Heartwarming / Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

• In "Guide to: Dismissal", Ned spends most of the episode looking for his science book and the tips that Suzie threw out. Eventually he meets with Suzie and "stands up" to her, only to make her cry, causing him to immediately take it back. After that, Suzie tells Ned that she found his science book in the science room, and gives it back to him. Just before Ned leaves, Suzie gives him a Big Damn Kiss, and Ned stumbles away like a drunk. It's pretty heartwarming considering what Ned had went through all day.
• In "Guide to: New Semesters," one of the things on Ned's new semester to-do list is "kiss Suzie Crabgrass" since, ever since he met her in the second grade, he made it his goal to have his First Kiss be with her. At the end of the episode, Suzie gives him that kiss, since Moze had told her about his goal to kiss her.
  Suzie: *after kissing Ned* Jennifer told me how long you'd been waiting for that. I thought it was the sweetest thing I'd ever heard.
• In "Guide to: Failing", Cookie learns his grades are so great that he is given the option to skip eighth grade and go to high school. Cookie does his best to change that by immediately flunking some test intentionally. When asked why he's doing this, Cookie reveals he doesn't want to skip eighth grade because he doesn't want to leave his friends behind.
  • Points for the student counselor, Mrs. Spritz, for being completely understanding and tells Cookie to talk with his parents about it.
• In "Guide to: Video Projects", Ned accidentally ruins his and Cookie's video project. To remedy this and help out Martin Qwerly, they take the viral video of Martin pretending to be a ninja and add visual effects to it to make it look like he's actually fighting ninjas. This changes him from the school laughingstock to being congratulated for his performance. Mr. Monroe's quote says it all.

  Mr. Monroe: A+, boys. The A's for the project. The + is for that (points to Martin and his admirers).

