15 Facts About BoJack Horseman

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BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg.

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BoJack Horseman has to contend with his agent, Princess Carolyn, roommate Todd Chavez, and former rival Mr Peanutbutter, as well as his struggles with depression and addiction.

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BoJack Horseman is the washed-up star of the 1990s sitcom Horsin' Around, which centered around a young bachelor horse trying to raise three human children who had been orphaned.

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BoJack Horseman has to contend with the demands of his agent and former girlfriend Princess Carolyn, the misguided antics of his freeloading roommate Todd Chavez, and his former rival Mr Peanutbutter.

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BoJack Horseman wrote up a treatment for the series which was then pitched to the Tornante Company CEO Michael Eisner, who suggested that the show center around a former racehorse rather than a former sitcom actor.

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BoJack Horseman's then worked with animation production studio ShadowMachine to develop the show's visual style.

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Writers for BoJack Horseman included Bob-Waksberg, Joe Lawson, Kate Purdy, Elijah Aron, Jordan Young, Mehar Sethi and Joanna Calo.

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Netflix asked Bob-Waksberg to leave some threads hanging to set up a potential second season, and Bob-Waksberg asked that, should Bojack Horseman get cancelled, Netflix warn him in advance so he could end the series properly.

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BoJack Horseman praised The Simpsons as an influence for being able to tell sad stories without sacrificing humor.

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Since its first season, BoJack Horseman has addressed many hot-button sociopolitical issues.

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Main title theme for BoJack Horseman was composed by Patrick Carney, drummer for the blues-rock duo the Black Keys, with his uncle Ralph Carney, and the ending theme "Back in the 90s " was performed by the indie-pop act Grouplove.

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BoJack Horseman's likened it to 30 Rock in its ability to "[present] big ideas without having to commit to them".

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Chris Cabin of Collider gave the show four out of five stars, stating "BoJack Horseman ends up becoming a thrilling, rueful study of the psychological games and uniquely vain, notably capitalistic decision-making that powers the entertainment industry".

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BoJack Horseman has been considered by multiple critics to be one of the best animated shows of all time.

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BoJack Horseman has contributed to the rise of the "sadcom", a tragicomic format that balances both humor and sadness.

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