History Heartwarming / TheMuppetShow

** another notable moment with the old geezers in another episode, Fozzie sings "Wotcher Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road." and not only does he manage to entertain Statler and Waldorf but they as well as the audience join in.

* In the Peter Ustinov episode, Kermit is feeling overlooked and neglected by his friends over the guest star which eventually culminates in him singing "It's not Easy Being Green." While it starts out sad in tone, with Kermit wanting to stand out so his friends praise him again, it ends with Kermit realizing that he has to get over his jealousy and accept himself.

** When Gonzo finally returns and pulls off another disastrous act involving tap dancing on a giant vat of oatmeal, the others quickly step in to fish him out (with spoons and milk and brown sugar at the ready) while Kermit, despite his frustrations at the mess that has occurred, makes sure to tell Gonzo he's happy he's back.

* Meta example: Jerry Nelson was the one who named the character of Janice (from the Electric Mayhem band). [[http://muppetshenson.blogspot.ca/2013/08/remembering-jerry-nelson-thoughts-from_23.html She's named after his sister.]] D'awwwww!

* A meta-moment regarding the show's guest stars: the producers of the show always did their best to make the experience as much fun as possible. One of their key strategies was allowing the guest to perform an act with a Muppet of their choice; the creators always bent over backwards to make that request possible. For example, Rudolf Nereyev desperately wanted to perform a dance with Miss Piggy, and while the producers couldn't make it happen (largely because Miss Piggy doesn't have legs), they compromised by building an entirely new full-body Muppet pig to perform the dance instead. It demonstrates just how communal and lighthearted the show was, and why seemingly everyone in show business wanted to appear by the end of the run.

* A subtle one: During the performance of "Danny Boy" from Wally Boag's episode, all three singers are crying by the end. [[PapaWolf Swedish Chef is seen checking over his shoulder to see if Animal and Beaker are okay before burying his face in his handkerchief]].

* In the first season, after Animal ruins Gonzo's "Pop Goes The Weasel" act, Lena Horne comforts him by singing "I'm Glad There Is You."

* The theatre audience is even more unruly than usual during the Creator/DianaRoss episode thanks to Statler and Waldorf provoking them. During the UK spot they start booing in the middle of Beaker's performance of "Feelings". Animals walks out from behind the drum kit and yells at them to be quiet so Beaker can finish the song, he then joins in singing backup vocals.

* In the Creator/GeorgeBurns episode, after a conversation with [[TheDitz Gonzo]], Burns remarks that Gonzo [[Creator/GracieAllen reminds him of someone he used to talk to a lot]]. Gonzo is thrilled to be compared to... Creator/WalterMatthau. And Burns just deadpans "Yeah, that's [[Creator/GracieAllen her.]]" A beautifully understated tribute to his wife and partner.

* The Harry Belafonte episode.

** Kermit also sang it--with the same arrangement--in the Peter Sellers episode. (Interesting that the two episodes should be linked in that way, since Peter Ustinov was almost Inspector Clouseau...) Kermit is feeling overwhelmed that so many things have gone wrong with the show this week, culminating with an act not showing up and nothing to replace it. He apologizes to the audience while sitting on an empty stage. "You may have noticed we're not terribly well-organized around here...and tonight I'm just barely making it...I don't know, sometimes it's very difficult." Sitting on a crate, he beings the song, and as he sings, the stage behind him slowly transfers into a beautiful wooded area. As it transforms, and as the song progresses, he seems to gain more confidence, and as it ends, he seems to be far more at peace with himself, looking around and nodding in satisfaction.

* In the Madeline Kahn episode, Gonzo thinks that Madeline is in love with him. This gets back to Madeline, who laughingly dismisses the very idea. She leaves the backstage area...to reveal that Gonzo was hidden, overhearing it. He sings the first half of "The Wishing Song", wishing he could be someone else. Now it's Madeline's turn to overhear, and she returns, comforting Gonzo and reassuring him that he's worth something and she'll be his friend even if she isn't in love with him. This cheers Gonzo up, and he sings the second half of the song, giving thanks for all the good things in his life and re-affirming that he's happy to be who he is. [[HappyTears And Madeline sniffles in response.]]

* From the Creator/GeneKelly episode: The final sketch, where Rowlf keeps trying to get Gene to sing "Film/SinginInTheRain" by playing the opening vamp. Gene is reluctant to sing it because he doesn't think he will ever be able to do it as well as in the movie, so each time he uses the vamp to transition into one of his other famous songs. Finally, Rowlf gives up, and then Gene tells him to play it again because he knows another song the vamp goes with -- which is, of course, "Singin' in the Rain." As Gene leaves backstage, he strolls onto an exact recreation of the rainy street from the film. This sketch is a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} in part because this was the final sketch of the final episode to be taped (though not the last one broadcast). It just seems a very moving end to the series' long run. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US5Ud_kwwBw Watch it here.]]

* Any time Kermit and Piggy have a falling out and inevitably get back together in the end, especially in the Loretta Swit episode, and in ''[[Film/TheMuppets The Muppets]]''. After Kermit fires her and storms out of the scene, Piggy is initially, uncharacteristically aghast and says to herself, "...he doesn't really mean it..." That small moment really shows how much she loves him.