Fish Out of Water (BoJack Horseman)

"Fish Out of Water"
BoJack Horseman episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 4
Directed byMike Hollingsworth
Written by
Featured music"Sea of Dreams" by Oberhofer
Score by Jesse Novak
Original release dateJuly 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Running time26 minutes
Guest appearance
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"Fish Out of Water" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American animated television series BoJack Horseman, and the 28th episode overall.[1] It was written by Elijah Aron and Jordan Young, and directed by Mike Hollingsworth, and was released in the United States, along with the rest of season three, via Netflix on July 22, 2016. Angela Bassett provides her voice in a guest appearance in the episode.[2]

The episode features BoJack travelling to a film festival in the ocean, where he wears an oxygen-filled bubble to continue breathing. Notably, the episode features less than three minutes of audible dialogue.[3]

In 2017, the episode was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation at the 69th WGA Awards. The episode "Stop the Presses" from the same season won the award.[4] The episode was also nominated for Best Animated Television Production at the 44th Annie Awards.[5]

  1. ^ Travers, Ben (July 27, 2016). "How 'BoJack Horseman' Achieved Perfection Without a Word". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. ^ "How a near-silent underwater episode conveys the brilliance of Bojack Horseman". Little White Lies. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. ^ "The Music From BOJACK HORSEMAN'S Underwater Episode is Serene (Premiere)". Nerdist. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave; Littleton, Cynthia (February 20, 2017). "WGA Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' Win for Best Screenplay, 'Atlanta' Wins Twice". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. ^ "44th Annual Annie Awards Nominees & Winners". Archived from the original on April 13, 2017.