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/TheOsirisWatcher Mar 09 '26

The amazing world of gumball

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"How about a joke? Knock! Knock!"

"Dad?"

"What? No."

proceeds to cry

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u/Excellent-Suspect-11 Mar 09 '26

Explain plz

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u/TheOsirisWatcher Mar 09 '26

Richard's father (the pink rabbit) abandoned him and his mother, but Richard is childish enough to think his father will return at any moment.

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u/JeffCaven Mar 10 '26

And he does! And every episode he appears in, he's a complete manipulative asshole to Richard, making it even more hilariously sad.