Released in 1974, Mel Brooks' satirical masterpiece 'Blazing Saddles' features one of the most quoted lines in cinematic history. During a recruitment scene for the villainous Hedley Lamarr (played by Harvey Korman), he asks a group of bandits to show their badges. The leader of the bandits, played by actor Rick Garcia, scoffs and famously declares, 'Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!' This moment is a direct, hilarious parody of a scene from the 1948 film 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.' In modern meme culture, this clip is the ultimate tool for expressing a complete disregard for authority, credentials, or arbitrary rules. It is used whenever someone tries to enforce a protocol that the user finds ridiculous or unnecessary. Whether it's ignoring a 'no snacks' policy or bypassing a complex login process, this template perfectly encapsulates a spirit of defiant humor. Example captions include: 'When the teacher asks for my hall pass,' 'Me entering the VIP section with zero credentials,' and 'When HR asks for my mandatory training certificate.'