The Simple Life (2003–2007)

Paris and Nicole accept various internships along the east coast. Hilarity ensues as the girls leave their limos behind, and travel by Greyhound Bus.

Stars:

Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Mark Thompson

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paris Hilton	...	Herself (56 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nicole Richie	...	Herself (56 episodes, 2003-2007)

Storyline

Hotel Heiress Paris Hilton, and notorious party girl Nicole Richie drop their money and pick up some working gear in this one of a kind reality series. The girls are asked to give up their money, credit cards, and cell phones to live what they call "The Simple Life." However, they later discover that things are not so simple once they arrive at a farm in Arkansas for the first season of the show. In the second installment to the show the girls travel from Florida to Beverly Hills and along the way they take numerous jobs in exchange for money. The third season of the show brings the girls to a bus where they travel in upper Manhattan and take on jobs as interns. Wives of America were quite alarmed when they heard that for the fourth season that the girls would be taken on the task of house wives/moms. It was also known by now that Paris and Nicole hated each other and were no longer friends. In the final and fifth season, Paris and Nicole made up and were also Camp Councilors for the ...

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Plot Keywords:

greyhound bus | heiress | farm | internship | riches to rags | 

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Taglines:

They're totally out-of-control!

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Genres:

Reality-TV | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Simple Life 2: Road Trip

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Simple Life Goes to Camp

Filming Locations:

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

By George Productions (II), 20th Century Fox Television, Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (56 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The girls were supposed to work at a school, but due to complaints from parents the episode was never made.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Paris Hilton: That's hot.

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Crazy Credits

Season four of the series, shows an extra scene of the episode or a scene of Paris Hilton's / Nicole Richie's life while the credits roll.

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Connections

Spoofed in Spunk'd: The Movie (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Ms. Hilton"
by The Penfifteen Club

User Reviews

A total surprise

I've seen the first 2 episodes of this show and so far it's a real surprise. I never liked Road Rules, so I went into it a little apprehensive considering the two shows share some creative blood. Plus, the girls (especially Hilton) are really fun to look at.

I was expecting to see a show that made fun of the hillbilly family they're staying with, but the writers and editors have done an excellent job squashing that notion: the starts of the show are living with a "Real" family with morals and rules. The girls aren't used to living under those conditions and it's fun watching them make fools of themselves while trying to be California cool. Some classic moments already: Paris asks "What's a well for?" or "Do you know what generic means?" And the scene in episode 2 that shows Paris getting all dolled up for a night on the town only to go out to meet a group of local boys who don't seem impressed by her famous name - one asks: "So, your last name's Motel6?"

Definitely an amusing way to spend a half hour.