diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 67fb411c..12ba55e3 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return obj.nodeType > 0;
   };
 
+  j$.fnNameFor = function(func) {
+    return func.name || func.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\w*)\s*\(/)[1];
+  };
+
   j$.any = function(clazz) {
     return new j$.Any(clazz);
   };
@@ -1668,13 +1672,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
   };
 
   StringPrettyPrinter.prototype.emitObject = function(obj) {
+    var constructorName = obj.constructor ? j$.fnNameFor(obj.constructor) : 'null';
+    this.append(constructorName);
+
     if (this.ppNestLevel_ > j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH) {
-      this.append('Object');
       return;
     }
 
     var self = this;
-    this.append('{ ');
+    this.append('({ ');
     var first = true;
 
     this.iterateObject(obj, function(property, isGetter) {
@@ -1693,7 +1699,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
       }
     });
 
-    this.append(' }');
+    this.append(' })');
   };
 
   StringPrettyPrinter.prototype.append = function(value) {
@@ -2731,7 +2737,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
         }
 
         if (errorMatcher.hasNoSpecifics()) {
-          pass.message = 'Expected function not to throw an Error, but it threw ' + fnNameFor(thrown) + '.';
+          pass.message = 'Expected function not to throw an Error, but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown) + '.';
           return pass;
         }
 
@@ -2785,9 +2791,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       }
 
       return {
-        errorTypeDescription: errorType ? fnNameFor(errorType) : 'an exception',
+        errorTypeDescription: errorType ? j$.fnNameFor(errorType) : 'an exception',
         thrownDescription: function(thrown) {
-          var thrownName = errorType ? fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) : 'an exception',
+          var thrownName = errorType ? j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) : 'an exception',
               thrownMessage = '';
 
           if (expected) {
@@ -2815,10 +2821,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function fnNameFor(func) {
-      return func.name || func.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\w*)\s*\(/)[1];
-    }
-
     function isStringOrRegExp(potential) {
       return potential instanceof RegExp || (typeof potential == 'string');
     }
diff --git a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
index b5f939bc..d22f6e75 100644
--- a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
 
   it("should stringify arrays properly", function() {
     expect(j$.pp([1, 2])).toEqual("[ 1, 2 ]");
-    expect(j$.pp([1, 'foo', {}, jasmine.undefined, null])).toEqual("[ 1, 'foo', {  }, undefined, null ]");
+    expect(j$.pp([1, 'foo', {}, jasmine.undefined, null])).toEqual("[ 1, 'foo', Object({  }), undefined, null ]");
   });
 
   it("should indicate circular array references", function() {
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
   });
 
   it("should stringify objects properly", function() {
-    expect(j$.pp({foo: 'bar'})).toEqual("{ foo: 'bar' }");
-    expect(j$.pp({foo:'bar', baz:3, nullValue: null, undefinedValue: jasmine.undefined})).toEqual("{ foo: 'bar', baz: 3, nullValue: null, undefinedValue: undefined }");
+    expect(j$.pp({foo: 'bar'})).toEqual("Object({ foo: 'bar' })");
+    expect(j$.pp({foo:'bar', baz:3, nullValue: null, undefinedValue: jasmine.undefined})).toEqual("Object({ foo: 'bar', baz: 3, nullValue: null, undefinedValue: undefined })");
     expect(j$.pp({foo: function () {
-    }, bar: [1, 2, 3]})).toEqual("{ foo: Function, bar: [ 1, 2, 3 ] }");
+    }, bar: [1, 2, 3]})).toEqual("Object({ foo: Function, bar: [ 1, 2, 3 ] })");
   });
 
   it("should not include inherited properties when stringifying an object", function() {
-    var SomeClass = function() {};
+    var SomeClass = function SomeClass() {};
     SomeClass.prototype.foo = "inherited foo";
     var instance = new SomeClass();
     instance.bar = "my own bar";
-    expect(j$.pp(instance)).toEqual("{ bar: 'my own bar' }");
+    expect(j$.pp(instance)).toEqual("SomeClass({ bar: 'my own bar' })");
   });
 
   it("should not recurse objects and arrays more deeply than j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH", function() {
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
 
     try {
       j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 2;
-      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("{ level1: { level2: Object } }");
+      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("Object({ level1: Object({ level2: Object }) })");
       expect(j$.pp(nestedArray)).toEqual("[ 1, [ 2, Array ] ]");
 
       j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 3;
-      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("{ level1: { level2: { level3: Object } } }");
+      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("Object({ level1: Object({ level2: Object({ level3: Object }) }) })");
       expect(j$.pp(nestedArray)).toEqual("[ 1, [ 2, [ 3, Array ] ] ]");
 
