Comments on: Former ‘Simpsons’ guru Sam Simon still makes an ‘ex-cellent’ living

By: matchkitjohn

matchkitjohn — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:54:41 +0000

There was a defense contractor who spent $10 million on his daughter’s sweet 16 party! I think helping dogs and using them to help people is not a bad thing.

By: Karla

Karla — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:42:52 +0000

I think he’s the bomb. And it’s true, we don’t know what else he spends his money on.
But what he does is totally right on. Especially providing free spaying and neutering for low income people’s pets – that so rocks! SPCA gives out coupons, but you have to make appointments, and you have to have a car and a carrier, and so on. Proper animal care is essentially becoming a privilege for the elite.
The pet overpopulation problem is totally created by humans, and humans have to fix it.
I love that this is where his money goes. Bless his heart.

By: Honeybee

Honeybee — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:20:42 +0000

He’s not just saving dogs! He’s helping deaf people by giving them service dogs at no charge and helping dogs give lonely senior citizens companionship. Also, by offering free neutering/spaying services he’s improving the quality of life for both people and animals in the inner city. I’ve heard of rich people spending money on much, much stupider things.

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:04:24 +0000

I think people get to spend their money how they want to spend it. Period. You don’t have a say in, nor should you.

By: GT

GT — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:15:11 +0000

Maybe he is just gathering stray dogs inorder to make a Greyhound Fur Tuxedo.

By: Tor

Tor — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:12:05 +0000

So the guy had Jennifer Tilly and makes great money. Jealous much?

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:11:22 +0000

Ah ha, so that’s how Jennifer Tilly can afford to do all those crappy indie movies!
And at least Sam Simon is doing something for the betterment of society with his oodles and oodles of cash. Good for him.

By: Brennan Kirby

Brennan Kirby — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:07:54 +0000

I agree, lay off the poor guy. He’s actually doing something to help the world and you’re bashing him because it’s animals and not people he’s helping? Look at what Paris Hilton does with her money. Sam Simon rocks. Who cares if he makes 10 million a year for doing nothing. He earned it by helping to launch a huge success like The Simpsons.

By: Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:21:39 +0000

He is making a bundle off of his creativity-one I wish he would have kept to himself. At least he is doing something worthwhile. It would not hurt a bit to give some of that money to Cancer research, disaster relief funds,etc.

By: dashandfin

dashandfin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:21:37 +0000

Even if Joshua Rich is curing sneezing and rescuing “small countries,” how does that diminish the EQUALLY VAULABLE work that Sam Simon does? He’s reducing misery on an individual and global level. And c’mon, Mr. Simon, don’t you think the guy is also contributing to some other causes that you think you have the audacity to deem more worthy than rescuing and caring for animals? Gimme a break. I salute and admire the guy. Dog only nose (and Dog is my Co-Pilot) that Dog is love in any form.