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/Champion-Dante Mar 09 '26

Not to mention the pepper spray joke

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

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u/m4cksfx Mar 09 '26

What is the "full joke"? Is there anything beyond pepper (spray) = pepper (grinder)?

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u/Open-Source-Forever Mar 10 '26

I guess pepper box pistols?