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** The opening scene of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' is absolutely heartbreaking, especially compared to [[MoodWhiplash the scene right after it.]] [[DownerBeginning The opening scene]] has [[AMinorKidroduction young Peter Quill (later known as Star-Lord)]] visiting his mother in the hospital, who is severely ill with cancer. She gives him a walkman and mixtape before dying, and in his heartbreak, Quill runs out of the hospital before a spaceship abducts him. The next scene shows an adult Star-Lord dancing to music and even using an alien rat-like creature as a microphone.

** The episode "What If... T'Challa Became Star-Lord?" is a generally humorous episode, like [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy one of the movies it's based on]]. However, the scene in which [[spoiler:T'Challa finds out that his home world was never actually destroyed and that his crew had been lying to him all this time so he'd stay with them]] is a rather emotional moment.

* ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'': A light-hearted high-school romantic comedy, Fumoffu plays up Sōsuke's FishOutOfWater tendencies and Kaname's exasperation with them. Then there's the episode "The Patient of Darkness". After a series of scary stories fail to impress Sōsuke, he, Kaname, and Mitsuki go to an abandoned hospital as part of a ScareDare. Mitsuki bails almost immediately after seeing a woman in a 4th floor window. Kaname becomes futher agitated when Sōsuke confirms that the woman ''was'' there. The two go through the hospital, seeing a series of strange, unnatural things, which freak Kaname out, but do not phase the SeenItAll veteran, Sōsuke, culminating in them coming across a blood-soaked young girl holding a hammer saying "Go home or drop dead." Utterly infuriated by Sōsuke's lack of reaction, Kaname advances on the girl... only for the floor to give way under her. Cut to her lying in a pool of red and Sōsuke worriedly finding a way down to check on her. Fortunately, it turns out the red liquid was a spilled can of paint, and Kaname is unharmed, if a bit dazed. It was the only time we see Sōsuke truly scared, which even he himself admits.

* ''Film/{{Emergency|2022}}'' is a BlackComedy throughout, but it turns deadly serious in the climax, when Kunle and Sebastian finally succeed in getting Emma to a hospital. Though they're genuinely just trying to do the right thing (and could've abandoned Emma at numerous points with nobody but them knowing, as Sean points out), they're held at gunpoint by the cops. The experience leads Kunle to a HeroicBSOD.

* ''Film/{{Shazam}}'' is a mostly lighthearted and comedic superhero flick, but the scene where [[spoiler: Billy finds out his mother abandoned him and she is implied to be living with an abusive boyfriend]] is PlayedForDrama.

** "Copycat" starts off comical when [[StopCopyingMe Bluey annoys Bandit by copying everything he does]], but then it becomes serious when they come across a badly-injured budgie. They take it to a vet, but it doesn't survive, and Bluey is saddened by this. The episode becomes somewhat more lighthearted afterwards when Bluey tries to reenact the entire day, including the budgie's death, but Bingo (playing the budgie and she didn't get the memo that she's supposed to pretend to be dead) continues flapping about.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' is mostly a farce about Homer's stupid, impulsive decisions pushing Springfield to the brink of ecological ruin... up until the family learns that because of Homer's stupidity, the US government plans to bomb Springfield off of the map, while the Simpsons hide out in Alaska. Appalled by Homer's selfishness and unwillingness to take responsibility for his actions, Marge takes Bart, Lisa, and Maggie and abandons him, leaving behind a gut-wrenching videotaped message in which she confesses that she doesn't know why she keeps putting up with his behavior.

* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'': The majority of "The Scarecrow Wedding" is just as comedic as most of the series, but when Aunt Sally changes her mind about marrying Worzel, he cries. He then has a philosophical discussion with the Crow Man about how he's able to be sad despite wearing his "happy head", even wanting a "miserable head".

** The video reading "Dodos Are Not Extinct, They're Just in Disguise" is mostly just as comical as the other videos, but at the end, Eileen turns serious and notes that some extinct animals died out due to human intervention. She then adds that while some humans don't care about animals, [[AnimalLover she does]], and she hopes her viewers do to.

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', despite being a sitcom, had many dramatic moments with no jokes, including a big argument between Frasier and Martin in the ''very first'' episode.

