History Heartwarming / TheCritic

*** The scene is made even sweeter when Jay notes that they're lucky to be friends (given that they can't pick and choose family). They then decide to go out biking in the park, once again singing a rendition of "A Bicycle Built for Two" only for Jay to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny accidentally collide into a horse driven carriage and be flown numerous feet in the air]].

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

--> '''Man:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny 'Scuse me, ma'm? My pants seem to be on backwards. Could you zip me up?]]

** Jay settling into bed at the end of the intro, a satisfied smile on his face. Three seconds of pure SweetDreamsFuel.

* After meeting Jay for the first time, Penny punches him in the nose because he gave a negative review of ''Disney/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.

--> ''Parking Lot Attendant: Hey mister, why does your car say "King Dork?"''
--> ''Jay Sherman: [[BlatantLies Uh, I bought it from King Dorkenheiser of Finland]].''
--> ''Parking Lot Attendant: [[HiddenDepths I thought Finland was a constitutional democracy.]]''
--> ''Jay Sherman: Just park the car!''

-->'''Duke:''' [[GoneWithTheWind Scarlett]], it's you...

* Jay's attempt to be tactful when critiquing Valerie's performance. He tries to make it clear that though she's a terrible actress, he still loves her very much. Shame she didn't take it very well.

* Jeremy Hawke's friendship with Jay, which is strong enough to that he risks his life dealing with Jay's psychotic stalker to save him.

* The debutantes' performance of "Going Out Of My Head" in "A Little Deb Will Do Ya".

** When it's revealed that Doris isn't Jay's mom (although Jay claims that blood tests are often wrong) and is nearly fired from telling Duke off from making Jay give a bad movie a good review, Jay doesn't hesitate to give a good review despite what the paper says so Doris can keep her job.

** It became a {{Tearjerker}} after Creator/GeneSiskel died in 1999, but it's even more heartwrenching now that they've both passed away. The song they both sang in said episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FOk3fFb4O8 just makes it even sadder].

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

** When it's revealed that Doris isn't Jay's mom (although Jay claims that blood tests are often wrong) and is nearly fired from telling Duke off from making Jay give a bad movie a good review, Jay doesn't hesitate to give a good review despite what the paper says.

* The entire premise of "Every Doris Has Her Day". It's heartwarming for Jay and Doris to become friends; to the point that they find out that the latter might be Jay's long lost mother. Cue the hugs!
----> '''Doris:''' It was 36 years ago
----> '''Jay:''' I'm 36...
----> '''Doris:''' He'd make the funniest little noise when he'd spit up his milk.
----> '''Jay:''' Ah, Ach, Ach-um?
----> '''Doris:''' Son!
----> '''Jay:''' Mother! (Both hug)

*** The scene is even sweeter when Jay claims that they're lucky to be friends (given thyat they can't pick and choose family). They then decide to go out biking again

* 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 to reconcile in a very touching scene.

--> '''Man:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny 'Scuse me, ma'm? My pants seem to be on backwards? Could you zip me up?]]
--> *Jay smiles as he sees Olivia and her new aquintance gazing lovingly at eachother*

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

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

--> '''Man''': [[CrowningMomentOfFunny 'Scuse me, ma'm? My pants seem to be on backwards? Could you zip me up?]]

* While the eventual conclusion of the relationship was anything but heartwarming, the [[BeautyAndTheBeast Beauty And King Dork]] scene from the pilot was both this and a CMOF as it tied in with an earlier joke about two kids painting the words "King Dork" on Jays car and Jay attempting to pass it off as due to him buying the car from the King of Finland to a valet.
** Jay's attempt to be tactful when critiquing Valerie's performance. He tries to make it clear that though she's a terrible actress, he still loves her very much. Shame she didn't take it very well.

* Jays parents rebuilding their marriage while sranded on a tropical island, as Franklin's former self shines through from underneath his CloudCuckooLander behavior.

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

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

* Jay's romances tend to veer between humorous, creepy and sad, but the ones he had with Alice and Olivia are truly heartwarming, as they are one of the few people who looks past Jay's dull looks and caustic personality and sees him for who he truly is, a sensetive, highly intelligent man who has been mocked and pushed around his whole life.