Most Sad Scene In A Cartoon...

[Dub]

Well - this is my first Q&A thing on the board, so I thought I'd try a different approach rather than disturbing. :)

Instead - What scene from a cartoon (be it serious or silly, feature or short, modern or classic) really moved you or made you sad? :)

[happyheathen]

for

'Allegro Non Troppo' (If I can get 10 people to see this, I can die happy)

specifically, the 'cat in the ruins' (i'm too lazy to look up the score - sue me (get in line))

note:

PG-13 sample:

http://www.sirenent.com.au/mpegs/allegro.mpg

[PlopKat]

Dave, our happyheathen, wrote:
'Allegro Non Troppo' (If I can get 10 people to see this, I can die happy)
specifically, the 'cat in the ruins' (i'm too lazy to look up the score - sue me (get in line))


The music is "Valse Trieste" by Sibelius, which was also used as the theme music for the radio serial, "I Love a Mystery."

A scene that always makes me sad is Grumpy's reaction to Snow White's death in the Disney feature.

When I was seven, I cried at the end of "Jerry & The Lion" when Jerry said goodbye to the lion. Well, Jerry didn't actually say anything…

-PlopKat

[happyheathen]

Originally posted by PlopKat
Dave, our happyheathen, wrote:

The music is "Valse Trieste" by Sibelius, which was also used as the theme music for the radio serial, "I Love a Mystery."

A scene that always makes me sad is Grumpy's reaction to Snow White's death in the Disney feature.

When I was seven, I cried at the end of "Jerry & The Lion" when Jerry said goodbye to the lion. Well, Jerry didn't actually say anything…

-PlopKat

thanks for the musical info - the title means, I think, 'sad waltz'

ISN'T ANYONE GOING TO MENTION BAMBI'S MOM???

(now, go watch Allegro - make an old man happy)

[Jack]

I always thought it was sad when everyone thought the duck was dead in "Peter and the Wolf."



Jack:(

[Knothead]

There's something about that uncharacteristically tender moment in Avery's
1954 cartoon, "The Flea Circus":

François the flea is just offstage watching Fifi perform "Applause, Applause",
and says quietly to himself in his itty-bitty Bill Thompson voice,

"Oh My Goodness, how I love that girl..."


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

(I also like the way the dog takes off out the door, falls down the steps,
and then darts down a dark alley, but that's another thread, I guess..)

[Garrett]

Classic: "What's Opera, Doc?"

Modern: "The Problem With Power" (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
"There's No Place Like Springfield" and "Worlds Without End" (two of G.I. Joe's many two-part episodes)
"The Dragon's Graveyard", "Child of the Stargazer", "The Last Illusion", "Treasure of Tardos", and "The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow" (all 2nd Season episodes of Dungeons & Dragons)
"Quest of the Skeleton Warrior" (1st Season D&D ep)

Garrett

"You are wrong, Cavalier. There was good in Venger once, a long time ago. Everyone makes mistakes. Venger was mine."-Dungeon Master in "Treasure of Tardos"

[Larry T]

I have a hard time holding it together when watching "Feed The Kitty" (even though I know Pussyfoot is okay)....... It's just so darned tough to watch Marc Anthony yowling for such an extended time!! The scene that gets me the most is the one where he takes the kitten cookie and puts it on his back where the real kitty usually lies. WAHHHHHH!!! (snif, snif) :(

Plus, the Paramount cartoon "Song of the Birds" (The Little Audrey one). It's pretty well seven minutes of every single forest creature mourning the loss of one baby bird- the way they drive the stake in further is to periodically show Audrey herself (who's spying on the whole ceremony) face the camera crying without making any sounds!!

...But as an added note to an earlier reply- YES, watch "ALLEGRO NON TROPPO!!" It is a true work of art, and if you have any culture or taste, you will appreciate it for the true masterpiece of art it should be recognized as!! There! I said it, and I'm glad!! ;)

[lislebartman]

What about Dumbo swinging on his caged mother's trunk while the soundtrack played "Baby Mine"? I dare anybody to tell me that they never teared up during that scene!

[kiddiesunshine]

Well, I'm not a very emotional person, but some cartoons do possess certain touchy scenes.
Of those already mentioned, Bambi's mom was a pretty sad moment for us who witnessed it.
The Powerpuff Girls' near defeat by the hands of the Rowdyruff Boys was a tad depressing. The same can be said for Ash Ketchem in Pokemon: The First Movie. Don't be ashamed to say you saw it!
That one Tom and Jerry where Tom "meets the guillotine" was sad and a little disturbing.