* [[Creator/HappyMadisonProductions Happy Madison]] comedies often attempt to have at least once scene that's not PlayedForLaughs. YMMV on whether or not they succeed.

* [[spoiler: Tommy's dad's death]] in ''Film/TommyBoy'' is a genuinely sad moment in an otherwise comedic film.

** When Ryōga has to teach Akane to help her defeat a pair of girls claiming to be Sōun Tendō's illegitimate daughters, he realizes that he would sabotage her if he remained, so he walks off sadly, but with the knowledge that at least he got to be the hero.

--->'''Quellek:''' [[DullSurprise I-- I am shot...]]

* ''Literature/TheDragonSeries'': ''A Friend For Dragon'' is about [[CompanionFood Dragon's friendship with an apple that he thinks is alive]]. It's mainly comical because of Dragon's {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies, but then a walrus eats the apple and [[MourningAnObject the heartbroken Dragon holds a funeral for the apple]] and has a HeroicBSOD for what is implied to be months. Things do brighten up at the end when Dragon finds an apple tree, though.

* Despite being primarily a comedy, ''Series/{{Community}}'' isn't afraid to get serious when it has to, and episodes like ''[[Recap/CommunityS2E11AbedsUncontrollableChristmas Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas]]'' often tackle serious subjects in interesting and often unique ways.

* The generally lighthearted nature of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' gives serious episodes like ''[[Recap/ScrubsS5E20MyLunch My Lunch]]'' [[spoiler: - in which the doctors discover that the donor whose organs they just gave to several patients died not from a drug overdose, but from '''rabies''', and they had no idea because [[TruthInTelevision checking for rabies is not a standard test]] - ]] a much bigger impact.
* ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' is usually a humourous SketchShow, but the final sketch is a shockingly bleak look at the future life of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', who is suffering from dementia and is well aware of the mental degradation that he's going through.

** ''The Pit'' has Titus, desperate to restore his shop's reputation, try and drag race Creator/JayLeno as a publicity stunt... and then at the end, his car explodes, badly injuring him and putting him in a coma.
** In ''Life Forward'', Erin badgers Chris into attending a seminar with a motivational speaker to deal with his unaddressed trauma from his accident. When the speaker finally breaks through to Titus, he remembers just how close he came to dying in the accident, and ends up more traumatized than before.

** In ''Tommy's Not Gay'', the RunningGag of Tommy's incredible effeminacy is given a lampshade; his dad Perry is a closeted gay man and Tommy unknowingly picked up a lot of his mannerisms. When the old man finally comes out, Tommy severs all ties with him, blaming Perry for his growing up to be a ButtMonkey.

** ''Birds on a Wire'' and ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' feature David being at death's door from Tetanus. Although the state of the NHS is used for BlackComedy, David's condition isn't, especially when he reveals to Bill's motorcyclist friend (now a ghost since the beginning of Series 2) that he's thinking of succumbing to DeathByDespair because of the belief that his family doesn't love him, although he rebounds after his father tells him that he loves him.
** ''You Only Live Twice'' features the destruction of the Porter family house in a HouseFire. Although most of the family's reaction is played for laughs, mainly involving them hoping to take advantage of the insurance to get more stuff, Bill's isn't, and it's genuinely heartbreaking seeing her faced with the destruction of her home.

** ''[[Recap/ArcherS2E8StageTwo Stage Two]]'' ends with the reveal that [[spoiler: Archer still has Cancer.]]
** ''[[Recap/ArcherS3E10CrossingOver Crossing Over]]'' ends with Archer realizing that his actions have consequences when [[spoiler: his absence from Nikolai Jakov's safehouse allows [[{{Cyborg}} Barry]] to kill Jakov unopposed, preventing Archer from ever knowing for sure whether or not Jakov was his biological father.]] Unlike the rest of episode, this realization is PlayedForDrama.
** ''[[Recap/ArcherS5E13ArrivalDeparture Arrival/Departure]]'' ends with Lana telling Archer that [[spoiler: he is the father of her newborn child]], and it's PlayedForDrama.
** ''[[Recap/ArcherS7E10DeadlyVelvetPartII Deadly Velvet Part II]]'' [[DownerEnding ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler: the body floating the pool is not Archer's [[RobotMe cyborg copy]], but Archer himself.]]

** ''Copycat'' starts off comical when [[StopCopyingMe Bluey annoys Bandit by copying everything he does]], but then it becomes serious when they come across a badly-injured budgie. They take it to a vet, but it doesn't survive, and Bluey is saddened by this. The episode becomes somewhat more lighthearted afterwards when Bluey tries to reenact the entire day, including the budgie's death, but Bingo (playing the budgie and she didn't get the memo that she's supposed to pretend to be dead) continues flapping about.
** ''Rug Island'' is about Bluey, Bingo and Bandit's antics when they pretend to live on a desert island, but then it becomes sad when Chilli gives Bandit his bag and he says he has to leave the island. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Bingo and Bluey decide to let him go back to his old "home".]] It may be just a game, but it's still portrayed as poignant.
** ''Yoga Ball'' is about the sisters and Bandit playing rough, goofy games, but there's one serious moment when Bingo lies down under the tree's porch and silently weeps when she feels like Bandit's been too rough towards her.
** ''Daddy Robot'' is a silly episode about Bandit pretending to be a robot, but at one point, he "powers down" while sad music plays. It's quickly followed by the MoodWhiplash of Bandit [[{{Gasshole}} farting loudly]].

** ''[[Recap/FuturamaS4E2LeelasHomeworld Leela's Homeworld]]'' introduces Leela's parents, who [[spoiler:turn out to be mutants who gave her up and passed her off as an alien so she could have a normal life. When Leela discovers them, she assumes that they killed her real parents; her parents [[SureLetsGoWithThat don't contradict her]], and are willing to have their own daughter kill them rather than burden her with the terrible truth. Fortunately, Fry comes just in time to straighten things out, and Leela is just happy that she finally met her parents, no matter what they are.]]
** ''[[Recap/FuturamaS4E7JurassicBark Jurassic Bark]]'' might be the best known example. Fry discovers the fossilized remains of his beloved dog Seymour, and wants him revived. Just as he's about to, Prof. Farnsworth analyzes the fossil and determines that Seymour lived a long life. Fry assumes that meant he went on with his life and forgot about him. [[spoiler:The ending reveals that the opposite was true: Seymour never forgot Fry and spent his entire life just sitting outside his home, waiting for him to return.]]
** ''[[Recap/FuturamaS7E23GameOfTones Game of Tones]]'' revolves around Fry having to go into his memories of December 31st 1999 to remember a tone he heard which would be needed for saving the world. At the end of the episode, as a gift from Nibbler for doing so, he's given an opportunity to see his mother again (which he had wanted to spend time with all episode) in her dreams. The end of the episode ends with a heartwarming moment of them having a final moment together.

** ''A Grave Mistake'' is mainly a BlackComedy episode, dealing with [[BlackComedyPetDeath the death of a chicken]] and his botched funeral. However, when his funeral is redone, it's played seriously, complete with sad song by Luna.
** ''Insta-Gran'' is mainly a funny episode focusing on Pop-Pop (the Loud children's grandfather) getting an overly-nurturing girlfriend. However, one scene towards the end reveals that the reason she's overly-nurturing is because she has never had friends or children all her life despite wanting them desperately.

** The two-parter ''A Serious Flanders'' is a parody of quirky "prestige" crime dramas like ''Series/{{Fargo}}''. While it has its fair share of laughs, the overall tone is more serious and dramatic than the typical Simpsons episode, with several regular characters getting killed in gruesome ways.
** ''Pixelated and Afraid'' has Homer and Marge getting lost in the woods and having to survive in the wilderness. While there are a few jokes, the situation is largely PlayedForDrama.

