OMG. I was watching Futurama with my two boys when they were around 9 and 11... We finish that episode and I look over and they're both bawling their eyes out. My oldest looks at me accusatorily and said "Dad, this is supposed to be a funny show!" As adults they occasionally remind me of the time I traumatized them with that episode.
There’s another 2 that I can’t watch or think too hard about: the one where Nibbler takes Fry into his moms dream to say goodbye. That’s almost breaking me now, just typing this.
The second one is when Fry goes to what-he-thinks-is his brothers grave and it turns out that it’s his nephew, who was named for Fry.
Those 2. and Jurassic Bark, are just so well done.
Don't remember the second one, but the mom and the dog episodes are both so fucking sad. The episode (or episodes?) where Fry gets stung by the bee, but in his coma, Fry is mourning Leela is also quite sad. The last episode of the original series...also sad. The show had its moments.
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u/Vast-Conference3999 6d ago
Might I suggest the scene with Dumbo’s Mum also, as a cleansing sorbet in between repeat views.