History Characters / BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons

!!!For other Tesuque residents, see [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM here]].

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

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[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | '''The Moore-Carsons''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: 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/ alcohol posioned 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]].
* TheIngenue: She fits it to a T. She's cheerful, somewhat innocent, idealistic and quite more trusting than an average person ought to be. This only makes it easier for her and Bojack to get close, bond and almost have sex.

* JailBait: 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.

* LovingAShadow: Since this is [[InLoveWithLove Penny]] we're talking about, it's clear from her reasons to chase after and stalk Diego Mendoza, that there's no true connection between them other than the whims of an emotionally unbalanced teenager. She has no idea of his character and he's not aware she exists.

* SmittenTeenageGirl: 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.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: She is physically identical to Charlotte.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Discussed. When Sarah-Lynn reads Penny's twitter account, it states she likes Thai food.

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | '''The Moore-Carsons''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* BrutalHonesty: {{Downplayed}}. Kyle's not confident about his son entering the school team but is not willing to say so to him. He is willing to tell this to Charlotte.
* 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: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with his wife, Charlotte. She's slim and fit, while Kyle's a BigBeautifulMan.

* FriendshiFavoritism: While Penny is smart enough to know better than choose sides, she's passive and insecure enough to embrace the relationships that will make her life better and have a perception of life she'd like. This has backfired on her in several occasions:

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | '''The Moore-Carsons''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's a younger, slimmer version of Kyle with freckles.

* 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.

** A darker/more extreme example: [[spoiler:When she spots Bojack at her college in Ohio, a year after the boat incident. Her increasingly frightened attitude and backing away makes it clear she has absolutely no interest in reliving that moment, let alone see him. The fact he ''somehow'' knew where she was (thanks to Sarah Lynn), and the trench coat he wore made the encounter even more terrifying.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=]]]. [[BreakTheCutie Dear lord]], ''[[FreakOut BOJACK]]''. Penny becomes good friends with him during his time in Tesuque and even takes her to the prom after Diego, her crush, turns her down. However, the tragedies surrounding the evening become more and more troubling for her (drunk driving, possible alcohol poisoning, irresponsibility galore), until she almost sleeps with [=BoJack=] believing he's the only adult who understands her, something he avoids until he's too depressed to even care. [[spoiler:By the time they reencounter, Penny is now scared of [=BoJack=] and is traumatized by the possibility that he's been following her..[[note]]which he has, but for good (if horribly misguided) reasons[[/note]]]]

** 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.

* DoYouWantToCopulate: 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. Happens again with Bojack... at first.
* 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 embarrassed.

* EroticEating: {{Discussed}} when in an attempt to convince Bojack to have sex, Penny mentions her ability to put a condom in a banana.

* HeldGaze: She and Bojack share one, right before things go [[GoneHorriblyWrong horribly wrong.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: 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/ alcohol posioned 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]].

* LikesOlderMen: She ends falling for Bojack, in a PuppyLove way. Yep, it's as [[{{Squick}} squicky]] as it sounds.
* LivingLieDetector: Penny quickly finds out that Bojack's not in Tesuque for a boat show.
* MadeOfTemptation: 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: 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...]]

* OnlySaneWoman: [[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: 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: A variant. 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. This eventually turns a lot less precocious when she tries to get Bojack to sleep with her.

* ReplacementGoldfish: 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.

* SmittenTeenageGirl: 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.

* TheTease: While trying to convince Bojack, Penny shows a more flirty side of herself.

* 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.

* VirginTension: Bojack's lust after her is made more complicated by the fact that she's a confused virgin.
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: 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.
* WalkingSpoiler: Penny's existence reveals a lot about Bojack's past relationships and how they have changed.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Bojack tells her she looks a lot like her mother, and that's just the tip of the iceberg...
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: 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.

