Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster as we explore the most heart-wrenching moments from the supernatural comedy "Ghosts US". These spectral beings prove that death doesn't mean the end of feelings, showing us unexpected depth, vulnerability, and touching connections that will make you laugh and cry.
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00:00-"This is the best Christmas ever."
00:02-♪♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. ♪♪
00:12Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
00:13and today we're counting down our picks for the times ghosts U.S. unexpectedly hit us in the feels with tears of joy and sadness.
00:21-"It's just nice to have someone to share my actual feelings with."
00:25If you're not caught up, don't get haunted by spoilers.
00:29Number 10, the S-car ghost.
00:31After Jay steps on a snail, turning it into a ghost, the Woodstone dwellers decide to take it into their care.
00:37Everyone's invested, except Trevor, who shrugs off the whole pet attachment thing.
00:41-"No, I understand what a pet is. I'm just not interested in having one. It's done."
00:46-"Wasn't your obituary photo of you and your dog?"
00:49-"That was my parent's dog, and honestly, I wasn't that into him. You have to walk them and pick up their crap."
00:54When the ghostly snail goes missing, suspicion falls on Thorfinn,
00:58who had been pretty keen on eating it, but then Trevor confesses to taking it.
01:02Why would someone so uninterested in pets steal it?
01:06Turns out he hadn't been entirely honest before.
01:08-"But then one day, the day I died, I never came home. I just feel so guilty.
01:16He was never anything but loyal to me, and I let him down."
01:20In one of Trevor's few sentimental moments,
01:22we learn that he's still grappling with guilt and sadness over being separated from his dog Bucky.
01:27In the end, Trevor faces his emotions, which ultimately helps the snail move on.
01:32-"Maybe I can't say it to Bucky, but I can say it to you. You're a good boy."
01:37-"Oh, my God. Uh, it's happening!"
01:46Number 9. Sam reunites with her mom.
01:49Sam and her mom had a complicated relationship in life, and death hasn't exactly changed that.
01:53-"We're sorry about your mom, Sam." -"Thank you. It was six years ago. Honestly, I'm excited.
01:58I never got a chance to say goodbye, and now I might get to see her, so that's amazing."
02:02Determined to seize a rare chance, Sam and Jay visit the restaurant where her mom passed,
02:06hoping she's become a ghost.
02:08The reunion starts off strong, but quickly falls into old patterns, leaving Sam frustrated.
02:13-"Not even my lies are good enough for you." -"Your lies?"
02:16-"Yes, I don't work for the New York Times. I just said that because I wanted you to admit
02:20you were wrong about the whole journalism thing,
02:22but apparently nothing I ever do will be good enough for you, Mom."
02:24Thanks to another restaurant ghost, Sam learns what her mom truly thinks of her.
02:28This time, she even gets to say goodbye.
02:31It's a gift most people can only dream of, making their reconnection deeply touching.
02:35-"You've turned out amazingly. I'm so proud of you. The criticism worked. Bye, Mom. Goodbye, honey."
02:51In a later episode, Hedy confronts her regrets about parenting, and sees a chance for a do-over with Sam.
02:57Sam welcomes Hedy as her second mom, with boundaries, of course.
03:01-"Well, maybe this is a second chance for both of us."
03:04-"That's a nice way to think of it."
03:06-"So you'll agree to always listen to me from now on?"
03:09-"Only if you agree to let me make my own mistakes when I disagree,
03:12because sometimes they're not mistakes, and I know what I'm talking about."
03:18This is the first time we see one of the ghosts take possession of a living.
03:22Hedy soon gets very comfortable in her, or should we say, Jay's body, and refuses to be exercised.
03:27-"Ooh! Boiled calf's head! Ha ha! Herring pudding! Eel pie! Beaver tail! And squaw."
03:35Naturally, this leads to some hilariously chaotic moments,
03:38not to mention an outstanding performance by Utkarsh Ambutkar.
03:42Eventually, Hedy confesses all her regrets over not living her life to the fullest.
03:46-"I didn't live the life I should have. There's so many things I didn't get to do. I've never been to Paris."
03:54-"Okay."
03:55-"Well, now I have another chance, and I'm not going to waste it!"
03:58However, while trying to make a break for it in Sam and Jay's car,
04:01she forgets the cardinal rule for most ghosts. They can't leave the property.
04:06When Hedy says au revoir to her dreams, she encourages Sam to learn from her mistakes.
04:11-"Don't live your life with regrets, Samantha.
04:14Go after your dreams, because you are only here for a short time.
04:18If you're lucky."
04:20-"That's good advice."
04:21Number 7. Statue Sam.
04:23Historically, Puritans weren't known for being fun.
04:26Struggling with modern life, Patience puts Sam on trial for witchcraft.
04:30The ghosts initially play along. What's a few moments out of eternity, right?
04:34-"The group has spoken. Sam is a witch, and Patience, once again,
04:38thank you for a delightful diversion. This was fun."
04:42-"She had been convicted now for the punishment."
04:45-"Oh, okay. There's a part two."
04:48However, they panic when they find a statue that looks just like Sam,
04:51whom Patience had sentenced to petrification.
04:54They freak out after Jay sells the Sam statue,
04:57but that is nothing compared to when he accidentally breaks it after Flower walks through him.
05:02-"Oh, he's hot."
05:03-"No! No! No! Sam! Sam!"
05:11It's almost as if time freezes as the shock and horror wash over everyone.
05:16It's moments like these that make us appreciate our loved ones that much more.
05:20And luckily, it turns out that the only person who got stoned in this episode is Jay.
05:25-"I thought I lost you, and it was the worst feeling in the world.
05:30I'm so sorry that I yelled at you for wanting to celebrate Halloween.
05:33I love that you're excited about that stuff."
05:36Number 6. Pete's Scouting Legacy.
05:38A camera crew asks Sam and Jay to film an episode of Dumb Deaths about Flower.
05:43However, they decide to pivot to Pete's story instead.
05:46As his death is recreated, Pete starts feeling worse about how it all happened.
05:50-"What drives Pete Martino? Who is Pete Martino?"
05:56-"A good-hearted man, kind to his family and troops."
05:59-"Dude, he's an idiot. Got killed by a little girl."
06:01-"Okay, that's another take."
06:02It's tough enough having his life cut short, but now his memory is being dragged through the mud.
06:07Talk about rubbing salt in the arrow wound.
06:09So Sam invites one of Pete's former troop girls, who gives a more accurate character evaluation.
06:15Unfortunately, she also highlights his fatal error.
06:18-"For some reason on that day, I remember him handing out the bows and arrows before the safety demonstration."
06:23-"What? That's not true."
06:24-"Forty years seems like an awfully long time for such a small detail."
06:28-"No, this I'm sure about. He just seemed really distracted. He kept muttering something about donut holes."
06:32Yet when an emergency strikes, Jennifer saves the day, thanks to lessons from her old troop leader.
06:37Pete realizes his legacy is more than one mistake.
06:40-"Wait, so Jennifer can hear ghosts?"
06:44-"No, she just remembers."
06:48-"Because you were a good troop leader."
06:52-"I guess I was."
06:56Throughout the series, we've learned some tear-jerking details about Flower's past.
07:00Like her ex starting a coffee shop in her honor, and her estrangement from her family.
07:05-"All these years, I thought my little sister died hating me."
07:09-"To learn that she didn't fills me with a great peace."
07:13-"She was the kindest person I've ever met, and I loved her so much."
07:17In this episode, we find out why she has such a hard time giving her heart to Thor, and it hits hard.
07:22The morning after their first date, Flower acts like she doesn't remember anything.
07:26But it turns out that's just a front.
07:28-"If it went well, then Thor and I could end up together, and it might be really amazing, and we could fall in love."
07:33-"Those are all good things."
07:35-"No, Sam, don't you see? Good things don't last."
07:39She tells Sam that she's scared to get into a monogamous relationship because her last one ended in heartbreak.
07:44We're so used to seeing Flower at her ditziest,
07:47so learning that she had been carrying around all this pain is truly heartbreaking.
07:52-"Thor not saying that no bad things can ever happen, but when they do, maybe we could be there for each other."
08:01-"Maybe we can."
08:04Alberta's number one fan, Todd Pearlman, might be a bit eccentric,
08:08but he unknowingly brings Alberta some closure in her afterlife.
08:11-"There's a ton of people just saying really nice things about Alberta."
08:14-"Just listen to her album. She's incredible! How did I never hear of her before? Daddy would be proud."
08:23However, in a later episode, even Todd is turned off by the former jazz star when he discovers her secret while researching for a podcast.
08:30-"She went against the entire code that she lived by!
08:33I've dedicated my entire adult life to the study and appreciation of this woman,
08:38but now I'm not even sure I know who she is."
08:41Alberta's feelings about snitches have always been clear,
08:44so it's shocking to learn that she was one too.
08:47But it's hard to stay mad at her when she explains why.
08:50-"Things weren't easy for a woman my size back then.
08:53Sure, we had Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, but that didn't mean that was what the club owners were looking for.
09:00And I was tired of being overlooked."
09:03Showbiz is tough, especially for women who don't look a certain way.
09:07She did what she had to do.
09:09It's hard to fault Alberta when you realize that she was just hitting back at an unjust society.
09:14-"I struggle like everyone else, but I don't let that show.
09:18I need to be my loudest fan, because God knows there's always been plenty of folks trying to tear me down."
09:24-"Okay, I didn't even think this was possible, but this makes me love you even more."
09:28In season one, we learned that the circumstances surrounding Trevor's death are not exactly what he's led on.
