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* ''Series/EightSimpleRules'': When Jim manages to get his driver's license despite not studying the materials properly and acts smug in front of Cate, the following exchange takes place:
-->'''Jim:''' Well, try to wipe it off.\\
'''Cate:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' [[{{Manchild}} C.J.]]'s moving back in the basement with you.\\
'''Jim''': You're bluffing.\\
''[cue C.J. walking into the room, [[TheGlomp glomping]] Jim, and annoying Jim with his happy statements about spending time with him]''
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[[folder:A]]
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'':
** In the pilot, as Skye is sitting in her van broadcasting to the internet how S.H.I.E.L.D. with all its resources will never be able to find her, the van's door opens to reveal Agent Coulson standing there.
** In [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E1Shadows "Shadows"]], Glenn Talbot boasts on national television that he has all but eradicated both HYDRA and [[HeroWithBadPublicity SHIELD]]... only for him and his family to be attacked by a superhuman working for HYDRA, and he's then rescued by SHIELD.
* ''Series/AliasSmithAndJones'': Lampshaded in "The Day They Hanged Kid Curry". After Heyes finishes explaining to another fugitive why his plan for escaping the law is absolutely going to work, the other man agrees that it's foolproof. Heyes gives him a ''very'' pained look and asks why he had to say that.
* The infamous Belgrave Middleway episode of ''Series/Ambulance2016'' has one paramedic start his shift by hoping for a quiet night. His colleague shoots him a DeathGlare and says "You've jinxed it now." Most of the episode focuses on a multi-car and lorry traffic accident that results in ''six'' fatalities. Tempting Fate indeed.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
** LampshadeHanging in "[[Recap/AngelS04E06SpinTheBottle Spin the Bottle]]" when Lorne produces the {{Phlebotinum}}:
--->'''Lorne:''' A memory spell -- provided by one of my clients -- that is guaranteed to bring our Cordy back to the way she was.\\
'''Angel:''' Guaranteed?\\
'''Lorne:''' No pain, no side-effects. I'm telling you, swingers, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong there's no way this can fail]].\\
''[scene cuts to Lorne narrating]''\\
'''Lorne:''' So, I'm an idiot. What are you -- perfect?
** Skip's death. Guns have been largely useless in combating the forces of evil throughout the Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'s entire run, and Skip snarks at Wesley "Do those things ever work?" Wesley sees a spot where Angelus tore off a horn, and puts a shot right in his brain.
--->'''Skip:''' That's just not right.
** From "[[Recap/AngelS02E20OverTheRainbow Over the Rainbow]]", Wesley's "I think we're winning!" [[GilliganCut Next scene]], they're tied up.
* In one episode of ''Series/AngieTribeca'', a prison warden reassures Angie and Geils (who are posing as prisoners) that they're safe as long as he's in charge. He then rolls his chair backwards and falls out of a second-story window.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''
** In "Year's End", embezzler Nelson Ravich is explaining why he let the Arrow scare him into making refunding the money, [[YouHaveFailedMe only to get killed]] by the [[EvilCounterpart Dark Archer]].
--->'''Nelson:''' Seventy million dollars isn't worth getting an arrow through the chest! ''(gets arrow through his chest)''
** In "The Thanatos Guild", there's the InUniverse version when Roy Harper doesn't want to be too optimistic about running away with Thea Queen to live HappilyEverAfter.
--->'''Thea''': Since when do you believe in superstition?
--->'''Roy''': Ever since I met your brother, there's not a lot I don't believe in.
--->''(an arrow [[PopTheTires slams into their tire]] to force them off the road)''
--->'''Thea''': Now I might believe it too.
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
-->'''Londo:''' Yes, your ships are very impressive in space, or in the air. But at the moment, they are on the ground.\\
'''Morden:''' So? They can sense an approaching ship from miles away! So what are you going to do, Mollari? Blow up the island?\\
'''Londo:''' Actually... ''[produces detonator from his jacket]'' Now that you mention it...\\
'''Morden:''' [[BigNo NOOOO!!!]]\\
''['''[[NukeEm boom]]''']''
** In another episode, Corwin makes the fatal error of saying that it's a good thing a battle ended when it did because the station couldn't take much more damage. Cue reinforcements for the enemy. Said reinforcements, however, don't make the same mistake [[BigDamnHeroes when Minbari ships arrive to protect the station and its surviving defenders from further attack]].
%%* ''Series/{{Banshee}}'':
%%-->'''[[spoiler:Emmett Yawners]]:''' I think this is going to turn out to be the best decision we've ever made.
* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': The Cylons are evacuating New Caprica amid StuffBlowingUp. They say Baltar can come along too, if he chooses:
-->'''Baltar:''' ''[head in his hands]'' I just want to sit here and die.\\
'''Gaeta:''' ''[giving a ClickHello with a pistol]'' You're about to get your wish, Gaius.
* In the ''Silent E'' segments of ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', the eponymous villain wants to have a closer look at his arresting officer's cap or pin. "Well, sure. I don't see any harm in that," says the cop. Even he fails to anticipate what Silent E will do next.
-->''(Silent E) He knew that pin would do just fine''\\
''(Silent E) He changed it to a pine''
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
** In "The Citation Negation", when Penny watches [[CompetitionFreak Bernadette]] trying to play ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' in office and struggling to defeat her targeted opponent, Penny asks to give it a try, with Bernadette telling Penny "good luck", as Bernadette herself has been struggling for a while. Cue Penny scoring a kill within ten seconds after she starts playing, which prompts Bernadette to cast a sideways DeathGlare at Penny out of sheer frustration.
** In "The VCR Illumination" when Leonard, Penny, Sheldon, and Amy give a VikingFuneral. Amy expresses doubt about its safety, so Leonard assures her that it IS safe, since it's in a bathtub filled with water. [[spoiler:Barely a second after Leonard's statement, the curtains are set on fire, prompting the "funeral attendants" to throw bathtub water at the curtains to put out the fire.]]
** In the finale, [[SheCleansUpNicely Amy changing her look]] is the last straw for Sheldon, who is overwhelmed with all the changes in his life. Just as he says "I can't take anymore!", [[spoiler:[[RunningGagged there's a ding and the elevator doors open with Penny inside, marveling at how they finally fixed it]].]]
* ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'':
** PlayedStraight in "[[Recap/BlackadderS4E2CorporalPunishment Corporal Punishment]]". Blackadder has been convicted of a crime at his court-martial and is going to be shot the next morning:
--->'''Blackadder:''' I wonder if anything in the world could depress me more.\\
''[Baldrick walks in, holding a bag]''\\
'''Blackadder:''' ''[tone hardly changing]'' Of course it could.
** Earlier in the same episode:
--->'''Blackadder:''' Any impartial judge is bound to let me off.\\
'''General Melchett:''' ''[from next room]'' [[VerbalTic BAH!]]\\
'''Blackadder:''' I'm dead!
* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Cory Matthews always invokes this trope. He even lampshaded this in the episode where he joined the wrestling team, saying he wouldn't be asked to wrestle this season just so he can prove what he says won't happen, will happen. Next thing you know, he is asked to wrestle in his first match.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is uses this a lot, usually in combination with GilliganCut. Find us someone in the series who actually ''hasn't'' done this, and we'll be impressed. Xander seemed to tend to get the worse of it though.
** Lampshaded in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E3SchoolHard School Hard]]", however:
--->'''Xander:''' As long as nothing really bad happens between now and then, you'll be fine.\\
'''Buffy:''' Are you crazy? What did you say that for? Now something bad is going to happen!\\
'''Xander:''' What do you mean? Nothing bad's going to happen.\\
'''Willow:''' Not until some dummy says, "As long as nothing bad happens."\\
'''Buffy:''' It's the ultimate jinx.\\
'''Willow:''' WhatWereYouThinking? Or were you even thinking at all?\\
'''Xander:''' ''[nervously hugging his bag]'' Well, you guys don't ''know''...maybe this time it'll be different...\\
''[cut to Spike arriving in town]''
** Also worthy of mention is "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E6WildAtHeart Wild At Heart]]":
--->'''Buffy:''' ''[after killing a vampire]'' That's it? That's all I get? One lame-ass vamp with no appreciation for my painstakingly thought-out puns. I don't think the forces of darkness are even trying. I mean, you could make a little effort here, you know? Give me something to work with.\\
'''Spike:''' ''[watching her from a distance]'' Watch your mouth, little girl. You should know better than to tempt the fates that way. 'Cause the BigBad is back. And this time, it's... ''[suddenly he's being tazered]'' Urrgh! Aaaahhh! ''[he is dragged away by commandos]''
** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E20Spiral Spiral]]", too:
--->'''Dawn:''' ... But there's a bright side.\\
'''Buffy:''' There is?\\
'''Dawn:''' [[RockBottom At least things can't get any crazier]]. Right?\\
''[an arrow flies through the window and hits the wall -- right next to Buffy]''\\
'''Buffy:''' You ''know'' this is your fault for saying that.
** And again in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E11Ted Ted]]", only this time, they don't particularly care:
--->'''Xander:''' Yeah, with Spike and Drusilla out of the way we've really been riding the mellow and am I like jinxing the hell out of us by saying that?\\
'''Buffy:''' Yeah, but we'll let you off this time.
** Even [[VideoGame/BuffyTheVampireSlayer2002 the video game]] gets in on it.
--->'''Buffy:''' Maybe now we can start enjoying the evening.\\
'''Xander:''' Geez, Buff. Jinx us, why don't you? That's a cue for something evil to crash in if I ever heard one.\\
''[And he doesn't even get to finish speaking before vampires crash into the Bronze.]''
** Once again in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E14Crush Crush]]", when Buffy makes her final rejection of [[StalkerWithACrush Spike]] and warns him to stay away from her and her friends and family. Spike is undaunted.
--->'''Spike''': No, it's not that easy. We have something, Buffy. It's not pretty, but it's real, and there's nothing either one of us can do about it. Like it or not, I'm in your life. You can't just shut me out!\\
''[as he tries to follow Buffy into her house, he hits an invisible barrier, discovering that [[MustBeInvited Buffy has had Willow revoke his invitation]][=]=]''
** "But I will never kiss you, Spike. Never touch you. Ever! Ever again!" Needless to say Buffy is kissing Spike by the end of the episode and they're having passionate DestructoNookie in the episode following. One can't help thinking she was doing it deliberately.
** In the Season 2 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E17Passion Passion]]":
--->'''Angelus:''' Don't worry, ''rollerboy'', I've got it under control. \\
''[Giles tosses a Molotov cocktail.]''
** In the Season 3 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E2DeadMansParty Dead Man's Party]]":
--->'''Willow:''' No, let them go, Oz! Talking about it isn't helping, we might as well try some violence! \\
''[A zombie breaks in through the front window.]''\\
'''Willow:''' ''I was being sarcastic!''
** Almost a RunningGag with Willow actually.
*** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E5BeerBad Beer Bad]]": ''Men haven't changed since the beginning of time.'' (cavemen burst in).
*** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E11Triangle Triangle]]": ''I wish Buffy were here.'' (Buffy enters)
*** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E21TwoToGo Two to Go]]": ''There's no one on in the world who has the power to stop me now.'' (Giles blasts her with a fireball)
* ''Series/BurnNotice'': Almost rises to the level of OnceAnEpisode. It goes like this: one of the main characters takes a seemingly innocuous job, probably something like tailing an embezzler, finding a missing daughter, or giving an abusive husband a firm talking to. It turns out they need the help of another main character (or all of them) to do it. The first character assures the other character(s) that the job is simple, easy, will probably take barely an hour, etc. At this point, the amount of time before things go completely to hell rarely tops 5 minutes.
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* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'': This is almost the motto of the Soviet Union. The disaster happened because of CuttingCorners on nuclear reactor design, and when the FailsafeFailure became apparent, they made it a state secret to avoid having to admit an embarrassing and expensive mistake. After all, it would take someone being ''really reckless'' to push a reactor to the point where the emergency shutdown button became a detonator. Except, of course, there's always someone, somewhere, who is that reckless. The attitude, and its costs, are summed up perfectly in Legasov's conversation with the head of the KGB in the final episode. (And the KGB are ''still'' tempting fate, believing that they've successfully coerced Legasov into silence without realizing that his brutal experiences and [[YourDaysAreNumbered the knowledge that he'll die of radiation-induced cancer soon]] would make him consider a ThanatosGambit.)
-->'''Charkov:''' Why worry about something that isn't going to happen? \\
'''Legasov:''' "Something that isn't going to happen"? [laughs] Oh, that's perfect! We should put that on our money.
* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'':
** In the Season 3 episode, Emmett Milbarge is telling a man to go away or else he will hurt him... not knowing he is being rude to an assassin. Luckily for him, the assassin doesn't think killing him is worth and starts to walk away, causing Emmett to call him "Pussy". That made the assassin shoot him in the eye killing him. If Emmett didn't call him that, well, he would still be alive...
** From the penultimate episode of Season 4:
--->'''Sarah:''' Everything is perfect; nothing can go wrong.\\
'''Chuck:''' ''[horrified]'' Oh, Sarah, you didn't...
* ''Series/TheCloser'': "Layover" had Provenza after [[spoiler: discovering that a pair of hot flight attendants were using Flynn and him to protect them.]] wondering if there was any way that Flynn and he would look any stupider. [[spoiler: A second later, the flight attendants stole Provenza's car.]]
* ''Series/TheColbertReport'': Has an excellent one [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191559/Obama-orders-TV-funnyman-Stephen-Colbert-military-buzz-cut-entertain-troops.html when you think about it:]]
-->'''Creator/StephenColbert:''' It's gonna take more than a four-star general to get me to ''cut! my! hair!''\\
''[ominous thunder, and the White House logo appears on screen]''\\
'''UsefulNotes/BarackObama:''' Excuse me, General?
* ''Series/CSIMiami'': When Horatio Caine remarks that you might want to someday own a vehicle with doors (as opposed to your motorcycle), do NOT reply "I have plenty of time for that." [[spoiler:Tim Speedle does. Poor Speed.]]
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* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': In [[Recap/Daredevil2015S3E12OneLastShot "One Last Shot"]], Foggy Nelson notes (much to his own surprise) that their plan to get FBI Agent Ray Nadeem to testify against Wilson Fisk actually seems to have worked. Matt Murdock cuts him off mid-sentence and asks him not to test their luck. Seconds after Nadeem walks out of the courtroom Matt [[SuperSenses overhears]] one of Fisk's accomplices threatening the jury into rejecting the case.
* ''Series/DeadliestCatch'' One of the deckhands [[IsThatTheBestYouCanDo taunts]] the [[DoNotTauntCthulhu frigid and stormy Bering Sea]]. Naturally, the Bering Sea [[LaserGuidedKarma responds]] as only an ocean can. By instantly turning the crab boat's deck into a frigid swimming pool.
* ''Series/TheDickCavettShow'': In one episode, 72-year-old publisher Jerome Irving Rodale, an advocate of organic farming, [[FatalMethodActing died of a heart attack on stage]]. Earlier, Rodale had made some boastful comments on his supposedly good health, and bragged, "I'm going to live to be 100, unless I'm run down by some sugar-crazed taxi driver." Unsurprisingly, [[MissingEpisode the episode was never aired]].
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'': In the GrandFinale "[[Recap/DinosaursS04E07ChangingNature Changing Nature]]", after causing an ecological disaster and the attempt to reverse it resulted in an ice age instead, Earl Sinclair tries to assure to his family it will all work out in the end.
-->'''Earl''': After all, dinosaurs have been on this Earth for 150 million years. And it's not like we're going to just... disappear.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 "Galaxy 4"]]: One of the first things the Doctor says is, "We may have some long-deserved, [[{{Blooper}} undeserved]] peace for once." A Chumblie shows up with the plot within a minute.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors "The Three Doctors"]]: Just before he and the Second Doctor part company, the Third Doctor says: "I hope I don't meet me again." However, there have since been several occasions where two or more different incarnations of the Doctor have crossed paths.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock "Earthshock"]]: The Doctor and Adric get into an argument when Adric demands to go home, but the Doctor says he won't risk taking the TARDIS back into E-Space. At one point, the Doctor tells Adric: "I'm not hanging around while you plot the course to your own destruction!" Then, at the end of Episode Four, Adric gets blown up.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]]: While the Doctor and Jabe are discussing Platform One, he comments that she makes it sound "unsinkable". Jabe considers the metaphor appropriate, only for the Doctor to note that he was once on a [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic ship declared unsinkable]], and wound up "clinging to an iceberg".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E4AliensOfLondon "Aliens of London"]]: Early in the episode, Rose admits to the Doctor that it's pretty cool being the only human on Earth who knows that aliens exist. Immediately thereafter, a spaceship flies overhead and crashes into Big Ben before landing in the Thames.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]]:
*** Simmons, the scientist who had been torturing the "Metaltron" to get it to talk, asks of the titular monster, whom he believes is disabled: "What are you going to do; sucker me to death?" The Dalek promptly crushes his skull with its plunger arm.
*** Rose, Adam and [=DiMaggio=], while fleeing the Dalek, go up the stairs in the stairwell, assuming it can't follow. Adam even taunts it to that effect. Then:
---->'''Dalek:''' [[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: EL-E-VATE! ]]

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E11BoomTown "Boom Town"]]: "Cardiff, early twenty-first century, winds coming from the... east. Trust me, safest place in the universe." Then the Doctor finds out there's a Slitheen plotting to blow the place up with a faulty nuclear power plant.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E2ToothAndClaw "Tooth and Claw"]]: After the werewolf is driven back by a barrage of gunfire, the steward is convinced it's dead. The Doctor says otherwise.
--->'''Steward:''' And I'm telling you, I'll sleep well tonight with that thing's hide upon my wall. ''[walks over to the door, looks down the hallway]'' Must have crawled away to [[VerticalKidnapping diAAAAAARRRRGHHHH!!!]]
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]]: At the beginning, the Doctor says he knows exactly what he's doing. Cue the TARDIS console exploding.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E6TheAgeOfSteel "The Age of Steel"]]: After a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal leaves EvilCripple John Lumic's life support damaged...
--->'''Lumic:''' I will upgrade only with my last breath!\\
'''Cyberman:''' [[/folder]]

[[folder: Then breathe no more. ]]

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet "The Impossible Planet"]]:
--->'''Ida:''' We've come this far. There's no turning back.\\
'''The Doctor:''' Oh, did you have to? No turning back? That's almost as bad as "nothing can possibly go wrong" or "this is gonna be the best Christmas [[Series/EastEnders Walford's]] ever had!"
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E11FearHer "Fear Her"]]: At the end, Rose has this to say to the Doctor. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday She just had to say it...]]
--->"They keep on trying to split us up, but they never ever will. ''[…]'' We'll always be okay, you and me."
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E742 "42"]]: Erina, annoyed about having been sent to fetch tools to repair the engine, makes an unwise comment as she closes the locker: "Please, kill me now." The [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Ashton is more than happy to grant her request.
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned "Voyage of the Damned"]]:
*** The villain [[spoiler:''[[InvokedTrope tries]]'' to tempt fate by naming the interstellar cruise liner he means to scuttle the ''Titanic''. It doesn't work nearly as well as he'd hoped, mainly thanks to the Doctor.]]
*** The Doctor tries to assure newsvendor Wilf that this Christmas, nothing disastrous is going to happen in London. He gets teleported away mid-sentence, and almost immediately afterwards disaster strikes.
*** The Doctor mocks [[spoiler:Capricorn]] for being too incompetent to sink the ''Titanic''. He responds by remotely shutting down the engines.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime "Partners in Crime"]]: The Doctor tells Donna that Miss Foster having a sonic device of her own is "very unlikely". [[GilliganCut Next shot]], Foster is using her sonic pen to unlock the doors to the roof.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky"]]: At the end, Martha says her goodbyes to the Doctor and Donna while still onboard the TARDIS... thus giving the SapientShip the opportunity to close the door and take off of her own volition just as Martha turns to leave.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter "The Doctor's Daughter"]]: Martha, crossing the hostile surface of Messaline, tells her companion that their destination "can't be much further..." and promptly trips and falls into a pool of {{quicksand|Sucks}}.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead "Forest of the Dead"]]: When the Library's SelfDestructMechanism is activated thanks to [[spoiler:the sentient computer having a breakdown]], Lux says that the Doctor Moon, the central computer's virus checker, will stop it. In the very next scene, [[spoiler:CAL (the computer) manages to shut Dr. Moon off with her TV remote]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight "Midnight"]] has perhaps the most blatant and extreme example:
--->'''The Doctor:''' Stuck in a big space bus with a bunch of strangers on a diamond planet called Midnight? {{What could possibly go wrong}}?
