Beyond the Doc: Do You Believe It?
Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 55s
Archivist Edward Meyer leads a tour of Ripley's unbelievable collection of oddities.
From shrunken heads to chewing gum statues to woolly mammoth hair, the Ripley's Warehouse in Florida contains 10,000 bizarre artifacts that grew from Robert Ripley's original collection.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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Beyond the Doc: Do You Believe It?
Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 55s
From shrunken heads to chewing gum statues to woolly mammoth hair, the Ripley's Warehouse in Florida contains 10,000 bizarre artifacts that grew from Robert Ripley's original collection.
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Watch a clip from "Ripley: Believe It or Not" premiering January 6, 2015 on PBS. (2m 48s)
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Robert Ripley was the wizard of odd. Premieres January 6 on PBS American Experience. (30s)
Ripley gets a contract, and "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Jan 6, 9/8c. (2m 27s)
Archivist Edward Meyer highlights the most amazing thing he's seen in Ripley's Warehouse. (2m 13s)
Ripley: Believe It or Not, Chapter 1
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.