Dear Ellen,
I'm not sure how I got to you web site but I did! Amazingly I'm
computer illiterate. I saw you with Richard Simmons also and I
think he's a little different person who just does'nt care what he
wears, which is great. When I'm at home I like to wear my
pajamas because I feel more comfortable. If I came to your show, I probably would change my clothes beforehand. I'm not
expecting too not be invited, but if I was can I come in my flannel pjs It's cold here? So I'm not ouside as much as I would like but alot of it is because I had a grade 4 Canceruos brain tumor the size of a grapefruit. The nuero surgeans Drs. call me a
miracle woman, Because they didn't expect I would ever thought I would make it out alive. So I was so grateful for all the prayers my friends and family sent on my behalf to get me through!!!!!
My daughter who is my youngest just suggested that we have pajama party on your show to support brain cancer surivors. haha What do you think? I'm going to go I love your show and of
course I love you for what you do to make people feel good while many of us suffer in our own way. love to you, Carol Curle
from Chaska Minnesota

Who was big package? I thought it might be Richard Simmons.

Ellen,
I laughed so hard, i started crying seeing richard dressed liked that. He always dresses funny and crazy, we still love him.

Hi Ellen,I had to begin a new job and in doing so I missed so many of your shows,and I so enjoy your shows,you have so many uplifting messages,and positives for our country to view,laughter ,I have always believed is the medicine for all things of this life. Keep on Keeping on Ellen, I wonder too ,have you talked to Gladys lately,and how is she doing? I so enjoyed her phone calls too you,and yours to her. Also,I miss seeing your mother on the show. She had added so much to your show as well. I did get to see the episode where you were going to shave her head in losing a bet,how cute it was. I am working a seasonal job,so I will enjoy your show for a few months but hard at it again in August 2008..I suggested we get a tv in the office so we could watch you,and of course in doing data entry it would slow down the pace,and we certainly do not need that. We work 10-12 hour days about 6 days a week,mostly 5 days though. Ellen you take care,and I hope to enjoy your shows for a few more months ,so Thank You so much for what you do for others,and I do hope you get something in return not financially,but in spirit. God Bless You Ellen..
Kathy Simmons
Rio Il

hi ellen , thanks for sending me ur newsletter, i had no time to watch u in ur primetime show but with ur newsletter, it makes my day i like ur shows so much ur so funny, it's so boring without ur family besides u. ur the only one that makes me happy. thanks and merry christmass to u and to ur mom.

Hello Ellen i look at your show a lot.I was watching your show Friday and my sister was over.She said who watch Ellen i told her i do.Then she was like what she do I told her i love your show u really dance.Keep up the good work.I come home from a hard day;s work and you brighten my day .Thanks Ellen Love Tanzia Mitchell

i watched today's show (friday, dec. 21) and i didn't hear the announcement of who was the big package... i'm anxious to know who it was.

Hi ellen, i have never watched your show untill the other day i was flipping threw chanels and spottet you and i left it on your show now i can tell you im hoooooked i love your show your the best.You have a huge fan in El mirage az.susie

Richard Simmons is a wonderful, wonderful guy. Sorry I missed him on the show this time. He was 'way out front about obesity and health, and has never taken credit for the widespread "mania" about it now. In the past, I've thought about applying to work with clients on his cruises ... of course, his staff would have to be as energetic as he. Does he still do this? I used to live on the West Coast and heard about Richard more frequently then. (I still consider myself a Californian, please get me back!) We really need him to talk (maybe have another guest of his chosing appear with him) as well as perform. I'd like to know what the main thrust of his career is about now.

Who is Big Package? Isn't it day 12 that you show us who he/she is?

Your a beautiful person with a beautiful partner when i see you'll together i see the love jump from one to the other through your eyes, the touch of a hand your really blessed, i love to see people like you'll are it may sound nuts but i field blessed watching because i know i had it along time ago and still have it i'm sorry to say. I've been marred for 41 years December 3,1966 but thats not who i'm talking about which i'm sure you read between the lines. I'm to old to rock the boat, i had a heart transplant in Oct.17 2001 i'd rather keep thoughs in my head i have a sister i talk to about her, i don't know why i even told you no disrepect to you. I hope you can read this. KEEP on DANCING with all my love and blessings for you and yours Danny E Russum PS you might not want to post it's up to you i wish you would at least atknolage me writing

hello Ellen,my name is peaches marks and I am a psychic reader from michigan,and I would love to come to see you and do a personalized psychic and tarot reading for you in person,for your birthday,I am licened in michigan,and think it would be neet to do a reading for you.and it would be a whole lot of fun,thanks peaches

I seriously need to borrow his sweater for our company's Cheesy Christmas Sweater Day contest!

