The Complete BoJack Timeline (Horseman, Obviously) 

Hearing bojack say “get cancer jerkwad” as his first conversation with herb is so crazy

"You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about." Aaron Paul is a national treasure for being able to deliver lines like that so sincerely they can pass as genuine wisdom.

One of the MANY pities is that Bojack was told several times how lucky he was for being known for Horsin' Around and how many people who grew up watching it still love dearly as a comfort in their lives, and it never sank in.

i never knew that a show about a talking horse would manage to be a thought provoking masterpiece

You know: it’s sad how Bojack regresses in the second interview, especially since at the end of season 5, he actually wanted to be held accountable for what he did to Gina

god, it’s so clear seeing the parallels between bojack and his father, especially when his father tells him to keep quiet about the jack and coke in the exact same way bojack tells penny and her friends to keep quiet about the bourbon.

Whatever the true nature of their relationship -- platonic, romantic, one-sided -- I honestly feel that Herb was the love of Bojack's life. He never had a better friend, who loved him as he was and only wanted him to do well.

I completely missed the part when the rehab therapist called out Bojack's internalized racism by pointing out his lack of healthy relationships with other horses. This series really is worth rewatching more than once.

Even though in the second interview with Biscuits: the way she presented Bojack’s actions is definitely different to how we saw them play out in some places, it still does a good job at making the audience think twice about how we have condoned his actions through the entire series

Another sad thing about Bojack's last conversation with his mother is when he asks if she can taste the vanilla ice cream, it breaks her illusion as she was never allowed ice cream as a kid (it's a boys' snack).

Rewatched the series twice. Seeing a second time is a must, especially after watching the finale season. You see that Biscuits was right when she interviewed him. He did have power over people, especially women. He became a soft-spoken self-pity version of his father. He had chances to be happy and change for the better but choose the opposite. People can change if they want to, maybe with nothing but the only people who decided to stick by him he will.

Just finished watching a 5+ hour Bojack retrospective video this morning. Now I get to watch this 2 hour timeline. Yay.

You say this is the last, but I'm expecting a 2+ hour video on Erica next April 1st.

You know, something I've always thought was funny about Bojack not defending Herb like he said he would, if he had his popularity would have went up, and he would have been considered an amazing man. Creator herb kazazz threatened to be fired for being gay, but television star BoJack horseman stands up for his friend and his right to equal love. He would have had it all, especially in modern-day.

@15:06 I like how they made it look like Butterscotch was killed by the critic in the duel, but then reveal he just tripped and hit his head on a rock. They do that a lot in this show

the way diane says 'you got daughter? ruh roh' makes me laugh so much

Can we note how Butterscotch put such mixed veiws of Beatrice into Bojack. Blaming his mom for alot but then saying shes a good mom for "teaching you that" Like being a bad person has its merits in a way.. almost justifying the behavior..

Love your videos, Johnny! Did anyone else assume when we saw child BoJack drinking was it was NOT his first time? He doesn't make a face or spit it out or cough or shudder. He seems used to it. That really stuck with me, for some reason.

Philbert feels like the crew wanted to call out the people who relate to Bojack and don't try to change themselves.

i never realized how many times bojack had been to the planetarium before sarah lynn's death.

First of all, its amazing to have the whole story of Bojack’s all in order, and second of all, its so weird but seeing the whole story of the show without really focusing on the other characters almost made it felt like its bojack recounting it, only acknowledging things that bojack himself acknowledged in the story. Really a masterpiece after all your work on bojack Johnny, huge congratulations for real 👌😁

I just realised this but this scene 8:27 is heavily inspired by a painting called Soir Bleu meaning Blue Evening. It features a number of characters but in the middle of the whole scene there is a sad clown smoking a cigarette melancholically. I think this clown represents Bojacks character perfectly. They are both performers whose vacation is to entertain people, make them laugh, make them happy and yet they can't even cheer themselves up. The scenery is almost exactly the same and Beatrice even calls Bojack that he is a clown. I love the fact that as you go through life and learn new things you can come back to your favourite shows and they still find a way to surprise you.

This video is so funny cuz its like “Bojack lets a young child drink vodka in a dressing room and is callous and uncaring as a father figure to her, an impressionable person who he later sleeps with…also Todd starts a new business!” Seriously tho, love your videos man. Thank you for still making BH content this show lives in my head rent free

Ahh I love Bojack and Wanda. She was the best thing that's ever happened to him. Not only do I like her positivity but she also knows her self worth.

So these are basically biographies of the cast in Bojack Horseman? Cool! I never knew this series would hit so hard. I liked it very much.

The ending of Bojack is really poetic. Some people thought it was a cliffhanger and disliked it, but Bojack's story wasn't meant to just end. He was set up for a potential better life and his most important relationships were either concluded or left open to still continue with a different dynamic because of how everyone has changed. The point of Bojack Horseman is change and growth. The differences in the theme song slideshow thing encapsulates this perfectly. Todd's hokey pokey speech was, in his silly way, also incredibly poetic.

