History Heartwarming / TheMuppetShow

*** Even JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf couldn't find anything to say after hearing those letters. They even sang along.

** Pretty much the entire ''The Muppets Remember Jim Henson'' special, in fact.

* 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." This sketch is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming 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. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US5Ud_kwwBw Watch it here.]]

* Bernadette Peters and the Muppets [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioR28cNX33Y singing "Just One Person" to Robin]], who is feeling ignored and overlooked. It's a beautiful moment, but the Muppets managed to ''top'' it when they reprise the song, ''twice,'' after Jim Henson's death (once [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zzfdlxjx4Y during the memorial service]] with Scooter as the lead singer, once during the ''Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson'' TV special with Robin as the lead singer), dedicating the song to him. It is a serious TearJerker, but also warm and heartfelt.

*** When Kermit, [[TheOtherDarrin now operated by Steve Whitmire]], enters and smiles at the tribute. For Kermit to move on, that's exactly what Jim wanted. And photos of Jim Henson are visible.

* The second season had two very similar sketches that were just made of d'aww: one where Rowlf sings ''What a Wonderful World'' to a puppy, and one where Link Hogthrob sings ''Sonny Boy'' to a piglet. In both cases the "children" were played by actual live animal babies, multiplying the cuteness and heartwarming factors by several orders of magnitude.

* A bit more on Jim Henson, but his funeral was... [[MeaningfulFuneral unique]]. He had stated in his will that no one would wear black (as this was to be a celebration of life, not a commemoration of death). Everyone who appeared at the funeral was handed a specially-crafted, rainbow-colored puppet butterfly they could wave along with the presentation. And during the funeral one of the songs sung was his favorite, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady". ... they also sang ''Rainbow Connection''...
* DannyKaye wanders backstage and hears Statler and Waldorf apparently insulting him. It's saved from being a {{Tearjerker}} when Statler and Waldorf meet Kaye and are shocked to realize he's this week's guest, and not the person they were talking about, and gush over how much they love him.

** That was actually dropped after the first two episodes, although later on in the first season, PaulWilliams received one of the Paul Williams Muppets used in, "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song", and Creator/JasonSegel receive the Jason Segel Muppet used in the 2011 film.
* At the end of the JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf song "It Was A Very Good Year" Waldorf kind of cuddles next to Statler. It's brief and not too noticable but it shows the cute friendship between the two, despite how they bicker and argue.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgMvLuLSkwk Something's Missing]], in which a muppet with an incomplete face, an incomplete set, and even an incomplete song, sings about how he always gets the short end of the stick, only for that to change when he's around his love.
-->"Now my love, I beg you, stay, cause when you stay I can say, 'Nothing's missing, nothing's missing, nothing's missing!'"
* 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.
* In the Kenny Rogers episode Kermit is injured during an act and his friends immediately stop the show to see if he's okay with Fozzie asking for a doctor in the audience. It was a very sweet way of showing that for all that they drive each other crazy that at the end of the day the Muppets are TrueCompanions.
* Meta example: Jerry Nelson was the one who named the character of Janice (from the Electric Mayhem band). Who did he choose as her namesake? [[http://muppetshenson.blogspot.ca/2013/08/remembering-jerry-nelson-thoughts-from_23.html His sister.]] D'awwwww!

* A bit more on Jim Henson, but his funeral was... unique. He had stated in his will that no one would wear black. Everyone who appeared at the funeral was handed a specially-crafted, rainbow-colored puppet butterfly they could wave along with the presentation. And during the funeral one of the songs sung was his favorite, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady". ... they also sang ''Rainbow Connection''...

* Considering how bitter Statler and Waldorf are usually, just about any words of praise from them can qualify as this. The Danny Kaye episode is one example; another is the BernadettePeters episode.

* In the Kenny Rogers episode Kermit is injured during an act and his friends immediately stop the show to see if he's okay with Fozzie asking for a doctor in the audience. It was a very sweet way of showing that for all that they drive each other crazy that at the end of the day the Muppets are TrueCompanions.

* There also that truly wonderful scene where the master illusionist, Doug Henning, cheers up Robin with some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBHJCT2UyAU magic]], the kind of magic that went so beautifully with Jim Henson's own magic.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgMvLuLSkwk Something's Missing]], in which a muppet with an incomplete face sings about how he always gets the short end of the stick, only for that to change when he's around his love.

* 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.

-->"Now my love, I beg you, stay, cause when you stay I can say, 'Nothing's missing, nothing's missing, nothing's missing!'"

** Also, Harry Belafonte sang "Turn the World Around", a song he sang during his appearance on The Muppet Show. Henson had in the past commented that "Turn the World Around" was his personal favorite moment from The Muppet Show.

* From the 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." This sketch is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming 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. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US5Ud_kwwBw Watch it here.]]

*** Even StatlerAndWaldorf couldn't find anything to say after hearing those letters. They even sang along.

* At the end of the StatlerAndWaldorf song "It Was A Very Good Year" Waldorf kind of cuddles next to Statler. It's brief and not too noticable but it shows the cute friendship between the two, despite how they bicker and argue.

* In fact, Robin is the ''king'' of this trope. He just has to open his mouth, and eight times out of ten it'll be a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming -- especially if he's singing. Is it any wonder they chose him to play Tiny Tim in ''AMuppetChristmasCarol''?

''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' has its own entry [[Heartwarming/AMuppetFamilyChristmas here]].

** That was actually dropped after the first two episodes, although later on in the first season, PaulWilliams received one of the Paul Williams Muppets used in, "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song", and JasonSegel receive the Jason Segel Muppet used in the 2011 film.

* At the end of the StatlerAndWaldorf song "It Was A Very Good Year" Waldorf kind of cuddles next to Statler. It's brief and not too noticable but it shows the cute friendship between the two, despite how they bicker and argue.

** That was actually dropped after the first two episodes, although later on in the first season, PaulWilliams received one of the Paul Williams Muppets used in, "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song". Which begs the question... did JasonSegel receive the Jason Segel Muppet used in the 2011 film?
*** Yes he did.

* From the 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." [[Tropers/TServo2049 This troper]] considers this sketch a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming 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. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US5Ud_kwwBw Watch it here.]]

** Belafonte's lead-in to the song deserves a mention tooL

*** Even StatlerAndWaldorf couldn't find anything to say after hearing those letters.

** That was actually dropped after the first two episodes, although later on in the first season, Paul Williams received one of the Paul Williams Muppets used in, "That's Just an Old Fashioned Love Song". Which begs the question... did JasonSegel receive the Jason Segel Muppet used in the 2011 film?