History TearJerker / RegularShow

** The scene where Mordecai and Rigby tell Pops that they don't have the Tants, and Pops responds by emitting a [[MostAnnoyingSound slow, long, high-pitched wail]] and welling up with crying actual ''tears''. Mordecai and Rigby lie and say that they took the Tants to the dry-cleaners, which causes Pops to stop crying. The little scene is as grating as it was genuinely sad.

--> [[spoiler: '''Anti-Pops''': YouFool! I will blast you the moment you let go!]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Pops''': Then I'll never let you go.]]

* "Benson's Suit"

* "Men in Uniform"
** When Mr Maellard announces that he's going to shut down the park for not turning in enough of a profit, it's [[TenderTears Pops]] who has the most emotional reaction. Pops, on the verge of tears, says "I'lll miss you all," then loudly blows his nose. We even hear him off-screen ''begging'' his father not to go through with it, to no avail.
* "Not Great Double Date"

* "Dumptown, USA"

* "Struck By Lightning" Has this in the form of Muscle man (While suffering a particular case of amnesia) wasn't a good friend to high five ghost.

* "Cube Bros"

* "Marvolo The Wizard"

* "Rigby's Graduation Day Special"

* "Welcome to Space"

* "A Regular Show Epic Final Battle"

[[AC: In General]]

* Cartoon Network officially confirmed that Regular Show will end after season 8, on September 13, 2016, which is also the creator's (JG Quintel) birthday

[[AC: Season 1]]

[[AC: Season 2]]

[[AC: Season 3]]

[[AC: Season 4]]

[[AC: Season 6]]

[[AC: Season 7]]

** Then there is also the fact that season it foreshadows is [[spoiler: the last one]]

[[AC: Season 8]]

*** And after that, the Park crew return to Earth, three years after they left. We see them reunite with their loved ones, and everyone is happy...except for [[spoiler: Mr. Maellard, who looks up in the sky, tears in his eyes as he silently mourns Pops. Mr. Maellard may have been more abrasive than Benson could ever be, but he truly loved his son.]]
*** Doubles as a moment of Heartwarming, but seeing the Park crew [[spoiler: erect a statue in remembrance of Pops. And then, at the reunion 25 years later, they erect another statue in remembrance of Mr. Maellard, honoring both of these men who had been around since the beginning.]]
*** It's incredibly fitting and poignant that it's ''[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Benson]]'' who [[spoiler: places flowers on Pops' grave]]. Arguably, since the pilot, (and even in The Naive Man from Lolliland,) Benson [[spoiler: had the closest relationship with him]], more than any other character.
*** The look on Maellard's face during this scene. Everyone looks composed, but Maellard just looks... ''broken''.
*** The ending montage hits both heartwarming and tearjerker, considering it's also implied to be J.G.'s tribute to a ''[[Music/DavidBowie certain musician]]'' and using [[Music/HeroesDavidBowieAlbum his most touching song ever]].
*** Easy to miss considering all we see, but going by the closing montage it seems that [[spoiler: Margaret and CJ]] drifted away from the park crew entirely and there's no sign of [[spoiler: Thomas/Nicolai]] in the closing scenes either.

** It starts with Muscle Man wanting his coworkers to help him complete his bucket list, since [[spoiler:he'll be "leaving this world tonight"]] at 7:00 pm at Wing Kingdom. But it's not the "bucket list" part that's the TearJerker..it's the "leaving this world" part. As 7:00 nears, Benson has everyone tribute him and give him their honor. As Muscle Man approaches the bathroom where fate [[spoiler:(and Death)]] awaits, there's a quick montage of past moments in the series, before he says "I LOVE YOU GUYS!" and all of the coworkers burst into tears.

* Pops's crippling stage fright in "Dizzy." He's so terrified of having to give a speech at the statue unveiling ceremony at the park that he literally runs away crying. Mordecai and Rigby later find him sitting on a swing in the playground, weeping quietly to himself. Although Mordecai and Rigby's attempts at getting him used to public speaking were [[CrowningMomentOfFunny pretty funny]], such as getting him to speak in front of a crowd at a movie theater, his flustered terror was kind of painful to watch.

* I couldn't have been the only one who wanted to give [[TheWoobie Mordecai]] a big hug throughout "Do Me a Solid", given all the crap [[KarmaHoudini Rigby]] put him through.

* "Skips Strikes" had Skips quitting the bowling team and the park members (with Pops replacing Skips as a team member) listening to some sad music while [[spoiler:knowing that if they would lose to their opponents, Death from a previous episode would take their souls and what's worse, Skips quit because of his real name, Walks, being an embarrassing name.]]

* The music that played during [[spoiler:Muscle Man's suicide and the burning of the audience]] in "Terror Tales of the Park" that [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounds very similar]] to "Winds of Change" by Music/{{Scorpions}}.
* In "Rap It Up," Pops declares that he's going to go through with the rap battle, wanting to stand up for himself and objecting to being called a "loser." Mordecai, not wanting to participate (or wear the Shakespearian costumes that Pops has prepared,) says, "What if they're right?" Pops looks absolutely ''devastated'' by Mordecai's harsh words, and runs off sobbing, leading to Mordecai having a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment.

