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* ''{{Hoodwinked}}!''
-->'''The Wolf:''' I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[CaffeineBulletTime drink up.]]
-->'''The Wolf:''' I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[CaffeineBulletTime drink up.]]
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* ''{{Hoodwinked}}!''
-->'''The''{{Hoodwinked}}!'' Upon realizing that he needs to get Twitchy to relay an urgent message to the police, the Wolf also realizes he needs to give Twitchy coffee:
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[CaffeineBulletTime drink up.]]]]
-->''[Gives Twitchy a coffee mug]''
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' We may want... to stand back. ''[Twitchy sips the coffee; seconds later, his eyes bulge and he starts shaking wildly like he's high]''
-->'''Twitchy:''' YEE-HOO-HOO-HOO!!! WA-HOOOOO!!! CAFFEINE!!! YEAH, BABY!!! WHOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' Go get 'em, boy. ''[The Wolf plucks the mug out of the air; Twitchy bounces off several trees like a pinball, laughing maniacally, and then speeds away over the hill, so fast that he leaves a long trail of dust behind him]''
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What... have I done?]]
-->'''Granny Puckett:''' Now the rest is up to us.
-->'''Kirk:''' ''[sniffs]'' Can I have coffee?
-->'''The
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[CaffeineBulletTime drink up.
-->''[Gives Twitchy a coffee mug]''
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' We may want... to stand back. ''[Twitchy sips the coffee; seconds later, his eyes bulge and he starts shaking wildly like he's high]''
-->'''Twitchy:''' YEE-HOO-HOO-HOO!!! WA-HOOOOO!!! CAFFEINE!!! YEAH, BABY!!! WHOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' Go get 'em, boy. ''[The Wolf plucks the mug out of the air; Twitchy bounces off several trees like a pinball, laughing maniacally, and then speeds away over the hill, so fast that he leaves a long trail of dust behind him]''
-->'''Wolf W. Wolf:''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What... have I done?]]
-->'''Granny Puckett:''' Now the rest is up to us.
-->'''Kirk:''' ''[sniffs]'' Can I have coffee?
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* In the most recent version of[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], Splinter has a moment of this.
-->'''Splinter''': ''You made a wise decision, [[TheDitz Michelangelo.]]''
-->'''Turtles''': Huh?
-->'''Splinter''': ''Yes, I never thought I'd hear myself say that, either.''
-->'''Splinter''': ''You made a wise decision, [[TheDitz Michelangelo.]]''
-->'''Turtles''': Huh?
-->'''Splinter''': ''Yes, I never thought I'd hear myself say that, either.''
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* One of the newscasters in ''ShaunOfTheDead'' says at the end that he never expected to say "RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain" on the air.
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* One of the newscasters in
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* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End''
-->Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... [[spoiler: Captain Swann]]. We must fight.
* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End''
-->Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... [[spoiler: Captain Swann]]. We must fight.
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-->'''[=McCoy=] I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.]]
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* Used in ''Series/RedDwarf'' in conjunction with TakeMeToYourLeader.
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* Used in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Rimmerworld" in conjunction with TakeMeToYourLeader.TakeMeToYourLeader.
** And in "Holoship", when Rimmer realises he's just paraphrased a line from a sappy movie he was mocking earlier.
--->'''Rimmer:''' Oh, and, sir, you're wrong. We won't be apart, we just won't be together. ({{Beat}}.) I ''cannot'' believe I just said that.
** And in "Holoship", when Rimmer realises he's just paraphrased a line from a sappy movie he was mocking earlier.
--->'''Rimmer:''' Oh, and, sir, you're wrong. We won't be apart, we just won't be together. ({{Beat}}.) I ''cannot'' believe I just said that.
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* ''Series/{{Stargate SG-1}}'': When SG-1 is given the time-traveling Puddle Jumper for a mission:
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* In the series finale of ''Series/{{Mash}}'', Klinger says this when he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.
