Tony Stark: I saw this coming a few years back. I had a vision, I didn't wanna believe it. Thought I was dreaming.
Steve Rogers: Tony, I'm gonna need you to focus.
Tony: And I needed you. As in past tense. That trumps what you need. It's too late, buddy. [...] And I believe I remember tellin' all of youse, alive or otherwise, that what we needed was a suit o' armor around the world, remember that? Whether it impacted our precious "freedoms" or not, that's what we needed.
Steve: Well, that didn't work out, did it?
Tony: I said we'd lose. You said, "We'll do that together, too." And guess what, Cap? We lost. You weren't there.
Steve Rogers: Tony, I'm gonna need you to focus.
Tony: And I needed you. As in past tense. That trumps what you need. It's too late, buddy. [...] And I believe I remember tellin' all of youse, alive or otherwise, that what we needed was a suit o' armor around the world, remember that? Whether it impacted our precious "freedoms" or not, that's what we needed.
Steve: Well, that didn't work out, did it?
Tony: I said we'd lose. You said, "We'll do that together, too." And guess what, Cap? We lost. You weren't there.
Tony Stark: Why the long face? Let me guess, [Scott Lang] turned into a baby.
Steve Rogers: ...among other things, yeah. What are you doing here?
Tony: It's the EPR paradox. Instead of pushing Lang through time, you mighta wound up pushing time through Lang. It's tricky, dangerous. Someone coulda cautioned you against it.
Steve: ...You did.
Tony: Oh, did I? Well, thank God I'm here.
Steve Rogers: ...among other things, yeah. What are you doing here?
Tony: It's the EPR paradox. Instead of pushing Lang through time, you mighta wound up pushing time through Lang. It's tricky, dangerous. Someone coulda cautioned you against it.
Steve: ...You did.
Tony: Oh, did I? Well, thank God I'm here.
"Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them."
Yamamoto: If your Research and Development Department had reported and managed it more promptly, this situation may have been avoidable.
Mayuri: That is not true. I foresaw and suggested this situation the moment Uryuu Ishida, the Quincy, infiltrated the Soul Society as a Ryouka. It was you who disregarded that as being absurd. Isn't the principle cause of this situation you, Captain-General?
Mayuri: That is not true. I foresaw and suggested this situation the moment Uryuu Ishida, the Quincy, infiltrated the Soul Society as a Ryouka. It was you who disregarded that as being absurd. Isn't the principle cause of this situation you, Captain-General?
— Bleach
"I suppose this would be a bad 'I told you so' moment."
— The MTM, Calvin & Hobbes: The Series, "An MTM Episode"
"I warned you! I warned you, but did you listen to me? Oh no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it? Well, it's always the same. I always told them, but do they listen to me? Oooh, no..."
— Tim the Enchanter, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"The Student Council President is a girl. Everyone in the school knows that. You were probably dozing off so you didn't even notice. [...] That's why I told you to stop chasing after the Student Council President..."
— Erika Kurumi to Tsubomi Hanasaki after the latter got a massive Unsettling Gender-Reveal on said Student Council President, HeartCatch Pretty Cure! episode 7
"I told you they was organized!"
— Mr. Tweedy to an utterly humiliated Mrs. Tweedy,note Chicken Run
"I told you! What did I tell you? Didn't I tell you? 'Cause I told you! Mm-hmm! And when did I tell you? A long time ago! And what did I say would happen when I told you? Exactly what just happened!"
— Black Woman in Hindsight, Family Guy
"You know, Peter, I hate to say 'I told you so' about you not being a genius, but, uh... Yeah! In your fucking face, fuckwad!"
— Brian, Family Guy, "Petarded"
Phil: I hate to say this, but...
Phil and Lil: We told you so.
Phil and Lil: We told you so.
— Rugrats, "The Odd Couple"
"What are you so afraid of, Cell? Isn't this what you wanted? I warned you. I told you what would happen if you pushed me too far. But you didn't listen. You forced me to awaken my hidden power, and now that you've seen it, you're afraid... because you know that I'm going to destroy you."
— Gohan, Dragon Ball Z
"Take that and that and that and that! HA! I warned you, didn't I? Didn't I warn you? I thought I warned you. I didn't? Oh, sorry."
— Max, Sam & Max: Freelance Police
Mr. Fantastic: I tried to warn you, Ben! Did you think something which wasn't charged with a repellent force could hold Galactus??
The Thing: Big deal! Next time, warn me harder, mister!
The Thing: Big deal! Next time, warn me harder, mister!
— Fantastic Four, "The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!"
"Somehow, 'I told you so' just doesn't quite say it."
— Del Spooner, I, Robot
"Time will say nothing but I told you so
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know."
