History Main / ParentalBonus

** In fact, there was enough Parental Bonus that it made the leap from CBBC to prime-time BBC One (with ''Creator/StephenFry'' as presenter).

A SuperTrope to ParentService, DemographicDissonantCrossover and DemographicallyInappropriateHumour[[invoked]].

--->'''James:''' I am a flaiming Moltres!\\

** ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'': One of the dragons informs Spyro of his "density... I mean, destiny", an homage to George [=McFly=]'s pathetic attempts to pitch woo in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

** What about the scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' where Syndrome has everybody, then realizes that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl are together? It culminates with him looking at the kids and adding "and got ''busy!''"

* Used in all of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' films. For example, in the first one, Shrek sees [[TheNapoleon Lord Farquaad]]'s towering castle and remarks, "Do you think he's CompensatingForSomething?"

** More relevantly, ''Shrek 2'' has literally dozens of movie and TV refs, only a handful of which are going to be known to the kids. One example is the "Knights" show, which was a parody of ''Series/{{COPS}}''. The refs go back as far as the original B&W "Frankenstein".

* ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' is widely considered to be a [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools negative example of this]]. The plot and many of the jokes so heavily reference classic gangster movies like ''Film/TheGodfather'' and the works of Creator/MartinScorsese (who plays Sykes), that it fails to create a story kids can actually properly appreciate. It consequently can be seen as a cautionary tale against the perils of this trope, where, by trying so desperately to get in references for people ''other'' than your target audience, you risk creating a film that appeals to [[AudienceAlienatingPremise no target audience at all]].

* A few examples dotted throughout ''Film/{{Paddington}}'', the most darkly notable of which is the origin of the flowers Mr. Curry presents to Millicent, [[spoiler:which are heavily implied to have come from an accident memorial, given he found them tied to a lamppost]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' has a reference to the ''Film/TheShining'' when Plankton entered Spongebob's mind and met [[CreepyTwins two popsicles]].

** If you pay attention to the very beginning of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', you'll notice the two red Miatas flashing their headlights at Lightning [=McQueen=]. As in, they're literally ''flashing'' him.

** Lightning's rival Strip "The King" Weathers is an even bigger one: The car is a near replica of Richard Petty's racecar, he shares the same nickname and number of championships as Petty, and the spinning crash in the final race is a ShoutOut to the one Petty suffered in the 1988 Daytona 500. Oh yeah, and Petty actually provided the voice.

*** Towards the end [=McQueen=] has a wonderful exchange with his agent in one of the most fascinating ActorAllusion and Parental Bonus ever. If you still don't get or remember why it is absolutely ''hilarious'' take a look at this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyXeClFPNfA&feature=related clip]] and [[http://www.hark.com/collections/tgnjxssrgr-harv this sound clip]] from Cars (sorry couldn't find the video).
*** It gets better: in the UK release, Jeremy Clarkson voices Harv.
** Not to mention having Creator/PaulNewman, who had experience in auto racing himself, voice Doc Hudson, a retired racing champion.

* ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld'' is a rare example of [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids a children's video game]] that fits the [[spoiler:OurSlashersAreDifferent trope generally found in [[RatedMForMoney works intended for mature audiences]] with one SurpriseCreepy late-game level containing murderous demonic invincible axe-wielding ragdoll clowns who make loud annoying screeching sounds chasing after the player character [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Yoshi]]]], despite the game being otherwise bright and cheery.

** The ''first'' ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' SpinOff, ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth'' is a wacky SuperDeformed GagSeries... but there's a RunningGag dress with a goose[[note]] Or swan, depending on the viewer [[/note]] head in a very... ''[[VisualInnuendo phallic]]'' position and one [[SomethingElseAlsoRises symbolic jizz-in-your-pants joke]] (at least in the anime).

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': When Team Rocket is stealing Pokémon from a hospital, they modify their motto to fit the occasion:
-->'''Jessie:''' ''To protect us from all that chafing and itching.''
-->'''James:''' ''It might even stop all of Jessie's... [[LastSecondWordSwap complaining]].''

--> James: I am a flaiming Moltres!
--> Meowth: That outfit. Where'd he get it?
--> Jesse: I think that costume came right out of his closet.

** The ''other'' ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' SpinOff, ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth'' is a wacky SuperDeformed GagSeries... but there's a RunningGag dress with a goose[[note]] Or swan, depending on the viewer [[/note]] head in a very... ''[[VisualInnuendo phallic]]'' position and one [[SomethingElseAlsoRises symbolic jizz-in-your-pants joke]] (at least in the anime).

* In episode 17 of ''Anime/SonicX'', the MonsterOfTheWeek references ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' by imitating [[InTheNameOfTheMoon Honey's catchphrase.]] The catchphrase in itself isn't particularly naughty, but you wouldn't expect Sonic X to reference a franchise [[BestKnownForTheFanservice infamous for its borderline hentai content...]]

** In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming euphemistically asks if Mei got her first period with "Did the red peony bloom?". She continues to use flower metaphors saying "You are now a beautiful, strong flower. Who must protect your delicate petals and clean them regularly." Her use of the word "clean" might also be [[ADateWithRosiePalms a euphemism.]]

* The productions of Creator/IlluminationEntertainment seems to love referencing the ongoing global economic crisis, as ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' references Lehman Brothers while ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' mentions the book (and eventual film) ''Too Big to Fail''.

