History ShoutOut / BojackHorseman

* Terry, one of BoJack's students, [[BadBadActing attempts to prove his skill to Bojack]] by crashing his AA meeting in-character as an old man with a monologue lamenting losing everything to addiction, which ends with him shouting [[Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance "I've abandoned my boy!"]]

* Terry, one of Bojack's students, [[BadBadActing attempts to prove his skill to Bojack]] by crashing his AA meeting in-character as an old man with a monologue lamenting losing everything to addiction, which ends with him shouting [[Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance "I've abandoned my boy!"]]

* TheTeaser is a clear homage to ''{{Film/Birdman}}'', with the same "one-shot" style and jazzy drum score.

* During Tom Jumbo-Grumbo's newscast, one of the headlines on the ticker at the bottom of the screen reads "Government declares [[WarIsHell/Music war is good for absolutely nothing, say it again]]."

* During Tom Jumbo-Grumbo's newscast, one of the headlines on the ticker at the bottom of the screen reads "Government declares [[Music/TheTemptations war is good for absolutely nothing, say it again]]."

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Not surprisingly given the Hollywoo(d) setting, this show is packed full of ''many'' references to other works of film and television, especially to the casts and crews involved in their production.

** A recurring background character wears a shirt referencing Music/TheMisfits, except it reads "The Misprints".
* Princess Carolyn's office contains several cat-themed versions of well-known books, such as "''[[{{ComicBook/Persepolis}} Purrsepolis]]''" and "''Me Meow Pretty One Day''" - the latter is a reference to a book by Creator/DavidSedaris, the brother of Creator/AmySedaris, [[ActorAllusion who plays Princess Carolyn] There's also a poster for ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'' featuring a feline actress.

* Another background character can be seen wearing a T-shirt of a horse-ified [[Music/AladdinSane Aladdin]] [[Music/DavidBowie Sane]].

* Another background character can be seen wearing a T-shirt of a horse-ified [[Music/AladdinSane Alladin]] [[Music/DavidBowie Sane]].
* Princess Carolyn's office contains several cat-themed versions of well-known books, such as "''[[{{ComicBook/Persepolis}} Purrsepolis]]''" and "''Me Meow Pretty One Day''" - the latter is a reference to a book by Creator/DavidSedaris, the brother of Creator/AmySedaris, [[ActorAllusion who plays Princess Carolyn]].
** There's a poster for ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'' featuring a feline actress.

Not surprisingly given the Hollywood setting, this show is packed full of ''many'' references to other works of film and television, especially to the casts and crews involved in their production.

** One woman dressed as a sexy version of the women from ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale ''.

* As Diane explains media normalization to Bojack, she mentions Creator/EllenDeGeneres as a positive example of normalization (for gay people), and [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] as a negative example ([[JackBauerInterrogation for torture]]).

* As Diane explains media normalization to Bojack, she mentions Creator/EllenDeGeneres as a positive example of normalization (for gay people), and [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] as a negative example (for torture).

* [=BoJack=] [[TakeThat compares]] his [[AbusiveParents mom and dad]] to ''{{Series/Becker}}'', summing them up as having all the potential to be a good family / TV show, but letting it all go to waste.

* The character that Courtney Portnoy plays in her action movie is compared to the protagonist of ''{{Film/Taken}}''.

* ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'' are mentioned by Todd and Bojack. There's even a conversation about Bojack [[FunWithHomophones mishearing]] the name of Sarah Lynn's pharmacist Doctor Hu as "Doctor Who".