Total Nerd Ranked: 10 90s Cartoon moments That Ruined Your Life

Who's ready to ruin their childhood

Well, if you grew up in the 90s, you may not have realized it, but many of your favorite cartoons were trying to destroy your innocence way before you hit puberty

Are you okay, Mayor? Ooh, I am now. While they probably went over your head as a kid

some of these jokes go from the slight innuendo to the downright filthy. Today, we're going to show you the best of the worst

Welcome to Total Nerd Ranked, the show where we rank nerdy stuff. Number 10, Batman

Batman has been a fixture of American comic book culture ever since he debuted in 1939

And though modern audiences would most likely remember him as the star of many films, from the good, to the bad, to the nipples

90s kids may be more likely to remember his multiple beloved animated series

In 1999, Batman Beyond debuted on the kids' WB, and in its fourth episode

I guess someone thought the show needed more sex jokes for the kids' WB. While the joke may have flown right over the kids' heads

at the time, I doubt many parents watching were confused by the innuendo. I'm sick of them all

How about a ride? You like that car more than me. Who's talking about cars

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the voice actor responsible for this show was Seth Green, who would go on to make plenty more adult jokes and animated shows over the years

Number 9. Powerpuff Girls Sugar, spice, and almost everything nice. The Powerpuff Girls first debuted in 1998 on Cartoon Network

and featured the wacky antics of three superhero children. The show was very well received, especially for its strong portrayals of its female leads

But even a show as wholesome and inspiring as this still found itself wanting to make the occasional joke just for the parents

Upon a rewatch of the series, you can find a few wink-wink-nudge-nudge moments like this quote

Instead of fighting, try being nice. Huh? You know, nice. And it's not so subtle joke

Yeah, he made us in his laboratory by accident. Don't worry, Professor, I was an accident too

Number 8. SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob is known as the show that caters to both young and older audiences

There are many episodes that feature more mature themes, and even some jokes kids might

not get until they're older. Though the show premiered in 1999 some of its more mature jokes came in the years that followed like SpongeBob telling Gary not to drop the soap Look the balloons Don drop them SpongeBob presumably watching porn

Gary! Or even Sandy hinting that SpongeBob might have some hidden hair

Sorry, Sandy, I have to... Go get my hair cut! SpongeBob doesn't have hair

However, there's a long stretch between innuendo and the joke that was added to the episode, Are You Happy Now

In the episode, Squidward tried to find ways to ward off his depression. For a brief moment, more mature fans were shocked at this joke

I can't seem to get happy. Maybe this will help. Yikes

Apologies to anyone who hasn't touched this show since the 90s. It's gotten a bit different in the later years

Number seven, Arthur. No, what? Arthur has a dirty joke? Come on, man

All right, fine. Arthur was a children's program that debuted on PBS in 1996

aimed at the four- to eight-year-old audience. The show was a big success for the network and was based on the successful children's book series created by Mark Brown

The show is even still airing new episodes to this day. And yet, even a show as clean as wholesome as this

may have to find the occasional dirty joke. While it's a bit subtle, it's still bizarre to hear Arthur speak about a book like this

It's because I showed him those dirty books. That's what made him sick. I just know it

While not as bad as others on our list, it's Arthur. Come on, PBS

Next you're going to tell me there's a dirty joke in the Magic School Bus. Oh, no. Seat belts, everyone

Number six, Magic School Bus. The Magic School Bus was another PBS show from the early 90s based on a successful book series

focused on a magic bus that took kids on adventures designed to teach them various lessons. This fantastical series stretched the imagination of all the kids who watched it

though hopefully its older audience wasn't stretching their imagination too far when they watched the season three episode Get Planted

In the episode, the Magic School Bus learns about the process of how plants eat, And some members of the class end up shrinking down to be able to see the process themselves

However it in this sequence in which some of the writers were a little too on the nose with the dialogue This white stuff is all gooey and sticky Ew it got into my mouth It not the worst offender of the bunch but they should know better Next stop on the magic school bus that episode writer being sent straight to timeout

