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...Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? '''Did they hear me?'''"''|'''Raoul Duke''', ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' }}

 

** Though done right with Hannybal the Vice-Warden of Impel Down, as he is prone to the [[Freudian Slip]]

* Used in the [[Kyoto Animation]] version of ''[[Kanon]]''. Yuuichi narrates meeting Kaori, which she responds to:

'''Kaori''': What are you giving a narration for? }}

** In the dub version, though, Kaori's line is changed to "I can still hear you, you know." This actually makes her sound more [[Genre Savvy]], in a way.

** To clarify, he rarely has quotation marks, and many of the things he 'says' in response to what others are talking about are only in his head. You don't know if he's actually said something until the other character responds. In the anime, the same effect is achieved by having Kyon's mouth offscreen during these parts.

** There are times, however, when people respond to things that Kyon thinks but does not actually say. For example, when Kyon gets paired with Asahina in the SOS Brigade's first search:

'''Haruhi:''' Kyon, are you listening? This is not a date! }}

*** That may be because Haruhi is, well, [[Physical God|Haruhi.]]

* In the ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4643462/1/Mad_World Mad World]'', this happens a lot to Zack. Done well, in that whenever it happens it is always from Zack's point of view and thus only revealed when someone responds to it. Lampshaded at certain points, with Zack commenting out loud that one doesn't need to respond if he said something at one point or silently hoping that he didn't say it out loud for a more serious situation.

* A weird example happens in ''[[Turnabout Storm]]'', where [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Pinkie]] [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by responding to one of [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix's]] [[First-Person Smartass|snarky monologues]].

* In the [[Katawa Shoujo]] fanfic [[Reconciliation]], Hanako, seeing [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] Akira for the first time in eight years, exclaims with surprise that she's wearing girls' clothing (Akira quit her job at her father's company to manage a nightclub), then has this reaction in her narration, combined with a [[Luminescent Blush]].

 

* [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in ''[[Liar Liar]]'': Jim Carrey's character becomes incapable of lying, and frequently blurts out what he's really thinking instead, to comic effect.

* In ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]'' there is a version of this when Hammy bursts out laughing and then is very mortified by doing so.

'''Hammy:''' Bwahahahaha! *covers mouth* Was that out loud? }}

* In ''[[The Right Stuff]]'', Alan Shepard is bolted into Freedom 7, about to get shot into space:

'''Eric Sevareid''' (on CBS News broadcast): He says everything is A-OK. }}

* From ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'': "VERONICA CORNINGSTONE AND I HAD SEX, AND WE ARE IN LOVE!"

* The exact line isn't used, but in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'', as Vetinari is listing the duties of the position of Postmaster to Moist von Lipwig, Moist unwittingly quips out loud "If you stick a broom up my arse, I could probably sweep the floors, too", and hastily explains it's a joke when Vetinari seems to take him at face value.

** Of course, we know Vetinari was messing with Moist for his own amusement. Which he does with about everybody. A lot. They come to his office to make a simple complaint, and walk away with the feeling that they just narrowly escaped with their life.

* Kreacher from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' has an outer monologue, which mainly consists of the racist beliefs of the family he worked for, although he never actually retracts or apologises for any of it. Hermione isn't certain he realises other people can hear him - since he spent the years Sirius was imprisoned taking mad orders from Mrs Black's talking portrait, she might be right.

* As does Lady Forbes in the ''[[Aubrey-Maturin]]'' series.

* Happens to Mr. Rebeck in ''[[Peter S. Beagle|A Fine and Private Place]]'' when [[Our Ghosts Are Different|Michael and Laura]] are discussing forgetting what life was like.

* Somewhat of a [[Running Gag]] in the novel ''Cocktail'' (though not in the movie); whenever Brian, the main character, is drunk or hungover, he keeps wondering if he's saying his [[Inner Monologue]] out loud or not.

 

 

** Det. Ryan in "The Double Down" after "So much for my famous warm honeymilk with Jenny tonight." This is mentioned again when Ryan is introduced to a Vice cop that Esposito knows, and right after the introduction the Vice cops asks Esposito "Honeymilk?"

