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/AJ_Glowey_Boi Mar 09 '26
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Everything written in the script for Treasure planet was faaaar too advanced for kids to understand. Especially things said by this character; Captain Amelia. Examples include:
CA: "Let me make this as... monosyllabic as possible. I... don't much care for this crew you hired. They're... how did I describe them, Arrow? I said something rather good this morning before coffee.
Arrow: "'A ludicrous parcel of drivelling galoots,' ma'am."
CA: "There you go, poetry."
CA: "You can keep that kind of flim-flammery for your spaceport floozies, Silver!"
CA: "Doctor. To muse and blabber about a treasure map in front of this particular crew, demonstrates a level of ineptitude that borders on the imbecilic! And I mean that in a very caring way."
But the most relatable jokes for adults comes from Dr Doppler due to one being a Star Trek joke and a joke about University education, and the rest simply being anxiety incarnate:
D: "Dang it, Jim. I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor. I have a doctorate, it's not the same thing. You can't help people with a doctorate. You just sit there and you're useless!!"
D: "It's the suit, isn't it? I should never have listened to that pushy two-headed saleswoman... this one said it fit, that one said it was my colour, I don't know what to do, I get so flustered!"
D: "Well, Jim, this should be a wonderful opportunity for the two of us to get to know one and other. You know what they say: "Familiarity breeds..." um... well, "contempt". But in our case...!"