Heartwarming / Ready Jet Go!

Mitchell's one of them now.

Who knew an educational cartoon about aliens living on earth could be so heartwarming?

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General

• Even though Jet doesn't want Mitchell to spy on him, he is still nice to him. Ditto for Mindy. Despite Mitchell getting visibly pissed at her constantly sneaking up on him, Mindy takes this in stride.
• Boxwood Terrace is a little too idealistic for its own good, but the community is close-knit, kind, and immediately accepting towards newcomers. Hence why Jet happens to be the most popular kid in the cul-de-sac.
• For those who don't think it's sickly sweet, Carrot and Celery's Happily Married relationship is quite heartwarming. Their relationship is strong, healthy, and sets a good example for the target audience. (According to Word of God, their relationship is intentionally overly sentimental to showcase parents who truly love each other, which sadly isn't always the case).

Series

Season 1:

• In the episode, "Tiny Blue Dot", the song, "Tiny Blue Dot" is very gentle and calm and talks about how precious our Earth really is. Heck, the entire episode itself could be considered to be a heartwarming moment.
• In "Satellite Selfie", the kids notice that Jet's house is not on the satellite map, and then they try their hardest to get Jet into the picture the next time the satellite orbits over their area. It gets even better when Jet's house does end up on the map. This episode proves that despite the mistakes he makes, Jet's friends truly do care about him.
• The entirety of "Beep Has the Blues". Full stop. It could also be a considered a Tear Jerker to some.
• The entirety of "Mindy in Space". While Mindy doesn't actually get to go to space in the episode, the kids, Carrot, and Celery cobble together a makeshift "Day in Space" just for Mindy. The episode even ends with the kids watching a meteor shower. It just goes to show that even though Mindy is too young to actually go in space, the rest of the cast still legitimately cares about her.
• In "Solar System Bake Off", Mindy is awarded for having the best Saturn cake. Then Mitchell gets upset that he didn't win any prizes. Then his dad awards him for having the best rocketship cake, and then they share a very heartwarming hug that even gets a few "awws" from the crowd.
  • In its sister episode, "Kid Kart Derby", Mitchell wins the derby for the 3rd year in a row, but then sees everyone cheering on Jet, who is parachuting. Mitchell then gets sad, but then Jet notices his sadness and then starts chanting "Mitchell! Mitchell!" and everyone else joins in.
• The song in "Night of a Bazillion Stars" starts out slow, then gets really quirky and upbeat, and then at the end, it gets really slow again, and its the most heartwarming part of the entire song.
• In "Mission to Mars", Sean becomes depressed after realizing that humans have a lot more training to do to get to Mars. Luckily, his friends make him a pretend Mars in the backyard and they pretend to be astronauts exploring different parts of Mars such as Gale Crater.
• In "Sunspot's Night Out", when reunited with Sunspot, Jet gives him a tender hug. Mindy does the same afterward. At the end, the gang watches the neighborhood animals howl 'Ode to Joy', clearly proud of their pets. Heck, even Mitchell was wiping Tears of Joy!
• After acting haughty towards the other kids in "Mindy's Mystery", Mitchell attends Mindy's flugelhorn concert in the end.
• In "Mindy's Meteorite Stand", Dr. Rafferty reveals to Mindy that her meteorite is really an Earth rock. This then turns into a heartwarming moment when Mindy realizes that the rock bench she has been sitting on really is a meteorite.
  Mindy: I really thought I had a meteorite.
  Dr. Rafferty: I know, but Mindy, all of us scientists are often so sure of something, and then find out we're wrong. You should never give up, because everything we learn helps us to get to the right answer.
• In "Sean's Neptune Tune", Sean feels scared to go to Neptune because he read a Commander Cressida comic about it and it really scared him. Sydney and Jet then reassure him that they're his friends forever and he should never be afraid to tell them anything. It gets even better when Jet proposes a song to soothe Sean's anxiety over Neptune. And it works!