*** [[spoiler:Things do go wrong. Very, very wrong, and the Doctor nearly ''dies''.]]
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E11TurnLeft "Turn Left"]]: Worn out by living in a CrapsackWorld where she never met the Doctor, when this timeline's version of the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem ATMOS]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky crisis]] goes down, Donna exasperatedly asks [[spoiler:Rose]] how things could possibly get worse. She [[TheStarsAreGoingOut finds out]] soon enough...
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd "Journey's End"]] gives one to the OmnicidalManiac villain:
--->'''[[spoiler:Davros]]:''' [[LargeHam Nothing can stop the]] [[spoiler:[[ApocalypseHow detonation]]!]] [[ChekhovsGun Nothing!]] And no one!
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]: Double-subverted with DI [=McMillan=] and Sergeant Dennison. At the beginning, while pursuing a bus that ClassyCatBurglar Lady Christina is riding, Dennison sets up a roadblock at the north end of a tunnel the bus is passing through and tells [=McMillan=] the bus has no way out. He responds, "We've got her." Then the bus is transported through a wormhole. When the bus returns to Earth at the end, the two cops still catch and arrest Christina, but the Doctor helps her escape.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars "The Waters of Mars"]]:
*** The Doctor's reaction when he realizes he's in humanity's first Mars base, the destruction of which is a [[YouCantFightFate fixed point in time]], right as the events leading to said destruction are beginning:
---->'''The Doctor:''' I should go. I really... should go. ''[hears a roar over the Tannoy]'' Oh, I really should go...
*** Later on, as the crew is evacuating the base:
---->'''The Doctor:''' Right, I should leave! ''Finally!'' I ''should'' leave! Yuri my old mate, no, no point in me seeing the icefield? No point at all! No... ''[begins to run after her]'' ADELAIDE!
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels "The Time of Angels"]]: The Doctor is disinterested in getting into another adventure with River Song, for [[NoodleIncident vague reasons]], but Amy points out he promised to show her a planet next, requesting five minutes to see the planet River wanted to come to.
--->'''The Doctor:''' All right, five minutes! But I'm telling you right now, that woman is not dragging me into anything!
*** Naturally, within those five minutes, River has roped him into helping hunt down a Weeping Angel loose in an underground maze.
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2011CSTheDoctorTheWidowAndTheWardrobe "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"]]:
--->'''The Doctor:''' This is one of the safest planets I know; there's never anything ''dangerous'' here...\\
''[a loud crash is heard nearby]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' ...there are sentences I should just keep away from.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong "The Wedding of River Song"]] has an example with [[BusCrash greater]] [[KilledOffForReal consequences]] [[TearJerker than normal]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Dorium:''']] Time catches up with us all, Doctor!\\
'''The Doctor:''' Well it has never laid a glove on me!
** [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "The Day of the Doctor"]]: At the very end of the [[GreatOffscreenWar Time War]], as the Doctor is finally regenerating, he comments to himself that he hopes his next incarnation's ears won't be too conspicuous. Before regenerating into Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Doctor.
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2013CSTheTimeOfTheDoctor "The Time of the Doctor"]]: The Eleventh Doctor promises Clara he won't forget a second of his time as the Doctor, before regenerating into the Twelfth... who promptly forgets how to fly the TARDIS.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E5TimeHeist "Time Heist"]]:
*** The Doctor insists no harm ever came from answering a phone. Cue SmashCut.
*** As the Doctor says there's no immediate threat the alarm goes off. He [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by saying "I should stop saying things like that."
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"]]: Karl the crane operator listens to an affirmation tape reassuring him that he's special, valued, and someone wants him. That someone? The MonsterOfTheWeek, HuntingTheMostDangerousGame.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Heading out for work, Ruth Clayton dares that Monday to do its worst. By the end of the day, not only have Judoon converged on Gloucester and killed several people hunting for a fugitive, [[spoiler:Ruth's husband Lee has been killed, and Ruth herself gets a TomatoInTheMirror discovering that ''she'' is the fugitive.]]
** [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast "The Star Beast"]]: At the end of the adventure, Donna tells the Doctor how she lost her last job by spilling coffee on her computer. After getting a fresh cup of coffee from the TARDIS itself, she decides to tap dance on this button
--->'''Donna:''' Here we are, having a coffee! What’s gonna go wrong—? (''launches coffee onto the TARDIS console'') Oh my God, I did it again!
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': Drew shares the elevator with Larry after he has been promised a promotion as long as he reaches the boardroom in thirty minutes. When Larry congratulates him, he says that he doesn't want to talk about it for fearing of jinxing things.
-->'''Larry:''' Hey, they're calling you up. There's no way you can lose now. Nothing but blue skies ahead! Not even the gods above with their so-called "powers" could... ''(elevator breaks down)''\\
'''Drew:''' You happy?
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* The Belgian selection show for the Series/EurovisionSongContest in 2016 featured an international panel of experts voting for the songs, chosen for various reasons. One of the countries was Greece, chosen because they had never failed to qualify for the Final. That year, Greece failed to qualify.
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* ''Series/FamilyFortunes'': In one episode of this British adaptation of ''Series/FamilyFeud'', a contestant gave "Over a fire" as a response to "Name a way of toasting someone." As he often did on off-the-wall answers, host Les Dennis quipped, "I tell you what, if it's up there, I'll give you the money meself!" Cue "Grill" lighting up on the board for 12 points -- Les, man of his word, wrote the contestant a check for 12 pounds afterwards.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Played straight and then instantly lampshaded:
-->'''Aeryn:''' You know we don't have a contingency.\\
'''Crichton:''' Ah this'll work. Unless that plant can mutate in five minutes, what could go wrong?\\
''(beat)''\\
'''Crichton:''' Damn, I did not just say that.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
** Evidently Creator/JossWhedon likes this trope (among many others). Any time someone thinks things are going smooth... they're not. LampshadeHanging by characters completely fails to avert the trouble -- or the comments.
--->'''Mal:''' It never goes smooth. How come it ''never goes smooth''?
** One of the most striking examples is in the movie, when Wash [[spoiler: says, after a particularly skillful and heroic bit of flying, "I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I--" And is immediately skewered through the chest.]]
* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
** In the Season 4 finale, "The One With Ross's Wedding", Ross invokes this trope as a way of dooming his upcoming wedding to Emily:
--->'''Emily''': Oh, you weren't supposed to see me like this before the wedding. It's bad luck.\\
'''Ross''': It's okay. I think we've already had all the bad luck we're going to have.
--->''[Rachel enters... ruins the wedding.]''
** Also when Rachel quits her job at Central Perk:
--->"Ah, and no offense to everybody who still works here... You have no idea how good it feels to say that, as of this moment... I will never have to make coffee... ''again''."\\
''[in the next scene, she's at her new job... being told how to make coffee for her new boss]''
* ''Series/FullHouse'' sees ''a lot'' of examples for this trope, especially later on in the series.
** In "Subterranean Graduation Blues", Kimmy claims while talking on the phone that babysitting Nicky and Alex is easy after giving them finger-paint to keep them occupied, only to be proven wrong after seeing the graffiti they cause with said finger-paint, which turns her into a BadlyBatteredBabysitter for the rest of the episode as she's busy cleaning up the mess.
** In "Room for One More?":
*** Jesse's attempt to persuade Rebecca into agreeing on [[LetsHaveAnotherBaby having another baby]] early in the episode by arranging for a radio show segment at home to allow himself to work and take care of the kids, one of whom has a cold, soon becomes a trying time for him when Joey shows up with an injury from a roller-skating accident, the pig Stephanie and Michelle are taking care of is running loose in the house, and the kids need his attention as much as his radio DJ job.
*** When D.J., Kimmy, Steve, and some other boys in the wrestling team enter the studio room in the hope of recording a rap song Kimmy had written for the wrestling team pep rally while Danny is temporarily filling in for Jesse on the radio show segment due to Jesse having to step away for a moment to tend to Nicky, Danny expresses interest in hearing the rap song, claiming that no one else would hear it because Joey gave him the instruction on how to play the pre-recorded songs on private mode. [[IsThisThingStillOn Too bad Danny hadn't expected Joey to accidentally give him a WRONG instruction]], causing the radio to play the rap song instead of the pre-recorded ones Danny meant to play, as Jesse can attest when he tunes in.
** In "The Apartment":
*** Early in the episode, D.J. asks for permission to go to Steve's apartment. Danny agrees, on the condition that she returns home by eleven, which D.J. promises him. Unfortunately, D.J. and Steve fall asleep while watching a movie and don't wake up until Danny accidentally makes a loud noise right outside the apartment door when he comes looking for her '''at one A.M.'''
*** One of the perks of having one's own apartment, as Steve informs D.J., is being able to "crank up the stereo as loud as I want, whenever I want", which he demonstrates to turning up the stereo volume, only to relent and turn it back down after a neighbor knocks on the door and tells him "Turn it down, you punks!".
*** As Stephanie and Michelle complain to Danny in D.J.'s room about the aftermath of Michelle's leaf-collection "hobby" and Stephanie's reaction to it, Danny, who's in a hurry to keep monitoring D.J. and Steve, who have already left the room due to Danny's nonstop surveillance, makes a concise advice for them to apologize and make up before leaving the room. Stephanie and Michelle believe that they might have got off easy... until Danny sees the state of ''their'' room.
---->'''Stephanie''': Wow, he really streamlined the dad talk.
---->'''Michelle''': (happily) Yeah, we got off pretty easy.
---->'''Danny''': (off-screen) ''LOOK AT THE MESS IN HERE!''
---->'''Michelle''': (smile fading) Maybe not.
*** After Danny witnesses the mess in Stephanie and Michelle's room as the result of Michelle's leaf-collection "hobby", Danny meets Jesse in the kitchen and asks him if there's anything worse than leaves on a carpet. Then they see the cement truck pouring cement into the house as the result of CarMeetsHouse.
---->'''Jesse''': Yup.
---->'''Danny''': My kitchen!
