Disney's Finding Nemo is an all-time classic from 2003. You might remember this animated treasure for a number of reasons, from Dory’s silliness to the seagulls yelling “MINE,” but there are other things you might not recall. Within this super-successful film are some things you may not be privy to. It’s known that there are dirty jokes in Pixar movies from time to time, so let’s search for the adult humor in Finding Nemo like they’re the abducted fish himself.
It's not necessarily that there are a lot of dirty jokes in Pixar movies. It's just that Pixar is really good at creating animated films that both adults and children can enjoy, and that means throwing in some jokes that only adults will appreciate. This list takes you through all the adult jokes in Finding Nemo. Vote up the most surprising ones you never noticed before.
Adult Jokes You Never Noticed in Finding Nemo,
There's No Modesty in a Fish Tank
In one scene, when the fish tank is being scanned by the AquaScum 2003, Gurgle quickly covers his crotch area.
Alcoholics Anonymous for Sharks
In Finding Nemo, there’s a Fishaholics meeting – a place where sharks gather to get over their addiction to eating fish. It’s obviously a nod to Alcoholics Anonymous. Dory and Marlin goof around, resulting in Dory releasing a little blood. Bruce smells it, making him immediately, aggressively crave fish. His fellow sharks even yell “Intervention!” sensing the potential relapse.
Even Seagulls Have Standards
After unsuccessfully chasing Marlin and Dory, Bruce tosses a torpedo into some old mines, which creates an underwater explosion. We cut to two pelicans peacefully sitting atop the surface of the ocean as bubbles rise from the blast below. One pelican thinks those bubbles are from the other farting, looking at him with disgust. He sarcastically says, “Nice,” before flying away.
The Shining, But for Children
When Bruce is at a Fishaholics Anonymous meeting, he loses control of his longing for fish, chasing after Marlin and Dory until he gets stuck in between a jammed door and yells, “Here’s Brucey!” It’s certainly a nod to horror classic The Shining, in which Jack Nicholson breaks down a door with an ax, sticking his head through it to yell, “Here’s Johnny!”
Wanna Hock a Loogie?
There’s a volcano inside of the fish tank that’s named Mount Wannahockaloogie. Split that name up and you get "wanna hock a loogie," which is a nice way of "spit."
Fish Swimming In Their Own Poop
Gill and company are concocting a plan to get Nemo out of the tank by tampering with the filter to make the tank filthy. Gurgle says of this dirty fish tank, “Don’t you people realize we’re swimming in our own-” but he’s cut off by Peach, who says, “Shh, here he comes!” The "shh" sounds a whole lot like the first part of an expletive that Gurgle was probably about to say.
Pearl Pees Herself
When Nemo gets dropped off, his friend pretends to push Pearl over the edge of a cliff, scaring her so bad that she releases a cloud of black ink – à la a frightened person urinating on themselves.