there. She could even pass as Penny's sister.]]
* TheBeard: She was this to Herb. The realization was what drove her to leave L.A.
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Bojack pressed it hard when he almost [[AmbiguousSituation slept?]] with her daughter, Penny.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Threatens to kill Bojack if he shows up again.]]
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: [[spoiler: Bojack's clearly not over her yet, but it's doubtful she will want to see him ever again.]]
* DueToTheDead: She returns briefly to L.A. to attend Herb's funeral.
* AFriendInNeed: The reason why she allows Bojack to [[spoiler:stay with her family. She knows he needs some support right now and she's willing to give it. Of course, [[UnresolvedSexualTension there may have been something else there....]]]]
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Revealed to be this in "Escape From L.A." to Bojack's regret.]]
* InkSuitActor: Not entirely, for obvious reasons. But her eyes were explicitly drawn to resemble Olivia Wilde's
* MamaBear: She threatens to [[spoiler: kill Bojack if he tries to contact her daughter again after he nearly sleeps with her.]]
* MyCard: She gives Bojack her card and direction after Herb's funeral in case he wants to visit.
* NiceGirl: She's always helpful, kind and caring. When [=BoJack=] shows up at Tesuque to visit her, she offers him to stay a while at her house after seeing how tired he is. [[spoiler: Of course, that doesn't mean she won't threaten to kill you if you try to sleep with her daughter.]]
* TheOneThatGotAway: Bojack is still incredibly hung up on her to the point that [[spoiler:he eventually goes to New Mexico just to find her.]]
* TheOneWhoMadeItOut: Out of the three, she's the only one who was smart enough to leave Hollywood when she could, and turned out all the better because of it. [[spoiler: Too bad she invited that toxic side back into her life..]]
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Out of the group of friends [=BoJack=] had in TheNineties. [[spoiler: She has backpedaled from this in the present, but it still crops up from time to time, such as dealing with [=BoJack=].]]
* RelativeButton: [[spoiler: A little advice: Don't mess with her daughter.]]
* ShipSinking: [[spoiler:Any chance Bojack had to reunite with Charlotte was shot and left to bleed out when he discovered she was married. And it was put out of its misery when she caught him with her daughter,]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Flirted around with, but ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted.]]]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #1]]
!!Penny Carson
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->'''Played by''': [[Series/BroadCity Ilana Glazer]]
A brown doe and Charlotte's daughter after settling down in New Mexico and getting married.
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* AppealToPopularity: See CommonKnowledge.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She bonds with Bojack because he's the first one to have treated her like an adult.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Bojack, since he still has the mind of a teenager.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: She acts all confident and haughty, but she has a surprising amount of vulnerability typical of a teenager.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: A realistical portrayal, with a [[DumbassTeenageSon dumbass teenage brother]] to boot.
* BreakTheCutie[-/-]BreakTheHaughty: When Diego rejects her and goes to the prom with Lyla K., Penny goes on a brief slump.
* CannotSpitItOut: Towards her crush, Diego Mendoza.
* CommonalityConnection: Bojack and Penny don't start on the right foot, but after they come clean to each other about certain things, they become as thick as thieves.
* CommonKnowledge: In-universe. Like any teenager, Penny follows the crowd and tries to keep up appearances for the sake of popularity and self-esteem. Hell, the reason why she has pressured her dad to give her driving lessons is because she's the only senior who hasn't got a driving license. A unique approach, since the episode shows that this attitude is nothing more than a façade of her rampant confusion of what she doesn't know and that establishing herself as a moral center is ''bad'' when you're vulnerable, unable to grasp the whole truth and a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
* DaddysGirl: {{Implied}} to have been this somewhere in the past. Not so much nowadays.
-->'''Penny''': If there's anything I can do to help around here, Mom. Dad was supposed to take me driving after school today, but now he's gotta take Trip to his dumb-ass basketball game.
** When she's lacking a date to the prom, Bojack offers - only for Penny's father to walk in dressed in a tuxedo and a bouquet of flowers behind his back, obviously willing to accompany his daughter to the dance as moral support.
--->'''Kyle''': Oh, yeah, well, [[StiffUpperLip that's definitely the better idea]].
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
-->''' Trip''': (arguing about why he needs to go to the game) It's the quarter-finals.
-->''' Penny''': [[TestosteronePoisoning You'll just get a hard-on in the game]].
