10 Pixar Jokes For Grown

Pixar movies are beloved by children all over the world, but that doesn't stop the Disney studio from sneaking in the occasional dirty joke.

Pixar may produce movies for children, but several of their best jokes were clearly aimed at adults—and it's amazing that these films got away with some of them. The Disney studio is known for its heartwarming stories that audiences of all ages love. Movies like Toy Story, Cars, and The Incredibles have become classics that not only entertain but teach essential life lessons. Of course, these touching tales are always paired with a good bit of comedy, but some jokes will likely go right over child audiences' heads.

Pixar isn't the only producer of children's movies that throws in a little something for adults from time to time. Still, they take it to a different level. These jokes aren't just subtle nods to grown-up concepts—they are straight-up raunchy. When paired with the seemingly innocent animated characters, the comments and innuendos can leave adult audiences thinking, "Did they really just say what I think they said?" In the end, these moments help some of the best Pixar movies connect with a variety of audiences, but they seem to push the boundaries to the very edge of what they can get away with.

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head were portrayed in Toy Story as the classic dysfunctional married couple, which meant a lot of "ball and chain" type jokes. An example of this was in Toy Story 3 when Lotso got an earful from Mrs. Potato Head, so he removed her mouth. Her husband reacted with, "Hey, no one takes my wife's mouth except me!" which implied that he would have done the same as Lotso had he and Mrs. Potato Head been fighting. However, given this could be taken far dirtier as well, it's hard to imagine that Pixar hadn't intended for adult audiences to do precisely that.

Ratatouille was another heartwarming and mostly innocent film from Pixar, but the writers didn't forget that they were working with adult characters. As Linguini and Colette fell in love, they managed to sneak a couple of innuendos into their conversations. This included a reasonably risqué misunderstanding when Liguini tried to confess that his success in the restaurant came from his "little chef." During the chat, he got uncomfortable and dropped his sentence after stating that he had a "tiny little... ." Colette seemed to misunderstand what he was trying to say and quickly glanced down at his crotch in disgust.

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Buzz and Jessie are another unlikely Toy Story romance that has been going strong since the characters were introduced to one another in Toy Story 2. It was nearly love at first sight for Buzz, who quickly saw that Jessie was no ordinary girl. In this scene, Jessie saw that a "critter" needed help, so she lept onto a Hot Wheels car and zipped along the track just as Buzz did in Toy Story. The space ranger liked what he saw, and as he watched her, his wings suddenly sprung out unprompted.

Some Pixar jokes are subtly inappropriate for children's movies, leaving adult audiences wondering if the studio had let it through by mistake. However, there are some that could mean absolutely nothing but something dirty. An example of this was in Cars when Lightnight McQueen was enjoying the enthusiastic adoration of his fans. Two die-hards, twins known in the Cars universe as Mia and Tia, got McQueen's attention and flashed their headlights. This seems innocent as far as typical cars go, but given the racecar's dumbfounded expressions and comment of "I love being me," it's pretty clear what Pixar was doing here.

Chef Skinner had it out for Linguini from the very beginning of Ratatouille. To be fair, the boy was always behaving strangely, something Skinner realized when he walked in on him hanging out on the walk-in freezer. Linguini claimed to be familiarizing himself with the vegetables, which the head chef understandably found outrageous. He kicked him out of the freezer and yelled, "One can get too familiar with vegetables, you know!" To kids, this might have just seemed like a silly thing to say. Adults, however, knew Skinner was talking about a very intimate type of familiarity.

Some inappropriate Pixar jokes don't even try to hide behind double entendres. The Incredibles' villain, Syndrome, was a classic superhero bad guy, which meant he loved to monologue and make jokes at his nemesis' expense. When he caught Mr. Incredible with his family, Syndrome commented on how he had married Elastigirl and had gotten busy (as in "Bizzay"). He was so clearly talking about Bob and Helen 'getting it on' that it was a little surprising, especially since even children could likely have picked up on it.

In Inside Out, the inner workings of Riley's mind were somewhat innocent and a little unsure of the world around them (just like the average 11-year-old). This was demonstrated in a comment by Anger, who argued when one of his head-mates said that there weren't bears in San Franciso. He stated that he had seen a hairy man in the city who looked like a bear. Once again, this would have just seemed like a silly comment to child audiences. Still, adults recognized that Anger was referencing the significant LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco and was giving a call-out to those who love their "bears."

One of Pixar's favorite barely-passable jokes is the 'swear word tease,' when a character begins to say what sounds like a naughty word but is either cut off or ends up saying something else entirely. This was seen in Toy Story 3 when Barbie and Ken were first introduced. A match made in heaven, the duo quickly locked eyes and began showering one another with compliments until Barbie finally said, "Nice ascot," followed by the sound of a scratching record. It was a jolting moment in which adult and child audiences thought for a split second that Barbie had been about to compliment Ken's butt.

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Some inappropriate Pixar jokes can still be heartwarming. This was the case in Coco when Héctor played a censored version of what would have been a rather inappropriate (but charming) song to his friend Chicharrón (who was about to have his 'final death'). The song was called "Everyone Knows Juanita," and the lyrics spoke of an unattractive woman that the songwriter hoped would give him a chance. Héctor said one line was "her knuckles, they drag on the floor," but Chicharrón exclaimed that those hadn't been the actual words. Héctor noted that there were children present, which hints that the original line had been "knockers," not "knuckles."

Perhaps Pixar's most risqué hidden joke wasn't said but was only visible to eagle-eyed adult fans. In Cars, when Mack looked longingly at a truckstop, it seemed like nothing more than the typical lots from the real world where truckers could pull off for a rest. However, the sign indicated that it was called the "Top Down Truckstop," and a smaller sign advertised that all the waitresses were convertibles. Of course, this isn't entirely inappropriate in Pixar's world within the Cars movies, but it's clear that this was meant to parallel a topless bar in the human world.