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** Played with in The Vampires of Venice. When the Doctor attempts to flash his psychic paper (forgetting he left it with Amy), he ends up flashing his [[{{Understatement}} slightly]] [[CallBack out of date]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome library card]] instead.

* [[TheDarkKnightSaga "So, why don't give me call when you wanna start taking this a little more seriously? Here's...my...card."]]

* [[TheDarkKnightSaga "Here...Let me give you...My card."]]

* An issue of the Malibu MortalKombat comic features an out-of-uniform Sub-Zero presenting his Lin Kuei membership card. I don't make this stuff up.

* FightClub: Tyler Durden gives the narrator his card when they first meet on the plane; the narrator uses it to call him after his apartment blows up.

* Apparently, deities from the LowestCosmicDenominator like this one, because [[{{Satan}} the Devil]] in the remake of {{Bedazzled}} gives Elliot the card as an attempt to convince him that she is, in fact, the Princess of Darkness. Similarly to the ''Oh God'' example, the card simply says "The Devil."

* TheTwoRonnies serial "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town":

* Played with on an episode of {{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."

* In at least one episode of TheRockfordFiles the titular {{private detective}} had a small printing press on the back seat of his car, producing cards as the situation required (with occupations such as funeral director and psychiatrist).

* Classic western HaveGunWillTravel was named for the advertisement on the main character's business card.

-->'''Eliot''':Thank you! Now I just have to find someone who can replace this rug.\\

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* "Operation: Rabbit", the short in which Wile E. Coyote tries to catch and eat BugsBunny. Wile E. gives Bugs his card, which says "Wile E. Coyote, Genius".

* in ''[[GilbertAndSullivan Thespis]]'', Jupiter introduces himself to the title character this way.

** In the ''DoctorWho VirginNewAdventures'' Holmes pastiche ''The All-Consuming Fire'', a visitor to 221B sends up a card that reads "The Doctor - Travelling". Holmes [[SherlockScan deduces that the card was printed especially for the occasion]], suggesting that the visitor was trying to disguise his identity - before admitting that the "name" and "address" already make that clear.

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* The [[MenInBlack MIB]] card is as vague and mysterious as [[{{MIB}} the agents]] who carry it.

*** Within certain limits; when he tries to use it to claim he's a responsible adult, it shorts out, showing a mass of squiggly lines instead - this is apparently one lie that's too big for it to handle.

* In one episode of ''TheAvengers'', 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.

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* Happens twice in ''Dr No''.
** The messenger M sends to get Bond in the club asks the attendant to give Bond his card.
** While in the club JamesBond gives Sylvia Trench his card (which has his phone number on it) and asks her to call him if she'd like to go out with him.

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** In ''yet'' another episode, Homer and some of his buddies become celebrated firemen. Because of this, Moe prints himself new business cards, stating "Moe Szyslak, Hero" - onto the backside of his old cards, which say [[CardCarryingVillain"Moe Szyslak, Villain"]], complete with a picture of Moe as DastardlyWhiplash.

** In ''yet'' another episode, Homer and some of his buddies become celebrated firemen. Because of this, Moe prints himself new business cards, stating "Moe Szyslak, Hero" - onto the backside of his old cards, which say "Moe Szyslak, Villain", complete with a picture of Moe as DastardlyWhiplash.

* An issue of the Malibu [[MortalKombat Mortal Kombat]] comic features an out-of-uniform Sub-Zero presenting his Lin Kuei membership card. I don't make this stuff up

* Apparently, deities from the LowestCosmicDenominator like this one, because [[{{Satan}} the Devil]] in the remake of {{Bedazzled}} gives Elliot the card as an attempt to convince him that she is, in fact, the Princess of Darkness. Similarly to to the ''Oh God'' example, the card simply says "The Devil."

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* The title character in Elizabeth Anne Scarborough's ''The Godmother'' presents her business card by way of introduction: "Dame Felicity Fortune, Godmother. Fair Fortunes Facilitated, Questers Accommodated, Virtue Vindicated."

** The New Series Doctor often does this, albeit with [[AppliedPhlebotinum Psychic paper]] that shows the recipient what he wants and they expect to see.

** In the SherlockHolmes crossover spin-off novel ''All-Consuming Fire'', the Doctor leaves a card with Mrs Hudson that simply reads "The Doctor - Travelling". Holmes deduces firstly that the card was printed especially for the purpose (because it hasn't the imprint of another card on the back, and was clearly printed recently), and secondly that he was ''meant'' to make the first deduction (because the card is deliberately uninformative, left just for the sake of leaving a card).
** Played with in The Vampires of Venice. When The Doctor attempts to flash his psychic paper (forgetting he left it with Amy), he ends up flashing his [[{{Understatement}} slightly]] [[CallBack out of date]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome library card]] instead.
* In ''LawAndOrder'', ''{{CSI}}'', etc the investigators will often give a witness their card and say "call me if you remember anything."

* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Pinehearst and Primatech give out cards like any good shadowy mysterious organization. [=URLs=] on the cards lead to website for the {{ARG}}.

* In at least one episode of the {{The Rockford Files}} the titular {{private detective}} had a small printing press on the back seat of his car, producing cards as the situation required (with occupations such as funeral director and psychiatrist).

-->'''Grytpype:''' My Card\\

*** When not shunning the person your are receiving the card from; take with both hands, read, put in card carrier or wallet.

* Crosses into {{Fourth Wall}} territory in an old ''Raggedy Ann'' Christmas special, where antagonist Alexander Graham Wolf introduces himself directly to the viewer, with a closeup of his business card.

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See also CallingCard.

* a suprising aversion of all places is [[CardGames Freakin]] YuGiOh!

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