TV Guide: Online Video Guide Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: The Daruma Dolls

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:16:01 -0400

Rip and Co. wing 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! Believe it or Not!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: The Vampire Kit

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:16:01 -0400

When 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! With everyone leaving town, the BION discover that a long lost relative of Vlad Dracula has recently taken up residence in the old Count's castle. When Rip ends up bit and in a coma, and Cyril sprouts fangs, it is up to Sam, with the Vampire Killing Kit in hand, to deal with the new Count in the old castle. Long after the "Count" has been exposed as a fraud looking to scam some cheap real estate out of the frightened townspeople, Sam still can't figure out why the butler didn't appear on her video tape? Was he a real vampire? Believe it Or Not!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: The First Artifact

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:16:01 -0400

Diving 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. When a rival group of treasure hunters plots to take the Knight's treasure for themselves, Bill winds up in the hospital when his oxygen tanks fail, and a planted chest of fake gold coins causes the BION team to be accused of fraud. Returning to the dive site, Bill and the BION team discover the rival group is searching for the Holy Grail! Rip gets his hands on the grail, only to have it drop down an abyss! While Sam leads the treasure hunters away in a wild goose chase of mini-subs, Rip descends deeper into the abyss, only to give up when his equipment cracks under intense pressure. Did Rip have his hands on the world's most famous artifact? Believe it or Not!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: The Lama's Skull

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:16:01 -0400

Rip, Sam and Cyril travel to China, to photograph "The Lama's Skull", an artifact said to protect all those "within it's vision". But when the skull goes missing, the Hu-Nan temple is immediately reduced to rubble and everyone in town is suddenly getting sick! When Cyril discovers a button from a military uniform in the ruins, it leads the team to sneak into the nearby army camp. There they discover General Ling has stolen the Skull in hopes of restoring his own failing health! Stealing back the skull, the BION team make their escape in a military truck, only to discover it filled with drums of toxic waste - the real cause of everyone's sickness! In a showdown with the General, the BION team are amazed when the full drums are crushed by an army tank and yet emit no toxic gas! Was it the protection of the Lama's Skull? Believe it or Not!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: And Now the Weather

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:16:01 -0400

When the statue of the Toltec rain-god 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! Legend has it, the rain-god causes weird weather when it's moved. Battling a hurricane, the BION team tracks the statue to the ancient Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza. But when they try to airlift it from the great Sun Pyramid, they are double crossed by tabloid newsman, Steve Sanchez, who stole the statue to create a sensational news story, unaware of the consequences. The BION team have to fight off both Sanchez in his helicopter, and the storm of the century! The moment the statue is returned to Mexico City, the hurricane stops! Was the strange weather the fault of El Nino, or the rain-god? Believe it or Not!