EPISODE
Thanks a Million - Season 1
Celebrities kickstart a chain of kindness by gifting $100,000 to an unsuspecting individual who must then pay it forward.
24 July 1969, The Bronx, New York, USA
1997, Can Tho, Vietnam
2 December 1983, Chico, California, USA
6 July 1979, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 September 1992, Dallas, Texas, USA
29 August 1993, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
3 August 1992, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 March 1997, Inglewood, California, USA
31 May 1996, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 13, 2020
It knows exactly what it's doing, but if it inspires others to up their own thankfulness then it's a good thing.
May 13, 2020
The series is effectively able to show people from all walks of life being generous and the transformative effect it can have on them.
April 06, 2020
This is the kind of show that would have gone over really big about five minutes before the French Revolution.
April 06, 2020
So while Thanks a Million may not reach as many people as it could in a financial way, hopefully the spirit of giving will catch on in a more meaningful one.
April 06, 2020
Most frustrating of all, Thanks A Million ends abruptly, denying viewers the warm-hug satisfaction of knowing the money improved anyone's lives. Like Pay It Forward, it's another excuse for Hollywood to pat its own back.
April 06, 2020
Even the title is disingenuous.
April 06, 2020
It's certainly a feel-good show, but not especially well-served by cramming each heartwarming story into such a small package.
April 06, 2020
If you played any 30 seconds of this celebrity charity show and told me it was actually a commercial for a billion-dollar oil conglomerate masquerading as a nonprofit fund, I would believe you.
May 13, 2020
Look, on the surface, this is a pleasant scenario. But I couldn't help wonder if the recipients of the initial money felt a sudden pang of sorrow when they learned they couldn't keep all of it.
April 06, 2020
Easily one of the most cynical Quibi shows disguised as inspirational programming, Thanks a Million is a way for celebs to do the bare minimum while getting a ton of credit for being altruistic.
April 10, 2020
Diminishing returns indeed.
April 06, 2020
Thanks a Million reminds us that genuine gratitude never goes out of style and that turning someone else's gift to you into kindness to another person is an exceptional way to honor that act.
