History TearJerker / AdventureTime

** The look on Marceline's face when [[spoiler:Finn shows her his memory of her lost memory of her breaking up with [[JerkAss Ash]]]] is just heartbreaking. Even more so due to the fact that Marceline has ''never'' had such a look before and is normally far more upbeat.

* In "Memory of a Memory", we see Marceline as a cute sweet little girl, after ''the friggin apocalypse''. We see her try to fix her broken down teddy bear with her very last piece of string, and even says "I'm hurting you because I love you!". What could possibly top that? [[spoiler: Her boyfriend sold the teddy bear to a witch, because it was her most valuable possession.]] Oh, and did I mention [[ContinuityNod We see her dad eating her fries, and it made her cry?]]

* A lot of it in the rather dark episode "Morituri Te Salutamus". Gladiator ghosts were forced to fight in an arena [[spoiler:and either killed or were killed by their closest friends, which is why they kept screaming for forgiveness. Though this does make their liberation at the end of the episode all the more [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]].]]

* A lot of it in the rather dark episode "Morituri Te Salutamus". Gladiator ghosts were forced to fight in an arena [[spoiler:and either killed or were killed by their closest friends, which is why they kept screaming for forgiveness.]]

* Finn's {{imagine spot}} in "Storytelling", in which he [[spoiler:threatens to kill some baby birds, causing them to have heart attacks from fear. Thereafter, the mother, with tears in her eyes, asks Finn, "Have you seen my boys?"]]

* Finn's {{imagine spot}} in "Storytelling", in which he [[spoiler:threatens to kill some baby birds, causing them to have a heart attack from fear. Thereafter, the mother, with tears in her eyes, asks Finn, "Have you seen my boys?"]]

* Marceline's reconciliation with her father.

* In ''Henchman'', near the end, when Marceline is out in the sun as a bat, she says that it stings, but she likes it, because it reminds her of her mother putting bandages on her scraped-up knees. At first, it doesn't seem to matter much, but then you realize: her mother is probably dead, her father is the Lord of Evil, and doesn't really love her. She just misses her mom.
** Though at the end of the episode ''It Came From The Nighosphere'', her father did admit he actually loves her and hearing the song she wrote about him, which made their situation somewhat heartwarming.
* In the episode ''Mystery Train'', when Finn thought that [[spoiler:Jake was killed by the conducter]], and sure, it didn't actually happen and I'm sure there were those who were thinking, "No way! [[spoiler:Jake is a main character!]] [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt That wouldn't happen!]]" But seriously, it was too close to the end of the episode for comfort. I'm sure there were others that were thinking , "W-What? Oh my gosh, not [[spoiler:Jake!]] It's almost over, what's going to happen?!" And just the look on Finn's face when it first happens... he even ''sounds'' heartbroken. Then before going after the conductor in his unstoppable rage, he ever so gently places [[spoiler:Jake's skeleton]] on the ground. Just... Finn's whole reaction. It's sad.

* {{YMMV}} greatly on this example, but during "Mortal Recoil", when the Ice King is told off by Finn and the entire Candy Kingdom that he is a lousy old man; this troper felt some pity for him and the way the Ice King reacted to being called old; it was as if he never realized how long he has lived or he has been in denial of being an old man. One has to wonder if this will affect him in the long run.

* {{YMMV}} greatly on this example, but during "Mortal Recoil", when the Ice King is told off by Finn and the entire Candy Kingdom as a lousy old man; this troper felt some pity for him and the way the Ice King reacted to being called old; it was as if he never realized how long he has lived or he has been in denial of being an old man. One has to wonder if this will affect him in the long run.

* {{YMMV}} greatly on this example, but during "Mortal Recoil", when the Ice King is told off by Finn and the entire Candy Kingdom as a lousy old man; this troper felt some pity for him and the way the Ice King reacted to being called old; it was as if he never realized how long he has lived or he has been in denial of being an old man.

-->Finn: (''trembling, in a small voice while looking despairingly at [[spoiler:Jake's skeleton]]'') [[spoiler:J-J-Jake?]] (''carefully picks it up and hugs it'') [[BigNo NOOOO!]]

** Though at the end of the episode ''It Came From The Nighosphere'', her father did admit he actually loves her and hearing the song she wrote about him, which turned their situation into a somewhat happy tearjerker.

