History TearJerker / ElChavoDelOcho

* An episodes features a {{Flashback}} of the first day El Chavo came to the village. In this flashback, El Chavo arrives and stands in front of Chilindrina while Don Ramón was ready to take a picture of her. Impatiently, Don Ramón order he to get out of the way (which he doesn't seems to understand) and finally asks "Boy, what's your problem?!". He answers "It's hunger".

* In a episode from the last seasons, Doña Clotilde buys lollipops for the children, but Ñoño surprisingly come to the vencidad, leaving El Chavo without one. He tries to hide, but he clearly wanted one. In the next scene, Doña Clotilde arrives in the vencidad and quickly gives two lolipops to El Chavo, compensating for what happened early. Then Ñoño arrives again in the vencidad with a guilty face. El Chavo takes a look at him and asks if he wants a lollipop, then Ñoño, revealing a lollipop he was keeping in his clothes, says the same, offering his lollipop too. Both start to smile and they give a big and long hug. This becomes a huge tearjerk moment when starts to play a heartwarming soundtrack and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HX5InSdpLk Ñoño starts to cry for real]].

* At Quico's birthday, El Chavo steals some sandwiches and puts them into a bag. Later, Quico wishes for no one to come to his next birthday to have all the cake for himself; Doña Florinda (who, it should be noted, usually goes along with his son's preppy-like moments) tells him he should wish for the opposite, for them to learn how to share. When Quico wonders whether learning to share is difficult, the following scene shows El Chavo giving half the sandwiches to Don Ramón, who in return gives El Chavo a drink. Despite his poverty, El Chavo was perfectly capable of sharing whatever he had with those in need.

* A great example comes from the episode right before the BeachEpisode. By a series of events, every inhabitant of the Vecindad leaves to Acapulco. By the end of the episode, El Chavo is the only one around and we are greeted by some sad background music. Cue Sr. Barriga's arrival and, when he's told everyone is gone to Acapulco, he decides to go as well. He leaves, and when he's nearly gone, he stops, turns, and looks at El Chavo, alone in an empty Vecindad. [[spoiler: Mr.Barriga tells him ''"Hey, Chavo... [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Want to go to Acapulco with me?]]"'', followed by Chavo's stuttering, hesitanty, soul-crushing reply: ''"M...Me...?"'']]

* The Valentine's Episode is heartbreaking, mainly towards [[spoiler: the revelation scene: La Chilidrina goes to ask Chavo about her card to him confessing her feelings. Chavo however, due to the insanely semi-Theatre/AMidSummerNightsDream plot, has thought the card was from Paty, who he gave it to. Chilidrina is obviously ''pissed'' and blames Paty until she confesses Chavo gave her the card. After figuring out how the debacle started ([[MindScrew with Chavo giving it to Paty who gave it to Godinez who then gave it to La Popis who then gave it to Ñoño and they somehow ended up dating]]), Chilidrina simply walks off devastated that Chavo confused her feelings to him for Paty confessing it to him]]..
** It does become a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming Moment]] when Chavo and Chilidrina end up seeing each other again after everyone one leaves and chuckle at the insanity of the situation before running into each other's arms, with Chilidrina in tears of happiness.
** It sadly becomes a big tearjerker due to [[HarsherInHindSight how sour the relationship between Roberto Gómez Bolaños and María Antonieta de las Nieves in 2003 fighting over the rights of La Chilidrina]].
* One can get a bit teary-eyed when learning how the relationships between Chespirito and his cast members became, especially with Carlos Villagrán due to rights over the characters. It does become less tearjerking after reading up that they all ended up on good terms.

* At Quico's birthday, El Chavo steals some sandwiches and puts them into a bag. Later, Quico wishes for no one to come to his next birthday to have all the cake for himself, but Doña Florinda tells him he should wish for the opposite, for them to learn how to share. When Quico wonders whether learning to share is difficult, the following scene shows El Chavo giving half the sandwiches to Don Ramón, who in return gives El Chavo a drink. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Despite his poverty, El Chavo was perfectly capable of sharing whatever he had with those in need]].

