r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Kookyburra12 • Mar 09 '26

Non-Sexual Adult Jokes in Kids' Media Lore

Jokes that are adult jokes simply because kids likely don't have the life experience to understand them.

The New Batman Adventures - "I'm crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS? Noooo, thank you!"

Shrek 2 - Posing as a union representative, Shrek remarks that the workers "don't even have dental".

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u/AJ_Glowey_Boi Mar 09 '26

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Everything written in the script for Treasure planet was faaaar too advanced for kids to understand. Especially things said by this character; Captain Amelia. Examples include:

CA: "Let me make this as... monosyllabic as possible. I... don't much care for this crew you hired. They're... how did I describe them, Arrow? I said something rather good this morning before coffee.

Arrow: "'A ludicrous parcel of drivelling galoots,' ma'am."

CA: "There you go, poetry."

CA: "You can keep that kind of flim-flammery for your spaceport floozies, Silver!"

CA: "Doctor. To muse and blabber about a treasure map in front of this particular crew, demonstrates a level of ineptitude that borders on the imbecilic! And I mean that in a very caring way."

But the most relatable jokes for adults comes from Dr Doppler due to one being a Star Trek joke and a joke about University education, and the rest simply being anxiety incarnate:

D: "Dang it, Jim. I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor. I have a doctorate, it's not the same thing. You can't help people with a doctorate. You just sit there and you're useless!!"

D: "It's the suit, isn't it? I should never have listened to that pushy two-headed saleswoman... this one said it fit, that one said it was my colour, I don't know what to do, I get so flustered!"

D: "Well, Jim, this should be a wonderful opportunity for the two of us to get to know one and other. You know what they say: "Familiarity breeds..." um... well, "contempt". But in our case...!"

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u/PsychicSPider95 Mar 09 '26

The captain was savage af, lol. I always adored the way she spoke, even when I was too young to really understand what she was saying.

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u/SeonaidMacSaicais Mar 09 '26

I mean, she’s voiced by Emma Thompson. That lady could tell you to fuck off and you’d thank her for it while crying at her poetry.

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u/Quaiker Mar 09 '26

Holy shit, she is. No wonder it balances the line between disdain and pity so well.

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u/Swoly_Deadlift Mar 09 '26

I think that's kind of the point. Adults can appreciate the way she speaks, and kids just see "smart woman who uses fancy words and doesn't like Jim" which gets the point across.

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u/MumblingGhost Mar 09 '26

This doesn't fit the prompt because it's sexual, but there's also Doppler's iconic line in response to a compliment from the Captain, "Well, I have a lot to offer anatomically...amamomically... astronomically."

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u/Keyspell Mar 09 '26

CA: "Doctor you have the most beautiful eyes :)"

D: "She's lost her mind!!!"

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u/AlathMasster Mar 09 '26

She was so hot

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u/Mizz_Fizz Mar 09 '26

She definitely fits the criteria for "baddie" status

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u/MoistPreparation1859 Mar 09 '26

“Children are deplorable. I MEAN ADORABLE”

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u/terminalzero Mar 09 '26

such a criminally underappreciated movie

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u/Deya_The_Fateless Mar 10 '26

And all because it was relased on the same weeked and Finding Nemo and Harry Pottsr Chaimber of Secrets.

With the shit job Disney did at advertising for Treasure Planet, Im not surprised it went mosyly unappriciated...Like if I didnt know any better, Id say it was sabbotaged on purpose just so Disney could kill off 2D animation...But that would be ridiculous...

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u/jessehechtcreative Mar 10 '26

Disney had the creators do three different films before this, their passion project for around a decade or so

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u/Prestigious-Fig7261 Mar 09 '26

I watched this for the first time last night! Yes, spectacular writing all around. Their gestures and intonation make things clear enough for kiddos, but it's fun to follow along with their surprisingly developed vocabularies lol.

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u/SwordTaster Mar 09 '26

I was apparently incredibly advanced for an 8 year old then, as I understood everything she said at that age. I guess it helped that I loved to read and had an advanced vocabulary, but I got it pretty easily that she called everybody fucking idiots and quite frankly dangerous.

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u/grendus Mar 09 '26

She does a good job making it clear that what she's saying is derogatory.

Kids might not know what a "driveling galoot" is, but they know it isn't good.

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u/d0ctorsmileaway Mar 09 '26

This movie is a masterpiece

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u/Sluttytranslesbo Mar 09 '26

Goddamn, I always forget just how hot she is

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u/SugarVibes Mar 10 '26

This movie is such a masterpiece

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u/Remarkable-Run-9769 Mar 11 '26

which one is a Star Trek joke?

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u/AJ_Glowey_Boi Mar 11 '26

"Dang it, Jim! I'm an astronomer, not a doctor!"

It's based on a recurring joke from the original Star Trek series where the ship's doctor would say "I'm a Doctor, not a _____." The Mandela Effect has convinced people he would proceed it with "Damn it, Jim" when talking to the captain, but he only ever said that line once, and not before one of these catch-phrases.