** Also in "Sucker Punch", when the team is investigating a late night infomercial host who's "I'll make you rich!" program -- which Ryan has been slightly suckered into -- is a front for heroin smuggling:

'''Ryan''': ''[Absently]'' And which boxes contained the secret path to financial independence.''[Everyone looks at him; he realizes]'' ... What? }}

** Inverted in "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" when, over the body of a young woman found in her underwear covered in caramel sauce, Lanie matter-of-factly discusses her own [[A Worldwide Punomenon|tastes]] in this area, much to Castle and Ryan's interest:

'''Castle''': ... Does she know we can hear her? }}

** Upon seeing Natalie Rhodes enter the room wearing a wig and a suit to make her look like the double of Beckett:

** Quoth Ryan to Esposito, in "A Dance With Death": "You can't pick up on ''honeys'', while wearing the eternal symbol of my love and commitment to Jenny. [[Beat]] Did I just say that out loud?"

* ''[[Friends]]''. The gang is discussing Ross's ex-wife Carol, and Chandler says "Sometimes I wish I was a lesbian." Cue the gang slowly turning to look at him with dumbfounded expressions. Chandler suddenly sits upright as he realizes. Enter the trope name.

** There's also a later episode, wherein Mike is planning on proposing to Phoebe, but Phoebe accidentally talks him out of it (long story). Whilst discussing this, Chandler says, "If I were a guy."

** Chandler has a number of these moments throughout the series. Another example comes during the episode where Rachel is babysitting Ross's monkey Marcel: Ross and Rachel are discussing letting her take care of Marcel when Chandler blurts out:

*Everyone else stares at Chandler*<br />

Chandler: [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?|Did I say that out loud?]] }}

** Also done straight in the ''[[Scrubs]]'' episode "Their Story", when other characters, including Ted Buckland, are doing the inner monologue.

** For example in one episode Jordan gives her automatic "My parents were mean to me!" defence only to have the person she was talking to point out she didn't actually vocalise whatever unpleasant thought she thought she said.

'''Ted (inner monologue):''' Ted, you idiot! You said the 'out loud' thing in your head and the 'in your head' thing out loud! }}

** Played straight a LOT in ''[[Scrubs]]'' - virtually all of JD's lines upon snapping out of a [[Dream Sequence|fantasy sequence]] are of this sort, to the extent that his tendency to say weird stuff out loud is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the Todd in the episode 'Their Story'.

'''JD''': We're gonna need a whole lot of gnomes! }}

* In a twist on the trope, in ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' episode "Lois's Birthday", Lois's husband Hal discovers he has forgotten Lois's birthday. He rushes out of the room to talk the kids, under the pretense of disciplining them for being disrespectful. He screams lines like, "You boys are in so much trouble!" and then whispers lines like, "You gotta help me on this!" Then, fatefully, he mixes himself up and whispers, "Sorry isn't good enough!" and shouts, "I forgot your mom's birthday!" Whoops.

* Cliff Clavin of ''[[Cheers]]'' would say this from time to time.

* Happened a lot on ''[[This Is Wonderland]]'', with [[Alice Allusion|Alice]]'s habit of [[Verbal Tic|muttering swear words and insults under her breath]].

'''James''': Oh. That's not good. }}

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'', In the episode ''Witch'':

'''Willow''': Maybe because they met her? ... Did I say that? }}

** In the season 8 comic, after a vampire states that Buffy probably tastes good, Satsu answers "You have no idea. Did I just say that out loud?"

* In ''[[That 70s Show]]'''s second episode, Eric and Donna are sitting on the porch. The other characters, inside, debate over who will try to kiss who...however...

* There's a scene in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', when General Hammond has suggested adding a Russian team member to SG-1.

{{spoiler|It worked, though, as Jonas Quinn was eventually added instead.}} }}

** Jack probably intended to say that out loud.

* Hilariously subverted in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. House is desperately trying to remember something that happened shortly before a recent bus crash in order to save an unknown patient's life, so he induces a number of hallucination sequences. During one such flashback, he makes a lewd comment about Wilson's girlfriend, Amber, then admits he didn't mean to say it out loud.

'''House:''' I didn't say it out loud? }}

* Played out with Kelly Bundy of ''[[Married... with Children]]''. She can't remember the difference between thinking something and saying it out loud, she later gets reprimanded by her mother for it.

** In another episode Al dreams that he is a [[Private Detective]], complete with [[Private Eye Monologue]]. At one point he says his narration out loud just as he is afflicted with [[Male Gaze]].

