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* [[Jesu OtakuJesuOtaku/Heartwarming|Jesu Otaku]]{{context}}
 
* During the Bum Review of ''[[Batman|The Dark Knight]]'', the usually wacky and crazy Chester A. Bum is faced with the one movie that truly touched him, causing him to decide to reflect upon his purpose in life, and to encourage the viewer to do the same. However, the real Crowning Moment of Heartwarming is the very end in which he says the following, replacing his usual catch phrase:
{{quote| This is Chester A. Bum saying... ''*glances at his begging cup*'' ...You know what? Keep the change.}}
** On the note of Chester A. Bum, on the Japanese video site NicoNico Douga, some of his videos are posted there. At the end of a typical video, when he asks for change, cue a bunch of Shift_JIS art of cute little [[Kirby]]-style hands scrolling across the video giving him various denominations of yen. Anywhere from simple 5-yen coins to [5000] bills.
*** Aww...the Japanese fans love Chester!
** Also on the topic of The Bum, in his review of ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 3'', this troper started tearing up when he re-enacted {{spoiler|Andy describing his toys to Bonnie as he gives them away.}} I managed not to cry at the actual scene, but when Chester started to cry as he spoke, so did I.
* Quite unexpectedly, the ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' episode of "Video Game Confessions" turns into one, when Donkey Kong claims to have disowned his gay son--only to come to his defense after Link nastily dumps him.
{{quote| "You still my son."}}
* In the 31st episode of the Transmission Awesome podcast, [[The Angry Joe Show|Angry Joe]] introduces guest Benzaie (who he had known for only a few months at the time) as "my brother from another mother." ''Gawwww!''
* [[The Spoony Experiment|Dr. Insano]], of all people, gets one at the end of the ''Street Fighter 2010'' review when his attempt at creating an [[Eldritch Abomination]] instead results in a tiny, cute pink ball creature. At first he's despondent over this latest failure, but soon his new creation comes over and becomes his one true friend.
{{quote| "Do you hear me, world? I love my pink freakish orb-shaped son!"}}
* Well over a year, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130914094754/http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/02/19/fanboys-are-mine-to-toy-with-old-man/ this blog] from [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] still manages to bring tears to this lurker's eyes.
{{quote| "[[Final Fantasy VIII]] may suck, and you may suck for liking it, but I’m the captain of this suck-filled leaking failboat, and [[Papa Wolf|I’m not going to have some jerkoff movie critic who’s never cracked a Player’s Handbook in his life call]] ''[[One of Us|my homies]]'' [[You Are Not Alone|STUPID]]."}}
* The charity drives. Anything from the charity drive. This troper loves watching the drives, cause they're so sweet!
* The live December 5, 2009 donation drive video generated over 26 grand for charity.
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** Joe's reactions to all the donations could qualify as this trope themselves, honestly.
*** The Live December 5th 2010 managed to break over 40 grand, complete with even more Joe blowing out everyone's speakers in gratitude.
**** They confirmed $50,000 for this year's total. They are encouraging everyone who donated to head to your local Ronald McDonald house, video yourself, and send it in, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130924173858/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/ask-thatguy/28936-episode-57-and-charity-drive-sum-up they will include it].
***** In the Sum Up video, Doug is visibly moved by the generosity and just ''barely'' manages to contain his emotions on camera.
**** While we're on the subject of the 2010 Donation Drive... At one point during the live broadcast, a donating caller asked Spoony if he could mail him an autograph; Spoony, dog-tired and suffering from a raging headache (due to Joe's constant yelling) replied that if the caller wanted an autograph he could "go to the website and buy one". Afterwards (when he was in his right mind), he felt so bad about his [[Jerkass]] behavior that he ''contacted the man personally and apologized.'' And then sent him two autographed pictures ''for free.''
**** At the end of the drive, the gang posed for a group picture. Right before the photo was snapped, Spoony (''very'') tiredly mumbled, "I love you Scarlett" to the camera...and Linkara immediately followed suit with "Love you, Liz." ''Awwww!''
* Benzaie's vlog for the Year 2 Anniversary. He clearly holds his coworkers in high regard, and repeatedly wishes he could spend more time with them in real life.
** He even lists all of the producers who couldn't be there at the end.
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** It continues in the Year 3 Anniversary vlog. The last shot before the credits is him [[Tear Jerker|back in France, staring sadly off into space.]]