[DR. BELCH]

--on "Feed the Kitty", (as I'm a dog lover) and add a couple of Sailor Moon scenes: Sailor Moon confronts Mistress 9 and sacrifices herself to save the entire earth (she later emerges from a dimensional warp, blank-eyed and looking like she's about to collapse from weariness, with a baby, Dr. Tomo's daughter, in her arms)...and Queen Nihelena realizing she's been defeated and opting to live an artificial life, eternally young, inside her mirror. One has to see them to get the full effect; the second one is particularly poignant because there are many people content to live that way, hiding in the past and steeped in their old worn-out glories....

[Dub]

Sailor Moon - The death of Nephlyte. :( When that episode first aired back when I was in Middle school (in college now) that was the talk of homeroom for WEEKS...

[Larry T]

In the book Bunny (Serena) impales herself on the moon sword when she sacrifices herself!! :eek:

This didn't happen in the cartoon, did it?

I totally agree with Jon and Dr. Belch. Personally, I find good anime a lot more artistic and less hesitant to pull punches on the audience than contemporary North American stuff. There's a couple of scenes in Ranma 1/2 in "Nihao My Concubine" when the monkey-man casts the shadow spell on poor Ryoga and he sees what makes him the most depressed.... it's kind of sad to see his reaction. Or when Mousse falls to the ground after fighting for Shampoo and she catches him before impact- she kind of cradles him although she says "Stupid Mousse- you no have to do that for Shampoo" I always got a little tug on the ol' heartstrings there.


Anyone see the Simpsons- "Bart Gets An 'F'" ? When he fails the last test and starts crying at his desk while Mrs. Krabapple -tries- consoling him, I really felt sorry for him!


WARNING!! SPOILER ALERT!!


In the movie "Mermaid Forest", when Sawa dies at the end, and the other twin commits suicide- the scene right before this all conspires where she falls to her knees on the ground and the background turns all purple and gray..... very moving.. :( ;)

Yes, Dumbo's "Baby Mine" is pretty tough to keep dry eyes during!! There's also the scene in Peter Pan when the bomb blows up the tree and Tink is about to go out.....

[Crazy Tom]

Originally posted by Larry T
Plus, the Paramount cartoon "Song of the Birds" (The Little Audrey one). It's pretty well seven minutes of every single forest creature mourning the loss of one baby bird- the way they drive the stake in further is to periodically show Audrey herself (who's spying on the whole ceremony) face the camera crying without making any sounds!!


How quickly I forget! 1934's Song Of The Birds is definitely at the top of my list. Paramount was fantastic with it, especially with the real scenes covered by animation sequences they used. I nearly cried when I first saw that cartoon.

[Crazy Tom]

Originally posted by Larry T
Plus, the Paramount cartoon "Song of the Birds" (The Little Audrey one). It's pretty well seven minutes of every single forest creature mourning the loss of one baby bird- the way they drive the stake in further is to periodically show Audrey herself (who's spying on the whole ceremony) face the camera crying without making any sounds!!


How quickly I forget! You really got me kick-started with that idea. Although I have not seen the Little Audrey version, 1934's original version of Song Of The Birds is definitely at the top of my list. Paramount was fantastic with it, especially with the real scenes covered by animation sequences they used. I nearly cried when I first saw that cartoon, especially those two and a half minutes of howling music before the bird finally wakes up.

[hippety hopper]

Originally posted by lislebartman
What about Dumbo swinging on his caged mother's trunk while the soundtrack played "Baby Mine"? I dare anybody to tell me that they never teared up during that scene!

I'm 16 and cried @ that bit in Dumbo about half a-year ago!!!

Theres also an episode of the Rugrats called "Mother's Day" which I cried at from start to finish.
Its about what happened to chuckies mum and is that sadest and mose upsetting moment in cartoon history.

I also got quite upset in an episode of "Goof Troop" when Max thinks his dad(goofy) has ruined christmas!!!!!

[Emmanuel Cruz]

I almost broke to tears when I first saw the ending to What's Opera, Doc? When Bugs woke to say the happy ending thing, the sadness left. And I'm 13 for crying out loud!