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* In the series finale of ''Series/{{Mash}}'', Klinger says this when he [[spoiler:he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.]]
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* ''Series/{{Stargate SG-1}}'':
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--> "I never thought I'd say this, Nanoha," murmured Fate quietly, "but I think you should have used more firepower when you shot it the first time."
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--> "I '''Fate:''' I never thought I'd say this, Nanoha," murmured Fate quietly, "but [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]], but I think you should have used more firepower when you shot it the first time."
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* From ''Fanfic/GameTheory'':
--> "I never thought I'd say this, Nanoha," murmured Fate quietly, "but I think you should have used more firepower when you shot it the first time."
* From ''Fanfic/GameTheory'':
--> "I never thought I'd say this, Nanoha," murmured Fate quietly, "but I think you should have used more firepower when you shot it the first time."
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-->'''Peevly:''' Oh, I hate myself for doing this but...(''kisses Hair's hand'') You've got to help me get the animals back before the superintended arrives!
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-->'''Peevly:''' Oh, I hate myself for doing this but...(''kisses Hair's hand'') You've got to help me get the animals back before the superintended superintendent arrives!
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* Zig-zagged in TheHairBearBunch episode "Raffle Ruckus," after Hair Bear has all the zoo animals secluded from the zoo prior to the superintendent's pending visit:
-->'''Peevly:''' Oh, I hate myself for doing this but...(''kisses Hair's hand'') You've got to help me get the animals back before the superintended arrives!
-->'''Peevly:''' Oh, I hate myself for doing this but...(''kisses Hair's hand'') You've got to help me get the animals back before the superintended arrives!
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--->'''Dresden:''' I can't believe I'm about to say this. So think ''real careful'' about where this is coming from. Have you people ever considered ''[[PoorCommunicationKills talking]]'' when you've got a problem?
--->'''Dresden:''' I can't believe I'm about to say this. So think ''real careful'' about where this is coming from. Have you people ever considered ''[[PoorCommunicationKills talking]]'' when you've got a problem?
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* ''{{NCIS}}'': Kate suggests illegally hacking a government database, and is promptly amazed that she would say that.
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* ''{{NCIS}}'': ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': Kate suggests illegally hacking a government database, and is promptly amazed that she would say that.
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* ''TheOffice'' (American) episode "Weight Loss"
-->'''Jim Halpert:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but Michael is actually killing it with Holly.
-->'''Jim Halpert:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but Michael is actually killing it with Holly.
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* ''TheOffice'' ''Series/TheOffice'' (American) episode "Weight Loss"
-->'''Jim Halpert:''' -->'''Jim:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but Michael is actually killing it with Holly.
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* ''StarTrekEnterprise'' ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "Dear Doctor"
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* ''HannahMontana'' episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
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* ''HannahMontana'' ''Series/HannahMontana'' episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
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* ''{{Seinfeld}}''''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''
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* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "What You Leave Behind"
-->Admiral Ross: I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Cardassians.
* ''{{That 70s Show}}''
-->Admiral Ross: I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Cardassians.
* ''{{That 70s Show}}''
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* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "What You Leave Behind"
-->Admiral Ross: -->'''Admiral Ross''': I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Cardassians.
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* In the series finale of ''[[{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]]'', Klinger says this when he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.
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* In the series finale of ''[[{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]]'', ''Series/{{Mash}}'', Klinger says this when he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.
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* On {{QI}}, ''{{QI}}'', one correction ends up being like this.
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* LifeOnMars - ByTheBookCop Sam Tyler and his OldFashionedCopper boss Gene Hunt have this memorable reversal of roles when discussing how to get information out of a suspect
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* Said word for word in Chapter 551 of {{Naruto}}. Naruto: I can't believe I'm saying this, but thanks for the save, [[spoiler:Itachi.]]
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* Said word for word in Chapter 551 of {{Naruto}}. Naruto:
--> '''Naruto:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but thanks for the save, [[spoiler:Itachi.]]
