Instances of Baseball Cards in Pop Culture?

[toppsfan]

After seeing The Interview and seeing the magnetic case used to contain the poison I was wondering about other instances of cards appearing in pop culture (perhaps more explicitly than just a magnetic). What are your favorite instances of baseball cards on the big screen or in any other form of media you've seen?

[Scoat]

One movie that comes to mind is Cop Out with Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan. It's about a stolen 1952 Andy Pafko card.

[cowboyzqna]

In family guy Adam West said "but I hate baseball cards"... Made me chuckle.

[Ty Hope]

The Goonies!
"Lou Gehrig?"

[bankdawg]

Lloyd Christmas selling the blind kid a dead bird and some baseball cards.

[gottagitdemjs]

There is an episode of Family Matters where Urlkel has two 52 topps Mantles. He gives one of them to some R&B singer in a trade for him singing to Laura....Johnny Gill I think. They show the cards at a distance and they actually do look like 52 Topps Mantles.

There's an episode of Modern Family where Phil does a Craigslist meetup with a guy for a DiMaggio autographed card. He ends up milking $50 more out of him and Phil ruins the card by smashing it in his hand when Manny tazes him.

[kyle1707]

Sandlot.. Hank Aaron RC

[jasonadkins]

In Beverly Hills 90210 when Brandon (Jason Priestly) developed a gambling problem, his dad saw he was trying to sell his Canseco and Will Clark Rookies to get a few extra bucks.

And who can forget Rain Man?

[natbornkiller]

Old couple 2
a wedding gift

[nephinfan]

The TV show Blossom depicts Joey referring to his Jose Canseco Rookie card.

[tkraft24]

Phil Dunphy bought a Joe DiMaggio card for his father-in-law in an episode of Modern Family. He met a card dealer from Craigslist in an alley.....love that show.

[NickM]

Needful Things (it's one of the things Leland Gaunt sells from his antique shop, but it's a plot spoiler if I explain too much about it)
Prison Break (one of the inmates is in there for stealing a T206 Wagner)

[enbambam6986]

Prison Break (one of the inmates is in there for stealing a T206 Wagner)

Whattt I don't remember that. Was it a big character?

[blanning71]

Wasn't there a scene in the movie BIG(starring Tom Hanks) where they were sitting outside a convenience store sorting baseball cards...the line was something like "need em need em got em got em need em" or something like that?

[Yankees_Pride]

Whattt I don't remember that. Was it a big character?

Read all about it here
http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/baseball/775002-honus-wagner-t206-sold-ebay-170-a.html

[Swipe79]

In the opening sequence - I think they are sorting '87 Topps if I remember right.

Wasn't there a scene in the movie BIG(starring Tom Hanks) where they were sitting outside a convenience store sorting baseball cards...the line was something like "need em need em got em got em need em" or something like that?

[trixstar]

Eric Stoltz was collecting Dodger cards in the movie "Mask."

Dustin Hoffman's chararcter's room has baseball cards all over it in RainMan

Pride of the Yankees

[yanks2323]

On MacGyver from mid to late 80's where they were selling counterfeit cards. Reggie Jackson was on that episode too. It was pretty cool.

[preakness]

Kevin looks through his brother's cards in home alone

[SavageScott]

In the opening sequence - I think they are sorting '87 Topps if I remember right.

The need me, got em scene is from Little Monster's.

[blanning71]

The need me, got em scene is from Little Monster's.

Ahhhh....so thats where it came from! Thanks!! You were great in that movie!

[jbrandonw]

Whattt I don't remember that. Was it a big character?

It was tweener. The guy that told belick they were going to escape, but ended up escaping with them.

[no10pin]

Whattt I don't remember that. Was it a big character?

It was Tweener, he stole a collection that had a Wagner in it that he didn't know about. He thought he just had some cheap cards, and when the cops searched his house over something else they found it.

[Poonchka]

In the movie Blast from the Past, the card shop guy tries to buy Brand Fraziers's collection for next to nothing but Alicia Silverstone wasnt going to let that happen.

[sthoemke]

An episode of Star Trek had a Roger Maris baseball card

Roger Maris - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Roger_Maris)

[Swipe79]

In the first few minutes of Big they are opening packs of baseball cards in front of a store and one of them is saying...Need it, Got it, Got it, Need it, etc.

Right around 2:05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isNU9X5rWxE

The need me, got em scene is from Little Monster's.

[Swipe79]

Was watching Psych earlier - the main character promises his Tony Gwynn RC card to the other guy at one point.

[gottagitdemjs]

Lol...I forgot South Park.

Cartman - "Ahhh I got a crappy Jay Feely again!!!"

[ToppsCollector1]

In Beverly Hills 90210 when Brandon (Jason Priestly) developed a gambling problem, his dad saw he was trying to sell his Canseco and Will Clark Rookies to get a few extra bucks.

And who can forget Rain Man?

Ive seen rain man a few times. Its a pretty good film.

I could be wrong but I think theres some 1972 Topps shown at some point

[Cliffroach]

The Sandlot - Smalls gets his step dad's baseball because they needed one for their game. It was signed by Babe Ruth. Smalls thought it was a girl - you're killing me Smalls!

[lindeman79]

Oh snap you beat me to it. I have been watching it a lot recently.

