The Simple Life
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." They soon discover that things are not so simple once they arrive at a farm in Arkansas for the show's first season. In the second installment, the girls travel from Florida to Beverly Hills, and along the way they take numerous jobs in exchange for money. In the third season they travel by bus to Upper Manhattan and take jobs as interns. Wives of America startled to hear that the girls would spend the fourth season taking on homemaker/mom roles. By now it was know that Paris and Nicole hated each other and were no longer friends. In the fifth and final season, the girls made up and spent a summer as camp counselors. Many who crossed their paths learned that they are much more of a handful than they expected.
- 2003-2007
- 5 seasons
- E! Entertainment Television
- Comedy, Reality
- TV-14
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." They soon discover that things are not so simple once they arrive at a farm in Arkansas for the show's first season. In the second installment, the girls travel from Florida to Beverly Hills, and along the way they take numerous jobs in exchange for money. In the third season they travel by bus to Upper Manhattan and take jobs as interns. Wives of America startled to hear that the girls would spend the fourth season taking on homemaker/mom roles. By now it was know that Paris and Nicole hated each other and were no longer friends. In the fifth and final season, the girls made up and spent a summer as camp counselors. Many who crossed their paths learned that they are much more of a handful than they expected.
Season 5 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2007
Episode 1
Welcome to Camp Shawnee
Mon, May 28, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole put their feud behind them before becoming summer-camp counselors; their first task involves helping a group of obese campers lose weight.
Episode 2
Big Primpin'
Wed, Jun 6, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole, still working at the "fat camp", must find a way to help the female campers lose weight after a secret binge-fest before their supervisor, Susan Powter, finds out; Ed forces the ladies to repair his garage after an unsuccessful attempt to break open a refrigerator filled with junk food; counselor Hunter takes a liking to Paris, but is unaware of her true feelings for him.
Episode 3
Pageant Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Sun, Jun 10, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole are now assigned by beauty pageant specialist Kyle Haggerty to oversee a group of young girls groomed to be beauty-pageant contestants. But the blondes' unorthodox methods are met with a seriously negative reaction by the girls' mothers. The ditzy blondes also make a mess of the cafeteria and are forced to clean up the mess... and end up making an even bigger mess. In retaliation, the ladies throw toilet paper all over the Bellante house.
Episode 4
Showstoppers
Sun, Jun 17, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole decide to change the beauty pageant by asking the mothers to participate in the upcoming beauty pageant with their daughters. Hunter continues to give Paris the cold shoulder over her rebuffs. The ladies also have a pin eta hitting fest with the young contestants.
Episode 5
Flirting with Disaster
Sun, Jun 24, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole are assigned by Dr. Diana to help five different couples rekindle their romances in a "love camp". Paris and the snake-fearing Hunter are assigned to clean out the nurses' station, which is infested with two large snakes. The ladies throw a romantic dinner for the couples at a nearby winery, where Paris sees Hunter kiss the wine server.
Episode 6
Committed
Sun, Jul 1, 2007 22 mins
Still working at the "love camp", Paris and Nicole bring in adult-film star Jenna Jameson to help throw a "love ceremony" for the five dysfunctional couples. Paris also confides in her visiting mother, as well as Nicole, about her feelings for Hunter. Meanwhile, Ed's son Patrick begins to play practical jokes on the superficial blondes; thinking that Ed is responsible for the pranks, Nicole retaliates by chainsawing his office desk in half.
Episode 7
Say Hello to Myke Hawke
Sun, Jul 8, 2007 22 mins
Survivalist Captain Myke Hawke arrives to have the girls train a new crop of campers in a "survivalist camp" which includes scaling and cleaning fish, and eating live crickets and worms. A jealous Paris meets Allison, the wine waitress that Hunter kissed, and launches a war of words against her.
Episode 8
Babes in the Woods
Sun, Jul 22, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole accompany Myke Hawke and the campers for an overnight excursion into the woods, where the girls, along with camper Hank, get lost and are forced to call in a helicopter to rescue them and fly them to the nearest hotel, while Hawke and the rest of the group wonder where those two blondes could have gone.
Episode 9
Almost Fame-Less
Sun, Jul 29, 2007 22 mins
Actress and actors' workshop teacher Sally Kirkland arrives to help Paris and Nicole oversee a group of young actors in a "drama camp" to study the pointers of acting; the girls take advantage of the training and the costuming to make fools of the other campers, including counselors Hunter and Matt.
Episode 10
Hollywood Ending
Sun, Aug 5, 2007 22 mins
Paris and Nicole convince Sally Kirkland to change their upcoming stage play into a version of their personal lives titled "Paris and Nicole: the Musical" with everyone participating. With auditions for parts and casting routines, the blonde ladies do not pass up the opportunity to make fools of themselves and everyone else. Meanwhile, Hunter decides to finally express his feelings for Paris. On the last night at Camp Shawnee, Paris and Nicole decide to paint the Bellantes' house pink as a souvenir of their time together.