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A great assistant provides their boss with the things they need to do their job. This can mean an organized schedule, up-to-date research, fielding calls, or taking on the small tasks.
For some assistants, however, it means kowtowing, flattering, and generally blowing smoke up the posterior areas of their superiors. This is the domain of the
For them, their boss is the be-all and end-all of their world. If the boss says "Jump!", the good Yes Man says "How high?" The ''great''
The reasons for this blind loyalty can be anything from unshakable love, to spineless fear, to a desire to borrow the power and status of the boss by association. The last type is often the one most likely to act like a mini-tyrant to others when the boss isn't around.
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The Yes-Man is often not very good at his job, though this is not always the case. Sometimes, most notably when the boss's actual ability is lacking, they can be frighteningly efficient. Go far enough to the extreme in this, and you get the [[Battle Butler]].
[[The Dragon]] is sometimes the
Of course, even exceptionally devoted
Not to be confused with the guerilla activist/comedy hoaxters, [[The Yes Men]].
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* Finch on ''[[Just Shoot Me]]''.
* Dwight on the American version of ''[[The Office]]''. (Gareth from the UK Version)
** In later seasons, the Scranton, PA and Stamford, CT branches merge. Andy, the
* On ''No, Honestly'' one character was promoted at work to be a "Nod" man: after all the "yes" men said Yes, it was his job to nod. He would need another promotion to become a full on "yes" man.
* Al Borland of ''[[Home Improvement]]'' acts like this around superiors. In one episode, he spoke to the president of their company more like one would the President of the United States, prompting Tim Allen's character to ask "Why don't you just glue your lips to his butt?" Later in that same episode, Tim brought Al along to discuss an agreement they both had with that very president on the logic that "if a suck up like you complains he ''has'' to take it seriously."
* Goldar to Lord Zedd in the second season of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''.
* One of [[Stephen Colbert]]'s tactics is to act like a
{{quote|My guest tonight has been called 'the father of Intelligent Design'. I hope he's ready for five minutes of me nodding approvingly.}}
** He wasn't.
* Colonel Klink on ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' became a
* Ryuunosuke towards Takeru in ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]''. His bootlicking of the team's leader is taken to comic proportions. He's been training for this all his life, and will not let himself look bad at all.
** An evil version in another Sentai series: Barizorg to Oiles Gil in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', to the point where his [[Catch Phrase]] is [[Gratuitous English|"Yes, boss."]]
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Ysengrin from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' is perpetually kissing up to Coyote. [[Word of God|Word of Tom]] confirms that this is because he loves Coyote very
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{{[[[Your Head Asplode]] Head explodes}}, sending gadgets and wires everywhere]<br />
'''Parking Director:''' I'll have that fixed for you tomorrow, sir. }}
* Owen, Xanatos's second, on ''[[Gargoyles]]'' is an example of a slightly-more-free-willed
** Owen's actually something of a subversion. He on Xanatos' side, but he's never afraid to criticize him, and Xanatos deeply respects his opinion. The reason he's bound by magic is that Xanatos chose that binding over Puck's offer of one catch-free wish.
*** In fact, Xanatos said he'd fire Owen if he ever let him win at Judo, rather than going all out. Clearly X doesn't like yes-men.
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