History TearJerker / TheSarahJaneAdventures

* The climax of ''The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith'' when her parents tell her how much they love her. [[spoiler: Then they get into their car and drive away, knowing that they're going to be killed in a car crash.]]
* Pretty much the whole of Sarah Jane and the Doctor's conversation at the end of ''[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E5E6TheWeddingOfSarahJaneSmith The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''.

--->'''The Doctor''': Don't forget me, Sarah Jane.\\
'''Sarah Jane''': No one's... ''ever'' going to forget you.
** Cranked UpToEleven when you consider that, [[spoiler:other than a silent nod, this is the final time Ten will ever see Sarah Jane.]] RealLife just makes it worse, considering this was filmed ''after'' Ten's final appearance in ''Series/DoctorWho'' in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]].
** Sarah Jane losing her fiance. Who is, to boot, a perfectly nice guy who truly does love her.
* ''Death of the Doctor'': From Sarah Jane asking if the Doctor's last body was in pain when she last saw him, to Jo Grant finding out the Doctor's travelling with a married couple and remarking she only left him because she got married and wondering if he thought she was stupid, to Jo mentioning the Time Lords.....there's a lot of little beats like this.

* Parts of ''Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith'' are just heartbreaking... particularly the idea that the MonsterOfTheWeek began its attack by, in essence, [[spoiler:''giving Sarah Jane Alzheimer's''.]]
* Sarah Jane's narration at the end of series three. It's a tearjerker that requires some context, but after everything we've seen so far, after watching so much death and destruction in Series/DoctorWho and after the frankly chilling events of ''Series/{{Torchwood}}: Children of Earth'', hearing Sarah Jane who has seen so much of it saying hopefully that perhaps one day "earth can be a shining example to the universe" can draw a sad smile. Maybe we adults should heed more of what we teach our children.
** Elisabeth Sladen is dead. How can you conceivably watch this show, that's meant to be so child friendly and uplifting, and not ''break down'' in the knowledge that Sarah Jane Smith will ''never again'' tell us that everything will turn out okay? No, all we have now is ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'''s message that everyone you love will eventually slip loose this mortal coil, and unrelenting evidence from Series/DoctorWho that, as a species, ''we're not worth saving.''

* Had the series carried on beyond 2011, Tom Baker would have returned as the Fourth Doctor. Just imagine that! The quintessential names of mid-70s ''Doctor Who'' back on our screens, together after so long. Who wouldn't have loved the TARDIS to have materialised in the attic and for Sarah Jane to expect David's or Matt's Doctor to stroll out, only to be greeted with that unmistakable voice: ''"Hello Sarah Jane..."''. Just one more thing that we'll never see now.

-->'''Maria:''' I'm sorry Andrea, but you were meant to die.\\

'''Sarah Jane:''' And my son gets a chance to live. He's lost out there Andrea. Somewhere terrible. And I am begging you please: save him.\\

--->''"So we sat at a picnic table and Lis asked me how I would end The Sarah Jane Adventures and I said that she couldn't just retire, could she? I said, 'She'd do something magnificent, and then she'd make sure the kids were fine, and then she'd go...up!' 'What d'you mean, up?' asked Lis, and she was laughing. 'You mean, into the sky?' 'Yes!' I said. 'She'd go up. Onwards. Outwards. Into the stars. Just...up! D'you fancy that?' 'Oh yes,' said Lis. 'That sounds nice.'"'' - RussellTDavies

* Sarah Jane forgetting the Doctor's name in Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith

** A lot of it is in the delivery, particularly Jane Asher's (Andrea's):

* Pretty much everything about the series, following ElisabethSladen's untimely death. No one will ever forget YOU, Lis.

*** We don't stop believing in it or think it no longer matters because she's dead and one day so will we all be. We believe in it because she lived.

*** We don't stop believeing in it or think it no longer matters because she's dead and one day so will we all be. We believe in it because she lived.