* According to Film Brain, it was Jew Wario's birthday during the ''[[Kickassia]]'' shoot, so the cast and crew had a birthday party for him.
** Jew Wario visited his message board on the main site that very day to thank the fans who had wished him a happy birthday. Because the special was being kept tight under wraps, he said only that "[i]t was a good birthday spent with some very good friends." Awww!
* Many contributors from the site teamed up to make a birthday video for Angry Joe. Some were funny, but others were sweet, especially Sean. To make this even better: Joe's birthday was the day after he got back from E3 2010, and it was very clear that while he loved the show itself, ''everything else was hellish.''
* When Film Brain wrote his and Linkara's ''[[The Spirit (film)|Spirit]]'' review, he decided to give him a complete geek-out by putting the [[Doctor Who|Sonic Screwdriver]] into the plot and having Linkara recite Eleven's speech from ''The Time of Angels''.
* Jew Wario's second Mario Monologue had it's heartwarming moments, but his third was even more so. You can watch it [https://web.archive.org/web/20110916144147/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/jewwario/jws/27538-jw-mariomonologues-supermariobros here]. Make sure to watch the entire way through, because there is a dedication after the Blistered Thumbs outro. It doubles as a [[Tear Jerker]] because, {{spoiler|as revealed in a comment a few posts from the top, Jew Wario dedicated it to a friend who had died that week.}}
* The existence of the entire site. Think about it. A bunch of people from all over the world, who probably would never have met without the internet. Many of them are good friends now. If you bash one on the forums, another will defend them. They appear in each other's videos all the time, as cameos if not full crossovers. They're nice to the fans [[Fan Dumb|who deserve it]] and give them opportunities to showcase their own talents in the blogs. The two big crossover events have brought people in from France, New Zealand and England, as well as all over the United States. Channel Awesome is like a gigantic, sort-of-messed-up family, and it all started with a few guys and gals getting together to give their opinions and ''make people laugh.'' (So I guess what I'm saying is thank you, [[YouTube]], for being a dick and taking down the Five-Second Movies.)
** This is especially true now, as at least one fan posted a [https://web.archive.org/web/20140909085458/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=22998 heartfelt thank you message] thanking the site and its reviewers for helping him/her to reduce their chronic depression disorder with simply laughter and entertainment.
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NneWwgbyzdA&feature=related At a Shadocon panel they did with EgoRaptor], they were asked what their favorite comments were or the ones they were most proud of:
{{quote| '''Rob''': There was a girl who wrote that we helped her get over her depression when she was in college and...<br />
'''Doug''': Yeah, those comments...<br />
'''Rob''': We also got comments from the Chilean earthquake...<br />
'''Doug''': '''Oh, yeah!'''<br />
'''Rob''': ...that said, "Yeah, our town is rubble but your videos made us laugh and helped us get through it." I'm, like, ''*tugs on shirt*'' '''Jesus Christ!'''<br />
'''[[Egoraptor]]''': How the hell am I suppose to follow that? }}
** It gets better (well, for me it does anyway). [[The Nostalgia Chick|Two]] [[Todd in the Shadows|of]] them are going out now. Aww...
** Nash and [[Jesu OtakuJesuOtaku]] did it before them, and are just as adorable.
** And now, [[Obscurus Lupa|Lupa]] and [[Phelous]] are a couple.
* So, [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] has his 100th episode. After a massively entertaining review of a Sonic comic, {{spoiler|we cut to everybody from [[That Guy With The Glasses]] singing a part of Linkara's theme song. It really showed how much they love having Linkara on the site.}} It was such a little thing, but it actually brought tears to the eyes of this troper.
** This troper recalls hearing [[Lord Kat]] mention the crossover on his livestream when it was in the planning stages. LordKat said Linkara had just invited him to be in the video; when asked if he would do it, he replied, "Hell yeah, I'm doing it! It's [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] ''Linkara!''" Crude? Yes. But also awesomely touching.
** Moreover, [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] admitted on the stream (after the video was released) that he'd received ''numerous'' requests for crossover appearances around that same time and turned them all down, because he was already overworked and behind schedule with his reviews (due to recent health issues). However, he still agreed to appear on Linkara's show, and '''''only''''' Linkara's show. That in itself speaks volumes for the friendship between the two men, as well as the professional respect that Spoony has for Linkara.
