History Main / GroupHug

* {{NCIS}} had a particularly heart-rending example. After [[spoiler:Franks dies]], Tony draws Ziva into a hug on the elevator, and lets her cry on his chest. The elevator doors ding open ... cue McGee and Abby in the exact same position. Cue Tony drawing them into a big elevator group hug. Cue ''waterworks.''

[[quoteright:303:[[WinnieThePooh http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GroupHug.jpg]]]]

-->--''{{The Suite Life of Zack and Cody}}''

Examples:

* {{NCIS}} had the absolute cutest example. After [[spoiler:Franks dies]], Tony draws Ziva into a hug on the elevator, and lets her cry on his chest. The elevator doors ding open . . . cue McGee and Abby in the exact same position. Cue Tony drawing them into a big elevator group hug. Cue ''waterworks.''

-->'''Homer''': Hey everyone, let's all hug Apu.
-->''(Everyone hugs and sighes happily then everyone stops)''
-->'''Homer''': ''(Checks Watch)'' We still have some time. Let's all hug Apu again.
-->''(They hug again and THEN the episode ends)''

-->'''Starfire:''' Let us initiate a group hug!
--> '''Raven:''' ''Pass...''

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* The Genie calls for a group hug at the end of ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''.

* ''{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Genie pulling everybody nearby -- including the Sultan and Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah -- into a group hug, even growing extra arms to do so. "Mind if I kiss the monkey? *MWAH!* *KAFF!* Ooh, hairball!"

->--''{{The Suite Life of Zack and Cody}}''

* TotalDramaIsland has one of these when DJ is eliminated. ''Everybody'' joins in on it, even [[TheLibby Heather]].

* ''{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Genie pulling everybody nearby -- including the Sultan and Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah -- into a group hug, even growing extra arms to do so. "Mind if I kiss the monkey? *MWAH!* *KAFF!* Ooh, hairball!"

* ''OrderOfTheStick''... including one where one of the dumber bad guys tried to join in, but Durkon simply cast "Hold Person" on him (without even breaking the hug).

* Pops up from time to time in ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* Subverted in ''Series/TheMightyDucks''. After an episode in which Duke's criminal past had caused some tension, he assured his team he could never stay mad at them and called for a group hug...so he could steal their equipment.

* The infamous final episode of ''MaryTylerMoore'' featured one.

A staple of children's shows everywhere, although it appears elsewhere too. The main characters stand in a tight circle and stretch their arms around their two nearest neighbours. Tends to happen fairly often and for lots of reasons such as supporting one character who just went through something difficult or emotional, the final group action before splitting up or carrying out a big plan, or as part of the denouement.

* The puppies in ''Disney/{{101 Dalmatians}}: The Series''

* The puppies in ''Disney/101Dalmatians: The Series''

* ''TeenTitans''

* The puppies in ''101 Dalmatians: The Series''

* "Group Hug" is the name of a [[HealingHands party healing spell]] in ''SuperMarioRPG''. It doesn't go so far as to portray the hug, however.

[[WinnieThePooh http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GroupHug.jpg]]

-->--''{{The Suite Life of Zack and Cody}}''

-->--''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody''

* Subverted in ''TheMightyDucks''. After an episode in which Duke's criminal past had caused some tension, he assured his team he could never stay mad at them and called for a group hug...so he could steal their equipment.

* This is the second thing the Gorons try to give you when you clean out Dodongo's Cavern in ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Ocarina of Time]]''. Given that Darunia, their chief, DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength and sends you to the ground with a simple pat on the back, Link wastes no time in running like hell as the Gorons approach.

* Jimmy of ''JimmyTwoShoes'' loves to do this.