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Ripley's Believe It Or Not
33 episodes Aired 1930-1948
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1. Beautiful People
   30mins Aired 1935-11-03
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2. Aviation Oddities
   30mins Aired 1935-12-01
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3. Man's Best Friend
   30mins Aired 1935-12-08
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4. Bell of the Maiden
   30mins Aired 1936-04-12
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5. France and Persia
   30mins Aired 1936-06-14
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6. Unusual Inventions
   29mins Aired 1936-06-21
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7. Strange War Facts
   29mins Aired 1936-10-25
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8. Lou Gehrig
   30mins Aired 1937-10-09
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9. Lonely Heart
   30mins Aired 1938-02-05
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10. Coming of Spring
    30mins Aired 1938-03-19
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11. Titanic
    30mins Aired 1938-04-09
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12. Echo Man
    30mins Aired 1938-05-03
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13. Premature Burial
    30mins Aired 1938-05-17
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14. What Monarch Became A Citizen Of the U S
    29mins Aired 1938-07-05
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15. Song that Cannot be Played in China
    30mins Aired 1938-09-26
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16. Four Men of Munich
    30mins Aired 1938-10-03
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17. Texas Night
    30mins Aired 1939-04-07
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18. Warden's Pardon
    30mins Aired 1939-06-30
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19. Captain and the Slave
    30mins Aired 1939-07-06
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20. Mother Goose Stories
    29mins Aired 1939-08-11
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21. Live from Marineland
    30mins Aired 1940-02-23
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22. Guest Colonel Stoopnagle
    25mins Aired 1940-11-22
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23. Guest Colonel Stoopnagle
    25mins Aired 1940-11-28
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24. South America
    16mins Aired 1942-01-17
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25. Latin Stories
    30mins Aired 1942-01-24
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26. Bari Bari Cure
    14mins Aired 1942-05-02
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27. Little Girls
    14mins Aired 1944-01-18
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28. The Medici Violin
    14mins Aired 1944-02-23
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29. Danger is My Business
    15mins Aired 1944-04-04
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30. Witchcraft
    15mins Aired 1947-08-04
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31. Lightning Brings Girl To Life
    14mins Aired 1947-10-28
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32. 100 Sticks of Dynamite
    26mins Air date unknown
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33. The Lady In The Statue
    27mins Air date unknown
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Ripley's Believe It or Not is a radio show hosted by its creator, Robert Ripley himself. The show features strange and bizarre stories collected from Ripley's travels around the world, with each episode focusing on a specific theme like beauty, South America, war facts, inventions, or the craziest people. The show also includes dramatic reenactments of stories and customs, comedy sketches, and musical interludes. During part of its run, music was provided by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, with Harriet Hillard (later Harriet Nelson) performing vocals.

The radio show first aired in 1930 and continued in various formats, time lengths, and with different sponsors until its end in 1948. The show's success provided funds for Robert Ripley to continue his world travels and discover more unusual facts for audiences to enjoy. This collection of Ripley's Believe It or Not radio show includes both 15 and 30-minute episodes. Related media adaptations have included television shows, comic books, and even a chain of museums, showcasing the enduring popularity of the franchise since its inception as a newspaper panel.

Performers: Robert Ripley

Sources: wikipedia.org, otrcat.com