Adventure Time/Heartwarming



Although there is plenty of creepy stuff on this show, there is still room for some Sweet Dreams Fuel.

"Princess Bubblegum: Thank you, brave knight! Pen (Finn): I'm not a knight. I'm a boy! Princess Bubblegum: Well, then, thank you, brave boy. (kisses Pen)"
 * From the original short:

"Jake: Finn, if I came across your lifeless body, I'd clasp you dramatically for a kajillion years."
 * From "What Have You Done?":

"LSP: I was just trying to help, but whatever. [sniff] No. No, NOT whatever! I know I mess things up sometimes, but I'm really trying! And you're supposed to be my friend! [crying] Not like the fake ones I have here! So do what you want! I'm going to Promcoming! [floats away in a huff]"
 * Marceline reconciling with her dad in "It Came from the Nightosphere".
 * Kinda ruined when, but still.
 * By the end of "Henchman", Finn and Marceline have become friends. It's actually kind of sweet, if in a creepy sort of way.
 * Finn, Jake, and the Ice King all curled up next to each other sleeping at the end of "The Eyes". Incredibly creepy in several ways if you think about the reasons the Ice King is there in the first place, but still cute nevertheless.
 * The end of "Crystals Have Power", after Finn With the promise of apple pie upon their return home, the  exit the crystal dimension via a conveniently-placed portal, holding hands all the way through.
 * The last line of "Rainy Day Daydream".
 * In "Trouble in Lumpy Space", the Lumpy Space Princess and her spoiled friends in Lumpy Space try to help Finn and Jake get an antidote to the Lumps. When LSP is rude to the guys who use the antidote to look smooth, Finn yells that the whole incident is her fault. Her response is heartwarming and a little sad:

"Jake: Once upon a time... [sees Finn sleeping] ...the end."
 * The ending of "Storytelling":

""Yeah, I guess we are. Brother.""
 * I actually found the entire episode heartwarming.
 * Blankie, rubbies...
 * The end credits music, although not played on CN, is pretty heartwarming.
 * The opening theme gets heartwarming about halfway through.
 * Princess Bubblegum claiming that Finn has won her heart and kissing him at the end of "The Real You".
 * Even her sentence, "I need the real you."
 * The end of "Enchiridion". It's adorable and awesome and exactly what Finn deserves.
 * The end of "Susan Strong", where Jake says that we're all wild animals in response to Finn's question if Susan was a wild animal or human. Finn's response really makes it though.

""You just kissed a boom-boom baby. So don't expect any more sugar from me, sweetheart, until we wash your dirty, dirty face.""
 * Finn's song about Susan definitely qualifies.
 * The whole "Susan Strong" episode. Finn was so INCREDIBLY happy to be with Susan, his eyes constatly glimmering when Susan learned something new and just was there for him. Of course, until ending when everything was crushed.
 * Also notice Jake's expression just after Princess Bubblegum asked Finn if he has stories about his relatives. He instinctively knows how Finn will react and prepares to comfort him.
 * The flashback in "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain" where Jake's parents find crying baby Finn and Martha kisses him to make him feel better.
 * Which becomes a Crowning Moment of Funny immediately after.

""Apple Pieeee In the oveeeen Tell me you can taste the loviiinnnn'~!""
 * The end of "Video Makers". Beemo can't stand to see Finn and Jake fighting, so instead of editing their tapes into an action adventure or a romantic comedy, he just puts together the scenes where Finn and Jake are helping each other out and just being friends. He also sings a song that is pure Sweet Dreams Fuel.
 * After all of the sheer horror the episode offers, the end of "Mortal Recoil":
 * Don't forget, "I care about you, Finn."
 * How about "The ultimate weapon against evil... The power of ll-lll-l-liking someone a lot!"
 * I actually think it's rather heartwarming when the Ice King releases Princess Bubblegum at the end of "Mortal Folly", even if his absolute ineptitude.
 * I dunno about you but...

