History TearJerker / Animaniacs

** What makes it worse is that [[FridgeHorror Plotz is an old man and most likely no longer has anywhere to go; meaning that Plotz will end up dying alone and miserable]].

** From the ''Les Miserables'' parodying episode ''Les Miseranimals''. Rita sings ''A Flat In Gay Paree'' clearly modelled after the already tearjerking song ''Castle in the Clouds''. It's really hard not to start tearing-up listening to Rita's longing for a loving home...especially given the '''horrid''' conditions she's in during that episode ([[spoiler:She's imprisoned in a place where they having run out any other meat has decided [[LetsMeetTheMeat kill cats and serve them for dinner to people]]]]).

** And the way that Thaddeus reaches out to his Alternate future self...

* In "A Christmas Plotz", the Ghost of Christmas Future (Yakko) shows Mr. Plotz his future: as a consequence coming out of Plotz's firing of Ralph, his son now is in charge, and Plotz is now the security guard. The TearJerker comes when Plotz himself is fired for not being able to catch the Warners; he just walks away with the most hopelessly depressing look on his face all while a sad version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" plays in the background. Sure, you may not like him, but dang.

** Maybe because her voice actor can sing really well.

* "A Gift of Gold". A piece of shiny gold wrapping paper is used to wrap Mindy's present. Needless to say, she tears it to shreds, but one piece blows out the window. It flits from place to place, trying to find somewhere to settle, before finally landing in a trash can. Just then, a poor man fishes it out of the can, using it to wrap a CymbalBangingMonkey, which he gives to his son. The son opens it, then folds the paper carefully and puts it in his pocket, giving it the love it sought the entire cartoon. That alone is heartmelting, but the cartoon is ''also'' voiced by Jim Cummings doing his impression of Sterling Holloway, i.e. "the most emotion-manipulating voice in the world"...

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbJVLft8-i8 "Humans Ain't What They Seem To Be"]], just "Humans Ain't What They Seem To Be".
*** The whole damn opening at the pound is sad, but especially Rita's self-centered former owner complaining that she's too independent, won't come when she calls or comfort her when she's sad. Rita says "have a kid, lady," with a voice so weary you just know this has happened before.
*** Quite a few songs Rita sings fall under this. Particularly ''A Place Called Home'' and ''I'm Nobody's Mama''. Ok, it's a '''cartoon''' cat singing...So why do I get all misty-eyed every time I hear these songs?
*** From the ''Les Miserables'' parodying episode ''Les Miseranimals''. Rita sings ''A Flat In Gay Paree'' clearly modelled after the already tearjerking song ''Castle in the Clouds''. It's really hard not to start tearing-up listening to Rita's longing for a loving home...especially given the '''horrid''' conditions she's in during that episode ([[spoiler:She's imprisoned in a place where they having run out any other meat has decided [[LetsMeetTheMeat kill cats and serve them for dinner to people]]]]).
** "Puttin' on the Blitz", set in Poland during World War II, where Rita and Runt helps fend off the Nazis so that a little girl can catch a train to France with her resistance-leader father. [[spoiler:Rita manages to get onto the train with the girl and her father, and she watches Runt getting smaller and smaller...before she shrugs and says to herself "Well, it was nice while it lasted," and goes back to beat the crap out of the Nazi wiener dog attacking Runt.]]

* The "Ballad of Magellan" - not only for its morbid tone and [[ShootTheShaggyDog ending]], but there is something indescribably melancholy-sounding about the chorus, as if you can hear in their voices the Warners were aware their show was doomed (this was in one of the later episodes).

* "Taming Of The Screwy" has Scratchinsniff reluctantly sending the Warners to the tower from a fancy party, even though he successfully de-zanitized them for the occasion.

* "Meatballs or Consequences", when you think about it. The GrimReaper comes to take Wakko away, and the other two decide that they want to go, too, rather than be separated from their brother. Subverted somewhat in that [[AngstWhatAngst they're all awfully chipper about it]].

