History Heartwarming / AquaTeenHungerForce

* In "A Quiet Shake" we see Shake after bashing Frylock's claims of aliens who hate sounds [[CuckooCloudLanderWasRight (They were actually sleeping like Meatwad said)]] we get most of the episode of Carl, Meatwad and Shake forming a rock band. It honestly shows that despite all the insanity over the years, these guys are good friends when they bond.

* At the beginning of ''"Rabbit, Not Rabbot"'', when Master Shake arrives home, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Frylock, clearly concerned, asks Shake where he's been for the past few days and says he called the police and the hospitals while he was gone,]] a rare gesture of kindness considering how much [[VitriolicBestBuds Frylock and Shake bicker.]] Nice to see, [[spoiler:even if it wasn't [[DemonicPossession the real Master Shake.]]]]

** Shake, Meatwad, and Carl trying to console one another after Frylock is diagnosed with cancer. Sure, a lot of the episode has the show's typical BlackHumor, but... hell, even ''[[{{Jerkass}} Shake]]'' is worried about him. Shake, Carl, and Meatwad all treat things as though they aren't protected by series-induced immortality. And by this point in the franchise, Frylock has never died. Not once. (Not counting Super Birthday Snake, where his death was within a very realistic simulation) He's effectively the only character whose death could actually be permanent. [[spoiler: Antenna changed that, but the point stands.]]

* A '''big''' YMMV: in the movie Shake [[spoiler:kills Meatwad out of pure craziness]] but his reaction a few seconds later [[spoiler:is pretty much one of the few times, if the only time, we see him genuinely remorseful for his actions, showing some degree of concern for Meatwad.]]
** [[spoiler: It's actually very revealing: Shake believes that Meatwad is invincible, and therefore, he can harm him with impunity. When it appears otherwise, though...]]

* The end of the series finale: [[spoiler:After over a decade of abuse from Master Shake and overall being the ButtMonkey of the trio, Meatwad gets married, starts a family, and overall finally leads a happy, normal life.]] EarnYourHappyEnding, indeed. [[spoiler:......Too bad that wasn't the true finale.]]
* The entire series finale bounced between this [[spoiler: and massive tearjerker. Special notices for when Carl actually helps out and shows remorse when Frylock dies, Shake apologizes for all the abuse he gave Meatwad, [[ToughLove admitting it was to help strengthen him]], and how Shake and Meatwad did everything they could to save Frylock, especially with [[HeroicSacrifice Shake sacrificing himself]] to distract the clams from Meatwad]].
* Although the actual finale ended with [[spoiler: Shake killed, Frylock and Carl wrongfully put in prison and can't end their sentence because they're both now immortal (not to mention that Frylock became a white supremacist), and Meatwad now an old man]], and it looks as though this is how the series is going to end, it's a little relieving to see that [[spoiler: Shake, Meatwad, Frylock and Carl okay after they see the ending on TV. Really, it's just good to see that after all that, they're still fine]].

** And then they make up and admit their love to each other. Awwwww. [[spoiler:But then, his mom proceeds to burn Carl anyways.]]

* In ''"Super Birthday Snake"'', Carl comes over and shows respect for Frylock's loss, giving him a fruit roll-up and saying that he was planning to make him a casserole as a condolence but didn't get around to it, and doesn't raise his voice despite his concern and irritation over all the noise Frylock made partying, and has a pitying look as he says that Frylock's changed. [[spoiler: While it's revealed this was a simulation, it was outright called a "very realistic simulation", so it's still likely that Carl would've actually come over to show his condolences and would've been respectful to Frylock if Shake and Meatwad actually died.]]

* In “Video Ouija”, Shake tries to commit suicide in order to become a ghost and haunt Meatwad. Frylock saves him from dying and when Shake actually succeeds in killing himself, Frylock actually tries to bring him back to life.

** Shake, Meatwad, and Carl trying to console one another after Frylock is diagnosed with cancer. Sure, a lot of the episode has the show's typical BlackHumor, but... hell, even ''[[{{Jerkass}} Shake]]'' is worried about him. Shake, Carl, and Meatwad all treat things as though they aren't protected by series-induced immortality. And by this point in the franchise, Frylock has never died. Not once. (Not counting Super Birthday Snake, where his death was within a very realistic simulation) He's effectively the only character whose death could actually be permanent. [[spoiler: Antenna changed that, but the point stands.]]

