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"Bye, mommy."

Who knew that a web show with plushies and puppets could be so sad?

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  • Shrek saying goodbye to his cloned son as he leaves for college at the end of "Baby Shrek".
    Junior: I love you, Dad.
    Shrek: I love you too, son.
  • Mama Luigi's death in the Season 2 debut of Mario and Luigi's Stupid and Dumb Adventures.
  • Mario breaking down crying after he fails to win back Peach in "Mario's Wig".
    • Basically, any time Mario breaks down crying because he's lonely in the pre-Rosalina episodes.
  • When you think about it, a lot of the characters are the way they are because of how miserable their lives are:
    • Junior doesn't know his mom, he barely has any friends (with the ones he does have being just as troubled as he is), his dad cares about a TV show more than him, and when he tries gets to get some attention from him, Bowser usually beats him up. He has even been traumatized and broken after being sent to military school.
    • Joesph was living in poverty with his mother until one Halloween when she faked her death after winning 10 million dollars, leaving him alone in their rotting trailer while believing he killed her. When she came back after the police investigated her disappearance, she outright stated to Joseph that she didn't want to be his mother anymore. And that's not even including the fact that he's gone insane from the isolation, and how seemingly no one, including his own friends, is willing to lift a finger to help him in any meaningful way.
    • Cody is more well-adjusted than his friends, but just barely; his parents, while well-meaning, are incapable of setting a good example for him, and the only thing he's ever loved is a Ken doll, which can't be healthy all things considered. And that's not even getting into how awfully Junior and Joseph treat him.
      • On top of that, "Jeffy's Dare" shows that his parents actually celebrate when they hear that he's dead, showing that they don't even care about him and wish he was dead.
    • Jeffy, while a complete asshole, has the worst out of all of them; He was born out of wedlock to an abusive prostitute mother, his sister was run over by a car in front of him, his father abandoned him, faked his death and told him to "fuck off" when he was asked about him on live TV, his mother also later abandoned him at the apartment but not before she admitted to hating him right to his face, and while Mario and Rosalina are somewhat better parents, they let Jeffy walk all over them, causing him to be a delinquent.
      • The fact that he was just LEFT on Mario's doorstep. No matter how idiotic and selfish he can be, nobody deserves that. Especially once you see the flashback about the day he was abandoned in "Jeffy's Parents!".
    • Richard may be a spoiled rich jerk, but he grew up in a toxic, loveless environment with a dad who is greed incarnate, his mom was likely divorced by said dad, and the duo barely tolerate each other at the best of times. And when he says that money can't bring happiness, Goodman harshly rebukes him and smacks the Airpods out of him (albeit very pathetically).
    • Brooklyn T. Guy has been stuck in a marriage to an idiotic woman that he utterly despises, has multitudes of jobs that likely cause an ungodly amount of stress, he's on unfavorable terms with his daughter and brother at best, his own mother hates his guts for no real reason, and he generally just seems miserable.
    • It's hard not to feel sorry for Karen at times. She genuinely loves Brooklyn and wants nothing more than the both of them to be happy together, but between Brooklyn's loathing of her and generally childish/self-centered behavior as well as Jonathan stalking her, it's a wonder how she manages to remain as one of the nicer members of the cast throughout it all.
    • Even Jonathan, for as much as a perverted, cretinous Manchild he can be, has something of a sympathetic side to him. Putting aside the fact that his own brother wants absolutely nothing to do with him (ableit for understandable reasons), it's regularly implied that he's the way that he is because of how much Barbara coddled him throughout his entire life, so much so that he has literally no clue about how the world actually works as an adult.
    • Mario is an unscrupulous killjoy, but not only did his first wife (Peach) divorce him just because he was bald, his second marriage is hardly any better; Rosalina is more caring than Peach, but is prone to jump to conclusions constantly and tends to almost leave Mario without ever taking the time to hear him out. He also has to deal with a sociopathic landlord, housemates that do nothing but mooch off him and cause/get him into trouble, and a reluctantly adopted son who annoys and torments him to no end.
