History Heartwarming / TheCritic

* Marty and his girlfriend Carmen bading farewell to each other as Marty prepares to leave Cuba.

--> '''Duke''': The hardest part was [[RuleOfCute teaching the bunnies to hug]]

* The one single thing that Jay and his JerkAss ex wife Ardith still share, the love for their son Marty.

** It became a {{Tearjerker}} after GeneSiskel died in 1999, but it's even more heartwrenching now that they're both dead.

** Becomes a {{Tearjerker}} since Siskel died of cancer not long after.

* Jay saving Alice from going back to her country singer ex-husband. He starts singing to her, which is [[AudioErotica her major weakness]], and Jay bursts in with an accordion singing an obnoxious [[TheVillainSucksSong Villain Sucks Song]] to break the ex's spell. It works.

* Jay saving Alice from going back to her country singer ex-husband. He starts singing to her, which is [[AudioErotica her major weakness]], and Jay bursts in with an accordion singing an obnoxious [[TheVillainSucksSong Villain Sucks Song]] to break the ex's spell. It works.

* After meeting Jay for the first time, Penny punches him in the nose because he gave a negative review of ''TheLionKing''. Jay tells Alice it's okay, because Rex Reed also did that to him. However, she immediately apologizes and kisses him on the nose. Awww.

* After meeting Jay for the first time, Penny punches him in the nose because he gave a negative review of ''TheLionKing''. However, she immediately apologizes and kisses him on the nose. Awww.
-->'''Jay: '''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Aww. Rex (Reed) did that too.]]

-->'''Jay: '''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Rex Reed did that too.]]

* Jay saving Alice from going back to her country singer ex-husband. He starts singing to her, which is [[AudioErotica her major weakness]], and he bursts in with an accordion singing an obnoxious [[TheVillainSucksSong Villain Sucks Song]] to break the ex's spell.

* Jay saving Alice from going back to her country singer ex-husband. He starts singing to her, which is [[AudioErotica her major weakness]], and he bursts in with an accordion singing an obnoxious VillainSucksSong to break the ex's spell.

* Franklin babysitting Penny... as he drives around the neighborhood in a monster truck and destroys a priceless piece of art. The scene where he exchanges smiles with Penny after destroying Guernica is as hilarious as it is sweet.

* Even though he did it more out of spite than love, Duke building a preschool just for Penny is pretty touching.

* Jay and Alice's romantic relationship overall.

* Jay and Alice's romantic relationship.

* The episode ''Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice'' centres around SiskelAndEbert breaking up. They each offer to make Jay their partner, which would be a dream job for Jay no matter which one of them he teamed up with. Instead, Jay [[TakeAThirdOption Takes A Third Option]] and gets them back together in a very touching scene.

* Marty and his girlfriend Carmen bading farewell to each other as Marty prepares to leave Cuba.

-->'''Duke:''' [[GoneWithTheWind My Scarlett]], its you...

* The episode ''Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice'' centres around SiskelAndEbert breaking up. They each offer to make Jay their partner, which would be a dream job for Jay no matter which one of them he teamed up with. Instead, Jay [[TakeAThirdOption Takes A Third Option]] and gets them back together in a very touching scene.

-->'''Duke:''' [[GoneWithTheWind My Scarlett]], its you...

-->'''Jay: '''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Rex Reed did the same thing.]]

----> '''Alice''': Oh Jay, you're the sweetest man who ever called me a super freak.

* Duke and Alice's sister Miranda reuniting and marrying at the end of "Dukarella."

-->'''Jay'''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Rex Reed did the same thing.]]

* Duke and Alice's sister Miranda reuniting and marrying at the end of "Dukarella"-
-->'''[[GoneWithTheWind My Scarlett]], its you...

* When Jay and Doris discover Jay may have been the baby Doris gave up for adoption 36 years ago, he gives her 36 Mother's Day cards, one for each year they missed together.

* The scenes between Jay and his sister Margo. They have a strong, loving, trusting relationship and always look out for each other.

* After meeting Jay for the first time, Penny punches him in the nose because he gave a negative review of ''TheLionKing''. However, she immedietly apologizes and kisses him on the nose. Awww.

----> '''Alice''': Oh Jay, you're the sweetest man who ever called me a super freak.