** In the episode "Wrong-Way Tanner", Danny tries to prove Jesse wrong when Jesse casts doubt on Danny's athletic skills by kicking a soccer ball in the backyard. Unfortunately for Danny, he proves Jesse right when he misses the aim while kicking the ball, resulting in it flying far away from the goalie's net -- Danny's intended target -- and into the Gibbler residence instead. To make it worse for Danny, Stephanie happens to have been secretly videotaping it and got it all on tape.
--->'''Stephanie''': THIS is a double two-thumbs-way-up. They'll probably show this on parent-teacher nights.
** When D.J. informs Jesse that more samples have arrived and are placed in the living room late in the episode "High Anxiety", Jesse says he's "ready to sit down and make a decision". Unfortunately for him, the samples in question are [[ToiletHumour a large collection of toilet bowls]]. He does sit down on one of them, but by this point he's feeling too overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things he needs to get ready for the Smash Club re-opening to make a decision on his own, requiring Rebecca to help him out.
** "Another Opening, Another No Show":
*** As Jesse tries to deal with one trouble after another right before the club reopens, he praises Joey as the possibly only person he can count on at this point, only for Joey to present the group members he has booked for the club, who are '''not''' the men from Music/{{REM}} but a triplet of older women who happens to share the name, much to Jesse's chagrin.
*** When the operation is finally going smoothly for the Smash Club, Rebecca wonders where Jesse is, before Michelle points to the disco ball that's descending from the ceiling, which Jesse happens to be riding on as he escapes the locked storage room via AirVentPassageway.
** "Comet's Excellent Adventure":
*** While Danny tries to make Jesse adhere to his dog-care schedule, he says to Michelle that Jesse is "gonna do it with a smile". Jesse responds by casting a KubrickStare at Danny's direction instead.
*** When [[EpicFail Jesse's attempt at playing multiple instruments at once ends with an amplifier short-circuiting]], he [[GetOut orders Joey out of the basement studio]], claiming that he doesn't need Joey anymore. The phone rings right at that moment, prompting Jesse to request Joey's help by getting the phone and answering the call while Jesse himself tries to fix the broken amplifier.
*** As Jesse is bracing himself for his confession about his role in Comet's disappearance, Danny says to him "this had better be important". Cue Jesse confessing to Danny about him giving Michelle permission to [[DogWalksYou walk Comet on her own]].[[note]] Once the truth is out, Danny starts pleading with the viewers to help find Comet, with some of the other Tanner family members joining in on pleading on live TV. It's after Comet watches Michelle pleading on live TV for his return that he starts running back home, leaving the female dog he has been with behind as he goes.[[/note]]
*** After Jesse and Michelle discuss over the events that transpired throughout the day, he promises Michelle that he'll do everything he can to to help find Comet, only to find Comet having returned home at that moment.
** "Making Out is Hard to Do":
*** Jesse tells [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]], who's trying to promote the Rippers at the time, that one shouldn't expect to make it big in music quickly. Cue the new Rippers song becoming a smash hit and pushing the band to stardom quickly, causing Jesse to give up music altogether, a decision that would haunt him later (in a HumiliationConga that turns out to be AllJustADream).
*** More immediately following Jesse's declaration that he would quit music:
---->'''Rebecca''': So this decision to give up music has nothing to do with all the hoopla over Barry and the Rippers?\\
'''Jesse''': Hoopla? What hoopla?\\
'''[[DropInCharacter Kimmy]]''': (entering the house while wearing a t-shirt with "JESSE & THE RIPPERS" but with "BARRY" printed over "JESSE") Barry is GOD! Can you believe they're opening for [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand the Stones]]?
*** Then immediately after Kimmy's entry, Jesse takes Nicky and Alex away from the kitchen with the stated goal of going someplace where one wouldn't have to hear the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch "Barry]] and the Rippers", only for Nicky and Alex to start singing lines from the song in question, which does nothing to soothe Jesse's mood.
** During the discussion about how best to manage Michelle's new income from her lemonade sales in "You Pet It, You Bought It", Danny suggests for her to save the money, but Jesse advocates for her to "live a little" with some spending, with Michelle responding "I'm gonna live a ''lot''". [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted She does just that through buying a DONKEY, spending all of her money in the process.]]
--->'''Danny''': Please tell me that's a piñata.
** "On the Road Again":
*** As the band members are about to head out of town for a gig, they fret over who would carry the luggage for free because the person who's supposed to do this can't make it. Cue Joey showing up.
*** Later on, Danny and D.J. have an argument over D.J. dating Viper, and Danny resorts to withholding his car keys in an attempt to prevent D.J. from leaving to see Viper, only for her to state that she'll take a ride with Kimmy, which is the arrangement they made earlier in the episode, leaving Danny feeling more stressed out, if anything.
** "The Producer" has a positive example taking place while the family is dining out. After D.J. and Stephanie completely devour the last slice of pie and the waiter informs them that the pie in question had the final stock of [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Vanilla Weasels]], Joey's depressive mood worsens and he claims that he'll never find any desserts that he will like at least as much, only to perk up at the sight of another waiter taking a flan for someone else and immediately order one for himself.
** "Up on the Roof":
*** Jesse claims "Finally, peace and quiet" once nearly every other Tanner household member leaves and tilts his chair back for a moment of relaxation, which ends abruptly within seconds when Kimmy barges inside the house screaming '''"D.J.!!!"''', [[PeopleFallOffChairs the shock from which causes Jesse to fall back -- literally -- on his chair]].
*** During the process of trying to work out details on their prank of choice, Kimmy brings Duane for help. D.J. isn't impressed initially, though it ends up [[ZigzaggedTrope zigzagged]] when he turns out to actually be able to help accomplish D.J. and Kimmy's objective.
---->'''Kimmy''': Deej, meet the answer to our prayers.
---->*Duane enters the room*\\
'''D.J.''': (looks upwards) Apparently we had a bad connection.
** "Michelle Rides Again":
*** As Rebecca talks to Jesse about his already-busy schedules, Jesse decides to set aside a moment with her, only for Joey to inadvertently ruin the moment.
---->'''Joey''': (off-screen) Jesse, can I borrow your shaving razor?\\
'''Jesse''': Gotta go. *runs off*
*** Right at the moment of the junior horse-riding contest, the mother of the girl Michelle befriends runs off after noticing her daughter is absent. Danny smugly states that the woman's daughter must have been unable to handle the pressure of the competition, only for Stephanie to mention that Michelle is also missing from the line-up, causing Danny and Joey to start searching for Michelle, with Jesse joining them soon afterwards.
*** As Stephanie is talking to Danny on the phone after Michelle is discharged from the hospital, she asks when Danny will be back. Danny enters the house at that very moment.
*** The final example plays it for heartwarming effect, when D.J. worries about who would take her to attend the senior prom after Kimmy informs her that Duane's cousin, whom Kimmy has set up to be D.J.'s prom date, can't make it.
---->'''D.J.''': I'm not going to the prom?\\
'''Kimmy''': Don't worry, Deej, I've scrounged up another guy for you.\\
'''D.J.''': I'm afraid to ask.\\
'''[[BackForTheFinale Steve]]''': (walking into the house) Come on, Deej, let's go. [[BigEater I don't wanna miss the buffet!]]
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Early in the first season, as Eddard Stark and his son [[HeroicBastard Jon Snow]] say their farewells before Eddard goes south to King's Landing and Jon goes north to Castle Black, Ned promises Jon that the next time they meet, he'll tell him all about his mother. Oh, Ned.
** In Season 3, Daario says there's only a few soldiers guarding the gate at Yunkai. After killing them, a bunch more charge out an an alley. When our heroes have polished them off and Jorah is commenting sarcastically on this event, even more soldiers come running up. Fellas, just keep your mouths shut.
** Like Ned, Robert and Benjen both say something akin to "We'll talk when I get back". They thought they would, huh? Well, Benjen did.
** Before the Red Wedding, Talisa asks Robb if their baby is a son, they can name him Eddard Stark, in memory of Robb's father. Of course you can, if a certain crazed old man didn't lure you all into a devious trap to kill you all. Sure enough, neither the father, mother or the baby lived.
** Tywin sarcastically asks if Tyrion is going to kill his own father, which he does.
* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'':
** From the "Rites of Spring" episode:
*** Blanche asks Dorothy for her "honest advice" about how Blanche's body in her bikini looks. Too bad for Blanche, Dorothy's "honest advice" is not pleasant for her, as she insinuates in her comment that [[YouAreFat Blanche has gained weight]].[[note]] The result of Blanche weighing herself further confirms it.[[/note]]
*** Dorothy and Rose believe that they haven't gained weight over the years. [[YouAreFat They're both in for a shock upon weighing themselves.]]
** In the episode "An Illegitimate Concern", Blanche tells a young male visitor claiming to struggle with revealing the motive behind his visit to just say it quickly. [[GoneHorriblyRight Unfortunately for her, his words come with news that Blanche is NOT prepared to handle.]]
--->[[WhamLine George Devereaux, your husband, was my father.]]
** From the episode "Sister of the Bride":
*** In the process of setting up the Volunteer of the Year award banquet, Sophia lies to those who provide for the banquet by claiming that Dorothy would go out with the service providers in exchange for getting the services in question for cheaper prices. Dorothy, not being in the know, remarks about Sophia's dedication in helping with the banquet, along with the deals she manages to get for said banquet:
---->'''Dorothy''': I wish I worked this hard for charity.\\
'''Sophia''': You will, pussycat.
*** Upon Clayton's arrival, Blanche, who's still in denial about Clayton being gay and expects him to show up with a female romantic partner, asks him for the big surprise. Cue a man showing up at that moment.
---->'''Blanche''': All right, now, baby brother, I've waited all week. Where is it? Where's my surprise?
---->*Doug shows up at the door with luggage*\\
'''Sophia''': Surprise.
*** Rose fully expects to be the shoo-in for the Volunteer of the Year award because her only rival for it is now deceased. Unfortunately for [[CompetitionFreak Rose]], her deceased rival ends up winning the award posthumously anyway, which greatly disappoints her.
** Two examples in the episode "Beauty And The Beast".
*** When the nurse Dorothy hires talks to Rose about having once worked at [[BleakAbyssRetirementHome Shady Pines]] while Dorothy goes to get Sophia to get reacquainted with her, she expresses doubt that Sophia would recognize her. The moment Sophia sees her, she immediately wheels herself away into the kitchen, screaming in horror all the while.
