History Heartwarming / MythBusters

* On a meta level, it's quite heartwarming just how much these show was able to teach kids about science, similar to Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy in the mid-90s.

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* On a meta level, it's quite heartwarming just how much these show was able to teach kids about science, similar to Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy in the mid-90s.

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* When Adam and Jamie visit the White House for the "President's Challenge" episode, President Obama praises the show and what he feels it's done for science education and popularity. He finishes and Jamie responds, "Well, thank you, sir", and you can '''hear''' Jamie holding back his emotions. This is James Franklin Hyneman, TheStoic if there ever was one, moved to tears. Yes, it's something of a canned political speech on the President's part, but it's truly heartwarming to see.
** This troper would argue there was nothing canned about it at all. There's a distinctly different quality in the President's voice tone between him giving the MythBusters their well-deserved praise and then falling back on script to talk about the myth setup. No doubt here that the President's sentiments were 100% genuine.

** The messages from various famous fans of the show, including Creator/StephenColbert, Creator/JamesCameron, UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson, and even ''UsefulNotes/BarackObama'', all expressing their gratitude to the cast for creating a show that was both entertaining and got so many people interested in science.
** Jamie reading a letter from a fan about how watching the show had inspired her to turn her life around and become the first person in her family to go to University. It says a lot that Jamie, usually TheStoic, is starts choking up a bit as he reads the letter.
** One of the videos between the reminiscing section is a testimonial from a woman who had survived (along with her daughter) thanks to an episode about the best way to escape from a submerged car (in fact, several fans of the show have credited that episode for teaching them what to do in that same scenario).

** One of the videos between the reminiscing section is a testimonial from a woman who had survived (along with her daughter) thanks to an episode about the best way to escape from a submerged care (in fact, several fans of the show have credited that episode for teaching them what to do in that same scenario).

* The final episode.
When Adam is visibly crying before driving down memory lane you rwalize what the show means

* In the cat myths episode, during Adam's attempt to heard cats, he eventually resorts to picking up the cats and dropping them into the pen. At one point, he picks up two cats and they lash out at each other. Adam immediately puts them down and apologizes to them, realizing that he should have known such an action would make the cats defensive.

* In the episode where Adam and Jamie are at the White House, the President praises the show and what he feels it's done for science education and popularity. Yes, it's something of a canned political speech. But when he pushes and Jamie says "Well, thank you sir" and you can HEAR him holding back tears. This is James Franklin Hyneman, TheStoic if there ever was one moved to tears. It's truly heartwarming to see.

* In the ''Flights of Fantasy'' episode, the duo trained for a week to be ''passengers'' on a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane going to the edge of Earth's atmosphere to see if it was the hardest plane to fly. [[spoiler:(The myth was deemed plausible, but only because they didn't check on other planes.)]] There was only time and space for one of them to go on this once-in-a-lifetime experience... and Jamie ultimately deferred to Adam, admitting his conscience would not have been able to handle him getting in the way of his aviation and space nut of a partner. Adam's utter joy and appreciation for this in both his facial expressions and his comments (including a [[Aside Glance point-blank re-iteration to the camera]] that he owes Jamie one) are evident throughout and after the flight.

* In the ''Flights of Fantasy'' episode, the duo trained for a week to be ''passengers'' on a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane going to the edge of Earth's atmosphere to see if it was the hardest plane to fly. ([[spoiler:The myth was deemed plausible, but only because they didn't check on other planes.]]) There was only time and space for one of them to go on this once-in-a-lifetime experience... and Jamie ultimately deferred to Adam, admitting his conscience would not have been able to handle him getting in the way of his aviation and space nut of a partner. Adam's utter joy and appreciation for this in both his facial expressions and his comments (including a [[Aside Glance point-blank re-iteration to the camera]] that he owes Jamie one) are evident throughout and after the flight.

* In the ''Flights of Fantasy'' episode, the duo trained for a week to be ''passengers'' on a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane going to the edge of Earth's atmosphere to see if it was the hardest plane to fly. ([[spoiler: The myth was deemed plausible, but only because they didn't check on other planes.]]) There was only time and space for one of them to go on this once-in-a-lifetime experience... and Jamie ultimately deferred to Adam, admitting his conscience would not have been able to handle him getting in the way of his aviation and space nut of a partner. Adam's utter joy and appreciation for this in both his facial expressions and his comments (including a [[Aside Glance point-blank re-iteration to the camera]] that he owes Jamie one) are evident throughout and after the flight.

* In the episode ''Flights of Fantasy'', the trained for a week to be passengers on a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane going to the edge of Earth's atmosphere to see if it was the hardest plane to fly. (Spoiler: [[spoiler: They spent a week training to be ''passengers''; it only got a ''Plausible'' because they didn't check on other planes.]]) There was only time and space for one of them to take this once in a lifetime flight. Jamie seem uncomfortable during training but he has been uncomfortable on the show before. He would've likely done the flight and enjoyed it... if his cohost wasn't such an aviation and space nut. In short, Jamie let Adam have the flight, to Adam's utter delight. (Jamie does say Adam owes him, but Adam agrees enough to say it again while up there.)

** Adam and Jamie's relationship is proof you don't necessarily have to be best chums with each other to work well, they do respect each other, and keep it professional and clean.

** Adam and Jamie's relationship is proof you don't necessarily have to be best chums with each other to work well, they do respect each other, and keep it professional and clean.

* Apparently when they visited the White House and President Obama told them in person how much he enjoyed the show and how much good they were doing by getting kids interested in science, Jamie actually choked up a little.

* Adam and Jamie aren't best friends. They're not even buddies. They just work together. But if there's ever a chance that one of them is in real danger or might be seriously injured, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther that sense of family mentioned above]] ''[[TrueCompanions really]]'' [[FireForgedFriends shines through]].

* Adam and Jamie aren't best friends -- they're not even really "work buddies". But if there's ever a chance that one of them is in real danger or might be seriously injured, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther that sense of family mentioned above ''really'' shines through]].

* Adam's former staff built an imitation astronaut suit for him. Now ''that's'' the sign of a staff that loves their boss.

* Apparently when they visited the White House and President Obama told them in person how much he enjoyed the show and how much good they were doing by getting kids interested in science, Jaime actually choked up a little.

* After the death of often used EMS Paramedic Sanjay Singh, the episode "Storm Chasing Myths" featured a dedication of the episode, his last appearance on the show, in memoriam.

* Adam getting violently and unexpectedly shocked thanks to ExecutiveMeddling? DudeNotFunny. There's no footage of the aftermath, because the loyal cameramen and women insisted on giving him privacy--against said executive's orders. Coupled with Adam attributing this to them being a [[TrueCompanions family]] thanks to all the time they've spent together over the years? CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

* Apparently when they visited the White House and President Obama told them in person how much he enjoyed the show and how much good they were doing by getting kids interested in science, Jaime actually choked up a little.