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It is obviously apparent that Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer (who would later write [[Film/Eurotrip]], an R-rated sex comedy) had too much fun when they wrote [[Film/TheCatInTheHat the 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]], which has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that Audrey Geisel declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.

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It is obviously apparent that Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer (who would later write [[Film/Eurotrip]], ''Film/{{Eurotrip}}'', an R-rated sex comedy) had too much fun when they wrote [[Film/TheCatInTheHat the 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]], which has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that Audrey Geisel declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.
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It is obviously apparent that Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer had too much fun when they wrote [[Film/TheCatInTheHat the 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]], which has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that Audrey Geisel declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.

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It is obviously apparent that Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer (who would later write [[Film/Eurotrip]], an R-rated sex comedy) had too much fun when they wrote [[Film/TheCatInTheHat the 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]], which has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that Audrey Geisel declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.

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It is obviously apparent that Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer had too much fun when they wrote [[Film/TheCatInTheHat The the 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] book]], which has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they Audrey Geisel declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.
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--> '''The Cat''': My place, where else?

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--> '''The Cat''': My place, where else?do you think?
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.

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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], and while they are admittedly hilarious on their own, they have no right to be in a Creator/DrSeuss movie at all, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptations of Seuss' works.
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** A deleted scene took this UpToEleven when, during the [[spoiler:scene where he, Conrad and Sally go after Nevins]], he literally shows the audience the very picture he saw for a few seconds while sitting on a flowing pool chair.

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** A deleted scene took this UpToEleven up to eleven when, during the [[spoiler:scene where he, Conrad and Sally go after Nevins]], he literally shows the audience the very picture he saw for a few seconds while sitting on a flowing pool chair.
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptation of Seuss' works.

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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by]], to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptation adaptations of Seuss' works.
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* An extreme example is when the Cat's hat is squashed and crooked, but then he looks at a picture of Sally and Conrad's apparently attractive mother, and his hat [[SomethingElseAlsoRises SHOOTS UP with an audible *BOING* sound!!]] How did '''that''' get past?! "Although those drapes are a train wreck."

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* An extreme example is when the Cat's hat is squashed and crooked, but then he looks at a picture of Sally and Conrad's apparently attractive mother, and his hat [[SomethingElseAlsoRises SHOOTS UP with an audible *BOING* sound!!]] How did '''that''' get past?! "Although those drapes are a train wreck."
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* While disguising himself as piñata, the Cat gets hit in the groin by a burly boy carrying a huge baseball bat. The scene then cuts to him swinging on a swing set, dressed like a girl with a unicorn in the background before cutting back to the Cat, screaming in agony. According to the DVD commentary, it was supposed to be the Cat's "happy place".
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* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter (S.H.I.T.), which Conrad is about to spell out until being cut off by the Cat. "[[CurseCutShort OH!]] [[{{Pun}} Quick! To the S.L.O.W.!]]"

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* The S.L.O.W.'s (Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchimajigger)'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter (S.H.I.T.), which Conrad is about to spell out until being cut off by the Cat. "[[CurseCutShort OH!]] [[{{Pun}} Quick! To the S.L.O.W.!]]"
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That's why they sent him to a vet and cut off both his b- [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...BOY!

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That's why they sent him to a vet and cut off both his b- ba- [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...ba...ba...BOY!
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptation of Seuss' works.

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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar adult content that got by, by]], to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptation of Seuss' works.
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating.

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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to the point where the Seuss estate [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating. It got so bad that they declared that there should be no more live action adaptation of Seuss' works.
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That's why they sent him to a vet and cut off both his b- [[CurseCutShort *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...BOY!

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That's why they sent him to a vet and cut off both his b- [[CurseCutShort [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...BOY!



It took a ton of TNT to kill the bug up her aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...aaaaaa...aaaaaaaaaa... ASK me was she fun, fun, fun?

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It took a ton of TNT to kill the bug up her [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...aaaaaa...aaaaaaaaaa... ]] ASK me was she fun, fun, fun?
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* The song choice for the cleaning montage at the end of the film is a Music/SmashMouth cover of Music/TheBeatles song ''It's Getting Better''. It uses a musical interlude for the 3rd verse. No wonder, when the lyrics of the original song were as follows:

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* The song choice for the cleaning montage at the end of the film is a Music/SmashMouth cover of Music/TheBeatles song ''It's Getting Better''."Getting Better". It uses a musical interlude for the 3rd verse. No wonder, when the lyrics of the original song were as follows:
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Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene\\

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Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene\\scene
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* When Conrad and Sally see the bathroom toilet shooting out flames while riding Ms. Kwan, the Cat comments that the two might want to "hold it for a little while" and that "Something like that really burns my [[CurseCutShort AaaaaaaHHHHH!]]" right as Ms. Kwan reaches a drop in the track.

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* When Conrad and Sally see the bathroom toilet shooting out flames while riding Ms. Kwan, the Cat comments that the two might want to "hold it for a little while" and that "Something like that really burns my [[CurseCutShort AaaaaaaHHHHH!]]" right as Ms. Kwan reaches a drop in the track.track.
* The song choice for the cleaning montage at the end of the film is a Music/SmashMouth cover of Music/TheBeatles song ''It's Getting Better''. It uses a musical interlude for the 3rd verse. No wonder, when the lyrics of the original song were as follows:
-->I used to be cruel to my woman\\
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved\\
Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene\\
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* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself). Most [[{{Bowdlerize}} TV edits]] cut out the "B-" part and mute the bleep.

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* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue BI-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself). Most [[{{Bowdlerize}} TV edits]] cut out the "B-" "BI-" part and mute the bleep.
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* When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXLvn2sd6I this scene]] got by, it was clear that the censors weren't even trying anymore. The Cat calls a gardening hoe a "dirty hoe", leaves it alone and picks it up back and says "I'm sorry, baby. I love you!"

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* When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXLvn2sd6I this scene]] got by, it was clear that the censors weren't even trying anymore. The Cat calls a gardening hoe a "dirty hoe", leaves it alone and picks it up back and says "I'm sorry, baby. I love you!"you!" Naturally, this was also cut in most television edits.

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* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter (S.H.I.T.), which Conrad is about to spell out until being cut off by the Cat. "[[CurseCutShort Noooo!]] [[{{Pun}} Quick! To the S.L.O.W.!]]"

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* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter (S.H.I.T.), which Conrad is about to spell out until being cut off by the Cat. "[[CurseCutShort Noooo!]] OH!]] [[{{Pun}} Quick! To the S.L.O.W.!]]"


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--> '''The Cat''': My place, where else?
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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to the point where the Seuss estate [[CreatorBacklash expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating.

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[[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to the point where the Seuss estate [[CreatorBacklash [[DisownedAdaptation expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating.
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* When the kids ask the Cat where he came from shortly after his introduction, he takes it...a little too literally:

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* When the kids ask the Cat where he came from shortly after his introduction, he takes it...a little too ''too'' literally:
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* Parents would be disgusted if they saw the scene where the kids ask where the Cat came from:

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* Parents would be disgusted if they saw the scene where When the kids ask where the Cat where he came from:from shortly after his introduction, he takes it...a little too literally:
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* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself). Most [[[{{Bowdlerize}} TV edits]] cut out the "B-" part and mute the bleep.

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* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself). Most [[[{{Bowdlerize}} [[{{Bowdlerize}} TV edits]] cut out the "B-" part and mute the bleep.

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Enough to have people question ''why'' they didn't decide to up the 2003 film to a PG-13 or even R rating. Or why it's in a '''''Dr. Seuss movie.'''''
* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.

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Enough to have people question ''why'' they didn't decide to up the [[Film/TheCatInTheHat The 2003 film adaptation]] of [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat the book]] has an unusually ''staggering'' amount of adult content that got by, to a PG-13 or even R rating. Or why it's in a '''''Dr. the point where the Seuss movie.'''''
estate [[CreatorBacklash expressed their disapproval]] over their inclusion and sparking a debate among critics and audiences over whether or not the movie should've kept its PG rating.
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* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.Transporter (S.H.I.T.), which Conrad is about to spell out until being cut off by the Cat. "[[CurseCutShort Noooo!]] [[{{Pun}} Quick! To the S.L.O.W.!]]"



* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself).

