# Shows you never thought would make you cry... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493 "2010-11-22T00:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/21 "2010-11-22T15:24:14Z")
Big Bang when Penny gave Sheldon the autographed napkin. “I now have the DNA of Leonard Nimoy?” ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/22 "2010-11-22T15:26:42Z")
**Doctor Who** : The Parting of the Ways, Doomsday, Human Nature and The End of Time part II. Bawl like a baby every time I watch them. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/23 "2010-11-22T15:27:54Z")
Buffy _The Body_, Angel _Hole in the World_ (I’d say _Not Fade Away_, but by then I was used to it.) DS9: _The Visitor_. Glee, the one with Kurt’s dad in the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/24 "2010-11-22T15:29:50Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > My pick: the “Hey Arnold” Veterans Day episode. I just watched it again and found myself tearing up once more… How about “Robotech”? The episode “Ghost Town” and the last couple seconds of the old soldiers. Shorty: Captain, I just remembered it. My name, that is. [flash] -Joe ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/25 "2010-11-22T15:32:03Z")
Undercover Boss. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/26 "2010-11-22T15:33:08Z")
**Nip/Tuck.** The episode where Wilbur’s real father took him away from Christian. ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/27 "2010-11-22T16:23:34Z")
**The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air**. (I know, I know!) I don’t remember the details, but it was an episode where Will’s dead-beat father came back and got Will’s hopes up, only to crush them again at the end. Will tries to be all tough, “I don’t need him anyway!”, but finally breaks down in Uncle Phil’s arms. I thought Will Smith did a good job in the scene–it really did bring tears to my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/28 "2010-11-22T16:26:56Z")
Also the scene where Uncle Phil made Will the family that Carlton got the uppers he OD’ed on from Will’s locker. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/29 "2010-11-22T16:35:14Z")
> [@Endemic](#): > > **Nip/Tuck.** The episode where Wilbur’s real father took him away from Christian. And when Christian broke down in front of Julia about it, sobbing, “I miss him so much.” ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/30 "2010-11-22T16:43:15Z")
I get hazy-eyed during several episodes of M_A_S\*H: “Goodbye Radar” when Hawkeye salutes Radar through the window of the OR and the Christmas episode (“A War for All Seasons?”) when Maj. Winchester receives his old sledding hat from Fr. Mulcahey come to mind. And the final episode when Maj. Winchester watches his musician POWs being trucked away, and of course Hawkeye and BJ’s goodbye. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/31 "2010-11-22T16:48:15Z")
> [@PeskiPiksi](#): > > **The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air**. (I know, I know!) I don’t remember the details, but it was an episode where Will’s dead-beat father came back and got Will’s hopes up, only to crush them again at the end. Will tries to be all tough, “I don’t need him anyway!”, but finally breaks down in Uncle Phil’s arms. I thought Will Smith did a good job in the scene–it really did bring tears to my eyes. Oh, yeah - I cried at that too. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/32 "2010-11-22T17:12:28Z")
The end episode of “Ashes to Ashes” I was watching in an ironic “child of the eighties, Quattro fan, liked the music” type of way. A bit of fun and a guilty pleasure. I didn’t have high hopes for the ending and expected loose ends galore or a contrived “Deus Ex Machina”…but no. I thought it was elegantly done. Questions answered and hard realities faced. There were dust storms around in my living room that night I can tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/33 "2010-11-22T18:00:14Z")
ST:TNG, _The Inner Light_. Near the end when Eline shows back up and Picard has his epiphany, I always tear up a little. He’s surrounded by his family and here is the woman he came to love over the years suddenly before him again. And then back on the ship when Riker hands him the flute and you can see all those memories and feelings rushing back at him, it’s just incredibly moving. ---
**Author:** ![HeadNinja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b4bc9f/32.png) [@HeadNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadNinja)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/34 "2010-11-22T18:03:14Z")
Duckman. Stupid goofy ass Duckman. He exists to drink, lech, and offend. He is about as deep as a kiddie pool. His wife died, so he is now a single father half assing the raising of his kids while his sister in law does the grunt work. During some madcap misadventures his past self appears before him, wearing a tux. His past self has cold feet, asks Duckman if marrying Beatrice will be the right decision. Duckman’s response was quick and brutal: “You’ll love her for the rest of your life.” Crying during Duckman? That ain’t right. Duckman honorary mention goes to Ajax as a poet. Chained to a desk in a greeting card factory he sends out lovely poems as paper airplanes, and eventually one finds someone who needed it. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/35 "2010-11-22T19:03:19Z")
I don’t even want to admit this, but Glee. I was a fat, awkward outcast in high school with a very rich fantasy life. I spent a lot of time inventing these elaborate scenes in my mind where I did something amazing in front of everyone (did we all do this?). High school was 16 years ago and adulthood’s been pretty rockin’, so I hadn’t really thought about doing that in a long time. But that scene on Glee where Artie gets out of his wheelchair and there’s this whole (obviously fantasized) flash mob dance in the middle of the mall, and then it pulls back and he’s just sitting there - that felt so familiar and so painful. It took me a little while to stop sniffling. ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/36 "2010-11-22T20:16:57Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Also the scene where Uncle Phil made Will the family that Carlton got the uppers he OD’ed on from Will’s locker. Huh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/37 "2010-11-22T20:26:18Z")
Several of the ones already posted. But I also got too invested in “How I Met Your Mother.” End of first season, end of the episode. Ted comes home after spending the night with Robin. It’s the first time they were ‘together.’ He’s all happy (as are we. We like Ted and Robin), riding in a cab and it’s pouring rain outside. Ted gets to the apartment he shares with Marshall and Lilly (couple engaged to be married) only to find Marshall sitting outside on the steps. He walks over and Marshall wordlessly shows him the ring. He and Lilly have just broken up. It was done without dialog and the looks on their faces make me tear up even now. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/38 "2010-11-22T20:27:49Z")
> [@HeadNinja](#): > > Duckman. Stupid goofy ass Duckman. I remember Duckman. I have never seen that episode. Now I have to. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/39 "2010-11-22T21:01:24Z")
My eyes swelled when Mel Gibson started to melt some lead soldiers into musket balls. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493/40 "2010-11-22T22:26:11Z")
The Bernie Mack Show. Similar to The Fresh Prince. A trip to Chicago has the oldest daughter all set on seeing her mother. She sneaks away to meet her, only her mom never shows up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-never-thought-would-make-you-cry/561493.md?page=3)