* From the [[Fan Community Nickname|Treehouse]]'s POV, the fact that they've not just approved of the fanfic, but seem to really enjoy it as well. For a long while, we thought we would be hated for writing [[Slash Fic]] about internet celebrities, so hearing them reading fics and having a great time is appreciated more than they know.
* [http://katielovestgwtg.deviantart.com/art/The-Hug-of-a-Lifetime-205150910?q=sort%3Atime%20nostalgia%20critic&qo=66 This.]{{Dead link}} When the TGWTG gang go to cons, heartwarming-s will be had.
** The [https://twitter.com/#!/KittyMarie92 fan] in that picture admitted that she was incredibly nervous at the prospect of meeting Doug...but that all of her fears dissolved at that moment.
* While [[Lord Kat]] is no longer a member of TGWTG, his livestream chat remains a "watering hole" of sorts for himself and his former co-workers. Members from all corners of the site have joined in the call, sometimes talking into the wee hours of the morning. In listening to their conversations, this troper has born witness to more crowning moments of hilarity and heartwarming than could possibly be listed on this page. For the sake of posterity, however, the following examples come to mind:
** Linkara and Spoony chatting into the wee hours of the morning about filming woes and their mutual love for [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] (as teens, they both wanted to make their own MST3K-inspired shows!) as if they were old childhood friends.
*** And that despite being tired, Spoony wanted nothing more than to stay in the call with Linkara because, as he put it, "I don't ever get a chance to just talk to you." Aw.
** LordKat [[Papa Wolf|steadfastedly defending]] his friends and former co-workers against bullies and detractors, to the point of perma-banning such individuals from his chat. It doesn't matter who you are: you do '''not''' talk trash about LordKat's friends on his stream, '''''period.'''''
** In the wake of MAGFest 9, folks from TGWTG and Busy Street (who don't necessarily have the best history) tagteamed in the chat to report on the insanity that went down at the con, verifying each other's stories when people in the chat didn't believe them.
*** One Busy Street patron who met Scarlett in person finally admitted that yes, she actually ''is'' hot. Since then, he has defended her every time one of his fellow [[Fan Nickname|pedestrians]] calls her "fat".
** When [[Lord Kat]] announced that his father had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, the majority of the site's contributors jumped to offer their condolences and support on Twitter. Of particular note was fellow New Yorker [[The Nostalgia Chick|Lindsay]], who reminded him that "we're across the bridge if you need anything."
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* The weather was problematic during the Suburban Knights shoot, so much so that Doug was seriously considering cancelling the shoot. The collective response from the cast and crew was "We're doing this." Later, during the wrap party, Doug thanked the lot of them because he couldn't have gotten through it without them.
** Holly said on Twitter that while he was thanking her, she was trying her best not to cry. And you can also hear Doug himself just ''barely'' managing to keep his emotions under control.
** [[Jew Wario]] once described for his livestream audience what it's ''really'' like behind the scenes at the anniversary specials: the [[TGWTG Year One Brawl|First Year]], "no one knew each other", there was "tension", and they were "just feeling it out". The [[Kickassia|Second Year]], "people knew each other better, but we still weren't entirely comfortable...[p]eople were hanging out in little cliques." The [[Suburban Knights|Third Year]], however, "everyone hung out with everyone else. Everyone ''talked'' to everyone else. We were like a family."
* Luke Mochrie's ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One'' review. He tells us that he doesn't read much and that it's something he's ashamed of. Just watch it. The fact that he's being open and vulnerable ON''on THEthe INTERNETInternet'' which can be a real bear pit - that takes balls.
* You can only really know about it if you watch con videos, commentaries and behind the scenes stuff, but the people who talk to Doug the most (Lindsay, Noah, Lewis etc.) are really trying to get him out the habit of [[Apologizes a Lot|apologizing for everything]].
* [[You Can Play This!|Jewwario]] did many heartwarming things; he constantly went out of his way to cheer people up and help them with their depression. He even talked people out of suicide, with one such example [https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jewwario+saved+my+life&&view=detail&mid=3071D378051BC99377283071D378051BC9937728&&FORM=VRDGAR here]. He was incredibly kind to his fans, and even made a video specifically to help people going through depression titled "You're not stupid", seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdS2ZiiS_OM here]. On the same subject, Doug Walker still made a tribute video for him after his suicide, despite secretly knowing of his crimes at the time while most Channel Awesome contributors did not.
 
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