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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Her decision not to speak out about [=BoJack=] strangling her on set brings more problems to her career. In ''A Quick One While He's Away'', she grows more anxious and stressful over changes to a script, and freaks out when a co-star dips her. Since she never told anybody about the strangling incident, nobody knows the truth, and they treat her like a Prima Donna. This even costs her a potential role in Kelsey's superhero movie as her director full out calls her difficult to work with.]]

* DeathByIrony: His cancer was finally in remission...until he crashed into a truck full of peanuts, which he was deathly allergic to.

* EvilPaysBetter: [[spoiler:[[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by her to argue to [=BoJack=] why standing for Herb is a bad idea: Everything he's worked for would be taken away, plus being chased by the public as a result of the ensuing controversy, getting him fired as well as the people in the show; cast and actors included. Playing nice and letting his friend be fired would ensure the prizes would remain and everything would continue flowing smoothly.]]

** [[spoiler:Once [=BoJack=] accused her of being the root of all his problems after learning how she manipulated him, she simply mocked him and pointed out that [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse all the decisions they made were their own and that his downfall is his own fault]].]]

This page covers actors and crew members involved in producing various [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe works of film and television]] in ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'', all of which happen to star [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself Bojack Horseman himself]] in every leading role.

[[folder:'''Bojack Horseman''' (as Secretariat)]]

* AdaptationDecay: [[spoiler: Due to his influence in the Secretariat film, he changes the tone from being a serious, gritty biopic into a saccharine, bland [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory Very Loosely Based On A True Story]] mess of a film.]]

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: [[spoiler: It's heavily implied in Season 6 that she's actually a lesbian, making her decision to fire Herb for being gay all the more ruthless in retrospective.]]

** [[spoiler:This later turns out to be a lie. Had [=BoJack=]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: [[spoiler: Her BreakingSpeech is one of the key contributions to [=BoJack=]'s jaded and pessimistic outlook on life and fame in the present, and ultimately convinces him to carry out the decision that ruined his friendship with Herb forever. By her own admission, she gives similar speeches regularly (her estimate is ''five times a day''), presumably all of them with the same uncaring, monotonous tone.]]

** [[spoiler:Once [=BoJack=] accused her of being the root of all his problems after learning how she manipulated him, she simply mocked him and pointed out that all the decisions they made were their own and that his downfall is his own fault.]]

[[folder:'''Bojack Horseman''' (as The Horse)]]

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* ConfirmedBachelor: Bojack cites this as one of the clues for him finding out he was gay: Herb never married at any point, seems more interested at work and one-night stands and the only woman he had as girlfriend was Charlotte, whom he barely paid attention.

* GetBackInTheCloset: The minute Herb's sexuality ends up being revealed in a quite unfortunate manner, thousands of people protest his employment and work on a family-friendly {{Sitcom}} like ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'', arguing that [[ThinkOfTheChildren children shouldn't be exposed]] to the [[DeliberateValuesDissonance "kind of depravities homosexuals do"]], culminating in the studio firing Herb to save face.

* IncompatibleOrientation: During the excitement of a network picking up "Horsing Around", Herb [[AlmostKiss tries to kiss [=BoJack=].]] He declines, citing that he's heterosexual.

* OldMaster: Older than Bojack and more experienced, he took him under his wing for the art of stand-up and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] his status as one.

* PosthumousCharacter: As of Season two, although he continues to appear in several flashbacks.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives Bojack a particularly brutal one.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[KilledOffScreen Dies off-screen]] between seasons, but still appears in flash-backs as a PosthumousCharacter.

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[[folder:'''Sharona''' (make-up artist)]]

She was the hair and make-up lady on Horsin' Around.

* ImportantHaircut: Not Sharona, but Bojack, when the latter makes amends with the former for how he treated her badly on the set of Horsin' Around and she cuts his hair one last time to symbolize this.

