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* In an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', a retiring professor says that he's going to work on his novel, which he describes as "''Die Hard'' only set in an office building". Dick points out the truth, greatly annoying the man.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' inverted this trope: in "Bad Guys" the SG-1 itself is mistaken as a group of terrorists in an alien museum, and a bumbling security guard believes himself to be the McClane. [[Genre Savvy|Naturally]], they Lampshade it:

'''Teal'c:''' "''[[Die Hard]]''." }}

** They've played it straight a few times. The ''Prometheus'' has been taken over by alien or human bad guys on at least two occasions, and once SG-1 had to take it back from an alternate SG-1. (Long story.) The SGC has also been the target of this a few times. (In "Foothold", for example, the {{spoiler|aliens were masquerading as the regular characters, and Sam was the only one who was really herself}}). ''Die Hard''... In Colorado?

* ''[[MacGyver]]'': "Phoenix Under Siege".

* ''[[The Middleman]]'' episode "The Clotharian Contamination Protocol", in which ''Die Hard'' is referenced repeatedly, both by the characters and via in-jokes. The HQ is aided by the [[Shout-Out|Nakatomi]] Protocol, which [[Air Vent Passageway|widens the air ducts]] and initiates a lockdown. Toward the end of the episode it becomes {{spoiler|Die Hard [[Fantastic Voyage Plot|In An Android]]}}.

'''The Middleman:''' About three times a year. }}

* ''[[Chuck]]'', which not only has bad guys taking over the Buy More, but also has has Al from ''Die Hard'' in it, as Big Mike's cousin.

* ''[[Bob the Angry Flower]]'': From the people who brought you ''Submarine Action Movie'' and ''Airplane Action Movie''', now comes ''[http://www.angryflower.com/traina.gif Train Action Movie!!!]''

* In [http://www.firmanproductions.com/?p=682 strip #349] of Micheal Firman's ''Moe'', while not a reconstruction of this trope in itself, the titular character tries to pitch an action-romance movie based on this format, albeit without being able to think of any romantic movie to merge Die Hard ''with''.

 

== Western Animation ==