--> '''Naruto:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but thanks for the save, [[spoiler:Itachi.]]
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* Towards the end of ''StarTrekIII'', as [=McCoy=] is speaking to the Katra-less Spock:
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* Towards the end of ''StarTrekIII'', ''Film/{{Star Trek III|The Search for Spock}}'', as [=McCoy=] is speaking to the Katra-less Spock:
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* Used in ''RedDwarf'' in conjunction with TakeMeToYourLeader.
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* ''Film/TheDukesOfHazzard'': Bo and Luke Duke unwittingly get some African-Americans mad at them and, before they have a chance to harm the Dukes, a police car showed up. One of the Dukes said he never thought he'd say that when he commented how glad he was at seeing cops.
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* ''KenanAndKel'' were once arguing about who was the best superhero: Skunkator or Mothman. Roger Rockmore agreed with Kel and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded the trope]] by admitting how odd the idea of him agreeing with Kel sounded.
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For added irony, this may predede the FlashbackToCatchphrase.
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For added irony, this may predede precede the FlashbackToCatchphrase.
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-->The Wolf: I can't believe I'm saying this but... drink up.
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-->The Wolf: I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[CaffeineBulletTime drink up.]]
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* ''BeastWars: {{Transformers}}'' episode "Crossing the Rubicon"
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* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', The Gatekeeper in Summer Knight can't believe he's saying "What the Council doesn't know won't hurt it".
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* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', The Gatekeeper in Summer Knight can't believe he's saying "What the Council doesn't know won't hurt it".
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-->Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... [[spoiler: Captain Swann]]. We must fight.
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-->Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... [[spoiler: Captain Swann]]. We must fight.
fight.
* Towards the end of ''StarTrekIII'', as [=McCoy=] is speaking to the Katra-less Spock:
-->'''[=McCoy=] I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.]]
* Towards the end of ''StarTrekIII'', as [=McCoy=] is speaking to the Katra-less Spock:
-->'''[=McCoy=] I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.]]
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Underwater Menace: Episode 4"
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* [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries "This goes way beyond leather pants, Téa, and I never thought I'd say that."]]
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Another common phrasing is: "I never thought I'd say this, but..." and "As much as I hate to say this, ...". Very similar to ARareSentence. Inverse of IAlwaysWantedToSayThat. Similar is, "I can't believe I'm agreeing with X", where X is the TheDitz and the person saying it is often the OnlySaneMan, in which case it would be DumbassHasAPoint.
For added irony, this may predede the FlashbackToCatchphrase.
Not to be confused with CantBelieveISaidThat.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* Said word for word in Chapter 551 of {{Naruto}}. Naruto: I can't believe I'm saying this, but thanks for the save, [[spoiler:Itachi.]]
[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* ''GrooTheWanderer'' became hyper-intelligent during one miniseries. Everyone who knew him was shocked by this, because his normal state is hyper-'''''un'''''intelligent. When the witches Arba and Dakarba saw him reason out a solution to a problem, Arba exclaimed, "Groo, you are brilliant!" and then thought, "There is a sentence I never thought I would say."
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* At the end of ''TheDevilWearsPrada'', Miranda says to Andy: "I never thought I'd say this, Andrea, but... [[NotSoDifferent I see a great deal of myself in you]]." (funnily enough, Miranda means it as a CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming, whereas Andy [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame perceives this as a sign]] that she'd crossed the MoralEventHorizon).
* ''{{Hoodwinked}}!''
-->The Wolf: I can't believe I'm saying this but... drink up.
* One of the newscasters in ''ShaunOfTheDead'' says at the end that he never expected to say "RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain" on the air.
* ''FrenchKiss''
-->Kate: You know, I never thought I'd be the kind of woman to say this, but it's true. All men are bastards.
* ''HalfBaked''
-->Thurgood Jenkins: You know uh, I never thought I'd say this to anybody, but you two smoke entirely too much reefer.
* ''High Fidelity''
-->Barry: I never thought I'd say this, but can I go work now?