    • Goodman is far from a decent man, but what can be pieced together doesn't paint a good picture about his personal life. His family only loves him because of his money, he and his son barely tolerate each other, his father bullies and belittles him at every moment possible and loves his cat more than him, his grandfather is implied to be pretty unpleasant, and every thanksgiving has him merely look over his bank accounts because his family as mentioned before only cares about his money.
  • The "Draw my Life" video. Mainly, how Logan was ill quite a lot when he was younger (nearly dying on a few occasions), how he ended up losing both his girlfriend and Lovell (the latter of whom voices a few characters in the show, like Bowser, Chef Pee Pee and Toad) because of how he acted, and finally, Jamarcus's death, which finally got him to get his life back on track and make amends with the people he'd fallen out with.
  • Bowser Junior's Jerkass Woobie side in "Bowser Junior Loses Thomas!", and his speech how he talks of Thomas as a life-long friend that died.
  • Rosalina crying due to being separated from Luma in "Mario's New Girlfriend!", while being funny at the same time, can be touching a little bit.
  • Mario finding Shrek in a coma in "Shrek's Diet!", due to the tragic aspect of losing a close friend from a diabetic coma is truly heartbreaking.
  • In "Bowser Junior Goes to Military School!", the way Junior acts when he comes back from military school is very much like a Vietnam War veteran and will make your tears run down your face.
  • Junior's breakdown in "Cody the Magician!", after it appears that Cody killed Joseph, and Junior begging him to bring him back to life.
  • It's not hard to feel sorry for Chef Pee Pee when he begins crying after his birthday gets ruined in "Chef Pee Pee's Birthday" and "Chef Pee Pee's Birthday Surprise!".
  • The death of Junior's imaginary friend Gumbo.
  • Junior's breakdown after finding out that he accidentally killed Chef Pee Pee in "Evil Chef Pee Pee!".
  • Chef Pee Pee's complete MELTDOWN when Junior tells him his mother died in "April Fools!". It was just an April Fools' joke, but still.
  • Rosalina on the verge of tears after she finds out Mario killed her pet turtle, Pee-wee in "Mario's Turtle Problem!".
  • Bowser going into depression after Charleyyy and Friends got cancelled.
  • From "Jeffy Goes To The Zoo!":
    • Brooklyn T. Guy saying his final goodbyes to Harambe the gorilla just before sacrificing him to save Jeffy.
    • Mario pulling his dick out on national television, while also heartwarming, can be a bit of a Tear Jerker.
  • The retrospective segment at the end of "The Koopalings! Part 2".
  • Mario losing the ring he was going to use to propose to Rosalina in "The Ring" — right after Chef Pee Pee had found it, no less.
  • Junior and Cody saying goodbye to their "children", Junior Jr. and Chas in "Chef Pee Pee's Kids!". Their subsequent depression doesn't last for long, but still...
  • While also being funny at the same time, Rosalina breaking down into tears when she assumes Jeffy had died in several episodes, with "Smart/Zombie Jeffy!" being the notable examples.
    • Additionally, it's quite sad seeing Mario genuinely torn up about Jeffy's "death" in episodes like the aforementioned "Zombie Jeffy!", "Jeffy's Permission Slip!", and "Jeffy's 18th Birthday".
  • Due to his mother's death, Joseph has no one to spend Christmas with in "Happy Merry Christmas!". Junior at first refuses to let him enter his house, before he realizes his jerkassery, and decides to invite Joseph in his house and cheer him up, while having Atso disguised as Santa.
  • "Jeffy's Parents!". Good God, this episode will beat the shit out of your emotions.
    • Jeffy's reaction when he finds out Jeffy's real mom is going to pick him up and he won't see Mario or Rosalina again.
      Jeffy: Oh, not again...
    • Jeffy's mother, Nancy, beating Jeffy up, followed by him begging Mario to not let Nancy to take him away. The remake even has him screaming for his daddy.
