BoJack Horseman: Every Main Character Ranked Worst To Best
Who's the best character in this twisting tragi-comedy?
BoJack Horseman is one of the best shows of the generation, a tragic, daring and timely assessment of mental health, Hollywood, addiction and relationships.
Over 70 episodes, showrunner Raphael Bob-Waksberg and his team of writers conjured up some of the best TV episodes of the decade, and the majority of the show's success lies with the characters these episodes tortured, analysed and developed.
On the show, there were five primary characters: BoJack Horseman, an addicted, depressed has-been TV star; Princess Carolyn, his career-obsessed agent; Todd, his best friend and voice of reason; Diane Nguyen, his conflicted biographer; and Mr Peanutbutter, his optimist former TV rival.
Each of these characters were a blast to watch. Over six seasons, audiences watched as they fell in and out of love, confronted the hardships of life and tried against all odds to find a happy ending.
All of them were great, but for this list we're going to have a look at which of the core gang is the best of the best, and celebrate the characters that BoJack Horseman brought to life so well.
Spoilers ahead.
5. Mr Peanutbutter
Taking the bottom spot is the ever-lovable Mr Peanutbutter. A TV star at the same time as BoJack, Mr Peanutbutter's endlessly optimistic and naive outlook on life made him the most colourful and seemingly well-adjusted character in the series.
Over the course of the show, he formed a strong and adventurous friendship with Todd, married Diane and got himself into all kinds of shenanigans. His friendship with BoJack was also very interesting to see play out, as they constantly shifted between being friends and rivals.
The reason he's at this end of the rankings is pretty simple - he's not quite as compelling as the other characters. He has some powerful moments of personal growth and battles his own demons as the show goes on, but for the most part he was in place to give the more dramatic aspects of the show some much-needed silly humour.
His misadventures with Todd were great to watch, and his starry-eyed view of the world made him endearing, but all told he was never quite as deep as those around him.