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
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