History Heartwarming / SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse

* After [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]] has changed the universe so he is in power and Max is, and always has been, just a brain in a jar, carried on Sam's back:

** It gets better. Max sometimes inadvertently says things that would have gotten anyone else arrested for "heresy", but the only thing Sam does is remind Max to keep it down or not say such things outloud. Despite what [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]] has done, Sam is still loyal to Max first and only second to [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]].

* This is actually a FridgeLogic example (I think), but if you read Sam's mind a few times in the beginning of "Beyond the Alley of the Dolls", one of the thoughts he has is something along the lines of, "Max is getting so powerful now, he probably won't need me any more..." However, Max does not seem to think so; he still follows Sam everywhere, and, like Sam says, he doesn't even need to. Now THAT'S friendship!
** That kind of thinking beautifully runs with this line if Sam talks to Max at the cloning facility.

** [[spoiler: Potentially a TearJerker after 305, when the same rabbit plush can be seen in the opening credits for a single shot as Cthulu-fied Max rampages to the side.]]

* [[spoiler: The Narrator]] taunts Sam by telling him that he'll only be able to stop him by risking the destruction of half the city. Sam responds by telling him that he doesn't care, and he'd destroy half of ''any'' city to save his best pal. He doesn't try to hide the fact that he's only doing any of this for Max's sake, and doesn't actually care about saving New York.
* A small one, but [[spoiler: when Sam tries to remind Max of the various places in the city, seeing Giant Max smile every time he remembers was pretty "aww".]]
* [[spoiler: ''"Save Sybil."'']]
** [[spoiler: This one requires some explaining. Sybil Pandemik has just gone into labor after thirteen months of pregnancy. To make matters worse, she's done so inside the body of Max, now mutated into a mindless Cthulhu-esque monster. All of a sudden, the "spores", mini-aberrations that are psychically linked to Max, start chanting "Save Sybil". Even in his mutated state, and despite his usually psychotic behavior, Max still wants Sybil and her baby to be alright. To make this more amazing, mere moments ago, a part of ''Max's own consciousness'' had basically declared Max to be totally incapable of selflessness or empathy.]]
* [[spoiler: After the failed attempt to clone Max at the end, everyone present Flint, Mr. Featherly, Stone Lincoln, and even Grandpa Stinky all seem down, showing they must have some level of affection for the deceased Max and the mourning Sam.]]
* Sam's reunion with Max at the end of the game. [[spoiler: Well, Past Max, that is.]]
** There's a nicely subtle moment in that scene that makes it all the stronger. [[spoiler: Past Max is initially his hyper, boisterous self, and just skims right over the fact that he had to kill Past Sam. It seems like he was prepared to jostle into Future Sam and Max's relationship, except then he realizes that his future self is gone and Sam is really depressed. Then he just awkwardly trails off for a minute, before making the effort to perk them both up again.]]
** [[spoiler: The WordOfGod statement that Max is part of a multiversal HiveMind only makes this sweeter. Past Max likely ''knows'' his AlternateSelf is dead and just wanted to crack wise about it before he sees just how shaken up about it Sam is.]]
*** [[spoiler: The Crimefighting ending makes this even better. Upon seeing Past Max, Sam immediately sweeps up his friend into a hug. Then, after an awkward silence, the pair walks off into the sunset talking about all the crimes they're going to stop. Despite the death of their respective partners, they're more than happy to settle for a different version of them.]]

* In "Beyond the Alley of the Dolls" one of the Samulacra (Dogglegangers!) finds a bunny plush, and becomes so overwhelmed by the find that he just hugs it. At the end of the episode, you can see that this clone still has the plush with him.
** Since the Samulacra are clones of Sam, he probably has some predisposition to liking rabbits, since they subconsiously remind him of Max. Immediately after you watch the clone hug the toy, you cut back to Sam and Max and find Sam holding him in a BearHug.

** [[spoiler: This one requires some explaining. Sybil Pandemik has just gone into labor after thirteen months of being pregnant. To make matters worse, she's done so inside the body of Max, now mutated into a mindless Cthulhu-esq monster. All of a sudden, the "spores", mini-aberrations that are psychically linked to Max, start chanting "Save Sybil". Even in his mutated state, and despite his usually psychotic behavior, Max still wants Sybil and her baby to be alright. To make this more amazing, mere moments ago, a part of ''Max's own consciousness'' had basically declared Max to be totally incapable of selflessness or empathy.]]
* Sam's reunion with Max at the end of "The City That Dares Not Sleep." [[spoiler: Well, Past Max, that is.]]

* After [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]] has changed the universe so he is in power and Max is, and always has been, just a brain in a jar, carried on Sam's back:
-->'''Max:''' Hey, Sam, you won't have to carry me around anymore.
-->'''Sam:''' Aww, I've been carrying you for years!
** It gets better. Max sometimes inadvertently says things that would have gotten anyone else arrested for "heresy", but the only thing Sam does is remind Max to keep it down or not say such things outloud. Despite what [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]] has done, Sam is still loyal to Max first and only second to [[spoiler:Sammun-Mak]].
* In "The City That Dares Not Sleep, [[spoiler: the Narrator]] taunts Sam by telling him that he'll only be able to stop him by risking the destruction of half the city. Sam responds by telling him that he doesn't care, and he'd destroy half of ''any'' city to save his best pal. He doesn't try to hide the fact that he's only doing any of this for Max's sake, and doesn't actually care about saving New York.
* A small one from "The City that Dares Not Sleep", but [[spoiler: when Sam tries to remind Max of the various places in the city, seeing Giant Max smile every time he remembers was pretty "aww".]]
* [[spoiler: After the failed attempt to clone Max at the end of The City That Dares Not Sleep, everyone present Flint, Mr. Featherly, Stone Lincoln, and even Grandpa Stinky all seem down, showing they must have some level of affection for the deceased Max and the mourning Sam.]]

* ''"Save Sybil."''
** This one requires some explaining. Sybil Pandemik has just gone into labor after thirteen months of being pregnant. To make matters worse, she's done so inside the body of Max, now mutated into a mindless Cthulhu-esq monster. All of a sudden, the "spores", mini-aberrations that are psychically linked to Max, start chanting "Save Sybil". Even in his mutated state, and despite his usually psychotic behavior, Max still wants Sybil and her baby to be alright. To make this more amazing, mere moments ago, a part of ''Max's own consciousness'' had basically declared Max to be totally incapable of selflessness or empathy.