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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1984 · TV series · documentary · 43 min episodes · 13 seasons
Created by Al Masini
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous is an American television series that aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995. The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers, athletes and business moguls. It was hosted by Robin Leach for the majority of its run. When Leach was joined by Shari Belafonte in 1994, the show was renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte. Leach ended each episode with a wish for his viewers that became his signature phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams."
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous will start ending episodes in prison cells.
Social media is probably a bit of a factor as well, with the message that everyone else is having fantastic lives in contrast to our own "hanging on in quiet desperation"
Even pre-internet, we had a rise of TV shows like "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" which gave viewers a daily reminder of how mediocre their lives were in comparison.
The notion that everyone's life is (or should be) full of constant excitement, joy, and amazing experiences is false. It is very one-sided. But if that's all you see of everyone else, your own troubles (which are mostly the same troubles everyone has) start to seem abnormal, something that needs to be treated. So you go see a doctor and end up medicating the problem away.
And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill / She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper / And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day