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‘Animaniacs’ once slipped an absolutely filthy Prince joke into an episode

Published 16:18 23 Apr 2016 BST

Updated 16:54 23 Apr 2016 BST

Declan Cashin
‘Animaniacs’ once slipped an absolutely filthy Prince joke into an episode

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Kids' cartoons often smuggle innuendo-laden jokes into their scripts that are aimed purely at the adult audience that might be watching too.

Such is the case with this Prince gag in a 1993 episode of the classic TV series Animaniacs, which has resurfaced in the wake of the singer's death this week. In the episode entitled 'Hercule Yakko', a parody of Agatha Christie's Poirot, the character Yakko instructs Dot to dust a crime scene for prints... an
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It plays out as follows: Yakko: Number one sister, dust for prints... Dot: I found Prince! [she's shown carrying Prince) Yakko: No no no, fingerprints. [Dot looks at Prince, who smiles suggestively) Dot: I don't think so! You can watch the whole scene below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmAC9Qu908 The '90s were a stranger time... Can you remember any other examples of innuendo that made it into kids' cartoons? Remind us Hello@JOE.co.uk or message us on Facebook.

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