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* The early episodes can surprise you, here are two examples from season one: "Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" when Shelly saves Stan from being sent away, and "Starvin Marvin"'s ending when Marvin brings Thanksgiving to Ethiopia. While not sad, they can get some a little teary eyed.
* The episode "Kenny Dies", in which Stan spends the entire time afraid to face Kenny on his deathbed. He works up the courage to visit him at the end of the episode, and to a triumphant tune, he strides in to the hospital with a present for Kenny and an ear-to-ear grin. The scene that ensues is one of the most powerful uses of [[Mood Whiplash]] there is.
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'''Kyle:''' He just said... "{{spoiler|...Where's Stan?}}"
''[fade to black]'' }}
** Don't forget Cartman crying on Kyle's shoulder after talking to Kenny in the hospital. ''[[
*** It is worth noting that when Cartman started crying, he was alone, where he had no reason to fake it; Kyle came in during this scene. {{spoiler|He only started his Shakey's Pizza plan a while ''after'' this scene,}} so there's not much room for doubt that he was genuinely crying.
** Not to mention, Kenny didn't immediately come back after he died in this episode. He was permanently dead for the majority of Season 6, and a lot of the themes of that season were about the boys trying to either replace him, or bring him back.
** The episode has quite the nasty [[Mood Whiplash]] at the end, as Cartman reveals that he didn't get the ban on stem cell research lifted to save Kenny, but to clone a Shakey's Pizza, to which Kyle looks back at his out-of-desperation bond with him with a feeling of sickening betrayal and proceeds to [[Unstoppable Rage|go full-on assault crazy on Cartman]]. For once, Cartman's antics have crossed the line from [[Refuge in Audacity]] to [[Dude, Not Funny]], and the viewer's tears of sadness turn to tears of rage as they sympathize with Kyle's explosive angst.
* In the movie, the soldiers' reaction to Kyle's speech to his mother has the same effect on me.
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'''Soldier:''' ''(sniff)'' Poor little fella.<br />
'''Sheila:''' ''[[Mood Whiplash|(cue]]'' ''[[Villainous Breakdown|Villainous Breakdown).]]'' }}
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** Also the episodes opening having Cartman genuinely in tears as Chef leaves.
* "Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls" has {{spoiler|Mr. Hankey's apparent death, and the montage following.}} [[The Woobie]] in {{spoiler|Kyle}} was clearly visible.
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* "Cartmanland" had the Kyle and his hemorrhoid subplot.
* "Fun with Veal".
* "The Death Camp of Tolerance", for those who are thinking, [[Dude, Not Funny]].
* "Toilet Paper", and it's made worse with {{spoiler|its [[Downer Ending]].}}
* Most of "Red Man's Greed", which has some scenes lightened up by some kid named Alex.
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* The endings of "Free Willzyx", "Smug Alert", "Stanley's Cup" and "Cartoon Wars Part 1"
* Kyle's near-death at the hands of Manbearpig in "Imaginationland" was ''strikingly'' moving, notably Cartman's attempt to revive him. His voice cracks when he's first told, as if he doesn't completely comprehend what just happened.
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''Cartman begins to perform CPR''
'''Cartman:''' FIGHT! FIGHT! RIGHT now!
''beginning to cry, voice breaking''
'''Cartman:''' Fight! Fight! Fiight! FIIIIIIGHT! }}
** This scene's dialogue is a reference to ''[[The Abyss]]'', which is a huge [[Tear Jerker]] scene, so naturally. Even though you know why Cartman really cares, it's still moving. Cartman has saved Kyle before. It's hard to believe it's [[Foe Yay|ALL about the balls with how desperate he is]].
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* "The List". There's funny stuff in that episode. And then there's {{spoiler|Kyle}} ranting to himself obsessively while getting ready to burn the school down.
* Cartman's subplot in "Major Boobage" as he {{spoiler|hides all the cats he found, like a rip from an [[Anne Frank]] movie.}}
* "The China Probrem", [[Rape
* The end of ''The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs'': {{spoiler|All of Butters' former readers now want him dead as his second book became instrumental in the murders of the entire Kardashian family. The boys try to rub it in his face that his fame has plummeted, but Butters couldn't care less as he's horrified that his own book got Kim Kardashian, whom he had a crush on, and her entire family killed.}}
* Kyle {{spoiler|deleting Kip Drordy as a friend on Facebook}} in ''You Have 0 Friends''. Trust me, it's much sadder than it sounds.
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* In the episode where Butters pretends to be a new girl at school named Marjorine, and goes to the girls slumber party and tried to make friends but never could fit in with the girls and then later ended up in tears because of the girls insults and catty comments.
* The mountain lion's death in Woodland Critter Christmas. Even though you don't know the Woodland Critters worship Satan yet, it's still depressing when the mountain lion's children cry over her death.