* Pretty much the whole of Sarah Jane and the Doctor's conversation at the end of ''[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E5E6TheWeddingOfSarahJaneSmith The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''.
** Especially:

*** Cranked UpToEleven when you consider that, [[spoiler:other than a silent nod, this is the final time Ten will ever see Sarah Jane.]] RealLife [[ItGotWorse Just Makes It Worse]], considering this was filmed ''after'' Ten's final appearance in ''Series/DoctorWho'' in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]].
** Screw all that: Sarah Jane losing her fiance.
*** Who is, to boot, a perfectly nice guy who truly does love her; yes, I did cry, and I am clucking proud!
* ''Death of the Doctor'': From Sarah Jane asking if the Doctor's last body was in pain when she last saw him, to Jo Grant finding out the Doctor's travelling with a married couple and remarking she only left him because she got married and wondering if he thought she was stupid, to Jo mentioning the Time Lords.....there's a lot of little beats like this.

**** We don't stop believeing in it or think it no longer matters because she's dead and one day so will we all be. We believe in it because she lived.

-->'''The Doctor''': Don't forget me, Sarah Jane.\\

*** who is, to boot, a perfectly nice guy who truly does love her; yes, I did cry, and I am clucking proud!

-->''"So we sat at a picnic table and Lis asked me how I would end The Sarah Jane Adventures and I said that she couldn't just retire, could she? I said, 'She'd do something magnificent, and then she'd make sure the kids were fine, and then she'd go...up!' 'What d'you mean, up?' asked Lis, and she was laughing. 'You mean, into the sky?' 'Yes!' I said. 'She'd go up. Onwards. Outwards. Into the stars. Just...up! D'you fancy that?' 'Oh yes,' said Lis. 'That sounds nice.'"'' - RussellTDavies

*** [[WorldHalfFull On the other hand]], the Doctor ''[[RousseauWasRight never stops trying anyways.]]''

** Elisabeth Sladen is dead. How can you conceivably watch this show, that's meant to be so child friendly and uplifting, and not ''break down'' in the knowledge that Sarah Jane Smith will ''never again'' tell us that everything will turn out okay? No, all we have now is ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'''s message that everyone you love will eventually slip loose this mortal coil, and unrelenting evidence from Series/DoctorWho that, as a species, ''we're not worth saving.''

* Sarah Jane and Luke's separation in ''The Lost Boy''. Full stop.

** Sarah Jane's reunion with [[NicholasCourtney The Brigadier]] after so very long in ''Enemy of the Bane''. Let's face it, it ''sucked'' to be a ''Who'' fan in 2011. ''DoctorWho'' lost two of its brightest stars within ''weeks'' of each other; to see them onscreen together is almost too much to bear.

* Sarah Jane and Luke's seperation in The Lost Boy. Full stop.

-->''"So we sat at a picnic table and Lis asked me how I would end The Sarah Jane Adventures and I said that she couldn't just retire, could she? I said, 'She'd do something magnificent, and then she'd make sure the kids were fine, and then she'd go...up!' 'What d'you mean, up?' asked Lis, and she was laughing. 'You mean, into the sky?' 'Yes!' I said. 'She'd go up. Onwards. Outwards. Into the stars. Just...up! D'you fancy that?' 'Oh yes,' said Lis. 'That sounds nice.'"'' - RussellTDavies

* Pretty much everything about the series, following Elisabeth Sladen's untimely death. No one will ever forget YOU, Lis.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw8RwvaigGY "And the story goes on... forever."]]

** The end of ''The Curse of Clyde Langer''.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3L2r3Z9D2s&feature=related This teaser]] for the last story, '''The Man Who Wasn't There'''.

* The end of ''The Curse of Clyde Langer''.
* The climax of ''The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith'' when her parents tell her how much they love her. [[spoiler: Then they get into their car and drive away, knowing that they're going to be killed in a car crash.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3L2r3Z9D2s&feature=related This teaser]] for the last story.

** Cranked UpToEleven when you consider that, [[spoiler:other than a silent nod, this is the final time Ten will ever see Sarah Jane.]] RealLife [[ItGotWorse Just Makes It Worse]], considering this was filmed ''after'' Ten's final appearance in ''Series/DoctorWho'' in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]].
* Screw all that: Sarah Jane losing her fiance.

* Pretty much everything about the series, following Elisabeth Sladen's untimely death. No one will ever forget YOU, Lis.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3L2r3Z9D2s&feature=related This teaser]] for the last story.

* ''Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane'', when Andrea Yates tearfully says "But it's my birthday".