Top 10 Saddest Sitcom Moments

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[@FutureWorldNow]

when you cry at a sitcom, writers are winning

[@billcipher147]

It's probably because they're so lighthearted most of the time. It hits you so much harder.

[@melissab9639]

As well they should. Writers are everything.

[@keegancrichlow8391]

Yeah, it seems that sitcoms have better drama sometimes even more than actual dramas because you would expect a great amount of dramatic moments in a drama/soap simply just because it's that genre, it falls under that category and is labelled as that type of show but a situation comedy where you know that there's going to be jokes and a laugh track/audience and just many comedic factors and elements but it's actually not always like that and there are actually extremely serious moments in it that are going to leave you shocked or heartbroken and that are actually going to leave you with tears streaming down your face, that's when you know that a sitcom is not just a sitcom, in a way, it has more to offer than just laughs and that is when you know that show is good, really good and becomes a classic.

[@Revan2908]

If I watch an entire TV series, and it doesn't succeed in making me both laugh and cry, the writers have failed.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Yeah you're probably right

[@nikhilsrajan]

"How come he don't want me man?" I have never seen the show, not even a single episode, but that one line just got me. damn.

[@adrianatalavera971]

Nikhil Sasi Rajan I started to shed tears, mah Hart...mah sol

[@Nani35911]

I'm crying

[@aeroaustaire2082]

Nikhil Sasi Rajan funfact that was all improv. And true. Will smiths father actually left

[@nikhilsrajan]

Oh damn. Makes the scene so much more sadder...

[@tommy25185]

Nikhil Sasi Rajan I wonder the same thing about my dad

[@starkman8773]

Personally Hawkeye’s breakdown after the korean refugee kills her baby is at the top of the list for me. But Will’s father leaving and his embrace with his Uncle is a very very close second

[@DrClawizdead]

Whoever doesn't have M*A*S*H at number one did not watch the episode. Alan Alda was truly haunting. Well above the rest on this list.

[@5353Jumper]

Just watching that episode can be traumatic, with symptoms that follow a person for weeks afterward. Seen pretty much every episode a dozen times but only ever watched that one once.

[@wait...what...]

@@5353Jumper It's a hard watch. Too real.

[@MatthewvMayo]

It solidified for me that when my mother told me he was one of the greatest actors ever to Grace the small screen she was telling the absolute truth.

[@johnlemon9167]

The last episode and the episode where Col. Blake died made my heart shatter

[@ssbeebs]

Mash WORST Last Episode EVER ! W0W ... Stupid !

[@yesleK8]

Will Smith NAILED that scene. I cry every single time.

[@nathanhamberg6733]

yes whenever I see that scene it hits me because of how great Will Smith did with the outbursts and then when he says why don't he want me man and then they perfectly pan the cameras down to the statue it hits me

[@joshsmith9558]

Actually that scene is so real because it is real. Smith broke down because his father abandoned him as a child and the scene hit home

[@nathanhamberg6733]

@@joshsmith9558 I have seen people make comments on this that his father abandoned him and some people say he had a good relationship with his father

[@HogwartsStudentZach]

@@nathanhamberg6733 They probably meant uncle.

[@Siktopath]

@@joshsmith9558 stfu stop with rumors

[@Werntzy]

How could they not put in Henry Blake's death in 'Mash' and Marshal's Father's death in 'How I met you're mother'!!?

[@Michegrey]

Colonel Potter was more memorable than Blake

[@deborahhanna6640]

I liked both characters.

[@wilshiretheorange6482]

fun fact, when they decided to write it so Blake never made it home, they didn't tell the cast. Their character reactions to the news of his death are the actors real reaction to the news.

[@MarkMolnarBeachVb]

Wilshire the Orange that was the same with Marshall, he thought lily was going to say she was pregnant but instead informed him about his fathers heart attack

[@robertburns4429]

Henry Blake's death is the one that hit me the hardest.

[@jasonbauer4406]

Col. Henry Blakes plane was shot down over the sea of Japan.......... There were no survivors

[@Lionheart5977]

Geez how could I have forgotten that....?

[@mistylee717]

Heart. Broke.

[@tomconstance2391]

That was the first TV death that I remember among show characters (not random killings in a crime/detective show)

[@thomadbearr4631]

F

[@coolaunt516]

@Paul Tincher Mash still makes me cry but in a good way.

[@panickedhispanic5933]

This whole list could have just been mash scenes honestly

[@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902]

Dem0nic Fire Gaming that was the best show ever made

[@BostinBlackCountryKickboxer]

Even the theme music to mash has a hint of melancholy

[@dggrif2794]

Same with Scrubs.

[@brody2k]

The episode with Charles and the band? Forget it. ''They weren't even soldiers; they were musicians.''

[@chrisbacon3665]

It's because war is a sad and ugly thing to experience. My grandfather fought in the Korean War and I couldn't imagine what it was like.

[@nbenefiel]

I will never forget the "chicken" on Mash. I was 8 months pregnant and I could not stop crying for hours.

[@princessmissy50]

Nancy Benefiel Yes!! This was the biggest, most shocking moment on TV and almost every living person who got the show was watching. We were calling all our friends, saying, "Did you just see the part about the chicken was a baby? I can't even talk about it!!"

[@shakenbake83]

You blew it with the Scrubs choice. The most heart breaking scene, hands down, of that series was watching Dr. Cox break down at Brendan Fraser's funeral.

[@aarent]

+shakenbake83 Also Laverne's death.

[@T1nyDynamite]

Also the episode where how to save a life plays.

[@theboulder3278]

+shakenbake83 "Where do you think we are?"

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

+shakenbake83 NO the one with the black guy dying. And then they talk for a few hours before he dies.

[@sylinmino]

+shakenbake83 They had so many choices. When J.D.'s dad died, when Dr. Cox accidentally let 3 patients die, and the one you mentioned.

[@shellyhedrick8619]

Chicken story definitely should’ve been #1. I’m sorry but MASH is perfection. Nobody does it like Alan A ❤️

[@SSsmith24]

Shelly Hedrick One of Alan’s best performance will never forget that Scene

[@suzannetodaro5494]

For me it was more moving because you see in the progression over the course of the war he had been hip deep in blood, gore and young men's intestines and had outbursts pf rage against it all. But this broke him... I still cry watching this.

