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"You're a total freak, Jenny! A FREAK!!"

  • The fallout between Jenny and Misty in "Mist Opportunities". Made worse by the fact that was Misty's last appearance on the show before cancellation.
    • The last thing she said too, when Jenny asked aren't they supposed to be friends: "The only reason I'm not destroying you is because no one is paying me to do it!".
  • The Christmas Episode "A Robot For All Seasons" has Jenny mind-controlled against her own will for a year.
    • Not only did she become the town pariah, but her best friend, the closest thing she has to a little brother, and her own mother all essentially try to kill her.
  • "Killgore" has a brief moment where Jenny tries to get rid of the titular character, only for the other teens to glare at her and Pteresa to call her "a heartless freak", it's so much that the poor girl ends up running away in tears and claims that Killgore is better than her.
  • "No Harmony With Melody" ends with Melody flying away broken-hearted after she loses control and almost hurts Brad during a fight with Jenny (who spent the entire episode accusing the poor girl of being evil from a mixture of extreme suspicion and hinted jealousy). What makes it even sadder is this was her final appearance.
    Melody: I… I don't belong here. I don't belong anywhere!
  • Dr. Wakeman's flashback in "Puppet Bride". She once wanted to pursue a career on the stage, but it soon became clear she wasn't as successful on stage then she is with science and to help turn the tables on this she modified her defense drone into a ventriloquist dummy dubbed "Lil' Acorn". It was a success, but Lil' Acorn developed a sense of pride as their fame grew and went on to take the stage by himself, while treating Dr. Wakeman with a song killing her dream, leaving her to cry alone, her dream killed by her own creation.
  • The ending of "The Price of Love". After a disastrous date with the popular boy Sebastian, Jenny sees that the gift he gave her was from Sheldon, and she finally sees Sheldon as boyfriend material. After she walks up to his door, Sheldon gives a rather heartfelt speech about his mistakes in trying to get her to like him, while he casually fixes her hearing. However Jenny only heard the last bit and thought he was saying he was too good for her, and storms off. Thankfully, the episode ends with a glimpse 20 years into the future, where the Crust Cousins confirm Sheldon has become a billionaire.
  • Jenny's life in general. Putting aside her endless complaining and sometimes selfish actions, at the end of the day, she's still a teenager. And yet no matter how many times she saves the world, she has to deal with being treated like garbage at school by all of her peers, being constantly overprotected and lectured by her mother, and almost getting next to zero respect from Tremorton. Someone give this poor robot girl a hug.
    • This further emphasizes the show itself being swept under the rug by the higher-ups at Nickelodeon as this show has gotten some of the worst treatment out of all the Nicktoons, due to not being properly promoted or advertised enough and don't get us started on the ratings.
    • To add further insult to injury, no matter how much interest Rob Renzetti expressed in continuing the show, neither Nickelodeon nor ViacomCBS are willing to revive it for their networks or streaming services. Therefore, this show's fate has been in a very bleak position....Until now!
  • A small one from the pilot.
    Jenny: Who would want to hang out with a rusty hunk of metal like me?
    • Later in the pilot, Jenny accidentally launches Tuck up in space with her while she destroys the meteor, leaving him charred and Brad mortified while Jenny sadly walks away thinking she ruined her first real friendship. Of course, Tuck is fine and thinks it was awesome.
  • Brad thinking Jenny blew up in "Class Action".
  • While Jenny goes to rescue Sheldon after he's been captured, they call him her boyfriend. But Jenny, after being sick and tired of everyone thinking they're a couple, finally snaps.
    • And after he saves her, he's crying under his bed covers.
    • It's not too hard to feel bad for the Lonely Hearts Club Gang. They were clearly broken up about being dumped, and their crimes in the episode were mostly just minor vandalism. And seeing as they even showed sympathy towards Sheldon after the moment above, you're more inclined to feel sorry for them than anything.
  • In "I Was a Preschool Dropout", Jenny is taken to a preschool after Razinki finds out she's only five years old. When Jenny is just getting used to the children, however, Ms. Wakeman reveals that she's programmed as a teenager so she has to go back to high school, but not before the children have a tearful goodbye with Jenny as she is dragged away.
  • Jenny telling her mom to go away forever in "Call Hating".
    Jenny: You wanna do what's best for me? Then go away, forever.
    Wakeman: I thought I gave you a heart when I made you, but I guess I was mistaken. (runs off in tears)
  • In "Armegeddroid", Jenny is lying broken and defeated on the ground after trying and failing to stop Armageddroid. She weakly apologizes to her mom for not listening to her and when Armageddroid is about to crush her, she just closes her eyes and accepts her fate. Good thing the neighborhood kids came in to distract him long enough for Brad and Tuck to rescue her.
    • There's also Nora's horrified reaction upon seeing Jenny in her damaged state. She's basically seeing her daughter on the verge of death .

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