• In "Guide to: Dances", Gordy gets one when he turns down a good chance to swoop down and catch the weasel, and instead swipes Seth's basketball. Then he throws it out of the gym, causing Seth to chase it, giving Ned a clear chance to ask Suzy to dance. May also double over as a Moment of Awesome.
• Ned comforting Moze after she found out that Jock Goldman had just been using her to get his ex jealous.
  Moze: I'm such an idiot.
  Ned: No, he's the idiot. Any guy would be lucky to date a girl like you!
• Moze reassuring Suzie that being on the lunch program isn't so bad.
  Moze: I noticed you talking to Lunch Lady, and you seem to know about the lunch program, so I was wondering...Are you supposed to be in it?
  Suzie: *nervously* What? No way. *laughs*
  Moze: Because I was, back in elementary school. My dad was between jobs, and it helped. Anyway, catch you later.
  Suzie: Wait! Actually...I am supposed to be on it. It's just, y'know, it doesn't seem very cool to be on the lunch program.
  Moze: I know we're not great friends, so this won't mean much coming from me, but I know I - and a lot of other kids - would find you a lot cooler if you got behind that counter.
• Ned and Moze talking about Moze's nickname at the end of Guide to: Nicknames.
  Moze: Sorry. I guess I'm not used to you calling me 'Jennifer.'
  Ned: That's because I've been calling you 'Moze' since the first grade, remember?
  Moze: Yeah...
  Ned: There were three Jennifers in class, but only one Moze. And there still is only one Moze! Wanna know what a 'Moze' is? It's a super-cool girl who happens to be my best friend.
  Moze: You are such a dork sometimes! *playfully shoves Ned*
  Ned: I know. Jennifer.
  Moze: Call me 'Moze.' *Ned grins*
• In "Guide to: Field Trip" it has a lot of memorable scenes.
  • Mr. Sweeney keeping Ned from getting in trouble in the finale, and his parting words: "You'll be remembered as one of my worst students Mr. Bigby—and also one of my favorites."
  • Also from the movie, the whole Ned/Moze montage that used all sorts of clips from throughout the years and all set to "Big Brown Eyes" by Old 97's. It is precious.
  • It's a girl weasel!
  • The final scene, where Ned, Moze and Cookie all leave the school with their arms around each other, synchronizing every step like the good pals who made it through middle school that they are.
  • After Ned and Moze have their first real kiss, Cookie comes in from his own adventure and asked if he's interrupting something, to which Ned and Moze happily says their dating now. Cookie immediately congratulates them, forgetting his own predicament, he's just happy for his friends.
  • Cookie finally getting a date with Lisa Zemo after chasing after her for an entire season.
• In "Guide to: Health", After spending the entire day unintentionally causing trouble for Mr. Sweeney's class looking for some talcum powder for an embarrassing itch, Ned comes across Mr. Sweeney in the halls, seemingly red with anger. At first Ned is scared, but he sees Mr. Sweeney holding a bitten hotdog and quickly makes the case that he's choking, and quickly performs the heimlich maneuver to save him. After explaining why he was acting up, Mr. Sweeney, completely understanding about his situation, gives Ned the powder he was after, but before Ned leaves to administer the powder, Mr. Sweeney thanks him for saving his life.
  • A small one, but Mr. Sweeney does mention that if Ned had simply told him from the beginning, he would have given him the powder regardless.
  • Ned ends the guide with saying how Health is more than a class, it can be lifesaving.
• In "Guide to: Career Week" Ned is distraught when he gets his aptitude test results and finds out his best career paths are all education related. Crubbs takes Ned under his wing to teach him about being a Vice-Principal. Eventually, Ned confesses to Crubbs that he doesn't want to be a Vice Principal, but instead of being offended, Crubbs reveals to Ned that he didn't want to be one when he was a teen either. When he was Ned's age, he wanted to become a Florida-based detective. However, once he actually did it, he was frustrated that he couldn't help the bad guys, just punish them. He then became a vice principal because that way he could help out teenagers before they chose the wrong path, which he considers to be even more rewarding, showing he's not the cartoonishly authoritarian figure he's usually portrayed as. Ned admits that actually sounds pretty cool and reconsiders the idea of becoming an educator.
• In "Guide to: Tutors", Sweeney informs Ned that he's in danger of failing his class and tells him to find a tutor for the next big test. Ned goes through several terrible ones (including one that does the work for him, one that just berates him and a relative of Martin Qwerly). Later when confronted by Sweeney, Ned explains his tutor woes and Sweeney tells him that he knows of an excellent tutor who can help him pass the exam. Ned later goes to meet the tutor. It's Sweeney.
  • Just generally any episode that makes it clear Sweeney isn't really a Sadist Teacher and that he loves it when Ned works hard and does well in class.
  • Cookie bonds with Timmy Toot-Toot and even asks him if he's lonely due to his super ability of farting 24/7. Timmy however admits he's perfectly happy with his ability, using it for it's advantage. Also counts as a Funny Moment.
• In one episode, Ned and Moze go to the sewing club in need of a dress, and Crony, a secret member of the group, immediately ask Ned what his size is. Ned clarifies it's for Moze, but Crony says "He's not there to judge." A small but appreciative comment coming from a member of the school bully.
  • A similar moment happens in “Guide To: Secrets” when Loomer sees Crony going into the sewing club. He confronts Crony about why he’s there and Cookie claims that Crony was helping him carry in rolls of fabric. While he does join in on Loomer making fun of Cookie for “being in” the sewing club, Crony actually appreciates Cookie’s help.
• In "Guide To: Friends Moving", Faymin's parents fear that he's depressed (due to his grades slipping, his soccer performance failing and him not having much of an appetite anymore) and try to get him transferred out of the school. But Faymin isn't really depressed (though at the same time doesn't reveal why he has all those problems) and doesn't want to leave Polk. After a bunch of wacky shenanigans, Vice Principal Crubbs, of all people, ends up diagnosing Faymin's "problem": He's in love with Moze!
  • Just as heartwarming, when his parents correctly guess it's Moze that he's in love with, his mother think she's cute and his father playfully punches him as in Atta Boy type of way. They were quick to accept Moze because she made their son happy.
• In "Guide To: Fundraising", Moze has been trying to sell her last chocolate bar, but nobody wants to buy it except Gordy -and she refuses to sell to friends. In the end, she ends up selling it to him thanks to a loophole, but he throws the bar away revealing that he doesn't like chocolate. So really, the only reason he wanted her to sell him the chocolate was so that he could help her out. Gordy may be a lazy janitor, but he ALWAYS looks out for his mates.
• In "Guide To: Boys", Ned has been depressed since Suzie moved away, and all the guys at school try to pitch in and help since he stopped writing tips. Even Sweeney decides to help when he notices Ned not taking pleasure in his torture, saying that Ned's guide is helpful and that he knows what it's like to have a girlfriend move.
• In "Guide to: New Grade", Moze has some issues with the new iTeacher being unreasonably hard on her. Dr. Wright tells her to give her a chance as maybe she's just nervous and she didn't like him when they first met. They soon start making jokes about her hermit status not knowing she's right next to them. The next day Moze is fully expecting detention or a "Reason You Suck" Speech, instead, she apologizes. She then explains she used to be scared of her students and she promised herself she wouldn't be this year and when she heard of Moze's reputation she overdid it. Moze is able to relate as she was trying to do the opposite and be less abrasive.
• In contrast to the Dan Schneider approach, all the kids are shown to have good relationships with their parents, even if they're never seen onscreen. Even when they're concerned about how their parents will react, it's a far more understandable fear of disappointment (Ned not wanting anything lower than a B-) or getting in trouble for actually breaking the rules (Cookie's forgery scheme).
• "Guide to: Backpacks":
  • Ned gets a new backpack akin to Backpack Boy's, so it's overloaded with assorted items. One of the things Ned uses it for is to give a cake to a classmate who was upset about people forgetting her birthday.
  • Moze spends the episode looking for her missing backpack before anyone can read her diary. Cookie stumbles onto Suzie and Bitsy with the backpack, so he promptly takes it back before they can read the diary. Moze is so overjoyed at this that she hugs him (and then gets stuck to his Velcro suit).
• Ned spends the entirety of "Guide to: Substitute Teachers" trying to help Mr. Weiner bring his puppetry style to a middle school classroom. He says the guy was his favorite teacher back in fifth grade and inspired the guide, so he does whatever he can to help him succeed. Ultimately, Mr. Weiner wins over the other kids and gets them interested in course material by playing to their love of more insulting humor.
• The running gag of the Huge Crew's endearing – if often unwelcome – crush on Ned. Considering his hobby is helping his classmates with his School Survival Guide, it's a nice inversion of All Girls Want Bad Boys, where these rough and tumble girls crush on a genuine Nice Guy. Bonus points in the episode where Moze – a tentative member of the Crew at the time – sics the Huge Crew on the Spelling Bees for harassing Ned and Cookie.