BoJack Horseman
The Shot
TV Flash files “The Shot” as hour 21 of 76 in the TV Flash guide — BoJack Horseman (2014–2020) on Netflix, season 2, episode 9, aired 2015-07-17, 26 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E09: listed hour 21 of 76 in the BoJack Horseman guide, hour 9 of 12 in season 2. It aired 2015-07-17 (26 min). The listed hour before it is “Let's Find Out” (S02E08). Next is “Yes And” (S02E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
BoJack cooks up a scheme with Kelsey, Todd, Princess Carolyn and Mr. Peanutbutter to steal a crucial shot for the Secretariat film.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Shot sit in the BoJack Horseman guide?
S02E09 is listed hour 21 of 76 — hour 9 of 12 in season 2, season 2 episode 9.
When did BoJack Horseman S02E09 air?
The Shot aired 2015-07-17 and is listed at 26 minutes.
Is it just a funny cartoon?
No. Absurdist Hollywood gags sit next to unusually heavy character drama about fame, addiction, and depression. The tonal swing is the design, not a bait-and-switch.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Washed-up horse sitcom star, Hollywood satire, and Will Arnett's hangover laugh track. Raphael Bob-Waksberg's six seasons smuggle devastating mental-health storytelling inside surreal gags until the silence hits. Adult animation's prestige breakthrough — formal swing episodes, depression comedy without a safety net, and fandom that wears 'this show ruined me' as a badge.
August 22, 2014. Netflix premiered a talking-horse sitcom that was camouflage on purpose. Raphael Bob-Waksberg's *BoJack Horseman* taught its language first — washed-up '90s star, Hollywood satire, Will Arnett making self-loathing sound like a laugh track with a hangover — then spent **six planned seasons** refusing the quiet-Friday burial Rex still thinks is how animation dies. Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul, and Paul F. Tompkins keep the Hollywoo orbit spinning. Episodes turn from absurd to annihilating…
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