In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
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- TriviaThe mysterious philanthropist John Beresford Tipton was named for Tipton, Missouri, the birthplace of producer Don Fedderson's wife, Tido Fedderson.
- GoofsEach recipient is made to sign an agreement to never reveal how he or she received the 1 million dollars. This could turn out to be a real legal problem when the IRS looks at the tax return of any recipient.
The presumption is that multi-billionaire John Beresford Tipton's lawyers have worked out some arrangement with the IRS whereby all the taxes are paid so the beneficiaries do not need to declare the money on their returns. The bigger problem is how to enforce the agreement should a beneficiary tell someone other than a spouse.
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Michael Anthony: [At the opening of each episode, with minor variations] My name is Michael Anthony, and for many years I was executive secretary to John Beresford Tipton, the multi-billionaire whose charity was as boundless as it was mysterious. For it was his hobby to give away anonymously and tax free one million dollars apiece to various people he never knew.
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Featured review
Here's a program that really caught my fancy when I was growing up. Everyone dreams of wealth. Whether one million dollars is a lot of money now or not, I wouldn't mind having such an amount.
It is a fabulous amount, still. And the concept of instant wealth is still intriguing to us. Witness: the proliferation of money shows currently.
The best part of the program was the human lessons we all learned about Instant Wealth: it's problems, responsibilities and the greed and envy of others.
The program should be brought back. Maybe Hallmark can do us all the kind favor?
It is a fabulous amount, still. And the concept of instant wealth is still intriguing to us. Witness: the proliferation of money shows currently.
The best part of the program was the human lessons we all learned about Instant Wealth: it's problems, responsibilities and the greed and envy of others.
The program should be brought back. Maybe Hallmark can do us all the kind favor?
- Enrique-Sanchez-56
- Jan 21, 2003
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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