09:36-"You take my money clip, you get a cab. I want that back Monday, though."
09:39-"Serious? Thank you, Trevor.
09:42Oh, wait, a cab's not gonna let you in without any pants on.
09:46I learned that the hard way during my run of fun."
09:48It's not until season three that we discover the truth about Hedy's passing.
09:51The ghosts need to rescue Flower, who has been trapped down a well for a while.
09:56With the clock ticking, they deliberate on how to do it,
09:59but Hedy offers a solution that also reveals her darkest secret.
10:02-"You grab onto this, you dirty bohemian!"
10:09-"I got it!"
10:13-"Come on, Flower! Pull her up! Pull her up!"
10:17We learn that her husband Elias left her to face the consequences of his shady actions.
10:22Trapped and desperate, she turned to irreversible measures.
10:25We felt our hearts shatter into a million pieces
10:28as Hedy allowed the others to see her vulnerability in order to save a friend.
10:32-"I did not know how to ask for help. I didn't even know that the telephone dialed out.
10:37At the time, I saw no other way out.
10:40But it was a mistake that I deeply regret."
10:46Like its UK counterpart, Ghosts takes a look at sexuality through a unique historical lens.
10:51-"I like you. You like me?"
10:57-"Yeah, please don't make me say it again."
11:01-"Well, I like you too, Isaac."
11:04We watch Continental Army officer Isaac come to terms with his sexuality
11:08and feelings for a British revolutionary ghost, Nigel.
11:11At first, Isaac tries to bottle up his truth because of the times he lived in,
11:15but he eventually opens up to Hedy in one of the most heartwarming moments of the series.
11:20-"Yes, I just felt that if I ever spoke of these matters out loud,
11:23it would mean that everything that came before it was a lie.
11:28But if that is what it takes to speak the truth, then so be it.
11:32And I am so, so deeply sorry."
11:34-"All for deceiving you."
11:36Still, he has a hard time getting close to Nigel because he feels guilty about his former wife.
11:40Thankfully, Sass helps him work through that.
11:43While things aren't always smooth sailing from there,
11:46Isaac and Nigel's first kiss warmed us down to the very cockles of our hearts.
11:50Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
11:55Sam gets another chance at a high school dream.
12:09Hedy's bedtime angel.
12:11Hedy remembers her childhood bedtime buddy.
12:13-"Your pillaged villages, slit men's throats and bash their heads against the wall.
12:20There you go, Hedy. There you go."
12:23Thor and his son reunite.
12:25It's a rocky start, but the moment after Bjorn says,
12:28Father, hits us right in the heart.
12:30-"Father! Are you still there?
12:36I am here, son!
12:38What did you want to say?
12:40That...
12:42I love you!
12:44Thank you for coming to find me!"
12:46Sassopi's stories.
12:48Sass sheds his imposter syndrome.
12:50-"It goes to show,
12:52that us ghosts and the livings
12:55are more connected than we realize."
12:59Isaac's dinosaur.
13:01Their breakup hit us hard, but this moment gave us hope.
13:04-"I didn't think you knew anything of the subject, or cared for it."
13:07-"I didn't, but I was meant to marry a man obsessed with dinosaurs.
13:11I studied them to be able to talk with my husband about his favorite subject.
13:16It was going to be your wedding present."
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13:34Pete's family visits.
13:36Pete is the sweetest guy, but sadly, that's not always appreciated by everyone,
13:41like his wife Carol.
13:42After finding her online, Pete convinces Sam to invite his family to the mansion.
13:46-"Jerry! Carol! They can't see me."
13:49-"I'm Carol, obviously. Hello."
13:52-"Hey, Jay."
13:53-"This is Jerry, my husband."
13:56-"Did you say husband?"
13:58He soon discovers that Carol had moved on from their marriage shockingly fast.
14:02So fast, they were still married at the time.
14:05He's understandably furious, but Sam reminds him of his core values
14:09as outlined in his old trooper manual.
14:11-"He wrote that this is more important than the rest,
14:13because though we strive for perfection, we all fall short sometimes.
14:17And when it happens, we don't give up on our fellow trooper. We forgive."
14:22The story has a somewhat happier ending when Pete learns he's a grandfather,
14:25and his grandson is named in his memory.
14:28-"Someone couldn't find their special socks. Could you, Pete?"
14:33-"Aww."
14:35-"Did you hear that? His name's Pete. I'm a grandpa."
14:42In a later season, Pete even gets to walk his daughter down the aisle.
14:45We're not crying. A ghost just walked through us.
14:48Which moment had you reaching for the tissues? Let us know in the comments.
14:52-"I'm sorry you can't just snap your fingers and expect somebody to move on
14:56when they've just lost one of their best friends."
14:58-"No, I thought this is what you wanted.
15:00You've always said your mission is to help them move on."
15:03-"It is what I want, but that doesn't mean it's easy."
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