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* Lampshaded in an episode of ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' when a species called the Sorsons arrive on Earth and make this request, TIM mentions that the Sorsons have been monitoring Earth broadcasts for a long time and are aware of the cliché:
{{quote|'''TIM:''' The Sorsons are not without a sense of humour.}}
* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo|Apparitions]]'' had it discussed - can you imagine ''what'' sorts of nutcases occasionally visit the office of magical Secret Service?.. The differences between sane and deranged visitors emerge in no time (some are less-than-sane for a reason, but they obviously differ, too):
{{quote|'''Sir Shurf''': It's a beautiful illustration to our discussion. The dame asked to escort her to "someone from Secret Investigations". Not to the Most Honorable Chief, not to you and not to me. And that's proper. How would she know which of us is the right man who can help her? Her words show normal uncertainty of an uninformed human, indicating rock-solid mental health. Conversely, a madman always knows to whom he must apply. In any organization he will demand to meet the most important one. And, regardless of the nature of his request, most likely will start with an attempt to personally chat with His Majesty. }}
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** Another appearance is in Berkeley Breathed's next strip ''Outland''. This time, after summarizing the candidates, Opus instead directs the alien to Bill the Cat.
* In an early ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip, long before it became exclusively office humor, [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-02-24/ aliens ask Dogbert to take them to his leader]. Dogbert asks them to specify what kind of leader: spiritual, economic, political, or military? They choose political, so Dogbert asks: city, county, state, federal, or world political leader? They choose world, only for Dogbert to tell them that Earth doesn't ''have'' a world leader. In the end, he directs them to a grocery store that claims to be the ''price leader''...
* ''Doctor Fun'' has one alien who [http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/collections/1987/images/df1987-108.gif evidently] either had minor problems with the local language or directed this request to an Earthling with damaged eardrums. Oops.
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* Implied in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0553.html this strip] of ''[[Order of the Stick]]''.
* Spoofed in [http://
* Parodied in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' the first time [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-08-27 an alien] ([http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-09-03 or not?]) appears in person:
{{quote|'''William''': Greetings! Can you take me to your Tedd? }}
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