History Heartwarming / SupermanTheAnimatedSeries

* We get scenes of Kal-El with his parents on Krypton before everything goes south. It's clear his parents adore him and it's a sign of, had things not gone wrong on Krypton, he would've grown up happy and well adjusted.

* Among those attending the funeral are ComicBook/LexLuthor and Lois Lane (who's been giving Turpin so much hard time, as shown in "Tools of the Trade" and "Apocalypse... Now!: Part II").

** The dedication, which simply reads: "This episode was dedicated to '''Jack Kirby'''. '''Long Live The King'''".

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* Livewire's whole arc throughout the series. While her animated debut was kinda one-dimensional, here she gets a full redemption arc, with her teaming up with Superman and saving the Earth ''twice'', and doing the same for Superman himself. By the end, she's come around to even liking the man of steel (though she denies completely that his influence rubbed off on her). And even though her [[BroughtDownToNormal total power loss]] lasts for all of two pages, she's fully reformed and gone to the side of good.

** Speaking of Superman's big brother instinct, there's the scene in which he joins the fight between Kara and the Female Furies. As Supergirl is down and stunned, Stompa tosses a sewer grate at her and just before it hits her, Superman [[FlashStep Flash Steps]] into the scene and catches it. Then [[BewareTheNiceOnes he glares at the Furies and Granny Goodness like someone confronting the people who were just beating up his sister and crushes the grate menacingly]], prompting them to step back scared. [[https://youtu.be/95Ep29OGB9I?t=2m44s The BGM that plays definitely sells the scene.]]

* When Jimmy takes a picture of Kyle Rayner taking down a thief who tried to steal his camera, he proudly said it would be front page. Turns out he tried to get it, but was even rejected for the classified. Nonetheless, Jimmy makes sure to tell Kyle he's still a hero in his books.

* Overlaps with HeartwarmingInHindsight; even though the title wasn't his idea to begin with, ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' do show that Superman quickly adopted "my pal" as an AffectionateNickname for Jimmy, further implying that Angela hit closer to the mark than she realized.

* From the same episode, Jimmy's "man on the street" moment in the aftermath of Superman's brainwashed rampage. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite having seen everything that his hero did]], the teen doesn't berate him, doesn't express fear, seems angry at the way everybody else is reacting. "Superman's saved the world hundreds of times. We ''owe'' him another chance!" [[AFriendInNeed No better way to prove it]] -- [[AFriendInNeed he really]] ''[[AFriendInNeed is]]'' [[AFriendInNeed Superman's pal]].

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* Jimmy gets a moment to show why he's not only Superman's friend, but why he's so well liked in the series. When the Furies start whaling on Superman, he actually rushes forwards in an attempt to help, completely heedless of the danger to himself, only just being saved from being crushed by a member of Intergang who'd just undergone a HeelFaceTurn. Doubles as a moment of Awesome for Jimmy, who shows exactly ''why'' Superman considers him a close friend in ''both'' of his identities.

* From the same episode, Jimmy's "man on the street" moment in the aftermath of Superman's brainwashed rampage. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite having seen everything that his hero did]], the teen doesn't berate him, doesn't express fear, seems angry at the way everybody else is reacting. "Superman's saved the world hundreds of times. We ''owe'' him another chance!" [[AFriendInNeed No better way to prove that he really]] ''[[AFriendInNeed is]]'' [[AFriendInNeed Superman's pal]].

** A smaller one from the same episode, just prior to that moment: when Clark is telling Lana about all his powers and how much it's all scaring him, he tells her about his X-Ray vision and looks through the wall into the gym, where he sees an elderly teacher on a ladder hanging decorations for the school dance. Clark's next thought? 'She shouldn't be on that ladder at her age, she might get hurt'. Even in the midst of his own very understandable crisis, Clark can't help but think about other people's safety. He's just ''that'' good of a person.

* The ending of the episode. Superman gave Jimmy a watch that sends out a signal that Superman can hear, any time Jimmy might be in danger, saying that Jimmy will need it - now that the world knows that the two are close friends. What really hits the mark was the whole episode Jimmy kept denying that someone as important as Big Blue could possibly be his friend, and Superman told him to find a way to "clear up this whole mess" that started in the news stretching the truth about Jimmy's friendship with Superman - as if they were [=BFF=]s. But Superman pretty much tells Jimmy, "Yeah, you ''are'' my friend, and I'll always have your back."

* Overlaps with HeartwarmingInHindsight; even though it wasn't his idea to begin with, ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' do show that Superman adopted "my pal" as an AffectionateNickname for Jimmy, further implying that Angela hit closer to the mark than she realized.

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** Similarly, the scene in which Superman joins the fight between Kara and the Female Furies. As Supergirl is down and stunned, Stompa tosses a sewer grate at her and just before it hits her, Superman [[FlashStep Flash Steps]] into the scene and catches it. Then [[BewareTheNiceOnes he glares at the Furies and Granny Goodness like someone staring at the people who were just beating up his sister and crushes the grate menacingly]], prompting them to step back scared. [[https://youtu.be/95Ep29OGB9I?t=2m44s The BGM that plays definitely sells the scene.]]

* When Jimmy takes a picture of Kyle Rayner taking down a thief who tried to steal his camera, he proudly said it would be front page. Turns out he tried to get it, but was even rejected for the classified. Jimmy still made sure to tell Kyle he's still a hero in his books.

* From the same episode, Jimmy's "man on the street" moment in the aftermath of Superman's brainwashed rampage. Despite having seen everything that his hero did, the teen doesn't berate him, doesn't express fear, seems angry at the way everybody else is reacting. "Superman's saved the world hundreds of times. We ''owe'' him another chance!" No better way to prove that he really ''is'' Superman's pal.

** Superman petting the dodo bird he found in the Preservers collection.
** Lobo's employer asks what happened to The Preservers menagerie of endangered or extinct species, and Lobo says that Superman took them with him (Lobo himself said he's either have left them to die or used them for a three-year barbecue). As the viewer sees, Superman created a habitat for them all in his fortress, allowing them to live out their days in peace.
--> '''Lobo''': I guess that boys just a sucker for hard-luck cases.