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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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We all watch sitcoms for a bit of light hearted relief but every once in a while the bastard decide it's a good idea to hit you right in the feels.
Are there any moments in sitcoms you find particularly sad or gut wrenching that makes your heart drop?
*WARNING, THIS THREAD MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THEM* |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
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When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM
When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince
When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules
Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.
There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM
When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince
When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules
Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.
There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry."
Yes, to all of those! Ben dying hit me like a train when I realised what happened.
From HIMYM, it was Tracy singing La Vie En Rose which actually inspired this thread. It properly got to me  |
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When del bit gets beaten up for Rodney but Rodney doesn't know so has a go at him through the bathroom door.
When del bits sin is born and he talks to his mum at the hospital window.
When professor proton dies in BBT and Sheldon hugs Leonard. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"When Carol Ann Susi died. The Big Bang cast saying goodbye to 'Howard's mom' in Sheldon's apartment. "
I was thinking of this…. Also sheldons Nobel prize speech….
For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We all watch sitcoms for a bit of light hearted relief but every once in a while the bastard decide it's a good idea to hit you right in the feels.
Are there any moments in sitcoms you find particularly sad or gut wrenching that makes your heart drop?
*WARNING, THIS THREAD MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THEM*"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM
When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince
When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules
Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.
There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry."
Will’s dad always gets me. Anyone who says he can’t act just needs to watch that scene. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant.  "
Jim is a grumpy old bastard. But he’s a family man . And I totally relate to the whole scenario. Reminds me of my own experiences growing up. Think this is why it’s so loved |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When Carol Ann Susi died. The Big Bang cast saying goodbye to 'Howard's mom' in Sheldon's apartment.
I was thinking of this…. Also sheldons Nobel prize speech….
For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home "
His Nobel Prize speech... they're proper crying. 
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"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.
I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons"
I watched it at school in the early 90’s. Highly recommended for history. Heartbreaking through the comedy though
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Every single scene in Ever Decreasing Circles.
The darkest sitcom ever made and possibly the best."
That sounds right up my street, I'll have to give that a watch! |
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Diverging away from sitcom to sketch show.
Mitchell and webb did a scene depicting sherlock Holmes with dementia, which is a dark subject to play for laughs.
Near the end Holmes has a moment of lucidity that's heart wrenching |
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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago
North Norfolk area |
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For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home
100% ,also Radar's last episode.
also, knowing that henry didn't make it home grieves me"
You beat me to it. Henry I mean, but Radar as well. Can't remember, was it the helicopter, or his plane that went down? I think it was his plane, but more than happy to be corrected. |
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Agree with so many particularly Del Boy stopping the lift, fresh princes deadbeat dad and Marshall’s dad dying
May I add:
Chandlers plea to Erica to allow them to adopt her baby “she’s a mother without a baby”
Mash - the noisy “chicken” that was actually a baby
Golden girls - Sophia losing her son
Robin in himym learning she can’t have kids
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By (user no longer on site)
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Don't know if Bojack Horseman counts as a sitcom but that "Sarah Lynn?" as the end credits roll always gets me.
Also the episode where he goes back to his family's old house and their history plays out and you witness their lives gradually fall apart while he fixes the house up.
God, what I thought was going to be just an adult cartoon turned into one of the most beautifully written shows of the decade... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The scene in The Office, where David Brent cracks, and pleads to keep his job, the real, vulnerable human being showing himself honestly, stripped of the pretence |
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"For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant."
Totally agree, the wonderful writing of Aherne & Cash. My own Nana came from Manchester & so much rings true about the show to her mannerisms & sayings & false poshness lol. I cry everytime without fail on this episode, it's a heart breaker. |
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"“Don’t tell ‘im, Pike!”  "
Actually, Captain Mainwaring put himself in positions of danger to protect his men on many occasions. He was often pompous and over bearing, but his heart was in the right place.
I love Dad's Army  |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
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"I cried every time when one of characters died in Greys Anatomy but most of it when Dr. Derek Shepherd died
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If we start including soaps and dramas the list becomes endless! Grey's Anatomy definitely amongst the worst for me though. Derek's death, O'Malley's death, O'Malley helping Bailey through labour, Kepner's first baby. Nah that whole TV show is just a train wreck emotionally! |
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For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home
100% ,also Radar's last episode.
also, knowing that henry didn't make it home grieves me
You beat me to it. Henry I mean, but Radar as well. Can't remember, was it the helicopter, or his plane that went down? I think it was his plane, but more than happy to be corrected. "
yea, you never 'see' it but his plane crashed on the way home.
