Radio program

to be written Apparently broadcast the world's first radio show worldwide.

TV programs

To date, there have been at least four television series based upon the comic strip.

• The first series, entitled simply Believe it or Not, was hosted by Robert L. Ripley himself and first aired in 1949. Ripley died of a heart attack during the filming of the 13th episode and was replaced as host by Robert St. John. Prior to the TV series, Ripley had hosted a series of Believe it or Not! theatrical short films dating back to the 1930s.

• Ripley's Believe it or Not! aired from 1982 to 1986 on the American ABC Network. Character actor Jack Palance hosted the popular series throughout its run, while several different co-hosts appeared from season to season, including Palance's daughter, Holly Palance, actress Cathie Shirriff, and singer Marie Osmond.

• An animated series, Ripley's Believe it or Not!, was produced in 1999 and followed the adventures of "Michael Ripley", Robert Ripley's nephew.

• The most recent series based upon the comic strip, once again titled Ripley's Believe it or Not! also debuted in 1999 on TBS. Hosted by actor Dean Cain, the series takes a slightly more sensationalistic approach to its subject matter, often finding excuses to show scantily clad women in-between coverage of legitimate oddities from the Ripley archives. It has also been criticized for using subtitles when interviewing British people.

Museums

As of August, 2004, there are 27 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditoriums around the world. Odditoriums, in the spirit of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, are often more than simple museums cluttered with curiosities. Some include theatres and arcades, such as the one in Gatlinburg, Tennessee which features a motion theatre. Others are constructed oddly themselves, such as the Orlando, Florida Odditorium which is built off_level. The first one was opened in Chicago in 1933.

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Odditorium is located in the second and third floor of the Peak Tower. There are eleven different galleries in it.

• Robert Ripley
• Sharks
• Primitive & Jungle
• Chamber of Tortures
• Bathing Beauty
• Make-a-face
• Animal and Human Oddities
• Dangerous Driver
• Ripley's Adventures
• Interactive Fun Zone
• Rotating Tunnel

Apart from the special galleries, it contains a lot of special and valuable exhibits, which make many tourists feel surprised after seeing them.

Pinball game

There is a pinball game based on the various Ripley's Believe It or Not! subject matter.

External links

• Ripley's Believe It or Not comic strip (http://www.comics.com/comics/ripleys/index.html)
• Ripley's Believe It or Not Museums (http://www.ripleys.com/welcome.html)
• Toonopedia:Ripley's Believe It or Not (http://www.toonopedia.com/believit.htm)