Posted on Feb 22, 2021

Here Are 19 Adult Jokes From Your Favorite Nickelodeon Shows That Just Miiiight Ruin Your Childhood

I'll never watch these shows the same way again.

Lauren Garafano

by Lauren Garafano

BuzzFeed Staff

We asked the BuzzFeed Community which adult jokes from Nickelodeon shows totally went over their heads as kids. Here's what they said:

1. On Victorious, when Jade made this subtle joke about boobs and puberty.

Andre asking "How does a person go from an A to a D?" and Jade responds, "Happened to me in eighth grade."

2. On iCarly, when Freddie's apartment number is pretty much shaped like a penis.

Freddie from "iCarly" standing in front of his apartment door and the apartment number is "8=D" as if to look like a penis.

3. On Doug, when there was this subtle oral sex moment.

Doug standing next to Patti with a piece of paper in his hand. Because of the angle we can only see the part of the paper that says "I heart Head."

4. On SpongeBob SquarePants, when SpongeBob tells Gary not to "drop the soap."

SpongeBob handing Gary two bars of soap and saying, "Don't drop them."

5. On Doug, when Doug said his love for Patti makes his lava gush.

Doug telling Patti, "Well the reason the lava keeps shooting up into the air is because...I love you," and Patti is extremely confused.

6. On Rugrats, when Grandpa Lou rented a sci-fi adult film that he watches after the kids have gone to bed.

Grandpa Lou says, "And my personal favorite, Lonely Space Vixens...that's for after you go to bed."

7. On iCarly, when Guppy — an 8-year-old — is shown reading Nifty Shades of Beige.

Guppy sitting at an arcade with a terrified expression on his face as he reads a copy of "Nifty Shades of Beige."

8. On Rugrats, when Stu made this gesture while explaining that Phil and Lil's dad had gone "male bonding."

Stu holding his fingers pointing toward each other to suggest penises touching.

9. On Sam & Cat, when Cat had to "perform CPR" but somehow ended up bouncing up and down on the guy's chest.

Cat as she holds her dress down around the back of her thighs, with her feet on the choking man's side while he's on his back, as she forcefully sits on his chest before getting up and dropping back down

10. On Victorious, when Beck shared that he's never heard "No! No! No!" from a girl before.

Tori running up to Beck yelling "Oh my god, No! No! No!" and he responds, "Wow...never heard that from a girl before."

11. On Hey Arnold!, when Helga sat in her closet, where she had built a shrine of Arnold and wrote a poem about him that included the line, "You make my girlhood tremble."

Helga reciting her poem, "Arnold, my love, my sultry preteen. Why must I hold you only whilst I dream? Will I be forever enslaved by your spell? Why must I worship you and never tell? Arnold, you make my girlhood tremble, my senses go wacky."

12. On SpongeBob SquarePants, when SpongeBob told Patrick his “genius” was showing and Patrick immediately covered his crotch in embarrassment.

Patrick covering his crotch while he stands in front of Spongebob.

13. On Hey, Arnold!, when Arnold started blushing after a friend suggested a "threesome."

Two girls talking about hanging out and one says, "If Arnold doesn't mind making it a threesome," and Arnold blushes.

14. On Rugrats, when Lil went through her dad's desk drawer and we quickly saw that a Playboy magazine was in there.

A screenshot of a magazine being taken out of a box and there are arrows pointing to the cover which has a woman dressed in bunny ears, much like Playboy bunnies.

15. On SpongeBob SquarePants, when SpongeBob was not so innocently watching TV, and then Gary entered the room and SpongeBob nervously changed the channel.

SpongeBob leaning into the TV of a sea anemone dancing.

16. On Rugrats, when the episode called “Cradle Attraction” was literally a parody of the movie Fatal Attraction.

Chuckie and a girl sitting on the grass in missionary position.

17. On Hey Arnold!, when Peter appeared to be eating Joy's ass at Thanksgiving dinner.

Helga and Arnold leaving the house and in the window you can see Joy bent over with her mouth open as Peter stands beside her with his hand on her hips.

18. On SpongeBob SquarePants, when Squidward felt like an ass after SpongeBob gave him a Christmas present and he didn't get him one back.

Squidward holding Spongebob's gift saying "Now I feel like a..." and there is a donkey, or an ass, overlay.

19. Finally, on iCarly, when Freddie's mom had an entire mantra — and cross stitch — for her hatred of things "wet and sticky."

Freddie's mom saying "Wet and sticky is very icky. Sticky and wet makes Mommy upset," along with a screenshot of this mantra framed in their living room.

Note: Not all submissions are from Community users.

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