      • Before this, we get a flashback sequence from the day Jeffy was abandoned by his mother and dropped off at Mario's house. The kicker? This line:
      Jeffy: Bye, mommy.
    • Jeffy begging Mario to let him back inside the house, after Mario locks him outside. That bears repeating. Jeffy is begging Mario for help. Eventually, Mario unlocks the door and lets Jeffy in for a few minutes.
    • Mario heartlessly letting Jeffy go with Nancy, showing absolutely no concern. It gets to the point that Rosalina outright dumps him. They're somehow back together by the end, though.
    • Mario deciding to adopt Jeffy in the end. Doubles as Heartwarming.
      Mario: I let you into my house, I fed you, gave you presents, gave you a bed, and gave you a phone! And how did you repay me?! You made messes, threw and broke my stuff, threw tantrums, refused to listen to me, got me in trouble with the police, my girlfriend, and media, locked me out of the house, sweared and cussed at me, and you never fucking APOLOGIZED! And you expected me to just forgive you?! That's not gonna cut it, Jeffy! You. Are. Going. To. Foster care! IS THAT CLEAR?!
  • "Joseph Moves In!" reveals that Joseph is so lonely that he actually wants to commit suicide and his house burning down left him emotionally scarred for life.
  • Mario kicking Shrek out in "The Couch!", and Shrek crying around the end of the video.
  • It's not hard to feel sorry for Goodman after he loses all of his money and all of his jobs in the "The Bet!".
  • In "The Magical Button!", Junior discovers that pressing the button grants a wish, but also kills a random person. As a result, his friends and family die in the process. He then kills himself to reverse the murders. However, Joseph and Cody press the button to get him back, killing Logan himself in the process. It's all heartwrenching when you think about it.
    • In addition, The Reveal that the skeleton that Junior and his friends find in the attic belongs to a person that killed themself, after they killed their friends and family and committed suicide to bring them back to life.
  • Where to even begin with "Joseph's Mom!"?
    • It begins as a goofy Halloween episode, and then Joseph shows up. He poses as the person who killed his mom, reflecting on how she died on the night of Halloween and how it happened: he theorizes that he murdered her in his sleep with a hammer after being grounded. Already it's a punch to the emotions, but then an investigation by Officer Brooklyn T. Guy reveals that Joseph's mom never really died. She shows up at the house, having faked her death with a plastic skeleton after winning the lottery, and then she disowns her son and leaves.
    • Joseph, in absolute denial, goes home — while Junior can only watch in pity — and sits alone in the dark, waiting for his mom to come back and give him a hug as the episode draws to a close. She's definitely not coming home, Joseph...
      • What's even more sad is that Joseph's mom is just as bad as Nancy, if not worse, because Joseph's mom is a realistic take on an abusive parent, while Nancy was grossly-exaggerated both for laughs and drama.
    • Seems as though Joseph had been waiting for a few weeks for his mother to come home as of "Cody's Amiibo!". And much like with "Joseph's Mom!", Joseph is still in denial that his mother will never return.
      • The "moral" for the aforementioned "Cody's Amiibo!" is to cry to get something bad enough until you get it. Joseph promptly breaks down.
      Joseph: I want my mom to come home! (starts blubbering) Mommy...!
  • In "Black Yoshi's Black Friday!", Goodman tells Mario he's never had a normal Thanksgiving. In fact, every Thanksgiving all he does is go to his office and look over his bank accounts because his family only wants him for his money. God, no wonder why Goodman's so bitter. And when Mario attempts to make him dinner, Jeffy ends up ruining everything, robbing Goodman of probably his only chance at one good Thanksgiving.
  • Junior finding out that Toys "R" Us is closed forever in "Bowser Junior's Bad News!", and the ensuing depression afterward.
  • In "Jeffy's Sister Returns!", it turns out that Feebee really was Jeffy's sister after all, and, after being told by Brooklyn Guy, Jeffy explains her backstory: Three years before the events of the video, Feebee was forced to give Nancy her helmet to use as an ashtray. Later, when Feebee rode her bicycle, she couldn't stop and ended up getting hit by a truck. As a result of not having her helmet to protect her head, Jeffy had to witness his own sister die in front of him.' Just when you thought he couldn't get any more pitiful...
