What is "tearjerker"

alt. (context informal English) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, real-life story, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance. n. (context informal English) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, real-life story, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.

n. an excessively sentimental narrative

"Tearjerker" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the animated comedy series American Dad!. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 13, 2008. As the episode follows a story based entirely from a James Bond film, each American Dad! character plays a role of another: Stan as Agent Stan Smith, Francine Smith as Sexpun T'Come, Hayley as Miss Peacenickel, Steve as S, Avery Bullock as B, Roger as Tearjerker, Klaus as Tchochkie Schmear, Greg Corbin as Peddie, Terry Bates as Mannie, Chuck White as Professor, and Captain Monty as Gums. This episode follows Agent Stan Smith during his infiltration of a movie set, where he finds Matthew McConaughey to be a robot, as well as Johnny Depp during his visit on Tearjerker's island. Tearjerker, the main antagonist of the episode, is a business tycoon who has been abducting celebrities from his spa and replacing them with robots that will star in his horrible movies. While in the meantime he is pressured to accept a marriage by Sexpun T'Come, Stan goes to stop Tearjerker from premiering his tragedy film in cinemas worldwide, making those who watch it cry to death literally.

The sequel to "Tearjerker", "For Black Eyes Only", aired on March 10, 2013, as the 13th episode of season 9.

"Tearjerker" was written by Jonathon Fener and directed by Albert Calleros. It was met with mostly positive reception from television critics, with much of the praise going into the character development of the antagonist. It features guest appearances from Seth Green and Don LaFontaine, along with several recurring voice actors and actresses for the series.

Tearjerker is something that provokes sadness or pathos, as the name suggests. Tearjerker may refer to:

• "Tearjerker" (American Dad!), a 2008 episode of American Dad!
• "Tearjerker" (song), a 1995 song by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Tearjerker", a song from Korn's 2005 album See You on the Other Side
• "Tearjerker" (band), a band from Toronto, Canada

__NOTOC__ Tearjerker is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 in Toronto, comprising Micah Bonte (vocals, guitar), Trevor Hawkins (drums, samples), and Taylor Shute (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards).

The band's music has been described as ' shoegaze' and 'chill wave'.

They released the albums Strangers (2010, re-recorded as Strangers Remade in 2011) and Rare (2011).

In 2014 they self-released the EP Hiding, which was later picked up by SQE Music.

The band's latest album, Stay Wild, was released in 2015. Stay Wild received an 8/10 rating from PopMatters.