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{{trope}}
Sometimes, someone says something that is completely out of character for them. It may be agreeing with another character who is usually either [[The Ditz|prone to dumb ideas]] or of an opposite mindset. Or maybe someone is disagreeing to another's point of view when the other person is so obviously wrong/making the wrong arguments. In other cases, someone is in a position that is so unique that if the phrase were to be taken out of context, it would stick out like a sore thumb. Either way,
Another common phrasing is: "I never thought I'd say this, but..." and "As much as I hate to say this, ...". Very similar to [[A Rare Sentence]]. Inverse of [[I Always Wanted to Say That]]. Similar is, "I can't believe I'm agreeing with X", where X is the [[The Ditz]] and the person saying it is often the [[Only Sane Man]], in which case it would be [[Dumbass Has a Point]].
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Not to be confused with [[Can't Believe I Said That]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Said word for word in Chapter 551 of [[Naruto]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* At the end of ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'', Miranda says to Andy: "I never thought I'd say this, Andrea, but... [[Not So Different|I see a great deal of myself in you]]." (funnily enough, Miranda means it as a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], whereas Andy [[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame|perceives this as a sign]] that she'd crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]).
* ''[[Hoodwinked]]!''
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* One of the newscasters in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' says at the end that he never expected to say "[[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain]]" on the air.
** This is most likely a shoutout to a [[Lampshade Hanging]] made by a newscaster in the original [[Night of the Living Dead]].
* ''[[French Kiss]]''
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* ''[[Half Baked]]''
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* ''High Fidelity''
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* ''[[The Manhattan Project]]''
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* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End''
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* Towards the end of ''[[Star Trek III: The
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* In the film version of ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', The Gatekeeper in Summer Knight can't believe he's saying "What the Council doesn't know won't hurt it".
* In ''[[
== [[Live
* ''[[Chuck]]'' episode "Chuck Versus the Alma Mater"
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** Later in "Chuck Versus the Dream Job" by Casey when Chuck tells General Beckman that Operation Bartowski is their best team.
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* ''[[NCIS]]'': Kate suggests illegally hacking a government database, and is promptly amazed that she would say that.
* ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]''
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* ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' episode "Mr. Wilson's Opus"
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* ''[[The Office]]'' (American) episode "Weight Loss"
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* ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' episode "What Now?"
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* ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
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* Episode 4 of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''The Underwater Menace''.
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* Used in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' in conjunction with [[Take Me to Your Leader]].
* ''[[Star Trek:
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* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
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* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' episode "The Magician's Nephew"
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* ''[[Prison Break]]'' episode "First Down"
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* ''[[Seinfeld]]''
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* ''[[Star Trek:
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* ''[[That '70s Show]]''
** Episode "Let's Spend the Night Together"
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** Episode "Who Wants It More?"
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'''Bob:''' Red, I never thought I'd say this, you smell nice. }}
* ''[[The Office]]'' (British) episode "Training". Moments after Gareth has revealed that he has a lesbian [[Twincest]] fantasy:
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* From ''[[Spicks and Specks]]'':
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* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'':
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* In an episode of ''[[Frontline]]'', Sam says this before telling Emma to page Mike. This is the punchline of a running gag with Mike reminding everyone of his pager number, oblivious to the fact that no one wants it.
* In the series finale of ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'', Klinger says this when he announces he's staying in Korea to marry Soon Lee and help her track down her refugee family.
* In an episode of ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'', when it seemed Prince Gasket was finally about to destroy the rangers, Lord Zedd was [[Genre Savvy]] enough to understand it would prevent him from ever having a chance to take over the world, so he decided to help them but commented on how he never thought he'd say that (and was ever reluctant before saying). Rita even fainted from hearing Zedd saying that.
* On ''[[QI]]'', one correction ends up being like this.
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* ''[[Life On Mars]]'' - [[By-The-Book Cop]] Sam Tyler and his [[Old-Fashioned Copper]] boss Gene Hunt have this memorable reversal of roles when discussing how to get information out of a suspect
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'''Gene Hunt''': Because I am policing in the full glare of the public bloody eye, and the Chief Super is taking a personal interest and we also have no flipping evidence! And I can't believe I just said that! }}
* ''[[Kenan and Kel]]'' were once arguing about who was the best superhero: Skunkator or Mothman. Roger Rockmore agreed with Kel and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded the trope]] by admitting how odd the idea of him agreeing with Kel sounded.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Command
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* ''Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge''
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* ''[[Blaze Union]]''
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Beast Wars]]: [[Transformers]]'' episode "Crossing the Rubicon"
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* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' episode "Bug Off"
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* ''[[Kaput and Zosky|Kaput and Zosky: The Ultimate Obliterators]]'' episode "Me, Me, Me!"
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* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Krab Borg/Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
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** Also in the episode 'Born Again Krabs':
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'''Mr. Krabs:''' (examines coins) [[Comically Missing the Point|Hm, you think I could've gotten more?]] }}
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Dangerous Curves":
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** Bart, when he becomes famous as "the I-Didn't-Do-It Boy" and the whole class is waiting for him to say his line:
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* In one episode of ''[[The Proud Family]]'', in which Suga Mama's sister, Spice, comes to town and swindles people out of their money, she and Wizard Kelly try to get people to see the light, one of her lines is, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but everybody listen to the Wizard!"
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Hell Comes to Quahog":
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* ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'' episode, "I, Fanbot", in which the titular duo's class will be rewarded with a bouncy house if everyone passes a test.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': Agent Washington is not very pleased by his first encounter with [[The Ditz|Caboose]]
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'': "This goes way beyond leather pants, Téa, and I never thought I'd say that."
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