Adult Jokes In Kids’ Movies That Made It Past The Censors
Shrek is a goldmine of raunchy humor and other such jokes. There’s plenty of the obvious jokes for people of all ages, but there are just as many of hidden ones that only older audiences would understand (what else would expect from a movie designed to give the finger to Disney). The one for this list is from the scene where Shrek and Donkey had just arrived at the Kingdom of Duloc, ruled by Lord Farquaad. To introduce them to their new surroundings, a show is put on by a group of small, animatronic dolls, singing about how great Duloc is and some of the rules they need follow. As with many songs, this one is full of rhymes, which is why we we get to one particular lyric, we can’t help but bust out laughing; “Please keep off the grass. Shines your shoes, wash your… face!”
Despite their general perception as being completely unwilling to go raunchy and be kid-friendly, sometimes something slips through the cracks at Disney every once in a while. In the mostly innocent and fun Pixar film, Ratatouille, there is one moment throughout the course of the film that might make an older viewer do a double take. During one particular scene, Linguini is trying to reveal to his soon-to-be girlfriend Colette that his secret to success as a chef is the rat that’s been controlling his body. During this exchange, having trouble finding the right words, he says “I’ve got a little, tiny…”, and in a blink and you’ll miss it moment, Colette looks down at his crotch with a concerned look on her face.
The 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film is rather raunchy, and might even make you think that it isn’t even for children. And one joke early on in the film will probably help with that assertion. When Shaggy boards a plane headed to a secluded island for a vacation with the gang, Shaggy finds himself sitting next to an attractive young woman played Isla Fisher. The two instantly hit it and off and she introduces herself as Mary Jane. This prompts Shaggy to respond by saying “That’s like, my favorite name!” an obvious nod at how everyone perceives Shaggy to be a pothead.
In this scene from the beloved Disney film, Jane, a researcher from England, had recently encountered and been rescued by the titular hero, Tarzan. While she hadn’t known him for that long, Jane was able to draw a rather excellent work of art. When she started to draw Tarzan’s eyes, Jane started to get lost in them. This prompted her father to ask if she’d like a moment alone with the blackboard. A little bit more heavily veiled in comparison to some the other things on this list, but the older audiences will still understand the implications.
Cars may not be regarded as the best Pixar movie, but it certainly has its merits. It may also hold the record for fastest dirty joke in a Pixar film. While Lightning McQueen is meeting with the press shortly following his race, two girl cars drive up to him. Sporting his colors and claiming to be his biggest fans, they briefly flash their headlights, much to our protagonist’s amusement. In other words, they “flashed” him.
During this blockbuster of a Disney film, Anna, our protagonist, needs to chase down her sister, Elsa, to hopefully undo the spell she inadvertently cast on their home of Arendelle. With the land now covered in ice she enlists in the help of Kristoff and his his reindeer, Sven, in order to brave the cold. And during the early stages of their journey together, Kristoff begins grilling her on her recent engagement to a foreign prince named Hans. He asks her a bunch of questions about Hans, none of which Anna can answer, with the most notable question he asked being his foot size. And of course, she responds by saying “Foot size doesn’t matter”. Most people are probably aware of the correlation between foot size and a particular body part.
In this film about “intelligent” animals, the main cast get stuck on the titular island following a transporting mishap. As Alex the lion gradually runs into his friends one after the other, he finally spots his best friend, Marty the zebra. The two run at each other in a hilarious slow motion sequence as they call each other’s names. But as they get closer, Alex slowly remembers how the situation they’re in is technically Marty’s fault, and the zebra begins to realize this change in personality as well. When Alex finally lets loose his anger and charges Marty, the zebra says “Sugar Honey Iced Tea!” Nothing wrong there though, right? Take the first letter from each word and turn it into a word.
During this children’s horror, the trio of protagonists enter the titular house in order to attempt to kill it. As they travel through the house, they begin to make parallels between the house’s “anatomy” and a normal human. One of their members, the girl, Jenny, makes note that the chandelier near the entrance is likely the house’s uvula. Chowder, the less intelligent member of the group, then asks “It’s a girl house?”, having mistaken her statement for a different body part. Funny thing was that he wasn’t actually wrong.
A sequel and spin-off to the critically acclaimed Lego Movie, this film managed to somehow produce a faithful, yet hilarious, version of the famous Batman. Early on in the movie, while visiting an orphanage as Bruce Wayne, Batman encounters the child that would soon become his ward. The child introduces himself as Richard Grayson, before saying that the other kids at the orphanage call him Dick. This causes Batman to say “children can be cruel”. The joke simultaneously makes fun of a legendary comic book character while serving to introduce us to one of our main characters.
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