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By *iss.ddWoman
over a year ago
Leeds + Newcastle |
The last one I can think of is the last episode of Neighbours at the street party
Susan's monologue as you spot characters new and old in the background and all the "dead" people back and having fun like Madge + Hendrix and even Finn.
I'm filling up just thinking about it being a fitting ending. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.
But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.
Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.
Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally. |
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"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.
I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons"
I remember watching it when we covered the first world war in history and it really does hit the feels, apparently it wasnt meant to be as heart wrenching when they filmed it but when they watched it back with the audio and effects over it they decided to leave it as was to honor those that never made it home. |
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The big brother breakdown of current society's ills in the Christmas Special of Extras.
"The Victorian freak show never went away. Now it's called Big Brother or X Factor where in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the the bewildered to be sniggered at by multi- millionaires"
https://youtu.be/1I1P7ncmRGo |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The dog being put to sleep in Derek........in fact quite a lot in Derek. Massively underated in my view. "
Technically not a sitcom but yeah Derek has all the feels moments. The dog episode is a killer, especially when Kev makes him one at the end. Also when he gets out the car and runs towards his dad, absolutely kills me! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The big brother breakdown of current society's ills in the Christmas Special of Extras.
"The Victorian freak show never went away. Now it's called Big Brother or X Factor where in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the the bewildered to be sniggered at by multi- millionaires"
https://youtu.be/1I1P7ncmRGo"
Brilliant |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
Not all that North of North London |
"I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.
But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.
Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.
Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally. "
That episode of Scrubs and watching him have a breakdown is gut wrenching.
I don't think Scribs gets the recognition it deserves as a program it was brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Derek and Afterlife had some real tear jerk moments. Ricky Gervais is an exceptionally empathic and compassionate writer.
I'll also say Scubs, there were some truly thought provoking and moving episodes.
MrWho. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.
But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.
Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.
Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally.
That episode of Scrubs and watching him have a breakdown is gut wrenching.
I don't think Scribs gets the recognition it deserves as a program it was brilliant. "
Agreed, I think it’s a cracking show. Very quirky at times, but has a lot of human emotion stories in there too. |
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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago
North Norfolk area |
"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.
I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons
I remember watching it when we covered the first world war in history and it really does hit the feels, apparently it wasnt meant to be as heart wrenching when they filmed it but when they watched it back with the audio and effects over it they decided to leave it as was to honor those that never made it home."
So poignant, never fails to grab me!
Along with a group of like minded ex colleagues, I've done a lot of battlefield trips to France and Belgium, where they're still finding bodies. Part of me almost wishes that they find his, and those of Baldrick, George (St Barleigh) and Darling.
I know it was fictional, but seems so in keeping with actual footage of the battles! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.
I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons
I remember watching it when we covered the first world war in history and it really does hit the feels, apparently it wasnt meant to be as heart wrenching when they filmed it but when they watched it back with the audio and effects over it they decided to leave it as was to honor those that never made it home.
So poignant, never fails to grab me!
Along with a group of like minded ex colleagues, I've done a lot of battlefield trips to France and Belgium, where they're still finding bodies. Part of me almost wishes that they find his, and those of Baldrick, George (St Barleigh) and Darling.
I know it was fictional, but seems so in keeping with actual footage of the battles! "
Lest we forget. |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
Castle Douglas |
"Derry Girls....The omagh bomb on the news while all the girls are dancing on the stage oblivious to it
The very last scene when they're all voting on the Good Friday Agreement "
See Derry Girls is a "silly show for late teens", and it works cause its shit you can imagine seeing and going through as a teen and relate to it. Then it hits you with that and it's still real.
I was 8/9 when the Omagh bombing happened and the Good Friday Agreement, still with friends and family over there. Remember it well enough from that perspective. |
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Think I need to try scrubs and Ricky gervais shows, didn’t think they were my kinda thing but perhaps I’m wrong. I keep having to remind myself it’s so easy now that even if within 10 mins I don’t like I just need to switch it off! |
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