"Marceline: I for one, think you're pretty great."
 * "Her Parents" title card. Just.... "Her Parents" title card.
 * When Marceline

"Finn: At least if I die, I'll have died with my best friend. Jake: Me, too."
 * This little bit from "Dungeon":

"Jake: You sound just like Mom sometimes. Finn: Yeah... Good ol' Mom. Jake: She always knew just what to say. Finn: Yeah... Goodnight, brother. Jake: Goodnight..."
 * This from "Conquest of Cuteness":

"Finn: I miss her."
 * Additionally, from the storyboard:

"Princess Bubblegum: I just want to say how much fun I've had hanging out with you. Finn: Me too! Princess Bubblegum: But... I wish I could stay... like this... with you, but... Finn: I... I know, Princess."
 * The ending to "Morituri Te Salutamus"
 * Finn in "Memory Of A Memory". Heck, Jake willingly entering Marceline's memory to help her, despite him previously being terrified of her, probably counts.
 * The title card of "Too Young".
 * And the episode itself. It's all just one big heartwarming moment.
 * The biggest one being that
 * Also, all of the candy people
 * Which is immediately topped by

"Finn: Look, Jake. You've been my best friend for as long as I can remember. That's enough evidence to prove to me that you're not a monster."
 * The one storyboarded scene where the creators decided to throw Lemongrab, Jerkass Woobie / Butt Monkey extraordinaire, a bone, that was cut to save time. After basically getting assaulted in the Candy Castle hallway, he cries and coughs on the floor for a little bit. Then, he tearfully unpockets a rice cake and starts to eat it, and it's the only time we see him genuinely happy. "Jealous of my rice cake, little ghost pranksters?" Considering how sucky his whole life has been, this one little scene is heartwarming.
 * Recently, the Adventure Time crew announced that Lemongrab is going to return in season 4. Just the fact that they actually like him enough for him to come back is kind of sweet, considering that he's hated by pretty much everyone in-universe.
 * The fact that the Jerkass Woobie characters in the show, like Lemongrab and the Ice King, have so many fans IRL, despite being despised in their own universes, is rather touching. They're horribly awkward weirdos, yet some people still really love them, even though they don't realize it.
 * This https://web.archive.org/web/20121215134722/http://www.formspring.me/skronked/q/239764426687787060 little quip from the show's leading character designer. In another instance, upon being asked which characters he related to, he said Lemongrab- although a bit reluctantly.
 * In the words of storyboard supervisor Adam Muto: "I think it's sweet that so many people are worried for Lemongrab's well being. Whatever happened to Lemongrab. We need to talk about Lemongrab. Lemongrab's delicate condition."
 * "Come home. We lumpin' love you." --Mom & Dad.
 * From "Gut Grinder":

"Jake: You can't stop me, Finn! Finn: *hugs him tightly*"
 * The moral of that episode. You are who you are, and don't need to be noticed. When and if the right someone comes along, you'll know. When Adventure Time pulls an actual aesop, they do it well.
 * "You ah-ah-ah-ah-are my best friends in the world..."
 * "I wear them all the time, as pajamas."
 * At the end of "What Was Missing",
 * "Jake vs. Me-Mow": Finn still carries their mom's music box in his backpack.
 * Though, you gotta wonder how since his backpack was once stolen by zombies, and he never got it back (he got a new, identical one from Raggedy Princess).
 * The Thanksgiving special "Thank You". There are plenty of heartwarming moments. The episode takes an overall Lighter and Softer tone in comparison to the rest of the series and it's one of the few episodes to have a SOLID Aesop; that being to put aside conflict and enjoy the company you have, regardless of what they have done (highlighted in the relationships of Snow Golem/Fire Wolf and Finn/). Finn in a good will gesture shouldn't be viewed as weird, but caring. They've been at each others throats the entire episode so it is natural that any gesture means something.
 * It's also heartwarming that Finn kept the sweater PB made for him.
 * Finn's refusal to let Jake die just because of a Croak Dream in "New Frontier"... and the fact that
 * When Jake sees Finn underwater with him:
 * Finn's refusal to let Jake die just because of a Croak Dream in "New Frontier"... and the fact that
 * When Jake sees Finn underwater with him:

"Joshua:"
 * At the end of "Holly Jolly Secrets", Finn and Jake create the Ooo version of Christmas because they had one fleeting moment of empathy for the Ice King.
 * The shot at the end of the episode. Finn, Jake, The Ice King, and PB wearing cozy, ugly Christmas sweaters, drinking hot cocoa, and GENUINELY GETTING ALONG. That's right. Finn and Jake used to fight the Ice King all the time, and the Ice King used to harass the princess constantly, but here they are... getting along, and enjoying themselves.
 * In "Paper Pete" Jake is willing to read an entire encyclopedia about the culture of Rainicorns so he can help teach his and Lady's future kids all about it. Granted, he gives up and says he'll just fake it at the end of the episode, but it's still a sweet notion.
 * The ending to "Ghost Princess". Finn and Jake are tasked with discovering Ghost Princess's the cause of her death so that she can pass on, and as they do so, Ghost Princess slowly begins to socialize with and fall for another ghost by the name of Clarence. Towards the end of the episode, Finn and Jake begin to piece together two pieces of a dagger they found during their investigation, only to discover that
 * Joshua's final message for Finn in "Dad's Dungeon."

"Finn: Dude, I think I have a crush."
 * The last fight in Dad's Dungeon, too. Complete with Jake beatboxing and
 * Jake's vision of Lady Rainicorn that convinces him to tell Finn the truth.
 * After having his advances rejected by Princess Bubblegum yet again, Finn becomes depressed, and spends most of "Incendium" weeping in the tree house while Jake goes out of his way to find Finn a new love interest. While his dedication alone is pretty heartwarming, the crowning moment comes at the end, where, after trying (and succeeding) to court the Flame Princess for Finn, Jake discovers that she is highly destructive and quite dangerous and runs back home to apologize to Finn and warn him of the coming danger. Finn, however, is still inconsolable, and lays down on the floor, up until Flame Princess breaks into his house and burns his pictures of Princess Bubblegum. After a quick fight, Finn sees her in her true, more humanoid form, and admits he likes her, causing her to blush and then quickly retreat. The line at the end of the episode is what makes it so sweet.


 * After Jake tells Beemo to look after Finn, Beemo says: "If anyone tries to hurt Finn... I will kill them!" For a thing that claims to be incapable of real emotion, the little fella sure seems to get emotionally invested in Finn's plight.
 * The ending of "Beautopia". Just, the entire ending.
 * "Hot to the Touch": The fact that is still so loyal to Finn even after being gone for so long.
 * There's one point where Finn is describing to Flame Princess his love for her. She even manages to smile and glows a bit. In addition, Finn is bouncing up and down laughing, like this could be it. He might actually find a girl to love him.
 * I like you. I just wanna hug you, and... sit on the couch and play B-MO with you.
 * Flame Princess saying, "You would defy nature for me?"
 * Dream Of Love
 * Jake comforting Finn who has lost hope from standing several days in queque to Lord of Evil. Jake felt like a real parental figure in this scene.
 * And the final scene between Marceline and her dad, with him assuring that he loves her for her, and not for what she could do with the Nightosphere.
 * Finn's Be Yourself speech to the bear in "In Your Footsteps", along with the adorable hug that follows.
 * In the same episode, Beemo is wearing a soccer outfit with mud on parts of it. That is too cute for words.
 * In "Hug Wolf," when Finn develops a fever, Jake is visibly concerned about him, and tells him to go to bed. Seeing Jake keeping an eye on his buddy when he isn't doing well is rather sweet, and how Jake made sure Finn got into bed and had his rest. It was pretty quick, but it shows how close the two are, and how they really are family.
 * Finn scratching Jake's fur in "Web Weirdos" with Jake napping on his knees.
 * "Princess Monster Wife". We finally get to see how the Ice King really WOULD treat his princess- he would love her unconditionally and be an absolute sweetheart, and comfort her whenever she is upset. There's no doubt about it- the Ice King really IS a good guy, underneath all that stupid.
 * PMW is suffering from terrible self esteem issues. What does the Ice King do to help her feel better? He makes her a dress, sets up an ice runway, and has his penguins applaud for her as she struts her stuff.
 * "Happy Birthday, Stormo."