The Goonies!
"Lou Gehrig?"

[lindeman79]

And a Brock rookie in the background.

Sandlot.. Hank Aaron RC

[Artchie]

Hahahaha I don't remember the tweener one in prison break

[lindeman79]

Yup 88 topps.

Wasn't there a scene in the movie BIG(starring Tom Hanks) where they were sitting outside a convenience store sorting baseball cards...the line was something like "need em need em got em got em need em" or something like that?

[lindeman79]

NO it was from the movie BIG

Ahhhh....so thats where it came from! Thanks!! You were great in that movie!

[Halbert]

I wish Always Sunny in Phili did a sports cards reference. I know they had an episode where they kept talking about Schmidt one episode, another episode about the Philly Eagles, and even Ryan Howard and Chase Utley were on the show.

They need to make a sports cards episode :p

[go_steelers07]

NO it was from the movie BIG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6KdfoQVhVk

check around 1 minute...
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[Bo27]

dont think charlie has enough money for baseball cards after seeing his garbage pail kids collection

[Halbert]

dont think charlie has enough money for baseball cards after seeing his garbage pail kids collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-v2F801Twk

Did he actually ever show it off or is this what you are referencing?

[Bo27]

he brings his folder in and i think frank is looking through them in that episode. will have to watch it later tonight

[SavageScott]

NO it was from the movie BIG

NO, need em, got em is from little monsters, need it, got it is from Big.

[preakness]

Who's the boss.

Tony shows daughter his baseball card.

[Wrightfan85]

Comic Book Guy tries to sell a "Mutton Chop Yaz" card in an episode of the Simpsons.

[Bader]

That movie with Sinbad where he pretends to be a dentist and friends with Phil Hartmans character at the beginning of the movie he has cases of 1993 or 1994 Topps and he starts opening a few packs and telling his friend he going to get rich off baseball cards

[tkraft24]

That movie with Sinbad where he pretends to be a dentist and friends with Phil Hartmans character at the beginning of the movie he has cases of 1993 or 1994 Topps and he starts opening a few packs and telling his friend he going to get rich off baseball cards

Never thought I'd see a House Guest reference. Nicely done.

[death2redemptions]

There is this guy whom they call "Jason Mars"...

[Cardshack14]

Funny tony gwynn/ bip Roberts ad I remember: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3ly2wQC1I

[dmarren349]

Diminished Capacity starring Matthew Broderick

In a few shows of Seinfeld, he had '90 Donruss on top of the fridge once and maybe Score at one time or a Score poster..

[Morgoth]

Wonder years they are trading cards in one episode, however once they show them you can tell they are modern not vintage

http://youtu.be/YzRmLmaQGL0

[Morgoth]

Classic Uecker commercial

http://youtu.be/18tbQt31aX4

[thejackaryman]

I like seeing the vintage Serrano has hanging in his locker in Major League!

[DaClyde]

Been ages since I saw it, but I recall an episode of Simon & Simon where some guy was demanding a Ty Cobb card in exchange for information.

[BostonNut]

Home Alone...in Buzz's life savings tin.

[Welker83]

In New girl. One episode one of the guys hands a lawyer a baseball card in place of a business card.

[toppsfan]

I vaguely recall a Leave it To Beaver episode that had a handful of 1950's cards in it.

[Tzvih123]

In a numb3rs episode the fbi agent mentions sorting baseball cards with some kid.

[gschoenfwi]

How about Married With Children, when Al decides Bud needs a hobby and builds a set of the Cubs all time greats baseball cards?

[fergman78]

How about Married With Children, when Al decides Bud needs a hobby and builds a set of the Cubs all time greats baseball cards?

I love that episode.. Doesn't Steve sell Marcy's Barbie to buy some of the cards then they need to give away the cards to get it back? Also, I'm pretty sure they were using 1987 Topps cards and just saying old time Cubs players.

[rttrffg2012]

after seeing the interview and seeing the magnetic case used to contain the poison i was wondering about other instances of cards appearing in pop culture (perhaps more explicitly than just a magnetic). What are your favorite instances of baseball cards on the big screen or in any other form of media you've seen?

this whole thread needs spoiler alerts!!!!!!!

J/k

[gpenko826]

That movie with Sinbad where he pretends to be a dentist and friends with Phil Hartmans character at the beginning of the movie he has cases of 1993 or 1994 Topps and he starts opening a few packs and telling his friend he going to get rich off baseball cards

Beat me to it!! I just heard them making fun of this on We Hate Movies the other day and they tore apart that scene. "How in the &^%$ would you ever get rich off of baseball cards?!?!"

[Freewheelburnin]

Home Alone...in Buzz's life savings tin.

Yep, Fred McGriff 91 Fleer ha!

Although not baseball, the movie Garden State refers to 91 Topps Desert Storm cards. One of the main characters friends insists that those are 'his future' and they'll be worth 'thousands' in twenty years.

[Ephland]

Comic Book Guy tries to sell a "Mutton Chop Yaz" card in an episode of the Simpsons.

I thought for sure this would be one of the first references mentioned. Classic episode - the first appearance of Comic Book Guy


"Show me the money kid, because if you ain't got it, I ain't gettin' up."

"All I wanted was the card of Carl Yastrzemski with the big sideburns!!!"