#bj and herb are still gay in this au

[hambone-fakenameington]

“Horsin’ Around, which aired from 1955 to 1964, was one of the first TV shows to successfully transition from black and white filming to color in it’s later seasons.”

Thinking abt an AU where everything is based on an early tv style, like in the 50s and 60s. Where Horsin Around is less like full house and more like leave it to beaver. 

#Bojack Horseman #bjhm #Sarah Lynn #joelle clark #bradley hitler-smith #i know what ur thinking #and yes #bj and herb are still gay in this au #posting them soon #if i make an au or anything like that #u can assume bj and herb are in love or were in love #thats the hambone guarantee

[noobsomeexagerjunk]

THE SAINT-EX STORY AU

Bojack Horseman AU #3 (Alternatively, the Ruthie Mannowdog AU)

messy as always; also shoutout to @roskii you gave me the confidence to make ocs for this show and for informing me of the existence of very adorable yet incredibly toxic sea bunnies

obligatory Ruthie AU; takes place in a hypothetical 2030s Hollywoob—our girl is 12 and the star of the show

The title is an allusion to Season 5’s “The Amelia Earhart Story”, referencing pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who has great importance to the character of this depiction of Ruthie

actually, Ruthie dresses up as the Prince during halloween

VIM is thriving and well-recommended

Princess Carolyn has replaced Turtletaub

Judah too has risen in position

Assistants have never been given this much care and consideration for a while

Todd and Maude just married this year and are as busy as ever trying to franchise their daycare

Maude has convinced Todd that whatever they have will always be authentic

They’re just winging that franchising thing

They have a big presence in Ruthie’s life but this franchising thing will lessen that as our porcupine girl gets older

Diane Nguyen has gained fame as a mystery YA writer; Ivy Tran is a household name

Next to Ivy Tran, Food Court Detective is a book series headed by a character inspired by Diane’s life as a stepmother to Sonny; this too is selling

BoJack Horseman and Mister Peanutbutter are living together, since BoJack’s release from prison in 2021—there are plans for BoJack to move out but it’s clear neither of the two wants that yet

Birthday Dad has ended as of 2026 and BoJack hasn’t acted since the 2023 film The Horny Unicorn

The Dog and Pony Show is a vlog series (with the occasional plot arcs) that BoJack and Mister made together because a drunk dog convinced a sober horse this was a good idea

It’s popular enough that they’re earning money out of it

intergenerational conflicts maybe?

Ruthie is Gen Alpha right??? she’s born in 2018 which is too late for a Gen Z

will tackle issues concerning education, technology, show business obviously, immigration and the general changing of the times

explores more moralistic ideas and philosophies—that is the tone being a slight bit more didactic

F-bomb of the season is used and inverted: every time Ruthie gains a new friend, this happens; sometimes subverted for breakthroughs and thematic instances

a more youthful, coming-of-age view of the show’s themes

more silly and whimsical

OCs everywhere

ruthie’s character in this au has bits and pieces from her mom (steadfast loyalty and determination), bojack (fear of messing up and never ever being forgiven for it) and peanutbutter (general optimism and belief in giving love)

this is why bj and pb are her favorite celebrities to spend time with--she relates to some aspects of their persons

which is a lot given the number of celebs she’s lucky enough to meet every day due to her parents’ line of work

ocs involved have character parallels to other existing canon characters

a best friend oc i made for her for instance would take on elements from diane (south east asian immigrant, writer, and feminist), herb  (gay lesbian, in love with best friend, a writer too), and charlotte (generally simple desires about her future and actively avoids drama)

another would take from todd (creative and idealistic), sarah lynn (vulgar-humored, hedonistic and is always trying to please everybody), and hollyhock (adopted by really overbearing gay parents and sporty)

actually i’ll save the rest of the ocs for another post

Some stuff about Ruthie in this AU:

the adopted daughter of Princess Carolyn and Judah Mannowdog

the show is very consistent with time so as much as i want to give her a birthdate, my interpretation of the show timeline is not good enough for me to deduce it

studying in a fairly secluded public school in LA

fell in love with the arts the moment she found Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince in the school library

as well as gained the dream to become a pilot like her idol author and Amelia Earhart, known to her very well as her mother’s idol

there are days where she has to be dragged in the office; this exposure has made her brutally aware of the machinations of hollywoob

a trait that comes from neither of her parents is the ability to detect bullshit right away and not ignore it—emphasis on not ignore it

what she did get from them is determination from her mother, precision from her father, and a sense of loyalty from both

of course, she knows she’s adopted—she wishes to meet her bio parents by herself when she is older

she wears a jacket made by Sadie that PC bought for her; Ruthie doesn’t know it yet—PC bought it during a brief drive through her home town

Ruthie is known to be a very charismatic and compelling individual and has used her youthfulness and childlike energy to her advantage

wants to either be a pilot or a playwright when she is older

above average grades in school

young girl with an old soul

simple needs, simple wants, simple expectations from others

hates the idea of grudges and never understands people who keep them

views life as a culmination of fleeting experiences

and love as a common obligation of the living

ridiculously long patience for a 12 year old

her quills are a metaphor to a huge part of her character

(i’m actually still trying to figure out what that part is bear with me please)

accidentally gave BoJack an anxiety attack once when she described herself as a “prickly muffin” in his presence; she never finds out why

also accidentally quilled Mr. Peanutbutter that one time he visited the Mannowdog house for her mom’s birthday

sometimes confuses her parents’ VIM office and the apartment since she spends equal time in both places

likes music from 10-20 years ago just to feel more mature

actually feels like she’s acting too childish and tries to look mature

#bojack horseman #bojack horseman au #bojack horseman spoilers #bojack spoilers #ruthie mannowdog #bojack horseman ruthie #princess carolyn #judah mannowdog #todd chavez #bojack horseman maude #mister peanutbutter #diane nguyen