* One of the dragons in ''VideoGame/{{Spyro|TheDragon}}'' informs him of his "density... I mean, destiny", an homage to George [=McFly=]'s pathetic attempts to pitch woo in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.
** A minor character from the second game [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness messes up an attempt to say]] 'KlaatuBaradaNikto'.
*** Mysterio also says this in ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2EnterElectro''.
** There's also a child-friendly homage to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' in the third game.

* ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld'' is a rare example of [[{{WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids}} a children's video game]] that fits the [[spoiler:OurSlashersAreDifferent trope generally found in [[{{RatedMForMoney}} works intended for mature audiences]] with one SurpriseCreepy late-game level containing murderous demonic [[{{InvincibleMinorMinion}} invincible]] [[{{AnAxeToGrind}} axe-wielding]] [[{{CreepyDoll}} ragdoll]] [[{{MonsterClown}} clowns]] who make [[{{HellIsThatNoise}} loud annoying screeching sounds]] chasing after the player character [[{{RidiculouslyCuteCritter}} Yoshi]]]], despite the game being otherwise bright and cheery.

* Podcast/ComedyDeathRayRadio: Invoked but averted. Theatrical producer Don Dimello as portrayed by Andy Daly insists that his perverted contributions to the source material are just "a little something for daddy" but they clearly go way past subtext into disturbingly graphic content you'd never want your kids to see.

** More relevantly, ''Shrek 2'' has literally dozens of movie and TV refs, only a handful of which are going to be known to the kids. (The "Knights" show was a parody of ''Series/{{COPS}}'') The refs go back as far as the original B&W "Frankenstein".
*** ''Shrek 2'' also had a bevy of modern pop culture references that would go over kids' heads: the best is the people running away from the Gingerbread Man who run out of one [[strike:Starbucks]] Farbucks and into another Farbucks across the street.

** The original ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' threw one in that may have been aimed at even older viewers than parents. Through time travel, the villains had claimed an [[WildWest Old West]] town as their own and had renamed it Zed-and-Ritaville. The monster of the week then quipped to the [[IdenticalGrandfather ancestors of the modern Rangers]], "Too bad I have to waste you away again in Zed-and-Ritaville." Children watching would not have remembered ''Singer/JimmyBuffet'' and "Margaritaville." Even their parents might have been too young. But their grandparents...

** No one can forget Peaceful Rest Valley -- or as named in Japanese, Grateful Dead Valley. Home to a strange cult in a familiar outfit, with a strange obsession with the power of a certain color... The Happy Happy Cult can be taken two ways: either as a reference to [[Music/TheBeatles Blue]] [[WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine Meanies]], or the KKK. Or both.

* ''LightNovel/HowARealistHeroRebuiltTheKingdom'': {{Conversed}} with a ShowWithinAShow example in volume 5 when Souma creates a {{Toku}}-styled EdutainmentShow for his Jewel Voice Broadcasts, and casts very attractive adult actors to play the leads as eye candy for the parents in the audience--one of them being Carla, who is [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl so mortified]] at being stuffed into her {{stripperiffic}} costume that she has to be restrained from trying to kill him after the show.

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'':

*** One of the very first scenes in the first movie is Slinky going on and on with his speech about how Woody is right and everyone should listen to Woody. Mr. Potato-Head takes off his mouth and taps it against his backside to visually suggest Slinky is an ass-kisser.

** In said spin-off, one episode has Purple Panda clap his paws to turn on and off his bedroom lights, a reference to the Clapper.

** This may also be an allusion to Creator/{{Mozart}}'s ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''.

*** Robin Hood's song "I like an honest fight and a saucy little maid / What he's basically saying is he likes to get [[strike:laid]] -paid!

** There's a moment during the song "Never Had a Friend Like Me". During the song, the Genie uses his magic to make a group of harem girls appear. Normally this would be (somewhat) harmless but when you consider both the way the girls were acting towards Aladdin and how Al himself reacted it seemed like one of the girls (the one in the middle to be exact) was giving Al ''a freaking lap dance''. In addition, the way Aladdin's hands are positioned it looks like he's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwsTXpDJSVE groping the girl's ass]]'', the scene in question is in 1:45-1:53. Could be viewed as ''ParentService''.

** He even references The Tale of One Thousand and One Nights with the first line in his intro song; "Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales". What's funny (and rather sad) is that most kids - or even adults - wouldn't register that both Aladdin and Ali Baba are stories that Scheherezade told during those one thousand and one nights.

** This may also be an allusion to [[Creator/Mozart]]'s [[Theater/Don Giovanni]].

** At the end of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2,'' Buzz is having a hard time talking to Jesse. She does a skateboard stunt using a Hot Wheels car and track, and [[SomethingElseAlsoRises his fold-out wings pop out]]. This certainly gives a new meaning to the "This Space For Rent" joke during the outtakes.

* In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', the Beatles references never end: the Runaway Five, a yellow submarine, a set of default names for Ness & co. (in the Japanese version), when Nessie takes Jeff across the lake, the musical score is very obviously the opening mellotron from Strawberry Fields Forever. Also, one of the NPC's in Onett will ask you to "Finish this famous Beatles song ---terday" with a yes or no prompt.