A History of Weird Sexual Innuendo in Children's Movies

So much for keeping it G.

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We're not all connoisseurs of art. We don't appreciate animation for its aesthetically pleasing visuals or its groundbreaking technology. It's time to be honest with ourselves: we're just a bunch of dirty birds. We find sick joy in finding adult humor in G-rated movies that studios like Disney and Pixar churn out for a demographic that doesn't include broke post-college stoners sitting on an old couch in their grandma's basement.

The animators and writers probably feel some sort of connection with us, too. They're the ones who are constantly throwing us a bone, so to speak. They give us sex jokes that fly over kids' heads and right into our face, and we thank them for that.

Inspired by the newest kid-friendly flick, The Nut Job, we've collected some of the best adult-humor throwaways and images that we still can't believe made it past the censors. Nut Job does, after all, already have something that sounds like a sex act built into the title. Enjoy as we ruin your childhood.

Written by Hope Schreiber (@HopeSchreiber)

The Topless Woman in The Rescuers (1977)

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The Oral Sex Joke in The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

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Jessica Rabbit's Crotch Shot in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

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A Phallic Castle in The Little Mermaid (1989)

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It's been said that a lot of our most infamous leaders from history were compensating for something, a classic "Napolean Complex." So maybe it just makes sense that the king in The Little Mermaid needed to prove something as well. Hello, Huge Penis Tower of the Castle.

The rumor is a disgruntled artist about to be fired drew it on purpose, and it has such an uncanny resemblance to the male genital organ that it's hard to see it as anything else. However, Disney has debunked the rumor and explained that cover artist didn't even work for the company. The artist, in turn, said he was rushed to finish the artwork at around four in the morning and simply didn't work as hard on the background detail. To that, we say:

The Minister's Erection in The Little Mermaid (1989)

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Aladdin's Sexual Suggestion in Aladdin (1992)

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The Genie's Gay Joke in Aladdin (1992)

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Spelling Out "Sex" in The Lion King (1994)

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The Bus Driver's Sex Joke in Hocus Pocus (1993)

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The Toy Hooker in Toy Story (1995)

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The Genie's Honeymoon Joke in Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

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The Erection Joke in 101 Dalmatians (1996)

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The Sex Joke in A Bug's Life (1998)

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The Penis Joke in Rugrats (1998)

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Flashing in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

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The Butt Joke in Shrek (2001)

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The Joke About Snow White's Sexual History in Shrek (2001)

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The Hoe Joke in Cat in the Hat (2003)

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The Peeping Tom Joke in The Incredibles (2004)

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The Sex Joke in Robots (2005)

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The Vulva Joke in Monster House (2006)

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The Oral Sex Joke in Ratatouille (2007)

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The Penis Joke in Ratatouille (2007)

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The Butt Joke in Toy Story 3 (2010)

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The Oral Sex Joke in Toy Story 3 (2010)

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