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* BreakingSpeech: [[spoiler:Folded alongside FalseReassurance and YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame on [=BoJack=]'s part. She gives one to [=BoJack=], which effectively shatters any illusions of Hollywood he may have held once]]:
-->'''Angela:''' [[spoiler:Look, you're a star, but this is really just the beginning of the [=BoJack=] Horseman story. You can choose whatever path you want, but I'll tell you right now. You don't win awards and you don't get to be on the cover of magazines and you don't get to play the lead role in the Secretariat movie [[EvilPaysBetter by being a good friend]]. What's that old expression about how "TheShowMustGoOn"? Oh, right, [[HonorBeforeReason it's "Don't be an idiot"]]. So what do you think, [=BoJack=]? That's a courtesy question. I already know what you think because [[ButForMeItWasTuesday I have conversations like this five times a day]]. [[TheSocialExpert I know who you are and I know you've already made your decision]]. But if you want to surprise me, now's the time to do it. [[YouMonster That's what I thought]]. You're doing the right thing. [[ShootTheDog I know it's hard]]. [[MetaphoricallyTrue But if Herb's really your friend, he'll understand]]. Now, you've got a show to put on, so let's get you ready. [[SpockSpeak This was a good conversation. Productive.]] If you're lucky, I'll never talk to you again.]]
* BrutalHonesty: No beating around the bushes for her, straight and to the point. [[spoiler: When [=BoJack=] tries to argue in favor of Herb, Angela shuts him down immediately]]:
-->'''Angela''': [[spoiler: "I can't do that [fire Herb]" I'm not asking you.]]

** [[Spoiler:Decades later, she acted like an nice old woman to get [=BoJack=] to visit her and proceeded to play upon his insecurities to get him into approving his removal from the ''Horsin' Around'' re-release.]]

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler While the decision could not be carried out if everyone wasn't completely on board with the idea, it's heavily [[ImpliedTrope implied]] from Angela's tone that Herb's firing would have happened anyways and refusal would have caused trouble for [=BoJack=], his fellow stars and the network all. In other words, he either went with it or expected cancellation in order to avoid bad publicity. And he just couldn't risk that with the Secretariat movie offer...]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's just trying to do her job and expects everything in the show to go smoothly. In similar vein to [[spoiler:Turtletaub]], [[spoiler:the firing of some of their staff was cold, but justified given the circumstances]].
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: [[spoiler:She holds nothing against Herb, really. It's just a necessary move because of the public outcry against [[StraightGay his sexuality]].]]
* BigBad: How [=BoJack=] sees her, or pretends to remember her as, since it was her who talked him down from stopping Herb's firing. [[spoiler:In truth, she wasn't completely to blame. It was kind of a complicated situation.]]

* ConsummateProfessional: Well dressed, authoritative demeanor and a detachment from all emotions in the workplace environment in order to make clear headed and sometimes [[spoiler: painful]] decisions.

* DragonInChief: It's clear that the decision to [[spoiler:fire Herb comes from the higher-ups and that Angela [[MouthOfSauron is just the messenger]]. [=BoJack=] would prefer if it was ''her'' fault.]]

* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:It's nothing to do with Herb, [[SincerityMode really]]. Angela even admits that he's a good guy. It's just business and in a business there will always be difficult decisions.]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler While the decision could not be carried out if everyone wasn't completely on board with the idea, it's heavily [[ImpliedTrope implied]] from Angela's tone that Herb's firing would have happened anyways and refusal would have caused trouble for [=BoJack=], his fellow stars and the network all. In other words, he either went with it or expected cancellation in order to avoid bad publicity. And he just couldn't risk that with the Secretariat movie offer..]]
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:As noted in NothingPersonal, Herb's firing is less the studio sharing the views of the public and more a move to avoid all association with him in order to stop bad press and WinBackTheCrowd.]]

* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler: Firing Herb could be seen as a serious KickTheDog moment, but coming from Angela, it's more of a full, necessary measure, if quite cold-blooded.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Notice how large this entry is? Now couple that with the fact that Angela has less then ''two minutes'' of screentime as of the end of Season 2.

* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:Regardless of what happened later and the very biased reasons why she was forced to announce the departure of Herb, Angela had a point in admitting that it ''needed'' to be done and there was little to be done otherwise, since other options would be of limited success.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's just trying to do her job and expects everything in the show to go smoothly. In similar vein to [[spoiler:Turtletaub]], [[spoiler:the firing of some of their staff was cold, but justified given the circumstances.]]

