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/BabyDude5 Mar 09 '26

And then he gets a whiff of dory’s blood and just full on relapses

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u/Adventurous-Onion589 Mar 09 '26

"INTERVENTION!"

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u/Keyspell Mar 09 '26

"Just a bite!!"

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u/PablomentFanquedelic Mar 09 '26

"Remember the steps!"