* ''TheManhattanProject''
-->Paul Stephens: I never thought I'd say this to anybody, but I got to go get the atomic bomb out of the car.
* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End''
-->Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... [[spoiler: Captain Swann]]. We must fight.
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* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', The Gatekeeper in Summer Knight can't believe he's saying "What the Council doesn't know won't hurt it".
* In ''[[Discworld/TheFifthElephant The Fifth Elephant]]'', Lord Vetinari: "I swore I'd never say this, but send for Sergeant Colon. Promotion, alas, awaits."
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* ''{{Chuck}}'' episode "Chuck Versus the Alma Mater"
-->'''Chuck:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have to go back to Stanford.
** Later in "Chuck Versus the Dream Job" by Casey when Chuck tells General Beckman that Operation Bartowski is their best team.
-->'''Casey:''' ''(to himself)'' I can't believe I'm going to say this. ''(aloud)'' Chuck's right.
* ''DropTheDeadDonkey''
-->'''Helen Cooper:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, Dave, but while I'm away you'll be in charge of ethics.
* ''HomeImprovement'' episode "Mr. Wilson's Opus"
-->'''Tim Taylor:''' I can't believe I'm even saying this, but you're taking all the fun out of Shakespeare.
* ''TheOffice'' (American) episode "Weight Loss"
-->'''Jim Halpert:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but Michael is actually killing it with Holly.
* ''AsTimeGoesBy'' episode "What Now?"
-->'''Harry: Alistair:''' I never thought I'd say this, but... You're a mate.
* ''CurbYourEnthusiasm''
-->'''Wanda:''' I thought I'd never say this, but Larry is right.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Underwater Menace: Episode 4"
-->'''Jamie [=McCrimmon=]:''' You know I never thought I'd say this, but well it's great.
* Used in ''RedDwarf'' in conjunction with TakeMeToYourLeader.
* ''StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "Dear Doctor"
-->'''Captain Archer:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'm beginning to understand how the Vulcans must have felt.
* ''HannahMontana'' episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
-->'''Robbie Stewart:''' I never thought I'd have to say this to any of my kids, but why didn't you break up with your sister, Jackson?
* ''MidsomerMurders'' episode "The Magician's Nephew"
-->'''Cully Barnaby:''' Now, Dad, I never thought I'd have to say this: "Put your teeth in!"
* ''PrisonBreak'' episode "First Down"
-->'''Brad Bellick:''' I never thought I'd say this, Scofield, but I thank God for the day you walked into Fox River.
* ''{{Seinfeld}}''
-->'''Jerry:''' Kramer, I never thought I'd say this, but that's not a bad idea.
* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "What You Leave Behind"
-->Admiral Ross: I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Cardassians.
* ''{{That 70s Show}}''
** Episode "Let's Spend the Night Together"
--->'''Jackie:''' I never thought I'd say this to someone wearing cashmere, but I don't think we can be friends.
** Episode "Who Wants It More?"
--->'''Red:''' I never thought I'd say this. I'm glad you're my friend.
--->'''Bob:''' Red, I never thought I'd say this, you smell nice.
* ''TheOffice'' (British) episode "Training"
-->'''Tim:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'd actually like to hear more from Gareth.
** This is moments after Gareth has revealed that he has a lesbian {{Twincest}} fantasy.
* From ''SpicksAndSpecks'':
-->'''Adam:''' "I never thought I'd say this, [[DumbassHasAPoint but listen to Hamish, he's right!]]"
* ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'':
-->'''Hammond''': Okay, people. Let me remind you. This mission is recon only. Do not engage the enemy. I'm allowing the use of this ship because of the obvious tactical advantage it provides you. Under no circumstances is it to be used to travel through time. (beat) Never in my life did I imagine ever giving that order.
* In an episode of ''{{Frontline}}'', Sam says this before telling Emma to page Mike. This is the punchline of a running gag with Mike reminding everyone of his pager number, oblivious to the fact that no one wants it.