Also in the last episode of Samurai Pizza Cats (I miss that show!!) when everyone thinks that Speedy- the hero (Not Gonzales) was killed in the explosion of the comet. I broke to tears. I'm very sensative. I was about 8 when I saw it.

[billyjoelfan]

all the cartoons that have fell vitim to network censors


even the simpsons gi joe and family guy fell victim


as billy joel would say "and so it goes"


billy joel what a GREAT classical you released!! fan!!

[Matthew Hunter]

"Feed the Kitty" has a pretty sad scene, even though we know the cat is okay. Marc Anthony sits there crying...I guess I feel sad for HIM, I'm not sure.

-Matthew

[Argus Sventon]

Peace on Earth has to have the saddiest scene in a cartoon.

[Andrew Gilmore]

Well, I don't know about you guys, but part of the reason why "Cartmanland" is my favorite episode of South Park may be because of the pseudo-dramatic subplot involving Kyle having a hemmorrhoid. I may as well add that, despite South Park's reputation among those who have only watched a maximum of 8 seconds of it, even though this subplot did involve what MIGHT have been an excuse for cheap toilet humor, it wasn't. Rather the humor came from Kyle's reactions to his ailment in conjunction with the main plot.
At any rate, the subplot was hilariously tongue-in-cheek, but still real enough to make me want to cry. For example, after hearing the Biblical story of Job, Kyle cries, "That's the most horrible story I've ever heard. Why would God do such horrible things to a good person just to prove a point to Satan?" to which his father merely responds, "Oh.. well, I don't know." And Kyle laments, "Then I was right. Job has all his children killed, and Michael Bay gets to keep making movies. There isn't a God." So, there we have a rather sad moment, only to have it lead to a joke. For that matter, the whole episode runs the full gamut of the characters' emotions in 22 minutes. Truly an amazing episode and, as this thread is concerned, quite sad at some parts.

[Cartman]

Originally posted by billyjoelfan
all the cartoons that have fell vitim to network censors


even the simpsons gi joe and family guy fell victim




What were a few censored scenes in Simpsons episodes? I know many were edited for time (to allow more commercials) like in the episode where Lisa becomes a vegetarian, there is a scene at Storybook Land where Bart rides in the kiddie train and causes Paul Bunyan to chop off Mother Goose's head. Also there was a scene in the theater where the Baby Bear says "Someone was sleeping in my bed and here she is." Grampa Simpson happens to be in that bed and says that it got too hot in the car.

[Brandon Pierce]

I also got quite upset in an episode of "Goof Troop" when Max thinks his dad(goofy) has ruined christmas!!!!!
It was Pete who Max thought ruined Christmas, not his dad.

[billyjoelfan]

What were a few censored scenes in Simpsons episodes?

here is a list of censored simpsons shorts (shows)


CENSORSHIP

8F04 The first Fox network broadcast (10/17/91) featured Bart's retort to Milhouse as, "Bad influence, my ass!" Later in the episode, just as the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant was about to melt down on behalf of Homer's incompetence, Mr. Burns stated, "I guess there's nothing left but to kiss my sorry butt goodbye."
After receiving complaints, Fox ordered the producers to alter Bart's dialogue, which in turn led to a negotiated compromise. All Fox repeats featured Bart's line as, "Bad influence, my butt!" and Mr. Burns' as "I guess there's nothing left but to kiss my sorry ass goodbye."

This change was never made to Global's copy of the episode. The original dialogue appears in syndication. (See altered openings below.)



9F05 In the first Fox network broadcast (11/05/92), Bart attempted to make use of his claim to suffering Tourette's Syndrome to escape a test, at which point he hollered "Shove it, witch!" and began barking.
After receiving complaints, Fox ordered the producers to change the affliction in question to "rabies" and to cut the remainder of the scene for all Fox network repeats. This censorship was never observed in Global's repeat broadcasts of the episode.

The original dialogue appears in syndication. However, the "Shove it, witch!" and barking footage is still missing, presumably--in this case--on behalf of nothing more than a traditional (non-censorship related) syndication cut.



2F18 Prior to the episode's first network broadcast, Fox ordered the producers to re-animate a scene in which Santa's Little Helper was shown (full-screen) mating She's The Fastest at the dog track. When the creators furnished a version showing "the act" from only the shoulders up, Fox still objected, and replaced the entire scene in-house with a frozen still of the family sitting in the grandstands. This version was seen in all Fox network airings.
The "shoulders-up" version nevertheless appears in syndication. Global viewers were not subject to Fox's censorship and saw the "shoulders-up" version in all Global network broadcasts. It was also reported by former animation director David Silverman that the "full-screen" version somehow made it into the copy sent New Zealand way.