* A hilarious semi-version appears in an episode of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'': the tripping-on-LSD-against-his-will Charlie seems to be having an inner monologue while one of the McPoyle brothers is talking at him:

''Cut to Charlie, very surprised.'' }}

* Alex Jones says the phrase in the final episode of ''[[The Gil Mayo Mysteries]]''. As she and Gil are about to kiss, he recieves a phone call abut his missing wife. Alex asks if the wife is dead only for Gil to say there has been a sighting. Alex responds:

* At one point, [[Dexter]]'s [[Inner Monologue|internal voice]] slips out. Only Doakes hears it.

* Rather hilariously done in the original form in an episode of ''[[The Goodies]]'' called "Come Dancing" (Or "Wicked Waltzing"). Graeme has built a gadget controlling their "dancing suits", and a female leader of a dancing mafia (...Wow, that sentence just formed. [[It Makes Sense in Context]], promise) is hassling him about the importance of the Goodies losing the dance competition they've entered. [[Absent-Minded Professor|Distracted]], he mumbles that he wasn't listening, and then this ensues:

'''Graeme:''' ''[just outside, stopping and [[Oh Crap|staring into open space, realizing]]]'' ...''WHAT'VE I DONE?!'' }}

* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'', being an ''improvised comedy'' show, will invoke this trope for ''real.'' In most cases, it's got everything to do with accomodating the rhythm of the scene, particularly musical games, which results in some of the weirdest things being said, and the players' faces (usually Josie Lawrence or Tony Slattery) when they realise this is ''hilarious''. Then there's Colin Mochrie, who's known for non sequiturs as random as they are legendary.

* ''[[Chuck]]'', in the episode where Chuck has taken a [[Truth Serum]], and is being ordered to take an antidote:

* ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' [[Exaggerated Trope|Exaggerates]] this. Thinking that she's finally put an end to [[Everyone Can See It|Hugo and Alice's]] [[Will They or Won't They?]], Gerry exits, leaving the two to kiss.

[''Re-enters and realizes [[Crowning Moment of Funny|they haven't moved an inch]].'']<br />

'''Gerry''': [[This Is Sparta|OH FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, JUST KISS YOU MORONS!]] [[[Beat]].] I'm SO sorry, did I just say that out loud? }}

* In ''[[The IT Crowd]]'', Jen, annoyed by the attention a show-off colleague is getting in an executive meeting, mutters "Oh for God's sake" just as the room goes silent, then adds "Sorry, did that sound like words?"

* Done in ''[[The West Wing]]'' when the President is on one of his enthusiastic rambles with an exasperated Josh as his captive audience:

'''Josh:''' Did I say that out loud? }}

* ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'': In the episode "Secret", the school nurse comes to the students health class to talk about an outbreak of an STD at Degrassi. Manny reads the name of it on the nurses chart and shouts out "Gonorrhea?". When the rest of the class looks at her, she then says the very title of this trope.

* On ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', Cory does this in the middle of class after Topanga breaks up with him for saying "I love you":

'''Cory:''' Honest? Let me tell you a little story about a kid from Philly who was honest. You see, he said what was in his heart, and then the... (Beat) Oh I'm sorry was that out loud? }}

* ''[[Spin City]]'': Happens to Mike when he's negotiating with the doorman's union. He is complimenting to their faces while insulting them in his thoughts. When they ask him to apologise on his knees, he says "Like I'm going get down on my knees for these morons" and immediately follows it by thinking "Did I just say that out loud?".

== Music ==

* The Barenaked Ladies song ''Fun And Games'', about a government planning an invasion, includes the line:

...Did I say that out loud? }}

* Bloodhound Gang, A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying.

* Kitananx does this and [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall in the process]]

LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE SONG,DAMNIT! }}

* The Corrs have one of these at the end of their song "Humdrum", in which a woman fantasizes about taking a man for granted.

* Satchel from ''[[Get Fuzzy]]'' thinks out loud, because, as he puts it, "[[Too Dumb to Live|How else can I hear my thoughts? I'm not a mind reader!]]" He gets angry when someone comments on what he's thinking, telling them to "stop reading my mind!" Uh...right. Perhaps this is a subversion, then, as he really doesn't realize he ''is'' saying it out loud, even when called on it.

* ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]'', when sexy Portuguese pianist Isabel has been showing rather too much interest in Amos for Edda's taste:

'''Isabel:''' Yes, and you aren't sorry. }}

* ''[[Baldo]]'' has one case when introduced to his new co-worker Beatrice.

'''Baldo''': Training her to love me. [[Medium Awareness|...Sorry, that was supposed to be a thought bubble]]. }}

 

== Videogames ==

* ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Knights of the Old Republic]]'', when talking to HK-47:

'''HK-47''': Retraction: Did I just say that out loud? I apologize, master. }}

** Actually, this is probably just HK-47 insulting you. [[Robotic Psychopath|He's like that.]]

* Arcueid in [[Tsukihime]].

