History Franchise / RipleysBelieveItOrNot

The television series was revived from 1982 to 1986, featuring a rotating stable of regular hosts: Jack Palance (1982-1986), Catherine Shiriff (1982-1983), Holly Palance (1983-1984), and Marie Osmond. A third incarnation of the series lasted from 2000 to 2003 on Creator/{{TBS}}, featuring co-hosts Creator/DeanCain and Kelly Packard. A forth incarnation aired in 2018 featuring host Creator/BruceCampbell.

* [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Odditorium:]] Each of Ripley's Odditorium attractions will mainly include:

* CatchPhrase: Besides the obvious, there's "Unbelievable? Believe it." from their TV shows.

A juggernaut of a franchise spanning books, films, cartoons, themed museums and even games, ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' was the brainchild of cartoonist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ripley Robert Ripley]] (1890-1949). Its ''raison d'etre'' is chronicling people, places and events so bizarre that readers might well question the claims, hence the title.

The television series was revived from 1982 to 1986, featuring a rotating stable of regular hosts: Jack Palance (1982-1986), Catherine Shiriff (1982-1983), Holly Palance (1983-1984), and Marie Osmond. A third incarnation of the series lasted from 2000 to 2003 on Creator/{{TBS}}, featuring co-hosts Creator/DeanCain and Kelly Packard.

A short-lived cartoon, featuring Robert Ripley's fictional nephew Michael (often just called "Rip") and companions Samantha and Cyril on globe-trotting adventures, was produced by [[Creator/CookieJarEntertainment Cinar]] and aired on what was then [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] from 1999-00.

* [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Odditorium:]] Each Ripley's Odditorium attractions will mainly include:

* SchmuckBait: Every museum has a mirror with a video and information on the rare few individuals that can twist their tongue. Problem is, it's a one-way mirror, so you can look like an idiot trying to twist yours, or you can watch others look like idiots!

In 1918, Ripley got his own cartoon feature in the New York Globe. At first calling it "Champs and Chumps", he focused on depicting sport facts and trivia. Within a year, Ripley had expanded the facts covered to little-known scientific facts, unusual occurrences and coincidences, etc. By 1923, his strip had survived the demise of the Globe and was successful enough for Ripley to hire a researcher, linguist Norbert Pearlroth (1893-1983). Assigned to search for unusual material from the foreign-language press and in the books of the New York Public Library, he performed his job "ten hours a day, six days a week" from 1923 to 1975, covering about 7,000 books each year. Along with Ripley's own tireless research and submissions from readers, there was always more than enough material to publish.

A juggernaut of a franchise spanning books, films, cartoons, themed museums and even games, '''Ripley's Believe It or Not!''' was the brainchild of cartoonist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ripley Robert Ripley]] (1890-1949). Its ''raison d'etre'' is chronicling people, places and events so bizarre that readers might well question the claims, hence the title.

The television series was revived from 1982 to 1986, featuring a rotating stable of regular hosts: Jack Palance (1982-1986), Catherine Shiriff (1982-1983), Holly Palance (1983-1984), and Marie Osmond. A third incarnation of the series lasted from 2000 to 2003 on Creator/{{TBS}}, featuring co-hosts Dean Cain and Kelly Packard.

In 2010, a novel series for kids was published to promote the franchise, [[Literature/RipleysBureauOfInvestigation]].

* CollectorOfTheStrange - The museum's oddities include diseased skeletons, weird art, torture implements, sideshow hoaxes and plenty of other randomness. Ripley himself hoarded these - owning everything from Barnum and Bailey's hoaxes to an authentic Chinese Junk.

* SchmuckBait - Every museum has a mirror with a video and information on the rare few individuals that can twist their tongue. Problem is, it's a one-way mirror, so you can look like an idiot trying to twist yours, or you can watch others look like idiots!

A juggernaut of a franchise spanning books, films, cartoons, themed museums and even games, '''Ripley's Believe It or Not!''' was the brainchild of cartoonist Robert Ripley (1890-1949). Its ''raison d'etre'' is chronicling people, places and events so bizarre that readers might well question the claims, hence the title.

The television series was revived from 1982 to 1986, featuring a rotating stable of regular hosts: Jack Palance (1982-1986), Catherine Shiriff (1982-1983), Holly Palance (1983-1984), and Marie Osmond. A third incarnation of the series lasted from 2000 to 2003, featuring co-hosts Dean Cain and Kelly Packard.

In 1929, Ripley got a contract with William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) which ensured a syndicated run for the strip in multiple newspapers. When Ripley died, Hearst's King Features Syndicate took over the strip. Pearlroth continued business as usual, Paul Frehm took over the artwork, etc. The first book collecting material from the strip was published in 1929, and several publications followed over the decades. The first radio version appeared in 1930 and ran in various formats until 1948. A few theatrical shorts were produced by the Warner Brothers Vitaphone in the 1930s.

* CashCowFranchise - Each year, a book annual is pumped out, and their museums around the world are still visited daily.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin