You cannot use that name, Sam I Am!

Don Day June 20th, 2007

They did not like it on your show.
They did not like it on the web
They did not like it in a promo.
They did not like it here or there.
They did not like it, Sam-I-Am!

OK, so I butchered the meter. Anyway, the estate of Dr. Seuss wasn’t pleased with ABC’s decision to name its new Christina Applegate sitcom “Sam I Am,” since that’s also the second-most-famous line of Seuss’ iconic book “Green Eggs and Ham.” After several weeks of promoting the show without a title, the network pulled a switch and renamed the show “Samantha Be Good.”

3 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Richard  |  June 20th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Now they have to deal with me.

    Chuck Berry

  • 2. Safran  |  June 21st, 2007 at 6:13 am

    Not to mention Samantha Stephens and “Bewitched.”

  • 3. Kami Huyse  |  June 21st, 2007 at 11:08 am

    Yes, you need some help with poetry:

    They did not like it on your show
    They did not like it on the web
    They did not like it here or there
    They did not like it anywhere

    How about “Who is Sam?”

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