 Bruce Willis (qv) filmed "Die Hard" while starring in the TV  series _"Moonlighting" (1985)_ (qv). By the time the series ended,  "Die Hard" was available on VHS. In one of the last "Moonlighting"  episodes, Willis and a love interest are seen walking past a video  rental store while an employee is tearing a "Die Hard" poster down  from the window.