3F01 In the first Fox network broadcast, Milhouse shows his new pet monkey to Bart, which he had found unconscious in a wicker basket purchased from Pier 1 Imports. Unbeknownst to him, the monkey is an apparent carrier of the Ebola virus (the overal event being a parody of the movie Outbreak).
After presumably receiving complaints from Pier 1, Fox ordered the producers to remove the reference to "Pier 1," and as a result, it became "Trader Pete's" in all Fox repeats.

The original dialogue was never changed in Global's broadcasts. In syndication, however, the replacement line is present.



3F07 Prior to the episode's network debut, Fox had the store detective's line, "If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I'd be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose," cut from the episode. The dialogue was never restored for any of the Fox network repeats.
The original dialogue does, however, appear in syndication. Additionally, Global's copy was never equivocally censored.



4F19 In all Global network broadcasts, the scene of Frank Grimes being electrocuted was cut (leaving only the sizzling sound and sight of shocked co-workers intact).
The scene was never cut by Fox and appears intact in syndication.



AABF06 In the third (09/19/99) Fox networking airing, Homer's original dialogue regarding Hitler's April 20th birthdate was changed. Now referring to Lassie's July 15th birthdate, the alteration was made in response to viewer complaints.
The censorship never materialized on Global, and the original dialogue appears intact in syndication.



AABF08 In the second (05/18/99) and third (09/05/99) airings, a verbal reference to "The Catholic Church" was changed simply to "The Church." The alteration was ordered by Fox in response to pressure from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.
The dialogue was never censored by Global, and appears fully intact in syndication


PLUS THERE ARE MORE CUTS BY THE BBC AND SKY

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by Jon "WB" Gray
Well - this is my first Q&A thing on the board, so I thought I'd try a different approach rather than disturbing. :)

Instead - What scene from a cartoon (be it serious or silly, feature or short, modern or classic) really moved you or made you sad? :)


How about Snoopy's going-away party in "Snoopy Come Home"? Even Lucy was crying.

[Garrett]

How about Snoopy's going-away party in "Snoopy Come Home"? Even Lucy was crying. [/B]

IIRC, she cried almost as hard as Charlie Brown did.....

Garrett

[johnmcw]

The Dumbo trunk bit is close to the top of the list for me.

The end of WHAT'S OPERA DOC chilled me to my bones when I saw it for the first time at ten, of course until Bugs does the final line.

When Snoopy is lost in SNOOPY COME HOME, it had my little sister in tears at three and I was close. (Seeing it on TV in the 70s.)

But for me, the most heart-wrenching cartoon scene ever is Disney's ugly duckling crying after looking at himself in the pond.

[The Dork Knight]

Originally posted by kiddiesunshine
The same can be said for Ash Ketchem in Pokemon: The First Movie. Don't be ashamed to say you saw it!

Yeah I saw it too. It was opening day. Hell, even made my mother cry.... :)

[sealwhale]

That's exactly what I was going to say. Watching "The Last Meow" from Allegro Non Troppo marked the first time any film made me cry. I guess it opened me up because now I cry during Bambi and Dumbo even though I never did before.




Originally posted by happyheathen
for

'Allegro Non Troppo' (If I can get 10 people to see this, I can die happy)

specifically, the 'cat in the ruins' (i'm too lazy to look up the score - sue me (get in line))

note:

PG-13 sample:

http://www.sirenent.com.au/mpegs/allegro.mpg

[Kylewayne]

Originally posted by Jon "WB" Gray

Sailor Moon - The death of Nephlyte. When that episode first aired back when I was in Middle school (in college now) that was the talk of homeroom for WEEKS...

