10 we have to talk what's the matter
these very special episodes tug at the
heartstrings and demonstrate that
there's often more to sitcoms than just
canned laughter I got so much in my head
now I don't know where to start start
from the beginning
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
saddest sitcom moments for this list
we're looking at those moments in
situation comedy shows that had us
reaching for the tissues why what good
does it do oh sure we know them for
their comedic plots and lovable
characters but every now and then
they'll throw in a moment that
absolutely tears us apart I'm not gonna
forget you you're the best person I know
and just so you know there may be a few
spoilers ahead so spoiler alert number
10
letting mrs. Tanner go scrubs out of
every three patients that's innate in
this place will die here one of the more
unique sitcoms to grace our screens
post-90s scrubs dealt with death and
heartache more than most sitcoms thanks
to its hospital setting surgeons
generally don't like to get too close to
patients maybe it makes it harder to cut
someone open maybe it's just too risky I
don't know it showed its dramatic side
in season 1 when JD met mrs. Tanner mrs.
Tanner look I don't know how it's been
with your other doctors but when you're
under my care you stay in the hospital
until I say it's okay for you to leave
we shake your plate suffering from
kidney problems her life could have been
prolonged through dialysis yet despite
JD's attempts to convince her otherwise
she refuses treatment saying she'd
already lived a full life I'm not a big
fan of dialysis yeah unfortunately we
don't really have a choice actually I do
have a choice certain things you never
expect to come out of a person's mouth
upset to lose a patient
JD himself is comforted by mrs. Tanner
tender conclusion that won't leave a dry
eye in the house j-rok number nine mr.
Feeny dismisses Class Boy Meets World
okay George Feeny acted as a constant
mentor to Cory Matthews and Friends in
their frequent times of teenage whoa
what we're leaving
I know starting as their middle school
teacher and progressing all the way into
college mr. Feeny regularly intervened
to keep everyone on the right track
no matter how much they slacked off
interesting in my class mr. hunter
handles the yipping it was only natural
that he gave them one last moving lesson
in the series finale believe in
yourselves dream try
after heartfelt goodbyes mr. Feeny
dismisses the empty classroom
uncharacteristically expressing his love
for the students so intertwined with his
life I love you all
class dismissed number eight Brian dies
family guy like here look at this street
hockey net it's in great shape you know
we should take this home and set it up
get some fresh air get some exercise
brian Griffin has always been an
essential part of Family Guy delighting
audiences with his sophisticated humor
my name is Brian aka your favorite dog
hey whose leg do you gotta go goose to
get an amaretto get Serano around here
so it was a major shocker
when he was struck and killed by a car
during a game of street hockey anyway
I'll be right back
Ryan look out
the show's non-stop gags crash to a halt
as the family gathers in the emergency
room grieving as Brian offers them a
final heart-rending message of love you
you've given me a wonderful life I love
you all
filled with pure sorrow the shows rare
descent into tragedy was unforgettable
oh boy this is some this is probably the
worst pain I've ever had to go through
luckily Brian and the show were
resurrected two episodes later when
Stewie Griffin travels back in time to
save him the hell number seven saying
goodbye to the apartment friends that's
my housewarming present for Monica and
Chandler's uh-huh and I named them chick
jr. and duck jr. when long-running
sitcom classic friends let the air there
was little doubt that the finale would
be emotional and it sure didn't let us
down I don't want to get over her what I
don't I want to be with her
really yeah I'm gonna go after yeah
you're moving on in their lives with
different relationships and commitments
the six friends meet for one last time
in the apartment where they shared so
many memories seems smaller somehow has
it always been purple they all solemnly
leave their keys accompanied by one
final shot of the now deserted apartment
it was a poignant end of an era for
everyone who had followed the characters
for so long okay should we get some
coffee
sure we're number six finale revelations
Roseanne so welcome hmm you're grounded
this 90s mainstay featured one of the
more controversial sitcom endings all me
meat byproducts rodent parts hair
sawdust encased in a tube our sausage in
a lengthy monologue Roseanne admits to
reimagining large portions of her life
for the show which was actually a book
she been writing as a form of therapy
everyone wonders where creative people
get their inspiration actually I found
it's all around you as it turns out a
bulk of the final season never actually
happened for example her family never
won the lottery and most upsetting of
all her husband Dan died from the heart
attack he suffered a year prior
I still the first thing I think about
when I wake up and the last thing I
think about before I go to sleep roseann
always showcased the realities of
working-class life and it didn't get
more real than this and I got you some
notepad and I got you Dictionary of
thesaurus you know Stephen King started
this way number five the chicken story
match I'd like to get back to the beach
hey go ahead take the rest of the day
off what happened that day you know I
really should be allowed to go home I
there's nothing wrong with me in the TV
sitcom world if you have mixed comedy
with a somber setting better than mash
it was the fourth of July was a lot of