*** After Blanche and Rose complain to Dorothy about Sophia's nurse interrupting [[NoodleIncident their nighttime activities]], Dorothy insists that, as much as she dislikes Sophia's nurse, she doesn't see enough reasons to have said nurse fired. Cue the nurse entering the kitchen and telling Dorothy that a man called for Dorothy but she forgot to get his number before hanging up. After the nurse leaves the kitchen, Dorothy decides that she's had enough.
---->'''Dorothy''': [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Hasta la vista, baby.]]
** As the audition process of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' contestants nears its end in the "Questions And Answers" episode, Dorothy, who fully expects to be selected as a contestant, tells the fellow audition participant next to her to watch her on TV, only for her InsufferableGenius attitude to cause the audition judge to reject her instead.
* On ''Series/GrandDesigns'', if a client states an optimistically fast timeline, low budget, or both, they'll inevitably fall behind schedule and over-budget.
* ''Series/TheGreatBritishBakeOff'':
** At the start of the technical challenge in the second episode of series 7, Selasi mentions that he's made this recipe before, and acknowledges that saying so out loud may be tempting fate. [[spoiler:He comes last in the challenge.]]
** Rav, in episode 5 of the same season, says that he can't come last in the technical for a third week in a row, [[spoiler:immediately before doing so.]]
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'': Lampshaded:
-->'''George:''' Do you have anything for us, anything good?\\
'''Callie:''' Nope. It's slow.\\
'''Alex:''' You don't say it's a slow day in the pit.\\
'''George:''' You ''never'' say it's slow... you just jinxed us.\\
'''Callie:''' It's a day and it's slow.\\
'''Alex:''' When that phone starts ringing with traumas, you're gonna wish you hadn't said that.\\
'''Callie:''' The phone's not gonna ring. [[RuleOfThree It's a slow day.]]\\
''[the phone rings]''
** The "I'll be right back" version happens to [[spoiler:Shepard]].
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* ''Series/HorribleHistories'':
** "The Borgia Family" song:
--->'''Cesare:''' I am the mostest powerfulest, evilest of all\\
As long as dad's alive, there's not a single chance I'll fall!\\
'''Rodrigo:''' ''[dies]''\\
'''Cesare:''' [[OhCrap Oh, no!]]
** Used again in the 'Court of Historical Law' sketch featuring Tsar Peter III's case against a rat (or possibly 'a mouse, with delusions of grandeur') that he found nibbling his toy soldiers:
--->'''Judge:''' Well, this certainly can't get any weirder...\\
'''Peter:''' ''[triumphantly produces a teeny little gallows, complete in every detail]''\\
'''Judge:''' ''[barely changing expression]'' ...Yes it could. It could get weirder.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** Referenced in one episode. Marshall and Lily agree to write each other "death letters" with a final goodbye and important information (bank accounts, passwords, etc.). Turns out that Marshall didn't write one, but he's planning on doing it soon. Ted and Barney assure him that there's no chance that he could suddenly drop dead before writing it. No chance at all. Marshall berates them for taking advantage of his superstitious nature, throws salt over his shoulder, knocks on wood, turns around three times and runs home to write the letter.
** Used in "Perfect Week", where Barney was attempting to sleep with seven women in seven days. Lily utters the phrase "perfect week", thus jinxing it. The next day, Lily gleefully points out that Barney was getting along with "third martini girl," pointing out there was no such thing as a jinx...only for 2009 World Champion New York Yankee member Nick Swisher walked through the door and every lady in the bar oogling at him.
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* ''Series/IfItMovesFileIt'': In "Surveillance", Quick and Foster are sent to the intelligence services, where they are tasked with watching a house. While watching the house, Quick has a flight of fancy about dangerous criminals bursting out of it guns blazing. Once he tells Foster about it, a group of criminals ''do'' come out shooting, and Quick and Foster run for it.
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* ''Series/JandaKembang'': In episode 16, right after Salmah assures her intermediary that Laila will not be a problem during her job, Laila plugs out an important power cord out of curiosity.
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* In the Series/LawAndOrder episode "Refuge, Part 1," Jack [=McCoy=] is attempting to prosecute members of the TheMafiya for murder, but the judge declares a mistrial because the young witness mentioned during his testimony that other witnesses had been intimidated. Despite [=McCoy=]'s protests, the judge says, "Mr. [=McCoy=], it's only the second day of testimony. A mistrial isn't going to kill anybody." [[spoiler:Sure enough, hitters hired by the Russians find the kid's safe house and slit everyone's throats, killing both his mother and ADA Toni Ricci and seriously injuring the boy.]]
* In the ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' episode "Pandora" CowboyCop Detective Stabler has tracked down the pedophile Tassig in Prague, who [[BullyingADragon mockingly suggests]] Stabler can't [[PoliceBrutality beat him up]] without permission from "this bitch" (the interpol agent accompanying him). Stabler [[NeckLift grabs him by the throat,]] lifts him so high that Tassig's head brushes against the light bulb dangling from the ceiling above them, and satisfyingly choke-slams him onto the desk behind him.
* Happens in the trailer for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. After easily dispatching [[BigBad Vandal Savage]]'s {{Mook}}s, [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Palmer]] says that, if this is all Savage can throw at them, beating him will be a piece of cake. [[Series/TheFlash2014 Leonard Snart]] looks at him with contemptuous bewilderment and asks why Palmer would say something like that. Cue a [[HumongousMecha giant robot foot]] crashing through the ceiling.
* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'': In the backstory, a miner named Rockhound complained to his friends that he was tired of their routine and wished that something, ''anything'', interesting would happen to him. Minutes later when he goes down to a small planet to survey it [[spoiler:he is possessed by the essence of the Insect hiding deep within the planet, becoming the first Divine Shadow.]]
* ''Series/LittleMosqueOnThePrairie'': Yasser reassures Amaar that the open house is going on "without an itch". The ChekhovsGun-ish electric box he has been tasked to fix proceeds to blow up.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Ontamo asks Elendil what does he thinks about their experience in Middle-earth until now and he answers sarcastically that he likes the mountains. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the biggest of them, Orodruin, erupts engulfing everything in its pyroclastic flow]].
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': Often used, especially in tandem with the AnswerCut. For example, Juliet is worried that Ben will react badly to her affair with Goodwin. Goodwin replies, "What's Ben gonna do?" Cut to Ben sending Goodwin to his death infiltrating the tail section.
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* ''Series/MajorCrimes'': The AfterShow to ''Series/TheCloser'', one perp learns a lesson about asking people if they're going to shoot you: Sooner or later, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9xAHAoqC6c someone's going to answer YES!]]
* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'': AvertedTrope. Malcolm and Reese both participate in an illegal race-betting scheme, with Malcolm even turning to the audience to ask, with no trace of sarcasm, "WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong" One flip cut later, he's showing off the thousands of dollars he made in the scam, which apparently went off without a hitch. Unfortunately Malcolm screws it up by wasting all the winnings on a lemon car.
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'':
** There is hardly any episode where this trope isn't invoked by at least one character. The episode "Luck of the Bundy's" even establishes that a Bundy must never admit that he is lucky because an equal amount of bad luck is just waiting around the corner for him to be TemptingFate. The result of that episode? The police "confiscates" all the money Al has been winning at poker so far, he gets arrested for grand theft auto (because all cars he also won were stolen), Bud's college dorm burns down forcing him to return back home, Kelly has a major stunt accident and is uninsured, and Al is getting hit by a lightning strike from the only cloud in miles, which is hovering above his house.
** Frequently lampshaded as well, like when Bud needs to score 10 points in the last frame of a bowling game.
--->'''Jefferson:''' Whatever you do, don't leave a split.\\
'''Al:''' ''[AsideGlance]'' Gee, I wonder what's going to happen now.
** It was actually revealed in the three-part episode when the Bundys go to England that Al Bundy's ancestor pissed off a witch who put a curse on his entire bloodline, explaining the bad luck of temping fate.
* ''Series/MatchOfTheDay'': The opening day of the 1995/96 Premier League season saw Manchester United lose 3-1 to Aston Villa. In response to Manchester United fielding a number of youth players, Alan Hansen said, "You can't win anything with kids". Nine months later, Manchester United had won the Premier League and FA Cup double.
* In the ''Series/{{Mayday}}'' episode about Qantas 72, when the second officer returns from a bathroom break and asks the captain if there's anything he should know about:
-->'''Captain:''' Altitude and airspeed's the same. Smooth sailing.\\
(''Warning alarm goes off'')\\
'''Captain:''' Don't tell me I just jinxed us.
* Gets a LampshadeHanging in one episode of ''Series/TheMentalist''. Rigsby suggests that the team is due an easy case; Lisbon is immediately irritated that he said that, because now there's no way that's going to happen. When Jane starts causing trouble shortly thereafter, her first response is to say to Rigsby, "See what you did?"
* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'':
-->'''Arthur:''' Maybe, just this once, we'll have no trouble at all. ''[gets hit in the neck with a drugged dart]''
* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'':
** In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS3E3 Judgement Day]]", Barnaby and Troy are searching the farm where Peter Drinkwater is staying for stolen property and promptly find a ton of evidence, at which point Barnaby comments "I wish they were all this easy". Not five minutes later, they find Drinkwater with a pitchfork through his chest and the case becomes vastly more complicated.
** Early on in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS6E3 Painted in Blood]]", when Barnaby comments to Joyce that she's going to have a lovely day in Midsomer Florey, she snarks that he's probably going to tell her there's been a grisly murder there (hey, it is Midsomer, after all). He assures her it's a "haven of tranquillity". Not only is there a murder there that same day, but Joyce is the one who discovers the body!
* ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'':
** In episode 12, the moment Bambang happily says that Melani will no longer meet Alexi after being transferred out of ''Alexi Show'', Alexi suddenly appears to give Melani flowers.
** In episode 55, right after Prima and Juna talk about how fortunate that Juna's barefoot scene doesn't need a second take, a crew member tells Akbar that they need one.
** Early in episode 58, Juna declares that he doesn't want his career to end yet while Mami Bibir tells Melani that Juna will be okay working without her. By the end of the episode, Juna lost his job in ''AADC''.
* ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'': after listing off what his invention does, Dr. Fruitcake tells those assembled at his press conference that his latest invention is ''completely safe'' (his own emphasis). Cue explosion. Then he starts telling them about another invention of his. Cue ''another'' explosion!
* ''Series/MyCatFromHell'': One of cat trainer Jackson Galaxy's methods is testing a cat's "challenge line" -- pushing a skittish cat to see how closely it can be approached before it will scratch or bite. Of course, if you do this, then sooner or later you're going to get scratched or bit.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'':
** Tom Servo's favorite riff. "It can't [blank]! Doodly-doodly-doo! It can [blank]!"
** At the conclusion the episode "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E01CaveDwellers Cave Dwellers]]" Servo complains it was 'the worst movie' the Mads had ever sent them. [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E21MonsterAGoGo Considering]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate some]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E15TheWildWorldOfBatwoman of]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E21TheBeastOfYuccaFlats the]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E19InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen films]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E05BeingFromAnotherPlanet the Mads]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E23TheCastleOfFuManchu later sent]], Servo definitely shouldn't have said that seeing as how the Mads took that as a challenge.
** Mike Nelson asks Frank about Joel and the Bots in the episode "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E12Mitchell Mitchell]]." About an hour and a half later he found out.
--->'''Mike:''' Say, what is the deal with this guy and these cute robots?
** Mike further tempts fate by declaring the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E03DeathstalkerAndTheWarriors episode]] ''Film/DeathstalkerAndTheWarriorsFromHell'' and stating the movie was the most "ambitiously bad movie" the SOL inhabitants had ever screened. You [[Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen sure]] about that, Mike?
* ''Series/MythBusters'':
** An unscripted example occurs in the "Exploding Fire Extinguisher" myth on this show. It looks like their big bang will take a while, so the gang starts playing charades. Tory asks, "Sounds like?" Cue StuffBlowingUp.
** During the Hammer vs. Hammer myth: Tory was trying to drive in a nail with one swing. He missed the nail twice, hitting the same spot both times.
--->'''Grant:''' Why don't you put the nail there?\\
'''Narrator:''' It's worth noting a smart remark rarely goes unpunished.\\
''[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5ZXxUqDwzs Cue the hammer slipping out of Tory's hand]] and nailing Grant in the shin, missing the steel-toe cap of his shoe.]''
** On the Mythbusters Revealed special, they reveal that when a member of the crew or cast is caught with a cell phone going off during a shoot, they're fined a case of beer. Adam is often caught with his phone on so he buys a few cases every couple of weeks. During the episode, Jamie smugly explains to the camera that he makes sure his phone is set to vibrate so he doesn't have to buy beer. Not a second after he finishes speaking, his phone audibly goes off on-camera and the crew laughs at him.
--->'''Narrator:''' And ''that's'' a case of beer.
* ''Series/MythQuest'': In "Minokichi", Mosaku tells to Alex the story of Yuki-Onna, a snow demon that feeds on body warmth and then freezes her victims to death. The last thing he says before going to sleep? "Wouldn't want this to be the last place I see." [[spoiler: Yuki-Onna kills him in his sleep that night]].
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* Anyone on ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' who says anything about Gibbs in the squadroom is begging for a DopeSlap from fate (and Gibbs), given his known tendency to appear [[RightBehindMe right behind the speaker]].
** A more serious example in Series 11: a sub-plot involved Dr. Palmer and his wife trying to find a surrogate mother for their child. In "Bulletproof", they finally get someone to agree, and Palmer becomes paranoid that he'll invoke this trope. And he does. Twice. ''That very episode''. And gets immediately called out on it on both occasions by his colleagues. Sure enough, after the surrogate mother gives birth, she changes her mind and decides to keep the baby, leaving Palmer devastated.
** In the Season 1 episode "[=UnSEALed=]", Chris Pacci wants to talk to Gibbs about a cold case he's looking into, but declines when he sees how busy Gibbs is. "What's one more day?" The next episode starts with his body being found in an elevator.
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* ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1987'': In "Come Fly with Evie", Evie tells her mom they're not really flying. Cut to outside with the house actually flying.
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* ''Series/ThePlotAgainstAmerica'':
** When Evelyn notes that the government gala will be attended by Henry Ford, a rabid antisemite, Rabbi Bengelsdorf states confidently that Ford will behave himself because Bengelsdorf has the president's ear. The moment the couple greet Ford, however, he shoots a racist slur at them and walks away. This is the first indication that Bengelsdorf's position is not as solid as he's led himself to believe.
** During a government meeting, Bengelsdorf states confidently that his Americanization plan for Jews will be entirely voluntary. This is still America, after all. However, the plan almost immediately turns involuntary, as businesses are cajoled into [[ReassignedToAntarctica relocating Jewish employees without their consent]], forcing them to either lose their job or move to a distant community with no ultimate benefit.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has had this in several incarnations.
** It happens in the second episode of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', becoming a very noticeable RunningGag from there.
** ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' does it in the second part of the "Dark Wish" three-parter, when the Rangers' genie falls into the hands of the BigBad, and he wishes the Rangers away. Yellow Ranger Chip comments as the full force of what has happened hits them.
--->'''Chip:''' Let's see. We've lost Jenji. We're no longer Power Rangers. We no longer have any magic. In fact, there's no longer ''any'' good magic and the world's ruled by the dark forces. This is officially about as bad as it gets.\\
''[enter [[TheDragon Koragg]][=]=]''\\
'''Koragg''': I've been looking for you.
*** Though that case is subverted, as [[NobleDemon Koragg]] had been betrayed by [[TheStarscream Imperious]], and had sought out the Rangers not to destroy them, but for an EnemyMine.
** ''[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel]]'': Things appear to be going very well for the villain Draven in the tenth episode, "Dimensions in Danger". After all, he's got an army of evil Rangers and is on the brink of conquering all dimensions by shattering the barriers between them using his three Mega Arrows. Having already fired the first arrow, he shoots the second one. He then informs the Ninja Steel Rangers, [[YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive "You don't have any chance against my entire army!"]]. Cue ten Rangers from past seasons pulling a BigDamnHeroes.
--->'''Tommy:''' Their odds just improved.
* ''Series/PressYourLuck'':
** Not every case of Tempting Fate has to be life or death. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h07eO0SKtUI Ask the late Peter Tomarken]], host of this show. Naturally, you want a game show host to wish good will upon the contestants, but he had no idea what they were in for when he said "We're gonna have Big Bucks today, I can feel it." Two episodes' worth (To Be Continued and all) of taping and $110,237 worth in cash and prizes later, Michael Larson made Tomarken eat his words. [[spoiler: Larson knew the fixed sequence to the game board so he knew which spaces never contained a {{Whammy}} and which ones would always offer extra spins.]]
** But nonetheless, the tragedy gods would still have the last laugh. In the opening segment, Tomarken makes a jab at Larson, saying "Hopefully you won't OD on money, Michael." Larson lost a lot of his winnings in a scam, had even more of it robbed when he left bags of it laying around in his house, and then had to flee from the law due to illegal trading. Seems like the Whammies had gotten their revenge after all....
** Sometimes the Whammy would tempt fate in an animation. For example, he sang "Who'd ever hurt a Whammy?" in a Boy George parody, only to get hit with a hammer.
* ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': In episode 8, a giant worm comes down from the ceiling and latches onto Connor's head immediately after he comments that they are now safe.
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* ''Series/QueerAsFolkUS'': AvertedTrope. A gay teenager is found dead in a dumpster, and everyone starts speculating that he was killed by a one-night stand. Brian deliberately tempts fate by picking up a random guy at the club that night, declaring that, "There's never been a hotter time to fuck a stranger." When Justin calls him on it, he even backs slowly away while wiggling his fingers dramatically and saying, "I'll be fine!" He's right, and nothing bad happens.
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* ''Series/{{Reba}}'':
** Towards the end of the episode "The Ghost and Mrs. Hart", Barbra Jean suggests to Reba about asking the Ouija board whether Brock has been well-mannered while he was in Las Vegas, but Reba asks dismissively: "You don't think that thing really works, do you?" Cue the planchette on the board starting to move on its own, causing both Reba and Barbra Jean to freak out in panic.
** Early in the episode "The Blond Leading the Blind", Cheyenne states that Van writes poetry when he's upset after Van sees his car being wrecked, at which point Jake anticipates using one of Van's poems for his own use in class, only to change his mind after hearing Van recite a poem he wrote, as his response to Cheyenne asking him about his opinion towards Van's poem makes it clear.
--->'''Jake''': [[DramaticPause It's great... to a second grader!]] *leaves*[[note]] [[DontExplainTheJoke Jake is approaching middle school by this point.]][[/note]]
** A positive version of this trope happens at the end of the sixth season episode "Bullets Over Brock", where Reba, dismayed at the prospect of Brock and Barbra Jean getting a divorce, claims "I'll never be able to relax now." Then she sits down and turns on the TV, sees the video clip of Van at Jake's soccer practice that Cheyenne filmed, and promptly bursts into hearty laughter due to Van's over-the-top behavior in the clip. By the time the video clip sequence ends, Reba is calmly sipping tea, grinning and giggling happily, before muttering to herself: "[[IronicEcho I'm definitely relaxed now.]]"
* ''Series/RedDwarf'':
** Ace Rimmer (What a guy!) parachutes into a base full of Nazis, kills most of them, and zooms away on a flying motorcycle. Two surviving guards watch him go:
--->'''Guard #1:''' He got away! I can't believe he got away!\\
'''Guard #2:''' That was Ace Rimmer! We're lucky to be alive!\\
''[[[ItMakesSenseInContext Snappy the crocodile falls out the sky]] and crushes both of them.]''
** In another episode, Lister goes on a long soliloquy/rant about how there can be no true justice in the universe, at the end of which he falls down an open maintenance shaft.
* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': The Wiry Stranger that steals the Mathesons' food in the flashback in "[[Recap/RevolutionS1E2ChainedHeat Chained Heat]]" is threatened by Ben with a gun. [[spoiler:DoubleSubversion as it initially appears that Ben won't do it, but then the flashback resumes again just in time for [[MamaBear Rachel]] to pull the trigger.]]
* ''Series/RobinHood'': Robin tells Much about his secret engagement to Marian and comments: "Let's hope we live to enjoy it." [[spoiler:They don't.]]