'''Arcueid''': Eh? D-did I just say that part out loud? }}

* ''[[Grandia II]]''

'''Milennia:''' "Ooops! Did I say that out loud?" }}

* In [[Sonic Storybook Series|Sonic and the Secret Rings]], Sonic doesn't seem fazed by his belief that win or lose against Erazor he'll die. Until, of course, he mistakenly mentions his impending death - Ooops.

** His frightened laugh, and the fact that he's [[Stepford Smiler|still smiling]] makes it particularly striking. In spite of this, he still somehow managed to [[Viewers are Morons|fool quite a few viewers]] who called Sega out on this. The other viewers thank Sega for not being anvilicious and finding a good way to portray Sonic's [[Heroic Spirit]].

* ''[[No More Heroes]] Desperate Struggle'' parodies this. It has a moment like this... in written form.

* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'', one of the Architect employees you talk to while on your tour has a broken inner monologue.

* Sparx from ''[[Spyro the Dragon|The Legend Of Spyro]]'' does this a few times, most memorible being when he tells the guardians, after a [[Rousing Speech]] by the Dragon Guardians, he exclaims they even got him ready to take on [[Big Bad|Cynder]]...then says this line as they leave...then tells Spyro that if he says it again, for Spyro to hit him in the mouth.

* Done by [[Mr. Exposition|Professor Frankly]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' when Mario meets the first Black Chest.

* ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' has a variant: Misha signs everything to Shizune, as well as speak what Shizune signs out loud. This means that on occasion, more information is revealed than what's intended. In both directions.

* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', it's possible (with a high enough Speech skill) to goad Karl, a Frumentarius sent by Caesar's Legion to secure an alliance with the Great Khans, into insulting the Khans. While he's sitting next to their leader. The results aren't pretty for him.

* In ''[[Mass Effect]] 3'', EDI does this when talking about [[Robot Girl|her new body]]. It's probably intentional and/or a joke. Probably.

'''EDI:''' ... did I just vocalize that on the bridge? }}

 

* Parson's [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0102.html head-gaming] of Ansom in ''[[Erfworld]]'' includes a comment about "my secret allies in your coalition," followed by "Ewps. Did I let that slip?".

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070528 this strip]:

'''Vanamonde''': Er - of - ''of course'', [[Magnetic_Hero|my lady]]. <br />

'''Vanamonde''': ... ''What'' did I just ''say?!'' <br />

'''Carson''': What [[Legacy_of_Service|our family has been]] saying to [[Mad_Scientist|Spark]]s for ''generations!'' It's not like we ''lasted'' long if we ''didn't!'' }}

** And [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081013 this]:

'''Gil:''' Okay, nobody heard that. }}

* ''[[Basic Instructions]]'' [http://basicinstructions.net/?p=375 shows how to deal with that.]

* Played with in [http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-05-31 this] ''[[Concerned]]'' comic.

* In ''[[Ménage à 3]]'', when gary tries to explain to Zii that he's not gay (while suffering from an allergy attack):

'''Gary:''' Wazzat oud loud? }}

 

== Web Originals ==

* [[Professor Otaku]], in his ''[[Midori Days]]'' review, and later in his ''[[Kotetsushin Jeeg]]'' review

* A first person [[College Humor]] episode featured a student accidentally saying, "Ah, now that that's over, time to go back and look at the girl with big boobs... That was definitely out loud. How is that even ''possible!?''"

* ''[[Not Always Right]]'':

** Then there's [http://notalwaysright.com/stone-baked-goodness/9089 this] stoner.

* [[The Nostalgia Critic]], in this review of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'':

* This is used at several points in ''[[The Randomverse]]''. In the movie parodies, a drugged Spider-Man dreams parodies for films, but narrates them for an audience of super heroes to cheap to go to the movies. In Zero Hour, Green Goblin does this intentionally while writing a letter to let off a string of insults ("walking venereal disease", "insensitive asshat", herpes infested) at [[Iron Man]].

 

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'''s Homer has done this a number of times, including turnabouts where his inner monologue is what he thinks he's saying out loud, and vice versa. It also happened to Moe in the Behind-the-Laughter episode.