[@publicity4decon677]

Shelly Hedrick I agree.

[@kevincloud574]

Absolutely correct, I was disappointed with the placement. Only reason why I'm here is because I just finished Mash

[@randomvideos20226]

Growing up watching it with my dad watching it, I used to have nightmares of this scene. I love it now but as a 4 year old kid it was pretty scary.

[@Tiogair]

The Fresh Prince episode will always break my heart. Too many men out there don’t realize how important a role they play in their kids’ lives. Not being around isn’t opting out from impact, it’s the first rejection a child can experience and it stays with them for life.

[@g.m.5395]

Amen, yes

[@ladybugradio1988]

I can't begin to tell you how much I can relate to that episode from "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@robrunstedler6953]

He slapped the sh*t of that scene!

[@chrisgomez1840]

alot of episodes from fresh prince made me cry

[@1craley878]

That scene is devastating and amazing job between James and Will.

[@princessmissy50]

I'm sorry, but M*A*S*H and the chicken/baby remains the most terrifying, moving moment I have ever seen on TV. Nothing else has ever come close to the shock value of that episode.

[@mulberryman1305]

agreed and to have it so low on this list is just insulting to anyone with emotional maturity above that of a 5 year old the Chicken story is THE saddest tv moment ever

[@Reavix1]

you should see the final episode and the death of henry blake, and not to mention the episode where the doctors struggle to keep a man from dying on christmas eve, and when he finally dies 10 minutes to minute, Hawkeye pushes the clock forward and states for everyone, that no one should lose their father and husband on christmas, hell even remembering this brings tears to my eyes.

[@Arella17]

M*A*S*H could make it's own lists.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

@Arella17 Agreed. It sure could.

[@neromauritzen8917]

Pfff! I strongly disagree

[@SteveRickard1]

That look on Uncle Phils face at the end of the scene kills me.

[@vxy357]

+Steve Rickard You could see the pain etched on his face.

[@superlex611]

+vxy357 it was a legit scene

[@teejyy]

+Steve Rickard I never got past the part where Vivians character changed, and I regret not continuing the show. ;~;

[@teejyy]

+Steve Rickard Anyone know why the character changed though?

[@PurveyorOfCuriosities]

+RagegamR The Actress who played the original Aunt Viv was fired. The rumor was that it was at Will Smith's request. It wasn't Daphne Maxwell-Reid's fault, but she was a poor replacement.

[@mostar1219]

Phil was a better father figure to Will than the deadbeat

[@stevenbaker8184]

No Uncle Phil WAS Will's Dad. Not in a literal sense but the vast difference between Dad and biological father is where this lies. Phil gave Will what his father should have. Love and the real lessons a good father imparts to his his children.

[@Summer_Reigns]

For me, the saddest moment in the MASH series finale wasn’t the melodramatic “chicken story” (Which, to be honest, I hated.) but the story with Charles and the Chinese musicians. The scene where he smashes his record and later admits that his beloved music, which was always a source of comfort for him, would now be a reminder of the war is truly heartbreaking, especially since his love of classical music was a huge part of his character. Then, there’s Henry Blake’s death, which took place when the show was still considered a zany sitcom.

[@Americanmettle]

I tell people this all the time, Charles was always the one that was never broken and always kept his bearing, kept who he was under any circumstance. When he lost his music and those musicians he lost who he was and he lost the thing most important to him, even more important than being a surgeon. When he smashed the record it broke my heart and to me its the saddest moment in the show. "They weren't soldiers, they were musicians". The thought of him never being the same again after that always shakes me to this day when I see it. I am so glad you said this

[@nathanmohn4272]

There’s a bunch of MASH examples. One I remember is on Christmas Day, a soldier was dropped of at the hospital. He wasn’t going come out of it alive, but Hawkeye, BJ, and Margaret, try to keep him alive until 12:01 am December 26 so the soldiers kids would not associate Christmas Day as the day their dad died. The soldier stayed alive until around 11:30 pm. BJ tried to keep him alive but it was futile. Hawkeye move the arms on the clock to just past midnight and they subsequently lied on the soldiers death certificate.

[@M3E000]

I loved Charles so much, maybe because of how much I hated Frank. I still get wrecked by the chicken story, but this one also gets me. Charles didn't show his tenderside to his fellow doctors, but he had one many times.

[@ZSYStriker]

I would agree with you. The writers pull the punch with the chicken story by having Hawkeye "recover" with Sidney's therapy. It would have been a thousand times more devastating and heartwrenching if Hawkeye descended into madness and returned to the U.S. in a straightjacket and placed under suicide watch in an insane asylum.

[@amphoraoftea9537]

For me it was the soldier with Leukemia story, that one reeeeeally got to me

[@danusta9010]

Scrubs. "Where do you think we are?"

[@padinja89]

Danusta God DAMN IT

[@nwawallace]

The moment doctor cox and the audience both stop living in denial. Saddest moment on television in my opinion.

[@cartersmom0629]

Danusta Yes I remember that. It broke my heart

[@sanityisrelative]

Just reading that question breaks my heart.

[@amybradu1767]

Danusta that fucking killed me.

[@princessbananahammock561]

The chicken story makes me sob. The shock factor is ridiculous, and the thing itself is so sad. It should be number one on this list tbh.

[@josephroessler2992]

There's so many on here but there been more mentioned in the comments and hope she picks them up.

[@oxx676]

Makes me cry every time I see it

[@sloaneschubert3567]

@@oxx676 .

[@nathanhamberg6733]

I haven't seen all of Mash and it does seem like a good episode but I would say at least number 2 because that Fresh prince of Bel air episode was done so great especially Will Smith not saying the actor who is on Mash didn't do a bad job I just haven't seen it that episode

[@jamesfield1674]

Damn that was too deep :(

[@filipmoric245]

For me is number 1. When kevin from office drops his chilly😓

[@dixco100]

Filip Moric i cried for days when that happened bro

[@eviek6230]

chilly .