* Happens a few times on ''Series/RobotWars'':
** Perhaps the most famous example came during the Hypno-Disc v Splinter battle in the Series 4 semi-finals. When Splinter's scoop proved capable of deflecting Hypno-Disc's initial attacks, even allowing it to push Hypno-Disc around, Jonathan Pearce remarked, "Could this be one of the biggest shocks ever in ''Robot Wars''?". The ''exact instant'' he began to float the possibiltiy of Splinter winning, Hypno-Disc [[OhCrap tore Splinter's scoop clean off]] and what followed was one of the most brutal and spectacular {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s in the history of the show.
** Earlier, in the first round of Series 3, favourites Cassius were up against a robot called Dundee, whose predecessor Loco had been beaten by Cassius in Series 2. Again, the ''exact instant'' Pearce remarked that Dundee was doing better against Cassius than Loco had, Cassius flipped Dundee over onto its back to claim the win.
** Lampshaded and averted in Series 6. When introducing newcomer Dantomkia before its first battle, Pearce declared them to be his personal heat favourites (bear in mind they were in the same heat as ''two-time champion Chaos 2''). As soon as the battle started, Pearce quipped that he could probably expect Dantomkia to lose in ten seconds, now that he'd endorsed them. Instead, it went on to win the heat in decisive fashion, pulling off a massive shock in the heat final by flipping Chaos 2 [[RingOut out of]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the arena]].
* ''Series/{{Rome}}''
** There's a hilarious coda to the episode "Egeria", where the legionaries are shivering on the deck of a galley as it battles through a raging storm:
--->'''Titus Pullo:''' This is cac, this is! I'm wet through!\\
'''Lucius Vorenus:''' We're perfectly safe -- a very favorable offering was made to Triton[[note]]son of Neptune, god of the Sea[[/note]] before we left.\\
'''Pullo:''' Well, if he can't keep me drier than this, he can suck my cock!\\
''[ship's mast breaks]''\\
'''Vorenus:''' When will you learn to keep your fat mouth shut?!
** Played seriously when Julius Caesar refuses to execute Vorenus and Pullo for having let Pompey escape, because [[BeenThereShapedHistory their incredible luck]] implies they're protected by powerful gods.
** Also when Vorenus uses a BlasphemousBoast to frighten Rome's criminal gangs into accepting him as their leader. Pullo warns him the gods doesn't like that sort of thing, but Vorenus thinks he's [[RockBottom lost everything anyway]]. "What more can they do to me?" At the end of the episode, it's revealed his children hasn't been killed as he thinks, but have been [[FateWorseThanDeath sold as slaves]].
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* ''Series/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass'':
** Early in the Season 4 episode "To Tell the Truth", Nicky expresses confidence that the Home Ec class he, Ryan, and Eric are taking will be easy to pass, claiming that all they have to do is show up and eat. Cue the Home Ec class teacher showing up to inform the boys that they'll have to bake a pie to pass the class and concludes her announcement with a question before walking away: "[[IronicEcho Did you think all you had to do was show up and eat?]]" Cue the boys scrambling to cram for the test.
-->'''Ryan''': Holy Betty Crocker, we've got a lot of studying to do, Batman.
** In a separate Season 4 episode "Karate Kids", Screech decides to fortify Mr. Belding's office for security purposes. [[HighSchoolHustler Ryan]] talks Eric into volunteering alongside him as Screech's assistants, claiming that they would have no responsibilities to handle. After they volunteer, Screech tells them that they will have ''a lot'' of work to do.
-->'''Eric''': When will I stop listening to you?
-->'''Ryan''': When will I stop listening to me?
* ''Series/{{Selfie}}'' In "Un-Tag my Heart", Henry joins Facebook after being mocked about it by a few people. He initially dismisses it as "mildly entertaining, certainly not all-consuming." Cue montage of him crying at videos, picking favorite Mean Girls quote (I'm a cool mom!), finding out what Game of Thrones character he is (Sansa Stark), and being on it from night to the next morning, drinking and eating pizza.
** Eliza does this in the same episode, planning on sleeping with her casual sex partner who she's been trying to avoid (so she has the strength to avoid him more, inspired by her friend's comments about cheating on her diet). Internally, she thinks that if she really wasn't supposed to see him, the universe would send her a sign. She then immediately gets hit by a car, but because its a smart car, she's kind of ok. She pops up, says it didn't even hurt... and then falls down a manhole.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': There was a series of animated sketches made in the 1970s that went like this: a character would proudly tell the viewer that they are dry while someone else is wet, only to get immediately splashed on or dragged into the water. "Now I'm wet too."
* A constant on ''Series/{{Shark}}''. Whenever Sebastian starts crowing on how great a case looks, you can bet the very next scene introduces a huge wrinkle to derail it.
* An example from ''Series/SmartGuy'' overlaps this trope with HorribleCampingTrip in the episode "My Two Dads". After Floyd returns from his camping trip with T.J., he complains to Yvette about all the things that went wrong during the trip and vows never to return to the camping site again. Then this happens:
-->'''Yvette''': Where's T.J.?
-->'''Floyd''': Oh, crud. *walks back out the door*
* In the ''Series/SportsNight''' episode "Thespis", Jeremy believes that the studio is being haunted by the titular ghost and that's why issues with the show keep cropping up. It also takes place before thanksgiving, and Dana is defrosting a turkey in the lighting grid as a dry-run. When water begins dripping on the anchor desk, it leads to this exchange.
-->'''Dana:''' Get your heads in the game! We are gonna get through the top half-hour. I'm not gonna be beaten by a six thousand year-old Roman god!\\
'''Jeremy:''' He's a 3000year--old Greek ghost.\\
'''Dana:''' Well, I'm a 33-year-old television producer and for one hour every night this is my little corner of the world, and nothing screws up here unless I screw it up. You got that?! Why is there still water dripping on this desk?\\
''*the turkey splats onto the desk, followed by a {{beat}}*''\\
'''Dan:''' Say Dana. This wouldn't happen to be your frozen turkey by any chance, now would it?
* ''Franchise/StargateVerse'':
** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'':
*** In "Inferno", Sheppard and [=McKay=] agree that ''Hippaforalkus'' is a terrible name for a ship, so Sheppard renames the Ancient warship the ''Orion'' on a whim. Naval tradition holds that it's bad luck to rename a ship without observing certain rituals to avoid offending the the gods of the seas, so it's no surprise that the ''Orion'' is destroyed in its first battle.
*** In "[=McKay=] and Mrs. Miller", Rodney, Sam, and Jeannie are discussing a plan to harness energy from another reality. Jeannie points out that this would create dangerous, world-destroying exotic particles in the other reality. Sam assures her that the chances of them picking an inhabited reality is "astronomically slim". Shortly into the experiment, they find out that the other reality is inhabited and on the verge of destruction.
** ''Series/StargateSG1'': Carter is playing around with an alien device and says she wants to try stabilizing the energy signature it's emitting. Cam's surprisingly GenreBlind response: "Sure, what have you got to lose?" She hits a button, they both get transported to an alternate dimension where no one can see them. Ooops.
** ''Series/StargateUniverse'':
*** Remember that "I deserve a break" line at the start of the article? It came from Lieutenant Scott. Guess what happened to him. Go ahead, we'll wait.
*** In "Time":
---->'''Eli:''' Well this couldn't get much worse.\\
'''Rush:''' I'm afraid that's a failure of imagination.\\
[[spoiler:''[they are promptly attacked by flying alien squid chest busters]'']]
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
** In the opening of "Armageddon Game", Bashir and O'Brien are wrapping up a mission to help two groups of aliens clean up the aftermath of a war. When they're invited to stick around for a celebration, O'Brien says "One more day here won't kill me." [[PlotArmor It doesn't]], of course, but not for lack of trying.
** The teaser of the episode "Our Man Bashir" ends with Garak saying "What could possibly go wrong?" while in a Bond-esque holoprogram with Bashir, which is just funny. (And, yes, something does go very wrong. It's the holodeck; what do you expect?)
** In the first episode of Season 5, Worf and Gowron have a Bath'leth duel, which is stopped. Gowron comments that Worf missed his chance to slay him and won't get another. Near the very end of the LAST season, Worf and Gowron duel again, and, you guessed it, Worf kills Gowron.
** In the novelisation of the very ''first'' episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Odo remarks to Bashir, that: 1) he doesn't get ill, 2) ''should'' he fall ill, Bashir (or any UFP doctor) will never be able to help. Near the ''end'' of the show, Odo ''does'' get ill, and Bashir is his only hope.
** In "Sacrifice of Angels" Dukat pours a glass of canar for a celebratory toast while still five hours away from taking down the minefield to get reinforcements from the Dominion. Weyoun [[HangingALampshade reminds him it's far too early and a lot can happen in five hours.]]
* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' ("The Council"). An away team (including a notable RedShirt) have successfully infiltrated a Sphere and reached its redundant memory core, whereupon Reed says: "It's practically gift-wrapped." Cue shot of Glowing Mecha-Tentacle of Death...
* In ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' episode "The Next Generation", Captain Liam Shaw of the ''Titan''-A calls out Picard and Riker's attempt to sneakily nudge the ''Titan'' towards the coordinates where Dr. Crusher was said to be at, claiming that their trip will be not involve any deviations and will be nice, neat and orderly. He pretty much hops on that Tempting Fate button on a pogostick as not only does Picard and Riker steal a shuttle to do their mission, Shaw's ultimately convinced to go after them, wrecking his poor ship.
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* This is how ''Series/TeenAngel'' starts, when Steve dares Marty to eat an 8 month old burger Marty found under his bed, which is how Marty dies (and leads to him becoming the eponymous teen angel). Marty's last words?
--> '''Marty:''' It's not like it's gonna kill me.
* ''Series/TeenWolf'':
** Scott really shouldn't correct his loony coach. Especially when said coach is also the Economics teacher:
--->'''Coach:''' Remember, there's no 'me' in team!\\
'''Scott:''' Uh... Yes, there is.\\
'''Coach:''' Fine, then THERE'S NO 'A' IN ECON UNLESS YOU SCORE A WIN TONIGHT!
** A lesson Stiles has learned well ("Call me Biles from now on!").
* ''Series/That70sShow'': In "Grandma's Dead", as Eric's driving [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior his abrasive paternal grandmother]] home, he says "You know, it wouldn't kill you to be nice.", after which she immediately slumps over dead.
