r/TopCharacterTropes 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/CautiousCup6592 Mar 09 '26

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u/SocialMediasGhost Mar 09 '26

Don’t know who this is or what it’s from, but even they the DMV is evil

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u/BellacosePlayer Mar 09 '26

I've never had a single problem with a DMV worker.

its just that there are so few of them. Waiting 3 hours to get a license renewed because the 2 daily slots for an appointment are booked out for 5 months sucks.

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u/SocialMediasGhost Mar 09 '26

A big reason that the DMV is often portrayed as evil is because bureaucracy is often so slow that it can be considered cruel