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1* ''Heartwarming/JumanjiTheAnimatedSeries''
2* ''Heartwarming/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle''
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4!!From [[Literature/{{Jumanji}} the book]]:
5* Judy and Peter's working as a SiblingTeam.
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7!!From [[Film/{{Jumanji}} the film]]:
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9 [[caption-width-right:350:Alan, they're not there. It's 1969, they don't even exist yet.]]
10* The sheer joy on Alan's face when he thanks Peter for getting him out of Jumanji.
11* Alan runs into his father's office before realizing that he mistook a squatter for his father. The squatter immediately notes that it's cold out and offers him hot coffee and warm clothing.
12** A subtle one, but the fact that when he talks about what happened to Alan, the squatter uses the words 'ran away' instead of 'was murdered', implying that not everyone in town believed that ugly rumor.
13*** Well, of course the squatter didn't. He was aware that Sam had put everything into finding his son, and had gone into a state of depression when he couldn't. The ugly rumour and tragic facts weren't compatible.
14* In its own way, Alan casually disbelieving Sarah when she relays the official rumor that the former's father murdered him and chopped him into little pieces. This indicates Alan has complete faith that, despite their big argument, his father would never harm him.
15* After Sarah confides she's scared, Judy admits that she's scared too, but reminds them that if they play the game together, they have a chance of making it out. Cue our heroes solemnly putting their hands together, as though vowing to watch each other's backs. One feels as though this marks the moment their bond as TrueCompanions starts to cement.
16* Alan tries to emulate his father, then realizes that he's being a jerk, and apologizes to Peter.
17* After the quicksand floor is solid again:
18-->'''Sarah:''' I was afraid I'd lost you again.\
19'''Alan:''' Thanks for sticking around this time.
20* Nora's behavior towards the end of the movie. Although she seemed to have a hard time taking care of Judy and Peter, she became concerned about them when she realized that something must have happened to them. Even after she and Carl get swept away by the monsoon, she made her back into the destroyed house and was calling out for her niece and nephew.
21* Judy is horribly close to death at the end of the game, having been poisoned. She says that she misses her dead parents (something she has been denying throughout the movie)--probably because she realizes she's going to see them in a few moments.
22--> '''Judy:''' I... wish mom and dad were here...
23* Sarah was ''literally'' about to take the bullet for Alan when she pulled a GoThroughMe in front of Alan in order to shield his body from Van Pelt's gun. Just goes to show [[WhatYouAreInTheDark how much she cares for Alan]].
24** Even before that when the house was being torn apart by the earthquake, Sarah refused to let go of Alan to save the game. While she absolutely wanted the game to end, she valued Alan’s life far more.
25* At the end, his father, despite having no way of knowing that Alan went through 26 years of hell, apologizes to Alan for his own outburst and, after seeing Sarah at the living room, Sam realizes that his son has his reasons for wanting to stay and is therefore willing to talk to him, man to man. Alan hugs his father, who cracks a brief smile before hugging his son back and making amends.
26-->'''Alan:''' I'm so glad you're back!\
27'''Sam:''' I've only been gone a few minutes.\
28'''Alan:''' It feels like a lot longer to me.\
29[...]\
30'''Sam:''' We'll talk later: Man to man!\
31'''Alan:''' How about father and son?
32** Even better is when Young Alan reveals to his father that he was the one who put the shoe in the machine and got Carl fired, Mr. Parish doesn't even get mad, in fact he seems proud that Alan owned up to his mistake. He even smiles as he looks at Sarah sitting in the living room.
33* Young Alan looking at the pieces that belonged to Judy and Peter, who aren't even born yet.
34** The scene before it is sweet as well with Alan remembering that Judy and Peter were in the attic during the game and he wanted to go check on them.
35* The ending where after meeting Judy, Peter and their parents, Alan and Sarah take measures to protect said parents despite the fact that neither of the kids remember them at all.
36** There's also the fact that despite teenage Sarah's belief that their memories would fade she and Alan remembered Judy and Peter and recognise them on sight 26 years later.
37--->''"Oh, my God, there they are..."''
38* Carl singing with the other guests at the Christmas party; thanks to Alan confessing he accidentally destroyed Carl's shoe, Carl didn't get fired and drift away from the Parrish family. A deleted scene revealed Carl was the president of the company, no doubt thanks to his shoe design.
39* What is Alan doing during the party? He is on the phone with his dad, happily talking about a new shoe he is putting out and telling him he can't wait to see him tomorrow at the airport and how it will be the best Christmas ever. It's clear Alan and his father rebuilt their relationship and are now very close.
40** And his dad is still alive, since the reset timeline undid his DeathByDespair.
41** The Junior Novelization goes out of its way to mention that yes, the town is thriving in this new timeline, mentioning that the town square was a popular spot for families to go sledding in the winter time.
42* When Alan calls Carl "Soleman", Carl grins and laughs a little in fond remembrance.

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