The Simple Life [TV Series] (1998)
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This TV sitcom apparently was inspired by the low concept of Martha Stewart meets Green Acres, since the central character is country-living TV host Sara Campbell (Judith Light) who feels it's deceptive to do a show about life in the country as part of the population in New York City. So she decides to relocate her life, her huge business empire, and her television show to a farm in upstate New York. As she explains to her daughter Frederica (Ashlee Levitch), "You don't need therapy in the country. If you get tense, you just go and milk something!" Accompanying Sara on this rural sojourn are her complaining mother Muriel (Florence Stanley) and her producer Greg (James Patrick Stuart). Husky farm foreman Lucas (Brett Cullen) offers a contrast to the citified types, including Fran Drescher and Rachel Chagall who guest as cameos in the first episode, re-creating their roles on The Nanny. Filmed in L.A., the series premiered June 3, 1998 on CBS. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Judith Light - Sara Campbell
- Florence Stanley - Muriel Lipschitz
- James Patrick Stuart - Greg Champlain
- Eliza Dean - Charlotte
- Rachel Chagall - Val Toriello
- Brett Cullen - Lucas Barton
- Ashlee Levitch - Freddi Campbell
- Ross Malinger - Will
- Fran Drescher - Fran Fine
- Sara Rue - Melanie
- Director(s):
- Pam Fryman
- Writer(s):
- Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Pamela Norris
- Producer(s):
- John Whitman, Herb Hamsher
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