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The Best Episodes of The Millionaire Season 5

Every episode of The Millionaire Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Millionaire Season 5!

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An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 1 - The Betty Hawley Story
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Betty Hawley Story

    S5:E1

    After graduation from college, John Hawley (Richard Jaeckel) takes a job in Mexico for a mining company. John's wife Betty (Lisa Daniels) is pregnant and desperate to have their child in a hospital and in America. Hence, John agrees to accept $1,000 to drive over rutted dirt roads in an old rickety truck loaded with nitroglycerin to a mine cave-in many miles off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Adelman

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  2. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 2 - The Norman Conover Story
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Norman Conover Story

    S5:E2

    Grocer Norman Conover starts a chain of stores with his million which draws a visit from his first wife, who has formerly agreed to stay away.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 3 - The Fred Morgan Story
    9.1/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The Fred Morgan Story

    S5:E3

    Before they use the money for corrective surgery, Rita Morgan implores her husband to take her to place she was crippled in her husband's boating accident where they are intercepted by an run away convict but Fred devises an escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 4 - The Ken Leighton Story
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #4 - The Ken Leighton Story

    S5:E4

    Earnest, but gullible Ken Leighton is barely making it just to pay bills but is always is falling for his co-worker's grand money gambling schemes. His marriage is taking a strain now because he has no money to pay the bills.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 5 - The David Barrett Story
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The David Barrett Story

    S5:E5

    Struggling young writer David Barrett takes a laborer job on a farm owned by a tough old Scotsman. He's told to stay away from the main house, but circumstances bring him there and he meets the owner's daughter. They fall in love, but when the Farmer finds out, he fights him and orders him away until he can provide for the girl.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:Jack Laird

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  6. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 6 - The Martin Scott Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Martin Scott Story

    S5:E6

    Martin Scott's boy is in trouble at school for running a lottery scam on his classmates. He wanted the cash to buy a car. So he's given an earnest talk about money, and why he can't use any in a college fund his parents save for him,yet unbeknownst to everyone else, Scott has gotten himself in debt to a bookie and must nearly drain the account.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 7 - The Ellen Curry Story
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Ellen Curry Story

    S5:E7

    Ellen Curry is grief stricken when she loses her husband and terrified when he returns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 8 - The William Vaughan Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The William Vaughan Story

    S5:E8

    William Eliot Vaughan is a millionaire who finds out he is completely broke.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 9 - The Cat Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Cat Story

    S5:E9

    Soon after an old spinster lady becomes a "Tipton-made Millionaire", she dies, leaving her estate to her cat, Ralph. The old woman's nephew Freddie Howard is to take care of the feline at a fabulous annual stipend allotted. Freddie's fiancée dislikes Ralph though, who suddenly runs away. Without him, the rest of the inheritance will go to a cat hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 10 - The Dan Howell Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Dan Howell Story

    S5:E10

    Anthony's meeting with detective Dan Howell on a train on which Howell is returning an escaped convict who wishes revenge on Howell gives the convict an opportunity to free himself and run loose on the train.

    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 11 - The Newman Johnson Story
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - The Newman Johnson Story

    S5:E11

    Meek clerk Newman Johnson who deals with an intrusive sister-in-law, a critical wife, a conniving coworker and a dismissive and grumpy employer gains confidence with his million and turns the tables as he buys his company.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 12 - The Lee Randolph Story
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #12 - The Lee Randolph Story

    S5:E12

    Check recipient Lee Randolph suffers brain trauma which condition his brother uses to make him Lee appear insane so he might commit Lee and have the money.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 13 - The Frank Harrigan Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Frank Harrigan Story

    S5:E13

    Stickler Frank Harrigan overhears his friends plan a gag to teach him a lesson about his hard nosed attitude so he thinks Anthony is acting when Anthony says he is giving him a million with almost disastrous consequences for the fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 14 - The Pete Hopper Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Pete Hopper Story

    S5:E14

    Hopper, a young insurance accountant, learns that a client is guilty of fraud. Pete refuses a bribe and intends to divulge his findings to the police. When the check for a million dollars is presented to him, Pete thinks the bribe offer has been renewed.

    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 15 - The Eric Lodek Story
    6.3/10(11 votes)

    #15 - The Eric Lodek Story

    S5:E15

    Eric Lodek, a man devoted to helping others, receives the million-dollar check shortly before he suffers a fatal heart attack. Nick Slade, an escaped convict, comes across Lodek's body and decides to impersonate him.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 16 - The William Courtney Story
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #16 - The William Courtney Story

    S5:E16

    William Courtney is unable to pay the back taxes on an old castle he bought, until his check arrives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 17 - The Terrence Costigan Story
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Terrence Costigan Story

    S5:E17

    Terrence Costigan receives someone else's check and tries to find the real recipient.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 18 - The Irene Marshall Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Irene Marshall Story

    S5:E18

    Irene Marshall refuses to believe that her husband committed suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 19 - The Julia Conrad Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Julia Conrad Story

    S5:E19

    Julia Conrad and Gilbert Patterson each believe the other is wealthy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 20 - The Emily Baker Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Emily Baker Story

    S5:E20

    A career bachelor and world traveler meets the perfect girl. He leaves her because he is sure that he is not ready to settle down, but she thinks it's because she's a simple country girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 21 - The John Rackham Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The John Rackham Story

    S5:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 22 - The Father Gilhooley Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Father Gilhooley Story

    S5:E22

    A priest provides for great and small needs in his poor parish.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 23 - The Hank Butler Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Hank Butler Story

    S5:E23

    Judy Butler feels unneeded when her husband fills her role in their business with new employees, plus hires an efficient household staff.

    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 24 - The Charlie Weber Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Charlie Weber Story

    S5:E24

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Millionaire Season 5 Episode 25 - The Angela Temple Story
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #25 - The Angela Temple Story

    S5:E25

    Rumors and a husband's secrets add suspicion to his behavior, leading to a crisis with his millionaire wife.

    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Betty Hawley Story" is the best rated episode of "The Millionaire" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jerry Adelman, it aired on 9/3/1958. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Norman Conover Story".