Name: The Simple Life
Genre: Reality, Comedy
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Lionel Richie, Natalie Reid, Fran Drescher

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Nicole Richie

Paris Hilton

Lionel Richie

Natalie Reid

Fran Drescher

Rachel Chagall

Kesha

Louie Sebert

Jonathan Murray

Mary-Ellis Bunim

The Simple Life is an American reality television series. The series aired from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!. The series depicts two wealthy socialites, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, as they struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors.

The Simple Life

Βασίλης

The girls move into the farm where we meet their hosts, the Ledding family. They freak out over chicken plucking and the enormous tick in their bedroom overtop a well. The dad lays down the rules but when have the Hiltons ever obeyed them? And both girls decide the oldest son deserves a little reminder of this trip.....

Ro-Day-O vs. Ro-Dee-O

Paris and Nicole learn what it means to work for a living when they get their first jobs -- milking cows at Danny's Dairy Farm.

Dairy Farmin' Divas a.k.a. First Day of Work

Fresh off their failure as dairy-farm workers, the girls take a job at a fast-food joint, only to find that serving the public is their private nightmare.

Sonic Burger Shenanigans a.k.a. Welcome to Sonic

To get the town to know them better Paris and Nicole (with the help of the mayor) become co-chairman of the annual town festival--obviously things do not go well. Plus, Paris gets her dog certified over at the town hall, making sure the dog is healthy.

The One About The Rumors a.k.a. Fair Fun

The girls work for this cattle auctioneer. He has them go to the feed store to pick up some feed. Nicole decides to charge a few extra things to his account. A folding mirror and a $120 birdhouse to give to the lady they are staying with for Mother's Day. The man finds out and comes to talk to them.

Shopaholics a.k.a. Live Stock Auction

The ladies get jobs at a gas station-food mart (and bait shop), and soon reel in two local boys as customers, whom they'll accompany to a club. In so doing, they'll stay out beyond their curfew, and in a number of ways they'll pay.

Boy Crazy a.k.a. Fill 'Er Up

In the finale, the girls are prodded to pack their pricey bags after Nicole's barroom hissy finally gets Janet's goat. Not that they've been model citizens anyway. Having insulted locals and avoided labor since day one, it's a safe bet that few folks will be missing Misses Richie and Hilton once they're gone.

Good-bye and Good Luck a.k.a. Goin' Home

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reunite with the Ledding family. They talk about season one in front of a live studio audience and promote season two.

The Simple Life Reunion

Paris and Nicole get a job working with a taxidermist; Paris is homesick and relies on Nicole to cheer her up.

The Lost Episode

Paris and Nicole depart from Miami Beach toward their first destination, the Batten Family Ranch, but trouble mounts as Paris Hilton gets into a serious accident while riding a horse.

The Journey Begins

Paris and Nicole get jobs at Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida and play a surprising game of hide-and-seek with their boss's daughter.

Mermaid Outing

Paris and Nicole work as maids at the Caliente Nudist Colony and learn the meaning of the word ""termination"" as they become hotel maids at the nudist resort.

Nudist Resort

While staying with a host family, Nicole butts heads with their oldest son and decides to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Making Sausages

In the swamplands of Louisiana, Paris and Nicole meet their next host family and make a big impression after taking their daughter on a shopping spree; the women get jobs trapping crawfish.

Jenny's First Date

In Texas, the two terrors steal away with the sons of a hippie family for a little tanning-salon action that ends up coloring the kids' opinions of their new houseguests.

Dancing Sheep

The girls crash with the Cashes, and they have a hell of a time with the Christian family's no-profanity rule. Thank heaven they also score jobs working at the minor-league baseball field. Of course...they're not much better at it than their other jobs.

Play Ball

The girls bring their own spice to Spicewood, Texas, where they repay their biker couple hosts by helping their 14-year-old son with his homework. Maybe they'll do better when they get jobs at Lonny's Beauty Salon. Or maybe not. Woops - why does that nice woman look like a hooker? You can guess who gave her a makeover!