I forgot about Sarah Lynn's line about surrounding herself with enablers until she dies tragically young...

Idk why but I absolutely love when show creators give their characters definitive birthdays. It's always been a nice bit of basic info that I like to know about characters.

I think it really speaks to the shows writing that you can deliver the names, details, and events of this show with a relatively deadpan delivery and the jokes are still funny

Commenting mostly for their algorithm, but I just want to say that I really appreciate you putting in the effort to make these timelines and good quality videos! Hope you're doing well, fam!

I'm only about an hour and 30 minutes in but hearing about bojacks road to recovery as been truly inspirational as hell, makes me really hopeful for the future. A show hasn't even done that to me- even feeling it by just a summary is so weird

12:18 i just realized that the reason bojack’s fridge is filled with lemons and sugar here is because we’re watching beatrice’s flashback. he was eating so unhealthily that she couldn’t envision the foods, so she imagined the “healthy girl snack” she ate growing up. omfg i love this show

Yes it has officially finally arrived! and the wait was definitely worth it thank you so much Johnny you've given us the greatest timeline video on your channel yet!

if only the writers of bojack horseman would have known from the start what an amazing masterpiece this would become…and the way it would touch people.

I started getting into the show at the worst part of my depression right before I was able to pull myself out. I feel like part of it saved me. Especially the view from halfway down speech. I feel like I relate to all of the characters in some way. I actually started watching Bojack because of some of your other videos so in some way you kind of saved me. Thank you

Oh man. His life story really hits way too close to home in many ways

Loved taking this journey through the show again. Started getting teary when Mr. Blue started playing.

this is incredible genuinely thinking about writing about bojack for a psych paper again

Johnny, my guy, you have outdone yourself. I’m so glad I found your videos after my first BoJack run and each time through now they help me get a little more out of the episodes. Thank you for all the hard work!!!!

Thanks to everyone that put this together. I ended up not finishing the series after a couple because it felt extra draining to have to wait for seasons and then go through the emotional Rollercoaster that was everyone on the show. I'm gonna check the rest of it out and handle its twists and drops better!

I don't have the words to describe how much this show means to me. It's not really a show I rewatch a lot, but simply seeing analyses of it, and watching my favourite scenes brings me such joy. It makes me emotional, whether that's happiness, sadness or something in-between. I love it a lot. Thanks for making these videos, man. You always help me see things in a way I wouldn't have otherwise.

An interesting moment. In the 1st time “don’t stop dancing” the lyric is “don’t stop dancing until the curtain falls” = this is when the show ends for this production, as in the 3pm show is done but the 7pm show is still coming. In the 2nd time it’s sung the lyric is “don’t stop dancing till the curtain call” = this is the final performance of the show. Sarah Lynn’s death performance is the final show

Honestly if i ran into a bojack horseman character in my life I would probably be exhausted after just 1 year . It wasn't easy seeing Todd get hurt like that and princess Carolyn deserved so much more after what she's been through, her ending was very satisfying i was very happy for her

This might be my favorite show ever. I relate to Bojack in many ways. I know that’s not a good thing. It’s just reality. Moral is we all can grow and get better everyday and work past our traumas 🖤

Imagine if Bojack and herb actually hooked up, imagine what his love could have done for bojack instead of all the women he failed with, Plus if you really think hard about it? Herb loved him very much, enough to even help him improve, and when Bojack screwed him over and made things awkward and eventually making Herb hate him it showed that Herbs heart was truly shattered and his love in turn; became hate, sadness, and misery even regret. I will never forget his line after their convo when they reunited “Now Get the f*ck out of my house” for someone who cared so much ended up caring so little because of Bojacks actions many years later really hits hard tbh

I'll be watching this video repeatedly from now on while washing the dishes and cleaning my house, or other activities that'd be boring without something like this video to listen to. Thanks, man

I guess there's so much other stuff to focus on that I never actually realised how closely Bojack is tied to the Griffith Observatory

I just noticed that Butterscotch makes the jab about the secretary not refusing to get an abortion when that’s exactly what happens with Henrietta later on

One thing about the whole timeline that my suspension of disbelief can't get past is the idea that a child

7:01 No wonder Herb felt so betrayed he put his dream and ass on the line for Bojack and when it mattered just like Charlotte said Bojack became a coward and didnt have it in him to stand up for his friend that made his dream possible. Really good to know I always enjoyed this show so much but didnt see some pieces like this critical one.

You've saved my life trying to piece this timeline together, thank you for all your hard work with this series dude 💜

It’s so interesting to see how this show really played out from his perspective.

