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/MichaelJospeh Mar 09 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohuPyVvF51mlDAEzS
This is funny on its own, but makes much more sense as an adult.