History TearJerker / TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderpants

Yes, even a show as silly as this can [[TearJerker seriously tug at the heartstrings]] sometimes.

Yes, even a show as silly as this can seriously tug at the heartstrings sometimes.

* In "The Vexing Villainy of the Vile Vimpire", some of the things Captain Underpants says after being bitten by the titular villain are just downright heartbreaking, especially if you take into account that [[FridgeBrilliance these are most likely]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance Krupp's]]'' [[FridgeBrilliance memories and subconscious feelings]]. [[TearJerker And Captain Underpants' crying is really upsetting...]]

-->(''A montage of the 3’s memories of the treehouse plays'')

* In one of the endings in the interactive special "Epic Choice-o-Rama", the boys and Captain Underpants come up with an idea to go back in time to move the treehouse away from Mr. Cleveland’s house, they change their minds when they meet a younger Cleveland and find out he’s friends with the tree’s tire swing and is actually Viper Chai. So when they go back to the present, they see that Melvin is extremely close to destroying the treehouse, and all 3 tear up as they can only watch their beloved treehouse about to be destroyed. Had not it been for Mr. Cleveland’s last minute BigDamnHeroes moment, Treehouse Comix Inc. would’ve been no more.

* The flashback scene in "Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist", where Other Sophie's birthday party is ruined by rain and [[WithFriendsLikeThese Jessica stealing her presents]].

** Then comes the scene right afterwards where they give Krupp’s rule book back to him.

[[caption-width-right:350:It’s okay, big guy... let it all out.]]

* In “The Vexing Villainy of the Vile Vimpire”, some of the things Captain Underpants says after being bitten by the titular villain are just downright heartbreaking, especially if you take into account that [[FridgeBrilliance these are most likely Krupp’s memories and subconscious feelings.]] [[TearJerker And Captain Underpants' crying is really upsetting...]]
-->'''Captain Underpants:''' I’ve never felt truly ''loved''!
** Also, from the same episode, this exchange between George and Harold after they’re bitten.[[note]]And this becomes even more heartbreaking when you remember how they met in the books.[[/note]]
--->'''George:''' We can’t win!\\
'''Harold:''' We won when we met. And since we’re never gonna be happy again... I want you to know that was the happiest day of my life!\\

* Even with how mean [[ChildHater Mr. Krupp]] is, you can't help but feel sorry for him when he sees [[GratuitousFrench Ms. Yewh]] [[DidNotGetTheGirl hit it off with none other than]] ''[[AlmightyJanitor Mr. Ree]]'' in "The Terrifying Perilous Misfortune of the T.P. Mummy."

* In the Season 1 finale, after the boys finally get Mr. Krupp’s rule book so they can give it to the Superintendent and have him fired before he can expel them, Harold sees Mr. Krupp look fondly at a framed picture of the day he first started work as Principal, which makes him and George realize that they can’t go through with it.
-->'''Harold:''' If we get expelled, we’ve still got each other. But... ''being Principal is all Mr. Krupp’s got''. We gotta give the book back to Krupp.\\

'''Harold:''' It doesn’t matter.\\

'''Harold:''' But that felt like a really mean thing to do. And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\
'''Mr. Krupp:''' (''looks like he’s about to start crying'') ...''M-Me?''\\
'''Harold:''' Yeah... you. So, we’re giving it back to you instead. We were wrong, and we accept our fate. And... sorry.\\

* In the Season 2 finale, Melvinborg explains that his nanobots, which took over Captain Underpants’ body, are slowly taking over his brain, and once they do, they will effectively destroy who he is. Upon this revelation, and realizing that if they don’t act fast, Captain will be gone forever, George and Harold actually start ''crying''.[[note]]This is a FAR cry from [[AngstWhatAngst how they reacted to his “death” at the end of the book series]].[[/note]]
* [[{{Cliffhanger}} The ending of the Season 2 finale]]. After spending the entire season trying to keep their grades up so they can go to summer camp, George and Harold are all set to go... only to discover that they’re going to ''two different camps''. The sad piano music playing over the end credits doesn’t help.

* The animals’ whole reason for becoming hostile in “The Angry Abnormal Atrocities of the Astute Animal Agressers.” How would you like it if you were forced to eat garbage while your boss eats fresh food?
* The flashback scene in “Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist”, where Other Sophie’s birthday party is ruined by rain and [[WithFriendsLikeThese Jessica stealing her presents]].
* The moment in “[[HalloweenSpecial The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-A-Ween]]”, when George and Harold realize why Melvin hates Halloween and wanted it cancelled; because they never invited him to go Trick-or-Treating with them.
* In the Season 4 opener, Captain Underpants seemingly pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save George and Harold. That’s tearjerking all on its own, but what makes it worse is the boys’ reaction. George lets out a BigNo as he and Harold are both in tears. Thankfully, Cap is fine, but it was still painful to see the boys in such heartbreak.

* The flashback to Krupp’s childhood in episode 11. I mean, getting publicly humiliated by not only his classmates, but ''[[AbusiveParents his own mother]]''? You just wanna give the poor little guy a hug...

-->'''George:''' We can’t win!\\

'''George:''' It doesn’t matter.\\
'''Harold:''' We were going to give it to Dr. Vil Endenemys, to get you fired before you could expel us.\\
'''George:''' But that felt like a really mean thing to do.
--->'''Harold:''' And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\

———>'''Harold:''' And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\

'''Harold:''' And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\

‘’’Harold:’’’ And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\

'''Harold:''' It doesn’t matter.\\
'''George:''' We were going to give it to Dr. Vil Endenemys, to get you fired before you could expel us.\\
'''Harold:''' But that felt like a really mean thing to do. And we thought, we’re not like that! We’re not like...\\

-->'''Mr. Krupp:''' What...? My rule book? How did you get this?\\

* In “The Vexing Villainy of the Vile Vimpire”, some of the things Captain Underpants says after being bitten by the titular villain are just downright heartbreaking, especially if you take into account that [[FridgeBrilliance these are most likely Krupp’s memories and subconscious feelings]] [[TearJerker And it really makes audiences cry...]]

* In “The Vexing Villainy of the Vile Vimpire”, some of the things Captain Underpants says after being bitten by the titular villain are just downright heartbreaking, especially if you take into account that [[FridgeBrilliance these are most likely Krupp’s memories and subconscious feelings]].

* In the Season 1 finale, after finally getting Mr. Krupp’s rule book so they can give it to the Superintendent and have him fired before he can expel them, they see Mr. Krupp look fondly at a framed picture of the day he first started work as Principal, which makes them realize that they can’t go through with it.

* In the Season 4 opener, Captain Underpants seemingly pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save George and Harold. That’s tearjerking all on its own, but what makes it worse is the boys’ reaction. George lets out a BigNo as he and Harold are both in tears. Thankfully Cap is fine, but it was still painful to see the boys in such heartbreak.

* In the Season 4 opener, Captain Underpants seemingly pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save George and Harold. That’s tearjerking all on its own, but what makes it worse are the boys’ reaction. George lets out a BigNo as he and Harold are both in tears. Thankfully Cap is fine, but it was still painful to see the boys in such heartbreak.