History TearJerker / TheTiggerMovie

** When Tigger goes walking into the snowstorm to find his real family, we get shots of him looking back at his home. You see the pain and heartbreak on his face before becoming determined to find his family. Then you see his friends looking at him through the window, heartbroken for having hurt him when they were trying to help him feel better. All of this is animated without a word of dialogue.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]]'' ''[[BreaktheCutie you were always]]'' ''[[TheWoobie there for me."]]'']]

-->'''Tigger:''' Oh... oh, now I understand; it was all a big joke. Well...that's alright. 'Cause somewhere out there, there's a tigger family tree, full of my REAL tigger family! I've got a letter to ''prove'' it! ...And I'm gonna find them. So...T-T-F-E: Ta-ta...'''FOREVER!'''
** Plus, Pooh, who is the last to be revealed, takes off his own mask (unlike the others who had theirs removed by Tigger) and sounds on the edge of tears when he says the line below.

*** What makes it arguably worse is that, as Pooh's line above demonstrates, none of them were trying to hurt Tigger at all. They were trying to ''help'' him and cheer him up, but when the masks come off (in more ways than one) Tigger gets the wrong idea and storms off, heartbroken and angry. ''Everyone'' needs a hug after that scene.
** And the fact that it's ''[[ThePollyanna Tigger]]'' tops it off. Seeing a character everyone is so used to seeing active and excited and happy in every bounce he takes through the wood actually [[BreakTheCutie go through grief and suffer doubt]] in both his own identity and his relationship with his closest friends is a ''very'' wrenching sight.

** Just after the above "NO!" scene, an avalanche starts. Everyone runs for the nearest object, the tree Tigger believed to be his family tree. Tigger starts bouncing with all his might to get everyone else to safety, and as soon as he tosses up his last friend, Rabbit, he gets swept away by the avalanche. Roo then goes in to rescue him. A shock chord plays when Tigger gets attacked by the avalanche, cueing lots of flinching and shocked gasps.
*** For that extra touch, who's the person giving the most shrill and horrified reaction to Tigger's supposed demise? [[VitriolicBestBuds Rabbit]].
** When he goes for Rabbit and the latter glomps him, Tigger embraces it with a very sad gaze at the avalanche approaching, and then shuts his eyes and throws Rabbit up as hard as he can. [[HeroicSacrifice He knew he wouldn't make this last one]].
** Right after he celebrates everybody making it out okay, he starts explaining how Roo was able to bounce just as good as any other... "Tigger family member." [[MadeMyselfSad It really hits him that there won't be any other Tiggers, which prompts him to start staring off into the distance.]] Made even worse with Roo [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging Tigger to not leave him.]]

* And then there's the end credits song, "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" by Music/KennyLoggins. In fact, the actual end credits itself--with still drawing replicating events of the story in the style of E. H. Shepard, the original illustrator of the ''Winnie the Pooh'' novels. It's the same heartbreaking story with an added nostalgic tear for fans of the original A. A. Milne books.

** Luckily, ''WesternAnimation/PigletsBigMovie'' reveals that Tigger realized what his friends were doing as he bursts into tears seeing a picture of the gang dressed up as Tiggers and calls it the "bestest best family reunion I ''ever'' had!" no longer feeling tricked.

-->'''Tigger:''' Oh... oh, now I understand; it was all a big joke. Well...that's alright. 'Cause somewhere out there, there's a tigger family tree, full of my REAL tigger family! I've got a letter to prove it! And I'm gonna find them, so...T-T-F-E: Ta-ta...'''FOREVER!'''

--->'''Roo:''' (''tearfully'') You've gotta help me find Tigger! ItsAllMyFault! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad...]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...

* Near the end, when, certain that his non-existent family is coming back for him, Tigger ventures deep into the woods during a snowstorm. The sheer heartbreak on his face and in his voice as he suddenly realizes no one's there is just...