• The ending of "Jet Can't Sleep" is this trope in every sense of the word. Celery sings Jet a sweet lullaby (which also doubles as a tearjerker). The song even briefly shows the moms of the other kids in the show tucking their children in bed. Awwww.
• "Holidays in Boxwood Terrace" is this from beginning to end. It's a cute Christmas special about friendship and the true meaning of Christmas. Of course, this absolutely beautiful song performed in the kids' Christmas pageant reflects that. It gets even better when at the end, Mitchell confesses he was too shy to ask to be a part of the group, but Sydney and Mindy reassure him that he can always be part of whatever they're doing.
• In "How Come the Moon Changes Shape?", Carrot admits that he married Celery because of how amazingly smart and fun she is. Awwww.
• "From Pluto with Love" is heartwarming from the ground up. It's not your typical cartoon Valentine's Day Episode. Mindy's love of Pluto from "Project Pluto" continues to show greatly here, as she feels that Pluto still deserves our love and decides to make a Valentine for it. It gets even better when the whole cast sings "Dear Little Frozen Pluto" to it. Even though Pluto is no longer planet nine, it still orbits around their hearts.
• "Detective Mindy" has Mitchell actually treat Mindy with kindness for once, resulting in them developing a bond, and their interactions are absolutely adorable.
  • After the gang learns that Mr. Peterson was just using an expression, Mitchell gets discouraged. Mindy lifts his spirits up.
  Mitchell: I guess being a detective is harder than it seems.
  Mindy: But, Mitchell! We still have a case!
  • And then there's the end of the episode:
  "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, junior detective Mindy."
• "Constellation Prize": Dr. Rafferty assures Sean that it's okay to call her Mom (he earlier referred to her as Dr. Rafferty). He says he calls her by her title because he's proud of her, and comes up with the nickname "Dr. Mom". Dr. Rafferty is clearly touched by this, and they hug. Genius he may be, but Sean will always be his mother's baby.
• "Earth Camping" is a hilarious episode for certain, but it's also an episode where Mitchell is consistently joyful and smiling. He's clearly in sync with Jet, as they work together to find their way back to camp after getting lost. They also give each other multiple high-fives. Their friendly rapport can easily make you forget that they're even rivals, or that Mitchell is clearly mentally ill and struggling with self-esteem.
• In "Mindy Pet-sits," Mindy laments that she can't go with the others to see the northern lights. Sunspot fakes an injury so he can stay with Mindy, and she can be his pet-sitter. Unbeknownst to Mindy, Sunspot was actually making his own northern lights show in the backyard, just for Mindy. She loves it and calls Sunspot the "greatest pet ever" for it, even kissing him on the cheek.
• In "Treehouse Space Station," the kids fight over who gets to use the treehouse. They each have 10 minutes to themselves in the treehouse, but become lonely without their friends around. After Sean spots the ISS in the sky, he wants his friends to come and see it. They apologize to each other for being selfish, and find that they are happier when they are together. In the end, the kids share the treehouse, as well as their projects.
• "Date Night" is a great demonstration of Carrot and Celery's Happily Married relationship, and it will melt your heart. Carrot and Celery look at pictures of their first date, and although they had to face floating meatballs in the low gravity, they clearly had a good time. If you look closely, you can actually pinpoint the exact moment Carrot falls for Celery. Later on, the kids help recreate their first date, leading to an Insert Song.
  "Buuuut, everyday's a first date with you, dear. You're the real Bortronian deal..."
• "Earthday Birthday": The fact that Team Propulsion went out of their way to celebrate the anniversary of when Jet came to Earth is a testament to their strong friendship. They even made his favorite cake and sang a song for him.

