History JustForFun / HorsinAround

As of 2020, allegations against [=BoJack=] Horseman that include grooming young women and the unintentional assist in Sarah Lynn's overdose have put a damper on the show's reputation, and the show is not as widely praised as it once was by those who used to watch it. A heavily edited version of the show -- titled "Around" -- is set to be released, which will be roughly 8 minutes in length and center on the child characters living alone without any adult supervision.

[[caption-width-right:250: [[CatchPhrase I've heard of hit sitcoms, but this is ridiculous!]]]]

->''"Three little orphans - one, two, three.\\

Until this horse said, 'Live with me,'\\
And now they've got a new family!"''

!!''Horsin' Around'' provides examples of

* PhraseCatcher: Goober's was "Go home, Goober."

* SantasExistenceClause: In the Christmas special, Horse tries to get Sabrina to believe in Santa Claus, telling her that he'll bring her anything she wants. Unfortunately, what Sabrina wants is her dead parents back. Horse struggles to let her down easily without destroying her belief in Christmas. On Christmas morning, Sabrina finds a letter under the tree supposedly written by her parents, but this isn't enough for her. After she storms off, Horse is forced to tell her that Santa isn't real, but what Santa represents is still something worth believing end. At the end of the episode, Horse reveals that he didn't write the letter and neither did the other kids. The special ends with a familiar jolly laugh.

* OrphanedSeries: The would-be sequel ''Ethan Around'' was well in production before Horseman reportedly ran out on the project. Neither star has commented on the matter since.

* DuellingShows: With ''Mr. Peanutbutter's House'', a show with a similar premise that started running on a rival network shortly after ''Horsin' Around'' came to prominence.

* FormerChildStar: While Joelle Clark and Bradley Hitler-Smith grew up relatively normal after the end of ''Horsin Around'' (Clark moved to the UK and went into theatre acting, while Bradley retired from show business and opened up a hardware store) the tragic case of Sarah Lynn is all too well-known. Despite successfully moving into a music career, Sarah Lynns life was plagued with reports of drug and alcohol abuse, culminating in her fatal overdose on the same night as her Oscar award for ''The Nazi Who Played Yahtzee'' was announced. This trope has only gotten more tragic after her former co-star Horsemans involvement in her death was revealed in 2020.

The premise was simple: Horse (played by [=BoJack=] Horseman) decides to adopt three orphans, Olivia (Joelle Clarke), Ethan (Bradley Hitler-Smith), and Sabrina (the now-famous Sarah Lynn) and has to balance being a father with his job and his love life. Olivia was the sensible oldest daughter, Ethan was the nerdy middle son, and Sabrina was the adorable youngest daughter. Rounding out the cast was Goober, the obnoxious neighbor and potential love interest for Olivia.

Despite its commercial success, the show was never popular with critics, who thought it was an unintelligent, saccharine ClicheStorm. Nonetheless, it was universally praised by audiences (and lasted ''nine seasons'') and is overall remembered fondly by fans, particularly those who grew up in TheNineties.

[=BoJack=] Horseman and Bradley Hitler-Smith would later try to create a SequelSeries titled ''Ethan Around'', but Horseman allegedly walked off the project during the production of the pilot and never picked up filming since.

As of 2020, allegations against [=BoJack=] Horseman that include grooming young women and the unintentional assist in Sarah Lynn's overdose have put a damper on the show's reputation, and the show is not as widely praised as it once was. A heavily edited version of the show — titled "Around" — is set to be released, which will be roughly 8 minutes in length and center on the child characters living alone without any adult supervision.

* AndStarring: The show's theme song famously ends with "and starring [=BoJack=] Horseman as the Horse"

* AbsenteeActor: Olivia was absent for five episodes due to Joelle Clarke being at a clinic for an eating disorder.

* ADogNamedDog: Horseman's character's name was literally just named Horse.

''Horsin' Around'' is a {{Sitcom}} created by [[{{WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman}} Herb Kazzaz]] and starring WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman, Joelle Clarke, Bradley Hitler-Smith, and [[{{WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman}} Sarah Lynn]]. It ran from 1987 to 1996.

The premise was simple: Horse (played by [[{{WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman}} BoJack Horseman]]) decides to adopt three orphans, Olivia (Joelle Clarke), Ethan (Bradley Hitler-Smith), and Sabrina (the now-famous [[{{WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman}} Sarah Lynn]]) and has to balance being a father with his job and his love life. Olivia was the sensible oldest daughter, Ethan was the nerdy middle son, and Sabrina was the adorable youngest daughter. Rounding out the cast was Goober, the obnoxious neighbor and potential love interest for Olivia.

** Apparently, Mr. Peanutbutter of ''JustForFun/MrPeanutbuttersHouse'' was interested in having a crossover episode with ''Horsin' Around''. However the show ran its course before to could come to fruition.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, Mr. Peanutbutter of ''JustForFun/MrPeanutbuttersHouse'' was interested in having a crossover episode with ''Horsin' Around''. However the show ran its course before to could come to fruition.
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