History Main / IMeantToDoThat

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Vaarsuvius has a variant philosophy: "Close enough is good enough."
** There's an inversion of the trope when Vaarsuvius cast a Cone of Cold on goblins, [[InstantIceJustAddCold icing a very annoying Elan in the process]]. V [[SureLetsGoWithThat immediately agrees with Roy's assessment]] that it was "accidental", and didn't mean to do that.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha Heterodyne delivers the line when the coffee machine she's rebuilding [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070608 explodes]]. Subverted in that she doesn't even have to use it at all to save face, the crowd of onlookers/helpers ''cheers'' at the explosion. The ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheVoiceOfTheCastle'' official novelization makes clear she indeed meant to do that.
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': Strip [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3149#comic 3149]]: "All my mistakes are performance art."
* In ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'', Virus tells the others about how Eastwood had his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend put to death on heresy charges. Eastwood indignantly defends himself pointing out that the guy actually was a heretic, but Virus reminds him that [[RightForTheWrongReasons they only found that out after they had him executed]].

* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'':
** Riff, about his robot. "That's a feature. It plays dead! ...That's another feature. It's got interchangeable parts! [angrily] That's another feature!"
** In "Chapter 73: The Immortal King - Bound and Unbound", Riff accidentally fires his laser cannon instead of turning on his flashlight. He briefly admits his mistake but then corrects that that was his cooler but less effective flashlight.

'''Assaracus:''' Behold my genius!

* Kenzo from ''VideoGame/MartianGothicUnification'' is perhaps the platonic ideal of DullSurprise, speaking exclusively in a flat monotone with nothing in the way of emotion or even ''inflection''. [[WordOfGod The game's writer/director]] maintains that this was a deliberate, stylistic choice and the actor portrayed the character exactly as intended, but this lifeless characterization is utterly extraneous and doesn't figure into or serve the plot in any meaningful way, making it feel very much like a HandWave to excuse away an actor's terrible performance (the other two main characters aren't much better in their delivery, but are clearly at least ''trying'').

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a rare example of this being played ([[{{Dramedy}} sorta]]) [[PlayedForDrama for drama]]: [[spoiler:when working three weeks straight with no sleep to get the game to come out before its deadline, [[ExhaustionInducedIdiocy lead developer Kayaba Akihiko accidentally created a glitch that kills players when their avatars die.]] In his sleep-deprived state, [[InsaneTrollLogic he thought the game would be better received if he pretended this glitch was intentional and was all part of some master plan of a grand villain rather than a terrible bug]], so he disabled everyone playing from being able to able to log out and forced them to clear the game instead of owning up to his own shortcomings as a developer. When he finally caught up on his sleep, he realized what a utterly horrible mistake he had made, but he decided to keep up the charade of it all being part of a plan any way so he could hold the 10,000+ player base hostage inside of his game, in the hopes of buying himself enough time to figure out a way to keep the cops off his back.]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a rare example of this being played ([[{{Dramedy}} sorta]]) [[PlayedForDrama for drama]]: [[spoiler:when working three weeks straight with no sleep to get the game to come out before its deadline, [[ExhaustionInducedIdiocy lead developer Kayaba Akihiko accidentally created a glitch that kills players when their avatars die.]] In his sleep-deprived state, [[InsaneTrollLogic he thought the game would be better received if he pretended this glitch was intentional and was all part of some master plan of a grand villain rather than a terrible bug]], so he disabled everyone playing from being able to able to log out and forced them to clear the game instead of owning up to his own shortcomings as a developer. When he finally caught up on his sleep, he realized what a utterly horrible mistake he had made, but he decided to keep up the charade of it all being a plan so he could hold the 10,000+ player base hostage inside of his game, in the hopes of buying himself enough time to figure out a way to keep the cops off his back.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Kirito:''' So, [[spoiler:you thought that critics would be harsher on a game that killed a few people by accident, than one that killed thousands on purpose?\\
'''Kayaba]:''' ''(embarrassed)'' [[DidntThinkThisThrough That was my thought process, yes.]]]]

-->'''Kirito:''' So, [[spoiler:you thought that critics would be harsher on a game that killed a few people by accident, than one that killed thousands on purpose?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Kayaba]]:''' ''(embarassed)'' [[spoiler:[[DidntThinkThisThrough That was my thought process, yes.]]]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a rare example of this being played ([[{{Dramedy}} sorta]]) [[PlayedForDrama for drama]]: [[spoiler:when working three weeks straight with no sleep to get the game to come out before its deadline, [[ExhaustionInducedIdiocy lead developer Kayaba Akihiko accidentally created a glitch that kills players when their avatars die.]] In his sleep-deprived state, [[InsaneTrollLogic he thought the game would be better received if he pretended this glitch was intentional and was all part of some master plan of a grand villain rather than a terrible bug]], so he forbade everyone playing from being able to log out and forced them to clear the game instead of owning up to his own shortcomings as a developer. Holding the 10,000+ player base hostage inside of his game just so he could figure out a way to keep the cops off his back.]]
-->'''Kirito''': So, [[spoiler:you thought that critics would be harsher on a game that killed a few people by accident, than one that killed thousands on purpose?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Kayaba''']]: [[spoiler:[[DidntThinkThisThrough That was my thought process, yes.]]]]

