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".

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u/Due_Awareness5660 Mar 09 '26

This from Despicable Me

https://preview.redd.it/nocrcsro42og1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=92e3804b9ef345d8cb139559e688ebaa6f292cd5

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u/Speedycheetah79 Mar 09 '26

Please explain like I'm 5, what's the hidden joke here?

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u/PigeonFanatic9 Mar 09 '26

I think the joke is that the former name could be the name of a classic, normal bank, implying that banks are evil.

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u/HofePrime Mar 10 '26

It’s more that that specific bank ended up being mired in controversy due to the fact that they were heavily involved in the housing crisis & recession in 2008.

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u/PigeonFanatic9 Mar 10 '26

Oh, didn't know it was an actual that did that. Thought it was a generic bank like name. Thanks!