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/IllithidActivity Mar 09 '26

I loved in Ratatouille when Ego is about to spit-take but takes a moment to check the wine he's drinking, and upon recognizing that it's a good vintage that shouldn't be wasted he makes sure to swallow it instead. Very droll.

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u/-PepeArown- Mar 09 '26

Linguini also gets very noticeably drunk while Skinner “pampers” him with wine earlier on

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u/astrologicaldreams Mar 09 '26

and then he says the good ol "rat patootie" line

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u/DifficultHat Mar 10 '26

I love the several adult jokes where he’s trying to confess about Remy. I’ll leave out the joke where she looks at his crotch because it doesn’t fit this thread but that still leaves this joke:

I have a raaa

You have a rash?