For anyone reading this who doesn’t know what an innuendo is, it is a suggestive remark that sounds okay, but is actually meaning something inappropriate. However, it takes some knowledge to actually understand a specific joke’s meaning.

And a lot of kid-friendly movies, as well as shows, include innuendos. Creators know that those jokes will go over the kids’ heads, but will either shock or crack up the adults watching the film or program with them.

Why do they do this you might ask? It is done so that the adults watching these shows or movies with their children can be entertained in addition.

Of course, when I was a child, I never understood any innuendos. But now, as an adult, I usually feel a mix of shock and entertainment.

In fact, I have a few favorite innuendos from a few different family-friendly movies.

1: The sitter lie – The Incredibles (2004)

As you likely know, Bob Parr’s former fan, Buddy, has become a supervillain called Syndrome. In this scene, he encounters Jack-jack’s babysitter, Kari, who asks what the S stands for on his outfit. Syndrome hesitates until he lies and says that it stands for “sitter.” Then he makes up a backstory how he was originally going to go for “babysitter.” But then he adds that that would mean walking around with a big “BS” on his suit, and he “knew that he couldn’t do that.”

While a child won’t understand that reference, an adult most likely will. I’m sure most of you reading this post know what BS normally stands for.

2: The leotard joke – Shrek the Third (2007)

In this scene, Shrek is forced to act in a play in which he is supposed to be killed by Prince Charming. However, Shrek decides to have some fun with Charming, which ends up making the audience laugh hysterically.

At some point, Shrek compliments on Charming’s leotard and asks if they come in men’s sizes. The audience cracks up even more.

For any adult reading this, I think you can figure out what Shrek meant by “men’s sizes.”

3: The tent-pitching joke – The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

In this scene, Kronk is camping for the night. Then he mentions pitching a tent.

A child will automatically assume he needs literally setting up a tent to sleep in. But an adult will understand it’s more explicit meaning.

In fact, the “pitching a tent” joke was used in an episode of South Park, which you obviously know is meant for adults.

Conclusion

There are so many other innuendos mentioned in various kid-friendly movies and shows. You can probably find lots of other search results on Google related to it.

The reason those 3 innuendos mentioned above are my favorite is because they actually made me laugh. And there are probably more to come.

Do you have any favorite innuendos you would like to share? Let me know in the comments if you wish.