Monk/Heartwarming

"Stottlemeyer: "I'm going to tell you something Randy, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I loved that man.""
 * In "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan", when Stottlemeyer confronts a New York police captain for concealing information essential to investigating Trudy's murder; specifically, he said "my friend's wife!" This was the first time Stottlemeyer ever called Monk his "friend," and for long-time watchers is one of the biggest "awwww" moments.
 * The episodes "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk" and "Mr. Monk and the Dog".
 * Both of these just got blown out of the water by the Series Finale.
 * "Mr. Monk and the Kid"
 * In the Season 2 episode "Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico", Stottlemeyer gets a call saying Monk has died. He declares that if Monk doesn't get a police officer's funeral, even though he was technically no longer on duty, he would quit.

""Don't do it." "Don't do what?" "Break my heart.""
 * Of course, the moment ended up spoiled when it was revealed that Monk was actually alive, and the guy who died was actually a lookalike, to which Stottlemeyer ended up shouting that he hated Monk.
 * Also, during a Barbecue held by Stottlemeyer (which was also the first one Monk ever attended since Trudy's death) in Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk, he mentions that he thinks that Monk is the man in a rather heartwarming speech while focusing on the grill. Unfortunately, that one actually backfired due to the fact that Monk was away trying to get supplies, causing him to not only literally be talking to air, but Randy Disher misinterpreting the comment as being directed towards him.
 * Stottlemeyer trying to convince Monk not to plant evidence.

"Trudy: You never even liked that lotion. Monk: (in tears) I love it now."
 * Pretty much any episode that ends with Monk fondly remembering Trudy with a happy smile. But one in particular always gets me right here, and it's not even a happy one. He has finally found Trudy's murderer. The man in question is on life support. Monk hits a switch, and as the man begins to gasp in agony, says, "This is me, turning off your morphine." Then he flicks it back on, and says, "and this is Trudy, turning it back on." Cue waterworks.
 * In "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine," Monk is imagining Trudy as he longingly hugs her pillow to his face. He tells the imagined apparition that he can smell her lotion on the pillow, even after all these years.

"Monk: No. (smiles) Let it play."
 * The episode that ended with him doing the fond remembrance of his therapist also does it. They had to write a new therapist into the show, as the actor playing Monk's therapist passed away and this was a really sweet way to honor his passing.
 * A smaller one, but one that not only warmed my heart but made me laugh: The end of Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy, when.
 * The entire scene  in Mr. Monk and the End.
 * Another mild one from "Mr. Monk and the End": when Stottlemeyer tells the entire police department that they won't be paid overtime for finding the guy who poisoned Monk, one of the officers replies "We're not doing this for the money."
 * Mild? That's a big moment, given that the police department developed over the series to merely being amused by Monk's eccentricities and annoyed when he got in their way to respecting and appreciating him enough to do that for him. Not to mention when the one cop says he's not in it for the money, everyone else nods their assent.
 * Relatedly, Stottlemeyer and Natalie's reactions to finding out that Monk could very well die- even though they get frustrated by him on a regular basis, it's clear just how much they both love the man.
 * Mr. Monk Meets His Dad. Monk and his father at the end with the bicycle.
 * Additionally, his father stating to Monk how proud he is of his son just a few minutes before the ending.
 * A small one, when Stottlemeyer helps get Adrian out of a funk by calling in a favor and getting him a couple hours time in a clean-room lab setting. Adrian Monk, sitting in the cleanest surroundings one can get.
 * When Stottlemeyer gets married again, he asks Monk if he doesn't mind him marrying
 * The ending of Mr. Monk and the Magician. Monk and Natalie are watching, and it turns out that is rambling on in it in his characteristic way. Natalie asks him if she should fast-forward.


 * Sharona tells her son he might be bullied at school soon because a bad guy owns some embarrassing photos of her. Little Benji is obviously shocked, yet he tells his mom she shouldn't let a bad guy win just because he might have problems at school.