Carol Himmelfarb-Richardson is the mother of Sarah Lynn and a minor, recurring character in BoJack Horseman. She is first seen in Prickly-Muffin, in Season 1.
Personality
Carol is shown to be somewhat abusive and controlling, as she forced her daughter into a career as an actress against her wishes.
Background
Season 1
Season 6
In A Horse Walks into a Rehab, the episode starts with a flashback, which shows the circumstances surrounding Sarah Lynn's death. BoJack's voice is heard, calling out Sarah Lynn's name twice. He is then seen standing outside the planetarium. A stretcher is being wheeled into an ambulance.
BoJack then heads over to the hospital where he tells Sarah Lynn's mother, Carol and stepfather he got a phone call from Sarah Lynn and she sounded a little off. He then says he found Sarah Lynn passed out, and called an ambulance, but he was too late. Carol then says it's all her fault, and she's a terrible mother. Her husband tries to comfort her, saying no one is at fault, as they walk away.
In A Quick One, While He's Away, At the Hollywoo Reporter, Paige Sinclair who is a star reporter announces she is quitting, as she is getting married and feels the newsroom is no place for a domesticated woman. Another reporter, Maximillian Banks reveals Sarah Lynn's mother Carol Himmelfarb-Richardson keeps calling the publication to get information about the details surrounding her daughter's death.
This gets the attention of Paige, who decides to investigate it further. The Editor-In-Chief tells her there is no story, just an open-and-shut case about a pop star who overdosed. Paige replies that the case is all the better for opening and shutting. She then calls her husband-to-be and postpones the wedding to investigate the case.
Later at Elefante, Carol is talking to the two reporters Maximillian and Paige about how she doesn't understand why her daughter would start using again. Paige asks if she suspects foul-play. Carol then plays the voice mail on her phone from Sarah Lynn, a month before she died.
In the voice mail, Sarah Lynn says she is making amends with someone else. She sarcastically apologizes for being such a disappointment and gives examples of never being good enough for her mother. In the voice mail, Sarah Lynn says she is making amends with someone else. She apologizes in a sarcastic tone for being such a disappointment and gives examples of never being good enough for her mother. Carol, not picking up on the sarcasm, calls her daughter an angel and says she just wanted her mother to be happy. The reporters point out Sarah Lynn mentioned a "we" at the beginning of the recording and they question who the other person is.
Quotes:
Sarah Lynn: BoJack, where did you go to college?
Carol: Don't bother him, honey.
BoJack: Oh, it's no problem.
Carol: Honey, college is for ugly people who can't tap dance.
Sarah Lynn: I want to be an architect.
Carol: Sweetheart, Mommy didn't do what Mommy did to that Star Search producer so that you could be an architect.