** ''[[Recap/SouthParkS8E14WoodlandCritterChristmas Woodland Critter Christmas]]'' is a parody of a typical Christmas special, but there's a sad moment when [[UnwittingPawn Stan]] is tricked into killing a mountain lion who keeps foiling the birth of the Antichrist. Then [[MonsterIsAMommy her cubs show up]] and mourn over her, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone much to Stan's horror]].
** ''[[Recap/SouthParkS10E14StanleysCup Stanley's Cup]]'' has some dark humor because of the fact that the fate of Nelson the LittlestCancerPatient depends on whether or not his hockey team will lose, but [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown the Detroit Red Wings win and beat the shit out of the team]]. Nelson then mutters, "No...hope..." as he [[DeathByDespair passes away right then and there]].
** ''[[Recap/SouthParkS15E11BroadwayBroDown Broadway Bro Down]]'' is mostly comical with the plot about musicals that convince women to give their partners blowjobs, but there's a short, somber scene with Shelly weeping in her room after her boyfriend Larry has drowned in the theater thanks to a flood that Randy accidentally caused.
** ''[[Recap/SouthParkS21E2PutItDown Put It Down]]'' deals with Tweek's anxiety and Cartman [[AttentionWhore constantly threatening that he will commit suicide, while never actually doing it]]. The first half of the episode is relatively comedic, but then a young boy is graphically run over by a distracted driver and dies. The next day, everyone mourns his death at school. Later on, the scene where Craig talks Tweek through his anxiety, and he finally processes his emotions, is played completely straight.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': ''The Pizza Delivery'' is a mostly humorous episode, but when [=SpongeBob=] finally delivers the pizza to the customer, the customer is a JerkAss to him and complains he didn't bring his drink and rejects the pizza. This causes [=SpongeBob=] to burst into tears, so [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Squidward]] gets revenge on the customer by throwing the pizza in his face.

** The episode ''What If... T'Challa Became Star-Lord?'' is a generally humorous episode, like [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy one of the movies it's based on]]. However, the scene in which [[spoiler:T'Challa finds out that his home world was never actually destroyed and that his crew had been lying to him all this time so he'd stay with them]] is a rather emotional moment.
** The episode ''What If... Thor Were an Only Child?'' is [[DenserAndWackier the most comical episode of season 1]], which is about Thor throwing massive parties across the galaxy. However, [[DownerEnding the ending]] takes on a surprising turn when [[spoiler:Infinity Ultron and several of his robot minions come crashing through a portal, causing even Uatu the Watcher himself to react with shock.]]

* The generally lighthearted nature of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' gives serious episodes like ''[[Recap/ScrubsS5E20MyLunch My Lunch]]'' - [[spoiler: in which the doctors discover that the donor whose organs they just gave to several patients died, not from a drug overdose, but from '''rabies''', and they had no idea because [[TruthInTelevision checking for rabies is not a standard test]]]] - a much bigger impact.

** "The Pit" has Titus, desperate to restore his shop's reputation, try and drag race Creator/JayLeno as a publicity stunt... and then at the end, his car explodes, badly injuring him and putting him in a coma.
** In "Life Forward", Erin badgers Chris into attending a seminar with a motivational speaker to deal with his unaddressed trauma from his accident. When the speaker finally breaks through to Titus, he remembers just how close he came to dying in the accident, and ends up more traumatized than before.

** In "Tommy's Not Gay", the RunningGag of Tommy's incredible effeminacy is given a lampshade; his dad Perry is a closeted gay man and Tommy unknowingly picked up a lot of his mannerisms. When the old man finally comes out, Tommy severs all ties with him, blaming Perry for his growing up to be a ButtMonkey.

** "Birds on a Wire" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars" feature David being at death's door from Tetanus. Although the state of the NHS is used for BlackComedy, David's condition isn't, especially when he reveals to Bill's motorcyclist friend (now a ghost since the beginning of Series 2) that he's thinking of succumbing to DeathByDespair because of the belief that his family doesn't love him, although he rebounds after his father tells him that he loves him.
** "You Only Live Twice" features the destruction of the Porter family house in a HouseFire. Although most of the family's reaction is played for laughs, mainly involving them hoping to take advantage of the insurance to get more stuff, Bill's isn't, and it's genuinely heartbreaking seeing her faced with the destruction of her home.

