History Main / AnimatedShockComedy

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For a long time Animated Shock Comedies were, for all intents and purposes, the ''only'' successful Western animated works aimed at adult audiences. (The stereotype that all adult Western animation fell under this umbrella[[note]]as exemplified by the former trope name, All Adult Animation Is South Park[[/note]] was something of a counterpart to the assumption that AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles.) Part of this is parallel to the inherent issue of the AnimationAgeGhetto, being the insistence that "If it's animated, it must be immature." This has begun to change ever so slightly since the late 2010s, with the introduction of the first successful non-comedy adult animated series such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'', but shock comedy is still by far the dominant genre in Western adult animation. Therefore, this is not the place to list aversions.

For a long time Animated Shock Comedies were, for all intents and purposes, the ''only'' successful Western animated works aimed at adult audiences. (The stereotype that all adult Western animation fell under this umbrella was something of a counterpart to the assumption that AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles.) Part of this is parallel to the inherent issue of the AnimationAgeGhetto, being the insistence that "If it's animated, it must be immature." This has begun to change ever so slightly since the late 2010s, with the introduction of the first successful non-comedy adult animated series such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'', but shock comedy is still by far the dominant genre in Western adult animation. Therefore, this is not the place to list aversions.

* The short-lived British series ''Full English'' was roundly panned for being a very blatant ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' rip-off, right down to the cutaway gags. The series featured much more graphic content than ''Family Guy'', however, with constant swearing, nudity, sex, and shock humor in every episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' derives several jokes from ToiletHumour, and the title characters [[HehHehYouSaidX love to point out innuendoes]]. While it was controversial in its time, later shows such as ''South Park'' and ''Family Guy'' have taken their vulgar humor to much greater lengths, to the point that ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' can look [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny tame in comparison]]. This may be one of the reasons why the 2011 revival was so short-lived.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' dabbles in and was marketed as this being a lot more likely than other [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]] shows to show frequent swearing, nudity, sex, and bloody violence and injury for laughs. But much like ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (''Lower Decks'' show runner is Mike [=McMahan=] who worked on ''R&M'') it has a lot of character focus and heart to it as well, it's mainly a story of how several lower rank Starfleet members on a ship that itself is relegated to less glamourous work deal with the more day-to-day craziness of working in Starfleet which often includes violence and sex. It still typically has the optimistic core of most Trek works.

* ''My Life as Inukai-san's Dog'', an {{Ecchi}} about a boy who transforms into a dog and is taken in by his crush. Said crush loves dogs [[BestialityIsDepraved a little too much.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' dabbles in and was marketed as this being a lot more likely than other [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]] shows to show frequent swearing, nudity, sex, and bloody violence and injury for laughs. But much like ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (''Lower Decks'' show runner is Mike McMahan who worked on ''R&M'') it has a lot of character focus and heart to it as well, it's mainly a story of how several lower rank Starfleet members on a ship that itself is relegated to less glamourous work deal with the more day-to-day craziness of working in Starfleet which often includes violence and sex. It still typically has the optimistic core of most Trek works.

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted Western TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, strong profanity, pop culture references, socio-political {{satire}}, and last but not least, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

* ''Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel'' mostly revolves around vulgar ToiletHumor, funny gore, and sex jokes.

* While ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends''' overall message of helping people with depression is more complex than one might expect from the genre, the show otherwise revels in BlackComedy, random bursts of violence, and surreal humor. WordOfGod is that in spite of its placement on Creator/AdultSwim, the presence of these things in ''Smiling Friends'' is purely AuthorAppeal, not {{pandering|ToTheBase}} to any particular demographic.

* While ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends''' overall message of helping people with depression is more complex than one might expect from the genre, the show otherwise revels in BlackComedy, random bursts of violence, and surreal humor.

* While ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends''' overall message of helping people with depression being more complex than one might think is genuine, the show otherwise revels in BlackComedy, random bursts of violence, and surreal humor.