History WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids / WesternAnimation

Parents, just because [[AnimationAgeGhetto it is a cartoon]] doesn't always mean [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids it's for kids]], as many of these examples contain sex, violence and tons of swearing. [softreturn]

* One of the biggest is ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''; despite airing at a time when kids should be in bed, some kids watch it anyway. Despite the animation using a paper cut-out doll style, and the main characters being children, it is ''full'' of swearing, violent death, gore (especially in the later seasons), uncensored cartoon nudity, implied and explicit sexual abuse (including scenes of rape), and child abuse both implied and confirmed. People with various prejudices aren't always directly punished, and childish innocence is rarely a good thing, which might confuse children. It also makes fun of political correctness and features a manipulative, sociopathic, anti-Semitic little boy (Cartman) as one of the show's most popular characters. It also doesn't help that from seasons one to six, the theme song was more cheerful and unassuming, which lured a lot of people into thinking it wasn't that bad ([[ContentWarnings despite the TV-MA rating and that warning that says all the celebrities are impersonated and the show's content is so vulgar that nobody should watch it]]).\\

* This was one of two reasons why ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'' was short-lived: it was promoted as a family show despite it containing tons of sexual innuendos. Even worse, [[https://www.ksl.com/article/46705725/here-are-the-movies-and-shows-coming-to-peacock Peacock classifies it as a children's show]], and thus will recommend children's shows like ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Make Way For Noddy]]'' to viewers who've watched the show. An issue of Disney Adventures magazine even talked about the show and interviewed Daryl Sabara (the voice actor of Hunter).

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' is a spinoff of [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime a show]] that ''is'' appropriate for kids ([[DemographicallyInappropriateHumor mostly]]), and features the same colorful, zany, cartoonish art style. Perfect for introducing your kids to the series, right? Sure, if you don't mind mild-to-moderate swearing and averted BloodlessCarnage in your kids' shows. The AudienceShift strikes again! Not helping matters is its similar conceit to ''Bee and Puppycat'', which is also aimed at teens and adults, has a similar art style, and even shares [[Creator/FrederatorStudios a studio]], but is ''much'' tamer in comparison. Even Cartoon Network airs this show in Canada![[note]]Though it's usually at night, and they do air a -14 disclaimer before airing the show.[[/note]]

Parents, just because [[AnimationAgeGhetto it is a cartoon]] doesn't always mean [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids it's for kids]], as many of these examples contain sex, violence and tons of F-bombs. [softreturn]

* ''WesternAnimation/WaitTillYourFatherGetsHome'' (considered the great-grandfather of adult animated sitcoms, particularly the ones FOX airs that center around dysfunctional or semi-functional families trying to make it in a dysfunctional world[[note]]''The Simpsons'', ''King of the Hill'', all three of Creator/SethMacFarlane's animated shows, and even some of the newer cartoons, like ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Bless the Harts'', and ''Duncanville''[[/note]]) was a Creator/HannaBarbera production from the early 1970s and often aired on ''Creator/CartoonNetwork'' and ''Creator/{{Boomerang}}'' (usually during primetime with late-night reruns) so people get the impression it's for children. However, it's more like a watered-down ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' mixed in with a 1970s version of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', containing issues that would be too complex or inappropriate for children[[note]]the premiere episode centered on Harry being accused of having an extramarital affair with a beautiful blonde client who wanted some help moving into a new place and the episode after that was about Irma and Harry worrying about sex and nudity being too pervasive in the media after finding out Alice is going to wear a see-through dress with no bra to Harry's award dinner ceremony[[/note]].

** This was apparently something of a concern for Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone themselves early on, as the planned Game Boy Color game ended up being cancelled after it was completed due to them being uncomfortable with it being on a console largely targeted towards kids.

* ''WesternAnimation/BromwellHigh''. Despite being barely well-known, it is probably the most triumphant example of this trope. You can never go through an episode without profanity, and it features a ''lot'' of sexual references yet it got a DVD release by the FAMILY division kaBOOM! Entertainment and airs on the Australian children's network Creator/ABCMe. Naturally, the DVD release got a CHVRS rating of 18A (the equivalent of a US R rating).

* Due to international lack of an Adult Swim block, ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'' ended up airing during children's timeslots on Cartoon Network UK, as well as on Canadian youth station YTV with a PG rating. Despite its child cast, the show is very distinctively aimed at adults; both due to the occasional innuendo/salty language as well as the pop culture references only adults would get. It is worth noting that later seasons (with more envelope-pushing episodes such as "Curses") didn't finish its run on Cartoon Network UK, and later moved to Teletoon in Canada, where it aired with an 18+ rating, which, to be fair, is a little too out of line. ''Home Movies'' also aired on Cartoon Network in Japan, but to be fair, [[ValuesDissonance it's not any worse than a lot of Japanese kids shows]].

** ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts'': Often brings up adult themes in the interviews, as well as most of its humor going over younger viewers' heads. [[https://youtu.be/hgrUFVG8z9c/ It doesn't help that kellogs once promoted toys of the show in their cereals.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and {{Toon Physics}} in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help. It also doesn't help that many of the show's voice actors (such as Lisa Kudrow and Tony Hale) appeared in a lot of movies that WERE meant for kids (Kudrow in WesternAnimation/{{The Boss Baby}} and Hale in "WesternAnination/ToyStory4").

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and {{Toon Physics}} in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help. It also doesn't help that many of the show's voice actors (such as Lisa Kudrow and Tony Hale) appeared in a lot of movies that WERE meant for kids (Kudrow in WesternAnimation/{{The Boss Baby}} and Hale in WesternAnination/ToyStory4.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and {{Toon Physics}} in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help. It also doesn't help that many of the show's voice actors (such as Lisa Kudrow and Tony Hale) appeared in a lot of movies that WERE meant for kids (Kudrow in WesternAnimation/{{The Boss Baby}} and Hale in WesternAnination/{{ToyStory4}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session and features many familiar voice actors from family-friendly films like Lisa Kudrow and Tony Hale, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and {{Toon Physics}} in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session and features many familiar voice actors from family-friendly films like Creator/Lisa Kudrow and Creator/Tony Hale, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and {{Toon Physics}} in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of gross-out humor and sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn't help.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' can look endearing to children for its lively cartoon-style animation, cute animal-like characters, musical numbers (some of the songs are even composed by Music/ParryGripp, who is known for his kid-friendly music), and immense popularity on the Internet, but unsurprisingly for a series focusing on sinning demons in {{Hell}}, it is mature, with [[ClusterFBomb frequent strong profanity]], sex jokes, horrific violent acts (including ''{{rape|asdrama}}''), and constant usage of alcohol and drugs. Many of the clips have a "NOT FOR KIDS" label and disclaimer to deter children from viewing them, yet there are many who love the series. The spinoff ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' is even more so, carrying the same cutesy charm but manages to be more mature.

* ''WesternAnimation/ProducingParker'' is a show with an animation style similar to '' WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the animation studio behind the show, Breakthrough Entertainment, worked on several kids shows including ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' and ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''. Despite this, the show is NOT for kids as it contains uncensored nudity and swearing. Despite this, COPPA marked it as "for kids."

** ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts'': Often brings up adult themes in the interviews, as well as most of its humor going over younger viewers' heads.[[https://youtu.be/hgrUFVG8z9c/ It doesn't help that kellogs once promoted toys of the show in their cereals.]]

** ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts'': Often brings up adult themes in the interviews, as well as most of its humor going over younger viewers' heads.[[https://youtu.be/hgrUFVG8z9c/it doesn't help that kellogs once promoted toys of the show in their cereals.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on {{black comedy}} and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn’t help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on ([[Black Comedy]]) and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn’t help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on (Main/Black Comedy) and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn’t help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on “Main/Black Comedy” and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn’t help.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' seems like a cute show in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' about a group of pets at a therapy session, right? While not as raunchy as say, ''Family Guy'', it's still not suitable for kids due to the amount of sex jokes (the first episode has a subplot about Shel the turtle having sex with a shoe). The show also relies heavily on Black Comedy and cartoon physics in Season 2, the latter of which also doesn’t help.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' is a spinoff of [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime a show]] that ''is'' appropriate for kids ([[DemographicallyInappropriateHumor mostly]]), and features the same colorful, zany, cartoonish art style. Perfect for introducing your kids to the series, right? Sure, if you don't mind mild-to-moderate swearing and averted BloodlessCarnage in your kids' shows. The AudienceShift strikes again! Not helping matters is its similar conceit to ''Bee and Puppycat'', which is also aimed at teens and adults, has a similar art style, and even shares [[Creator/FrederatorStudios a studio]], but is ''much'' tamer in comparison.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobAndMargaret'' episodes on the [=YouTube=] channel Retro Rerun used to be on [=YouTube=] Kids, because the system automatically detected them as children's content, despite featuring adult subjects and the occasional bit of nudity and swearing, including a PrecisionFStrike from Margaret in one episode.