* ''Series/TopGearUK'':
** Jeremy Clarkson traditionally introduces new Challenges by describing the task, then looking into the camera and saying "How hard can it be?" HilarityEnsues.
** In later series they've had Richard Hammond routinely {{lampshade}} this. In the first show in which he returned from his near-fatal crash in the rocket car, Hammond said, "How I've missed the pang of dread whenever you say the words, 'How hard can it be?'" And in recent episodes, Hammond's standard reaction to Clarkson's asking "How hard can it be?" is to shout "Don't say that!" (or similar).
** Speaking of the crash: Later in the episode they showed some of the footage from that day. It starts with Hammond explaining the rocket car with ''"This ignites the afterburner. And when that happens, I haven't got 5,000 horse powers. I've got 10,000 horse powers. And possibly the biggest accident you've ever seen in your life."''
** The only time Hammond tempted fate and got away with it was when he had a race between a Bugatti Veryon and military jet. He lived. His words before the challenge? (paraphrased) : "If I don't stop in time, I die a horrific death and Website/YouTube has a field day."
* ''Series/TopGearUS'' had a "[[TheAllegedCar Dangerous Cars]]" episode featuring Tanner in the rollover-prone Samurai, Rutledge in the fishtailing Corvair, and Adam in the notoriously flammable Pinto. Each of them at the start make comments to the effect of "The problems are exaggerated, I'm sure we won't have any problems when ''we're'' driving." Within the first ten minutes, Rutlege spins out on the track, Tanner rolls completely off into the dirt, and Adam has an internal fire. The best bit is at the end, though, after a demolition derby where they put their modified deathtraps to the test, Adam gets stuck in a ditch and is unable to exit the arena, but declares that the Pinto is okay, especially after disparaging the condition of Tanner and Rutledge's cars. At which point, the Pinto [[MadeOfExplodium explodes]] and [[LaserGuidedKarma is caught on camera, burning dramatically]].
-->'''Adam:''' Let me just say one thing, it went through the whole race, no fire, no explosions. So I may not have been able to drive out because I was in a rut, but the car is perfectly safe. '''*KABOOM*'''
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E8TimeEnoughAtLast". Near-sighted book-lover Henry Bemis survives a nuclear attack on the city he's in. He discovers a library that somehow survived the blast and cheerfully says that he now has "time enough at last" to read all of the books he wants. [[TwilightZoneTwist A few seconds later he accidentally breaks his glasses, which will prevent him from reading ever again]].
* ''Series/TheTwoRonnies'': "The Bogle of Bog Fell" ends with the narrator saying: "One last thing I'll say to ye: The tale I've told ye may seem strange, and almost impossible to believe -- but if it's not true, may I be blown to smithereens and the various parts of my body be distributed and scattered throughout the length and breadth of Scotland, including the Trossachs." A few seconds later...
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* ''Series/{{Undercovers}}'': A Russian is leading the Blooms through a minefield (with a mine-sniffing ''rat'', no less). He invokes the trope:
-->'''Russian:''' I assure you, This is safe procedure. Follow me. *'''''BOOM!'''''*
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* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'':
** Well, we finally found out why things went to Hell, thanks to a flash back in the third season finale which showed Elena's ''real'' first meeting with [[spoiler:Damon]], during which she gave this fateful line:
--->'''Elena:''' This is Mystic Falls, nothing bad ever happens here.
** Cue vampires and witches and werewolves and the town's citizens beginning to drop like flies. Thanks a lot, Elena.
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* ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'':
** Meanwhile, ''in'' this show... asked why, when everything else is powered down, the Dark Vault still has power:
--->'''Claudia Donovan:''' Backup generators, cause everything's so dangerous. Don't worry, these should hold up long enough for us to... ''[power goes down]'' realize my karma sucks.
** ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' [[{{Crossover}} visits]] ''Series/{{Eureka}}'': A visitor experiences this:
--->'''Jack Carter:''' Are you enjoying the tour?\\
'''Claudia Donovan:''' Yeah, the nanotech lab was impressive, the underground biosphere was off the chart, but, I dunno, this is Eureka, right? I was kinda hoping to see something ''insanely'' weird.\\
''[cue something insanely weird]''
* ''Series/WeddingSeason'': Stefan's friend tries to comfort him after Katie rejects him, saying it couldn't get any worse... cue the cops aggressively breaking down their door and arresting him.
* ''Series/TheWestWing'':
** In the episode "Election Night", Toby makes frequent neurotic attempts to prevent the other campaign staff from tempting fate by behaving as if they've won before the results come in:
--->'''Sam:''' You wrote a concession?\\
'''Toby:''' Of course I wrote a concession. What, you want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?\\
'''Sam:''' No.\\
'''Toby:''' Then go outside, turn around three times and spit. What the hell's the matter with you?
** There's also the actual Tempting Fate scene, where he interrupts a premature celebration of the (100% certain) confirmation of their Supreme Court nominee, going around the room plucking champagne glasses out of people's hands because:
--->'''Toby:''' In the three months this man has been on my radar screen I have aged forty-eight years. This is MY Day of Jubilee and I will not have it screwed up by WHAT, Bonnie?\\
'''Bonnie:''' By tempting fate.\\
'''Toby:''' BY TEMPTING FATE.
** In the Season 1 episode "The Short List", Josh is a little too confident about the ease with which the President's (initial) nominee for the Supreme Court will be confirmed, and doesn't so much tempt fate as lasso fate and drag it towards him:
--->'''Josh:''' [The confirmation process is] gonna sail, Donna.\\
'''Donna:''' There's many a slip twixt the tongue and the wrist, Josh.\\
'''Josh:''' Yes. Well, your fortune cookie wisdom notwithstanding, it's gonna sail.\\
'''Donna:''' Please don't get your hopes up.\\
'''Josh:''' Why shouldn't I get my hopes up?\\
'''Donna:''' Because when it doesn't work out, you end up drunk in my apartment in the middle of the night and yell at my roommate's cats.\\
'''Josh:''' Smooth sailing, Donna.\\
'''Donna:''' Cautious optimism, Josh.\\
'''Josh:''' Nothing bad is gonna happen this week.\\
'''Donna:''' Exercise cautious optimism.\\
'''Josh:''' Look, there is no reason--\\
''[[[{{Foreshadowing}} A chunk of plaster falls from the ceiling and crashes onto the desk between them.]]]''
** In Season 7 the Santos campaign staff spend the night before Election Day discussing what they're looking forward to now the campaign is over. Otto says he's looking forward to a job in the White House, which earns him a round of groans from the other staffers for tempting fate.
* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'':
** A contestant was faced with _ _ _ _ _P S in the BonusRound. Pat quipped, "If you solve this, I'm retiring." And after a few seconds, the contestant blurted out the right answer, [[spoiler:HICCUPS]].
** A contestant had G L O _ E showing. Pat said, "Well, I'm gonna be surprised if you don't get this." Obviously, the answer would be either GLOBE or GLOVE -- and it should be easy to guess one, then if Pat says it's wrong, guess the other. The contestant ''did'' guess [[spoiler:GLOVE]] before the timer started, and after being told that it was wrong, [[spoiler:spent the entire 10 seconds in silence, failing to come up with GLOBE]].
** In a 2014 episode, a contestant was faced with T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a Speed-Up round. Pat jokingly dared her if she could solve (a RunningGag of his)… and within about two seconds, she blurted out [[spoiler:THOUGHTFULNESS]], which was correct!
* ''Series/WildAndCrazyKids'': In the closer of an episode featuring [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] as a guest, host Jessica Gaynes proudly proclaims, "I can't believe we just made it through an entire episode with Marc Summers and no one got [[CoveredInGunge slimed!]]" Cue all three hosts immediately getting the green treatment.
* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': When Karen and Lyle are together, Lyle raises the concern that Karen might have trouble getting along with his daughter. Karen confidently asserts that she and Lyle's daughter would have no problem with each other. Then [[TheVamp Lorraine]] (whom Karen's ex-husband cheated on Karen with) walks in saying: "Hello, mother." [[PeopleFallOffChairs Karen falls off the chair she's been sitting in.]]
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* ''Series/YesDear'':
** The flashback episode, "When Jimmy Met Greggy", has Jimmy, Christine and Kim making comments that foreshadows the premise of the series.
--> '''Jimmy''': Oh great. Now I'm gonna have [Greg] here all weekend mooching off me. Sitting on my couch, eating all my food.\\
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'''Christine''': Jimmy, you're gonna see [Greg] once in a while at holidays, alright? I mean, its not like we're all gonna move in together.\\
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'''Kim''': (after Jimmy convinces her to keep dating Greg) Thanks, Jimmy. I'll think about it. Hey and thanks for letting us crash here this weekend. If I ever have my own house and you need a place to stay for the night, you are always welcome.\\
'''Jimmy''': Thanks for saying that, but I don't really like staying in other people's houses, you know. I just, uh, I just don't feel comfortable.
** When Jimmy's SpiderSense is activated during the episode "Dominic's First Date", he asks Greg and Kim if they sense anything wrong. When they say "no", he claims to have been nervous for nothing... only to be proven wrong barely a second later when an irate Christine enters to confront Jimmy over his AllGirlsWantBadBoys advice to Dominic.
-->'''Greg''': Now I feel it!
* ''Series/YoungDracula'': In "Halloscream", Robin says "It's just an old biscuit tin. What's the worst that could happen?". As it turns out, opening the tin unleashes an ancient curse that will turn the Dracula family human.
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'':
** Parodied. At the end of the first episode an airliner pilot cheerfully remarks, "Gosh, I really hope we don't have a crash."
** And again, in the series 2 finale. Everything goes wrong for the titular characters, lose their house, school, to the degree they steal a bus, go over a cliff, end up up side down. They proclaim "Whew! That was close!" in unison. Cue big explosion.
** Also in the series finale, the Landlord declared that his house was the wackiest house on television.
--->'''Mr Balowski:''' Why, if it isn't, may God strike me dead! ''(is promptly vapourised)''
** Rick was particularly prone to this trope, as his most sarcastic remarks routinely turned out to be accurate. "I suppose you've arranged for a bloody great articulated lorry, loaded with money and food and everything we need, to come smashing through the front windows!" (Points at windows. ''Crash!'')
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