Saddest Crying Scene?

There are a lot of factors that determine how sad a given scene is- the drawings, the voice acting, the lighting, the music, the context, etc.

One thing we can agree on is that the show "Spongebob Squarepants" is filled with crying. It's a very hammy show filled with very emotional characters. Some crying scenes are known for being really funny, or really annoying.

But which one is the saddest? Which one, do you find, hits you hardest?

I decided to cheat and list two of them.

1) Spongebob's Breakdown In "Pizza Delivery"

Near the end of the episode, Spongebob is very harshly yelled at by a customer, and he breaks down in tears. It's so sad that even SQUIDWARD feels really bad for the little guy.

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Why It Works: Although the scene is pretty hammy, it's a surprisingly frank and honest portrayal of the worst aspect of working in customer service. Customers like this exist in real life. I've been working in customer service for a few years, and I have seen this happen. It has happened to me. I once broke down sobbing and ran into the bathroom because a customer yelled at me like this. Squidward's more subtle reactions during the scene also REALLY sell it- Squidward is not normally a very gentle, comforting person, and seeing him TRY to be is pretty sad, too.

2) Squidward Cries For Spongebob In "Dying for Pie"

Near the end of "Dying for Pie," the bomb goes off, and Squidward starts bawling and sobbing with remorse, the says, "Well.... at least I was able to make his last few hours meaningful." This scene is only a few seconds but it's gut-wrenching.

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Why It Works: I think the subtle acting really sells this scene. Squidward goes through a whole range of expression in just a couple seconds. The way he quickly glances up at the sky sells it, too. His voice acting is great too- he sounds completely broken. Anyone who's experienced the death of a close friend may be hit really hard by this little scene.

The Movie scene where SpongeBob and Patrick shed a single tear as they die and sing the Goofy Goober song.

-Spongebob crying in My Pretty Seahorse was one of the scenes that made ME cry. Letting go of something near and dear is very hard, and he wasn't annoying with his crying.

We mustn't forget this one:

No one's gonna mention the scene in Home Sweet Pineapple?

I think the one in Fools in April is pretty sad. Otherwise, Pizza Delivery and the scene from the first movie take the cake.

CakeCup said:

-Spongebob crying in My Pretty Seahorse was one of the scenes that made ME cry. Letting go of something near and dear is very hard, and he wasn't annoying with his crying.

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Weirdly enough, what made me really sad was that he accidentally yelled at Patrick. :( lol

PinkPearl said:

I think the one in Fools in April is pretty sad.

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Fools in April broke me

Old Man Bran Flakes said:

No one's gonna mention the scene in Home Sweet Pineapple?

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o18tHdBpMeY

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Patrick crying in that episode made me sad. Any time Patrick is sad in season 1 just nails me.

A lot of scenes make me sad so I can't choose one individually.

I'd go with Spongebob crying about Gary missing in "Have You Seen This Snail?" since Gary's gone and Spongebob realizes it's all his fault that it happened.

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-The two scenes BabySmitty mentioned
-SpongeBob and Patrick shedding a tear and singing the Goofy Goober song in the 1st movie
-The scene from "Fools in April"

When that :dolphin noise: ing fish yelled at SpongeBob in "Pizza Delivery".

The scene where SpongeBob runs away from the KK in Fools in April. I just felt really bad for the sponge

MrTortellini00 said:

The scene where SpongeBob runs away from the KK in Fools in April. I just felt really bad for the sponge

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That scene is like a massive punch in the heart. And it's probably one of the only times when his crying ISN'T totally over-the-top and hammy.

BabySmitty said:

NO

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I guess crying does solve your problems after all!

illiniguy34 said:

I guess crying does solve your problems after all!

Spoiler

Now if you'll excuse, I'm gonna go torture myself for uttering that.

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I LOL'd

Patrick SmartPants: When SpongeBob is looking at his memory book of him and Patrick, and he slowly starts crying.

The "I don't wanna grow up" scene from Grandma's Kisses.