The Millionaire
Millionaire Elizabeth Tander
TV Flash files “Millionaire Elizabeth Tander” as hour 186 of 206 in the TV Flash guide — The Millionaire (1955–1960) on CBS, season 6, episode 16, aired 1960-01-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E16: listed hour 186 of 206 in the The Millionaire guide, hour 16 of 36 in season 6. It aired 1960-01-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Millionaire Timothy Mackail” (S06E15). Next is “Millionaire Sylvia Merrick” (S06E17).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Millionaire Elizabeth Tander sit in the The Millionaire guide?
S06E16 is listed hour 186 of 206 — hour 16 of 36 in season 6, season 6 episode 16.
When did The Millionaire S06E16 air?
Millionaire Elizabeth Tander aired 1960-01-06 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.…