** Right after he celebrates everybody making it out okay, he starts explaining how Roo was able to bounce just as good as any other... "Tigger family member." It really hits him that there won't be any other Tiggers, which prompts him to start staring off into the distance. Made even worse with Roo [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging Tigger to not leave him]]

-->'''Roo:''' (''tearfully'') You've gotta help me find Tigger! ItsAllMyFault! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad...]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...

* The way Roo asks Rabbit to help them find Tigger, specifically saying he misses him. Just the PuppyEyes and tears...
* Tigger's completely heartbroken expression when he finds out that his "family" is really his friends in disguise and thinks that they see his family as a joke.
-->'''Tigger:''' Oh... oh, now I understand; it was all a big joke. Well...that's alright. 'Cause somewhere out there, there's a tigger family tree, full of my REAL tigger family! I've got a letter to prove it! And I'm gonna find them, so...TTFE: Ta-ta...'''FOREVER!'''
** Topped off when Tigger goes walking into the snowstorm to find his real family. We get shots of Tigger looking back at his home. You see the pain and heartbreak on his face before becoming determined to find his family. Then you see his friends looking at him through the window, heartbroken for having hurt him when they were trying to help him feel better. All of this is animated without a word of dialogue.
** Just the one heart wrenching close up shot of Roo, looking out the window with tears streaming down his face, utterly crushed from knowing his idol never wants to see him again.

** The fact that it's [[ThePollyanna Tigger]] tops it off. Seeing a character everyone is so used to seeing active and excited and happy in every bounce he takes through the wood actually [[BreakTheCutie go through grief and suffer doubt]] in both his own identity and his relationship with his closest friends is a ''very'' wrenching sight.
** What makes it arguably worse is that, as Pooh's line above demonstrates, none of them were trying to hurt Tigger at all. They were trying to ''help'' him and cheer him up, but when the masks come off (in more ways than one) Tigger gets the wrong idea and storms off, heartbroken and angry. ''Everyone'' needs a hug after that scene.
* When Roo comes to Pooh tearfully begging him to help him find Tigger.

* In general, just the idea of Tigger discovering the [[FridgeHorror actual implications]] of being [[LastOfHisKind "the only one"]]: He has no family.
* The worst part was near the end, when, certain that his non-existent family is coming back for him, Tigger ventures deep into the woods during a snowstorm. The sheer heartbreak on his face and in his voice as he suddenly realizes no one's there is just...

* Just after the above "NO!" scene, an avalanche starts. Everyone runs for the nearest object, the tree Tigger believed to be his family tree. Tigger starts bouncing with all his might to get everyone else to safety, and as soon as he tosses up his last friend, Rabbit, he gets swept away by the avalanche. Roo then goes in to rescue him. A shock chord plays when Tigger gets attacked by the avalanche, cue lots of flinching and shocked gasps.
** For that extra touch, listen carefully, who is the person giving the most shrill and horrified reaction to Tigger's supposed demise? [[VitriolicBestBuds Rabbit]].

* Roo's role in the story is even more heartbreaking, spending the entire movie trying to cheer up Tigger and get his idol to notice and love him like a 'big brother', though is either ignored in Tigger's obsession to find his family, or makes things worse. This hits even harder during the climax where he repeatedly attempts to just hug Tigger [[ArentYouForgettingSomeone though is distracted or ignored each and every time]], until about the final two minutes when Tigger finally accepts his friends as his real family and thus gives special notice to his "bestest little brother". Having been mostly a side character in previous Pooh features, an enormous [[TheWoobie Woobie]] role was a good way to start Roo's ascension as a BreakoutCharacter, suitingly just like Tigger himself.
* And then there's the end credits song, "Your Heart Will Lead You Home", by Music/KennyLoggins. In fact, the end credits period, with still drawing replicating events of the story but in the style of E. H. Shepard, the original illustrator of the Winnie The Pooh novels. It's the same heartbreaking story with an added nostalgic tear for fans of the original A. A. Milne books.

