"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I) TV series 1999-2002

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

16 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Contestants, selected by calling a phone number, are chosen based on their ability to arrange 4 answers to a question in the correct order the fastest...

Plot Keywords:

Audience Participation | Remake | Non Fiction

Awards:

12 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10	12:30 PM	ABC
Mon. July 13	12:30 PM	ABC

Cast

Regis Philbin	...	Himself - Host / ... (5 episodes, 1999-2002)
Danny Bonaduce	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Sherman Hemsley	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Florence Henderson	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Ted Lange	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Marion Ross	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Adam West	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Cindy Williams	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

John Carpenter, the first million-dollar winner, got all the way to the final question without using any "lifelines." The question was, "Who was the only U.S. President to appear on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in'?" When Regis Philbin asked him the question, John decided to call his father for the "phone-a-friend" lifeline. Instead of asking his father for help, he told him "Um...I don't really need your help. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to win the million dollars."

Quotes:

Regis Philbin: Is that your final answer?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)

Very original and fun game show

I think WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? get too much bad press. Maybe not from this database, but it does from other places, like TV and magazines. I like the fact that you don't need a Harvard degree to answer these questions, and I don't think they are too easy or too hard. I think, even though I know a British version was done, that this is a very original idea for a game show. I think this show is pretty suspenseful for a game show because you can truly play along at home, which I often do. Regis is a great host too. I think he's funny, even though the "final answer" thing gets old. (But he has to say it!) I hope that this show lasts a long time and those loser insurance people realize they have a great thing here and don't stop it.