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know."
— If I Could Tell You, by W. H. Auden
"Under normal circumstances I'd say 'I told you so'. But, as I have told you so with such vehemence and frequency already the phrase has lost all meaning. Therefore, I will be replacing it with the phrase, 'I have informed you thusly'."
— Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Bob The Angry Robogalacticmegabrain: This sucks! I calculated every possibly permutation of the totality of existence 10^-9 seconds ago! Now what the hell am I going to do?!
Freddie: I told you not to calculate it all at once...
Bob The Angry Robogalacticmegabrain: Well, you should have been way more convincing!
Freddie: I told you not to calculate it all at once...
Bob The Angry Robogalacticmegabrain: Well, you should have been way more convincing!
Atreus: [dejectedly] All right... Say it... "I told you so."
Kratos: [plainly] I told you so.
Atreus: [imitating Kratos] "You are naive, foolish boy."
Kratos: This is true as well. But do not take your disappointment out on me, boy. Take it as a lesson.
Atreus: Yes, sir.
Kratos: [plainly] I told you so.
Atreus: [imitating Kratos] "You are naive, foolish boy."
Kratos: This is true as well. But do not take your disappointment out on me, boy. Take it as a lesson.
Atreus: Yes, sir.
Mariah Dillard: I ain't done nothin'! Ben left on his own, he quit!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: He quit?
Mariah Dillard: We can't pay him!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: "We"? "We"?" [Beat] You are standing in ruins because of you.
Mariah Dillard: Excuse me?!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: You heard me! I warned you! I told you in Harlem's Paradise not to sell the gun business! It led to a domino effect that led straight to Bushmaster! All you had to do was sell that goddamn painting, and none of this would have happened!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: He quit?
Mariah Dillard: We can't pay him!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: "We"? "We"?" [Beat] You are standing in ruins because of you.
Mariah Dillard: Excuse me?!
Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: You heard me! I warned you! I told you in Harlem's Paradise not to sell the gun business! It led to a domino effect that led straight to Bushmaster! All you had to do was sell that goddamn painting, and none of this would have happened!
"Your way was the right way, your idea was the right idea, your plan was the right plan. No one that you're married to wants to hear that. Nothing good ever follows the phrase 'I told you so.'"
— Red Green, The Red Green Show, lecturing married men on when/why to say nothing, not only when you do something wrong, but also when you do something right
In the beginning,
I tried to warn you—
You play with fire,
It's gonna burn you.
I tried to warn you—
You play with fire,
It's gonna burn you.
— Good Charlotte, "Victims of Love"
Lex Luthor: You! Metron! You knew this was going to happen!
Metron: This outcome was the most likely possible result of your foolhardy actions.
Luthor: You can help me! I demand that you help me!
Metron: You are in no position to make demands of anyone. I warned you that you were dabbling in forces beyond your comprehension.
Metron: This outcome was the most likely possible result of your foolhardy actions.
Luthor: You can help me! I demand that you help me!
Metron: You are in no position to make demands of anyone. I warned you that you were dabbling in forces beyond your comprehension.
— Justice League, "Destroyer"
Sir Hiss: I knew it! I knew it! I just knew this would happen! I tried to warn you, but no, no, no, you wouldn't listen! You just had to...
[he notices a furious Prince John menacingly raising a hand mirror]
Sir Hiss: Aah! Aah! AAH! SEVEN YEARS BAD— [SMASH!] ...luck. That's what it is.
[he notices a furious Prince John menacingly raising a hand mirror]
Sir Hiss: Aah! Aah! AAH! SEVEN YEARS BAD— [SMASH!] ...luck. That's what it is.
Sir Hiss: [to Prince John] I tried to tell you, but no, no, no, you wouldn't listen. Your traps just never work. And now look what you've done to your mother's castle.
Prince John: [cries out in despair] Mommy!
[he sucks his thumb as he always does, then loses his temper and chases after Sir Hiss through the castle, trying to beat him with a stick]
Prince John: You cowardly cobra! Procrastinating python! Aggravating asp! Ooh, you eel in snake's clothing!
Sir Hiss: [fleeing for his life] Help! He's gone stark raving MAAAAAAAD!
Prince John: [cries out in despair] Mommy!
[he sucks his thumb as he always does, then loses his temper and chases after Sir Hiss through the castle, trying to beat him with a stick]
Prince John: You cowardly cobra! Procrastinating python! Aggravating asp! Ooh, you eel in snake's clothing!
Sir Hiss: [fleeing for his life] Help! He's gone stark raving MAAAAAAAD!