[@harrycallahan5674]

That scene still chills me to the bone. It haunts my dreams

[@karolinamoricova2125]

yaaa

[@karolinamoricova2125]

sibling sibling sibling

[@BowenCutter]

That scene from Mash is absolutely devastating. Heartbreaking . Can you imagine if that happened to you ? Can you imagine being in that position ? Words cannot properly describe how sad that is .

[@paulmaglio9254]

I saw the finale when it aired. Didn't see it again until my daughter was an infant many years later. I understood the scene a lot better the second time. There were a lot of good choices in this list, but to this day, MASH's finale is at the top.

[@dietotaku]

i don't understand why she didn't breastfeed it. i've never seen a baby turn down a boob.

[@bellak46]

A scene on this list needs to be Marshall losing his dad on How I Met Your Mother. Especially the scene where he listens to his dad’s voicemail. The last thing his dad ever said to him. I cry like a baby every time. An honorable mention should be Barney tearing down the basketball goal at his father’s house. “Why does that make you so angry?” “Because if you can be a boring suburban dad then why couldn’t you have been that for me?!?” That scene also causes me to tear up. The acting in both scenes mentioned is so heart wrenching and sad

[@divyanshukumar2243]

Bella Kok and how about that scene when Ted imagined he would run to the mother's house and tell her they would meet each other in 45 days but he would give anything to spend 45 seconds more with her! That scene was a real tear jerker

[@divyanshukumar2243]

Bella Kok m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2iodaWObdOga7c

[@divyanshukumar2243]

watch 4:25 , that was when mother's death was foreshadowed!! I was crying throughout that scene! It's a shame HIMYM not included in this video at all..

[@AcesFull25]

I was going to post that. Some useless trivia you may or may not know it wasn't originally in the script, it was put in last minute and Jason Segel had no idea which makes his reaction even more sad

[@kgraves2269]

The marshalls dad scene really gets me because they did a countdown and as soon as it got to number one, you expect something funny or memorable. They went for memorable, but definitely not funny 😿😿😿

[@Kerriangel]

Paul's death in 8 Simple Rules, it still breaks my heart everytime I watch that episode

[@ryanewy8737]

This.

[@fayelinae]

Kerri Angel I even cried.

[@Kerriangel]

Same, it's only recently I've been able to watch it without crying

[@tylerhayes627]

Kerri Angel I seriously jus watched it and couldn't help but cry

[@tylerhayes4126]

Tyler Hayes ayeeeee

[@Werntzy]

How could they not put in the death of Marshall's Father from How I met you're Mother!?

[@isualum13]

That is number 1 by far and it's not even close.

[@Werntzy]

@@isualum13 I agree

[@henryvs]

I agree. I also think they should have switched out the scrubs scene with the moment dr.cox lost 3 patients.

[@macgregormusic9147]

There are so many moments from that show and not one made it... Barney with his dad, Tracy’s death, and ted getting left at the alter.

[@tylerdi5ney911]

It wasn’t sad

[@angieangee2603]

Good Times, James' funeral...when Florida throws the punch bowl and yells "Damn Damn Damn."

[@debfan74]

Should have been on this list

[@TheSuperNats]

I was going to raise hell if the Fresh prince episode wasn't here.

[@Savvce]

Same.

[@Really9teen]

Lol. hell yeah. That's all I was waiting for .

[@ashleyhannigan505]

+TheSuperNats I thought they might have picked the episode where Carlton overdoses on the speed he got from Will's locker.

[@DonSnakeEyez]

+TheSuperNats Facts!

[@battleavenger]

I thought it was going to be the episode where will takes the bullet for Carlton and nearly dies

[@AsheyCat]

I'm sorry, but that is so not the scene from Scrubs I would have picked. The one when Ben dies, specifically the scene where Dr Cox finally admits to himself that Ben is really gone.

[@AsusanXT]

YES~!!!

[@funcoa3463]

yes!!

[@dollydagger4306]

AsheyCat Ben Sullivan's death on scrubs was the saddest.

[@cowboylike_zoe]

AsheyCat or season 5 episode 20 when doctor cox loses three patients in one day

[@WreckageandDisaster]

Yesss that breaks my heart

[@ChrisDeeWaard1967]

How about Happy Days when Fonzie cried in the hospital room after Richie was injured in a motorcycle accident and the doctor didn't think he was going to make it.

[@alexperson4503]

That was a really sad moment. And the whole idea in that show was that Fonzie was "manly" and the cool guy....but in that scene you see him just completely crying

[@edwardbaldwin85]

I don't think any sitcom can ever make me cry the way "Good Times" did when James Evans died.

[@Jack21Spades]

Now, why da hell ain't THAT on the list?! That was HORRIBLY sad.

[@jeremylevie2263]

@@Jack21Spades because watchmojo is ran by a bunch of white canadians who probably never even knew about good times....

[@backyardjungle2562]

@@jeremylevie2263 Watch Mojo always screws up, regardless of race.

[@jeffjohnson9268]

Damn! Damn! Damn! How is James Evans not on this list.

[@agator7388]

Only sitcom episode that ever made me tear up, was announcement of Henry Blake's plane crashing into Sea Of Japan.

[@toddtaylor316]

What gets me now knowing Henry's fate is an even older episode where Henry, Trapper, Hawkeye and Radar watch a home movie Henry's wife sent of his kids and her....and then you realize they never see Henry again.

[@GlitznGlamourUS]

I cried my eyes out. I couldn’t believe it when that happened.

[@namemenoah]

God damn that one hurt me so much

[@pamelarudiman7238]

I loved that one.

[@ethanhiggins4887]

Damn man I can barely remember the scenes but I remember all the emotions.

[@papabear_cdxl4699]

I still haven't forgiven you Futurama 😡😢

[@Baekstrom]

M*A*S*H should have been mentioned a couple more times

[@eadaoinmurphy20]

Henry's death should've made the cute for sure

[@sactown4911]

Futurama--Fry's dog episode absolutely took me by surprise when it first aired and it is still a tearjerker in reruns.

[@LiamAnthony_]

How is Marshall finding out his Dad died on How I Met Your Mother not even mentioned on this list?

[@ryanteixeira24]

Came to say exactly this.

[@twoboysmom7423]

I think because most of these shows are decades old..

[@rpsyco]

How is the video from Full House about their mom not on here?