* DesignatedDriver: Leads to her being the OnlySaneMan in regards to [[spoiler: Bojack getting bourbon to replace the Red Bull and Vodka mix that Maddy had in a flask]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Penny's alibi to get out of the house is to get Bojack to teach her how to drive. {{Downplayed}} given she's not that bad, except when bothered or embarrased.
* [[DoggedNiceGuy Dogged Nice Girl]]: When she finally musters the courage to ask her crush, Diego Mendoza, out, he rejects her and goes to the prom with another girl. [[spoiler: Happens again with Bojack... at first.]]
* [[spoiler: DoYouWantToCopulate]]: [[spoiler: She offers herself to Bojack in a rather clumsy way.]]
* [[spoiler: EroticEating]]: [[spoiler: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions [[FreudWasRight her ability to put a condom in a banana.]]]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Bojack]]''': [[spoiler: With your mouth? What kind of health class was that?]]
* ExpospeakGag[-/-]InfoDump: When Bojack asks for context on her [[StalkerWithACrush "relationship"]] with Diego, Penny start explaining it....by talking about how her friends counseled on what to do to ask him out, while failing to provide any context for the people she's mentioning.
-->'''Penny''': So, anyway. My best friend, Alison F. was talking to Rachel Kaplan....
-->''' Bojack''': [[LampshadeHanging Do I really need to know these names?]]
-->''' Penny''': Rachel heard from Ray-Ray and the Bean that Diego said if prom happened right now he'd want to go with Ali Sandler.....
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. While she starts as a sort of Responsible Sibling to Trip's Foolish Sibling, the events of the episode "Escape From L.A." focus on her and some of her less wise decisions, while less focus on Trip makes him come off as the (relatively) sane one.]]
* GenderEqualsBreed: She is a deer just like her mother.
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: [[spoiler: For all her bravado, she acts kinda clumsy and inexperienced when trying to convince Bojack to have sex.]]
* HeldGaze: [[spoiler: She and Bojack share one, right before things go [[GoneHorriblyWrong horribly wrong.]]]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: She mistrusts and drifts apart from [[GoodParents her parents]], while becoming close friends with [[DoomMagnet Bojack]]. It gets to the point that while hesitating to leave her possibly intoxicated friend, Penny changes her mind when Bojack justifies it, seeing him as a trustworthy person. {{Justified}}, since she's a teenager and in conflict with her emotions and opinions, as well as easily swayed. It doesn't help that Bojack is [[ObliviouslyEvil not the classic type of monster]].]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She develops one with Bojack. [[spoiler: It goes bad places.]]
* InterruptedIntimacy: [[spoiler: With Bojack. [[TearJerker Sadly]], combined with ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime.]]
* TheIngenue: : She fits it to a T. She's cheerful, somewhat innocent, idealistic and quite more trusting than an average person ought to be. [[spoiler: This only makes it easier for her and Bojack to get close, bond and almost have sex.]]
* JailBait: [[spoiler: For Bojack. Although when he tries to argue this as a reason to not sleep with her, Penny tells her that her age, 17, is of legal consent in New Mexico.]]
* [[LikesOlderWomen Likes Older Men]]: [[spoiler: She ends falling for Bojack, in a PuppyLove way. Yep, it's as [[{{Squick}} squicky]] as it sounds.]]
* LivingLieDetector: [[spoiler: Penny quickly finds out that Bojack's not in Tesuque for a boat show.]]
* MadeOfTemptation: [[spoiler: Penny represents a chance for Bojack to have his cake and eat it after finding out Charlotte is married : she looks just like her mother, Charlotte; she's single and, more than that, trusts and considers him a true friend. It doesn't take a lot for Bojack to reject her (at first), but it's clear it's more out of scruples than not having interest.]]
* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: [[spoiler: She believes that if she and Bojack want to have sex, all that's necessary is to give him consent to do so. Never mind that [[ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels Penny is Bojack's good friend Charlotte's daughter, that she is only 17 years old, that she is trying to romanticize a relationship that has just started, that a girl like her is asking a stranger like him to have sex with her and so on...]]]]
