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* In the 1990's STV series ''[=McCallum=]'', the title character leaves his card after questioning a witness in case she remembers anything else. After he leaves she tears it up in contempt, foreshadowing the reveal that she's the killer, who has a particular grudge against [=McCallum=].

* "I'm with" or "I'm from" followed by some company name usually precedes the displaying of identification, which may or may not be genuine.

* Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer had a business card that described him as an "Unreal Estate Agent and Stock Baroquer", claimed to have choice lots available in "{{Ruritania}}, [[Creator/JamesBranchCabell Poictesme]], [[Creator/KurtVonnegut Illium]], [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos R'lyeh]], [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars Barsoom]], Literature/MiddleEarth, [[Myth/RobinHood Hallamshire]], and [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Oz]]", offered shares in the "[[Literature/DocSavage Hidalgo]] Trading Company", and said he could be reached care of "[[Franchise/{{Tarzan}} Lord Greystoke]], Nairobi, Kenya".

** Donald then gives José his card: an [[IncrediblyLamePun ace of spades]] with "WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, Hollywood" written on the back.

* In a SilentMovie ''[[Creator/KeystoneStudios Keystone Cops]]''-style parody of ''Series/TheXFiles'', the alien 'Moon Man' has a card advertising his services. ''[[FirstContactFarmer Rustics amazed]], [[AlienAbduction yokels abducted]], [[AnalProbing derrieres probed]]''.

* In a SilentMovie ''[[Creator/KeystoneStudios Keystone Cops]]''-style parody of ''Series/TheXFiles'', the alien 'Moon Man' has a card advertising his services. ''Rustics amazed, [[AlienAbduction yokels abducted]], [[AnalProbing derrieres probed]]''.

* At the end of ''Lou'' (2022), federal investigators are questioning Hannah (apparently not for the first time) as to whether the title character left any documents behind (Lou was an ex-CIA agent who was blackmailing the Agency). One of them leaves Hannah her card to call if she remembers anything, despite Hannah pointing out the agent left a card the other times they visited as well. Hannah throws away the card once they've left.

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** When Louis de Pointe du Lac demands to know Lestat de Lioncourt's name during [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder their first meeting]], instead of responding directly, Lestat pulls out a card with his full name printed in fancy gold letters and hands it to Louis.
** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", the gullible tractor salesman offers his International Harvester Farmall business card to Lestat, unaware that the two potential customers are actually vampires who have selected him as food for the newly fledged Louis.

** In [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf the second episode]], the gullible tractor salesman offers his International Harvester Farmall business card to Lestat, unaware that the two potential customers are actually vampires who have selected him as food for the newly fledged Louis.

** In the second episode, the gullible tractor salesman offers his International Harvester Farmall business card to Lestat, unaware that the two potential customers are actually vampires who have selected him as food for the newly fledged Louis.

** When Louis de Pointe du Lac demands to know Lestat de Lioncourt's name during their first meeting, instead of responding directly, Lestat pulls out a card with his full name printed in fancy gold letters and hands it to Louis.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': When Louis de Pointe du Lac demands to know Lestat de Lioncourt's name during their first meeting, instead of responding directly, Lestat pulls out a card with his full name printed in fancy gold letters and hands it to Louis.

* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': The shyster lawyer in "Hospital Capers" gives his card to Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton.

* In ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'', ''Series/{{CSI}}'', etc., the investigators will often give a witness their card and say "call me if you remember anything."
** An episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' had Stabler give a child (who they suspected was being abused by his mother) his card. He calls for help in the night and ends up being murdered by his mother and over-compliant brother. Olivia does it for practically every victim.
** In an episode of ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', a brand new [=CSI=] gives a relative of the VictimOfTheWeek his card; a detective criticizes him and says, "You can't afford to have the lab's phone ringing off the hook."

* ''Series/TheTwoRonnies'' serial "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town":
-->'''Phantom:''' ... please to give him my card.\\
'''Butler:''' Why has it no name upon it, sir?\\
'''Phantom:''' Modesty forbids it.\\
'''Butler:''' But it has no address either, sir.\\
'''Phantom:''' I'm never at home.\\
'''Butler:''' ''[AsideGlance]''
* Played with on an episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}''. Carla's ex-husband Nick drops by and shows Sam the card for his latest business. As Sam starts to put it into his shirt, Nick asks for it back saying "Only got one."
* An episode of ''Series/SanfordAndSon'' had someone introducing himself with a variation on this. Fred Sanford responds in obvious fashion.
-->'''Timmy:''' "I'm Timmy, the sign man! My sign!" ''holds up a sign which looks like a gigantic business card''
-->'''Fred:''' "I'm Freddy, the junk man! My fist!" ''waves his fist threateningly''

* In a number of episodes of ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' the PrivateDetective had a small printing press on the back seat of his car, which he used during that episode to produce cards as the situation required (with occupations such as funeral director and psychiatrist).

* In one episode of ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', Steed "goes undercover" by strolling into the villain's office, producing a large collection of business cards, sorting through them and finally handing one over.
* Classic western ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' was named for the advertisement on the main character's business card.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In "Something Blue" D'Hoffryn offers Willow the chance to become a vengeance demon. When she refuses he leaves her his talisman. "You change your mind, give us a chant."
* ''Series/{{Angel}}''
** Cordelia has some cards done up for Angel Investigations, leading to a RunningGag where people keep trying to work out what the stylised angel is supposed to be. ("It looks like a lobster.")
** In one episode a demon turns up at Angel Investigations [[DealWithTheDevil looking to collect a debt from Gunn]]. He's not there so the demon leaves behind some business cards, which comes in handy when Team Angel realise Gunn is in danger--the cards tell them where to look for him.
* ''Series/AlloAllo''
** The undertaker Monsieur Alphonse's "Swiftly and With Style. My Card".
** Gestapo agent Flick gives his card to Private Bigstern. It's blank. He explains that you breathe on it [[InvisibleWriting and the address will appear]].