[@jessicaj.1011]

Yah I know! Actually, the ONE scene I always got teary eyed about was the one where uncle Jesse was moving out and he was in the room with Michelle and they were having that sad conversation while she held that picture of the bunny rabbit. Full House had a few sad episodes, so maybe they just figured there was too many to choose from.

[@devinsanidiot1150]

Liam Anthony yes so true or Ted being left at the altar

[@ZoraCatone]

8 Simple Rules should have been on this list. Family Guy's shouldn't even count given it was a fakeout.

[@ElleKaay]

That broke me. It should have been on the list but i'm glad it wasn't 'cause i'm crying enough as it is.

[@rpsyco]

The Christmas episode where he came back hit really hard too. When Stewie broke down in tears saying how Christmas will not be the same without Brian.

[@riffdane6459]

Zora Catone I'm sure they had to rule out off-screen deaths, since that's unfortunately happened many times. You'd have to include Lynn Thigpen's death in The District too. The way they factored that into the show was gut-wrenching.

[@ZoraCatone]

Rubato Wolf I guess that's true. You might as well include Mr. Hooper and the Coach from Cheers. Maybe they oughtta do an offscreen death list.

[@THEREALBeane20]

I mean, it was hard to watch at the time.

[@sallyharmon6639]

When Hawkeye told the story about the baby being choked on the show I remember crying...it was so upsetting.

[@thekidsclub2793]

I remember watching that when I was about 8, I'm 16 now and I still have to hold back tears when i remember it:( *Tune in Wednesday, November 11, at 7PM | 6C for "MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale." See the complete final episode, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," along with exclusive interviews with the cast and creators of M*A*S*H.* That's going on soon, I'm not sure if I'm ready for it lol

[@samanthagill2010]

@@thekidsclub2793 ah

[@crazedandderanged13]

Same shit hit me deep

[@raynekraven]

Fry's dog waiting for him punched me in the gut the first time I saw it

[@beamerball666]

It still punches my feelings

[@tjj300]

It guts me every time. If they ever revive the show they need to fix that.

[@jordanleveritt7028]

I still cry on that episode. I have to skip it everytime it comes on

[@SkadaverDungdragoon]

@@tjj300 They did that in "Bender's Big Score" from season 5. Unless that's exactly the joke you were making.

[@henryvs]

Fry's dog really got to me. I couldn't stop the ninjas from making onions.

[@TheYoungMuTe]

Oh come on! Brian's death on family guy pulls no emotional strings you'd expect them to bring him back and Brian is like macfarlenes favorite character

[@Barbe]

I was actually hoping he stayed dead. I didn't shed a tear.

[@hellyee4250]

+Barbe k good for you.

[@adlereagle123]

I agree. Family Guy fails at connecting with audiences and making us cry. However in the animation field Futurama is the only show that pulls it off. The Simpsons has some sad episodes too like the scene do it for her and "bart gets an F"

[@Barbe]

Alyssa Adler Not to mention the obscure references made in Family Guy nowadays.

[@MUMUMUMUist]

They brought him back because of idiotic fan backlash and I fucking hate them for it. Brian used to be my favorite character on the show. He used to be the voice of reason now he's a racist hypocritical douche which Seth Macfarlene uses as his personal mouthpiece.

[@Nalianna]

The "chicken" scene in MASH destroyed me. :(

[@kenhovland2234]

I cried watching it - in a bar!

[@ninjasylph]

Nalianna I feel like my heart died. :'''''(

[@TheOriginalAeolwind]

that scene imo should have been higher.

[@OfficialMrShade]

Should have been no.1

[@SirS3mt3x]

Man I was destroyed at the end of S3 and the beginning of S4. Henry dies and Trapper leaves? Still tears me up a bit. :/

[@noelleslament]

Alan Alda did an amazing job as Hawkeye Pierce. My grandfather and most of my cousins have been in the military.

[@Grimgrind1]

That 70's Show!! It was literally an end of an era (in the program of course). The moment Eric surprises Donna in front of the garage.. the last circle amongst the gang with the final moments when everyone runs upstairs for the New Year's countdown to the 80's... Simply perfection.

[@malconbauer]

The Simpsons "Do it for her" moment always makes me cry...

[@PauloJose-fx9wj]

there's a lot of simpsons moments and they just put in the honorable mentions and even that moment of homer's mother isn't one of the greatest.

[@charlieandthechocfactrules9186]

Malcoln Bauer this list is sad moments, that do it for her is happy cry, sorry just saying.

[@PauloJose-fx9wj]

@@charlieandthechocfactrules9186 i will have to agree with you. it is satisfying to watch that scene.

[@thefknscarecrow]

😭😭😭

[@phillytheflyerable]

you are lisa simpson

[@JustSiobhan]

The episode where Dr Cox's best friend dies in Scrubs is easily sadder then the one they showed.

[@Specks_tater711]

+DirtRich Or the one where he loses three patients. Or the one where Mr. Fremont dies in the 8th season (My ABCs). Or the one where Laverne dies. I mean, don't get me wrong. The one they showed was sad. But not as sad as others.

[@kyuven]

+DirtRich I gotta agree. Brendan Frasier's character's death was harder hitting, if for no other reason than you need to watch it TWICE to understand the implications of it.

[@sebastiankochm.5917]

+Erica Slike Totally agree. Laverne's death? OMG.

[@dankav4]

or when Kelso has to choose to save the rich patient over the kind poor guy so he can get funding to open up that other ward again... the feels

[@EleventhFloorBelfry]

That entire episode is a masterpiece.

[@shadeauGU]

When Dr. Cox loses the three organ donor patients... Thats the most saddest scene in sitcom history...

[@chrisd2051]

"This is probably the worst pain I've ever had to go through" describes losing a pet you've had your whole life perfectly.

[@widowmakerx7]

What about John Ritter's death in 8 simple rules? More emotional because he died in real life. Then his death in Scrubs too.

[@akeme25]

That's what I was thinking!

[@jenniferreichart3359]

It's in another mojo video

[@karlsmith2570]

Widow Maker how about the episode of Cheers when Woody comes to town to meet up with Coach, only to find out that he'd died months ago Or the season 3 opening episode of "Gimme a Break" where The Dad, who's also the police chief had died Just like 8 simple rules, those two shows also centered on the real life deaths of the actors who portrayed those characters

[@crysjumar1]

NON SEQUITUR...john ritter died on 9/11. not THAT 9/11, but still. i don't know.

