The Millionaire
Millionaire John Rackman
TV Flash files “Millionaire John Rackman” as hour 154 of 206 in the TV Flash guide — The Millionaire (1955–1960) on CBS, season 5, episode 21, aired 1959-02-11, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E21: listed hour 154 of 206 in the The Millionaire guide, hour 21 of 37 in season 5. It aired 1959-02-11 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Millionaire Emily Baker” (S05E20). Next is “Millionaire Father Gilhooley” (S05E22).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Millionaire John Rackman sit in the The Millionaire guide?
S05E21 is listed hour 154 of 206 — hour 21 of 37 in season 5, season 5 episode 21.
When did The Millionaire S05E21 air?
Millionaire John Rackman aired 1959-02-11 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Michael Anthony delivering the check. The unseen Tipton and the stranger's windfall are the entire machine from week one.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Millionaire is sudden wealth as a weekly moral lab: Michael Anthony delivers a tax-free million from unseen patron John Beresford Tipton, then money ruins or redeems a stranger. High-concept anthology. Watch it now as the ancestor of every what-would-you-do-with-a-windfall reality premise, played as drama.
So about the check. (I said spoiler-free. The premise is the spoiler, and it is the whole fandom.) Every week on CBS, 1955–1960, executive secretary Michael Anthony — Marvin Miller — delivers a $1 million check from unseen tycoon John Beresford Tipton to an ordinary person, and the episode tracks the consequences. The Millionaire is sudden wealth as a weekly moral laboratory, high concept before the term was common, Don Fedderson's 206-episode, six-season windfall machine. Tipton is heard but never shown. Peak…
Filed against
- Marvin Miller as Michael Anthony
Marvin Miller delivered the envelope as Michael Anthony on The Millionaire — sudden wealth as a weekly moral lab, a tax-free million from unseen patron John Beresford Tipton, then money ruins or redeems a stranger. High-concept anthology.…