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* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself). Most [[[{{Bowdlerize}} TV edits]] cut out the "B-" part and mute the bleep.
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That's why they sent him to a vet and they cut off his b- [[CurseCutShort *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...bo...BOY!

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That's why they sent him to a vet and they cut off both his b- [[CurseCutShort *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...bo...BOY!



---> There was a high-strung cat, who [[KnowNothingKnowItAll who thought she knew it all]], \\

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---> There was a high-strung cat, who [[KnowNothingKnowItAll who thought she knew it all]], \\

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* When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXLvn2sd6I this scene]] got by, it was clear that the censors weren't even trying anymore.
* The Cat calls a gardening hoe a "dirty hoe", leaves it alone and picks it up back and says "I'm sorry, baby. I love you!"

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* When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXLvn2sd6I this scene]] got by, it was clear that the censors weren't even trying anymore.
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anymore. The Cat calls a gardening hoe a "dirty hoe", leaves it alone and picks it up back and says "I'm sorry, baby. I love you!"
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Enough to have people question ''why'' they didn't decide to up the 2003 film to a PG-13 or even R rating. Or why it's in a '''''Dr. Seuss movie.'''''
* The S.L.O.W.'s original acronym was the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.
* Conrad puts a loaf of bread [[TrouserSpace between his trousers]] before doing the "Indoor Stair Luge".
* This bit with Larry and Conrad confronting each other:
--> '''Lawrence "Larry"''': It's ''Lawrence'', you snot-nosed little son of a [''Joan walks in''] [[LastSecondWordSwap WONDERFUL WOMAN who I'm ABSOLUTELY crazy about]]!
* Don't forget: "SON OF A B-(cue SoundEffectBleep)" after the Cat (as a chef) cuts off his tail during an argument with a TV show host (who is also the Cat himself).
* Before Quinn's television set is repossessed as a result of a missed payment, it appears that he enjoys watching pornography (seeing the suggestive behavior of the woman on the television).
* Parents would be disgusted if they saw the scene where the kids ask where the Cat came from:
--> '''The Cat''': Hmmm...How do I put this?... [[TheTalk When a mommy cat and a daddy cat love each other very much, they decide that--]]
--> '''Conrad''': [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no]]. [[NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion Where did you]] ''[[NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion come]]'' [[NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion from?]]
* When the Cat is singing the fun song:
--> There was this cat I knew, back home where I was bred, \\
He never listened to a single thing his mother said, \\
He never used the litterbox, he made a mess in the hall, \\
That's why they sent him to a vet and they cut off his b- [[CurseCutShort *pauses*]] ...bo...bo...bo...BOY!
** And another verse from a deleted scene:
---> There was a high-strung cat, who [[KnowNothingKnowItAll who thought she knew it all]], \\
And when she schedules out her day, it could drive you up a wall, \\
She likes to be the teacher's pet, always the head of the class, \\
It took a ton of TNT to kill the bug up her aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...aaaaaa...aaaaaaaaaa... ASK me was she fun, fun, fun?
* An extreme example is when the Cat's hat is squashed and crooked, but then he looks at a picture of Sally and Conrad's apparently attractive mother, and his hat [[SomethingElseAlsoRises SHOOTS UP with an audible *BOING* sound!!]] How did '''that''' get past?! "Although those drapes are a train wreck."
** A deleted scene took this UpToEleven when, during the [[spoiler:scene where he, Conrad and Sally go after Nevins]], he literally shows the audience the very picture he saw for a few seconds while sitting on a flowing pool chair.
* While Conrad and Sally are signing the Cat's contract, they briefly go to one page... to see a "spayed and neutered" certificate. The Cat promptly takes said certificate and hides it, declaring, "This is nothing!"
* When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXLvn2sd6I this scene]] got by, it was clear that the censors weren't even trying anymore.
* The Cat calls a gardening hoe a "dirty hoe", leaves it alone and picks it up back and says "I'm sorry, baby. I love you!"
* When Conrad and Sally see the bathroom toilet shooting out flames while riding Ms. Kwan, the Cat comments that the two might want to "hold it for a little while" and that "Something like that really burns my [[CurseCutShort AaaaaaaHHHHH!]]" right as Ms. Kwan reaches a drop in the track.

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