The WORST episodes of Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000)
Every episode of Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000)!
A revival of the series based on the newspaper feature by Robert Ripley. Former TV Superman Dean Cain is the host.
#1 - Episode 220
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/5/2001
Fastball Slugger Jim Goldman was born without arms. But, believe it or not, Jim can hold a bat with his neck and hit a fast-ball thrown by a ball player. World's Smallest Runway Believe it or not , Andy and Jackie McCain take off and land their airplane from the roof of their car! Salvage Park Tom Every has taken over 400 tons of scrap metal and made it into the world's largest sculpture park! Fetal Surgery Believe it or not, doctors remove an unborn fetus from the womb, perform brain surgery to save it from deformity and possible death and return it so that the baby can be born healthy two months later! Water Tower Castle Believe it or not, Jerry Wallace lives in a 75,000 gallon water tower, perched 5 stories above the beach!
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Episode 308
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2002
Power Skip Jumping Shoes This device attaches to your shoes and enables you to jump over 6 feet in the air. Snap-On Face Yevgeny Severin was working as a forest ranger in Siberia when a bear attacked him and ripped his face off...literally! Now, believe it or not he has a snap on face Car Coffin Believe it or not, Roger Fox's only mode of transportation is his hand-built car -- made out of a casket! Living With Spiders Believe It or not, Chuck Kristensen shares his home and office with 50,000 spiders and ""milks"" them for their venom! Dervish Ritual Believe it or not, in order to prove the spirit can overcome the body, these Dervish men dance themselves into a trance and then hammer sharp implements into the top of their head while inserting pins through their face and bodies. Purple Martin Capital To encourage the yearly invasion of Purple Martin birds, this town has erected hundreds of birdhouses -- including a giant 600 bird apartment high rise!
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Episode 307
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2002
Rebar Man Believe It or not, Donald Hamby has such control over his body and mind that he can bend a steel rod used to reinforce concrete -- with his neck! Self-Liposuction Believe it or not, Dimitrije Panfilov performed liposuction on himself to remove a double chin! Seeing Eye Horse Update Visually Impaired Dan Shaw uses a seeing eye horse to help him get around Smallest Skateboarder Believe it or not, 2 1/2 year old Evan Wasser (who still wears diapers) rides a skateboard that is almost as tall as he is, can jump off a 3 foot ledge and land on the board and can do a double jump Bone Artist Believe it or not, Sarah Perry is building sculptures made from thousands of tiny animal bones! Long Tongued Dog Believe it or not, Brandy, the boxer, has a tongue that's 17-inches long!
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Episode 306
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2002
Super Skin Believe it or not, Jess Caigoy's skin is so strong that he can use it to pull a 3,800 pound SUV more than 50 yards! Scorpion Eater Believe it or not, Rene Avarenga has eaten live scorpions for every meal for the past 43-years! Car Tree House Mark Madson has a tree house 30 feet above the ground. Believe it or not, it's a 2,500 pound, 1959 Chevy truck! Sewage Snow Believe it or Not, Ripley¹s will be in Carrabassett Valley, Maine to see skiers on snow made from sewage. Hair Dress Anca Ioana has been collecting her own hair since 1954 and, believe it or not, she has made an entire wardrobe out of it. Bionic Girl Believe it or not, after contracting a rare form of meningitis and losing her arms and her legs, Helen Smith is leading a normal life and using one of the first pair of life-like electronic hands!
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Episode 305
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2002
Double Harley Pull Believe it or not, two very powerful Harley-Davidson Motorcycles will attempt to drive off in two different directions, while Dennis Rogers tries to hold them back ...with his biceps! Shark Riders Manny Puig can free dive into the Atlantic Ocean and -- believe it or not -- ride the backs of hammerhead sharks! High Speed Wheelie Believe it or not, Bobby Root will pedal his bike up to 86 mph and then pull the front end up and ride a wheelie for over 300 feet! Pocket Ski Lift Believe It or Not - this invention gives any skier the ability to tackle any slope by converting a car's rear tires into a ski-lift! Fiery Serpent Believe it or not, these people are hosting 3 foot long parasites for a year without knowing it. Only when they break through the skin can the worms be pulled out, one centimeter at a time. Matchstick Navy Roy Cork of London, England carves wooden matchsticks into microscopic statues.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Episode 304
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2002
Miss Electra Believe it or not, this Danielle Stampe will let 2,000,000 volts of electricity pass through her body allowing her to light dozens of florescent tubes held by an audience. Leech Man Believe it or not, Mark Biancaniello will submerge himself in a tub with 20,000 leeches! Hiccup Horror Believe it or Not, Seth Dowell has had the hiccups for 10 months straight! Bouncing Bikes Believe it or Not, these were thought to be the future of bikes in 1933. Cheese Whiz House We all remember the cheese artist, Cosimo Cavallaro, who covered a hotel room with dripping cheese. Well, believe it or not, Cosimo will top this by covering an entire house! Sheep Legs When this lamb's back hooves fell off he was fitted with prosthetic legs and now he is running around like any other healthy sheep!