fighting going on but it was way over it
comes son so Colonel Potter gave most of
us the day off
we went to a cold north of in China we
had a great time and it made
particularly effective use of its Korean
War backdrop and it's haunting finale
yellow snake pit we never glows Oh gets
PJ how you doing how the hell do you
think I'm doing I'm in lockup for the
last week and a wagga teria when army
medic Hawkeye Pierce suffers a nervous
breakdown during the wars final days a
flashback shows us the gruesome cause
behind it while on a bus with Korean
refugees he asks a woman to silence a
chicken she's carrying as a matter of
fact there was a chicken on the bus and
was driving me crazy
every time it made a noise I was sure
the Chinese would here in compliance she
complies but a devastated Hawkeye
reveals that it was no chicken and that
she did more than simply quiet it I just
want it to be quiet it was a baby number
four attempted assault on Edith all in
the family if you don't know what day it
is I ain't gonna tell you okay you gotta
spend the rest of the day 23 give it
house
surprise party usually the ones are
gonna be surprised
my job the bunker suffered their fair
share of heartbreak from losing a family
friend in a mugging to eat it's
heartbreaking death I was supposed to be
like this often unmentioned however is
the attempted assault on Edith on her
50th birthday she's left alone at home
while her family plans a surprise party
next door you listen to me you cooperate
with me and you're not gonna get hurt
now you understand it the perpetrator
disguises himself as a police detective
and secretly holds her captive while her
family calls and even visits briefly got
it locked in why did you do that and
look at this the chain on the door don't
be waving at me get the chain off it all
along it though Edith is eventually able
to attack and escape the man her
emotional trauma afterwards is highly
powerful and remains haunting to this
day can you identify these clothes ma'am
no go again no you kill me now kill me
kill me number three
Michael departs the office the office
tomorrow I want everybody to have a good
time no drama and as for today just a
typical day all right
the UK's original version of the office
featured a rather sad moment with David
Brent's layoff that's it I've been made
redundant
yeah the American adaptation followed
suit with a tearjerker farewell when
Scranton branch boss Michael Scott left
the office for Colorado although this
was not the series finale to the dismay
of many critics yes oh I know I told
everybody that tomorrow is my last day
but I'm I'm gonna be leaving tonight I
head to the airport at 4:00
deciding to secretly depart a date
earlier than expected Michael spends his
workday giving each employee a funny yet
painful goodbye particularly moving are
his farewells to Jim filled with barely
restrained tears and his airport parting
with Pam complete with one last that's
what she said
this is gonna feel so good getting this
thing off my chest
number two Seymour's fate revealed
Futurama
whoa they discovered an intact 20th
century pizzeria just like the one I
used to work at interesting no wait the
other thing tedious let's go check it
out as a young man accidentally frozen
until the 31st century Philip J fry has
dealt with many touching discoveries
from his past including his brothers
emotional tribute to him
here lies Philip J fry named for his
uncle to carry on his spirit one
discovery that's not so much touching as
it is brutally depressing is the fate of
Fry's beloved dog Seymour
yeah that's the least appetizing couzo
and I've ever seen no that's my dog in
there it's an outrage I say after Fry
finds the dog fossilized he's presented
with technology that had allow him to
clone Seymour you believe it bender I'm
gonna have my best friend back
however he declines reasoning that he
surely lived a full life after his
cryogenic freeze he lived for 12 more
years after I got frozen indeed stop the
cloning the audience however sees a
gut-wrenching flashback reveal that
shows that Seymour waited to fry outside
a pizzeria for the rest of his life
you
well agonizingly long years before we
reveal our final pic here are some
honorable mentions
don't worry Homer you'll always be a
part of me don't really love the chances
of this lump be malignant or next to
nothing
how could you not tell me about this
this isn't what you're freaking out okay
it was just an accident
it was an accident you should not have
been in that car alone I sure I should
have been with him Carol Sandi just died
oh my god what's up man go get you
something no I'm fine
number one Will's father leaves the
Fresh Prince of bel-air while a box
office superstar today Will Smith first
honed his dramatic acting chops in this
soul-crushing episode of the sitcom that
began his acting career I've been
waiting for this for a long time my
whole life and ain't nobody gonna stop
me trouble begins when wills long
estranged father Lew pays him a visit
giving will hope for possible
reconciliation glad you two got to spend
some time together
oh she we just getting started eh
they're right there however Lew just as
quickly gets cold feet and hits the road
well it's gonna be crushed
yeah that's why I was thinking maybe you
two should break the news to him will
explodes in the resulting confrontation
perfectly mixing teenage anger confusion
and sadness I learned how to drive I
learn how to shave I learned how to
fight without him I had 14 great
birthdays without him he never even sent
me a damn card after his angry outburst
will reveals his true sadness before
collapsing into his uncle's arms
tenderly capping off this haunting
betrayal of the sacred bond between
father and son how come you don't want
me man
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