** "[[Recap/ArcherS2E8StageTwo Stage Two]]" ends with the reveal that [[spoiler: Archer still has Cancer.]]
** "[[Recap/ArcherS3E10CrossingOver Crossing Over]]" ends with Archer realizing that his actions have consequences when [[spoiler: his absence from Nikolai Jakov's safehouse allows [[{{Cyborg}} Barry]] to kill Jakov unopposed, preventing Archer from ever knowing for sure whether or not Jakov was his biological father.]] Unlike the rest of episode, this realization is PlayedForDrama.
** The episode "[[Recap/ArcherS5E13ArrivalDeparture Arrival/Departure]]" ends with Lana telling Archer that [[spoiler: he is the father of her newborn child]], and it's PlayedForDrama.
** The episode "[[Recap/ArcherS7E10DeadlyVelvetPartII Deadly Velvet Part II]]" [[DownerEnding ends]] with the reveal that [[spoiler: the body floating the pool is not Archer's [[RobotMe cyborg copy]], but Archer himself.]]

** "Copycat" starts off comical when [[StopCopyingMe Bluey annoys Bandit by copying everything he does]], but then it becomes serious when they come across a badly-injured budgie. They take it to a vet, but it doesn't survive, and Bluey is saddened by this. The episode becomes somewhat more lighthearted afterwards when Bluey tries to reenact the entire day, including the budgie's death, but Bingo (playing the budgie and she didn't get the memo that she's supposed to pretend to be dead) continues flapping about.
** "Rug Island" is about Bluey, Bingo and Bandit's antics when they pretend to live on a desert island, but then it becomes sad when Chilli gives Bandit his bag and he says he has to leave the island. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Bingo and Bluey decide to let him go back to his old "home".]] It may be just a game, but it's still portrayed as poignant.
** "Yoga Ball" is about the sisters and Bandit playing rough, goofy games, but there's one serious moment when Bingo lies down under the tree's porch and silently weeps when she feels like Bandit's been too rough towards her.
** "Daddy Robot" is a silly episode about Bandit pretending to be a robot, but at one point, he "powers down" while sad music plays. It's quickly followed by the MoodWhiplash of Bandit [[{{Gasshole}} farting loudly]].

** "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E2LeelasHomeworld Leela's Homeworld]]" introduces Leela's parents, who [[spoiler:turn out to be mutants who gave her up and passed her off as an alien so she could have a normal life. When Leela discovers them, she assumes that they killed her real parents; her parents [[SureLetsGoWithThat don't contradict her]], and are willing to have their own daughter kill them rather than burden her with the terrible truth. Fortunately, Fry comes just in time to straighten things out, and Leela is just happy that she finally met her parents, no matter what they are.]]
** "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E7JurassicBark Jurassic Bark]]" might be the best known example. Fry discovers the fossilized remains of his beloved dog Seymour, and wants him revived. Just as he's about to, Prof. Farnsworth analyzes the fossil and determines that Seymour lived a long life. Fry assumes that meant he went on with his life and forgot about him. [[spoiler:The ending reveals that the opposite was true: Seymour never forgot Fry and spent his entire life just sitting outside his home, waiting for him to return.]]
** "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E23GameOfTones Game of Tones]]" revolves around Fry having to go into his memories of December 31st 1999 to remember a tone he heard which would be needed for saving the world. At the end of the episode, as a gift from Nibbler for doing so, he's given an opportunity to see his mother again (which he had wanted to spend time with all episode) in her dreams. The end of the episode ends with a heartwarming moment of them having a final moment together.

** "WesternAnimation/FeedTheKitty" is all about Marc Anthony's attempts to keep Pussyfoot hidden so that his owner won't kick him out. There's some BlackComedy when [[DramaticIrony Marc Anthony mistakenly thinks Pussyfoot was baked into cookies]], but then it becomes tragic when his owner [[InnocentlyInsensitive offers him a cat-shaped cookie]] and he puts it on his back to mimic when the kitten used to sleep before [[InelegantBlubbering breaking down in tears]].
** "WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc" is mostly comedic with Elmer Fudd singing opera and chasing Bugs, but then it becomes serious when Bugs [[DisneyDeath appears to be dead]] after Elmer fires lightning bolts at him. [[AntagonistInMourning Elmer]] breaks down in TearsOfRemorse, and [[BreakingTheFourthWall then Bugs looks up at the audience]] and asks them if they even expected a happy ending from an opera.