Mmm! Yum! Gross. Number 5, Rugrats. Rugrats was one of the defining shows of the 90s, being one of the original Nicktoons

and one of the most successful shows in Nickelodeon's history. The show centered around a group of infants

and what it was like to experience the world from their perspective. And while their perspectives were often hilarious riffs on items kids might recognize

there was one item that kids may recognize more as adults. In the episode Grandpa's Date, Tommy's grandfather is showing the little tots some of his favorite movies on VHS

something that already ages the show terribly. However, one tape in particular may stand out on a rewatch

And my personal favorite, Lonely Space Vixens. That's for after you go to bed

Yes, if you were looking to ruin your memory of a once-beloved show, Grandpa's porn tape should take care of that in a jiffy

We gotta find out what it is. No, we don't. Number four, Dexter's Lab

Dexter's Laboratory was the story of a boy genius whose inventions usually lead to a series

of ridiculous situations. And while the show was not one for pushing controversy, the show was a little edgy at times

with jokes like this twister scene. Honey, I don't think that's gonna fit

Just a little more, dear. Got it. Or this moment. Clumsy me

That's the wrong. Perhaps a bit cheeky for a kid's show, but altogether nothing particularly shocking

But in 1997, an episode appeared that stretched the boundaries so far that the network censors completely said no

The episode, Rude Removal, featured Dexter creating a device that removed all rudeness from a person

but created a new version of themselves containing almost exclusive rudeness. The two rude versions of each character wreaked havoc and used excessive profanity

all of which was intended to be covered using bleeps. Where the f*** are we

Beach the f*** out of me! The episode only aired at a few animation festivals before being shelved indefinitely

After years of fans inquiring about the episode, in 2013, Root Removal was finally released on the Adult Swim website

It's also still on their YouTube page if you want to watch the whole f***ing thing. Number 3 Animaniacs Animaniacs was a show that had no problem pushing the boundaries In fact in nearly every episode they broke the fourth wall constantly Written by Oh now there a joke You call the dreck they stick us with writing The show was popular with kids at the time but also had a rather large adult audience

Fans of the show will remember that the show was never one to shy away from appealing to all ages

including some rather dicey jokes. If you're a fan of misheard words, you'll probably remember when the Animaniacs ran

into this famous pianist. And pianist. You're a what? Or were learning the new word conjugate

Yakko, can you conjugate? Oh, me? I've never even kissed a girl

Good night, folks. Number two, Rocco's Modern Life. Rocco's Modern Life was never a show that shied away from controversy during its run

and gained a sizable adult fan base despite airing on Nickelodeon. The show contained numerous innuendos and racy humor

though usually designed to go right over kids' heads and appeal more to the adults who were watching

Fans of the show may remember the Chokey Chicken restaurant that featured prominently in the series

a not-so-subtle recurring gag, or the No-Tell Motel. And while these jokes may go unnoticed by children

it's hard to see the subtlety with their specialty phone operator joke in the episode, Can

Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby. Rocco. Mrs. Bighead. Ironically, this and other adult-themed jokes led to several phone calls made to the network by parents who complained

Number 1, Ren and Stimpy. The Ren and Stimpy Show was one of the original Nicktoons produced for Nickelodeon in 1991

The show was immediately both praised and criticized for its risk-taking for a children's series

and was no stranger to adult themes and gross-eyed humor. The show was so known for pushing the boundaries that a reboot specifically for adults aired on Spike TV in 2003

only to be cancelled after three episodes. Basically, it was going to make this list no matter what

So whether you remember the show's not-so-subtle innuendos like The Wiener Inspectors, Hello? We are the U.N. Wiener Inspectors

or the show's habits of using gross-out animation, it's definitely an interesting rewatch years later

And yet, the skinny-dipping episode has to be considered one of the most risque. Oh, come on, Rem. You'll like it

Featuring Ren and Stimpy taking off their skin suits to swim nude in the lake

and a kindly old gentleman joining them with a bandaid on his butthole for some reason

this may be the most shocking episode to make it past the Nicktoon censors