[@stephenbthept9850]

HIMYM when the Father dies unexpectedly should be on this list

[@bassemandere]

i totally agree, i was dissapointed it was not on the list, the episode is called "Bad news" season 6 episode 13

[@crysjumar1]

that killed....literally. the actors said they did not have to fake it. the pain was real.

[@coffinbeard6980]

I cried 🙁

[@nicholascollins6532]

Omg, yes

[@isumi1289]

I 100% agree, that and Barney taking the basketball hoop a few episodes earlier

[@roguelobster4278]

The whole scene with Seymour is just heartbreaking as it was when it aired

[@redsnow579]

I didn't shed a tear when they killed Brian. I knew they were going to bring him back.

[@dannythomas417]

I'd be better off with Vinny. His voice actor was an ex-con, but he wasn't political.

[@user-fc1vr3wx7l]

I didnt shed a tear because i never liked the character

[@LV-1969]

I loved Vinny more than I ever did Brian

[@BatMaam7585]

Brian shouldn't have been missed. He sucks. Vinny, though. Vinny was like a much better character.

[@Corrupted]

I never watched Rosanne but that plot twist seems disturbing as fuck. Same with that baby scene.

[@DasKame]

Sadly, the Lats Season was terrible, but i cry in the Last Episode, the only Watchable Episode in the last Season

[@zacharylong939]

I got two from Scrubs which would've topped that list. 1. Dr. Cox accepts Ben's death 2. Dr. Cox gives up on being a doctor

[@bullitt78]

By far the saddest moments on scrubs were Dr. Cox's 2.

[@Haterator]

"Where do you think we are?"

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Why no 1 talks about losing Laverne she trained all of them all the time was affected Carla took it the worst AS WELL AS IF NOT AS MUCH SO DID DR. COX

[@shadeauGU]

When the 4th patient died and he pushes the machine over

[@woodjacoodja9544]

I was gonna say, there were a few moments a lot more sad during the series than that season 1 episode. Those two AND Laverne's death. Damn...

[@Steppenwolf27]

The episode of "News Radio" that addressed Phil Hartman's death.

[@gregrobinson4356]

Thank you!! Finally someone said it.

[@mistylee717]

Ugh. That show was awesome and never the same.

[@leebaker9300]

I agree. Great tribute and when the actors are crying and you know it ain't acting... damn.

[@anthonyc3496]

Yeah this comment

[@katicasey4610]

Michael from The Office leaving and Marshall's father in HIMYM have always made me cry. I will never stop crying over them. Also R.I.P. Kevin's Chili.

[@writerchick10]

Boy Meets World broke my heart. I was sobbing. It felt like Mr. Feeney was saying goodbye to us all. On the other hand, I didn't think the Friends finale was sad at all. It ended perfectly IMHO.

[@datguywithlonghair4087]

When Marshalls father died, I cried so hard, I couldn't take it.

[@gyuiutcfyguh1683]

the only real emotion in that show.

[@adebisischibetta2940]

take it up the ass

[@umemployedplumber8875]

same here bro

[@Danny199]

+Gyuiu Tcfyguh You are so wrong, and to point that out, I'll list a few extremely sad moments down here: - First, Marshall's dad who died, that is probably the saddest part in it. - Ted and Robin breaking up end Season 2. - Barney waiting at MacLarens for Robin only to find out she choses Kevin over him - Ted and Victoria breaking up Season 8 - The Final Page part 2, when Marshall, Lily and little Marvin are looking at the snow falling, Barney and Robin are on top of the WWN buidling, happily engaged, and Ted is looking outside as well, realizing he let go of Robin, and that he is all alone. - During the series finals, when Lily was dresses as Moby Dick, Robin said she would leave the gang. - Ted being left at the altar And these are only the sad moments, there are so many others, joy, anger, hope, love. Don't hate on a show if you don't know the show.

[@gyuiutcfyguh1683]

Danny, you assume that my hatred is unwarranted. Sadly, I had seen most of these moments and the feelings were very forced. I can say that I hate that show with all honesty because I have seen it.

[@MsDefectiveToaster]

God I know I'm a sap and I have never even watched Futurama but the dog scene made me cry like a baby. I can't handle sad dogs, man.

[@youngfunny1824]

@@failedsample-astra I've seen that movie. Hachi was such a sad movie.

[@Dajjer]

Saw that when it aired, It was talked about for years. It was probably my number one but I have no problem with the Will Smith one.

[@LadyBern]

I would watch Futurama over and over again when it was on Netflix because it was a good background noise show to listen to while I worked (I had seen it enough that I didn't need to watch the screen so I wouldn't be distracted. But I liked it.) and no matter what happened whenever Fry's Dog episode start I run to skip the episode or I end it before that 'I'll wait for you' part. One good thing is that they kinda fixed it with 'Bender's Big Score' or whatever the name of that movie was by having a time traveling Fry go back and spend time with Seymore until his flash fossilization letting him live a long and happy life with Fry rather than just waiting for him.

[@jasperclydeinsd592]

Saaaaame. 😢

[@jasperclydeinsd592]

Rafael Corrêa No one took the dog home with them?? 😭

[@nazeonrave2501]

80s and 90s sitcoms sad moments always hit the hardest

[@rachelsyrup]

I've never even watched Futurama, but Seymour's "waiting" clip makes me cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@lilacskies33]

SAME

[@DonByrd1025]

+Rachel M. Futurama is one of the greatest animated series of all time. I cry every time I watch this particular episode. There is another when his brother names his son after Fry.

[@gumdrop25]

I cry too... It's heartbreaking.

[@chillmaster66]

+Maverick the luck of the fryish. still the best piece of animation created in history imo.

[@DonByrd1025]

I agree. My favorite animated series of all time.

