History TearJerker / SouthPark

* The end of ''The Tale of Scrotie [=McBoogerballs=]'': [[spoiler:All of Butters' former readers now want him dead as his second book became instrumental in the murders of the entire Kardashian family. The boys try to rub it in his face that his fame has plummeted, but Butters could care less as he's horrified that his own book got Kim Kardashian, whom he had a crush on, and her entire family killed.]]

* In the episode where Butters pretends to be a new girl at school named Marjorine, and goes to the girls slumber party and tried to make friends but never could fit in with the girls and then later ended up in tears because of the girls insults and catty comments.

** I thought if the fate allow part was a set up for a joke. Seeing how the very second they finish singing that line. Kenny gets crushed and dies.

* The cast singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" for two reasons. One, them showing Mary Kay Bergman's characters (she committed suicide shortly before) and the boys saying that they'll be together throughout the years if the fates allow, not aware they'll be together for at least the next eleven seasons.

-->Stand: ...Did he say anything, before he went?

* The "Third Grade" song from "Fourth Grade". Clyde actually cries in-universe after hearing it.

* The ending of "Chef Goes Nanners" when [[spoiler:Wendy declares she never had feelings for Cartman, and she runs off after Stan while Cartman sighs and shuffles offscreen, dejected]]

* A big, BIG YMMV, but the deaths of [[spoiler:Mingee and Gary]] in "A Million Little Fibers."

* In the Coon saga of episodes, [[spoiler:Mysterion's superpower. Holy hell, this Troper was not prepared for how emotional Kenny got. About the time he yelled "JUST TRY TO FUCKING REMEMBER!" I began to get misty eyed.]] Of course, as per always, YourMileageMayVary.

* Part of the ending of "Eat, Pray, Queef" when Sharon Marsh [[spoiler:finds out that Colorado banned queefing and gives this beautiful speech to her family]] that shows that it wasn't just about queefing and more about equality amongst the sexes, and then the song after that with various male characters of the show made this female troper cry in the first few viewings of the episode.

* In the movie, the soldiers' reaction to Kyle's speech to his mother has the same effect on me.

* I just saw this yesterday, but in Heller Keller! The Musical, there is this heart-breaking bit where Timmy has to give up his pet turkey Gobbles. And then it has people all down the street, with dead relatives and run over dogs, and you're just waiting for the joke, but then some lady comes on the screen, and she says something like, "What have you done today?" and then it pans to the sky. Very sad.

* Butters [[spoiler:saving a friend he made]] at a homosexuality "cure" camp from [[spoiler:suicide]] and proceeding to tell the crowd that they're out of their minds for deciding people are confused and sick when they really aren't. The fact that he doesn't understand what the camp is for, only that what they're doing is messed up, somehow makes it even ''better''.

** [[CabbitGirlEmi I]] didn't find it sad, but I do like Butters.

* "Butters Very Own Episode." It just made me cry like that seeing that kid being treated like crap, and specfically Butters saying [[spoiler: "No, I'm lying" after seeing the truth of the matter]].

* "Butters Very Own Episode." It just made me cry like that seeing that kid being treated like crap, and even through all that, he still accepts his parents.

* Towelie trying to overcome his drug addiction in "Crippled Summer".

* Stan and Kyle's interactions out in "Follow That Egg!"

** In the movie, the soldiers' reaction to Kyle's speech to his mother has the same effect on me.

** "The Return of Chef". The whole damn climax and ending, but particularly "Chef...we love you" and then Kyle's usual CatchPhrase only this time it's so much more. And Cartman's attempt at a HopeSpot makes it even more heartbreaking.
** [[spoiler:Kyle's apparent death]] at the hands of [[spoiler:Manbearpig]] in the Imaginationland trilogy was ''strikingly'' moving, notably [[spoiler:Cartman's attempt to revive him]]. His voice cracks when he's first told, as if he doesn't completely comprehend what just happened.

** The end of ''The Tale of Scrotie [=McBoogerballs=]'': [[spoiler:All of Butters' former readers now want him dead as his second book became instrumental in the murders of the entire Kardashian family. The boys try to rub it in his face that his fame has plummeted, but Butters could care less as he's horrified that his own book got Kim Kardashian, whom he had a crush on, and her entire family killed.]]
** Kyle [[spoiler:deleting Kip Drordy as a friend on Facebook]] in ''You Have 0 Friends''. Trust me, it's much sadder than it sounds.

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