Season overviews The Simple Life

1 season overviews

1.1 first season
1.2 road trip
1.3 interns
1.4 til death part
1.5 simple life goes camp

season overviews
the first season

in first season, paris , nicole agreed leave behind cellphones, credit cards , celebrity status move in leding family in altus, arkansas month.

what supposed experiment in learning how adapt doing chores , getting hands dirty turned out failure. in process ruin dairy farmer s milk supply, wreak havoc @ local sonic drive-in , take advantage of employer s credit card, getting fired every job took up. upsetting leding family. despite of this, 2 reality check family themselves. whether paris , nicole took heart remains seen.

the show debuted on fox on december 2, 2003, high ratings. premiere episode drew 13 million viewers, increasing fox s adults 18-49 rating phenomenal 79%. second episode drew 13.3 million viewers, increase of 300,000 viewers on premiere. during airing of series, fox added 2 episodes , reunion special, continued draw ratings. dvd of season released in u.s. on january 20, 2004. international releases included bonus episode , reunion episode.

road trip

a second season, subtitled road trip, began broadcasting on june 16, 2004. in season, paris , nicole traveled across united states in pink pickup truck (driven paris), pulling airstream trailer. participated in such activities catching crayfish, working maids in nudist resort, , sausage-making.

the premiere episode (drawing 9.8 million overall viewers) showcased hilton s horseback-riding accident, made headlines when still filming.

the ratings continued climb during season, , fox quick announce heading production on season 3, not before airing special episode titled simple life - stuff weren t allowed show on november 17, 2004. special showcased several cut scenes season (some of appear on season 2 dvd) preview clips third season. dvd of season released in u.s. on november 2, 2004. cd-soundtrack season released.

interns

the third season began shooting october 27, 2004. first episode premiered january 26, 2005. third season, subtitled interns, saw paris , nicole taking various internships companies along east coast of united states. paris , nicole traveled around northeast aboard motor coaches of greyhound lines along intercity highway routes.

the season featured 1 memorable encounter twin baby orangutans parrot jungle island in miami, florida. nicole richie s former fiancé dj adam goldstein appeared in season when surprised nicole , took on date. in season, there episodes given little or no money while interning, or internships shortened because instead of being professional, goof off or fail work properly.

the episode mortuary set in funeral home. drew minor controversy among viewers because paris , nicole struggled unloading casket hearse, spilling cremated ashes on floor , using vacuum clean up. in last episode of season, there no party shown friends or family. instead, hounded paparazzi, 1 of final times 2 seen on terms quite time. dvd of season released in u.s. on march 19, 2006.

til death part

the fourth season premiered on june 4, 2006, drawing 1.3 million viewers. while ratings have been dismal fox, more 4 times e! s prime-time average. , in key adult demographic groups, ratings more tripled network s average. season features paris , nicole playing wife different family every episode, in similar manner wife swap. paris , nicole alternate between family each episode, family deciding of them better in role.

this season unique, paris , nicole did not leave l.a. families stayed l.a. area residents, , episodes focused on paris , nicole s personal lives , careers challenge of being wife , mother. season featured guest appearances paris , nicole s well-known friends, family , associates. since season set in hometowns, paris , nicole had cell phone , credit card usage, denied them in earlier seasons.

the season finale ended paris confronting nicole, stating have talk , , nicole answering talk... , followed screen read continued... next season! many viewers shocked , angry on cliffhanger ending.

on thursday, july 28, 2006, several e! series added itunes store. among these series simple life seasons 1 , 4. dvd of season released on december 26, 2006.

the simple life goes camp

it announced on october 9, 2006 paris , nicole had rekindled friendship , had agreed shoot fifth season of simple life together. in interview australian cosmopolitan magazine in january 2007, paris confirmed simple life resume shooting in march 2007, in malibu, california. tentative title season malibu: camp simple life, later adjusted simple life goes camp.

paris explained how , nicole counselors multiple camps, including, not restricted to, beauty pageant camp, fat camp , couples camp.

it subsequently confirmed simple life goes camp has paris , nicole working counselors @ camp shawnee, fictional camp on site of actual camp, camp jca shalom. camp host 5 different specialty groups: wellness camp, pageant camp, couples camp, survival camp , drama camp.

the season began picking last left off, paris , nicole recreating true-to-life reconciliation onscreen viewers, , being driven limousine campsite.

at least 1 of counselors, hunter cross, admits actor auditioned role. also, camp nurse actress according internet movie database. although of campers in fact non-actors, 1 of them (the high maintenance girl quit camp early) survival camp seen on oust air freshener commercial , dave drama camp commercial/tv actor well. real individual camp jca shalom appear on show jorge, camp chef.

the season premiere on memorial day, monday, may 28, 2007, , show began normal sunday night time slot following week on e!. jamie sherrill appeared during season on-air nurse both hilton , richie.

the complete fifth season released dvd on january 22, 2008. contained no special features , not extended version of first episode shown on premiere. season available download on itunes. released exclusively itunes on august 13, 2007 compilation of camp songs dubbed simple life: camp songs. album received no promotion , none of songs on album heard on show.