Season 2:

• "Back to Bortron 7":
  • When the group is getting ready to go back to Earth, Sean, Sydney, and Jet share an absolutely adorable hug.
  Jet: We still get to be together, you guys!
  Sean & Sydney: Yes!
  Jet: Even though we're from different planets, you're my best friends! Come on, bring it in!
  • "How'd it go with Jet 2, Mindy? He was perfect."
  • The reprise of "There's No Planet Like My Planet" is very touching.
  • After the "Is Your Planet Like My Planet?" number, there's Sean proclaiming that he wants to go to Bortron 7, and the others cheering for him. Sean looks away shyly. Awwwww.
• "Mindy Turns Five":
  • The gang went all out for Mindy's birthday and her trip to space. They have a tea party on the moon, play basketball there as well, and even visit Pluto.
  • Jet, Sean, and Sydney never express disgust at having a tea party despite it being associated with femininity, which is really satisfying to see.
  • Before Mindy goes to space, Lillian arrives wanting to have a grownup tea party. Mindy decides to stay on Earth for a little bit, for Lillian's sake. Sydney says that she's proud of her for being a good friend.
  • This episode has the first instance of Jet's Affectionate Nickname for Sean, "Sean-zo". This nickname pleases Sean and amps up their Ship Tease.
• "Sydney 2" has Sydney actually feel sorry for Jet's robot, Jet 2, because he is lonely. Sydney even goes out of her way to make a robot friend for Jet 2, Sydney 2.
  • After some minor tweaking, Sydney 2 and Jet 2 do become friends at the end of the episode.
• "Endless Summer" has Mindy offer to stay home and take care of Carrot, which really goes to show how strong their bond is.
• In "Jet Shrinks the Kids", Jet, Sean, and Sydney, out of sympathy for Mindy's Height Angst, decide to try and shrink themselves, so they can be small like her, which really shows how much Jet, Sean, and Sydney really care about Mindy despite their age/height difference.
  • When Jet, Sean, and Sydney get back to normal size, Sean says he realized that sometimes it helps to be big, and apologizes for not having realized that before.
• At the end of "You Can Call Me Albedo", Mitchell reveals that he is indeed worried about Cody's disappearance. When they reunite, Mitchell hugs Cody, apologizes for forcing him to wear a black sweater, Cody licks Mitchell, and the kids have a weird dance party.
• In "Who Messed Up The Treehouse?", the kids learn to value the treehouse and take care of it, similar to how they value and take care of the Earth.
• In "Fact or Fiction?", even though Lillian was wrong that clouds are made out of cotton candy, no one shames her for being wrong. In the Scientific Method song, we even get to see Mindy teaching Lillian about what clouds are really made of.
• "Sunspot's Sunspot": Jet hugging Sunspot at the end of the episode and being glad that he's back to normal.
• "Sean's Robotic Arm":
  • The kids combining their efforts to help Sean retrieve his Neil Armstrong action figure.
  • When Mitchell arrives on the scene, Mindy runs towards him and gives him a huge hug. Can you say, "awww"?
  • Of course, the scene where the Neil Armstrong figure lands into Sean's hands.
• In "Astronaut Ellen Ochoa", Sean tells Ellen that she changed his life because he now he knows that he doesn't have to worry about training to be an astronaut for years. Beforehand, there's Ellen admitting to the kids that hanging out with them is the most fun she's had in years.
• In "Moon Circus", there's the very fact that the kids cared enough about Carrot to throw a surprise party for him.
  • Even though Carrot is 250 years old in Bortronian years, Celery says that he's still a spring chicken. Aww.
• In "Every Day is Earth Day", Mitchell, showing Hidden Depths, performs a sweet little poem about Planet Earth.
  Mitchell: My name is Planet Earth, third planet from the Sun. There's other planets out there, but I'm the number one. I'm the place you call your home, so treat me really well. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Conservation sure is swell!
• In "Treasure Map", after Mitchell becomes convinced that there is buried treasure in his yard, Jet decides to make a treasure chest and map for Mitchell to find. This shows that Jet does care about Mitchell, fitting his All-Loving Hero status. When Mitchell does find the treasure, he is confused by the chest's contents, but loves it nonetheless.
• "Mars Rock For Mom" is an 11-minute heartwarming moment. The plot kicks off with Jet wanting to give Celery a gift for Mother's Day, which is heartwarming in and of itself, especially when you consider that Jet didn't get her a physical gift - Celery explains that she got the gift of getting some peace and quiet to finish her book.
  • Sean and Dr. Rafferty's interactions are also very heartwarming. Sean gives her a rock he got from Mars. Just when Sean suspects that Dr. Rafferty knows it came from Mars, she then says that she knows that it came from Sean. Can we get an awww....?
  • Jet 2 and Boop's Ship Tease is very sweet and reminiscent of WALL-E and Eve. Boop is sad when Jet 2 has to go back to Earth, but Sydney assures her that Jet 2 will be back. As he leaves, Boop gets memories of when they formed a heart in the Mars soil with their wheels in her eyes.
• "One Small Step":
  • Celery sings a reprise of "Tiny Blue Dot" as a lullaby for the kids. Not only does it work, it's also very sweet and soothing.
  • Sean and Mindy hugging Jet when they find him.
  • At the end of the special, Mitchell saves the kids with his rowboat. Out of gratitude, Mindy invites him to the sleepover. He is very excited when she does. Aww.