    Jeffy: Feebee, are you okay? Feebee?! Wake up, Feebee! Talk to me! MOMMY!!!
    • This also explains why Jeffy always wears a helmet. Perhaps he keeps it on in fear that if he takes it off, something horrible might happen to him like what happens to his sister. In fact, during the dream sequence, Jeffy attacks Mario for trying to take off Feebee’s helmet.
    • The below exchange.
      Jeffy: So yeah, Daddy. She's still sleepin'. and I make sure to always wear my helmet.
      [...]
      Mario: So, Jeffy, where's your sister sleeping at now?
      Jeffy: Well, Daddy, I think she wants to be a tree.
      Mario: A tree? What're you talking about?
      Jeffy: 'Cause she's sleeping in the ground.
  • The ending of "Jeffy's Birthday Surprise!" ends on a sour note, even by the series' usual standards, with Brooklyn Guy blowing out Jeffy's candle, wishing that Jeffy never had a birthday, and trashing Jeffy's party goods.
  • Mario calling Jeffy "the worst son ever" in "Jeffy The Monkey", regardless of whether you think it's warranted or not, is pretty damn harsh, especially with Jeffy bursting into tears. It doesn't help that it's not even resolved, with the video ending on a typical "Jeffy annoys Mario" gag.
  • Jeffy crying over his imaginary friend Bunghole's death in "Jeffy's Imaginary Friend". While the death itself isn't sad, considering Bunghole had it coming for forcing Jeffy to throw his desk at Jackie Chu, Jeffy's crying in this scene actually sounds realistic compared to the other times he's cried.
  • While (usually) Played for Laughs, the sheer number of abusive, negligent, or otherwise useless parents in the cast is depressing in itself:
    • Bowser, as mentioned above, cares more about a TV show than his own son (something he's outright admitted to), and is vocal about his contempt for Junior, whether it be verbally or physically. In "Bowser's Broken TV", Junior reacts to his father casually approaching him by cowering in fear on the spot, begging Bowser not to beat him.
    • Jeffy and Joseph's moms abandoned them, though not before they openly admitted to hating their own children right to their faces. And while Jeffy caught on to it rather quickly, Joseph didn't.
    • Mario and Rosalina, while better than Nancy, are anything but good or competent parents themselves; Mario is a neurotic wreck who lets Jeffy walk all over him, while Rosalina outright enables Jeffy's destructive, selfish behavior and accuses Mario of child abuse at even the hint of an attempt to reign Jeffy in. And while it's true that Jeffy is at fault for his own poor decisions, Brooklyn points out that it's Mario and Rosalina's fault that they constantly cave into his demands even if said demands are unreasonable.
    • Goodman and Richard barely tolerate each other at the best of times, and Goodman's own dad bullied and belittled him at every moment possible literally to the grave. And given Goodman's comments, his grandfather wasn't any better.
    • Brooklyn T. Guy, while trying to be a good parent to Penelope (albeit with the bare minimum of effort), outright says he wishes he never had her, and is otherwise shown to be so uninvolved/uninterested in her life to the point where he doesn't even know how old she is. Meanwhile, Brooklyn's own mother is a loudmouthed drunk who constantly verbally disparages him, while coddling her other son Jonathan to the point where he's become a socially broken Manchild who doesn't have the first clue about how the world works.
    • Cody's parents, while well-meaning (at least in Judy's case), openly cheat on each other constantly and are of questionable sanity, and the list goes on and on.
      • Recent videos, however, show that Cody's parents don't actually care about him and celebrate whenever they think he's dead, such as in "Junior goes to Legoland!" and "Jeffy's Dare!".
    • Hank Huckerdoo is a control freak who abuses his children when they don't do something correctly and also cheated on his wife SIX times. Not to mention how he's implied to particularly resent (if not outright hate) his son Timmy.