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: [[spoiler: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] On one hand, she calls bullshit on the story Bojack made up to stay in Tesuque, as well as some of the less rational decisions and actions made during prom night. On the other, she's just as likely to cause some screw-ups ''herself'' such as crashing Bojack's car in a panic, and Bojack has to resort to calling her out as well. Also, being a teenager makes her easily swayed to anyone's opinion.]]
* OperationJealousy: [[spoiler: She and Bojack plan for him to go as her prom date as a way for her to stick it to Diego for not going with her, as well as not losing out on having a great time.]]
* [[OldManMarryingAChild Old Man Sleeping With A Child]]: [[spoiler: She and Bojack almost sleep together.]]
* PrecociousCrush: As the months pass, she develops feelings for Bojack. To be fair, they stem out of the fact that he treats her with respect, as an adult, unlike her parents.[[spoiler: This eventually turns a lot less precocious when she tries to get Bojack to sleep with her.]]
* RebelliousSpirit: She always tries to rebel or go against her parents' advice or wishes, often acting standoffish and plain demanding when things don't go the way she wants them to go. [[LeavingYouToFindMyself It's mostly to affirm her own identity, though.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: For Bojack, as Penny is nearly the splitting image of Charlotte, TheOneThatGotAway and for which Bojack still feels something. Cemented when after having his hopes crushed by Charlotte, he subtly allows Penny to have her way with him.]]
* SiblingRivalry: With her brother, Trip, mostly for their parents' attention.
* SiblingYinYang: With Trip. [[spoiler:Which one is which is debatable.]]
* SmittenTeenageGirl: [[spoiler: Her crush on Diego makes little sense, being based on ''nothing'' except a few amiable conversations they've had and skipping altogether how Diego truly feels about her. Penny clearly idealizes the idea of them being together to the point it exceeds anything resembling reality. Her crush on Bojack also has shades of this. Despite arguing that she really wants this, that she's old enough to make her own decisions and she sees things clear enough for a relationship to work, the reason why she likes Bojack is because he treats her with the respect she feels her parents don't give her.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady: Defiant, outspoken, bold. Penny checks all the requirements for this trope.
* TheTease: [[spoiler: While trying to convince Bojack, Penny shows a more flirty side of herself.]]
* TantrumThrowing: When she's rejected by Diego, she throws a hissy fit during a family dinner.
* TeensAreShort: To be fair with her, it's only by comparison and this is [[OneHeadTaller Bojack]] we're talking about.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Her room, besides having some posters of [[{{Pun}} Llama]] [[Music/LanaDelRey Del Rey]], has some hand-woven blankets covering the wall. Then, there's also her typical dress, with specific patterns of the culture of New Mexico.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Penny is smart, but be it Diego [[spoiler: or Bojack,]] she has a tendency to idealize the kind of relationship she has with both of them from ''her'' perspective, never once changing her opinion completely or accepting someone else's take on reality. This eventually leads to disaster.
* TVTeen: She avoids most of the stereotypes in this trope. She's still impulsive.
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: [[spoiler: Given how much she ignores about actual sex, as well as her idealization of relationships and her clumsy attempts to come on towards Bojack, Penny's knowledge is hindered by how much does she ignore about ''men'', their ideas, desires and lows they will sink when they seek her attention.]]
* VirginTension: [[spoiler: Bojack's lust after her is made more complicated by the fact that she's a confused virgin.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Penny's existence reveals a lot about Bojack's past relationships and how they have changed.
* WideEyedIdealist: She can be woefully naive about how the world (and relationships) work.
* [[YouRemindMeOfX You Remind Me Of Your Mother]]: [[spoiler: Bojack tells her as much, and that's just the tip of the iceberg...]]
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: [[spoiler: Bojack considers sleeping with Penny bad because she's a minor and a confused teenager. Penny, [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint thinking it's more because of legal reasons]], mentions that in New Mexico, 17 is the legal age.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: She has tiny dots of pigment below her eyes and is just a teenager.
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!!Trip Carson
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Charlotte's human son with Kyle.
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* DumbassTeenageSon: Along with Penny being the BrattyTeenageDaughter.
* [[spoiler: FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling]]: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. While he starts as a sort of Foolish Sibling to Penny's Responsible Sibling, the events of the episode "Escape From L.A." focus on Penny and some of her less wise decisions, while less focus on Trip makes him come off as the (relatively) sane sibling.]]
* GenderEqualsBreed: He's a human, just like his father.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: He's known for "[[SomethingElseAlsoRises popping boners]]" suddenly. Her sister frequently mocks him about it.
