While in 1984A attempting to fix the timeline in "Meet the Quagmires", Peter Griffin, after reciting "Now I know what a TV dinner feels like", which is a line from the film, considers co-writing it with his dog Brian, because it hadn't been made yet. In the normal timeline, Brian was later revealed to be cast in the film. He appears via insertion into a live-action clip from the film in "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" when he attempts to impress Rita. He plays one of the officers. A cutaway gag of Peter's lunch being stolen in "Roasted Guy" parodies the first Die Hard film.