The overall story of BoJack - to me - is confronting trauma before it consumes you.

I got to say, no matter how many times I say I'm going to still love saying esteemed character actress Margo Martindale

God. I love Bojack Horseman so much, this show really helped me throught a lot.

You are responsible for me watching the show, I heard other positive reviews but stumbling upon your videos has been 98% responsible for all views I've given the show. And I'm just gonna rewatch this a million times, thank you.

I LOVE your Bojack Horseman videoes! I did a paper on Bojack and character transformation for media studies at university and watched your videos for inspiration 😁

God damn it, I thought I could finally get through the ending of Bojack without crying. I was doing so well. But then you just had to throw Mr. Blue at me, you bastard.

man the ending for him is so fucking fitting he was a horseman that never deserved a single second chance yet got them over and over and over and finally when he nearly dies and is given a second chance at life he isnt redeemed hes not the good guy now but hes changed hes trying and he actually seems genuine

Oh wow! I didn't think we'd get a timeline for Bojack!

I've been thinking about why at the dinner party, the guests ignore BoJack when he asks what's on the other side of the door. It's not because they're dodging the question or being malicious, it's because BoJack already knows what's on the other side of the door, he's just desperately hoping for someone to either confirm or deny his suspicions. It's like when someone is in a really bad accident or something really bad happens to someone you love. You already know that the worst happened, you just need someone to verbalize it so your brain can process it. Because otherwise, you just have an empty conclusion. It's brilliant how this show captures grief and how one processes devastating news.

Bravo this is one of my favorite channels on RU-vid. Great voice over work and editing. Love this channel.

I wish the show were in a Complete Series box.

This really shows how terrible of a person(horse?) he is, and how directly his parents ruined him

I love these videos, I was young the first time I watched the show, and the second time I binged it, so a lot of the events seem to be mushed together in my brain, like I swore the rock opera happened after some of this stuff, but it was actually quite early on and I keep confusing the girls' order because there are so many of them, it's neat to notice stuff like that in these recaps, it makes me want to rewatch the show again to see what else I missed.

One of the greatest shows in the past 10 years.

Dude for this 2 hours video you deserve so ,much more than 18k likes... That was incredible! Thanks for reminding me to rewatch this truly great show

I’ve been watching your Bojack analysis videos on repeat, so excited for this!

Here's a drinking game, if you survive it, Bojack will be impressed: Drink a shot everytime "Bojack apologizes" in this video.

Johnny, you are a master of your craft. Switching between narration and the dialogue from the show the way you do. Superb. Your content is comprehensive, thought-provoking and revelatory.

Kiki's cover gave me chills. So good!

I AUDIBLY gasped when BoJack told Herb to "get cancer"

I’ve made massively selfish and poor decisions, and hurt those around me with no redemption in sight….just as BoJack did. And now I have turned myself around. My hope for you out there who may feel like I do, love yourself, and be a better person.

Commenting to boost in the algorithm. You worked so hard on this!

This BoJack guy seems like an interesting character. They could do a television show about him.

I thought I missed this one but it's brand new! I can't wait to listen. Thanks for putting this together, I'm sure it took a while.

The man, the myth, the legend - he’s posted 🤩💕

I've been watching all your Bojack videos lately, what an amazing culmination!

I hate how much I relate to Bojack Goes to show how much of a masterpiece this show is

1:11:04 breaks my heart every time hearing this cuz she doesnt even know how icecream taste like

Watching this show first time while being cripplingly depressed and on a downward spiral was a huge mistake

I tried watching Bojack a couple years back. I really liked it. I binge watched the first two seasons in one night. Then for some reason i never finished watching the series. Even though they coulda kept going with the show. I think they ended it in a good place, before the series became stale. That ending hit me hard. Made me really regret not finishing the series.

i didnt even notice the video was 2 hours long but im ready to watch all of it.

I loved every single Bojack Horseman video you've made. Thank you so much Johnny! 💜✨

this series ia my absolute favourite on your channel, I've watched every timeline so many times there's a few I can quote verbatim. had to watch this over 3 sittings its a video masterpiece

your videos are literally the reason i watched bojack horseman in the first place, and it changed my life the first time i watched it.. this show is one of the best ever, and your channel is aswell. BRO IM ABOUT TO CRY,,, YOU,,, YOU,,,, AUGH.... YOU RECITED,,,,, THE LINE,,, FROM FROM FROM THE SONG...... HELP...,,

“No matter what you do, you never look back there’s nothing for you there” as his mother and father fight behind Bojack. There was really nothing from his parents that he could ever get. God this show is brilliant

Just finished a rewatch so this came out at a perfect time

I love BoJack Horseman, but it is series I cannot rewatch because it is so damn fucking depressing. Im glad your timeline videos exist

Man last Timeline?! I was still hoping for a timeline of Neal Mcbeal the Navy Seal 😢

Mr blue was such as excellent song to end the show with. It really reflects everyone, especially Diane, cutting bojack off from their lives.

you just explained the whole series, but it was a great video, and it reminded me why BoJack Horseman is the best series ever made (in my opinion).

