Ripley's Big Break
Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 27s
Ripley gets a contract, and "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Jan 6, 9/8c.
Cartoonist Robert Ripley gets a contract with Hearst for $100,000 a year, increasing his income ten fold, and calling for one cartoon per day year-round. "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Ripley: Believe It or Not premieres on PBS American Experience January 6, 2015 at 9/8c.
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Ripley's Big Break
Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 27s
Cartoonist Robert Ripley gets a contract with Hearst for $100,000 a year, increasing his income ten fold, and calling for one cartoon per day year-round. "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Ripley: Believe It or Not premieres on PBS American Experience January 6, 2015 at 9/8c.
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Beyond the Doc: Do You Believe It?
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 2m 55s | Archivist Edward Meyer leads a tour of Ripley's unbelievable collection of oddities. (2m 55s)
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 2m 48s | Watch a clip from "Ripley: Believe It or Not" premiering January 6, 2015 on PBS. (2m 48s)
Ripley Believe It Or Not Preview
Preview: S27 Ep1 | 30s | Robert Ripley was the wizard of odd. Premieres January 6 on PBS American Experience. (30s)
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 1m 20s | Robert Ripley takes a few rickshaw rides during his world travels. (1m 20s)
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 1m 54s | Robert Ripley traveled to Papua New Guinea in 1934 (1m 54s)
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 2m 13s | Archivist Edward Meyer highlights the most amazing thing he's seen in Ripley's Warehouse. (2m 13s)
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 26s | Robert Ripley gets stuck on a snowy mountain road in 1932. (26s)
Ripley: Believe It or Not, Chapter 1
Clip: S27 Ep1 | 7m 9s | The Wizard of Odd. "Ripley Believe it or Not" premieres January 6, 2015. (7m 9s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.