* The "Ballad of Magellan" - not only for its morbid tone and [[ShootTheShaggyDog ending]], but there is something indescribably melancholy-sounding about the chorus, as if you can hear in their voices the Warners were aware their show was doomed (this was in one of the later episodes).
* Poor Chicken Boo, he should get at least one mention in this page, poor poor Chicken Boo.
* The ending to ANY, if not '''ALL''', of the Mindy & Buttons shorts.
* "Taming Of The Screwy" has Scratchinsniff reluctantly sending the Warners to the tower from a fancy party, even though he successfully de-zanitized them for the occasion.
* The short about the butterfly and the kite made me cry when I was 5.
* "Meatballs or Consequences", when you think about it. The GrimReaper comes to take Wakko away, and the other two decide that they want to go, too, rather than be separated from their brother. Subverted somewhat in that [[AngstWhatAngst they're all awfully chipper about it]].

* "Meatballs or Consequences", when you think about it. The GrimReaper comes to take Wakko away, and the other two decide that they want to go, too. Subverted somewhat in that [[AngstWhatAngst they're all awfully chipper about it]].

* "Meatballs or Consequences", when you think about it. The GrimReaper comes to take Wakko away, and the other two decide that they want to go, too. Subverted in that [[AngstWhatAngst they're all awfully chipper about it]].

*** ''A Flat In Gay Paree'' from the ''Les Miserables'' parodying episode ''Les Miseranimals''. It's really hard not to start tearing-up listening to Rita's longing for a loving home...especially given the '''horrid''' conditions she's in during that episode ([[spoiler:She's imprisoned in a place where they [[LetsMeetTheMeat kill cats and serve them for dinner to people]]]]).

* "Taming Of The Screwy" has Scratchinsniff reluctantly sending the Warners to the tower from a fancy party, even though he successfully de-sanitized them for the occasion.

* "A Gift of Gold". A piece of shiny gold wrapping paper is used to wrap Mndy's present. Needless to say, she tears it to shreds, but one piece blows out the window. It flits from place to place, trying to find somewhere to settle, before finally landing in a trash can. Just then, a poor man fishes it out of the can, using it to wrap a CymbalBangingMonkey, which he gives to his son. The son opens it, then folds the paper carefully and puts it in his pocket, giving it the love it sought the entire cartoon. That alone is heartmelting, but the cartoon is ''also'' voiced by Jim Cummings doing his impression of Sterling Holloway, i.e. "the most emotion-manipulating voice in the world"...

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** ... I JUST CRIED OVER A PIECE OF WRAPPING PAPER. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
** Anyone who says they didn't at least well-up at the segment is fooling themselves.

*** ''A Flat In Gay Paree'' from the ''Les Miserables'' parodying episode ''Les Miseranimals''. It's really hard not to start tearing-up listening to Rita's longing for a loving home...especially given the '''horrid''' conditions she's in during that episode ([[spoiler:She's imprisoned in a place where they [[LetsMeetTheMeat kill cats]] [[NightmareFuel and serve them for dinner to people]]]]).

** Many Rita and Runt segments have this effect, particularly the entirety of "Puttin' on the Blitz" and Rita's song in their introductory short.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbJVLft8-i8 "Humans Ain't What They Seem To Be"]], just "Humans Ain't What They Seem To Be".

* WakkosWish
** Seeing the usually-zany Warner Brothers having to be mature and responsible for their sick sister is sobering enough, even if it is played for laughs at times. But the ultimate TearJerker of the movie is most definitely the final run for the star where Dot is hit by a cannonball, and the heartrending "No!" from her brothers. The entire town listens in complete silence as she has Yakko tell her the story "one last time." Yes, [[spoiler:she gets better,]] but the image of Yakko cradling his dying sister and trying to keep his composure while telling the story, then breaking down in tears as she finally dies is burned into many a kid's brain.

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* ''TearJerker/WakkosWish''

* "A Gift of Gold". A piece of shiny gold wrapping paper is used to wrap a Mandy's present. Needless to say, she tears it to shreds, but one piece blows out the window. It flits from place to place, trying to find somewhere to settle, before finally landing in a trash can. Just then, a poor man fishes it out of the can, using it to wrap a CymbalBangingMonkey, which he gives to his son. The son opens it, then folds the paper carefully and puts it in his pocket, giving it the love it sought the entire cartoon. That alone is heartmelting, but the cartoon is ''also'' voiced by Jim Cummings doing his impression of Sterling Holloway, i.e. "the most emotion-manipulating voice in the world"...

* The Skippy & Slappy Squirel episode "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock".