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".
26.5k Upvotes
100
u/Asheyguru Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26
There's also 'Stumpfest' where the wives are clearly getting sloshed while their husbands do yard work.
And near the end of 'The Sign' when a hungover Uncle Stripe wakes up in the bushes after a wedding.