* The Valentine's Episode is heartbreaking, mainly towards [[spoiler: the revelation scene: La Chilidrina goes to ask Chavo about her card to him confessing her feelings. Chavo however, due to the insanely semi-AMidSummerNightsDream plot, has thought the card was from Paty, who he gave it to. Chilidrina is obviously ''pissed'' and blames Paty until she confesses Chavo gave her the card. After figuring out how the debacle started ([[MindScrew with Chavo giving it to Paty who gave it to Godinez who then gave it to La Popis who then gave it to Ñoño and they somehow ended up dating]]), Chilidrina simply walks off devastated that Chavo confused her feelings to him for Paty confessing it to him]]..

** The real life deaths of Ramon Valdez, who played Don Ramon (who was arguably the most popular character in the show); the show continued, but it was never the same without him.
** The same could be said for the passings of Horacio Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito's brother, who played Godinez), Angelines Fernández (Doña Clotilde "la Bruja del 71"), and Raúl 'Chato' Padilla (Jaimito the cartero).
** Of course, the death of Chespirito himself in 2014 may be the ultimate tearjerker, and probably makes all of the series' sad moments worse, but is heartwarming to know his legacy will remain alive for many generations to come.
** Now we need to add the death of Rubén Aguirre, who played Profesor Jirafales. The saddest part is that it was barely two days after his 82th birthday, although according to his daughter, he was at least able to say goodbye to his loved ones and pass on in peace.

* Also qualifying InUniverse, every time El Chavo reminds people of his poverty or that he hardly ever eats.

* The episode where El Chavo is MisBlamed for theft, ostracized by everyone and leaves temporarily. It traumatised several generations: seeing everyone calling him a thief at his face is pretty hard to watch. Made even better or worse by the ending: [[spoiler: when El Chavo is cleared, he is talking to his friends about the time he spent away from the ''vecindad'': he had gone to a church and, after being counseled by a priest, he decided to pray to God. Chilindrina and Quico assume he was praying for the thief to be caught, but Chavo instantly corrects them, saying he prayed for the culprit's reformation. The thief, [[MeaningfulName Sr. Hurtado]] overhears this and is so touched that he has a HeelFaceTurn and not only returns everything he stole, but he also gets El Chavo a ham sandwich. ]]

* Another one comes from a ChristmasEpisode. Señor Barriga gave all the boys a little toy truck as a present. Later, El Chavo disappears to return at the end of the episode. When everybody ask him were he went, he tells them that he gave his little truck to one of the neighbors' kid, while happily commenting they were going to believe it was left by Santa Claus. Surprised, all the others ask him why he gave up his toy to give it to the other boy he answers: "Well of course! Didn't you see he's a poor child?". Cue to all the others silently looking at the camera.

* At Quico's birthday, El Chavo steals some sandwiches and puts them into a bag. Later, Quico wishes for no one to come to his next birthday to have all the cake for himself, but Doña Florinda tells him he should wish for the opposite, for them to learn how to share. When Quico wonders whether learning to share is difficult, the following scene shows El Chavo giving half the sandwiches to Don Ramón, who in return gives El Chavo a drink. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Despite his poverty, El Chavo was perfectly capable of sharing whatever he had with those in need]].

** Of course, the death of Chespirito himself in 2014 may be the ultimate tearjerker, and probably makes all of the series' sad moments worse, but is heartwarming to know his legacy will remain alive for many generations to come.

** It doesn't help that right away she tells baby Quico that she has the feeling they're not gonna see him ever again. As if understanding, Quico leans against his craddle to cry the way he always does. This troper cannot bring himself to laugh at this as usual.

* In the episode where the characters are looking at old photographs, we have the last conversation Doña Florinda had with her husband. It is played rather comedically, with him talking using Quico's maneirisms, like "Cala-te, cala-te!", which he says before he leaves to die in his job. Then, you realize that the last freaking thing he said to his wife was for he to shut up. You feel like a jackass for laughing at this scene right after that.