[@LilyRose8959]

MASH has been a favorite show of mine for about 12 years. I had seen about 75% of the show when I started to buy it on DVD and I watched them in order when I got all 11 years. I bawled my eyes out at Goodbye, Farewell and Amen even though I had seen it before. That show had a lot of poignant, hard hitting moments. Two more that got me were when it was revealed Henry died and that scene with Margaret yelling at her nurses in season 5, episode Nurses. I know what it feels like to be an outsider, even with family, and Loretta Swit portrayed that beautifully. I was thrilled with the later years and a big reason why was because of Margaret and her growth as a character. She definitely became someone you could look up to.

[@mistylee717]

Oh yeah! That made me cry too. Very well acted.

[@michaeloberg3018]

I'm sobbing every time I revisit the last episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS. Seeing Bea Arthur saying goodbye to Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty was worth more than one kleenex!

[@morganjanelle4282]

Michael Oberg In the final scene of the final episode of "The Golden Girls", when 'Dorothy' opens the door to leave (after having come back in twice already), she briefly looks right into the camera before going out the door. I read awhile back that she did that intentionally....It was her way of saying "Goodbye" to her fans. 😢

[@levalpat]

never got over the chicken story in mash… just thinking about it makes me, as a 67 year old man, tear up.

[@TriangleInterMission]

How the Chicken Story is ranked only fifth on this list is beyond me. M*A*S*H had enough extremely emotional moments that it could easily fill this list and probably two or three more lists.

[@Ten13Grl]

I don't know if it resonates more with me because my maternal grandparents met during that war (he was a U.S. soldier, she was South Korean) and my mother was born and partially raised in Seoul, but I can't watch the final episode of M*A*S*H* because of that scene. It breaks my heart. I also think it did a great job of trying to explain PTSD (or "shell shock" as it used to be known) to the average person well before any other show.

[@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian]

Agreed. Col. Blake's death report was the worst gut punch of the show.

[@hoosierhiver]

when Henry died...

[@MrReded69]

It was for me also and I was a little kid and watched its first broadcast live. But as I grew up and learned more about the Korean War, my sadness was replaced by the cynical question: "WHO SHOT HENRY'S PLANE DOWN, EXACTLY? THE NORTH KOREAN AND CHINESE AIR FORCES NEVER GOT NEAR THE SEA OF JAPAN? THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST SAID IT CRASHED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE."

[@kainthedragoon8081]

The actors didn't even know till that sence when it was said

[@CuriosidadesbyClarkKane]

I think that Fry's dog story is the saddest story in comedy ever

[@lunayoshi]

clarkvans If they didn't have that one in this top ten, I was going to flip a table. I'd tie it for #1, honestly. I just stumbled upon the episode one night and it just made me sob like a baby.

[@agrosbloodmane3302]

clarkvans Honestly, Will Smith's breakdown was better, in my opinion. While I agree that Fry's dog should have been higher on the list, Will smith's scene is much more relatable to a very large number of people. Both scenes were expertly done though.

[@KingsizeKini]

clarkvans that or the episode where Fry finds out about his nephew who is named after him. I think it's called Luck of Fry or something.

[@jimokane5594]

Tommy Dynamite Yeah Luck of the Fryrish. Its as sad if not sadder than the Seymour episode.

[@rachelherschman4948]

clarkvans On a TV show, maybe (leaning towards yes). But Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays" is by far the saddest (and really funny) story in comedy.

[@jenniferwellman5311]

When Mary lost her baby in the fire on Little House on the Prairie I can’t get those images out of my mind and head. And that was over 30 years ago. ( OK, it wasn’t a sitcom ) Still made me cry

[@laurennelson8636]

The M*A*S*H moment rips my heart out every time. Alan Alda was perfect.

[@stevenl2303]

Look up, Goodbye Mr. Hooper - Sesame Street. This was a very sad scene, but they did an amazing job making death understandable to children.

[@ARGthePirateGaming]

Agree fully.

[@englishsunset]

Steven I still can't deal with it on tv or in life.

[@forthebrats9467]

totally agree. I bawled

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

It's a great moment, but it wasn't a sitcom.

[@stevenl2303]

I know, but it is still worth mentioning.

[@yeahbee8237]

Bens death in Scrubs is way worse "who are you talking to" gets me everytime Marshals dads death

[@CipheredCrimes]

When Ross and Rachel get back together. Gets me every time. When the 6 Friends leave the keys and the camera closes in. I really hope to meet the actors and thank them for 10 years of entertainment.

[@DuckPhallus]

WKRP when they came to work the day after the Who concert and found out their contest winners had been crushed to death.

[@ellenfoss1206]

Noah, I do agree with the WKRP episode. That episode was very, very sad. One of the saddest episodes ever I have seen with The Who concert ever to found out that those concert winners tragically got crushed and trampled to death! 11 concert goers were crushed to death and lost their lives!! Now that is very devastating!!

[@cindytucker3065]

That episode was based on a real life event. I'm in my 50s and I went to concerts as a teen. We had festival seating which meant no assigned seats, you could go anywhere (Not all concerts offered this BTW). People would often rush to the stage and often times get injured but nothing was done until people were actually crushed to death. I recall seeing numerous pictures published of the victims. Horrifying.

[@tedperry6466]

I remember seeing that episode when it 1st happened in 1980. But can't recall any of the episode. Don't think they ever reaired it. That morning going to high school was so dreary. Right after the rock station reported it on the radio. When arrived at the school's parking lot. There was a dead body hanging from a nearby tree with a meat hook through his neck. It was the mafia sending a message to someone. Never a dull moment in NJ

[@bigtalk2598]

That really happened, not in Cincy, but in Cleveland. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@bertmustin]

Ben's death on Scrubs was sadder because it was the ultimate cynic Dr Cox unable to accept the fact his friend was dead.

[@macjhimes]

Oh man, far and away the saddest moment. "Where do you think we are?"

[@boisjoli91]

Or when Cox quits after 3 patients died because of a transplant. But I agree, Ben's death number 1

[@tafitson]

There is only one saddest moment in any Sitcom ever. Scrubs, Dr. Cox losing his transportation patients to the frays how to save a life and him leaving the Hospital afterwards. There is not a single more heart wrecking moment in any sitcom ive ever seen.

