article_snippet: Sam Simon technically retired from The Simpsons in 1993, but Sam Simon severance package earned Sam Simon about $10 million a year.
article_snippet: Sam Simon, who made a fortune as co-creator of The Simpsons, died on Sunday.
article_snippet: The Simpsons began as interstitial cartoon clips aired during the otherwise live-action Ullman show until, in 1989, The Simpsons was spun off as a Sam Simon half-hour of The Simpsons own.
article_snippet: Sam Simon was named creative supervisor, and Sam Simon hired the first writing staff as well as creating several Springfield citizens, including Mr. Burns, the cadaverous industrialist, and Dr. Hibbert, the buffoonish physician.
article_snippet: The Simpsons began as interstitial cartoon clips aired during the otherwise live-action Ullman show until, in 1989, The Simpsons was spun off as a Sam Simon half-hour of The Simpsons own .
article_snippet: With The Simpsons people didn't know what The Simpsons people were gonna see,' says Sam Simon. '
article_snippet: Sam Simon left The Simpsons after The Simpsons fourth season in 1994 owing to a strained relationship with Groening.
article_snippet: The Simpsons annually pad Sam Simon
highlights_snippet: Sam Simon helped created the hit cartoon but retired from The Simpsons in 1993 and  Sam Simon severance package earned Sam Simon about $10 million a year .
  