Space Camp

• Jet resolves that he would do anything to save Sunspot, even face a black hole. He even sings a song about the good memories the two of them had together, and how Sunspot is his "brother from another Sunspot mother."
  You're the best pet a kid ever had
  And I've got your back through the good and the bad
  'Cause you're my brother
  From another Sunspot mother
• At one point, Jet thinks that he's lost Sunspot for good and that he's messed everything up (actually, Sunspot was just hiding under the water bottle cap). Who pulls him out of his Despair Event Horizon? His True Companions.
  Jet: I'm sorry, Sunspot. I let you down. I'm no Galacto. I've done everything I can to try and save you.
  Sydney: Except one thing. Ask us for help.
  Jet: I guess I was sure I'd have a better chance of saving Sunspot on my own. Like the Great Galacto.
  Sydney: Well, that's fine for Galacto, but we're in this together.
  Mindy: Yeah, we're your friends.
  Jet: You think there's a chance? I spilled all the water.
  Sean: Hmm. Well, we'll figure it out. Come on. Let's find the deshrinkulum first.
  Mindy: Together!
• Jet and the gang come across a space monster, and thinks it wants to eat them, but it's actually really friendly and helpful. Mindy's bond with the creature is particularly sweet. Plus, it's Ugly Cute.
• When Stella gets trapped in some filaments, she finally realizes the value of teamwork. Just the fact that Jet saved her despite how rude and selfish Stella behaved is heartwarming enough on its own, and it really shows Jet's pure-hearted, All-Loving Hero nature. Stella apologizes for the way she acted, which Jet happily accepts.
  Stella: Thanks, Jet. Sorry I tried to take over your mission.
  Jet: Oh, don't worry about it. I'm glad you're here...to help, right?
  Stella: (smiles) Yeah.
• From that point on, Stella is much kinder towards the others. Earlier on in the movie, she wouldn't let Mindy pilot the ship because she's "too little," and wouldn't let her read Galacto's ship log. However, Mindy gets to pilot Galacto's ship, and does so with great success. Stella sincerely compliments Mindy for a smooth landing.
• When Sunspot (and Galacto) are finally cured, Sunspot jumps into Jet's arms and hugs him. He then says that he couldn't have done it without the help of his friends, or Stella, or Galacto. Galacto says that he's happy to be on Jet's crew.
• Team Mitchell's spaceship wins the design contest for "authenticity," which means that Mitchell, Stella, Aurora, and Houston each win new telescopes. The four of them high-five and then engage in a Group Hug. Mitchell says that it was nice working with Houston and Aurora. Plus, you have to give Stella credit for not being conceited about winning, unlike how she acted earlier in the movie.
• At the end of the movie, Stella comes to eat dinner with the Propulsion family. You can see Carrot finally wearing a proper chef's hat, and Sunspot wearing a paper crown on his head. Stella does something nice yet again by giving Sean the telescope she won.
• The final conversation between Jet and Stella before she leaves:
  Jet: Stella, I just wanna say, I hope you get to be number one Galacto fan again back on Bortron 7.
  Stella: You know, it somehow doesn't matter to me so much now. You can keep the title.
  Jet: Nah. I'm happier being just Jet, best friend of Sunspot. (Sunspot nuzzles him)
• Stella started the movie by resenting Jet for being the number one Galacto fan. Stella ends the movie by singing a song about how Jet is a space hero.