Just because a movie or TV show is for kids, doesn't mean that the parents who brought those kids to the theater shouldn't have a good time too! A good children's movie can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and part of making that happen means including a few dirty jokes that the parents will understand, but will go right over the heads of a younger audience.
Everyone remembers watching their favorite childhood movie over again as an adult and gasping at the references they missed the first time. If you haven't seen any of the Shrek movies since turning 18, I suggest you give them a watch for a completely new experience. For example, Lord Farquaad isn't just a short and evil ruler compensating for something with his castle, but a bonafide creep using his magical mirror to stalk the women in Far Far Away. He even gets aroused, earning him a dirty look from his mirror.
Perhaps one of the most shared adult jokes in a kids movie comes from Pixar's Cars.Cars is full of easter eggs and double entendres, and Lighting McQueen gets the full sports star experience when two young sports cars flash him their lights. And no, I don't think it's because it was dark outside.
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Shrek
Lord Farquaad uses his magic mirror to spy on women, becomes aroused, and gets a look of disgust from the mirror in return.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda grabs a spear and uses it to dance for an all male audience, who love the show. It’s most definitely pole dancing.
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Paddington
Mr. Brown disguises himself as a cleaning woman. "You look very pretty," says Paddington. "That's what they'll say in jail," he quips.
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Beauty and the Beast
Fifi, the feather duster maid, has her feathers, (her skirt), ripped out by a leering man as she screams.
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Coraline
Mr. Bobinsky is blue because of Chernobyl.
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Zootopia
During the end dance sequence, Nick is standing alone and Judy comes over to hip-check him, which causes him to smile and join the dance. But if you freeze it when she does it, it becomes clear that's not exactly where her hips were at.
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101 Dalmatians
After being told that Anita is pregnant and they’re also expecting puppies, Cruella remarks, "You have been a busy boy."
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Harry Potter and the goblet of Fire
Aberforth Dumbledore is mentioned to have gotten in trouble for "using inappropriate charms on a goat." You can guess what that means.
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The Brave Little Toaster
"I feel something happening inside me," a computer screams, "and I can't keep it to myself any longer!" Then it releases lots of white paper.
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Shrek
When Shrek first sees Lord Farquaad’s castle he remarks, “Compensating for something?”
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Ratatouille
Very awkwardly Linguini tries to tell Collette about Remy: "I have this tiny... uh, little.. And then her eyes go immediately down.
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Gumball
The poor little balloon laments that "he doesn't have the strength to inflate" himself, guilting Gumball into using his mouth to do it himself.
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Wreck-It-Ralph
A Mortal Kombat character performs a fatality.
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Zootopia
How are you going to pay your mortgage if you have a thousand kids? By getting fixed! Nip, tuck, Nick!
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Stuart Little
The adoption agency says people shouldn’t adopt outside their species … as it “rarely works out.”