** What about how Mordecai feels about this? [[spoiler: He's been best friends with Rigby since they were little. So to learn that your long time best friend may die young...you can tell by the tone of his voice when he asks 'how is this happening' that he was so upset! He can't tell Rigby about it cause that would be like [[AwfulTruth telling your kid sibling they're going to die young]]! And Mordecai can't call for help from anyone like Skips or even Benson cause he doesn't trust anyone enough not to let it slip to Rigby. So he's suffering this knowledge alone.]]
* In "Think Positive", Benson was forced [[spoiler: by Pops, of all people]] to hold all of his anger in. He [[spoiler: buys an anger management tape, which triggers a flashback of his family. Apparently his family yelled a lot, and that's where his HairTriggerTemper stems from.]] It's sort of PlayedForLaughs, but children who can relate to such unhealthy family dynamics may find this part saddening.
** At the end, [[spoiler: after struggling desperately not to yell the entire episode, he floats in the air dramatically, with metal and trees rushing towards him and his fiery force field thing, as if he were a vacuum until he finally does let ALL of his anger out at Mordecai and Rigby, and says nothing positive about them. Not only that, but there were TEARS as he did so. And the rant itself was hard to listen to.]] May double as NightmareFuel and/or a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

* "Eggscellent". Just, "Eggscellent". [[Tropers/SpiderFan14 I]] was not expecting [[spoiler:Rigby being put in a near death coma and Mordecai]] trying to win his the hat he wanted in the omelet eating contest. The biggest sucker punch would be [[spoiler: Mordecai punching Benson after he says [[TooSoon "Maybe if you had been working, like you supposed to, none of this would've happened."]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and telling him they're only his friends because he's their boss.]]]] Most of the episode was almost like a more dark take on the duo's regular activities, especially if you were spoiled early by the official description of "Over the Top".

* "That's My Television." RGB2's situation was a great deal an overlap between this and NightmareFuel.

** You ''know'' it's sad when the [[EvenEvilHasStandards bad guys actually stop shooting]] in order [[spoiler: to let Margaret leave]], though that was more because one of the agents called for a cease-fire because they didn't want to hurt Margaret and the criminals complied.

** The scene where Mordecai and Rigby tell Pops that they don't have the Tants, and Pops responds by emitting a [[MostAnnoyingSound slow, long, high-pitched wail]] and welling up with crying actual ''tears''. Mordecai and Rigby lie and say that they took the Tants to the dry-cleaners, which causes Pops to stop crying. The little scene was as grating as it was genuinely sad.

* Pretty much ever moment Benson gets upset in "Guitar of Rock" because he broke the guitar. This job means so much to him and the thought of losing it destroys his world.
* "Skips' Story"... just "Skips' Story"! For context, Skips tells Mordecai and Rigby how he obtained immortality. [[spoiler:Walks was expelled from three other schools before transfering to another because he kept fighting. It results in him meeting the Immortal Student Council (and Glee Club) and befriending them, especially after standing up to Klorgbane. During lunch, he meets and falls for Mona. When she hears about his plans to fight Klorgbane, she almost leaves him because she didn't really want to associate with violent people until Walks backs out of the fight. She asked if Walks wanted to work on prom decorations, to which he agrees. Walks and Mona then date while The Student Council create the Fists of Justice. Klorgbane can only fight at the same time as prom, so when he doesn't find Walks, he breaks into prom and attacks. He also caused damage to the room, resulting in a piece of the ceiling to fall on Mona and kill her. Walks then dons the Fists of Justice and beats the tar out of Klorgbane. Klorgbane will return every 157 years to battle, so Walks is then offered immortality by the Guardians of Youth, and renames himself "Skips".]] Good thing WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} just came on, that oughta cheer anyone up after seeing this episode.

** For This Troper the impact of the story didn't hit TearJerker territory until the end (up to then it was tragic but wasn't any more moving than the average "dead girlfriend in the past" tale). [[spoiler:The Guardians warning Skips that immortality comes at a price and his response that he's already paid it with the death of Mona really cuts deep. It's almost like he was saying he had nothing else to live for and living forever to do battle with Klorgbane on behalf of the Guardians is his penance for being unable to save Mona]].

--> [[spoiler: '''Anti-Pops''': YouFool! I will blast you the moment you let go!]]\\
'''[[spoiler: Pops''': Then I'll never let you go.]]

*** The ending montage hits both heartwarming and tearjerker, considering it's also implied to be J.G.'s tribute to a ''[[Music/DavidBowie certain musician]]'' and using [[Music/{{Heroes}} his most touching song ever]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[spoiler:"Don't worry Mordecai and Rigby I know that you're sad but I promise this is a happy ending"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[spoiler:Don't worry Mordecai and Rigby I know that you're sad but I promise this is a happy ending]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:204:[[spoiler:Benson still misses Dave.]]]]

*** Even near the end of the episode, he never figures out that he ''hadn't'' traveled back in time. It's also implied that he'd been concussed at some point during the episode, which... really hadn't helped his mental state. Pops seeing Marvolo in the mirror at the end of the episode was very likely due to hitting his head one too many times. There's also the scene in which Benson is screaming at Popso to defeat the dragon, and Pops is legitimately under the impression that Benson is a king who's completely lost his mind. [[TheWoobie Poor thing]].

* "The Naive Man from Lolliland," JG Quintel's student film, is surprisingly somber. The plot involves Pops (who in this short is an ambassador for Lolliland) having lunch, trying to pay for his meal with lollipops, and then getting violently attacked by the restaurant staff. After Pops stands up for himself and wins the fight, he declares that he won't tolerate this abuse. The short ends with him returning to his home in his flying car, saying, "Drive, Benson. Take me away from this... horrible place."

*** It's incredibly fitting and poignant that it's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold ''Benson'']] who [[spoiler: places flowers on Pops' grave]]. Arguably, since the pilot, (and even in The Naive Man from Lolliland,) Benson [[spoiler: had the closest relationship with him]], more than any other character.

** When Mr Maellard announces that he's going to shut down the park for not turning in enough of a profit, it's [[TenderTears Pops]] who has the most emotional reaction. Pops, on the verge of tears, says "I'lll miss you all," then loudly blows his nose.