* If we go to the tie-in books, we have El Chavo describing how nobody wanted to adopt him in the OrphanageOfFear, and by the end [[spoiler: how El Chavo finds Jaimito the mailman dead in his apartmen, having passed away of old age. He at first can barely understand what happened, believing that he's just sleeping; then he realizes the truth and naively thinks "Well, Mr. Jaimito always said he was tired... now he can sleep and no one will disturb him, ever."]]

* The real life death of Ramon Valdez, who played Don Ramon (who was arguably the most popular character in the show); the show continued, but it was never the same without him.
** The same could be said for the passings of Horacio Gómez Bolaños (who played Godínez as well as Chesperito's brother), Angelines Fernández (Doña Clotilde "la Bruja del 71"), and Raúl 'Chato' Padilla (Jaimito the catero).

* And now the death of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, creator of the series and the actor who played Chavo himself.
** Don't leave us, Chavo! [[note]]¡No te vayas, Chavo![[/note]]
** The death of Bolaños really hit this troper home, coming from how he grew up watching Bolaños's work on TV during his childhood in Mexico, and to know that he is one of the many who has lost a part of his or her childhood..
** Me too, specially cause El Chavo del Ocho was so popular here in Brazil. That's a sad day for all El Chavo fans.

** The death of Bolaños really hit this troper home, coming from how he grew up watching Bolaños's work on TV during his childhood in Mexico, and to know that he is one of the many who has lost a part of his or her childhood..

* The Valentine's Episode is heartbreaking, mainly towards [[spoiler: the revelation scene: La Chilidrina goes to ask Chavo about her card to him confessing her feelings. Chavo however, due to the insanely semi-AMidSummerNightsDream plot, has thought the card was from Paty, who he gave it to. Chilidrina is obviously ''pissed'' and blames Paty until she confesses Chavo gave her the card. After figuring out how the debacle started ([[MindScrew with Chavo giving it to Paty who gave it to Godinez who then gave it to La Popis who then gave it to Ñoño and they somehow ended up dating]]), Chilidrina simply walks off devastated that Chavo confused her feelings to him for Paty confessing it to him..

** Don't leave us, Chavo! [[note]]¡No te vayas, Chavo![[/note]]

* The death of Roberto Gómez Bolaños A.K.A Chespirito, creator of the series and the actor who played Chavo himself.
** Don't leave chavo (No te vayas chavo, en español)

** Thankfully the animated adaptation ignores that event and [[spoiler: Jaimito is alive and well, still finding ways to avoid work]]

* If we go to the tie-in books, we have El Chavo describing how nobody wanted to adopt him in the OrphanageOfFear, and by the end [[spoiler: how El Chavo finds Jaimito the mailman dead in his apartmen, having passed away of old age. He at first can barely understand what happened, believing that he's just sleeping; then he realizes the truth and naively thinks "Well, Mr. Jaimito always said he was tired... now he can sleep and no one will disturb him, ever."]]

* The real life death of Ramon Valdez, who played Don Ramon (who was arguably the most popular character in the show); the show continued, but it was never the same without him.

* One that didn't really ever happen. It was reported that the show's final episode [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have been one were]] [[SuddenDownerEnding El Chavo saves a kid from being ran over by a truck, resulting in his own death.]] Gladly never done since it would have been not only a Tear Jerker, but also the reason why many an audience would have been terribly traumatized.

* The episode where El Chavo is MisBlamed for theft, ostracized by everyone and leaves temporarily. It traumatised several generations: seeing everyone calling him a thief at his face is pretty hard to watch. Made even better or worse by the ending: [[spoiler: when El Chavo is cleared, he is talking to his friends about the time he spent away from the ''vecindad'': he had gone to a church and, after being counseled by a priest, he decided to pray to God. Chilindrina and Quico assume he was praying for the thief to be caught, but Chavo instantly corrects them, saying he prayed for the culprit's reformation. The thief overhears this and is so touched that he has a HeelFaceTurn and not only returns everything he stole, but he also gets El Chavo a ham sandwich. ]]

* One that didn't really ever happen. It was reported that the show's final episode [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have been one were]] [[CerebusEnding El Chavo saves a kid from being ran over by a truck, resulting in his own death.]] Gladly never done since it would have been not only a Tear Jerker, but also the reason why many an audience would have been terribly traumatized.