** "A Grave Mistake" is mainly a BlackComedy episode, dealing with [[BlackComedyPetDeath the death of a chicken]] and his botched funeral. However, when his funeral is redone, it's played seriously, complete with sad song by Luna.
** "Insta-Gran" is mainly a funny episode focusing on Pop-Pop (the Loud children's grandfather) getting an overly-nurturing girlfriend. However, one scene towards the end reveals that the reason she's overly-nurturing is because she has never had friends or children all her life despite wanting them desperately.

** The two-parter "A Serious Flanders" is a parody of quirky "prestige" crime dramas like ''Series/{{Fargo}}''. While it has its fair share of laughs, the overall tone is more serious and dramatic than the typical Simpsons episode, with several regular characters getting killed in gruesome ways.
** "Pixelated and Afraid" has Homer and Marge getting lost in the woods and having to survive in the wilderness. While there are a few jokes, the situation is largely PlayedForDrama.

** "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E14WoodlandCritterChristmas Woodland Critter Christmas]]" is a parody of a typical Christmas special, but there's a sad moment when [[UnwittingPawn Stan]] is tricked into killing a mountain lion who keeps foiling the birth of the Antichrist. Then [[MonsterIsAMommy her cubs show up]] and mourn over her, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone much to Stan's horror]].
** "[[Recap/SouthParkS10E14StanleysCup Stanley's Cup]]" has some dark humor because of the fact that the fate of Nelson the LittlestCancerPatient depends on whether or not his hockey team will lose, but [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown the Detroit Red Wings win and beat the shit out of the team]]. Nelson then mutters, "No...hope..." as he [[DeathByDespair passes away right then and there]].
** "[[Recap/SouthParkS15E11BroadwayBroDown Broadway Bro Down]]" is mostly comical with the plot about musicals that convince women to give their partners blowjobs, but there's a short, somber scene with Shelly weeping in her room after her boyfriend Larry has drowned in the theater thanks to a flood that Randy accidentally caused.
** "[[Recap/SouthParkS21E2PutItDown Put It Down]]" deals with Tweek's anxiety and Cartman [[AttentionWhore constantly threatening that he will commit suicide, while never actually doing it]]. The first half of the episode is relatively comedic, but then a young boy is graphically run over by a distracted driver and dies. The next day, everyone mourns his death at school. Later on, the scene where Craig talks Tweek through his anxiety, and he finally processes his emotions, is played completely straight.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': "The Pizza Delivery" is a mostly humorous episode, but when [=SpongeBob=] finally delivers the pizza to the customer, the customer is a JerkAss to him and complains he didn't bring his drink and rejects the pizza. This causes [=SpongeBob=] to burst into tears, so [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Squidward]] gets revenge on the customer by throwing the pizza in his face.

** The episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" is a generally humorous episode, like [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy one of the movies it's based on]]. However, the scene in which [[spoiler:T'Challa finds out that his home world was never actually destroyed and that his crew had been lying to him all this time so he'd stay with them]] is a rather emotional moment.
** The episode "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" is [[DenserAndWackier the most comical episode of season 1]], which is about Thor throwing massive parties across the galaxy. However, [[DownerEnding the ending]] takes on a surprising turn when [[spoiler:Infinity Ultron and several of his robot minions come crashing through a portal, causing even Uatu the Watcher himself to react with shock.]]

* The generally lighthearted nature of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' gives serious episodes like ''[[Recap/ScrubsS5E20MyLunch My Lunch]]'' a much bigger impact.

* The generally lighthearted nature of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' gives serious episodes like "[[Recap/ScrubsS5E20MyLunch My Lunch]]" a much bigger impact.

* ''Series/NightCourt'' is a comedic look at a New York City arraignment court (which, ironically enough, was once called the most realistic court show on t.v. at the time). Harry's frequent pronouncement of "Fifty Dollars and time served" was almost his catchphrase. One case even featured Wile E. Coyote put on trial for harrassing the Road Runner (it was that kind of show). However, lest anyone think it was all laughs:

* Despite being primarily a comedy, ''Series/{{Community}}'' isn't afraid to get serious when it has to, and episodes like "[[Recap/CommunityS2E11AbedsUncontrollableChristmas Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas]]" often tackle serious subjects in a semi-unique way.

* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' is a horror/comedy with an emphasis on the comedy, but the scene where Tallahassee reveals the truth about Buck, [[spoiler:who was not his dog, but his [[OutlivingOnesOffspring son]]]] definitely qualifies.

* ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'' is a superhero comedy whose [[ProtagonistTitle titular]] AntiHero is a master of BreakingTheFourthWall. The scene in which [[BigBad Ajax]] tortures Wade to unlock his mutation is PlayedForDrama.

* The series finale of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' may be the ultimate example of this trope, where, after a whole series of Blackadder launching wacky schemes to get himself out of the trenches before the Final Push, the order finally comes down for him and his men to go over the top. [[spoiler: It ends [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome exactly the way you'd expect]] for a unit that includes the dimwitted Baldrick and naïve George.]]

* ''Literature/TheDragonSeries'': "Dragon's Friend" is about [[CompanionFood Dragon's friendship with an apple that he thinks is alive]]. It's mainly comical because of Dragon's {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies, but then a walrus eats the apple and [[MourningAnObject the heartbroken Dragon holds a funeral for the apple]] and has a HeroicBSOD for what is implied to be months. Things do brighten up at the end when Dragon finds an apple tree, though.

** During a class trip to Kyoto, Kagami gets a note from a boy in her class. She goes down to speak to him, thinking that he's going to confess his love to her, and is unsure how she'll respond. [[BaitAndSwitchIt turns out he just wants a keychain she bought]], as he was too embarrassed to buy it himself in front of his friends. Kagami hands it over, but it's clear that she's upset by the whole thing.

* ''Anime/LuckyStar'': While a comedic series, it does have a few moments of seriousness.
** The group attends an Creator/AyaHirano concert. Konata can't see due to her short stature vs. the tall man in front of her. Kagami moves Konata in front of her to let her see. Walking home, Konata is [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically quiet]]. She asks herself what the feeling she's having is.
** During a class trip to Kyoto, Kagami gets a note from a boy in her class. She goes down to speak to him, thinking that he's going to confess his love to her, and is unsure how she'll respond. It turns out he just wants a keychain she bought, as he was too embarrassed to buy it himself in front of his friends. Kagami hands it over, but it's clear that she's upset by the whole thing.
** Kagami and Tsukasa return home to find that they'd missed a message from their sister, Matsuri, asking them to buy ingredients so she could make paella. Eldest sister Inori tries to play reasonable peacemaker, suggesting they could make the dish the next night. Matsuri agrees, but throws out a bitter, "You guys suck" at her younger sisters. In a huff, Kagami storms out declaring that she'll buy the ingredients. Inori chastises Matsuri, saying she could have handled it better. [[JerkassRealization Matsuri quietly agrees]].

* ''Film/{{Emergency|2022}}'' is a BlackComedy throughout, but it turns deadly serious in the climax, when Kunle and Sebastian finally succeed in getting Alice to a hospital. Though they're genuinely just trying to do the right thing (and could've abandoned Alice at numerous points with nobody but them knowing, as Sean points out), they're held at gunpoint by the cops. The experience leads Kunle to a HeroicBSOD.

* ''Film/Emergency2022'' is a BlackComedy throughout, but it turns deadly serious in the climax, when Kunle and Sebastian finally succeed in getting Alice to a hospital. Though they're genuinely just trying to do the right thing (and could've abandoned Alice at numerous points with nobody but them knowing, as Sean points out), they're held at gunpoint by the cops. The experience leads Kunle to a HeroicBSOD.

* The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' makes frequent use of this trope.

-->"BRRRRRREAKTHROUGH!"

* ''Film/{{Emergency}}'' is a BlackComedy throughout, but it turns deadly serious in the climax, when Kunle and Sebastian finally succeed in getting Alice to a hospital. Though they're genuinely just trying to do the right thing (and could've abandoned Alice at numerous points with nobody but them knowing, as Sean points out), they're held at gunpoint by the cops. The experience leads Kunle to a HeroicBSOD.