* LovableJock: He is a quarterback for his school, but unlike a stereotypical JerkJock, he's quite a NiceGuy.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one who doesn't get involved with the [=BoJack=] situation in "Escape From L.A.", just living his normal life. Seems like he gets the temperament from his mother.
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler: He goes to a friend's house in the [[DramaBomb final act]] of "Escape From L.A.". Whelp, dodge a bullet there.]]
* SiblingRivalry: With his sister, Penny, mostly for their parents' attention.
* SiblingYinYang: With Penny. Which one is which is debatable.
* TestosteronePoisoning: See HormoneAddledTeenager. He mentions he can't stop it.
* YouJustHadToSayIt: Right after Penny's DeadpanSnarker moment above:
-->''' Trip''': Now I will get a hard-on because you made me think about it. Thanks a lot.
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #3]]
!! Kyle Carson
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->'''Played by''': Creator/EdHelms.
Charlotte's human husband and Trip and Penny's father.
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* BigBeautifulMan: He's a bit overweight, but otherwise, has a relatively good physique.
* BumblingDad: {{Zigzagged}}. He is certainly goofy and laid-back, but knows when to put his foot down and isn't stupid or gullible at all.
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with her husband, Kyle. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.]]
* GoodParents: He and Charlotte are actually quite lenient and attentive with their kids, yet still know when to put limits and put them on line.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Charlotte.]]
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!!Diego Mendoza
Penny's classmate and crush.
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* BoyNextDoor: He's close enough to Penny to qualify for this trope, yet since she's too shy to talk directly and has barely had any real conversation with him, he's also ungraspable.
* CharactersAsDevice: His main purpose in the episode "Escape From L.A." is to give Penny's characters some depth and making Bojack and Penny bond.
* ObliviousToLove: He has no idea that Penny has a crush on him. [[spoiler: Once she musters the courage to tell him however, he reveals to not be interested in her.]]
* LovingAShadow: Since this is [[InLoveWithLove Penny]] we're talking about, it's clear from her reasons to chase after him and stalk him that there's no true connection between them other than the whims of emotionally unbalanced teenager. She has no idea of his character and he's not aware she exists.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He doesn't do a lot in the little screen time he has, other than being someone for Penny to pin after, [[spoiler: and the catalyst for Bojack and Penny's disastrous prom night.]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #5]]
!!The Carsons' Neighbors
Charlotte's family's neighbors, who are uncomfortable with the new guest in the neighborhood.
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* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: They don't like things ruining the neighborhood.]]
* CrankyNeighbor: Not usually, [[spoiler: but they can be if they are ignored on their requests, like removing something from a neighbor's garage. Then again, where would Bojack leave his boat after two months living there?]]
* GilliganCut: [[spoiler: While they don't like the new "acquisition" from the people next door, just a quick word with them will be enough to move it. Cut two months later, it hasn't been moved and they resent them for that.]]
* HappilyMarried: {{Implied}}. It's never outright confirmed, but they live together and they speak as a team.
* [[MetaGuy Meta Guys]]: [[spoiler: They become quite uncomfortable with the fact that Bojack's boat is still in the Carsons' garage after two months and they start to sense something wrong about it. Although their reasons are far more petty.]]
* NosyNeighbor: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. [[spoiler: They made a request to the Carsons to remove the boat and they say nothing when they don't, but still, there's something about the way they talk behind their backs..]]
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: [[SubvertedTrope Not really]]. They're quite reasonable people. [[spoiler: They've got limits, though.]]
* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler: ''Not keen'' on the idea of Bojack staying, but it's less because of the inherent wrongness of the situation, and more because [[FelonyMisdemeanor his parking spot bothers them]].]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #6]]
!!Pete "Repeat" [[FreezeFrameBonus Pocket]]
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[[caption-width-right:190:[[ItMakesSenseInContext If you know the context]], you would be making [[CorruptionOfAMinor this face too]].]]
->'''Played by''': Jermaine Fowler
One of Penny's friends, who accompanies Bojack, Penny and Maddie for prom night. [[spoiler: Man, he really should have stayed home..]]
