American Experience

Ripley's Big Break

Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 27s

Cartoonist Robert Ripley gets a contract with Hearst for $100,000 a year, increasing his income ten fold, and calling for one cartoon per day year-round. "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Ripley: Believe It or Not premieres on PBS American Experience January 6, 2015 at 9/8c.

Aired: 01/06/15

Rating: NR

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