Sam Simon

Birth date:
June 6, 1955

Death date:
8, 2015 (aged 59)

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Number of episodes:
618

Seasons active:
**Credited:** Season 1 - present**Actual:** Seasons 1 - 4

First episode:
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

Most recent episode:
"Dogtown"

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Song:

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**Samuel Michael** "**Sam**" **Simon** (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He was one of the original developers of *The Simpsons*, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. Despite having been a developer, he served as a creative supervisor, executive producer, and writer. He left the show after season 4 over creative difficulties with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He received a sizeable pay off which earned him tens of millions of dollars a year; he remains credited as an executive producer despite not having worked on the show since.

He was married to one-time guest star on the show, actress and poker expert and player, Jennifer Tilly from 1984 until 1991. He was also interviewed in *The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!*.

In late 2012, Sam Simon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was told he would only have three to six months to live. However, Simon survived right up until March 2015. After his death, the season 26 episode "Waiting for Duffman" was dedicated to him.

## Credits

### Creative supervisor

* *Episode* – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
* *Episode* – "Bart the Genius"
* *Episode* – "Homer's Odyssey"
* *Episode* – "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
* *Episode* – "Bart the General"
* *Episode* – "Moaning Lisa"
* *Episode* – "The Call of the Simpsons"
* *Episode* – "The Telltale Head"
* *Episode* – "Life on the Fast Lane"
* *Episode* – "Homer's Night Out"
* *Episode* – "The Crepes of Wrath"
* *Episode* – "Krusty Gets Busted"
* *Episode* – "Some Enchanted Evening"
* *Episode* – "Bart Gets an "F""
* *Episode* – "Simpson and Delilah"
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* *Episode* – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
* *Episode* – "Dancin' Homer"
* *Episode* – "Dead Putting Society"
* *Episode* – "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
* *Episode* – "Bart the Daredevil"
* *Episode* – "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"
* *Episode* – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
* *Episode* – "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
* *Episode* – "The Way We Was"
* *Episode* – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
* *Episode* – "Principal Charming"
* *Episode* – "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
* *Episode* – "Bart's Dog Gets an "F""
* *Episode* – "Old Money"
* *Episode* – "Brush with Greatness"
* *Episode* – "Lisa's Substitute"
* *Episode* – "The War of the Simpsons"
* *Episode* – "Three Men and a Comic Book"
* *Episode* – "Blood Feud"
* *Episode* – "Stark Raving Dad"
* *Episode* – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"
* *Episode* – "When Flanders Failed"
* *Episode* – "Bart the Murderer"
* *Episode* – "Homer Defined"
* *Episode* – "Like Father, Like Clown"
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* *Episode* – "Lisa's Pony"
* *Episode* – "Saturdays of Thunder"
* *Episode* – "Flaming Moe's"
* *Episode* – "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk"
* *Episode* – "I Married Marge"
* *Episode* – "Radio Bart"
* *Episode* – "Lisa the Greek"
* *Episode* – "Homer Alone"
* *Episode* – "Bart the Lover"
* *Episode* – "Homer at the Bat"
* *Episode* – "Separate Vocations"
* *Episode* – "Dog of Death"
* *Episode* – "Colonel Homer"
* *Episode* – "Black Widower"
* *Episode* – "The Otto Show"
* *Episode* – "Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
* *Episode* – "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
* *Episode* – "Kamp Krusty"
* *Episode* – "A Streetcar Named Marge"
* *Episode* – "Homer the Heretic"
* *Episode* – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
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* *Episode* – "Marge Gets a Job"
* *Episode* – "New Kid on the Block"
* *Episode* – "Mr. Plow"
* *Episode* – "Lisa's First Word"
* *Episode* – "Homer's Triple Bypass"
* *Episode* – "Marge vs. the Monorail"
* *Episode* – "Selma's Choice"
* *Episode* – "Brother from the Same Planet"
* *Episode* – "I Love Lisa"
* *Episode* – "Duffless"
* *Episode* – "Last Exit to Springfield"
* *Episode* – "So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show"
* *Episode* – "The Front"
* *Episode* – "Whacking Day"
* *Episode* – "Marge in Chains"
* *Episode* – "Krusty Gets Kancelled"
* *Episode* – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
* *Episode* – "Cape Feare"

### Character design

* *Episode* – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

### Written by

* *Episode* – "The Telltale Head" (with Al Jean, Mike Reiss, and Matt Groening)
* *Episode* – "The Crepes of Wrath" (with George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti)
* *Episode* – "Some Enchanted Evening" (with Matt Groening)
* *Episode* – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" (with John Swartzwelder)
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* *Episode* – "The Way We Was" (with Al Jean and Mike Reiss)
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* *Episode* – "Black Widower" (with Thomas Chastain and Jon Vitt)
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## Trivia

* Ever since Sam Simon left *The Simpsons* during season 4 until season 26, he was always credited in Treehouse of Horror episodes as Sam "Sayonara" Simon. However, after his death he was simply credited as "Sam Simon".
* In "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", they showed Sam Simon a lot like Template:W.

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