!!This is a list of members of The Moore-Carson family, all[[note]]with one exception in Penny Carson's case, currently studying at Oberlin College[[/note]] residing in Tesuque, Nuevo Mexico and appearing in ''"[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS2E11EscapeFromLA Escape From L.A.]]"'' of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', with any previous or further appearances involving only two other family members so far in season 3.

!!!This is a list of members of The Moore-Carson family, all[[note]]with one exception in Penny Carson's case, currently studying at Oberlin College[[/note]] residing in Tesuque, Nuevo Mexico and appearing in ''"[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS2E11EscapeFromLA Escape From L.A.]]"'' of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', with any previous or further appearances involving only two other family members so far in season 3.

!!This is a list of members of The Moore-Carson family, all[[note]]with one exception in Penny Carson's case, currently studying at Oberlin College[[/note]] residing in Tesuque, Nuevo Mexico and appearing in ''"[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS2E11EscapeFromLA Escape From L.A.]]"'' of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', with any previous or further appearances involving only two other family members so far in season 3.

!!This is a list of members of The Moore-Carson family, all[[note]]with one exception in Penny Carson's case, currently studying at Oberlin College[[/note]] residing in Tesuque, Nuevo Mexico and appearing in "[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS2E11EscapeFromLA Escape From L.A.]]" of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', with any previous or further appearances involving only two other family members so far in season 3.

* InterspeciesRomance: Well, of course. They're both mammals, but they're still a doe and a human.

* HappilyMarried: To Charlotte.

[[folder: Trip Carson]]

Charlotte's human son with Kyle.

[[folder: In General]]

* GoodParents: Charlotte and Kyle.
* HappilyMarried: Again, Charlotte and Kyle.

* UnknownRival: Kyle has no idea that [=BoJack=] has an unsolved attraction towards his wife or that he sees him as a hindrance. Ironically, he only starts trusting him after he has stayed 2 months with the family. When he first arrived, he was highly suspicious.

[[folder: Penny Carson]]

* TheGenerationGap: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in her relationship with Penny, her daughter. Charlotte, being older and wiser, knows exactly what's going through her daughter's life and mind, but because of her rather peaceful approach and Penny's impulsiveness and chaotic feelings, she's unable to reach out to her no matter what she does. And Penny's not going to start listening anyway, so any advice is branded as typical "parents don't understand" clueless advice, disregarding any merit the advice has. Being similar, yet in different stages of life also shows in rather terrifying parallels: Charlotte keeps [=BoJack=] at bay during most of the time he's visiting[[labelnote:*]]Given how ''not'' addressing [=BoJack=] at all turned out, this may be debatable but it was like trying to predict a car crash[[/labelnote]] and argues against his impulsive decision of them eloping together despite still (possibly) attracted to him; Penny, due to her inexperience and similar taste, becomes smitten with [=BoJack=] and due to them having the same mindsets with none of the foresight, they propel each other's bad decisions without stopping to think about the consequences. Needless to say, neither of these choices turn out to be wise, colliding in a life changing incident.

** A darker/more extreme example: [[spoiler:When she spots Bojack at her college in Ohio, a year after the boat incident. Her increasingly frightened attitude and backing away makes it clear she has absolutely no interest in reliving that moment, let alone see him. The fact he ''somehow'' knew where she was (thanks to Sarah Lynn), and the trench coat he wore made the encounter no less terrifying.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: 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]].

* BrokenPedestal: [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=]]]. [[BreakTheCutie Dear lord]], ''[[FreakOut BOJACK]]''. Penny becomes good friends with him during his time in Tesuque and even takes her to the prom after Diego, her crush, turns her down. However, the tragedies surrounding the evening become more and more troubling for her (drunk driving, possible intoxication, irresponsability galore), until she almost sleeps with [=BoJack=] believing he's the only adult who understands her, something he avoids until he's too depressed to even care. [[spoiler:By the time they reencounter, Penny is now scared of [=BoJack=] and is traumatized by the possibility that he's been following her..[[note]]which he has, but for good (if horribly misguided) reasons[[/note]]]]