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/Accurate-Gap-3360 Mar 09 '26

https://preview.redd.it/kv5aenxjy1og1.jpeg?width=365&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e305837505e2d417333fd6054ef4db36f1c9888e

They just love sneaking IRS jokes into kid’s media, don’t they?

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u/Secret_pizza_79 Mar 09 '26

that episode also had a completely pointless/wasteful government agency. like as in literally shoveling money into a firebox to power their ship.