The “PG” rating on many kids shows is taken lightly.
That’s because the creators of them were feeling quite “naughty” when they hid several NSFW jokes that were intended for adults.
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We’re talking jokes about sex, inappropriate actions shown on screen, and so much more.
Here are 10+ adult jokes cleverly hidden in TV shows.
*Dexter’s Laboratory*
In one episode, Dexter decides to fire his sister Dee Dee and replaces her with a woman who we can only assume is a stripper .
At one point, she even goes as far as to tell Dexter that she’ll dance for extra money.
*Scooby-Doo*
Velma’s cousin Marcy was quite the handful.
When she came in and spotted Fred, she hits on him by saying, “Yep, I am 18. Able to legally… vote” while staring right at him! Wowzas!
*Looney Tunes*
While Bugs and Daffy are waiting in a theatre, Daffy decides to pull out the magazine PLAYDUCK .
This was a clever take on these cartoon animals flipping through the equivalent of Playboy . Those naughty animals!
*Batman Beyond*
This one was hard to miss . When entering the mall, side character Nash says to his girlfriend Blade, “Let’s go for a ride.”
But when she replies that he likes cars too much, he says, “Who’s talking about cars?”
*SpongeBob SquarePants*
Get ready to absorb this adult joke like a sponge.
In one episode , SpongeBob grabs two bars of soap out of the bathtub to show Gary. He then winks while saying, “Doubloons, don’t drop them.”
*The Powerpuff Girls*
Late ’90s kids cartoons had no filter.
During one episode, we can see the town mayor licking the back of his cat ! Um, enough said. I don’t think I need to explain why this is NSFW!
*Animaniacs*
When Yakko asks dot to “dust for prints,” she comes back with Prince the pop star.
Yakko then goes on to say, “No, no, no, fingerprints.” Clever, yes, but not the best image to think of.
*Johnny Bravo*
During one episode, Johnny meets actor Farrah Faucett and asks her to attend Little Suzy’s birthday party.
While playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey, she yells , “This is so much fun! I can’t remember the last time i was blindfolded… oh wait, yes I do!”
*Rocko’s Modern Life*
In one episode, Heffer lands in the hospital from a puff pastry snack overdose.
When it shows him “looking for snacks,” in his bed at the end, it looks an awful lot like something else…
*The Spectacular Spider-Man*
During an action fight between Spidey and Black Cat, Spider-Man shoots his spiderweb to the enemy.
To this, Black Cat says , “You’d better not get your goop in my hair.” Adults would definitely catch this joke.
*Rugrats*
When Grandpa Lou is handing over the kids’ favorite Reptar movies, he chuckles and says, “And my personal favorite, Lonely Space Vixen.”
He concludes this dirty scene by adding, “that’s for after you go to bed.” Now that’s one bad Grandpa!
*The Flintstones*
For a show about the stone age, they sure were ahead of their time.
When Barney and Fred find themselves on a trip to the local costume shoot, a simple joke about Barney’s “two heads” left mature audiences rolling with laughter.
*Ed, Edd, n’ Eddy*
In one episode, Ed and Eddy are up to no good. Eddy yells out, “What’s winter without a snowjob?”
This joke would obviously have parents popping their heads out from the other room.
*Looney Tunes* again
Here’s yet another adult joke from the cartoon show!
In one episode, Bugs looked quite interested as he reads a book called HOW TO MULTIPLY . Given his dirty mind, we don’t think he needs help on this.
*SpongeBob Squarepants* again
While Patrick and SpongeBob are brainstorming, SpongeBob says , “Patrick, your genius is showing.”
Very quickly, Patrick says, “where” and covers up his lower half embarrassingly.
It may not sound like much, but adults would definitely notice this.
*Rocko’s Modern Life* again
This kid’s show had many adult jokes.
One of them was when “Dr. Bendova” was there to treat Rocko through his bizarre tests and behaviors before signing up for a prostate exam! Something like that doesn’t sound kid-friendly.
*The New Batman Adventures*
Harley Quinn has always been quite the naughty girl!
When battling head-to-head with the Joker while covered in cream, she quips , “Wanna try some Pie?” followed by “I’m sure you’ll want seconds.” We can guess what they got up to…
*Hey Arnold!*
This episode, which was banned , featured a joke that went too far!
Here’s what happened: Arnold’s grandpa Phil walked out during one episode and yelled, “Try my sausage” while pointing at Phil. Um, not cool.
*Powerpuff Girls*
When the three girls make a new friend named Robyn, they find something in common: they were all accidents .
But while the Powerpuff Girls were created in a lab, Robyn was made, well, the old-fashioned way.
