The Simple Life

The Simple Life is a reality series that aired on Fox and then E! starring celebrity socialites Paris Hilton, of the Hilton hotel family, and Nicole Richie, daughter of Lionel Richie as they part from the luxury they’re used to and experience difficult, manual, and low-paying jobs such as cleaning, working as camp counselors, or working in a drive-thru to experience the simple life that most people live. The two friends leave their credit cards and cell phones behind when they move in with the Leding family in Arkansas for one month, learning for the first time how to clean and do chores, as well as taking everyday jobs, like milking cows or working at the Sonic Drive-In. Much to the disappointment of the Leding family, the girls often did something wrong, like take advantage of their employer’s credit card with disastrous results. Nevertheless, both the girls and the family manages to learn at least a little bit from each other. Later seasons included similar tasks for Paris and Nicole on a road trip where they caught crawfish and made sausage, on the east coast where they worked internships at various companies and traveled by greyhound bus, acted as mothers/wives to different families, and were camp counselors. No matter what the task, Paris and Nicole always seem to have a knack for messing it up, though always with the best of intentions. MORE