** Another version, from "A Star Is Burns":

'''Krusty''': Let's just say it moved me...'''to a bigger house!''' Oops, I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet. }}

** Similarly:

'''Homer''': [Horrified screech] }}

** Homer, attempting to concoct a cover story for his plan to stalk Lenny and Carl: "I'm going out now... to stalk... Lenny and Carl."

* ''[[Family Guy]]''

** Played with in that Quagmire ''was'' just thinking it, but the others could hear his inner monologue due to a super-sensitive microphone.

** Also played straight in a scene where Chris is writing in his journal about his ambivalence over kissing {{spoiler|what he thought was}} a boy, with a typical [[Inner Monologue]] voiceover informing the audience about what he's writing - only to have Brian walk in and inform him that he had really been speaking loudly enough to be heard from the next room the whole time.

* From comics and animation, we have ''[[The Maxx]]'', who is perhaps a little less than sane, and has rather a lot of trouble determining if he's speaking out loud or [[Inner Monologue|only in his head]].

* We also have Birdgirl, from ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', who often says her [[Inner Monologue|Inner Monologues]] about her secret identity... into a portable amplifier.

** And then there's another example like the Family Guy one above, where Phil Ken Sebben is somehow able to hear Birdman's thoughts while displaying his burgled office to his employees:

'''Sebben''': "Keep your thoughts to yourself, Birdman!" }}

* ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'', "Lie, Cheetah, Steal": Coach Gill keeps gushing over her new assistant, Mr. Cheetah, via internal monologue, and other characters keep overhearing her "voiceover".

* In the ''[[Daria]]'' episode "See Jane Run", Daria's best/only friend Jane joins the track team and as a consequence, Daria has only herself to talk to. Which she does with alarming frequency.

* Timmy Turner has learned of many of Denzel Crocker's plans because he recounted them out loud while they were in the same room in ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]''.

* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' lampshades this on the episode where Johnny's sisters make a mind control collar for his dog Dukey. Johnny talks outloud to himself both about the good times when Dukey used to listen to him, and how he can get rid of the collar. Out of the blue after one of his monologues he angrily states that he's got to stop talking to himself. Later on his dad overhears him and mentions, "That boy has really got to stop talking to himself." This really becomes a [[Running Gag]] when Johnny laughs somewhat manically after another plan, and he reminds himself that he really shouldn't be laughing to himself.

* From ''[[The Critic]]'' episode "Lady Hawke":

'''Jay's brain''': ''(sarcastically)'' Oh, nice going. }}

* In one episode of ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', an attempt to give himself psychic powers turns everything he thinks into this trope instead. At first he doesn't realize it, saying he hates his mom's cooking, then talking bad about his sister Dee Dee. Then before he can go back into the lab and reverse it, he's forced to go to school. Hilarity ensues as Dexter tries his best to keep his thoughts to himself.

* In the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' episode "The End" we see Raven actually trying to cook breakfast for the team (she thinks it's her last day). Sadly, the pancakes she fixed were [[Lethal Chef|a huge disaster]], leading to this:

'''Cyborg:''' Oops...Did I say that out loud? *big smile and a thumbs up* Yum! }}

* In ''[[Winx Club]]'' S3 episode 22, Nabu (who was at the time using the fake name Ophir to hide his identity from Layla and the others) accidentally reveals his feelings for Layla while talking to Bloom, Sky and Riven:

'''Bloom:''' Mum's the word. }}

* In ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', Velma's mother has this moment after she just bursts into her daughter's room:

* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Le Petite Tourette", Cartman pretends to have Tourette's Syndrome so that he can be as vulgar and offensive as he wants all the time without getting in trouble. This ends up backfiring spectacularly on him when he gets so used to saying whatever pops into his head that he starts blurting out embarrassing personal secrets and is unable to stop himself, [[Irony|thus forcing him to experience the public humiliation and shame suffered by people who actually have Tourette's]].

* In the ''[[Watership Down]]'' TV series, Hazel tells Primrose he loves her after he saves her. Then he quickly asks [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the exact quote]].

** this is a 'variant' because bob really was just thinking it, but the game had made the characters telepathic for the duration of the game, so they could hear each other's thoughts.

* In the ''[[King of the Hill]]'' episode "Spin the Choice", Peggy is trying to explain her Thanksgiving Boggle tournament to an uninterested Luanne.

'''Luanne:''' I didn't say that. I thought it. }}

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', "Bubble Boys" has Buford's reaction to an opportunity to blow soap bubbles:

'''Phineas:''' [[Once an Episode|Yes, yes you did.]] }}