Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)/Tear Jerker

Original
"Adama: I'm sorry Ila... I was never there when it mattered. Never..."
 * Adama's finding the picture of his wife, Ila, amongst the ruins of his home on Caprica, in the pilot episode:

"Apollo: Maybe mother wasn't here.
 * And a little later when Apollo comes in:

Adama: No, she was here. She was here."


 * "That, Mr. President... was my son."
 * "You can fly with me anytime, little brother." Just to twist the knife a little bit, Apollo tells this to Zack, just before he dies.
 * Serina's death scene.
 * Watching the Atlantia explode.
 * Watching Count Iblis as if he were swatting a fly.

Galactica 1980

 * The fate of Cy, Starbuck's Robot Buddy in "The Return of Starbuck".
 * Boomer and Starbuck saying goodbye in "The Return of Starbuck."