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{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' combines this with a [[Double Entendre]]:
{{quote|'''Yami:''' And now I put [[The Chick|Tea]] in face-down position. I always wanted to say that. }}
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* ''[[Gravion]]'' does an variant on this. Klein Sandman suddenly caps off the titular [[Super Robot]]'s combination sequency by [[Transformation Name Announcement|introducing the title mecha in a badass way]]. When Sandman's assistant asks "What was that?", he responds "I always wanted to do that," followed by a [[Twinkle Smile]]. His maids even [[Squee]] over him.
* In Episode 10, "Hot and Cold Kitties," of the English version of [[Samurai Pizza Cats]], The Big Cheese announces that he has always wanted to say "Fire all phasers" before directing his monster to start attacking the city.
* In the ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' chapter 281, Haruna tells she has a list of phrases she wanted to shout at least once in her life. The one she had said was number 8.
* ''[[Durarara!!]]'': Shizuo Heiwajima, one of the strongest human beings in existence, found being attacked by [[Honor Before Reason]] Seiji hilarious when he and Celty encounter Celty's goal. Nevertheless, he took Seiji's [[You Shall Not Pass]] behavior with great aplomb. "I've always wanted to say this! Go on ahead and leave him to me!" Because Seiji amuses him, Shizuo only ''gently'' headbutts him to unconsciousness.
** In episode 13, [[Inspector Javert|Kinnosuke Kuzuhara]] mentions that he always wanted to say this if he ever ended up hunting down a supernatural entity: ''"Don't screw with the cops, monster."''
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** Ditto in Episode 5
{{Quote| "I mean it, [[This Means War| THIS MEANS WAR!]]" Hornet said.
"DUN DUN DUN!"
"Geri, We're already in one." (She looks at Spur and Redd.) "And, I know that was the both of lots." Hawk said.
"I know. I always wanted to say that." Hornet said.}}
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* ''[[Sphere]]''
{{quote|'''Ted:''' [[We Come in Peace]]! ''(aside to Harry)'' I always wanted to say that.}}
* In ''[[Harry Potter and
** Especially cute is the schoolgirl giggle she gives while delivering the line. One suspects she's wanted to use that spell for some time.
*** Probably ever since she learned that spell.
* ''[[Repossessed]]'': "My name is Barbara Walters, and this is 20/20. I always wanted to say that!"
== Literature ==
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'''Murphy:''' How long have you been waiting to use that one?
'''Harry:''' Years. The opportunity doesn't come up as often as you'd think. }}
* The following exchange from ''[[
{{quote|"'That's a harp he's playing, Nobby,' said one of them, after watching Imp for a while.
'Lyre.'
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** "Voyage of the Damned" features the following dialogue from the Doctor:
{{quote|'''Doctor:''' Take me to your leader! *grins* I always wanted to say that.}}
{{quote|'''Master:''' We meet at last, Doctor. Oh, I love saying that!}}
* ''[[Monk]]'', "Mr. Monk and the Candidate":
{{quote|'''Sharona:''' Are we gonna let it go?
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* ''[[30 Rock]]'':
{{quote|'''Jack''': There's a war going on out there and you're going to have to pick a side. I've always wanted to say that, and I can't believe I wasted it on you [Liz].}}
* In ''[[Power Rangers]]'':
** Also in Zeo, in "It Came From Angel Grove" (the [[Halloween Episode]]), when Adam chases a cat out into the school hallway, only to be confronted by Zedd and Rita, the latter cackling, "[[Shout Out|We've come to ''get'' you]], [[The Wizard of Oz| and your little cat too!]] Ha-ha-ha! I can't tell you how long I've waited to say that."
** Chip of ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' once commented that he'd always wanted to say things were "[[It's Quiet... Too Quiet|quiet... too quiet]]"
* In the TV adaptation of the comic ''The Bogie Man'', the detective hunting for Francis Clunie (who believes himself to be an amalgam of Humphrey Bogart characters) seizes the opportunity to say "[[Casablanca|Round up the usual suspects!]]", adding "I always wanted to say that."
* In an episode of ''[[Taxi]]'', Louie realizes there's nobody in the garage except him. (Everyone has gone to support Bobby, something he thought was a waste of time.) He smirks, picks up the intercom microphone, and sings a few lines from "From This Moment On". Then he laughs, "I always wanted to do that!"
== Music ==
* The tropetastic "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGC1zFjQ8Ts I Always Wanted To Say 'I Always Wanted To Say That']" by Spray.
* In the final seconds of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNHdPPJGowY "All The Young Dudes"] by [[Mott the Hoople]], lead singer Ian Hunter says "I've wanted to do this for years!", apparently referring to the "audience participation" he's encouraging in his spoken counterpoints to [[David Bowie]]'s sung lines.
== Professional Wrestling ==
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== Real Life ==
* In 2007, the Los Angeles Dodgers called up infielder Chin-Lung Hu. [[:File:Hu's-on-first.jpg|On the rare occasions he got on base]], at least some announcers were unable to resist invoking this trope when saying that [[Who's on First?|Hu's on first]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140301223922/http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/12789/the-new-guy-5/ This] Damn You Autocorrect entry invokes this.
* An industry-specific example: [[wikipedia:Man bites dog (journalism)|"Man Bites Dog"]] is a Journalism 101 example of newsworthiness. Everyone in the industry knows the phrase. So whenever an event occurs that CAN have this headline applied to it (usually someone assaulting a police dog), you can bet that this will be the headline and that the entire staff of the news source is thinking, "Finally got to use it in real life!"
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