When I first saw that episode, I was sobbing at the death scene. The cartoon that made me cry the most was the "Rose of Versailles" when André died in Lady Oscars arms...then she died in the next episode. I cried for almost a week with the end of that series. The ending was sooo sad and touching. Imagine after sooo many years lady Oscar admits her love for André. They have a night of passion and then the next day André is shot by the French royal guards. Lady Oscar dies of anemia and of sadness of losing the only man she ever truly loved. SO UNFAIR!:rolleyes:

[The Dork Knight]

Originally posted by Andrew Gilmore
Well, I don't know about you guys, but part of the reason why "Cartmanland" is my favorite episode of South Park may be because of the pseudo-dramatic subplot involving Kyle having a hemmorrhoid. I may as well add that, despite South Park's reputation among those who have only watched a maximum of 8 seconds of it, even though this subplot did involve what MIGHT have been an excuse for cheap toilet humor, it wasn't. Rather the humor came from Kyle's reactions to his ailment in conjunction with the main plot.
At any rate, the subplot was hilariously tongue-in-cheek, but still real enough to make me want to cry. For example, after hearing the Biblical story of Job, Kyle cries, "That's the most horrible story I've ever heard. Why would God do such horrible things to a good person just to prove a point to Satan?" to which his father merely responds, "Oh.. well, I don't know." And Kyle laments, "Then I was right. Job has all his children killed, and Michael Bay gets to keep making movies. There isn't a God." So, there we have a rather sad moment, only to have it lead to a joke. For that matter, the whole episode runs the full gamut of the characters' emotions in 22 minutes. Truly an amazing and, as this thread is concerned, quite sad at some parts.

In the episode "Helen Keller the Musical", after Timmy sets Gobbles free, we see the whole town in a sad state. (Ex. "Daddy, why did mommy die? I don't know son..... I don't know.... *Both start crying* " ) At the end, a woman looks at the camera and says "Have you done the right thing today?" Let's just say I broke out in tears..........

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Originally posted by Jon "WB" Gray
Sailor Moon - The death of Nephlyte. :( When that episode first aired back when I was in Middle school (in college now) that was the talk of homeroom for WEEKS...

Kinda suprised to see that moment here, but what the hey? I nearly cried then too...poor Molly (I think that's her name...)

That scene in Dumbo (where he gets rocked to sleep in his mother's trunk) gets me every time. :(

How about the death of Mufasa in The Lion King? I always thought that scene (and Simba's reaction) was kinda sad...

[Andrew Gilmore]

Originally posted by Gotlucky64


In the episode "Helen Keller the Musical", after Timmy sets Gobbles free, we see the whole town in a sad state. (Ex. "Daddy, why did mommy die? I don't know son..... I don't know.... *Both start crying* " ) At the end, a woman looks at the camera and says "Have you done the right thing today?" Let's just say I broke out in tears..........

Ah, yes, that was also quite sad. Somehow that one slipped my memory.

[Emmanuel Cruz]

Originally posted by Argus Sventon
Peace on Earth has to have the saddiest scene in a cartoon.

Even though I'm not very fond of the Harman-Ising MGM cartoons, this one really touched me. A true classic. This picture should of won the Academy Award!

[Thad Komorowski]

I always started to cry during the dream sequence of Mickey's Christmas Carol:

Mickey crying (without making any sounds) over the death of his son, Tiny Tim, at his tomb stone...:(

-Thad:(

[Joe Tully]

The Batman Ep. "Mudslide" with the demise of Clayface had me pretty close to crying the first time I saw it. It was just very sad to see Clayface melt away, I had always liked the character and empathized very much with him over his problems.

[Brandon Pierce]

The Angry Beavers
Fakin' It- Dag's death scene near the end of the episode made a little sad, 'cause I thought Dag was really dying. That is until Dag blurts out, "Norb.... Norb... I WAS FAKING TOO!" I remember Nick wanted to ban this episode.

It's a Spootiful Life- Dag finding out that everyone's lives would be better if he never existed. That was kinda sad.

Invader Zim
Bad, Bad, Rubber Piggy- Dib coming very close to dying (because of Zim throwing piggies into his past). Even though Dib is the "bad guy" of this show, seeing Dib almost die almost made me cry.

MST3K
Last Episode- This episode kinda made me sad. The ending to it. Even though Mike & the Bots' fate was good, the ending was a little bitter, and was sad for me.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

SAID BY THAD KOMOROSKI: I always started to cry during the dream sequence of Mickey's Christmas Carol:

Mickey crying (without making any sounds) over the death of his son, Tiny Tim, at his tomb stone...



Ooh...that gets my vote! That scene alone is usually worth it just to watch the movie after all these years when it comes on...(sniff) Poor Tim!

