History Heartwarming / DanVs

** Dan refusing to leave Chris in the prison area, telling him "you're the best friend i've got!".

* Dan attempting to rescue Chris from the titular Lemonade Stand Gang. It fails horribly though and they get mugged, but it's the the thought that counts.

* Dan and Elise actually managing to find common ground in "The Ski Trip". Dan actually manages to provide surprisingly sound advice to reassure Elise about what she should do with her job of [[ItMakesSenseInContext "fishing"]].

* Dan immediately recognizing Dennis as a kindred spirit and being so moved by his violent nature that he cries out of happiness. He vehemently refers to Dennis as his son mere minutes after meeting him and does his best to give him a wonderful day full of things they both love, that being cruel and self-centered mischief such as stealing a bike from a family at the beach and cracking up at entries Chris' diary. He's genuinely broken up when he's denied the chance to adopt Dennis at the end of the episode and makes him promise to steal from his adoptive family whenever possible, to which Dennis wholeheartedly agrees.

* Dan immediately recognizing Dennis as a kindred spirit and being so moved by his violent nature that he cries out of happiness. He vehemently referring to him as his son mere minutes after meeting him and does his best to give him a wonderful day full of things they both love, that being cruel and self-centered mischief such as stealing a bike from a family at the beach and cracking up at entries Chris' diary. He's genuinely broken up when he's denied the chance to adopt Dennis at the end of the episode and makes him promise to steal from his adoptive family whenever possible, to which Dennis wholeheartedly agrees.

* Dan immediately recognizing Dennis as a kindred spirit and vehemently referring to him as his son mere minutes after meeting him. He's genuinely broken up when he's denied the chance to adopt Dennis at the end of the episode and makes him promise to steal from his adoptive family whenever possible, to which Dennis wholeheartedly agrees.

* Dan's bonding with little Dennis (in a twisted way).

* At the end of "Common Cold," when Chris manages to give Dan the virus antidote just in time to save his life, he's so overjoyed when Dan wakes up that he gives him a bear hug so tight that Dan groans in pain and kicks his feet.

** At the end of the episode, while Hortense is being congratulated by Jeremiah Burger, if you glance over at Dan, he's holding his head in his hands and looking at her with a completely lovestruck expression.

* Dan's NotSoDifferent revelation concerning the Dinosaur is oddly funny and heartwarming. He just can't stay angry at a fellow lazy, television watching, burger munching misanthrope.