** Not to mention making Stan [[What the Hell, Hero?|feel like a dick for the rest of the episode.]]
* Kyle's song in "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo".
* Vunter Slaush building the orphanage
* While most of it was [[Played for Laughs]], some of the things Cartman blurted out in "Le Petite Tourette" actually made you feel ''bad'' for him, and... no, I'm serious, you felt bad for Cartman.
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* "Best Friends Forever", big time. While not to the same extent as Kenny Dies, it plays very similar.
* "You're Getting Old" is easily one of the most depressing episodes so far. It starts off initially well, with Stan having his 10th birthday party surrounded by friends and family. He receives a CD from Kyle featuring music that his mother, Sharon, disapproves of (because "it sounds like crap"), and it's taken away. However, Stan has already downloaded the music to his iPod, and begins listening to it, only to realize that he [[Exactly What It Says
** This episode tore me up. I never thought it would happen like this, but here it is. What really got me was when {{spoiler|the real version of "Landslide" started playing. Not some usual South Park parody, but the real freaking song as sung by Stevie Nicks. And seeing Sharon packing up the china. It really didn't hit me that there would be no crap-people, no Satan dressed as Brittany Spears, no Tom Cruise or government conspiracy to save the day. And that hurt. We have grown up on this show, and to see it come to it's end is painful. That's the [[Tear Jerker]] here. That a show we have grown-up with and and loved will end soon.}}
*** {{spoiler|Not to mention the whole conversation between Randy and Sharon sounds horribly like Matt and Trey expressing the unsaid tensions of the show's difficult period, making this a meta-Tearjerker.}}
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***** It got even sadder for this troper for three reasons the more he thought about it: 1. Two men stealing underwear from Randy in order to protect them from his shitting on stage, no matter how surprisingly entertaining it is especially in this episode, doesn't make it any less depressing. and 2. Seeing {{spoiler|Randy, who's random interests has been one of the funniest parts of the show, suddenly reveal that he was actually hiding his boredom with life. Yes, that's right, all of those great episodes are truly about a man trying to avoid the truth about his life, take them from crowning moments of funny to [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|Funny Aneurysm Moments]]. ''shivers''}} and finally 3. {{spoiler|Stan and Kyle's friendship ending, especially Stan seeing his friend as a literal pile of shit after all of those other times they've separated, after all the other things that nearly tore them apart, it just hurts. The fact Cartman and Kyle, who normally can barely stand each other are seen happily playing together while Stan is who knows where, seeing the world as shit and having had his Parents split up and being unable to enjoy anything. Wow. Just wow.}}
****** This troper found out something that somehow makes things worse: Matt and Trey said on [[The Daily Show]] they have no idea what they're doing for the next episode. That means there's no way of knowing if there will be a snapback or not.
***** This troper was so depressed by the episode, especially the meta goodbye letter from Matt & Trey through Sharon & Randy. Of all the season/mid-season finales recently watched, [[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]], [[Glee]], [[House (TV series)|House]], [[Bones]], [[Castle]], [[
** Stone and Parker have recently confirmed that the show ''will'' continue, which makes you wonder what the hell this episode was all about.
*** This troper was rather depressed by the end of the episode- probably because she knows where Stan is coming from with his cynicism as he grows up... but thankfully, not to his extent. And the way it ended... to do a snap back now would just be... I dunno, like a slap in the face. Honestly, I'm torn between wanting to see new episodes (or at least see what happens next)... and wanting the show to end before it gets too stale. After all, nothing can last forever...
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* The Broadway episode ends with Shelley's [[Adorkable]] new best friend {{spoiler|[[Ironic Death|drowning to death the first time he took off the life preserver his parents always made him wear]]}}.
* Stan's monologue from "Raisins".
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** Butters' "A beautiful sadness" speech in "Raisins". [http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154323/a-beautiful-sadness Link]
* Stan watching in horror as the Japanese kill the whales and dolphins in "Whale Whores".
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** And later when Stan sees she's become a zombie and must choose whether to kill her or not.
* A small one in "It's A Jersey Thing", when Kyle discovers his Jersey side ''[[Teen Wolf]]''-style.
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* Any time when Kyle is so depressed, he actually ''agrees'' with Cartman's bigoted opinions (ex. "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina" and "The Passion Of The Jew").
* {{spoiler|The death of Clyde's mother}} in "Reverse Cowgirl".
** Then her ghost telling Clyde that [[Kick the Dog|he was responsible for her death]] [[It Makes Sense in Context|for not putting the toilet seat down.]]
* In "Cash For Gold" there's a heartbreaking scene where Grandpa Marsh tells Stan about his dog.
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** Specifically its revealed that Grandpa Marsh has Alzheimer's disease.
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'''Stan:''' She's not a baby, grandpa. She's 13.
'''Grandpa:''' Shelley's 13? ''...Right.'' }}
* Cartman being chained and prepared for sacrifice in "Jewpacrabra".
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