The Muppet Movie/Heartwarming

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  • Gonzo's song at the campfire.
  • Also the final reprise of "Rainbow Connection" where the camera pulls back to show most, if not all, the muppets created by Henson singing together and celebrating Jim Henson at his crowning time of success.
    • What really does it for this Troper is that it happens right after the movie set got trashed, destroying all their hard work and, had the ending not been a Foregone Conclusion, would have turned it into a Shoot the Shaggy Dog moment. Then, when everybody looks like they're at their absolute peak of despair and about to give up, a rainbow appears in the gaping hole in the ceiling, the reprise of "Rainbow Connection" plays, and everybody starts singing. Dawww...

...and all the lovers...the dreamers...and you!

  • And just before the above, everybody working to get the set ready, not to mention the performance of "The Magic Store." Seeing everyone psyched up to get started after their epic journey was seriously encouraging.
  • Kermit and Piggy's dinner together.
  • The cameo from Orson Welles when he gives the Muppets their break and their reaction, particularly Kermit's, afterwards. Made even more heartwarming when one considers that Welles's character was based on the man who helped Jim Henson into stardom.
    • What really makes it is that Welles looks quite intimidating, making you worried that he's going to give them yet another hard time before the Foregone Conclusion. And then he simply tells his secretary to get the "standard rich and famous contract."