* BreakingSpeech: [[spoiler: Folded alongside FalseReassurance and YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame on [=BoJack=]'s part. She gives one to [=BoJack=], which effectively shatters any illusions of Hollywood he may have held once]]:
-->'''Angela:''' [[spoiler: Look, you're a star, but this is really just the beginning of the [=BoJack=] Horseman story. You can choose whatever path you want, but I'll tell you right now. You don't win awards and you don't get to be on the cover of magazines and you don't get to play the lead role in the Secretariat movie [[EvilPaysBetter by being a good friend]]. What's that old expression about how "TheShowMustGoOn"? Oh, right, [[HonorBeforeReason it's "Don't be an idiot"]]. So what do you think, [=BoJack=]? That's a courtesy question. I already know what you think because [[ButForMeItWasTuesday I have conversations like this five times a day]]. [[TheSocialExpert I know who you are and I know you've already made your decision]]. But if you want to surprise me, now's the time to do it. [[YouMonster That's what I thought]]. You're doing the right thing. [[ShootTheDog I know it's hard]]. [[MetaphoricallyTrue But if Herb's really your friend, he'll understand]]. Now, you've got a show to put on, so let's get you ready. [[SpockSpeak This was a good conversation. Productive.]] If you're lucky, I'll never talk to you again.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's just trying to do her job and expects everything in the show to go smoothly. In similar vein to [[spoiler: Turtletaub]], [[spoiler: the firing of some of their staff was cold, but justified given the circumstances.]]
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: [[spoiler: She holds nothing against Herb, really. It's just a necessary move because of the public outcry against [[StraightGay his sexuality]].]]
* BigBad: How [=BoJack=] sees her, or pretends to remember her as, since it was her who talked him down from stopping Herb's firing. [[spoiler: In truth, she wasn't completely to blame. It was kind of a complicated situation.]]

* DragonInChief: It's clear that the decision to [[spoiler: fire Herb comes from the higher-ups and that Angela is just the messenger. [=BoJack=] would prefer if it was ''her'' fault.]]
* EvilPaysBetter: [[spoiler: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by her to argue to [=BoJack=] why standing for Herb is a bad idea: Everything he's worked for would be taken away, plus being chased by the public as a result of the ensuing controversy, getting him fired as well as the people in the show; cast and actors included. Playing nice and letting his friend be fired would ensure the prizes would remain and everything would continue flowing smoothly.]]
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler: It's nothing to do with Herb, [[SincerityMode really]]. Angela even admits that he's a good guy. It's just business and in a business there will always be difficult decisions.]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler: While the decision could not be carried out if everyone wasn't completely on board with the idea, it's heavily [[ImpliedTrope implied]] from Angela's tone that Herb's firing would have happened anyways and refusal would have caused trouble for [=BoJack=], his fellow stars and the network all. In other words, he either went with it or expected cancellation in order to avoid bad publicity. And he just couldn't risk that with the Secretariat movie offer..]]
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler: As noted in NothingPersonal, Herb's firing is less the studio sharing the views of the public and more a move to avoid all association with him in order to stop bad press and WinBackTheCrowd.]]

* ThereAreNoGoodExecutives: [=BoJack=] takes her actions and their consequences on his life, as well as [[spoiler: Turtletaub's]] as cue that every producer has underhanded motives and are nothing but untrustworthy money grabbers. [[spoiler: This eventually also leads him to have this thought about Wanda, which causes their breakup.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: His reaction to [[spoiler:[=BoJack=] strangling Gina ''for real'' on set? Asking the cameraman to continue recording as normally.]]

* DrinkOrder: He always seen holding and drinking from a bottle of "Pesce Gatto"[[note]][[BilingualBonus Catfish]][[/note]]

->'''Played by:''' Stephanie Beatriz

[[folder:'''Sharona''' (make-up artist)]]

She was the hair and make-up lady on Horsin' Around.
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* ImportantHaircut: Not Sharona, but Bojack, when the latter makes amends with the former for how he treated her badly on the set of Horsin' Around and she cuts his hair one last time to symbolize this.


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