History TearJerker / BoJackHorseman

** And the reason he never cries in public is because the one time he tried a cigarette as a kid his mom caught him and [[AbusiveParents forced him to finish it in front of her telling him never to cry in front of others, least of all her]].

** The episode ends with Diane deciding to give up on exposing Hank and waiting for her flight to Cordovia looking miserable... and a random guy tells her to smile. The perfect depressingly realistic cap to an [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped appropriately Anvilicious episode]].

* It starts off on a low note, showing a young Bojack [[CallBack watching Secretariat answer his letter on TV]]... while his parents fight in the kitchen.

** Not to mention the ending where it's revealed that the events of the episode cost Kelsey her job, because Turtletaub fired her for disobeying his orders... especially since it was established a few episodes earlier that Kelsey needs a big budget movie success to provide for her daughter and avoiding losing custody to her ex-wife.

* "Escape From L.A." doesn't have anything specifically Tear Jerker-inspiring, until you realize that at the end, [=BoJack=]'s circle of friends from the 80s - him, Herb, and Charlotte - is irreversibly, irreparably broken. Herb died hating [=BoJack=], and Charlotte, after catching [=BoJack=] in bed with her daughter, utterly despises him.

* One of the many tearjerkers near the end of "The Shot" is how after BoJack had difficulty crying for the shot they needed for the movie (saying himself he never cries in public) he goes off to smoke in private and then breaks down sobbing.

* "Escape From L.A." doesn't have anything specifically Tear Jerker-inspiring, until you realize that at the end, [=BoJack=]'s circle of friends from the 80s - him, Herb, and Charlotte - is irreversibly, irreparably broken. Herb's dead, and Charlotte, after catching [=BoJack=] in bed with her daughter Penny, utterly despises him.

** And ''then'' his mother calmly walks into the living room and blames it all on Bojack, telling him that he'd "better grow up to be something great to make up for all the damage [he's] done."

** And ''then'' his mother calmly walks into the living room and blames it all on Bojack, telling him that he'd "better grow up to do something great to make up for all the damage [he's] done."

--->'''Beatrice''': Nobody gives a damn what you feel! You've got an audience out there, and they want to hear you sing! [[AbusiveParents Now you want your mommy to love you?]] You go out there, and you do the only thing you're good for, which is ''singing the god-damned lollipop song!''

--->'''Beatrice''': Nobody gives a damn what you feel! You've got an audience out there, and they want to hear you sing! [[AbusiveParents Now you want your mommy to love you?]] Then you go out there, and you do the only thing you're good for, which is ''singing the god-damned lollipop song!''

-->'''Bojack''': I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? [[RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic I mean am, am, am]] I just doomed to be the person I am? The-the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it? It's-- it's not too late-- Diane, I need you to tell me that it's not too late. I-I-I need you to tell me that I'm a good person. I know that [[ItsAllAboutMe I can be selfish and narcissistic]] and self-destructive, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold underneath all that, deep down, I'm a good person]], and I need you tell me that I'm good, Diane. Tell me, ''please'', Diane. [[AintTooProudToBeg Tell me that I'm good]].

** During his MushroomSamba, Bojack dreams of a life where he left showbiz, got together with Charlotte, started a family with her and living a simple but fulfilling and happy life. Moreover, he actually ''does'' seem like a good father (unlike his own parents who were horribly [[AbusiveParents abusive]]), and Charlotte is very sweet and Bojack is actually a nice and normal person around her on his own accord. And then Dream!Charlotte seals it when she says Bojack's life could've been quite beautiful if he had gone down this road.

*** What makes it worse is that during his first flashback with Herb, Bojack refused alcohol and was a truly caring individual, and was willing to stand by his friend if he lost his job, as he admits to that he wouldn't have even starred on Horsing Around if it wasn't for Herb vouching for him.

--->'''Bojack''': I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? [[RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic I mean am, am, am]] I just doomed to be the person I am? The-the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it? It's-- it's not too late-- Diane, I need you to tell me that it's not too late. I-I-I need you to tell me that I'm a good person. I know that [[ItsAllAboutMe I can be selfish and narcissistic]] and self-destructive, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold underneath all that, deep down, I'm a good person]], and I need you tell me that I'm good, Diane. Tell me, ''please'', Diane. [[AintTooProudToBeg Tell me that I'm good]].

*** The majority of his MushroomSamba counts as well, as it reveals just how psychologically broken Bojack really is, including a flashback to his StageMom pushing him into singing the "Lollipop song" for her friends at the Supper Club, telling him something he later passed down to Sara-Lynn.

* The appropriately named "Downer Ending" features [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a sad moment at the end]] where Bojack goes to the Ghost Writers Panel [[http://youtu.be/45a1NTArG-g?t=33s to give Diane permission to publish the book she'd written]], and to ask if she thinks he's a good person and if it's too late for him. By the end of it, he's practically begging her to tell him what he wants to hear, and then the episode cuts off before she gets a chance to respond after a fifteen second silence where Bojack just stands there looking sad and lost. It doesn't help that the only reason he tried writing his own book (and failing miserably at it) was both because he didn't want people to know [[WartsAndAll the ugly flawed truth about his empty life]] and that he hated the person Diane saw in him and wrote the book about.
--->'''Bojack''': I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? [[RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic I mean am, am, am]] I just doomed to be the person I am? The-the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it? It's-- it's not too late-- Diane, I need you to tell me that it's not too late. I-I-I need you to tell me that I'm a good person. I know that [[ItsAllAboutMe I can be selfish and narcissistic]] and self-destructive, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold underneath all that, deep down, I'm a good person]], and I need you tell me that I'm good, Diane. Tell me, ''please'', Diane. [[AintTooProudToBeg Tell me that I'm good]].
** Made even worse in that, during the telling silence where he's hoping Diane will reply, the audio shifts to play a lone birdcall and his hallucinatory daughter's laughter.
** In the same episode, an intoxicated Todd gently admits that he no longer expects Bojack to ever be a good friend so he can stop being disappointed whenever he doesn't do the right thing.
** Bojack's JerkassRealization.
--->"This is all that I am and all I'm ever going to be."
** During his MushroomSamba, Bojack dreams of a life where he left showbiz, got together with Charlotte, started a family with her and living a simple but fulfilling and happy life. Moreover, he actually ''does'' seem like a good father (unlike his own parents who were horribly [[AbusiveParents abusive]]), and Charlotte is very sweet and Bojack is actually a nice and normal person around her on his own accord. And then Dream!Charlotte seals it when she says Bojack's life could've been quite beautiful if he had gone down this road.
*** Even before Charlotte drops the bomb that it's AllJustADream, it's pretty easy to tell that something is up with this too-perfect scenario. The reveal hurts, but the anticipation is ''murder!''

-->I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? I mean am, am, am I just doomed to be the person I am; the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it?
--->--'''Bojack''', ''"Downer Ending"''

* "Do you think I'm a good person?" [[RealitySubtext Who hasn't felt like that?]]

--->'''Bojack''': I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? [[RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic I mean am, am, am]] I just doomed to be the person I am? The-the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it? It's-- it's not too late-- Diane, I need you to tell me that it's not too late. I-I-I need you to tell me that I'm a good person. I know that [[AllAboutMe I can be selfish and narcissistic]] and self-destructive, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold underneath all that, deep down, I'm a good person]], and I need you tell me that I'm good, Diane. Tell me, ''please'', Diane. [[AintTooProudToBeg Tell me that I'm good]].