History Main / ItsAlwaysSunnyAtFunerals

* It was mostly sunny with only a few clouds at the funeral for Jonathan Kent in ''{{Film/Superman}}''.

* The funeral in ''Jumpin' Jack Flash'' is also on a clear day.

* ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen'': In the 2003 adaptation, it's bright and sunny during the funeral for Mark's pet frog Beans.

Weather has always been used symbolically when it comes to death. When characters die it's often a perfect day outside, with nary a cloud in the sky. There are several reasons for using the dichotomy between the bright, cheerful, cloudless sky as a counterpoint to the sadness of death. [[{{Irony}} Ironic contrast]], perhaps, or to show that, even in the midst of our grief life does go on. Maybe its just to give the resident DeadpanSnarker something to gripe about, or maybe the sunny day is an excuse for the characters to feel that much worse about the death of a loved one. Sometimes it's ''too'' sunny and the heat just exhausts everyone physically, to compliment the mental exhaustion. Sometimes [[JustifiedTrope the funeral just takes place in a relatively sunny area]].

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* Meursault's maman in ''Literature/TheStranger'' is buried on not only a very sunny day, but a very hot one as well. This is actually an important plot point, and it is given a CallBack when [[spoiler: he shoots the Arab at the end of part one]].
* In the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'' novel ''Touched By An Angel'', a character, sent back in time by a Weeping Angel, has the opportunity to revisit [[spoiler: his wife]]'s funeral. He's surprised that it's a sunny day, since he remembers it as being overcast to match his mood.

* Kate Todd's funeral in ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' is accompanied by a bright sun. Though the funeral itself is sad, on the way home, Abby plays some jazz in true New Orleans fashion. This is a part of EmpathicEnvironment. It was constantly raining as the team hunted for her killer, and Gibbs blamed himself for her death. By the time of funeral, her killer is dead and Gibbs no longer blames himself.

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* Averted in the teaser of the ''Series/GetSmart'' episode, "The Mess of Adrian Listenger": while it's hardly a gloomy day, it is pouring rain.

* The weather in the Smurf Village is nice during the funeral of Smurfette's pet mouse Squeaky in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode of the same name.

-->-- '''Paul Reiser'''

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* The weather is clear for the funeral of Ellie's father in ''{{Film/Contact}}''.

* In ''The Tiger Rising'', it's sunny at both Rob's mother's, and the tiger's, funerals.

* Ho's funeral in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', completing Bam's introduction to the concept of death.

* Ho's funeral in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', completing Baam's introduction to the concept of death.

** It was allso sunny during Trisha's funeral.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'', it's nice and sunny for the funerals of police officer Wrestling/{{Naomi}} McCray, and police detective Wrestling/AlexaBliss.

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