History TearJerker / FraggleRock

* In "A Friend in Need", Gobo [[BreakTheHaughty breaking down in tears]] after being caught in a Gorg trap, especially after being so full of self-confidence throughout most of the episode. While not the first time we've seen Gobo's vulnerable side, it ''is'' the first time we've ever seen him fully cry (not counting "Mokey's Funeral," "Gobo's Discovery" when his voice audibly breaks while searching for Wembley and Boober, or Mokey's departure scene in "Mokey and the Minstrels," when he was only nearly on the verge of tears). Jerry Nelson's sobs are very convincing and heartrending. Thankfully, [[spoiler:this works to his advantage as Ma Gorg can't stand crying, but her motherly instincts won't let her abandon him]].

* The scene from "The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers" where Mokey is alone, gazing tearfully at the boulder in front of the entrance to Chimney Hole Cavern. Her friends, despite her protests, have sealed Agnes and the other Toe Ticklers into Chimney Hole Cavern, because they were running amok and eating the Doozer constructions. Gobo's reminded her that the fuzzy creatures can get out by climbing through the hole in the top, but this is small consolation to Mokey.

* The fan-favorite song "Dixie Wailin'", from "The Challenge," though themed around death and funerals, is more lighthearted and even PlayedForLaughs in a way, but becomes poignant when one remembers that Jerry Nelson (Gobo) and Richard Hunt (Junior), who both perform on this song, are no longer with us. It

* Albeit sung in a joyful arrangement (much to Boober's chagrin), "Dixie Wailin'" - a song about death and funerals from the episode "The Challenge" - can give the viewer pause upon remembering that it's performed in part by two men who are no longer with us: Jerry Nelson (Gobo) and Richard Hunt (Junior Gorg).

** Made all the more frustrating when the show aired on Teletoon Retro from 2008-11; episodes such as this one were a [[MoodWhiplash stark contrast to the channel's more light-hearted fare]].

** Gobo's song "Petal of a Rose." Even harder to listen to after Jerry Nelson died.

* "The Day the Music Died," when the Ditzies, the source of light in Fraggle Rock, introduce themselves after the Rock goes dark, explaining that they're dying and don't know why, begging the Fraggles to save them.

* "The Beast of Blue Rock" Gobo, after cruelly lashing out at Wembley for choosing Red's swim meet over the expedition to Blue Rock, leaves Wembley alone for (presumably) the first time to face the dreaded Beast. First, it's not hard to feel bad for Wembley after the hurtful things Gobo said to him. Second, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlPDqfkp2iM song]] Wembley sings will haunt you forever.

* "Red's Sea Monster": When Red's friends think she's gone away for good, they write, and Mokey sings, "Sorrow and Shame," a bluesy song about how sad and ashamed they feel of how they treated her. Red overhears this song right as she returns, and the others joyously welcome her back, reworking their song as "Sing It and Say," a joyful, uptempo gospel number.

-->'''Boober''': It's quiet. Maybe they've stopped trying to rescue us.
-->'''Red''': Yeah, maybe. You know, Boober, I feel kind of giddy.
-->'''Boober''': Yeah, giddy and tired. You know what that means, don't you?
-->'''Red''': We're running out of air.

-->'''Red''': What do you think it's like... to die?
-->'''Boober''': I don't know, Red. I don't think anyone does.... You know, I remember this one day while doing my laundry, and then this big soap bubble floated right up from the tub, and there it was in front of my face, beautiful and shiny, and then it was gone.

-->'''Boober''': Red, don't be sad.
-->'''Red''': I... I can't ''help'' it...
-->'''Boober''': It was fun while it lasted, all the good times and the songs and the laughs and stuff...
-->'''Red''': You always said you didn't like the good times and the songs and fun.
-->'''Boober''': Well...''sometimes'' I liked them. But that's a secret.
-->'''Red''': Oh, ''Boober''...
--> '''Boober''': ...Don't go to sleep, okay, Red?