Um...someone mentioned Simpsons moments of sadness....I say when Maude died was a sad scene. Certainly shocking, at least.

[TServo2049]

Originally posted by Thad Komorowski
I always started to cry during the dream sequence of Mickey's Christmas Carol: Mickey crying (without making any sounds) over the death of his son, Tiny Tim, at his tomb stone...:(

That gets my vote, too. In fact, the entire Ghost of Christmas Future sequence was so sad and frightening to me the first time I saw it, that I refused to watch Mickey's Christmas Carol again for about 5 years!

[Crazy Tom]

Originally posted by DarkEJ310
Even though I'm not very fond of the Harman-Ising MGM cartoons, this one (Peace On Earth) really touched me. A true classic. This picture should have won the Academy Award!

I will tell you this...Peace On Earth was a stellar cartoon. I am surprised that it did not win...why did it have to lose to some ugly duckling from Disney? That I still can't figure out.

[xAzNrKx]

where do you see this toon? i wanna see some of these.....

[Jack]

Originally posted by Crazy Tom


I will tell you this...Peace On Earth was a stellar cartoon. I am surprised that it did not win...why did it have to lose to some ugly duckling from Disney? That I still can't figure out.
Me too, but Disney seemed to be favored, they won every Academy Award from 1931-1942, with the ecception of 1940, when "The Milky Way" (MGM) won. I have a feeling it would have been different had a Disney cartoon been nominated that year...

Wouldn't it have been interesting if "Peace On Earth" had won a Nobel Prize? I remember hearing it was nominated.


where do you see this toon? i wanna see some of these.....
You mean "Peace On Earth?" Look for it this Christmas season on Cartoon Network. They run it around that time since it's set durring Christmas.


Jack:D

[xAzNrKx]

thanks for the info, i hope to have cable by then.....

[J Lee]

Leon Schlesinger reportedly yanked his cartoons from Oscar consideration in 1938 because he complained the Academy was biased in favor of Disney. They seem to have gotten over that from 1940 on, either because MGM was the biggest studio and started having their workers vote in blocks, or because Walt was now focusing on features, so the Academy voters didn't feel it was necessary to dump the short-subject amination Oscar in his lap every year.

As far as the thread's topic goes, it's too bad the Fleischer/early Famous stuff doesn't air anymore, because they had some consistantly unnerving scenes, such as the cave sequece from "Minnie the Moocher" or "Small Fry" and the mob scene from "Cilly Goose."

[BillC]

Bedtime for Sniffles..

has some great scenes that really touch the senses.
and with the organ music playing in the background "BEAUTIFUL DREAMER" as sniffles "spirit" trys to get him to come to bed.

one of my all time favorite cartoons.

BILLC

[don Jaime]

Bill C, you are a man after my heart.

It seems like every Disney movie has a manipulative moment that is every parent's hell. Bambi and Lion King are the most infamous, but "Baby Mine" from Dumbo is the purest and best. And I get that twinge when Jock howls over Trusty after the dog catcher runs over him in Lady and the Tramp.

[Cartman]

Here are a list of a few classic cartoons that either moved me or made me sad:

MICKEY'S GOOD DEED (Disney, 1932)
Mickey is a homeless cello player on the streets of a small town. He tries to make money by playing music for Christmas. When he discovers a poor woman in a shack sitting at a table crying and her children are all sleeping in bed dreaming of Santa Clause, Mickey decides to sell his dog/best friend Pluto to a rich family so that he can buy gifts for those poor children. This short of course was made during the Depression when thousands of Americans were unemployed and it was practically impossible for many families to buy presents for each other or afford a good Christmas dinner. Mickey is shown as one of the many poor Americans. He makes himself feel better by doing something nice for those even worse off than he.

PORKY'S BEAR FACTS (WB, 194?)
Porky is the busy hard-working farmer who never puts anything off till the last minute. His neighbor (a bear) is depicted as a lazy type of guy who says "working can wear you away." When winter comes, the bear and his dog are searching for food in their frozen shack and find a bean, but a mouse takes it. They go over to Porky's house where Porky shuts the door on them feeling that it's their own fault they are in this situation. Porky sees his "Love They Neighbor" sign and changes his mind. He lets them in to enjoy a big turkey dinner.