* ComicBook/{{Loki}} is dreadfully prone to defeat himself/themself and plans going awry so accidentally fixing or breaking the situation (guy could take the title God of Unintended Consequences) but this so never stopped the jerk from claiming that he meant to do that...highlights include: taking credit for turning [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] back after the frog incident (actually the Asgardians destroyed the machine powering the spell); and claiming that he [[Comicbook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen meant to die]] in the Siege of Asgard (past Loki's ghost downright denied this, but he isn't the Loki of the now so his opinion doesn't count); or meant to turn [[ComicBook/VoteLoki Nisa]] into an IntrepidReporter by destroying her home.

* In ''VideoGame/LostHorizon'', Fenton glues a broken Josephine Baker record together, hides the glue with gunpowder and slips it into the stack of [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment German marching music records]] a Nazi interrogator is torturing Thomas with. When it explodes instead of playing and knocks the Nazi out, Fenton mutters that he meant to do that.

** In one episode, Francine joins a womens' society but tries to get out when they expect her to cheat on Stan. Just as they prepare to kill her [[YouKnowTooMuch to preserve their secrets]], Francine's neighbor Linda interrupts and [[LesYay gives her a VERY passionate kiss]]. This convinces the women to back off ("No wonder she refused the cheat on Stan with a ''man''...), and afterwards Francine thanks Linda for saving her with the fake lesbian kiss. Linda's response is this trope combined with SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ("Oh, here is your husband. I should get home to my husband, whom I love and am still sexually attracted to.")

* In ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'', one of Amethyst's quotes after being revived is "Yeah... I meant to do that!"

* In ''VideoGame/{{SSX}} 3'', Psymon Stark says things like "Obviously intentional!" when he gets a power-up or a money token...and when he almost wipes out.

* Used in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''. The achievement/reward for scoring a kill with a tomahawk that you [[PinballProjectile first bounced off a wall or floor]] -- a feat that will almost surely come by accident -- is named "I ''Meant'' to Do That!"
* Guybrush says this in Chapter 1 of ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'' after he has caught the Desingeograph of his Poxed hand with his feet and flips it onto the picture bucket near the Illuminopictoscreen. Even though he says that as if he were doing it by accident, it is all a part to escape from the operating table in De Singe's laboratory.

* In ''Lost Horizon'' Fenton glues a broken Josephine Baker record together, hides the glue with gunpowder and slips it into the stack of [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment German marching music records]] a Nazi interrogator is torturing Thomas with. When it explodes instead of playing and knocks the Nazi out, Fenton mutters that he meant to do that.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', during Ann's romance arc she impulsively confesses that she loves the [=PC=].
-->'''Ann:''' W-wait, what did I just say!?\\
'''Ren:''' You said 'I love you'.\\
'''Ann:''' I- I said what!? I...I mean...''(assumes a daring expression)''...yeah, I said it! And I meant it too! I really love you! Like, REALLY really! ''(Ren kisses her)'' H-hey...wait a-

* In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', after getting some Riddler trophies and/or solving some riddles, he starts delivering snide jabs on this vein, including at how he expected you to find it much sooner. Considering that it doesn't take him very long to get rather annoyed when you find more of them, this probably isn't true.
* ''VideoGame/RocketLeague'': The quick chat line "Calculated.", almost always used by players after unintentional errors or lucky goals.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels "The Time of Angels"]]: When River demonstrates she can pilot the TARDIS better than the Doctor can, and shows off some features he didn't know about, he insists that his method of piloting is better because it's more interesting.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice "The Vampires of Venice"]]: The Doctor is doing some work to on the TARDIS and generally showing off for Rory and Amy when the console sudden erupts in an alarming shower of sparks. After an embarrassed pause, the Doctor defensively snaps "It's ''meant'' to do that."

* ''Series/RedDwarf'', "White Hole". Lister is attempting to shoot a planet into the eponymous "white hole" as you would pocket a ball in a game of pool ([[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]]). He shoots, misses, hits a completely different planet and "pockets" that one instead. Lister immediately starts crowing about how it was a perfectly executed trick shot. Everyone else thinks he was just a very lucky git.

* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Face of the Enemy", Troi, disguised as a Romulan [[SecretPolice Tal Shiar]] [[ThePoliticalOfficer officer]], is having dinner with the Romulan Commander Toreth. Toreth suggests that Troi try a dish called viinerine. However, Troi is unfamiliar with Romulan cuisine, so she grabs a random dish, only to be pointed out by Toreth that wasn't viinerine, to which Troi says "I've smelled fresher viinerine aboard a prison barge."

* ''Series/EureekasCastle'': Batly is [[{{Catchphrase}} known to say this]] following bad landings. Which, in his case, is [[CaptainCrash nearly every landing]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'': The title character's CatchPhrase: "It's all part of the plan...more or less."

* The TropeNamer is ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure'', where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJXU7EVXs2A Pee Wee crashes his bike spectacularly in front of a couple of aloof kids, albeit ending up neatly on his feet at the end]], giving the claim a little credibility. Although pratfalls had been a staple of comedy since the beginning of time, Pee Wee's priceless rejoinder made this one famous in its own right.