Brand New Look

Paris and Nicole continue on their cross-country journey to their next stop in Texas, the Click Ranch. The girls give the father, Bob, some tips on how to be more romantic with his wife. Meanwhile, they get jobs at the local sheriff's station, where their wild antics lead their boss to give them the right to remain silent.

Deputized

Before finally heading home to Beverly Hills, Paris and Nicole make their last stop at a Texas ranch, where they work on a cattle drive. But when the girls discover the herd is going to be slaughtered, they take matters into their own hands.

Back in the Saddle

The Simple Life 2: Road Trip: The Stuff We Weren't Allowed To Show You

Paris and Nicole leave New York aboard a bus headed for New Jersey, where they work as mechanics in an auto body shop.

Mechanics

When Paris and Nicole stop in Manhattan to intern in the mailroom of a marketing company, they learn that climbing the corporate ladder is hard, especially in designer shoes.

Secretaries

Paris and Nicole take flight to the friendly skies as they get jobs working for an airline. But things turn out bad when Nicole freaks out that her host's cat attacks Foxy Cleopatra.

Airline

Paris and Nicole decide to take jobs working at a funeral home in New Jersey. Chaos reigns as usual as Nicole accidently disposes the remains of someone in the most worst place. Also, both girls try to interfer in their host families habits of smoking, much to their angry chargin.

Mortuary

Paris and Nicole go and work with a plastic surgeon. Obviously, chaos reigns more ways than one. Also, Meanwhile, the girls hit it off with their new host family and leave quite a lasting impression on the mom.

Plastic Surgery

Paris and Nicole work as weather-woman on Fox 45 Baltimore News.

Broadcasting

Paris and Nicole are interns at a day-care center.

Daycare

When Paris and Nicole intern at a Baltimore zoo, the girls discover they both have true animal instincts. Meanwhile, the girls plan a romantic date for their new host parents in an effort to rekindle their flame after 20 years of marriage on the ""Zoo""

When the girls intern at the Gourmet Bakery, they stir up a whole lot of trouble making desserts. Also Paris cooks dinner for the family she is staying with.

Culinary

Paris and Nicole intern for a psychic in Washington, D.C., and play matchmaker for their host grandmother.

Psychic

Paris and Nicole intern at a retirement home and although they fail at cooking and cleaning, they make up for it by adding their own twist to the seniors' activity calendar.

Nursing Home

The girls are now in Miami where Paris and Nicole intern at an advertising agency and their new host family, the Jacobs, have baby orangutans Pumpkin and Peanut. And Paris & Nicole have to create a new ad for Burger King.

Ad Agency (BK)

The girls are now in Atlantic City, where they heat things up when they intern as firefighters. And also the girls try to become friends of he kids of their new host family, but their plan backfires.

Firefighters

The girls intern at a manufacturing firm where their work proves dull, however they manage to have fun with their host family.

Manufacturing

Paris and Nicole try their hand as wedding planners at the Dearly Beloved Wedding Chapel in Nashville. Trouble starts when the girls  oversleep and leave the nervous bride biting her nails at the altar.

Wedding Planner

The girls last stop is Tennessee, where they fall into the hands of an overly-chipper motivational speaker and beauty queen coach. So this diva convinces Paris to enter the local pageant. Meanwhile, their last internship is at a dentist's office where Paris and Nicole must drill.

Dentistry

Paris and Nicole are preggers! Well, sorta. The girls strap on 35-pound pregnancy suits and take the place of a nine-month-pregnant stay-at-home wife. Shopping and parties are out of the question as Paris and Nicole struggle to clean house, raise a three-year-old, survive Lamaze class...and hit the strip clubs? Yep, the girls do pregnancy their own way! So, when Nicole takes Mr. Nolan to a nudie joint, Mrs. Nolan's hormones go through the roof.

The Nolan Family

Paris and Nicole trade in their designer dresses for traditional saris when they take over the responsibilities of a traditional Pakistani mom. With the patient help of their "husband" and Americanized fifteen-year-old "son," the girls manage to dress, speak and dance like conservative Pakistani housewives...or at least their version of it. But things don't go as well when Paris and Nicole decide to share their experiences, namely how they like to party.

