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Season
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Episode number
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Episode name
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Reference
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2
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26
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"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
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One of the movies Simpson family watch on cable is Die Hard. Bart says: "Man, this is where "Die Hard" jumps through the window.".
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6
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116
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"And Maggie Makes Three"
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Homer's version of the story has the style of the 1988 action film Die Hard, and includes him hearing a man who sounded like Hans Gruber, the main antagonist, announcing that the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant has been taken over by terrorists.
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9
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179
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"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
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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.
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198
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"The Trouble with Trillions"
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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.
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11
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227
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"Beyond Blunderdome"
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In the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington remake, Homer says "I second that motion... with a vengeance.", referencing Die Hard with a Vengeance.
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15
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315
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"My Mother the Carjacker"
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'The FBI is shown reading Homer's mail, except he writes a fan letter addressed to Die Hard, praising the rooftop scene and asking whether Die Hard knows Mad Max..
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19
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410
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"E Pluribus Wiggum"
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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.
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24
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526
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"Pulpit Friction"
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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.
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28
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600
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"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"
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The title of this segment is a reference to Die Hard.
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29
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637
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"Left Behind"
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Homer's list includes "All the Die Hard movies".
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32
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700
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"Manger Things"
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Homer says he redeemed himself at Christmas like the Grinch, John McClane (as the Die Hard guy), and Scrooged.
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