[xAzNrKx]

havent seen either toon. the porky one isnt as bad as the mickey one. although i have no real idea how this cartoon is, the description already makes me feel bad =p

[Inkspot]

Mine would have to be Pokemon. I can't remember the title of the episode but it's the one where Ash and the gang get lost in the moutains and it's really cold. Ash goes to this cave and a hole forms in the cave and cold air starts blowing in. So Ash covers the hole with his body to keep the other Pokemon warm and they wouldn't let cover the hole by himself. So they all gathered with him and sat in front of the hole and kept him warm.

[The Dork Knight]

Originally posted by Inkspot
Mine would have to be Pokemon. I can't remember the title of the episode but it's the one where Ash and the gang get lost in the moutains and it's really cold. Ash goes to this cave and a hole forms in the cave and cold air starts blowing in. So Ash covers the hole with his body to keep the other Pokemon warm and they wouldn't let cover the hole by himself. So they all gathered with him and sat in front of the hole and kept him warm.

All I know was it was a Christmas episode. Ask Rockitshipper. She knows.

[Inkspot]

wasn't that scene touching though?

[xAzNrKx]

i almost started feeling sad but then i realized im a guy and that this is pokemon. i hit myself extremely hard and i changed the channel =) actually it was pretty...' touching ' although i dont like to say that word too much for reasons which i will not mention since it will lead to my removal from board.

[DR. BELCH]

The title is "Snow Way Out". Another touching Pokemon cartoon is "Ignorance With Blissey", in which we learn more about Jessy and what drives her after she meets up with an old friend from nursing school. It seems a lot of her meanness is thwarted ambitions and feelings of helplessness. Psychologically, she facinates me....

[hippety hopper]

Originally posted by BillC
Bedtime for Sniffles..

has some great scenes that really touch the senses.
and with the organ music playing in the background "BEAUTIFUL DREAMER" as sniffles "spirit" trys to get him to come to bed.

one of my all time favorite cartoons.

BILLC
I love that cartoon SSSOOOOOOO much,I have a tape with loads of Xmas WB/Disney/MGM cartoons on it and that is the last cartoon on the tape and I love it sooooo much!
I also watch this tape before I go to sleep on christmas eve!

[BillC]

hippety hopper wrote:
"I love that cartoon SSSOOOOOOO much,I have a tape with loads of Xmas WB/Disney/MGM cartoons on it and that is the last cartoon on the tape and I love it sooooo much!
I also watch this tape before I go to sleep on christmas eve!"

I too watch it during the holiday season along with Mr. Magoo's
Christmas Carol. Another touching toon Where the charictor of Mr. Magoo is perfectly cast as scrooge.

Charlie Brown's Christmas has a very touching scene where pig pen SAYS LIGHTS PLEASE then goes to his monolog what Christmas is all about. and then again at the end when all the
gang sings hark the hearald with heads tilted back and eyes closed. MERRY CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN!

[Garrett]

Originally posted by BillC
Charlie Brown's Christmas has a very touching scene where pig pen SAYS LIGHTS PLEASE then goes to his monolog what Christmas is all about.

That was Linus-and it's well known that CBS and/or Coca-Cola initially balked at including the speech. How the pendulum swings back......

Garrett

[J Lee]

Here's another one from TV -- "The Flintstones" episode when Betty and Barney adopt Bam-Bam. The beginning where Fred tells Barney to stay away from Pebbles and the Rubbles leave the Flinstones house is pretty sad...

[xAzNrKx]

those damn inconsiderate flintstones! awwwww man! i hate those situations.... like they make you feel bad =0-

[Mibbitmaker]

That Linus scene also plays a part in another cartoon moment. It's not sad, per se, but very moving(surprising, even, concidering the source!) It's the SNL "TV Funhouse" Christmas one where Jesus is suffering through all these godawful Xmas specials. He's flipping through more of same on TVs from in a store when he happens upon Linus' speech. Jesus' reaction in close-up sells it. Then the sentiment is undercut(in a good way, imo) when Jesus does the Peanuts dance.

Another sad scene on the Simpsons was on a fairly early episode when Dustin Hoffman voiced a substitute teacher Lise had a crush on. The scene where he leaves Springfield is especially sad. One of my favorites.

[frogboxer]

What's Opera, Doc?
Feed the Kitty
Dumbo

Each of these cartoons kinda get me choked up at their respective sad moments.

[Lucky Bob]

The only time I ever really cried at a cartoon was in "Snoopy, Come Home." The farewell party was just to much for me, having just been through one myself.

