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Tear Jerker / The Muppets (2015)

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  • In the first episode Piggy has an aversion to Elizabeth Banks appearing on her show. A flashback reveals just why: She publicly feuded with Kermit outside of a screening of Banks' film Pitch Perfect 2 that she was appearing at. It is all but outright said that this is the moment the two broke up a few months ago. Even better, we get to see both sides of their argument.
    Kermit: I really am an insensitive toad.
  • Bobo on his failure to sell cookies for his daughter: "At least it was a good learning experience for her. If you want something, don't count on Dad."
  • Kermit's speech about how Fozzie cheered him up when the former got passed over for a job he wanted so badly in episode 3 is a heartwarming tearjerker.
  • The hospital scene with Fozzie and Statler in "Pig Out". Especially when Statler says that Fozzie was the only one who came to visit - Waldorf couldn't come because he was scared of hospitals.
    • Earlier: "How do I handle hecklers? I'm a comedian. They're a part of the job. The part that keeps you from completely liking yourself."
  • Piggy's crying over her PR disaster with Reese Witherspoon in "Walk The Swine". It's one of the few times where her haughty shield is brought down.
  • The ending of "Pigs in a Blackout" can cause Tears of Joy for most longtime Muppet fans.
  • This exchange at the bar:
    Kermit: You know, Rowlf, there's so many selfish people in this world who won't lift a finger to help anybody. Sometimes I wish I was more like them.
    Rowlf: But then you wouldn't be you. And that's no way to live.
  • Fozzie's sadness over his and Becky's breakup in the Christmas Episode.
  • Even if the fans didn't particularly like her, you have to feel a little bad for Denise in 'Swine Song'. She probably started the new year thinking that she and Kermit were going to go farther and be better in their relationship, and over the course of 2 days, she gets blown off, finds him sleeping, and witnesses chemistry with her frog and his ex. You have to admit that any pig or person would feel betrayed seeing what's been happening.
  • In "Tail of Two Piggies", Gonzo mentions finding a box of Camilla's old things, which made him sad over their breakup again. She comes back to him at the end.
  • "Got Silk?":
    • The episode's main plot revolves around Miss Piggy realizing that despite being a famous celebrity, she doesn't have any real friends. While this isn't too surprising considering her tempestuous personality, it's still sad to see her trying and failing to make a friend during Janice's aerial silks class, and later seeing all the other Muppets being friendly with each other during the show's commercial break while she's sitting alone on center stage.
      Piggy: Deadly...am I that hard to like?
    • Kermit's trying to reconnect with Denise after them "taking a break" in "Swine Song". You see snippets of him calling her, trying to get her to talk again. And then we see that she sent a box of "his stuff" back to his office. To anyone who's been through a breakup, you can tell Kermit and Denise are getting towards their last legs.
  • From "Generally Inhospitable":
    Kermit: I love her...

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