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Episode 303
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2002
Cannonball Catch Believe it or not, Ken Richmond will take a cannonball shot to the stomach! Helicopter Inline Skater Believe it or not, inline skater Dirk Auer will be pulled by a helicopter at over 75mph! The Two Lauras Laura Buxton tied a message to the end of a balloon. It landed 140 miles away in the garden of another girl named Laura Buxton. And Believe it or Not, the similarities don't stop there! Soft Fire Truck Believe it or not this 1952 invention allows a ten ton truck to climb vertical walls, cross debris-filled fields, and even run over a person without harm! Cow Bath Believe it or not, Hindus in Northern India consider the urine of cows to be sacred, so every morning before leaving for work, they wait for the cow to urinate and apply it to their heads and faces! Stunt Man Stuntman Dave Smith gets paid to have his arm blown off because, believe it or not, it's prosthetic!
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Episode 302
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2002
He'll Eat Anything Matthew Biancaniello will eat an entire dinner of the most disgusting food ever assembled! Jet Belly Drag Reno Jaton will be dragged behind a jet dragster going up to 200 mph...on his belly! Cow Porthole In a minor and painless surgical procedure, believe it or not, scientists install a 4"" circular, removable transparent ""porthole"" right into a cow's side so they can see right into one of the cow's stomachs. Designer Car This car was the newest in designer fashions from Paris in 1953. Big Wheel Update Kerry Mclean built a new monocycle and recently crashed. Ripley's is there with him when he gets back on for the first time for another run! Eye Licker Veronika Veres is known throughout her village for her amazing ability to help people who have gotten particles in their eyes...she licks them out with her tongue!
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Episode 301
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2002
Foot Archer Believe it or not, Claudia Gomez uses her feet to shoot a bullseye with a bow and arrow while doing a handstand. World's Biggest Skateboard Tod Swank will ride the skateboard he's created through city streets and pop a wheelie. Believe it or not, his skateboard is the size of a car! Prairie Dog Vacuum Believe it or not, Gay Balfour relocates prairie dogs without harming them -- with a giant vacuum cleaner! Helium Balloon Flight Mike Howard and Steve Davis will attach hundreds of standard balloons to their body and float thousands of feet into the sky! Neck Ring Removal Believe it or not, these Padaung women's neck rings stretch their necks up to eight inches. For the first time before a camera they will take them off!
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Episode 222
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/19/2001
Nail in the Head Simon Montez was remodeling his house when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a nail gun and he survives extremely delicate surgery to remove the 3 1/2 inch nail without serious brain damage! Underground House Tex Edmundson's house and grounds cover 16,500 square feet with a swimming pool, hot tub, guest house and hand-painted murals. The house is surrounded by an Astroturf lawn and fake trees and ...believe it or not...it is all completely underground! Waterfall Survivor Jeb Corliss base jumps off a waterfall, gets sucked into the water on the way down, crashes into the rocks 300 feet below, breaks his back in three places but...believe it or not... he is back base jumping again! World's Fastest Painter Believe it or not, Morris Katz can create a detailed, realistic and well done painting in under a minute!
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Episode 221
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/12/2001
Suspension Truck Pull Jennifer Kindelspire, 20, will pull an armored truck from a dead stop over fifty feet--by believe it or not, using hooks in her back!! SCAD Diving SCAD Diving, a bizarre marriage of free-fall skydiving and bungee jumping, provides brave divers with the most intense ""near death"" rush of any extreme activity around. Human Bone Jewelry Believe it or not, while other women shop for jewelry, designer Columbine shops for human bones to make her own! Half Rider Tony O'Brian lost his left arm and leg in a motorcycle accident. Believe it or not, although he can't walk he can still ride his motorcycle! Asthma Cure Believe it or not, asthma sufferers in India believe they have found a cure. Thousands converge on one clinic to swallow 2 to 3 inch live sardines stuffed with secret herbs.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Episode 309
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2002
Flesh Mobile For the first time ever, Joey Strange and his 2 friends will be suspended from a metal bar by hooks -- at the same time they will be suspending other 3 other people from their own bodies! Blind Baseball Almost blind, Ben Hsu always wanted to play baseball. He now plays in a league where everyone is blindfolded! Hair Temple of India Believe it or not, every day thousands of people enter into the Tirupati Temple in India and, as a profession of their faith and devotion to the gods, shave their heads and walk out completely bald! Gumball Murals A life-long obsession with candy has inspired Franz Spohn to make huge, amazingly life-like portraits of people -- believe it or not -- out of gumballs Fire Escape Believe It or Not - this life saving device repels ANYONE off a burning building. Boa Swallow Believe it or not Teardrop, an 8 foot boa constrictor, swallowed a heating pad and is alive!