* In ''Henchman'', near the end, when Marceline is out in the sun as a bat, she says that it stings, but she likes it, because it reminds her of her mother putting bandages on her scraped-up knees. At first, it doesn't seem to matter much, but then you realize: her mother is probably dead, her father is the Lord of Evil, and doesn't really love her. She just misses her mom.

* More {{YMMV}} than most examples but in "To Cut a Woman's Hair", seeing LSP having run away from home and even saying that she doesn't want to go back in her sleep did make me feel sorry for her. Even a few episodes later where she's still roughing it out in the woods makes me sad.

* More {{YMMV}} than most examples but in "To Cut a Woman's Hair", seeing LSP having run away from home and even saying that she doesn't want to go back in her sleep did make me feel sorry for her. Even a few episodes later, when she's still roughing it out in the woods, makes me sad.

* The ending of ''What is Life?'', which solidifies the Ice King's JerkassWoobie status when he dreams about N.E.P.T.R. being his son.
* The sight of [[spoiler: Finn's hair]] at the end of ''To Cut a Woman's Hair'' has been known to cause grown men to [[ProblemSleuth weep in each other's arms at its beauty]].
** And then [[spoiler: It gets cut off!]]
* An early scene of ''Crystals Have Power'', in which we see that Finn is still upset after [[spoiler: Tree Trunks exploded in her self-titled episode]].
** Atleast it was comforting to see [[spoiler: that she's still alive, just mad with power as queen of the crystal people.]]
** Hey, [[HeGotBetter She got better.]]
* In "The Jiggler", when the eponymous baby Jiggler is dangerously sick from prolonged separation from its mother, eventually fainting. Finn tries to bring it back first with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and then when he thinks it dies, by kissing it desperately. Jake (and possibly the viewer, at first) finds this ludicrous, but when he asks why Finn thinks kissing the baby will help, Finn, who looks like he's about to cry, just says that he can't think of anything else.

* From "Freak City", "I guess I'll just lie here... And rot like the rest of you." That was kinda tear jerky, and it's a Cartoon Network show!
* The ending of Susan Strong, where Finn [[spoiler: has reason to believe Susan is an actual human and it is strongly implied that she's related to Finn.]] She just runs off into the night.
* The song in ''Belly of the Beast'' was this. Kinda.
* The title card for [[http://images.wikia.com/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/6/61/Recoil_title_O.O.JPG Mortal Recoil]]. Even if [[spoiler: PB ISN'T KilledOffForReal]], just looking at it makes me well up.
** ...This Troper actually started to tear up just looking at it.
** I agree with you guys. I didn't see it until I watched the episode, but I felt shocked when I saw it. But it seems like they tried to avoid making it ''too'' sad, since Finn and Jake aren't even crying. The Ice King's expression, on the other hand, invokes MostlyNarmless.
* More YMMV than most examples but in ''To Cut a Woman's Hair'', seeing LSP having run away from home and even saying that she doesn't want to go back in her sleep did make me feel sorry for her. Even a few eps later where she's still living rough in the woods makes me sad.

** I agree with you guys. I didn't see it until I watched the episode, but I felt shocked when I saw it. But it seems like they tried to avoid making it ''too'' sad, since Finn and Jake aren't even crying. The Ice King's expression, on the other hand, invokes MostlyNarmless.

** ...This Troper actually started to tear up just looking at it.

* The title card for [[http://images.wikia.com/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/6/61/Recoil_title_O.O.JPG Mortal Recoil]]. Even if [[spoiler: PB ISN'T KilledOffForReal]], just looking at it makes me well up.

* The song in ''Belly of the Beast'' was this. Kinda.

* The ending of Susan Strong, where Finn [[spoiler: has reason to believe Susan is an actual human and it is strongly implied that she's related to Finn.]] She just runs off into the night.

* From "Freak City", "I guess I'll just lie here... And rot like the rest of you." That was kinda tear jerky, and it's a Cartoon Network show!

** "I guess I'll just lie here... And rot like the rest of you."

* Marceline's reconciliation with her father.

* In "To Cut A Woman's Hair", when [[spoiler: Finn cuts off all of his hair. ]]