This was indeed the joke I was aiming for - though in reality it was probably as funny as coldtea thought...
“Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies.”
- Barry Cryer
But I considered it premised on being an (actual, regardless of if being done as a funny quip) correction of the grandparent at the same time.
Let's analyze this further, it's fun!