    • Needless to say, you know you're living in a Crapsack World when Shrek of all people isn't just one of the few legitimately loving parents in it, but also the only one who could be considered even remotely good or competent.
  • At the end of "Bowser Junior's Stinky Friend", Joseph asks Junior if he can live with him after the latter had taken a homeless man home (and unsuccessfully tried to help him)... only for Junior and Cody to promptly get into an entirely unrelated conversation, the two of them not even acknowledging Joseph once throughout it. It really makes you wonder why the three of them are even friends.
    Joseph: God, when will I be noticed...?!
  • Chef Pee Pee callously sending Chompy away in "Precious the Rapper!", and Junior's reaction upon finding out. Even worse is that Chompy never appeared again afterwards, and even if Logan wanted to bring him back, the video happened before the C&D, ensuring that, unless Logan intends on making a puppet version of him as well, we'll most likely never see him again.
  • "In Brooklyn Guy's Thanksgiving!", nobody other than Karen thinks to save Brooklyn when he starts choking on a roll. Keep in mind that they were having dinner at Brooklyn's family's house, with his own mother, brother, and even his partner and best friend Simmons being present as it happened. Is it really any wonder why Brooklyn can be such an asshole at times?
  • In February 2021, Nintendo had sent Logan a cease and desist letter for using Mario characters in his videos, with the human puppets becoming the status quo. This was later pushed even further with Nintendo eventually forcing Logan to completely delete all content related to the Mario plushes, which included the entire original channel. On July 8th, 2021, Logan completely deleted the original SML channel, with nearly 13 years of videos down the drain.
  • Around 2 months later came Precious's death, a massive gut punch to all who loved her: Logan's long-living cat finally kicked the bucket at 17 years old. What's worse is that a genuinely solemn Logan had already foreshadowed it on a livestream confirming thisnote . A flood of heartbroken comments were soon paying tribute to her.
  • Tying into the previous example, "Precious's Biggest Fan!" was uploaded that same month, with Junior and Joseph competing to see who could perform a bigger tribute to her. Apart from them, even Goodman, Chef Pee Pee, and Jeffy are clearly saddened by her death. But the big tearjerker is the tribute at the end, which features a montage of clips featuring Precious, whether it be in an SML video or a vlog.
  • "PJ Crenshaw!" has Roy Gethard facing the titular character in a cool-off to see who's the coolest. Unfortunately, Roy loses. Seeing that he has no purpose to be cool and having lost his title, he is forced to leave. Even Junior and his friends feel bad for him and wave goodbye. Even if you hate Roy, it's hard not to feel bad for him.
  • The SML Movie ("Jeffy's 18th Birthday!") already has a lot of emotional moments, but it's Jeffy's Disney Death in the climax that takes the cake. When Marvin gets back home, he reluctantly has to break the news to Rose, who immediately starts wailing while her husband, who's just as hysterical as she is, tries to comfort her. note 
    Rose: Marvin, where’s Jeffy?
    Marvin: Uh… he’s, uh… he’s not coming back, baby.
    Rose: What do you mean he isn’t coming back? Where is he?
    Marvin: His uh… his… his mom took him.
    Rose: No, she didn’t! MARVIN, WE HAVE TO GO BACK THERE! WE HAVE TO GO GET HIM! GET THE COPS!
    Marvin: No! (struggles to say something) H-He’s dead, baby...
    Rose: He’s dead? What are you talking about, Marvin?
    Marvin: Listen… the mom took him in the van, and the van exploded, and Jeffy died in the explosion.
    Rose: EXPLODED?! NO! NO, MARVIN! JEFFY CAN’T BE GONE! NO, HE JUST CAN’T! HE CAN’T! YOU GO GET JEFFY!
    Marvin: HE’S DEAD, BABY! HE’S DEAD!
    Rose: BUT-BUT IT’S HIS BIRTHDAY!
    Marvin: HE’S NOT COMING BACK! HE’S NOT COMING BACK!