-->'''Uncle Matt''': He yells—
-->'''Gobo''': —and he tells me—
-->'''Uncle Matt''': —I smell—
-->'''Gobo''': —impolitely—

-->'''Gobo''': —understand why—
-->'''Uncle Matt''': —I want him—
-->'''Gobo''': —to like me.
-->'''Together''': I love him so much, I could bawl.

--> But I don't understand him at all.

* The song 'I Don't Understand Him' from "Uncle Matt's Discovery"
-->'''Uncle Matt''': He yells-
-->'''Gobo''': -and he tells me-
-->'''Uncle Matt''': -I smell-
-->'''Gobo''': -impolitely-
-->'''Uncle Matt''': -I don't-
-->'''Gobo''': -understand why-
-->'''Uncle Matt''': -I want him-
-->'''Gobo''': -to like me.
-->'''Together''': I love him so much I could bawl, but I don't understand him at all.

* In "A Friend in Need", Gobo [[BreakTheHaughty breaking down in tears]] after being caught in a Gorg trap, especially after being so full of self-confidence throughout most of the episode. While not the first time we've seen Gobo's vulnerable side, it ''is'' the first time we've ever seen him fully cry (not counting "Mokey's Funeral" or Mokey's departure scene in "Mokey and the Minstrels," when he was only nearly on the verge of tears). Jerry Nelson's sobs are very convincing and heartrending. Thankfully, [[spoiler:this works to his advantage as Ma Gorg can't stand crying, but her motherly instincts won't let her abandon him]].

** Then there's the U.S./Canada episode's other "gone but not forgotten" character: the macaw Sprocket befriends, than has to bid farewell when the bird is returned to its owner. Unlike Mudwell, the bird doesn't die, but seeing Sprocket crushed and lonely at the end of the episode makes you just want to hug the doggie... then followed by a crowning moment of Heartwarming when said bird telephones Sprocket. Not to mention the bird's voice was dubbed by Jerry Nelson, who is now himself gone but not forgotten.

* Sprocket accidentally getting stuck in the hole that leads to Fraggle Rock. Anyone who's a dog owner can't help but feel bad when Sprocket starts crying.

** Junior's song, "The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" certainly speaks to this event.

** Even the Doc/Sprocket "B" plot of the North American episode is this. One can't help feeling bad for Sprocket when Doc, suffering from the hiccups, loses his temper and yells that he wonders why he bothers keeping a dog at all. Sprocket's reaction is to sit on the front porch in the rain, hurt and angry, and Doc now in MyGodWhatHaveIDone mode.

* In "A Friend in Need", Gobo [[BreakTheHaughty breaking down in tears]] after being caught in a Gorg trap, especially after being so full of self-confidence throughout most of the episode. This is also the first time we've ever seen Gobo fully cry (not counting "Mokey's Funeral" or Mokey's departure scene in "Mokey and the Minstrels," when he was only nearly on the verge of tears). Jerry Nelson's sobs are very convincing and heartrending. Thankfully, [[spoiler:this works to his advantage as Ma Gorg can't stand crying, but her motherly instincts won't let her abandon him]].

* "Red's Sea Monster": When Red's friends think she's gone away for good, they write, and Mokey sings, "Sorrow and Shame," a bluesy song about how sad and ashamed they feel for how they treated her. Red overhears this song right as she returns, and the others joyously welcome her back, reworking their song as "Sing It and Say," a joyful, uptempo gospel number.

* "The Day the Music Died," when the Ditzies, the source of light in Fraggle Rock, introduce themselves after the Rock goes dark, explaining that they're dying and don't know why.

* "Red's Sea Monster": When Red's friends think she's gone away for good, they write, and Mokey sings, a bluesy song about how sad and ashamed they feel for how they treated her. Red overhears this song right as she returns, and the others joyously welcome her back, reworking their song as a joyful, uptempo gospel number.

* "The Day the Music Died," when the Ditzies, the source of light in Fraggle Rock, introduce themselves, explaining that they're dying and don't know why.

* "The Beast of Blue Rock" Gobo, after cruelly lashing out at Wembley for choosing Red's swim meet over the expedition to Blue Rock, leaves Wembley alone for (presumably) the first time to face the dreaded Beast. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlPDqfkp2iM song]] Wembley sings will haunt you forever.