       j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 4;
-      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("{ level1: { level2: { level3: { level4: 'leaf' } } } }");
+      expect(j$.pp(nestedObject)).toEqual("Object({ level1: Object({ level2: Object({ level3: Object({ level4: 'leaf' }) }) }) })");
       expect(j$.pp(nestedArray)).toEqual("[ 1, [ 2, [ 3, [ 4, 'leaf' ] ] ] ]");
     } finally {
       j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = originalMaxDepth;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
       var frozenObject = {foo: {bar: 'baz'}};
       frozenObject.circular = frozenObject;
       frozenObject = Object.freeze(frozenObject);
-      expect(j$.pp(frozenObject)).toEqual("{ foo: { bar: 'baz' }, circular: <circular reference: Object> }");
+      expect(j$.pp(frozenObject)).toEqual("Object({ foo: Object({ bar: 'baz' }), circular: <circular reference: Object> })");
     }
   });
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
   it("should indicate circular object references", function() {
     var sampleValue = {foo: 'hello'};
     sampleValue.nested = sampleValue;
-    expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("{ foo: 'hello', nested: <circular reference: Object> }");
+    expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("Object({ foo: 'hello', nested: <circular reference: Object> })");
   });
 
   it("should indicate getters on objects as such", function() {
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
       });
     }
     if (sampleValue.__defineGetter__) {
-      expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("{ id: 1, calculatedValue: <getter> }");
+      expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("Object({ id: 1, calculatedValue: <getter> })");
     }
     else {
-      expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("{ id: 1 }");
+      expect(j$.pp(sampleValue)).toEqual("Object({ id: 1 })");
     }
   });
 
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ describe("j$.pp", function () {
     var obj = Object.create(null);
     obj.foo = 'bar';
 
-    expect(j$.pp(obj)).toEqual("{ foo: 'bar' }");
+    expect(j$.pp(obj)).toEqual("null({ foo: 'bar' })");
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/html/PrettyPrintHtmlSpec.js b/spec/html/PrettyPrintHtmlSpec.js
index 3c5e15f4..36dd5c06 100644
--- a/spec/html/PrettyPrintHtmlSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/PrettyPrintHtmlSpec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ describe("j$.pp (HTML Dependent)", function () {
     var sampleNode = document.createElement('div');
     sampleNode.innerHTML = 'foo<b>bar</b>';
     expect(j$.pp(sampleNode)).toEqual("HTMLNode");
-    expect(j$.pp({foo: sampleNode})).toEqual("{ foo: HTMLNode }");
+    expect(j$.pp({foo: sampleNode})).toEqual("Object({ foo: HTMLNode })");
   });
 
   it("should print Firefox's wrapped native objects correctly", function() {
diff --git a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
index 2c11bc62..49084b69 100644
--- a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
+++ b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
@@ -97,13 +97,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
   };
 
   StringPrettyPrinter.prototype.emitObject = function(obj) {
+    var constructorName = obj.constructor ? j$.fnNameFor(obj.constructor) : 'null';
+    this.append(constructorName);
+
     if (this.ppNestLevel_ > j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH) {
-      this.append('Object');
       return;
     }
 
     var self = this;
-    this.append('{ ');
+    this.append('({ ');
     var first = true;
 
     this.iterateObject(obj, function(property, isGetter) {
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
       }
     });
 
-    this.append(' }');
+    this.append(' })');
   };
 
   StringPrettyPrinter.prototype.append = function(value) {
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 1f0e569e..9f295294 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return obj.nodeType > 0;
   };
 
+  j$.fnNameFor = function(func) {
+    return func.name || func.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\w*)\s*\(/)[1];
+  };
+
   j$.any = function(clazz) {
     return new j$.Any(clazz);
   };
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
index 29519142..5fbe1b2c 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
         }
 
         if (errorMatcher.hasNoSpecifics()) {
-          pass.message = 'Expected function not to throw an Error, but it threw ' + fnNameFor(thrown) + '.';
+          pass.message = 'Expected function not to throw an Error, but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown) + '.';
           return pass;
         }
 
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       }
 
       return {
-        errorTypeDescription: errorType ? fnNameFor(errorType) : 'an exception',
+        errorTypeDescription: errorType ? j$.fnNameFor(errorType) : 'an exception',
         thrownDescription: function(thrown) {
-          var thrownName = errorType ? fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) : 'an exception',
+          var thrownName = errorType ? j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) : 'an exception',
               thrownMessage = '';
 
           if (expected) {
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function fnNameFor(func) {
-      return func.name || func.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\w*)\s*\(/)[1];
-    }
-
     function isStringOrRegExp(potential) {
       return potential instanceof RegExp || (typeof potential == 'string');
     }