* In ''"The Cloning"'', the Aqua Teens' new TV malfunctions and starts playing weird TV shows with the Aqua Teens themselves as the main characters. One of the shows features Frylock randomly pulling out a gun and killing Master Shake with it, and Meatwad, who is watching the show and thinks it is real, is visibly worried for Shake. Given how much Meatwad normally hates Shake, and all the abuse the latter has put him through, it's touching to see that he really does care for him.

* In "''Hospice''", we see Carl chewing out his mother for the bad decisions she made that led to her awful health and trying not to breakdown while doing so. For all his berating, he really does love her deep down.

* At the beginning of ''"Rabbit, Not Rabbot"'', when Master Shake arrives home, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Frylock, clearly concerned, asks Shake where he's been for the past few days and says he called the police and the hospitals while he was gone,]] a rare gesture of kindness considering how much [[VitriolicBestBuds Frylock and Shake bicker.]] Nice to see, [[spoiler:even if it wasn't [[DemonicPossession the real Master Shake.]]]]

* ''All'' of "Party All The Time". Everyone's PlayedForComedy attributes are employed...Shake is willing to ''destroy the sun'' if Frylock is cured of his cancer. Meatwad's line "Well, you should tell them that you don't have cancer" is [[TearJerker fucking brutal.]]

* The end of the series finale: [[spoiler:After over a decade of abuse from Master Shake and overall being the ButtMonkey of the trio, Meatwad gets married, starts a family, and overall finally leads a happy, normal life.]] EarnYourHappyEnding, indeed. [[spoiler:......To bad that wasn't the true finale.]]

** Shake, Meatwad, and Carl trying to console one another after Frylock is diagnosed with cancer. Sure, a lot of the episode has the show's typical BlackHumor, but... hell, even ''[[{{Jerkass}} Shake]]'' is worried about him. Shake, Carl, and Meatwad all treat things as though they aren't protected by series-induced immortality. And by this point in the franchise, Frylock has never died. Not once. He's effectively the only character whose death could actually be permanent. [[spoiler: Antenna changed that, but the point stands.]]

* The end of the series finale: [[spoiler:After over a decade of abuse from Master Shake and overall being the ButtMonkey of the trio, Meatwad gets married, starts a family, and overall finally leads a happy, normal life.]] EarnYourHappyEnding, indeed.

** Shake, Meatwad, and Carl trying to console one another after Frylock is diagnosed with cancer. Sure, a lot of the episode has the show's typical BlackHumor, but... hell, even ''[[{{Jerkass}} Shake]]'' is worried about him. Shake, Carl, and Meatwad all treat things as though they aren't protected by series-induced immortality. And by this point in the franchise, Frylock has never died. Not once. He's effectively the only character whose death could actually be permanent. [[spoiler: The second episode of Aqua Unit Patrol Squad changed that, but the point stands.]]

* At the beginning of "''Rabbit, Not Rabbot''", when Master Shake arrives home, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Frylock, clearly concerned, asks Shake where he's been for the past few days and says he called the police and the hospitals while he was gone,]] a rare gesture of kindness considering how much [[VitriolicBestBuds Frylock and Shake bicker.]] Nice to see, [[spoiler:even if it wasn't [[DemonicPossession the real Master Shake.]]]]

* At the beginning of "Rabbit, Not Rabbot", when Master Shake arrives home, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Frylock, clearly concerned, asks Shake where he's been for the past few days and says he called the police and the hospitals while he was gone,]] a rare gesture of kindness considering how much [[VitriolicBestBuds Frylock and Shake bicker.]] Nice to see, [[spoiler:even if it wasn't [[DemonicPossession the real Master Shake.]]]]

** Then at the end of the episode, we see (via flashbacks) that Carl and his mom had a good relationship for most of his life.

* A single line from Master Shake in season five's Hoppy Bunny. "I love family night." Seeing the usually confrontational and abusive Shake peacefully playing a board game with the rest of the ATHF, and actually expressing happiness at such a simple thing is oddly heartwarming.