Ellen,
Hi, again. I already commented on Mr. Simmons' picture, but I just can't seem to stop giggling about him. Not so much at him, because he's a good person, it's just those SHORTS!!! Since he always wears the red/white striped Dolphin shorts I started wondering...does he have just one pair he wears over and over and over again, or does he have a walk in closet full of row after row of the exact same pair of red/white shorts hanging neatly. I imagine 1,000's of pairs of these shorts hanging in his wardrobe, and organized by color coding, right? Because how else would they be arranged?! lol Then, w/further contemplation, just where does Richard buy these shorts seeing as they aren't sold anymore as far as I know. Does he have a factory somewhere that mass-produces custom-made short shorts just for him? Or is he quite the seamstress and sews his own when he's got down time from teaching fitness classes?

Honestly, though, what's his game plan? Anyone have any light to shed on the matter...like, does he think we won't recognize him if he fails to wear his 30 yr old uniform? In addition, is that why he maintains the exact same 'fro he's sported for just as long, or longer? If this is the case, someone needs to inform him he could never be mistaken for someone other than the Richard Simmons...even if he dressed up like an eskimo:)

Hee Hee Just funnin'. I do have a life but I wanted to "have something to say about that," like Ellen gets to daily. Joy to the World! J.Lloyd

Okay, I love Richard! Every time he comes on the show he makes me smile but this time he made me cry. I laughed so hard when he shimmied down the curtain, thinking it was a wall. And then you keep replaying it everyday and I laugh harder. It's so bad now that I think about it at different times during the day and just giggle out loud. I was at the grocery store today and just thought of him and teared up. He is such a doll, he makes people feel good whether he's trying to or not. I loved when he got up and laughed and said,"ooh, I thought that was a wall!" I love him, thank you for having him on the show from time to time, he makes my day!
And of course, my family and I love you too Ellen, that's why we watch you everyday. Thanks for bringing so much joy to our day, Happy Holidays!

HI Ellen,
I finally signed up for your 12 days of Christmas, Yes I was nuts!
I am so sad to see I missed Richard on your show. I was at a doctor's appt. and I love Richard and you so very much. I hope I can get to see it on a rerun. Richard has always had a piece of my heart, and I told him so when I emailed him recently. He had been on the Letterman show and he was treated with no dignity at all. I wrote Letterman and never recieved a response. I will never watch his show again. Richard emailed me back because he is a gentleman.
He has a good heart and treats everyone with respect. Bring him on more often! Love You Ellen, Judy

Ellen Richard just makes you smile. I have photo years ago when he came to Cincinnati with my daughter who was four then and now 30. He is a very special person.

Ellen, Thank you so much for the laughter you bring to me. It's rare for me to laugh anymore since losing my grandson, but you seem to bring it out. Richard has always been someone special to me. His genuine love for people, especially the overweight, makes him my hero. I got to meet him briefly several years ago and could see the sincerity in his eyes. Bless you Ellen, for God has blessed us all with you being in our lives.

Sincerely
Donna Lopez
New York

Hello!! Oh my gosh, I still laugh out loud when I see Richard Simmons' photo. That was a hilarious show! Everyday 9am is reserved just for you because I know I am going to get side splitting laughs! What a great way to start my day! Thank you for all you do. You are an inspiration!!

Love
Angel

ellen i dont always get to watch your show cause i work but you truly are the greatest.

ahahhhhh hahahaha SICK!!!!!! seriously that guy makes me throw up in my mouth.. the shorts~!!! someone tell him hes stuck in the 80s. haha.. i dont think he realizes people are laughing at him when he wears those things.. its like william hung thinking he got famous for being a good singer.

OK, richard simmons makes me laugh out loud, Ellen I love your show your the greatest at what you do!!!! "Keep keeping on"

This was the funniest thing that I have seen in a long time. Your show makes my day. When I am not home I leave the TV on for my dogs and I always make sure they dont miss your show while Im gone. Thanks for the laughs.

KIM,Charlie,Bubba,Mandy
Jack and Smokey

Ellen,
I can't believe that Richard Simmons fell into the curtain after the show. When you showed that the next day I laughed so hard I started to cry. It's times like that when I wish I had a TIVO!

thank you ellen for having richard simmons on there. how can u not love this guy. great job.

Dear Ellen,
My daughter and I recorded the episode with your line of Holiday sweaters. We laughed so hard at Richard Simmons' backstage dancing and then falling that we were crying. And then he ran off with people chasing after him! It was so funny we kept watching it over and then in slow motion! I know, you're probably thinking "Get a life"! But we needed that laugh so much.
Thank you Ellen for all the great things you do for people. And for all the laughter you bring to our lives. We love you!
Linda Schubbe

I realy like this photo. Richard simmons is funny and cool. I met Richard Simmons when he came to St.Louis.

Hey Richard Simmons:

You have done so many fantastic things for people don't ever consider any bad comments. You have a personality all your own. You have to love you. Karen Merdan