This is the quintessential Seth McFarlane parody. When you watch one of the Family Guy creator's parodies, you are looking at his ability to combine the basics of the Original with the world of the show, while observing the collision of the Original and the parody. It is quite remarkable to see how seamless and entertaining that is done with their production. Generally, everyone is not familiar with the Die Hard franchise; but The Cleveland Show's humor is prevalent and you can still enjoy another episode and then become educated in classic action films. The humor presents itself in every instant always making fun of voids and trademark scenes of the original while using the nature of the Cleveland Show's characters resulting in funny outcomes. My favorite void was the portrayal of McCain ending without shoes, it was so Cleveland, and how he was barefooted a midst all the broken glass shards. Another example of signature Seth McFarlane's humor: the pistol duct-taped to Cleveland's back. So over all I think this episode was rich in context and creativity, quite funny and typical of all the McFarlane type humor. Good parody and great entertainment!
Review of Die Semi-Hard
Typical McFarlane Fun, lots of references to the Original good Parody
11 July 2012
Warning: Spoilers