The Simple Life is the name of a Fox reality television
series originally broadcast in 2003. The series juxtaposes
two young, weathly urban socialites with the people and
the values of a rural American farming community. Paris
Hilton, heir to the Hilton Hotel fortune, and her friend
Nicole Richie, adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie,
move in with a family in Altus, Arkansas for a month.
The show's entertainment value stems from the perception
that the two women are out of touch with reality. The
show might be compared to the late 1960s television situation
comedy "Green Acres". A second season, titled
The Simple Life 2: Road Trip, began broadcasting in the
summer of 2004. In this series, the debutants traveled
across the United States pulling an airstream trailer
with a pink pickup truck.
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