The Ghauri Family

Paris and Nicole fill in for a housewife who is desperate to keep the spark alive in her 12-year marriage. The girls' "husband for a day" bends over backward as he tries to teach them how a relationship works, but commitment just doesn't come easily for Paris and Nicole. To show this couple how they would keep the spark alive, Paris gets wild 'n' wet on a golf course, and Nicole brings blindfolds, tequila and an erotic photo shoot into the mix. It's safe to say this host couple may never be the same.

The Weekes Family

Paris and Nicole vist a new family and are asked to play mother to four children.

The Padilla Family

Paris and Nicole throw suprise commitment ceremonies for unwed lesbian mothers.

The Bowden Family

Paris and Nichole are challenged by caring for a five year old and a baby.

The Murrie Family

Paris and Nicole endure a memorable camping trip with the family.

The Contreras Family

Paris and Nicole help out a family with a messy house.

The Beggs Family

Paris and Nicole visit an artistic family. New-age values are put to the test.

The Burton Family

A couple, who have been married for 64 years, give Paris and Nicole a well deserved lesson about love, life and togetherness.

The Confrontation

Paris and Nicole are finally back together after their long fight and Malibu's Camp Shawnee gets the pleasure of meeting them. Paris and Nicole are introduced to the campers interested in losing weight. The girls try and help the hungry campers by retrieving their junk food.

Welcome to Camp Shawnee

Paris and Nicole try to help the campers of Camp Shawnee get into shape. They show the female campers how to loose weight 'their' way and the girl and boy campers go into competition on who can loose the most weight. Nicole gives Hunter tips on impressing Paris. Hunter later finds out that Paris doesn't impress easily.

Big Primpin

Paris and Nicole cause mischief when they try to council a group of girls and their moms for a pageant. Paris helps Joey, the camp directors son with his first date. Nicole has to break the news to Hunter that Paris only likes him as a friend.

Pageant Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Paris and Nicole prepare the campers and their moms for the pageant. With an unexpected turn of events, the mom's are made to do the pageant and their daughters prepare them.

Showstoppers

A couples therapy camp begins and the girls get a visit from Paris's mom, Kathy Hilton. Paris and Nicoles romance skills get put to the test and Paris and Hunter's relationship takes a major turn.

Flirting with Disaster

As the couples camp draws to a close Paris and Nicole help the camp couples to undergo recommitment ceremonies. Paris helps a camper with his commitment issues. Someone is playing practical jokes on the girls, but it is not who they suspected. They also must face their own issues with love.

Committed

Survivalist camp begins at Camp Shawnee, and Paris and Nicole must learn how to rough it in the wilderness. The campers are put to the test by eating bugs, using knives and starting their own fires. Survivalist camp proves too hard for one camper and another develops a crush on Myke Hawke.

Say Hello to Myke Hawke

Paris and Nicole's 'survival' skills are put to the test when they become lost in the woods. Survival camp draws to a close and the campers and Myke have an interesting send off.

Babes in the Woods

Acting camp begins at Camp Shawnee. Paris and Hunter develop their relationship. Sally Kirkland joins Camp Shawnee and has some interesting teaching techniques and lessons to share with the campers. Nicole and Paris have a few run-in's with Sally.

Almost Fame-less

The finale draws the girls time at Camp Shawnee to a close. They end their time a Camp Shawnee with 'Paris and Nicole The Muscial' and a suprise for camp director Ed.

Hollywood Ending

"The Can Opener" is a season special episode from the reality television show, Simple Life (2003). In the episode, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie find themselves living with the Leding family in Altus, Arkansas. During their stay, the girls are tasked with various household chores, one of which includes using a manual can opener to open cans of food for dinner. The episode highlights the stark difference between the pampered lives of the celebrities and the simpler, more rural lifestyle of the Ledings.  It aired during the Billboard Music Awards in December, 2004.

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