Damn. This was so extremely thorough.

i love the ending of the show. everything about it is perfect. i love bojack for getting better. the honeydew gag was so powerful. he lost everything. all his money, his fame.. Every key part of who he was before. i love how it foreshadows that mr. peanut butter won't always be there for him. how he will also let go of bojack..for the better. the way PC finally let go of him after so many years. that final dance with him was so amazing. she wanted that happy ending with bojack. she finally got that. letting him go WAS their happy ending. how todd gave him that final bit of comfort. showing that todd still cares about bojack. thats just who he is. it embraces his natural caring nature. but it also shows that todd has grown. he knows he can't keep that unhealthy "friendship" he had with BJ. i love how diane kept her boundries, keeping her persistent attitude and confronting bojack. he Needed that harsh, tense conversation. but being able to share a corny, silly story from the prison was also needed, for both of them. bojack showed me the spiral i would end up falling into if i didnt get help Now. and i'm so thankful for it. i needed it. and i'm so glad i found it.

fantastic video, but you missed the one crucial point of Bojack's tragic backstory: being forced to do The Bojack dance at the '94 upfronts.

Can’t wait to watch this after work

8:30 I feel like the billboards aren’t discussed enough. Ya most are background gags/plot progression stills essentially, but for major episodes dealing with themes of water/skies they show extreme depth. The cloud billboard with bojack/herb showing a facade skyline to the secretariat billboard being a mirror reflective skyline. Both essentially don’t change image wise it’s a blue sky with clouds on a billboard for a set price in an industry. The first is the facade of Hollywood and the depiction being innately fictitious and attempting to show something as possibly the best version it can theoretically be (a pretty cloudy sky is akin to a models face); the secretariat billboard has multiple perspectives: [when bojack is looking at himself: it’s a reflection of honesty and acceptance of who one is and the continuing efforts of maintaining one’s appearance through consistent efforts to be their best self.] (it is not the face of the model it is exactly your face in position on the cover, you feel like the lead role because you see yourself genuinely reflected.) It results in a skyline mirroring itself both showing the great view in LA but also having the real world effect of blinding a substantial part of the freeway and interfering with flight patterns of birds/ actively harming daily lives by being a reflective surface. (You can walk out an allegory cave to look at the sun, second guess yourself and choose to take an indirect look, take out a pocket mirror face your back to the sun and still burn out your eyes from the light all while mainly looking at your own face.) The other billboard that’s pretty iconic but not discussed is the sugar man house. There’s technically 2 one from the war era and one from post-industrialized-airplane-travel (the classic this was a neat lil town until they built the highways and now it’s a ghost town curse modernization and city-slickers) yet there’s also the implication that Eddie was flying so high because as a child there was no limitations to his flight experiences if he wanted to fly up to the moon no one could stop him as it’s his prerogative and he has the capability to do so (same as the horses running in the desserts or those termite kids) and the reason why his wife died is due to his childlike joy of wanting to thrillseek and share something he priorly enjoyed as a kid with a person he deeply loved, and the changed reality of him being an adult surrounded by adult dangers and modernizations that directly impact his safety and experiences of freedom/daily life. Like everyone in horse-ville village that bojack visited walked right like they’re horses they probably walked everywhere and had walking paths in horse only locations, running as groups would be normal… so how do cars fit in. How is it that bojack’s indie road to the American dream via the American car (or suicide attempts) is reliant on the materiality and physicality of a 2 seater sports car. Why does he have trouble walking and running and living in the fast lane? Why does his grandmother and mother suffer a car accident in isolation with extreme trauma? Why does bojacks father monologue him picking him up from practice in a car why doesn’t Beatrice drive to pick him up is it only because of a dolls house on that day? Bojack crashes his car many times takes a bender with Sarah lyn and it sufferes damages and you see it progressively get destroyed or trashed, or he’s gifted and destroyed new ones on Grammy nights. He drives past many roads and often drives to avoid problems or is driving on the phone in between racing from one thing to the next. The highway to Hawaii leads to mr.peanutbutter’s billboard for seahorse milk effectively ending his marriage to Diane to his divorce arch and allowing for bojack to later related to a seahorse baby and feed them/realize he can swim and act underwater with genuine ability and then real world ability to communicate/navigate as an adult/actor/businessman

Thank you so much for all your bojack timeline videos! I have loved each and everyone one of them! Getting to the end of this one made me tear up, it honestly was a perfect ending to the show

You did it. You played the song and now I'm crying over what this show meant to me.

Oh man, nearly two hours. I'm gonna get some popcorn real quick.