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* In ''Film/SpeakNoEvil'', prior to Bjorn and Louise making their fateful visit to the Netherlands, Bjorn's brother said this phrase, word-for-word, in regards to whether Bjorn should accept an invitation to visit that friendly Dutch couple they befriended weeks ago. The answer? [[spoiler:''Everything'' - the Dutch couple are a pair of {{serial killer}}s who delights in murdering entire families before abducting and mutilating the children]].

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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12348853/25/Have-You-Ever-Seen-The-Rain Have You Ever Seen The Rain?]]'':
-->'''Harry:''' Come on, Tonks, what's more important? Stopping Mordred from coming back or attendance? Besides, not like we won't be back before anyone realises we're gone. Three days at most including travel, especially over the weekend when everyone's at Hogsmeade...\\
'''Tonks:''' Fine. Not like I'm a student here anymore. But if this goes wrong, Harry…\\
'''Harry:''' It won't go wrong. Come on. You're going with three champions to visit a friendly school to investigate the origin of a secret cult hell bent on destroying us all. What could possibly go wrong with that?



* Said literally by Genie in a musical number from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', as a comment to the [[{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} post-]][[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar Jafar]] Agrabah. Shortly afterward, the titular King of Thieves reveals his plan to crash and rob Aladdin's and Jasmine's wedding.

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* Said literally by Genie in a musical number from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', as a comment to the [[{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} post-]][[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar Jafar]] Agrabah. Shortly afterward, the titular King of Thieves reveals his plan to crash and rob Aladdin's Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Miriam asks Mei to consider her mom in her plan to attend Tyler's birthday party, Mei dismisses her concern.
-->'''Miriam''': Dude, what about your mom?\\
'''Mei''': Forget my mom. I'll be back before she even knows I'm gone.
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* These exact words are uttered in the Season 4 episode 22 of ''Series/RaisingHope.'' "We have three days, your father's credit card, and a wedding planned by an eight yearold. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"

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* These exact words are uttered in the Season 4 episode 22 of ''Series/RaisingHope.'' "We have three days, your father's credit card, and a wedding planned by an eight yearold.year old. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"

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* From ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}''. They find the ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead", and Evey decides to read from it. "No harm ever came from reading a book", she says. Cue the eponymous Mummy waking up and trying to kill everybody.
** Played through again in the sequel and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
--->'''Eve:''' It's only a chest. No harm ever came from opening a chest.\\

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* From ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}''. They find the ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead", and Evey decides to read from it. "No harm ever came from reading a book", she says. Cue the eponymous Mummy waking up and trying to kill everybody.
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everybody. Played through again in the sequel and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
--->'''Eve:''' -->'''Eve:''' It's only a chest. No harm ever came from opening a chest.\\
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* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', Stoick decides to put Gobber in charge of training the kids to fight dragons while he's away.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'', Stoick decides to put Gobber in charge of training the kids to fight dragons while he's away.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has "We're superheroes. What could happen?" Cue a montage of the history of superheroes getting sued, and the eventual banishment of the superhero identity altogether. Then the second time: "We're superheroes. What could happen?" [[spoiler:Cue giant robot.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' has "We're superheroes. What could happen?" Cue a montage of the history of superheroes getting sued, and the eventual banishment of the superhero identity altogether. Then the second time: "We're superheroes. What could happen?" [[spoiler:Cue giant robot.]]
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* In ''Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway'' at both Ride/{{Disneyland}} and [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney's Hollywood Studios]], Goofy says this word for word after Mickey asks him to make sure the guests are taken care of. Naturally, it doesn't take long before just about everything that ''could'' go wrong ''does''.

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* In ''Franchise/StarWars - Film/ANewHope'':

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* In ''Franchise/StarWars - Film/ANewHope'':Film/ANewHope'': Grand Moff Tarkin is doubtful about the Resistance's attack on the Death Star. The {{radio}} adaptation puts his overconfidence down to having just been told by Motti that he could use the Death Star to overthrow the Emperor and rule in his place.



** The {{radio}} adaptation puts his overconfidence down to having just been told by Motti that he could use the Death Star to overthrow the Emperor and rule in his place.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'': In "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!", Webby and Dewey have this exchange when they decide to go check out Flintheart Glomgold's latest publicity stunt.
-->'''Webby:''' What could go wrong?!\\
'''Dewey:''' (''excited'') [[ThrillSeeker Hopefully everything!]]