    Rose: MARVIN, NO! IT CAN’T BE REAL! THIS I-THIS ISN’T HAPPENING! IT’S HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY! MARVIN, NO!!!
    Marvin: I know! I know, baby! He died! I know! I should’ve been nicer to him!
    Rose: I just can’t believe this is happening!
    Marvin: I KNOW! I know! I-
    Rose: He’s our baby boy!
    Marvin: I know! We should’ve... I should’ve been nicer to him. I shouldn’t have... I shouldn’t have been mean to him on his birthday. I’m sorry! I-If I had a chance to apologize, I’d say sorry! I just... I just wish he was here right now...
    Rose: Jeffy...!
    [Much later...]
    Rose: I just wish Jeffy was back!
    Marvin: I know, baby. I miss Jeffy too. I wish I could just hear him doing that annoying "Uh!" sound one more time.
  • Joseph and Cody cradling Junior's dead body in their arms in "Pinch Pinch Pinch" when Brooklyn T. Guy shoots him (albeit accidentally). You can even hear Joseph crying when they do so. Even Cody, who was beating up Junior earlier for continuing to pinch him was horrified.
  • You've got to feel sorry for Brooklyn Guy during the eternity of "Brooklyn Guy's Guilt!". After falling asleep when he was called to put down a fire, said fire ended up killing 50 people. He's then left a blubbering mess, blaming himself for the deaths of all those people.
  • From "Jeffy Gets Framed":
    • Rose’s grandparents have passed away and are cremated. The vase containing the ashes is broken because Junior kicked a soccer ball. Rose’s reaction is this to anyone who has lost a grandparent.
    • Since Junior framed Jeffy for breaking the vase, he tries to convince Junior to tell the truth by having Brooklyn Guy dress as Joseph’s mom and then shoots her in front of Joseph. Despite the disguise, Joseph is upset that his mother is dead.
  • Timmy Huckerdoo in general, the poor kid lives in a strict household with strict religious parents and clearly afraid of coming out of the closet, he often gets into trouble whenever he tries to fit with Junior's gang, is not allowed to have toys, tv, games, etc. He sometimes breaks down crying in his reaction videos whenever he reflects on his life.
  • Cody's reaction to seeing a live lobster getting boiled to death in "Cody Works at Red Lobster!" a mixture of this and Played for Laughs, as Cody is clearly horrified at the sight of seeing an innocent creature dying a horrible death, even worse when Cody sees two more boiled lobsters and his words explain how he feels perfectly.
  • The ending of "The Celebrity Crush!" straddles a fine line between being the epitome of Black Comedy and one of the saddest moments in the puppet era thus far. Junior decides to sabotage Penelope's celebrity crush Toby Sherbert by punching holes in his parachute. The problem? Unbeknownst to Junior, Toby would be parachuting with a cancer patient. The looks on Junior, Joseph and Cody's faces say it all.
    • What makes this sadder? The parachute read "CANCER FREE", with cancer patient Thomas going to learn that he fully recovered mid-flight. You can hear him and Toby's screams before they splattered on the ground, followed by the audience screaming in panic. Steve Staleburger's words sum it up pretty well.
    Steve: Thomas's parents were there! He beat cancer only to die a horrible death on national television!
    (the audience is heard shrieking in the background)
    Cody: Oh, you fucked up so bad.
  • Timmy Huckerdoo's reaction when he finds out that Cody's been dating Ken for several years in "Cody's Love Triangle". Even though he picks Ken, Cody's clearly heartbroken afterward that he and Timmy are over. Luckily they are able to reach a compromise later and resume their relationship.
  • At the beginning of "Brooklyn Guy's Missing Wife", Brooklyn tells Karen to her face that he thinks his life would be better without her. And when she gets kidnapped shortly afterwards, not only does he not care and go to the strip club to celebrate, the only reason he tries to find her is because Judge Pooby thinks he killed her and he'll go to jail if he can't prove his innocence. Even if it's Played for Laughs, it's not hard to think it'd be Karen who'd be better off without Brooklyn and not the other way around.

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