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      Season 1 – The Simple Life

      2003 Reality List
      69% Tomatometer 16 Reviews Society princesses/party girls Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie leave their parties, wardrobes and trust funds behind and move in with a farm family for five weeks to experience life as they have never known it. Kind of like "The Beverly Hillbillies" in reverse. Read More Read Less

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      The Simple Life is an incredibly vapid show, but there is no denying that Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are downright entertaining.

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      Belinda Acosta Austin Chronicle Maybe The Simple Life will surprise me. Maybe Paris and Nicole will learn something about a slice of America, and in this case, the very real hardships of rural life, a life that is vanishing.I'm not holding my breath. Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Dennis Cass Slate The Simple Life may not feel very fresh, but it might pull off a reality show first, with public humiliation offering someone their best shot at redemption. Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Paris] Hilton and [Nicole] Richie try to bring Beverly fabulousness, and brattiness, to the country folk. They fail miserably. We all get a good laugh. At least their unapologetic shallowness and good-natured mental incapacity carry the thing through. Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel Thanks to the sheltered, pampered lives the two 22-year-olds have led, the results are often hilarious. [Paris] Hilton and [Nicole] Richie are like The Newlyweds, only not as smart. Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Terry Sawyer PopMatters Yes, The Simple Life is cavernously stupid. But it's also incredibly fun, a heavy bevy of easy targets that go perfectly with take-out and a circle of culture wolves. Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Beth Pratt Common Sense Media This show may be a guilty pleasure for older teens and adults, but unless you want your younger kids imitating the socialites' bratty behavior, you're better off avoiding The Simple Life. Rated: 2/5 Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Episode 1 Aired Dec 2, 2003 Ro-Day-O vs.Ro-Dee-O Wealthy socialites Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie move in with a hardworking farm family in Altus, Ark. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 3, 2003 Dairy Farmin' Divas Paris and Nicole begin to learn what it is like to have to work for a living, getting their first jobs at a dairy farm. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 9, 2003 Sonic Burger Shenanigans Paris and Nicole don hairnets and go to work at a fast food restaurant, charming customers but not their supervisors with their antics. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 16, 2003 The One About the Rumors The mayor invites Paris and Nicole to co-chair the annual spring gala, where they cause a sensation at the kissing booth. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 17, 2003 Shopaholics A cattle auctioneer is trying to teach Paris and Nicole cattle herding only to have them misuse his credit card. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 7, 2004 Boy Crazy When Paris and Nicole get jobs at a gas station/bait shop, they reel in two local boys; Albert chastises his young charges for breaking their curfew. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 14, 2004 Good-bye and Good Luck Nicole must make amends after losing her purse and her temper at a local club; Paris and Nicole pack up their things and say goodbye to the Ledings and life in Arkansas. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 26, 2004 The Lost Episode Paris and Nicole get a job working with a taxidermist; Paris is homesick and relies on Nicole to cheer her up. Details

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      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-PG (D)
      Genre
      Reality
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Dec 2, 2003