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''ete '''P'''ocket, as shown in the yearbook. Maybe his nickname is meaningful, after all.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: He and Maddie are this to Bojack and Penny, since they're carpooling together to the school dance.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: After being admired by Bojack's openness towards teenage drinking and disregard for rules, he's crushed and horrified when he tries to coerce him into dumping Maddie into a hospital entrance after she suffers alcohol intoxication.]]
* BlackBestFriend: To Penny and Maddie.
* CorruptionOfAMinor: [[spoiler: First, there's the drinking part where Penny, Maddy and Pete are involved. Then, after Maddie collapses, Pete is persuaded by Bojack to stay with her at the hospital while he returns home with Penny.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: He is famed InUniverse for saying everything two times. Surprisingly, [[InformedAbility he never uses this apparent ability onscreen]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Underage drinking is one thing. Leaving soemone who has probably poisoned herself with alcohol barely close to a hospital just because you're afraid of getting into trouble is something ''completely'' different.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: His real name is Pete Pocket, as shown in the annuary.
* InformedAbility: He boasts about his tendency to repeat everything twice, yet he never once does it in prom night. He constantly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it:
-->'''Pete''': Hey, [=BoJack=], I'm Pete. But they call me Pete Repeat because I always say everything twice.
-->'''Bojack''': Everything?
-->'''Pete''': Yeah, it's kind of my thing.
-->'''Bojack''': Okay.
-->'''Pete''': Ah, damn. I forgot to say that twice, didn't I? Usually I do it.
* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler: Just one of the many people that Bojack ends up hurting during "Escape From L.A."]]
* IronicNickname: Despite his nickname being "Repeat", he never once reiterates anything he says during Prom Night.
* InSeriesNickname: Pete "Repeat".
* MoralDilemma: [[spoiler: While what happened to Maddy was an accident, he doesn't take well that he has to lie just to cover Bojack's back and responsability in the incident. He hesitates until Bojack convinces him.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: He's the only source of light in the 2nd half of the episode, and even, it's subverted when he's the one freaking out about what happened to Maddy.
* WorstAid: [[spoiler: Forced to do this to Maddy by Bojack, much to his chagrin.]]
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[[folder: Spoiler Character #7]]
!!Maddy [[FreezeFrameBonus Ginsberg]]
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->'''Played by''': Ali Wong.
Penny's second friend, after Alison Flierl, who along with Penny, Bojack and Pete, carpools to the prom [[spoiler: and ends up suffering from alcohol poisoning.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Having your child suffer from intoxication, with the only chaperone willing to drop her off at the ebntrance of a hospital to try to avoid guilt is not a pleasant thought.]]
* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler: She quickly accepts the alcohol given by Bojack and drinks heavily. This backfires horribly later on.]]
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: She and Pete are this to Bojack and Penny, since they're carpooling together to the school dance.]]
* BigFun: A bit overweight, and quite a party girl on her own.
* CorruptionOfAMinor: [[spoiler: For starters, there's the drinking part where Penny, Maddie and Pete are involved. Then, as she goes overboard with the drink, she ends up intoxicating herself and in need of medical attention.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler: Her collapse comes out with little build-up.]]
* FatBestFriend: To Penny, just as Pete is the BlackBestFriend.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: {{Deconstructed}}. [[spoiler: This is what happens when a no-holds-barred drinker with no limits and a irresponsible flaw enabler with no concept of responsibility meet and how bad things get when both of them get involved in some capacity.]]
* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler: Less so than Pete, since she also brought it on herself; but she's, like him, just one of the many people that Bojack ends up hurting during "Escape From L.A."]]
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: Wheteher she managed to recover or died is left up in the air, since we don't see what happens afterwards.]]
* MoralDilemma: [[spoiler: While what happened to Maddy was an accident, Pete doesn't take well that he is forced to lie just to cover Bojack's back and responsability in the incident, as well as stay to see if she'll be okay. Even worse, the first option was leaving her at the entrance.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: She's Penny's ''new'' best friend. Apparently, Alison F. just wasn't up to the task anymore.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Her fate is the first of many disasters caused by Bojack in "Escape From L.A."]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: What happens to her afterwards is never revealed.]]
* WorstAid: [[spoiler: Poor Maddy ends up getting intoxicated on the alcohol brought by Bojack and when deciding what to do, Bojack decides to leave Pete in the hospital to accompany her while he takes Penny home.]]
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Quite fond of using "bourgeois" as an insult.
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