Family Guy/Tear Jerker: Difference between revisions

* In "Seahorse Party" (part two of the [[Seth MacFarlane]] hurricane crossover special, featuring ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' and ''[[American Dad]]'') Meg's breakdown at her life as a [[Chew Toy]]. Especially all the [[Reason You Suck Speech|speeches]] she gives to Chris, Lois and Peter about how much of a bunch of jerks they are. Even further is her acceptance at being a [[Chew Toy]] to keep the family from fighting. Poor, poor, Meg.

* This speech from "Screams of Silence: The Brenda Q. Story":

** And this is coming from '''QUAGMIRE'''. The same Quagmire who often slips roofies into his date's drinks, steals women's used shoes to satisfy his foot fetish, has a sex doll of Lois hidden in his bedroom that he uses as a [[Stalker Shrine]], and doesn't use protection at all during sex (despite that he has every venereal disease known to man) actually cares about his sister and wants her to get out of being abused by her boyfriend.

** [[Very Special Episode|The whole episode, really.]]

** Then near the end, when Meg and Eli share a final goodbye.

* The episode where Peter gets a stroke and suffers just trying to live his life while his whole left side of his body is paralyzed. It was Peter's fault that he caused the stroke to himself by eating 30 hamburgers in one sitting, but for anyone who has or had a friend or family member suffering from a stroke, Peter's suffering can hit home.

* In "Quagmire And Meg", nobody shows up to Megs 18th birthday party. It's sad because Peter and Lois ''actually feel sorry for her.'' Lois even told Chris to pay kids from school to come.

** Despite it being [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|epic]] for Peter to prevent Quagmire and Meg from getting it on before out was too late, it feels [[Kick the Dog]]-ish for Peter to tell Meg that she'll never leave his watch.

* {{spoiler|Though it was [[All Just a Dream|all just a simulation,]]}} Stewie killing Cleveland in "Lois Kills Stewie".

* Peter killing Quagmire's cat on "Episode 420" <ref>The one where Brian petitions Quahog to legalize marijuana</ref>. The cat was one of the few things he loved other than women, and it's shown that he's clearly distraught about his disappearance (he didn't know that his cat was dead until the end when the main story about Brian's marijuana campaign fizzles out).

'''Peter:''' ''(beat)'' ''(takes reward from him)'' I killed your cat. ''(slams door on him)'' }}

* The "[[Peanuts]] Reunion" cutaway is suprisingly sad.

* {{spoiler|Murial's death}} is pretty heartbreaking when you think about it. She truly didn't {{spoiler|deserve to die}}, seeing she doesn't have that much of a role in the show. {{spoiler|Poor Mort.}}

** {{spoiler|Mort}}'s reaction is pretty funny though:

** {{spoiler|Plus Derek's death. And it was only his second appearance.}}

* Some scenes from "Brian and Stewie," particularly {{spoiler|the revelation that Brian keeps a gun and a bottle of Scotch in his bank vault for when the day comes that he becomes so sick of living that he can have one final drink before he kills himself, and Stewie telling Brian that he's the only person he cares about in this world and he'd be lost if he died}}.

** Plus when Peter, Quagmire and Mort are jailed, they complain about how government insurance agencies are screwing them over and Joe relates to them and recounts that the government gave him a $60 wheelchair rather than a $2000 surgery to restore his ability to walk. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Joe then lets the guys go free.]]

* For some reason, the following exchange always depresses this troper:

'''Francis' ghost''': (''unenthusiastically'') Luke, you must go to the Dagobah System.<br />

'''Peter''': (''disappointed sigh'') Thanks. }}

* Meg is sometimes depicted as fragile and disturbed out of a desperation for love and affection and as a way to solve her problems she stated to her mom that she cuts herself. In another episode when Connie (who always bullies Meg) asked Meg to help her become popular again after Chris became popular Meg told her off and showed her the scars on her arm that she made from cutting herself as a result of Connie's bullying.

* The recent season finale when Quagmire and Peter talk Joe into cheating via [[Poor Communication Kills]]. A flashback reveals that {{spoiler|Bonnie used to be a stripper and that they fell in love when "Africa" by [[Toto]] played}}. Peter, realizing how much he screwed up, tried to recreate the event hoping they'd reconcile {{spoiler|and it worked}}. Doubles as a [[Heartwarming Moment]]. [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Then again, Toto can make any moment powerful]].

'''Joe:''' Is the rest of your life okay? }}

* Sort of minor but the family being forced to watch ''[[The Cove]]''.