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Die Hard is an American action film series that originated with Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever. All five films revolve around the main character of John McClane, a New York City/Los Angeles police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of a crisis where he is the only hope against disaster.

References to Die Hard in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
2	26	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	One of the movies Simpson family watch on cable is Die Hard. Bart says: "Man, this is where "Die Hard" jumps through the window.".
9	179	"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"	At the end, Homer drives his car through Central Park like a madman. John McClane does the same thing in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance.
198	"The Trouble with Trillions"	Agent Johnson, one of the FBI Agents who placed Homer on the job, was apparently named after one of the FBI Agents from Die Hard.
11	227	"Beyond Blunderdome"	In the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington remake, Homer says "I second that motion... with a vengeance.", referencing Die Hard with a Vengeance.
15	315	"My Mother the Carjacker"	Die Hard is one of Homer's favorite movies.
19	410	"E Pluribus Wiggum"	When the word got out that the Simpsons hadn't yet decided who to vote for, a horde of candidates and media representatives descended on the Simpson home, among them Fred Thompson. Homer threw them all out, but Thompson lingered, hiding behind a large house plant. Homer then addressed him specifically: "You too, Fred Thompson!" Thompson protested that he had been in Die Hard, but Homer scoffed and scornfully said, Die Hard 2!" Thompson then meekly left.
24	526	"Pulpit Friction"	Elijah Hooper tells everyone not to waste their Sunday listening to him and to go home and watch a Die Hard movie on TV, stating that they're always on and are always good.
28	600	"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"	The title of this segment is a reference to Die Hard.
29	637	"Left Behind"	Homer's list includes "All the Die Hard movies".
32	700	"Manger Things"	Homer says he redeemed himself at Christmas like the Grinch, John McClane (as the Die Hard guy), and Scrooged.

Comics

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
	Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #13	Gnaws	The Sea Captain's boat, the Orca II, has "die harder" under the name, a reference to Die Hard 2, which is sometimes subtitled "Die Harder".
	Simpsons Winter Wingding #10	"Yippee Ki-Yay, Mr. Flanders"	The title of the comic story is a reference to the line "Yippee ki-yay, Mr. Falcon" from Die Hard 2.

Games

Picture	Game	Reference
	The Simpsons: Tapped Out	Task: Make Bart Tell a Cliché Story (6s, Simpson House). On job start: You're just ripping off "Die Hard".

Twitter

Picture	Twitter	Reference
	ComicBookGuy	Oh joy! Another Die Hard movie is being made! I can't wait! (That statement was not sarcastic, but said with great sincerity. Right.)

References to The Simpsons in Die Hard

Picture	Film	Reference
	Die Hard 2	The scene of the Simpson family at Dr. Monroe's clinic shocking each other appears on Holly McClane's flight.

Common Cast and Crew

Cast

Name	Role in Die Hard franchise	Role on The Simpsons
Dennis Franz	Played Carmine Lorenzo in Die Hard 2.	Voiced himself in the season 6 episode "Homer Badman".
Jeremy Irons	Played Simon Gruber in Die Hard with a Vengeance.	Voiced the talking bar rag in the season 23 episode "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches".
Colm Meaney	Played Windsor Flight 114 pilot in Die Hard 2.	Voiced Tom O'Flanagan in the season 20 episode "In the Name of the Grandfather".
Timothy Olyphant	Played Thomas Gabriel in Live Free or Die Hard.	Voiced Ned Flanders I in the season 33 two-part episode "A Serious Flanders".
Kevin Smith	Played Warlock in Live Free or Die Hard.	Voiced himself in the season 31 episode "Highway to Well".

External links

Die Hard at Wikipedia

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