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== [[Film]] ==
* 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 Withwith Shame|perceives this as a sign]] that she'd crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]).
* ''[[Hoodwinked]]!''
{{quote| The Wolf: I can't believe I'm saying this but... [[Caffeine Bullet Time|drink up.]]}}
* One of the newscasters in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' says at the end that he never expected to say "[[Removing the Head Oror Destroying Thethe 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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* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End''
{{quote| Captain Jack Sparrow: I agree with, and I cannot believe the words are coming out of me mouth... {{spoiler|Captain Swann}}. We must fight.}}
* Towards the end of ''[[Star Trek III: theThe Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'', as McCoy is speaking to the Katra-less Spock:
{{quote| '''McCoy I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.]]}}
* ''[[Film/The Dukes Of Hazzard|The Dukes Of Hazzard]]'': Bo and Luke Duke unwittingly get some African-Americans mad at them and, before they have a chance to harm the Dukes, a police car showed up. One of the Dukes said he never thought he'd say that when he commented how glad he was at seeing cops.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Dresden Files (Literature)|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 ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]'', Lord Vetinari: "I swore I'd never say this, but send for Sergeant Colon. Promotion, alas, awaits."
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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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.
{{quote| '''Casey:''' ''(to himself)'' I can't believe I'm going to say this. ''(aloud)'' Chuck's right.}}
* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'': Kate suggests illegally hacking a government database, and is promptly amazed that she would say that.
* ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]''
{{quote| '''Helen Cooper:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, Dave, but while I'm away you'll be in charge of ethics.}}
* ''[[Home Improvement (TV)|Home Improvement]]'' episode "Mr. Wilson's Opus"
{{quote| '''Tim Taylor:''' I can't believe I'm even saying this, but you're taking all the fun out of Shakespeare.}}
* ''[[The Office (TV)|The Office]]'' (American) episode "Weight Loss"
{{quote| '''Jim:''' I can't believe I'm saying this, but Michael is actually killing it with Holly.}}
* ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' episode "What Now?"
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* Episode 4 of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''The Underwater Menace''.
{{quote| '''Jamie McCrimmon:''' You know I never thought I'd say this, but well it's great.}}
* Used in ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'' in conjunction with [[Take Me to Your Leader]].
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise (TV)|Star Trek Enterprise]]'' episode "Dear Doctor"
{{quote| '''Captain Archer:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'm beginning to understand how the Vulcans must have felt.}}
* ''[[Hannah Montana (TV)|Hannah Montana]]'' episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
{{quote| '''Robbie Stewart:''' I never thought I'd have to say this to any of my kids, but why didn't you break up with your sister, Jackson?}}
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' episode "The Magician's Nephew"
{{quote| '''Cully Barnaby:''' Now, Dad, I never thought I'd have to say this: "Put your teeth in!"}}
* ''[[Prison Break (TV)|Prison Break]]'' episode "First Down"
{{quote| '''Brad Bellick:''' I never thought I'd say this, Scofield, but I thank God for the day you walked into Fox River.}}
* ''[[Seinfeld (TV)|Seinfeld]]''
{{quote| '''Jerry:''' Kramer, I never thought I'd say this, but that's not a bad idea.}}
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV)|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "What You Leave Behind"
{{quote| '''Admiral Ross''': I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Cardassians.}}
* ''[[That 70s Show (TV)|That 70s Show]]''
** Episode "Let's Spend the Night Together"
{{quote| '''Jackie:''' I never thought I'd say this to someone wearing cashmere, but I don't think we can be friends.}}
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{{quote| '''Red:''' I never thought I'd say this. I'm glad you're my friend.<br />
'''Bob:''' Red, I never thought I'd say this, you smell nice. }}
* ''[[The Office (TV)|The Office]]'' (British) episode "Training"
{{quote| '''Tim:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'd actually like to hear more from Gareth.}}
** This is moments after Gareth has revealed that he has a lesbian [[Twincest]] fantasy.
* From ''[[Spicks and Specks]]'':
{{quote| '''Adam:''' "I never thought I'd say this, [[Dumbass Has a Point|but listen to Hamish, he's right!]]"}}
* ''[[Stargate SG-1 (TV)|Stargate SG-1]]'':
{{quote| '''Hammond''': Okay, people. Let me remind you. This mission is recon only. Do not engage the enemy. I'm allowing the use of this ship because of the obvious tactical advantage it provides you. Under no circumstances is it to be used to travel through time. (beat) Never in my life did I imagine ever giving that order.}}
* 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 (TV)|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 ZEOZeo]]'', 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.
{{quote| '''[[Stephen Fry]]:''' The language of the Flowerpot Men is actually called Oddle-poddle. "Flobbadob" means "flowerpot" in Oddle-poddle. I cannot believe I just said that.}}
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]: [[Transformers]]'' episode "Crossing the Rubicon"
{{quote| '''Ratrap:''' I never thought I'd say this, but I'm gonna miss her.}}
* ''[[Captain Planet and Thethe Planeteers]]'' episode "Bug Off"
{{quote| '''Wheeler:''' [Linka has a cold] I never thought I'd say this, Linka, but what you got, I don't want.}}
* ''[[Kaput and Zosky|Kaput and Zosky: The Ultimate Obliterators]]'' episode "Me, Me, Me!"
{{quote| '''Zosky:''' [Having escaped his enraged clones] I never thought I'd say this, but it feels good to get away from myself!}}
* ''[[Spongebob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Krab Borg/Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
{{quote| '''Squidward:''' I never thought I'd say this, but SpongeBob, let's get that poop.}}
** Also in the episode 'Born Again Krabs':
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* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': Agent Washington is not very pleased by his first encounter with [[The Ditz|Caboose]]
{{quote| '''Washington''':I'm investigating a critical issue and you seem to be the only person with the knowledge and experience necessary to help me. ([[Beat]]) And I just realized how ridiculous that sounded once I said it out loud.}}
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series]]'': "This goes way beyond leather pants, Téa, and I never thought I'd say that."
 
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