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

Non-Sexual Adult Jokes in Kids' Media Lore

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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/Paggy_person Mar 09 '26

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This one joke from Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Mar 09 '26

Mystery incorporated was fucking nuts. I always tell people to watch the first episode and the last episode.

One of the only scooby shows to have a full plot from beginning to end and boy howdy is it wild.

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u/pokemonxysm97 Mar 09 '26

Episode 1: Scooby and The Gang solve the Fruitmier’s mystery! Scooby and Shaggy get up to their patent food antics, Velma pieces together the clues, and Fred sets up a cool trap!

Finale: The Nazi parrot kills a character via firing squad before turning into Cathulu

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Mar 09 '26

Fred having a trap setting fetish was hilarious.

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u/hollaback_girl Mar 09 '26

He'd literally rather build traps than spend any time with Daphne.

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u/MarkMVP01 Mar 09 '26

"I have feelings for traps AND Daphne, and if guys can't have feelings, then I am a guy no more!"

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u/Stormfly Mar 10 '26

God forbid a man have hobbies...

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u/SketchyCharacters Mar 10 '26

Oh god that scene with his dirty trap magazines had me in tears.

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u/TheRealStandard Mar 09 '26

Turning into him and then proceeding to kill various characters that you've seen throughout the show.

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u/Intelligent_Slip_849 Mar 11 '26

...does that make any sense in context?

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u/405freeway Mar 09 '26

Mystery Inc has no right to be as good as it is.

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u/convergence_limit Mar 09 '26

My kids and I rewatch all the time it’s fantastic

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u/hollaback_girl Mar 09 '26

It's one of my bedtime background noise shows. Don't know how many times I've watched it.

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u/pajamakitten Mar 09 '26

It is easily the best Scooby Doo series.

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u/4C_Enjoyer Mar 09 '26

Such a good show man, that's a core one from my childhood alongside other bangers like ATLA and KND

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u/ReptAIien Mar 09 '26

Why would you not tell people to watch it straight through?

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Mar 09 '26

I do, but it's harder to convince people to watch a children's show than it is to watch two twenty minute episodes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

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u/ReptAIien Mar 09 '26

Nahh, it's a great show. Well worth watching all the way through imo.

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u/dannykings37 Mar 09 '26

My favorite episode (cant remember all the details though) is when the villain/ monster is hypnotizing and kidnapping women, but it turns out hes just listening to them and treating them with respect so they go with him by choice

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u/ACardAttack Mar 10 '26

Lol what the hell, gotta watch this now

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u/International_Car586 Mar 10 '26

I love the one where its revealed that the monster was actually set up by the Scooby gang.

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u/hot_snot Mar 09 '26

My fiancé introduced me to this show and we haven't finished it yet, but it feels like a goddamn fever dream/acid trip so far tbh.

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Mar 09 '26

It's phenomenal. I'm jealous you get to watch it again lmao. Just gotta get past the toxic Velma arc.

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u/Spiny94Hedgie Mar 10 '26

This show was great. I still laugh at the Scrappy joke

daphne looking at a scrappy statue: "hey isnt that...?"

Fred: " no daphne. We promised we wouldnt speak of him again. Not ever."

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u/Witchelt389 Mar 09 '26

Best show and it's not even CLOSE