[Daffyfan2002]

The scene with Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot in "Feed the Kitty" has my vote.

[rodney]

I still won't watch Dumbo because it makes me so sad.

Feed The Kitty is pretty touching, but has never evoked any physical display of emotion on my part. Dumbo on the other hand.....

[Daffyfan2002]

I sort of forgot we weren't just talking about Looney Tunes here. I thought of something else, but it's from a show that you and I are the only fans of here, so I won't bring it up. I'll try to think of more.

[DarthGonzo]

Originally posted by Andrew Gilmore
Well, I don't know about you guys, but part of the reason why "Cartmanland" is my favorite episode of South Park may be because of the pseudo-dramatic subplot involving Kyle having a hemmorrhoid...For that matter, the whole episode runs the full gamut of the characters' emotions in 22 minutes. Truly an amazing episode and, as this thread is concerned, quite sad at some parts.

I dont know if anyone else brought it up, but while we're on the subject of South Park, how about the episode "Kenny Dies", the one where they kill off Kenny for the final time. This time, the characters were really upset by his illness and inevitable death. Stan just couldnt face what was happening while Cartman (after making sure no one was looking) silently cried to himself by Kenny's hospital room door. Kyle then came by and both characters had a good cry. Finally Cartman testified before congress (he wanted to legalize stem cell research) and gave a tremendously moving speech which culminated in everyone in congree singing "Heat of the Moment." I was kinda chocked up while watching this episode, although I dont wanna give away the twist ending.

[Cartman]

Originally posted by Daffyfan2002
I sort of forgot we weren't just talking about Looney Tunes here. I thought of something else, but it's from a show that you and I are the only fans of here, so I won't bring it up. I'll try to think of more.

That's okay, Daffyfan. If you want to discuss a scene from Scooby Doo, then go ahead. You have a right. We won't ridicule you for it.

[Daffyfan2002]

Thanks, Carman. I was thinking of the episode "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy Too," when Shaggy thinks Scooby has been turned into stone. I like his speech:

"My old pal. He's gone to that big boneyard in the sky. I'll never see his hungry face again." *sniff*

I also thought of some others: Bugs death scene in "What's Opera Doc?" "Well, what did you expect in an opera, a happy ending?" Also, when he did that in "A Corny Concerto" and Porky and his dog started crying.

As for the "They Killed Kenny" thing. I never liked that line, specifically because it's MY name.

[Crazy Tom]

Originally posted by Daffyfan2002
I also thought of some others: Bugs death scene in "What's Opera Doc?" "Well, what did you expect in an opera, a happy ending?" Also, when he did that in "A Corny Concerto" and Porky and his dog started crying.

You stole my thunder with "What's Opera, Doc." I agree that it has a bit of a sad ending.

However, I am a little surprised that the MGM film To Spring (1936) has not been mentioned. The final minute of the cartoon was so beautiful that even I got a tear in my eye at the end when I first saw the film. There wasn't anything sad about the film, although there was the usual "plot" about half-way through.

This film introduced me to a song called "In The Army", which was mainly used from an opera from Mozart. Still, a tremendous film with a different tear-jerker of an ending.

[irwins]

If no one got upset when Bambi's mum (or mom to the majority of you) get's shot then you ain't human. Apart fron that any Lassie film though not a toon.

[Osmosisista]

I get upset by the scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit when that squeaky shoe gets dunked into the toon-killing goop. *sob*

[Pietro]

Another scene I find really sad in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is when Eddie looks at his brother's old, empty, dusty desk and remembers all the memories he shared with him.:(

Also, Columbia's "The Little Match Girl" is a really sad cartoon, especially the ending.:(

-Pietro:D

[Larry T]

Originally posted by Pietro
Also, Columbia's "The Little Match Girl" is a really sad cartoon, especially the ending.:(


Well, if it's anything like the original story, the poor little homeless girl freezes to death at the end..... :eek:

[Jon Cooke]

Originally posted by Larry T


Well, if it's anything like the original story, the poor little homeless girl freezes to death at the end..... :eek:

I've seen it Larry. And that's how the cartoon ends. It's a wonderful cartoon, but very sad. :( :(


-Jon

[Cartman]

Don't forget the Disney wartime cartoon "Education for Death."

[Allen's Nickname.]

Most episodes of Cowboy Bebop have a sad ending.