Old Man: So! Clarence Diggs! I thought it was you! Never learned your scales or modes, did you young man? Just screwed around in class, as I recall! Now look at you, you tone-deaf little weasel! Ha ha ha ha ha! What's that chord you're butchering?
Homeless man: Oh my God! It's Mr. Blanchard, my old music teacher!
Homeless man: Oh my God! It's Mr. Blanchard, my old music teacher!
"I told you so. You damned fools."
— Preface to the 1941 edition of The War in the Air by H. G. Wellscontext
"I specifically told you, wishes could be dangerous! But YOOOUUUU DIDN'T LISTEN!!!"
— Pumbaa furiously lecturing Timon, Timon & Pumbaa, "Be More Pacific"
"...I told you this 20 years ago, Young Midoriya, and I'll tell you it again. And it will hurt worse now to hear it, because you didn't follow my advice the first time—"
"I warned you. At the ball. I gave you a chance. But you couldn't believe it, could you? That someone like me could ever be a threat to someone like you. Tobruk was the same, you know. Right to the end."
— Alex to Khazad, Fated
"I warned you! I asked you to leave us alone, but you wouldn't. Now look what it's brought you. You idiots! You stupid, stupid men!"
— David, The Book of Lost Things
"Lights on! I warned you! I warned you!"
Tracey: I ain't one to say "I toldja so", but—
Sharon: Leave it, Tracey. Leave it.
Tracey: I saw this comin'.
Sharon: Oh, did you, Russell Grant?
Sharon: Leave it, Tracey. Leave it.
Tracey: I saw this comin'.
Sharon: Oh, did you, Russell Grant?
"I hate to say 'I told you so', so I'll shout it through cupped hands. I TOLD YOU SO!"
— Jeff Winger, Community
"The whore is pregnant! I warned you this would happen, Ned. Back in the barrowlands. I warned you, but you did not care to hear it. Well, you'll hear it now. I want them dead, mother and child, and that fool Viserys as well. Is that plain enough or you? I want them dead."
— Robert Baratheon, A Game of Thrones
Hughie: Literally every neuron in your brain is screaming: "I told you so!", so why don't you just say it before your head explodes?
Starlight: OH MY GOD, I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO!
Hughie: ...Feels good to finally get it out?
Starlight: So satisfying.
Starlight: OH MY GOD, I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO!
Hughie: ...Feels good to finally get it out?
Starlight: So satisfying.
Guy in Pharaoh costume: Excuse me, are you Candace Gertrude Flynn?
Candace: Yes?
Guy in Pharaoh costume: Curse you. [leaves]
Linda: I tried to warn you, honey!
Candace: Yes?
Guy in Pharaoh costume: Curse you. [leaves]
Linda: I tried to warn you, honey!
Snuffy: So, Bird, there wasn't even any emptying and filling at Bob's party?
Big Bird: Not while I was there. There was just one big borrrrring time!
Snuffy: I tried to warn you, Bird! Grown-up parties are no fun!
Big Bird: Yeah, I know you did, Snuffy. And next time you tell me something, I'll believe you. You're a true friend.
Snuffy: [giggles] Thanks, Bird.
Big Bird: Not while I was there. There was just one big borrrrring time!
Snuffy: I tried to warn you, Bird! Grown-up parties are no fun!
Big Bird: Yeah, I know you did, Snuffy. And next time you tell me something, I'll believe you. You're a true friend.
Snuffy: [giggles] Thanks, Bird.
— Sesame Street, Episode 2747
Otis: Told you not to get involved.
Olympia: [holding up a Food and Beverage uniform] Technically, we're both involved.
Otis: No way.
Olympia: [holding up a Food and Beverage uniform] Technically, we're both involved.
Otis: No way.
— Odd Squad (after Olympia fails in mediating the hostility between Oksana and Oprah), "Agent Oksana's Kitchen Nightmares"
"I mean, I told you not to go in that house."
— Rod Williams after saving his friend Chris from having his brain swapped out with a white man's brain, Get Out (2017)
I was right
I was right
Everything I say is right
You'd be better off if you did what I said
I have no sympathy
You should've listened to me
I was right
I was right
I was right
— Paper, Rock, Paper, Scissors , The Sled Hill
I was right
Everything I say is right
You'd be better off if you did what I said
I have no sympathy
You should've listened to me
I was right
I was right
I was right
— Paper, Rock, Paper, Scissors , The Sled Hill
See? I told you what would happen
When that big wolf came around.
Only bricks and stones are wolf-proof.
Now, at last, you're safe and sound.
— Practical Pig, The Three Little Pigs
When that big wolf came around.
Only bricks and stones are wolf-proof.
Now, at last, you're safe and sound.
— Practical Pig, The Three Little Pigs
