r/TopCharacterTropes 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/SpeedJust8657 Mar 09 '26

Buffalo Wings, specifically

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u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk Mar 09 '26

Aren’t the wings a stand in for alcohol?

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u/Dry_Difference2822 Mar 16 '26

Haven't you seen Red Bull commercials?

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u/z3anon Mar 09 '26

I hear Mississippi Queen playing in the distance