History Main / GreenIsGross

In cartoons, mostly of the kids' variety, [[ToiletHumor gross out humor]] is a regular fixture. Some [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience colors]], like brown and [[YellowSnow yellow]], have obvious meaning in these settings. But those aren't the only two colors used to denote gross stuff. Boogers are [[green:green]]. Farts, bad breath, and the smell of garbage are shown as clouds of green stink. Vomit is usually shown as greenish. Slime, snot, pimple ooze, and many other ambiguously gross ''stuff'' in cartoons will usually be in green to designate its putrid nature.

This is often one of the reasons why kids may [[DoesNotLikeSpam hate vegetables]], especially green ones.

* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', one of the Clans' worst sicknesses is called greencough, named for the phlegm that cats get from it.

* Monster Blood from the ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' series is described as a green ooze with a SicklyGreenGlow. Averted in Monster Blood IV, where it's blue instead. Vivid shades of green are also often used in the books' cover art to convey this same sense of queasy dread.

* ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'''s "Green Slime" was an example of this trope, because the slime was supposed to be "gross", but it became more of a celebrated icon of Nick than anything unpleasant.

* Oscar the Grouch from ''Series/SesameStreet'' and most of his relatives have green fur and live in trash cans, as they have an extreme fondness for trash. #played with, as Oscar was originally orange, and according to WordOfGod, he would still be orange if he bathed once in a while. This gets discussed when he sings a revised version of Kermit the Frog's "Bein' Green", where he brings up the things ''he'' likes about the color.

* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'': Tissues hates the color green as revealed in ''WebAnimation/FansFantasticFeatures''. Considering his snot is green and always sneezes it out, his hatred of green could be because of his sickness: The "Condishawn".

* Mucus ''can'' become a greenish color if you are sick. Since your nose is unlikely to run in any other situation, and you run the risk of infection if you touch a sick person's mucus, this serves to enforce this trope.

* The [[WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan]] version of Shrek is much grosser than his movie counterpart. SML Shrek defecates in Mario's bathroom frequently (leaving large messes as well), one time eating moldy cheesecake, which caused him to poop all over the couch, he farts a lot, and sometimes eats unhealthily. The actual Shrek's gross habits are more limited and a bit tamer.

-->--'''Unknown fish''' in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype Patty Hype]]"

* The titular character from ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' is an ogre with green skin who lives in a swamp, bathes in mud and swampwater, and has many gross habits, such as [[{{Gasshole}} belching, farting]], and eating bugs.

[[caption-width-right:276: Sorry if you were eating.]]

* ''Film/Troll2'': Pretty much everything involving the trolls involves green, particularly the concoctions they make to turns humans into plants to feed on.

* Monster Blood from the ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' series is described as a green ooze with a SicklyGreenGlow. Averted in Monster Blood IV, where it's blue instead.

* Invoked by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Yuk Mr. Yuk]], a symbol created by the University of Pittsburgh as a more convincing poison-warning signal for children. The traditional skull and crossbones symbol [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing was associated with pirates, and therefore considered "cool"]] and thus wouldn't warn kids away from poison. The symbol itself is a green face with a disgusted expression, the color chosen due to this trope.

In cartoons, mostly of the kids' variety, [[ToiletHumor gross out humor]] is a regular fixture. Some [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience colors]], like brown and [[YellowSnow yellow]], have obvious meaning in these settings. But those aren't the only two colors used to denote gross stuff. Boogers are green. Farts, bad breath, and the smell of garbage are shown as clouds of green stink. Vomit is usually shown as greenish. Slime, snot, pimple ooze, and many other ambiguously gross ''stuff'' in cartoons will usually be in green to designate its putrid nature.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "The Lousy Week", Buster is dirty and has green gas on his head.

See also GreenAroundTheGills and SicklyGreenGlow, when a nauseated character's face turns green and where green represents something dangerous or evil respectively. Also see TechnicolorToxin for when poison is represented with the color green, and SupernaturalIsGreen when it supernatural residue such as ectoplasm is portrayed in green. And finally, they are not all [[GreenAndMean bad guys.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', Hercules is covered in green slime having cut his way out from inside the Hydra, Hercules is covered with green slime. Swaying on his feet, Hercules tries to sheath his sword, only to drop it on the ground, before he himself collapses in the puddle of gore. Looking at Phil, who asks how many horns he see, a dizzy Herc sees triple and his answer is "Six?" The slime washes off after it started raining.

* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'': Tissues hates the color green as revealed in Fan's Fantastic Features. Considering his snot is green and always sneezes it out, his hatred of green could be because of his sickness: The "Condishawn".

* Unreal and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' have the "[[FanNickname Goo Gun]]" that ''fires'' toxic green slime, which makes a squishy sound and emits noxious gas when it lands on the floor or walls. Taken even further with the Chaos UT mod for Unreal Tournament - you can get poison arrows for your crossbow. Hit an player or bot with them and they will ''cough up'' blobs of green goo.

* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotion Disgust is green, as are memory orbs created under her influence. She sometimes reacts at anything gross or unpleasant.

Often a form of EditorialSynesthesia when used to represent unpleasant odors or gases.