* Right after he celebrates everybody making it out okay, he starts explaining how Roo was able to bounce just as good as any other... "Tigger family member." It really hits him that there won't be any other Tiggers, which prompts him to start staring off into the distance. Roo [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging Tigger to not leave him]] is absolutely heartbreaking as Tigger doesn't know what to do...

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]]'' ''[[BreaktheCutie you were always]]'' ''[[Woobie/{{Disney}} there for me."]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:450:''[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]]'' ''[[BreaktheCutie you were always]]'' ''[[Woobie/{{Disney}} there for me."]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:450:[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]] [[BreaktheCutie you were always there for me."]] [[Woobie/{{Disney}} Poor Tigger...]]]]

** The fact that it's [[ThePollyanna Tigger]] tops it off. Seeing a character everyone is so used to seeing active and excited and happy in every bounce he takes through the word actually [[BreakTheCutie go through grief and suffer doubt]] in both his own identity and his relationship with his closest friends is a ''very'' wrenching sight.

-->'''Roo:''' (''tearfully'') You've gotta help me find Tigger! {{It's all my fault}}! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad...]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...

-->'''Roo:''' (''tearfully'') You've gotta help me find Tigger! ItsAllMyFault! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad...]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...

For a film revolving around a whimsical character like [[CloudCuckooLander Tigger]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie this]] is definitely the most disheartening installment in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise.

[[caption-width-right:450:[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]] [[BreaktheCutie you were always there for me."]] [[TheWoobie Poor Tigger...]]]]

* Tigger's completely heartbroken expression when he finds out that his "family" is really his friends in disguise and thinks that they see his family as a joke. The line as he leaves as well:
-->'''Tigger:''' Oh... oh, now I understand; it was all a big joke. Well...that's alright. 'Cause somewhere out there, there's a tigger family tree, full of my REAL tigger family! I've got a letter to prove it! And I'm gonna find them. So...TTFE. Ta-ta...'''FOREVER!'''

** Plus, Pooh, who is the last to be revealed, takes off his own mask, unlike the others who had theirs removed by Tigger. He also sounds like he's about to cry as he says this line:

-->'''Roo:''' (''tearfully'') You've gotta help me find Tigger! ItsAllMyFault! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad.]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...

--->'''Tigger:''' ''Exac-ti-cally!'' That's why you should all go home, where it ''is'' safe! But I've got to wait here in my family tree. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis For my! Real!]]'' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Family!]]'''''

* Roo [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging Tigger to not leave him]] is absolutely heartbreaking...

For a film revolving around [[CloudCuckooLander Tigger]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie this]] is definitely the most disheartening installment in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise.

* "Rabbit, I miss him..." Just the PuppyEyes and tears...
* Tigger's completely heartbroken expression when he finds out that his "family" is really his friends in disguise and thinks that they see his family as a joke. The line as he leaves as well-

* When Roo comes to Pooh begging him in tears to help him find Tigger.

** And if you look at Roo's face during this scene, you'll notice his face is all wrinkly like how one does during InelegantBlubbering. ''Major'' props to the animator.

** For Tokyo Disneyland's 25th anniversary in 2008, where the theme was love and friendship, they made this the main theme music for their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7eIINTZ5o Jubilation parade]] that was created for the festivities.
** "If you feel lost and on your own and far from home..."

* A meta-example. Creator/PaulWinchell, Tigger's original voice actor, was scheduled to voice Tigger in this film, but was ultimately turned down by Disney, who believed his voice was too worn to replicate the character anymore. Winchell passed away five years after the film was released, denied a perfect swan song as one of his most iconic characters.

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[[caption-width-right:450:[[DespairEventHorizon "I thought]] [[BreaktheCutie you were always there for me."]] [[TheWoobie Poor Tigger...]]]]
For a film revolving around [[CloudCuckooLander Tigger]], this is definitely the most disheartening installment in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise.

This is definitely the most disheartening installment in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise.

This is definitely the most disheartening instalment in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise.