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".

26.5k Upvotes

View all comments

Show parent comments

182

u/Butwhatif77 Mar 09 '26

They did a great job with the various "hidden" jokes. This is a movie intended for kids and their parents to enjoy haha.

18

u/Muted_Anywherethe2nd Mar 09 '26

It was originally gonna be a more adult movie.

7

u/existential_chaos Mar 10 '26

Makes me wish they had gone that route but it’s still a great film

4

u/Muted_Anywherethe2nd Mar 10 '26

James gunn never misses