[@mellowtrax1979]

Yeah i think this is the most sad episode and one more when very sick patient ask for last beer in his life because probably he never wake up again... I don't remember what episode it is

[@lucaso.6473]

And the death of Ben

[@krishopson9214]

"Pictures of what?" "You know, screaming babies, people who have never met my son...the whole routine." "Where do you think we are?" (Zoom out to show cemetary, Ben's picture)

[@Warp2567]

Will Smith and his dad is a more sadder moment

[@marcbolinger3648]

When Ben died was rough

[@travisbrown6595]

Wait, No death of James Evans on “Good Times”? No Florida Damn Damn Damn?!?! 100% Bogus list now

[@backyardjungle2562]

I didn't see this and posted same thing.

[@Pyromaniac21]

I always thought that was just a funny meme about disappointment.

[@F00kbluepill]

“Black adder goes forth” scene.....good luck everyone - blows whistle - goes over the top - poppies come down !!!! Heart breaking !!!!

[@Freezeflame22]

Putting Brian dying is insulting the other entries on the list

[@erinmiller1433]

FreezeFlame22 Maybe, but I was a mess when it happened. Anyone who’s lost a family pet knows that it rips your heart out.

[@Phoenix1121212]

It's definitely worthy of the list. It was very emotional. Him being brought back doesn't matter tbh. It was still a very sad moment when he died

[@greenbeagle13]

Actually, it was the most heartbreaking of them all.... Give me animals any day over nasty a$$ humans....

[@bigpulgalokes]

It was purposeful, because it used emotions of losing a pet to get views emotional because know his death was shitty. Emotional manipulation. Since Brian became a detestable, hypocritical shitty person.

[@kenrickeason]

Erin Miller When my pet dies I'll just get it a casket and some flowers and move on to the next pet..

[@ryanbeaty4893]

Are you kidding me? Friends leaving their apartment? I want to use such profanity. Above the ending to Golden Girls? Above James Evans dying on Good Times? Above Anya's outburst about death in Buffy the Vampire Slayer? But Futurama? Yeah, I can't watch that episode.

[@salvador155]

Ryan Beaty dude that Golden Girls ending was so sad.

[@MaggieOffutt]

Yes and when Sophia become friends with Alvin only to learn he has Alzheimer's disease. Is another one

[@696190]

Ryan Beaty also, Buffy the Vampire Slayer isnt a sitcom, it doesnt belong on the list anyway

[@ryanbeaty4893]

696190 Oh, shoot. You're right. lol

[@MaggieOffutt]

And when Phil dies on the Golden Girls.

[@OldsoulKilljoy]

What about 8 simple rules when John Ritter dies. Or Henry Blake dies and never gets to meet his son.

[@thenobledildo8870]

The Seymour thing is one of the saddest things ever made.

[@dialmo2rock]

TheNobleDildo 88 to see your name and see such a statement makes things hit extra hard bc despite the name it sounds like you mean it.

[@MTTT19]

2. Seymour's Fate is one of the many reasons why it's better than The Simpsons. 1. Uncle Phil holding Will in his arms show why Uncle Phil is one of, if not the best surrogate fathers on TV.

[@DayNayPlays]

+Matt “Spider-Matt” Thornton I agree totally about Futurama being better than the Simpsons. It's just so much more creative, hilarious and memorable. Although I'm touched slightly more by the "Luck of the Fryrish" ending, maybe because I have a younger brother myself, the Seymour's Fate ending is brutally sad.

[@TwisterWinds]

+Matt “Spider-Matt” Thornton seymours fate is the saddist, but i think they fixed that in benders big score, we see how seymour gets fossilized and it helps take away some of the pain, since we see that he gets to be with fry from almost all of his life.

[@mattjennings6706]

+Velostodon Those are great moments, but not really sad, just truly heartwarming.

[@Kyle211919]

+Matt “Spider-Matt” Thornton The only problem I have with Futurama is the Fry & Leela love story. Not only was it dragged on over seasons upon seasons, going back and forth with the mixed signals, but on top of that (in my opinion) it wasn't the least bit interesting to begin with and therefore was just a waste of airtime when there were more entertaining things, like whatever Bender's doing, or if Zoidberg has another funny moment. Hell, the Amy & Kif love story's more interesting.

[@mattjennings6706]

Kyle211919 I agree, this was a touch and go arc. But that still doesn't detract from this being the deepest, funniest, and well-written cartoon America has ever produced.

[@kasey172]

That Roseanne finale fucked me up as a kid... :'(

[@BleedHuskerRed2011]

+Kasey Fox same here. This video cut right before the best line in that episode, during Roseanne's monologue where she's talking about Dan's death and she hears Dan's voice: ".....Rosie?"

[@MsMercury]

+BleedHuskerRed2011 Ugh....right? I just heard it in my head reading that and it can still evoke tears.

[@kasey172]

+BleedHuskerRed2011 More so that freeze frame at the VERY end, complimented with that CHILLING laughter... THAT fucked me the fuck up. :(

[@nikkio8421]

+Kasey Fox Yeah, I heard what happens and I won't even watch it. It's the only episode I haven't seen and I refuse.

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

Yes, it was fucking horrible...

[@TheDeeeen]

I've watched Fresh Prince five times and this episode still gets me. The amazing thing about this show is that there are multiple other episodes that could be on this, including Carlton's drug scare and the finale

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

I’m a 90s kid, so nothing gets me like the ending of Roseanne and especially that scene in fresh prince. I still can’t watch that episode without tearing up.

[@MrHerbie76]

you left out the scene in M.A.SH when Radar comes into the E.R. collapses on the desk and tells everyone that Lt. Col. Henry Blake was killed

[@k1productions87]

One entry per franchise

[@The_Vader66]

He walked into the surgery room without a mask on, Hawkeye told him to get out. He ignored him and then told everyone that's Henry's plane had been shot down over the Sea of Japan

[@redleg2380]

The cast wasn't told in advance that was going to happen. They thought they were filming a "regular" end to the shows. Gary Burghoff was sent om set with that message as they were filming. One take. All the actors emotions were real

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

James Evans dying on Good Times doesn't even get an honorable mention? People still quote Florida's "DAMN DAMN DAMMMMMMMMMMMN!" to this day. C'mon...weak list?

[@JAWrightonline]

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot AMEN!!! The scene at the party when Florida reads that he was killed in a crash--No mention?!?!?!? THIS LIST SUCKS!!!!