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** Said by Morpheus the first time he summons the Kindly Ones. It is unknown whether this is an indication of how out of touch he was with stories due to his 80 year imprisonment or if [[spoiler: he knew that this phrase was TemptingFate (all three of them, actually) and it was the first step in his intricate plan to engineer his own death.]]

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** Said by Morpheus the first time he summons the Kindly Ones. It is unknown whether this is an indication of how out of touch he was with stories due to his 80 year 80-year imprisonment or if [[spoiler: he knew that this phrase was TemptingFate (all three of them, actually) and it was the first step in his intricate plan to engineer his own death.]]



* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': Early on, Team RWBY is assigned to a mundane mission of investigating some odd Grimm movements, and Yang drops the phrase word-for-word simply to annoy Weiss. Upon getting several incredulous looks, she doubles down on being a {{Troll}} and gleefully says several more TemptingFate cliches.
-->'''Yang''': I'm sure this mission will go off without a hitch. It can't possibly get any worse than the last few missions. I'm not expecting any trouble. After all, we're invincible! \\
''(SmashCut to Team RWBY stuck on the far side of a now-closed interdimensional portal; Ruby, Weiss, and Blake are all giving a DeathGlare to Yang)''\\
'''Yang''': ''I said I was sorry!''



* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', the titular character [[VictoryIsBoring is bored]] after he defeats his nemesis, [[TheCape Metroman]]. So he decides to create a new nemesis by giving someone else Metroman's superpowers. "What could possibly Go wrong?" Minion asks. Well, instead of giving an altruistic person superpowers, he accidentally gives them to an average joe [[StalkerWithACrush (at best)]]. He decides to go along with the plan anyway. Then, ''after'' said average joe [[spoiler: decides he would rather be a supervillain, Megamind starts mocking him in every way possible.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', the titular character [[VictoryIsBoring is bored]] after he defeats his nemesis, [[TheCape Metroman]]. So he decides to create a new nemesis by giving someone else Metroman's superpowers. "What could possibly Go wrong?" go wrong?", Minion asks. Well, instead of giving an altruistic person superpowers, he accidentally gives them to an average joe [[StalkerWithACrush (at best)]]. He decides to go along with the plan anyway. Then, ''after'' said average joe [[spoiler: decides he would rather be a supervillain, Megamind starts mocking him in every way possible.]]



* Used for effect in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', Season 2 features Artermis coming out of retirement to help the Team one more time, with her reassuring Wally "What could happen?" SmashCut to Nightwing frantically giving her mouth-to-mouth before declaring her dead. [[spoiler: Subverted in that Artemis's death was faked. The discussion ''was'' serious, but actually directed towards what could happen ''afterwards'', which actually ended well... for ''Artemis'' at least. Double Subverted in that something bad ultimately happens to ''Wally''.]]

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* Used for effect in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', Season 2 features Artermis coming out of retirement to help the Team one more time, with her reassuring Wally "What could happen?" SmashCut to Nightwing frantically giving her mouth-to-mouth before declaring her dead. [[spoiler: Subverted in that Artemis's death was faked. The discussion ''was'' serious, but actually directed towards what could happen ''afterwards'', which despite several hiccups actually ended well... for ''Artemis'' at least. Double Subverted in that something bad ultimately happens to ''Wally''.]]

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* Parodied by ''[[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/62087/saintess-summons-skeletons-a-holy-necromancy-litrpg/ Saintess Summons Skeletons]]'' when Sofia is making grand plans for her necromancy career.
--> Who could stop her if she wanted to be a helpful necromancer? Besides the church, and the king, and the guards, and anyone physically stronger than her.



-->Adams: "So far so good. You know what that means."\\
Kildar: "Yeah, it's bound to go to hell sooner or later. Wait, let me make sure. What's the worst that could happen?"\\
Adams: "Oh, you evil bastard."

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-->Adams: "So So far so good. You know what that means."\\
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Kildar: "Yeah, Yeah, it's bound to go to hell sooner or later. [[LampshadeHanging Wait, let me make sure. What's the worst that could happen?"\\
happen?]]\\
Adams: "Oh, Oh, you evil bastard."

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