History Main / TakeMeToYourLeader

* Said by the [[CaptainErsatz Zod expy alien]] in ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'' episode "The Supermen in Black Syndrome", then he smiles at the camera.

** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]", Avery says this to the Hi-Way Café jukebox that had spontaneously started playing music while police officers are searching for an alien. The jukebox of course [[spoiler: ends up being an illusion created by an alien, and not an alien itself.]]
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E138BlackLeatherJackets Black Leather Jackets]]", Fred, who is an alien in disguise, asks Stuart Tillman to take him, Scott and Steve to his leader.

* Spoofed in [[http://www.evil-comic.com/archive/20051228.html this]] ''WebComic/EvilInc.'' strip.

* Implied in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0553.html this strip]] of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. In this case, some of the main characters appear on an island inhabited by orcs.

'''Popeye:''' [[IncrediblyLamePun Takes me to your leader, Krantz!]]

* ''Film/MarsAttacks'' had the Martians set up a negotiation conference with the White House... simply so they can vaporize Congress in a surprise attack.

* In one ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' comic, Woody dresses up as an alien to play a prank on Splinter and Knothead. However, they find out and decide to prank him back... and then a ''real'' alien appears ([[ContrivedCoincidence who happens to look just like Woody's costume)]]. His main line is "TakeMeToYourLeader", repeated in vain as the woodpecker kids expose him to a HumiliationConga. Finally he gets fed up and escapes, but runs into Woody who is exhilarated that he gets to meet a real alien with the fame and fortune to follow, and offers to take him to his leader. However, the alien has had enough.

-->Two aliens land in a godforsaken part of Earth, walk around a bit and find a small gas station. It's night, and no human is around. The aliens mistake the gas pump for a kind of robot and commands: "TakeMeToYourLeader!" The pump, of course, says nothing. The alien again threatens: "I said, take me to your leader!" The pump still isn't impressed. Now the alien gets angry: "If you don't take me to your leader right now, I'll shoot you with my laser!" But the other alien gets nervous: "I wouldn't mess with that guy... better be nice." The first alien isn't doesn't care and points his laser at the pump: "Now take me to your leader, or I'll shoot you!" The other alien panics and runs away. Since the pump does nothing, the first alien shoots, and the gas station [[StuffBlowingUp goes BOOM]]. By a sheer miracle, the alien survives. He asks his companion "How did you know that would happen?" - "I didn't", the other one replies. "But if I see a guy who can stick his dick in his ear, I surely don't mess with him!"

* Said by the [[CaptainErsatz Zod expy alien]] in ''Series/MenInBlack'' episode "The Supermen in Black Syndrome", then he smiles at the camera.

** This whole scene, "leader" and all, is seen in animated form in ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Here Comes Garfield]]''.

Now a DeadHorseTrope, and ''never'' said seriously, or at least not without others [[LampshadeHanging complaining about what a terrible line it is]]. Even then, it's very rarely used unless IAlwaysWantedToSayThat. See also JustForFun/HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet.

** ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': Nyarko says this (while gently tapping her throat to provide the distortion) in the first episode of the TV series.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E4TheFaceOfEvil "The Face of Evil"]]: Used by the Fourth Doctor after threatening someone with a "deadly jelly-baby" didn't work out — not because they didn't buy it, but because they told him to kill the man he was threatening. The Doctor eats the jelly-baby and tells them he doesn't take orders from anyone.
** Glitz prefaces this with an "I can't believe I'm saying this" in "The Trial of a Time Lord".
** The Ninth Doctor uses it in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E4AliensOfLondon "Aliens of London"]], as he and Rose are surrounded by police who've been sent to the Powell Estate to escort him to UsefulNotes/{{Whitehall}}.
** The Tenth Doctor while addressing the Heavenly Hosts of the ''Titanic'' in [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned "Voyage of the Damned"]], and follows up with "IAlwaysWantedToSayThat".
** The Eleventh Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E2DinosaursOnASpaceship "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"]], to Rory's disgust. "Too good to resist."
** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2021NYSRevolutionOfTheDaleks "Revolution of the Daleks"]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jack Robertson]] uses the line straight (along with IComeInPeace) with a Dalek death squad while [[TheQuisling trying to negotiate his survival in exchange for betraying humanity.]] Surprisingly it works, though whether he would have lived much longer is open to question.

* ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'': In the pilot episode, during a covert away mission to an uncontacted planet, Pike realizes they have no choice but to reveal themselves. He and Spock step off an elevator in front of a bunch of astonished locals, he smiles wanly, and he delivers the line.

* ''WesternAnimation/PixarShorts'': In the ''Mater's Tall Tales'' episode "Unidentified Flying Mater", [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} Mater]] asks a FlyingSaucer if he should "take [him] to [his] leader". Mater then [[VisualPun takes him to his]] ''[[VisualPun liters]]'' [[VisualPun of motor oil.]]

* ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian'': When Uncle Martin needs to see Tim's boss urgently.

* A non-alien variation in the ''Young Samson & Goliath'' episode "Salamandro". When Samson captures one of the villain Salamandro's {{Mooks}}, he tells him "Take me to your leader" (i.e. Salamandro).

* When the aliens arrive on earth, they land in ''{{Insert country of choice here, so as to illustrate the point}}'' and demand to be taken to the Leader. The person they are speaking to then grins a knowing sort of grin and assures the visitors they are happy to oblige. The aliens are then introduced to ''{{Insert name of world leader who is perceived to be a dolt, a bumbling idiot, corrupt, incompetent or generally a waste of space, here.}}''

--> "Don't suppose you could keep the bastard, could you?" the other humans asked, hopefully. "And don't bother warming the probes up."

** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2021NYSRevolutionOfTheDaleks "Revolution of the Daleks"]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jack Robertson]] uses the line straight while [[TheQuisling trying to negotiate his survival in exchange for betraying humanity.]] Surprisingly it works, though whether he would have lived much longer is open to question.