* In the series finale of ''[[{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]]'', Klinger says this when he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.
* In an episode of ''PowerRangersZeo'', when it seemed Prince Gasket was finally about to destroy the rangers, Lord Zedd was GenreSavvy enough to understand it would prevent him from ever having a chance to take over the world, so he decided to help them but commented on how he never thought he'd say that (and was ever reluctant before saying). Rita even fainted from hearing Zedd saying that.
* On {{QI}}, one correction ends up being like this.
--> '''StephenFry:''' The language of the Flowerpot Men is actually called Oddle-poddle. "Flobbadob" means "flowerpot" in Oddle-poddle. I cannot believe I just said that.
* LifeOnMars - ByTheBookCop Sam Tyler and his CowboyCop boss Gene Hunt have this memorable reversal of roles when discussing how to get information out of a suspect
-->'''Sam Tyler''': We pull him in, we put the squeeze on him. Why is that so hard for you to agree to?
-->'''Gene Hunt''': Because I am policing in the full glare of the public bloody eye, and the Chief Super is taking a personal interest and we also have no flipping evidence! And I can't believe I just said that!
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* ''CommandAndConquer: Yuri's Revenge''
-->'''Special Agent Tanya Adams:''' I never thought I'd say this to a Commie, but... thanks.
* ''Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge''
-->'''Juliette the Cat:''' I never thought I'd say this, dog, but I'm glad you're okay.
* ''BlazeUnion''
-->'''[[TheResenter Jenon]]:''' I hate to say it, but Nessiah is right.
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* ''BeastWars: {{Transformers}}'' episode "Crossing the Rubicon"
-->'''Ratrap:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'm gonna miss her.
* ''CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' episode "Bug Off"
-->'''Wheeler:''' [Linka has a cold] I never thought I'd say this, Linka, but what you got, I don't want.
* ''[[KaputAndZosky Kaput and Zosky: The Ultimate Obliterators]]'' episode "Me, Me, Me!"
-->'''Zosky:''' [Having escaped his enraged clones] I never thought I'd say this, but it feels good to get away from myself!
* ''[[SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Krab Borg/Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
-->'''Squidward:''' I never thought I'd say this, but [=SpongeBob=], let's get that poop.
** Also in the episode 'Born Again Krabs':
-->'''Squidward:''' Mr. Krabs, I can't believe I'm saying this, but ''how'' could you trade Spongebob for '''62 cents?!'''
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' (examines coins) [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Hm, you think I could've gotten more?]]
* ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Dangerous Curves":
-->'''Homer:''' I never thought I'd say this, but [mumbling to himself] stupid Flanders.
** Bart, when he becomes famous as "the I-Didn't-Do-It Boy" and the whole class is waiting for him to say his line:
--> '''Bart:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but...shouldn't we be learning something?
* In one episode of ''TheProudFamily'', in which Suga Mama's sister, Spice, comes to town and swindles people out of their money, she and Wizard Kelly try to get people to see the light, one of her lines is, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but everybody listen to the Wizard!"
* ''FamilyGuy'' episode "Hell Comes to Quahog":
-->'''Peter:''' Meg, that was a wonderful thing you just did for me. I can't believe this is coming out of my mouth, but... I love y- ''(interrupted by a tank crashing into the building)''
* ''FanboyAndChumChum'' episode, "I, Fanbot", in which the titular duo's class will be rewarded with a bouncy house if everyone passes a test.
--> '''Fanboy''': I'm about to say two words I never thought I'd say... let's study!
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* ''{{Red vs Blue}}'': Agent Washington is not very pleased by his first encounter with [[RalphWiggum Caboose]]
-->'''Washington''':I'm investigating a critical issue and you seem to be the only person with the knowledge and experience necessary to help me. ({{Beat}}) And I just realized how ridiculous that sounded once I said it out loud.
* [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries "This goes way beyond leather pants, Téa, and I never thought I'd say that."]]
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