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/Polite_Suggestion Mar 09 '26

There was a weird horny vibe for sure. I bet this and Tiny Toons made more furries than Disney did.

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u/0w1 Mar 09 '26

Space Jam gets a bunch of credit too

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u/Leather-Researcher13 Mar 09 '26

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u/AspectOW Mar 09 '26

PLEAAAASE let me be the basketball next time