Inappropriate Characters That Shouldn't Be In Kids' Movies
Andrew Walker
Updated on March 06, 2026
We've seen unsavory characters pop up for bit parts in children's movies before, but few are as pushy and inappropriate as the bus driver in 1993's Hocus Pocus. It all goes down when the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimi and Sarah Jessica Parker) try to board a city bus in pursuit of the children of Salem, Mass. Originally from the 1600s and resurrected in the modern era, they have no knowledge of public transportation or, apparently, the ham-fisted pickup lines of the 20th century.
When the driver (Don Yesso) gets a look at the trio, he says, "Bubble, bubble, I'm in trouble," then describes the bus as a machine used to "convey gorgeous creatures such as yourselves to your most forbidden desires." When they specify that they desire children, the driver laughs and says, "Hey, it may take me a couple of tries, but I don't think that would be a problem." After that, he props one of them on his lap (running over a cat while distracted) and badgers her for her phone number. It's not the most egregiously inappropriate moment ever, but it likely ensured that a few parents had to give some version of "the talk" a little earlier than expected.