* In ''Series/NewGirl'', Winston, pretending to be Nick's law partner, hands some lawyers his card in case they ever want to "play with the big boys." When he leaves, the lawyers notice that it's a baseball card.
* ''Series/AgentCarter'': [[BattleButler Jarvis]] leaves his card with Peggy Carter, who tears it up in a fit of anger after she realises how Jarvis and Howard Stark have lied to and manipulated her.
* In ''Series/MyFamily'', Ben gets a large number of new business cards printed for an upcoming dentist convention, hoping to impress one of the higher ups by giving him a card at every opportunity. By the end of the convention, the doctor he was trying to impress has several dozen of Ben's cards, which he throws into a bin as he leaves.
* In the 1990's STV series ''[=McCallum=]'', the title character leaves his card after questioning a witness in case she remembers anything else. After he leaves she tears it up in contempt, foreshadowing the reveal that she's the killer, who has a particular grudge against [=McCallum=].
* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "Survival of the Fattest", Maxwell Smart is going undercover at a hotel, and presents the business card of Bill Banford, president of the Ramid American Oil Company. Unfortunately the manager says that Max looks nothing like the real Banford, who has stayed at the hotel previously. [[RuleOfFunny So Max goes through a number of business cards until he gets to someone the hotel manager hasn't met before.]]
* ''Series/{{Constantine}}'': John has cards that list his many titles and hands them out at every opportunity, even though he's not particularly fond of some of those titles any more.
-->'''Liv:''' "Master of the dark arts?"\\
'''John:''' ''[sighs]'' I'm getting new ones made...
* ''Series/ImpracticalJokers'':
** At a speed dating event, Murr had to hand out business cards which made him out to be a child pageant coach, a state executioner, and other bizarre jobs.
** Murr was punished once by attending a kids' career day as a pet cremator/grandparent divorce attorney. After his traumatic presentation, he ends by handing out business cards to the children.
** As a punishment, Sal attended a networking event with a single business card that he had to give to "the most important person in the room." Every time he gave it to someone, the other guys told him that it was the wrong person, so he had to talk them into giving it back.

* ''Series/RichieRich'': When Murray believes Richie will ditch him and Darcy for rich friends, he asks Richie to hand them his card in case they need a money manager.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. At the start of the series, Dean Winchester establishes his sleazy credentials by handing out a card identifying him as a [[CastingCouch Hollywood talent scout to a girl he's hoping to seduce]]. Of course he has MultipleIdentityIDs anyway.
* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': When Louis de Pointe du Lac demands to know Lestat de Lioncourt's name during their first meeting, instead of responding directly, Lestat pulls out a card with his full name printed in fancy gold letters and hands it to Louis.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. Cordelia has some cards done up for Angel Investigations, leading to a RunningGag where people keep trying to work out what the stylised angel is supposed to be. ("It looks like a lobster.")
** One episode has a [[DealWithTheDevil demon looking for Gunn to collect a debt]] and leaves behind some business cards. When the gang realizes he may be in danger, [[BigDamnHeroes they know where to find him]].

** At the end of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E5Timelash Timelash]]", the [[TemporaryScrappy one-off companion Herbert]] is [[HistoricalPersonPunchline revealed]] to be Creator/HGWells by means of a card he'd supposedly dropped and which the Doctor had recovered. It simply reads "[[YoungFutureFamousPeople HERBERT GEORGE WELLS]]". (Since this character is unlike the real H.G. Wells in every way, however, most assume that the Doctor picked up some other random bloke with the same name.)
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol The Happiness Patrol]]", people who are unhappy (which is punishable by death) are befriended by a man, who says he understands them. He gives them his card: [[AC:Silas P.]] He says, "Other side." [[AC:Undercover Agent, Happiness Patrol]]. (There's a minor blooper: The actor actually hands the card over "Undercover Agent" side up, so his victim has to turn it over before reading it).
** The Doctor's card (as seen in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]") just has a stylized question mark on it and is just used to make the Daleks angry.

** In [[VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy the previous game]], it is revealed [[TheChick Tae]] often gives Narumi her card. He's tired of them.

* In ''Comicbook/{{Granville}}'', [=LeBrock=] has his own card printing machine, which is useful when you use as many undercover identities as him. He inherited it from his SherlockHomage mentor.

* ''Film/WrongIsRight''. ArmsDealer Helmet Unger hands out business cards saying "Europa Trading Center" and a phone number. This leads to a BlatantLies scene when reporter Sally Blake (actually a CIA agent) claims she knows Unger's name from his card, even though his name isn't on the card.

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** In the [[BadFuture Knightmare]], The Joker hands Batman his own Joker playing card as a [[EnemyMine sign of their truce]], stating that all he has to do is tear it in half when he wants to go back to being enemies. Naturally, Batman takes it with a promise of retribution on his part to Joker. The card can be seen strapped on Batman's assault rifle in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.

Character #1 meets character #2 for the first time. Character #2 gives their name... their occupation... their credentials... and then "let me give you..." You guessed it, "My Card." Now it's official. Everything they said about themselves must be true. There's the proof in black and white. If they're a villain, then it's the thing that makes them a CardCarryingVillain.