The Millionaire (TV series) Miller's character approaches a subject and says, "My name is Michael Anthony, and I have been authorized to give you one million dollars!" The man tears up the check, saying, "My name is Mike Todd, and "I don't need it!"" In the sitcom "Cheers", the episode "How to Marry a Mailman" opens with Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin explaining "The Millionaire" and its premise to multi-millionaire Robin Colcord in an effort to get Colcord to give them a million dollars. The 1983-84 ABC-TV series "Lottery!" also explored sudden wealth and its impacts upon its beneficiaries, as did the NBC-TV shows
What Is... Cliff Clavin? book "Brainiac", noted that "Jeopardy!"-related sitcom episodes had become common at the time. On the first episode of "Jeopardy!" season 31, which aired on September 15, 2014, "Jeopardy!" champion Elizabeth Williams echoed Cliff Clavin's answer in her response to the Final Jeopardy clue. Williams's $600 wager combined with her opponents' incorrect responses allowed Williams to triumph that day, nonetheless. The episode inspired the term "Clavin's Rule" in reference to maximizing all the winnings at the final round and losing them all. What Is... Cliff Clavin? "What Is... Cliff Clavin?" is an eighth season episode of the American television series "Cheers".