History TearJerker / TheSimpsons

* In "Oh, Brother Where Bart Thou", Bart wanting Marge to give him a little brother.

* The majority of the episode "The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson" where Bart and Lisa go to military school has its moments, but one of the biggest moments is the end of the first act where Lisa is alone from the other male cadets who despise her for receiving one of their cabins because she's a girl, is sitting alone listening to a recording of Marge singing "You Are My Sunshine" and tearing up while listening to it.

* "Midnight Towboy". There's a ''reason'' [[AlexSora89 this troper]] wanted to create a new troped called "Marge Simpson Effect" for characters whose tears are a Tear Jerker on their own: when Maggie starts acting as an adult [[WiseBeyondTheirYears (she does it all the time,]] [[PlayedForDrama but now that tract is given more importance)]], Marge, after seeing how independent her child has become, goes to the kitchen and starts cuddling a bag of potatoes while saying "at least you still need me"... and then she tears up [[TearJerker alongside the audience.]]

** Does no one remember when [[spoiler:Bleeding Gums Murphy]] died? That episode had several tear-jerker moments: Lisa losing her friend, her desperate attempts to try to make people know who he was and remember him, and eventually ''Bart'' of all people selflessly donating his own money to help her cause when he sees how much she is hurting, and shrugging it off as no big deal. And the ending, [[spoiler:when Lisa jams one last time with Bleeding Gums' ghostly image in the clouds to Carole King's "Jazz Man"]]...all very moving. Although the character's overall lack of importance in the series is lampshaded in later episodes, more than once.

** [[TearJerker Ouch]].

** Krusty mournfully revealing that his father never accepted him becoming a show clown and hated him for it. Its even treated as a TearJerker in story, as Bart and Lisa are so moved by Krusty's story that they resolve to convince Krusty's father to accept who he is.

** There is an early episode essentially about how it's okay to feel sad over nothing. The parallels to clinical depression are very clear.

* "Moaning Lisa". Because let's face it: we have ALL had days like that.

* Marge telling Lisa to essentially be a StepfordSmiler as she drops her off at school, then five seconds later, after hearing the crap she's getting from the other students, racing back, picking her up, and telling her that she shouldn't have to put up with that, ending with her telling Lisa she doesn't have to smile and Lisa's simple response: "I feel like smiling." Tears of joy are shed.

-->Lisa: Why does it keep ''hurting''?

*** I was crying at the first commercial break. [[spoiler: Homer: Mom, are you asleep...asleep with your eyes open? (worried, tearful) Mom...MOM? 'cut to commercial.']] DAMN IT!

* In "Oh, Brother Where Bart Thou", Bart wanting Marge to give him a little brother.

* In "I, D'oh Bot", when [[spoiler:(Snowball II is hit by a car)]]. It probably didn't help that I had lost my kitten to a car accident not long before.

* The subplot "I, D'oh Bot", which involved [[spoiler:(Snowball II and his replacements ((III & IV)) dying in quick succession)]] ,left me crying for days afterwards. It probably didn't help that I had lost my kitten to a car accident not long before.

* Marge telling Lisa to essentially be a StepfordSmiler as she drops her off at school, then five seconds later, after hearing the crap she's getting from the other students, racing back, picking her up, and telling her that she shouldn't have to put up with that, ending with her telling Lisa she doesn't have to smile and Lisa's simple response: "I feel like smiling." Tears of joy are shed.

-->[[spoiler:EXTRA: Simpson kids miss Mom and Dad.]]

--> [[ManlyTears: EXTRA: Simpson kids miss Mom and Dad.]]

* The majority of the episode "The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson" where Bart and Lisa go to military school has its moments, but one of the biggest moments is the end of the first act where Lisa is alone from the other male cadets who despise her for taking one of there only cabins because she's a girl, is sitting alone listening to a recording of Marge singing "You Are My Sunshine" and tearing up while listening to it.

** There is also "Bart Gets an F" where Bart takes his test after working so hard to study for it and still fails. Even while you are roaring "Come on, Crabapple, give the kid a break!" you will still be so moved when Bart breaks down and cries how he's a failure so piteously that you want to take him into your arms and comfort him.

* "Home Sweet Diddly Ho Dum Doodly", especially when seeing the heartbroken Simpson kids being taken away. Doubles into a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming at the end, when Homer and Marge rescue their kids, and Maggie, who had been influenced the most by the Flanders Family, decides to go back to Marge just by seeing her.

--->[[spoiler: '''Marge''']]: [[spoiler:Well, that's the thing. I just...I just don't know how to finish that sentence anymore. So I'm leaving with the kids to help Springfield, and we're never coming back. And to prove to myself that this is the end... I taped this over our wedding video. * tears up* Good-bye, Homie.]]

--> '''Present Homer:''' ''(nuzzling his wife's neck)'' And I never have.

* "Bart Sells His Soul". [[XJustX Just..."Bart Sells His Soul".]]

* ''TheSimpsons'' "Lisa's Substitute", "Bart The Lover", and both episodes with Mona Simpson: "Mother Simpson" and "My Mother the Carjacker". If all goes well, they'll pull this off with the next episode "Mona Leaves" where [[spoiler:she dies]].
** Don't worry, "Mona Leaves" is even sadder. Homer couldn't forgive her because of all the times she left him.[[spoiler:When he wants to forgive her, he realizes that she's dead. It gets worse after he does a nature plan as her last requests and foils Mr.Burn's plot. Then at the end, he release her ashes and triggers a heartwarming flashback.]] I ended up crying like a baby at that ending.

* The aftermath of Marge getting mugged in "Strong Arms Of The Ma". She makes it back to her car in shock and then breaks down crying in front of her kids. Also a case of MoodWhiplash, seeing as it was a dark turn after the silly opening of Wolfcastle selling his stuff and Homer fitting everything into his car, TETRIS-style.

-->''Tell me I'm good.''

* In "Bart The Lover", all of Mrs. Krabappel's scenes are quite heart-wrenching, particularly the one in which she is seen waiting for her non-existent date as the restaurant closes.

** Krusty mournfully revealing that his father never accepted him becoming a show clown and hated him for it. Its even treated as a TearJerker in story, as Bart and Lisa are so moved by Krusty's story that they resolve to convince Krusty's father to accept who he is.

-->Marge: Ooh, there's the bus! Goodbye sweetheart! [she hugs him]

[[TearJerker Ouch]].

**** This exchange says it all: