Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Animated Series

Season 1

TV-Y7

An animated series, "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" was produced for Fox Family in 1999 and followed the adventures of Michael Ripley, Robert Ripley's nephew. The show was aimed at a younger audience, and would often feature Michael going around the world.

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13 Episodes

The Daruma Dolls
E1
The Daruma DollsRip & co. fly to Japan to investigate reports of a live Oni, the Japanese Demon. They discover that the Oni report is a cover-up for something even more fantastic: the discovery of the magical Daruma Dolls. Legend claims the "missing" dolls have been protected for over 400 hundred years by a Samurai. A wealthy collector, with his own private army, will stop at nothing to get them. The action and "ownership" of the Dolls goes back and forth until the final showdown amid the famous Log Ride of Hikkado. The Dolls are put in a museum, and the guardian Samurai leaves us wondering if he is or isn't four hundred years old!
Wattam the Warriors' Mask
E2
Wattam the Warriors' MaskWhen a young woman collapses in the town square of the Transylvanian town of Poenari, it is discovered she has a vampire bite on her neck!
The Lie Detector
E3
The Lie DetectorWhen the Golden Helmet of Ur is stolen from the BION HQ, Rip, Cyril and Sam follow its tracking device to Kuwait City, in the Middle East.
Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb
E4
Curse of the Pharaoh's TombRip, Cyril and Sam travel to Cairo, Egypt to investigate the case of a woman put in a coma by the Curse of King Tut, after trying to buy contraband artifacts from the dead Pharaoh's tomb. When Cyril finds a piece of a Tutankhamen fan, he has a friend analyze it. Meanwhile, a mysterious phone call leads Rip and Sam to the Valley of the Kings, where they are trapped in a tomb! Framed by the man in charge of Cairo antiquities, Mohammed Mahdi, Rip and Sam escape by posing as mummies! When Cyril's friend is stricken with the same "curse", Cyril discovers that an ancient mold is causing the coma symptoms. Tracing Mahdi's cellphone signal, the BION team uncover a cache of stolen artifacts inside a pyramid. When Mahdi tries to escape in the desert, a sudden sandstorm stops his jeep, allowing Rip, Cyril and Sam to catch up on camels, arresting the thief. A check of the weather forecast reveals clear skies predicted. Was the sudden storm a freak of nature, or the Curse of the Pharaoh's tomb? Believe it or Not!
The Vampire Kit
E5
The Vampire KitWhen Rip and the BION team travel to Central Africa to collect tribal artifacts, they discover the Game Reserve has been losing elephants at an alarming rate!
Ghost of the Mystery House
E6
Ghost of the Mystery HouseWhen Rip's old college professor, Dr. Sullivan, searching the Amazon for a million year old dinosaur egg, falls ill, the BION team rush to South America.
The Lama's Skull
E7
The Lama's SkullWhen Sam's Uncle Paul, a caretaker at the infamous real life Winchester Mystery House in San Diego, that's supposedly haunted, starts seeing real ghosts, she must defend his sanity to save his job.
The Golden Helmet of Ur
E8
The Golden Helmet of UrWhen a jar believed to contain anti-aging cream of the Pharaohs is stolen from a Ripley exhibit, the BION team travels to Moscow.
The Million Year Old Egg
E9
The Million Year Old EggWhen the statue of the Toltec Raingod is stolen from a Global Warming conference in Mexico City, the BION team gives chase in the ARV, only to be side-swiped by the sudden appearance of a tornado!
Love`s Many Charms
E10
Love`s Many CharmsWhen the two daughters of an old friend of Cyril's receive Turkish Love Charms, they are mysteriously swept away by Whirling Dervishes.
And Now the Weather
E11
And Now the WeatherRip, Sam and Cyril travel to China, to photograph "The Lama's Skull", an artifact said to protect all those "within it's vision".
Eternity for Sale
E12
Eternity for SaleWhile scuba diving around an old shipwreck, Rip and Samantha have their yacht hijacked on the high seas above them by modern-day Pirates.
The First Artifact
E13
The First ArtifactDiving in mini-subs off the coast of North Carolina with famed treasure hunter Bill Robinson, the BION team digs up a shield belonging to the ancient order of the Knights of the Crusades.