[@RBGUERILLA]

Yeah what the fuck!?

[@chalpinm]

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot If I didn't see this comment right at the top, the first thing I would have mentioned was James Evans. John Amos created one of the most positive role models in TV history in that character and for him to be fired was a brutal mistake.

[@groovy8015]

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot That's right! You're right about that!

[@chalpinm]

+BRYCE MCKENZIE He didn't quit. He was fired. He was vocal about his issues with the show, not very political, and Norman Lear just called him up and fired him. Terrible mistake on Lear's part. You can confirm this with a simple google search.

[@MrThefunkyj]

The saddest scene from “All in the Family/Archie Bunkers Place” was when Archie finds Ediths slipper after she dies and he just breaks down crying.

[@mountainman5173]

I"m not a cryer. I don't cry at the drop of a hat. But "how come he don''t want me man?" STILL, to this day, gives me such a punch in the guts... it's unreal. Will Smith's Fresh Prince performance will always be about the saddest thing I've ever seen.

[@wilbur-os3gp]

how to save a life episode scrubs, dr cox accidentley puts disease organs in 3 people and collapses

[@BlueFury2577]

I forgot the exact episode but what about the one where Dr Cox's best friend played by Brendan Fraser dies.

[@wilbur-os3gp]

MY SCREWUP EP 14 SERIES 3

[@alohasnackbar5619]

yea i was thinking same thing that episode should be top 3

[@Kamyczynski]

It's not my screw up - it's My Lunch episode - from Season 5

[@motorcycleman115]

Scrubs is so ridiculously underrated it's insane

[@magicmuffin13]

Ben Sullivan's (Brendan Fraiser) death in Scrubs was way sadder.

[@ConstantChinner]

Ben Vereen stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out the camera shot to leave Will. Vareen, a father himself, couldn't imagine doing that to his children.

[@mecrumbly429___4]

#3 extended into Real life as well. The entire cast of The Office threw a goodbye party for Carrell, and it went to a point where someone who remains unknown put a box of tissues on the set knowing that there would be tears.

[@sluuurmp8364]

the whole finale of M*A*S*H had me in tears

[@darkangel_1978]

The part about those musicians who died and Charles being really upset, makes me cry every time

[@karlsmith2570]

Jordan McCall well The show had been on the air for 11 seasons at that point (6 years longer than the actual length of The Korean War)

[@zan239]

In fact the war is STILL technically going today

[@namemenoah]

The fact there was not a single laugh track makes it even more sad

[@TroyCrumbley]

@@darkangel_1978 "For me, music was always a refuge from this miserable experience. And now... it will always be a reminder."

[@dragonweyr44]

I think Henry Blake's death on MASH should have been on here

[@Isthatsimple]

I felt like someone kicked me in the groin when that happened. I am confident that most of us who watched it just sat there silently and just weren't able to say anything when they saw that scene

[@dragonweyr44]

To me, Henry's death was much more profound than the chicken episode that they featured on this episode

[@CPD0123a]

dragonweyr44 By far--that was perhaps the saddest moment of TV outside of the news. The chicken story, not nearly as much. And the fact that they didn't tell anybody about what was happening and only Radar knew when he read the telegraph, and the reactions were as real as they were... Makes me water up thinking about it. Also, last episode of House was pretty well up there. Or really a lot of House, although that's not exactly a sitcom.

[@dragonweyr44]

I wonder who draws up these poll?, the Henry Blake death was FAR more memorable than the chicken scene

[@WarriorsProductions7]

M*A*S*H yes, I am almost to the episode where Henry Blake dies **cries in the corner** he is the bomb! What about when Radar leaves? I found that episode sad. I have heard the final episode of M*A*S*H (Goodbye, Farwell and Amen) was sad but idk I never watched it. I have to sometime.

[@Jim-Mc]

Col. Potter sharing a drink he saved from from WWI with his M.A.S.H friends after the last of his old WWI friends have died gets me. Also, when Hawkeye and BJ stand at attention and salute him for real.

[@dreamjuice888]

"Damn damn damn..." This is what was missing AND my reaction to it

[@Howzer]

They're so right with the Seymor Death from Futurama

[@JoshOrtiz88]

mhhauser321 The original concept was going to be the discovery of Fry's mom instead. Think about that for a moment.

[@Howzer]

What Mind blown thanks

[@JoshOrtiz88]

I think I would've gone into cardiac arrest, had they went with Fry's mom.

[@Howzer]

lol

[@whutzat]

mhhauser321 I cried my eyes out!

[@iReece4498]

Marshall's dad dying is the saddest.

[@deinfan117]

+iReece4498 Barney talking to his dead is way sadder.

[@iReece4498]

+deinfan117 Nah. It's close, especially when Barney is asking why he couldn't be a boring dad for him.

[@DamnedBurrito]

i would have to agree but when lily breaks up with Marshall thats pretty sad

[@ficamica1]

+iReece4498 if you were gonna be some lame suburban dad, why couldn't you have been that for me!!!

[@iReece4498]

+Najveci Streber So good!!! NPH's acting was amazing in that scene!

[@ellenfoss1206]

The series finale of MASH had me in tears big time!

[@jackrthorne]

The clapping and laugh track in that episode of "All in the Family" has always bothered me- really undercuts the tension and feels incredibly inappropriate

[@rjam1974]

Yes considering Edith was almost assaulted I didn't understand it. I remember being only 3 years old when the show actually aired but didn't really understand it then.

[@SadPandaisSad]

Futurama made me cry when it showed the dog waiting for Fry.

[@liveleakman]

The Fresh Prince scene was probably one of the greatest scenes in the history of Television

[@Lullaby454]

I legit cried at that Seymour scene in Futurama ... like every single time

[@genderqueercam]

Rose's last cake in St. Olaf from Golden Girls should've been somewhere on this list. All at once she's saying her final goodbye to her late husband and leaving home, all over a piece of cake on her birthday. Betty White totally nailed the performance as well; everything comes off so naturally, like she was genuinely having this "conversation"

[@georgeharrisonlover4300]

I would have liked to see Sophia saying "My baby is gone!" in the episode where her son Phil dies.