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Episode 219
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/29/2001
Ray's Hell Just before his fifth try at breaking the world record for long distance car jumping, Ray Baumann takes a practice jump, finally breaks the record and, believe it or not, also breaks his back! Chimney Sweep Believe it or not, the skeleton of a man is found in a chimney 15 years after he allegedly tried to rob the shop. Human Shish-Ka-Bob These two men were skewered through their chests when their motorcycle collided with a truck carrying a metal pipe and -- believe it or not -- they lived to tell about it! Garbage Artist Believe it or not, this amazing artist makes beautiful furniture out of poptops, bottle caps and swizzle sticks! Ostrich People Believe it or not, many members of the Vadoma tribe have V-shaped feet with only two toes on each foot.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Episode 218
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/22/2001
Limbo Girl This girl can limbo under 25 cars, on roller-skates...and she's only 5 years old! Skydiving Marathon Airline Pilot Mike Zang set a world skydiving record by jumping out of an airplane 500 times in 24 hours---that's one dive every 3 minutes. Man With Half A Brain In 1987, fourteen year-old Ahad Israfil was shot in the head and lost half of his brain and skull. Believe it or not, the other half of his brain took over all functions and he graduated with honors from a local junior college! Tree Cafe This working cafe is built inside the world's largest baobab tree and holds up to 56 people! Tumor Tribe Believe It or Not, the males of this tribe of nomadic Indians grow large tumors on their necks to cushion the weight of canoes they carry on them!
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Episode 217
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/15/2001
Barbed Wire Pyramid Believe it or not, Harley Newman will bear the weight of a 1/2 ton human pyramid while lying on a bed of razor-sharp barbed wire. Car Hopping It's the ultimate feat of a low-rider. Believe it or not, Armando Nuñez can make the front end of his car jump over four feet! Parachute Jump Gone Wrong While bungee jumping during a parachute jump, Greg Jones fell over a mile when the bungee cord snapped. Root Canal Believe it or not, Mina Kuchuk will perform a root canal...on herself! Hubcap Queen Lucy Pearson has dedicated her life to preserving hubcaps. She has over 200,000 in her collection and they're worth well over half a million dollars!
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Episode 216
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/8/2001
Rattlesnake Wrangler Jackie Bibby will show his affinity for snakes by holding 15 in each hand, 8 in his mouth, and then lie in a clear casket filled with 108 poisonous rattlers! C-Cell speeder This man will drive a car almost three hundred miles per hour powered only by - believe it or not - over 6,000 flashlight batteries! Anatomic Art Believe it Or Not, Dr. Gunther Von Hagen, injects corpses with silicon to isolate different body systems and take mummification to a new level of science and, according to his gallery, art. Credit Card Camera The world's thinnest digital camera. Ice Golf Believe it or not, Annika Ostberg will challenge Arctic Circle cold, snow and glaciers to defend her championship at the World Ice Golf Tournament.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Episode 215
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/1/2001
Lightbulb Girl Believe it or not, Cynder Moon is a beautiful woman who can shoot a lightning bolt from her tongue. Scorpion Charmer Believe It or Not! Russell ""Scorpio"" Rogers will allow 500 African Emperor scorpions to crawl all over his unprotected body Impaled Pizza Man Believe it or not, a steel rod rips through the skull of Ezra Bias, a pizza deliveryman, as he is driving. He crashes down a 10-foot embankment and lives to tell Ripley's about it. Glow-in-the-Dark Tattoo Greg Kulz uses his own homemade tattoo ink under a black light to give people tattoos that -- believe it or not -- glow in the dark!
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Episode 214
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/25/2001
Man With No Esophagus Believe it or not, Jonas Scott's esophagus and stomach were so damaged he was unable to eat and doctors had to do a surgery to connect his small intestine to his throat, giving him the ability to eat again. Valentino Scissorhands Award-winning hair stylist, Valentino LoSauro, can do the work of 4 to 8 pairs of scissors. This real life ""Scissorhands"" cuts hair with ten mini razors attached to his fingertips! Lip Plate Believe it or not, women in a small village in Ethiopia wear clay lip plates stretching their bottom lips to 15-20 centimeters in diameter all for the sake of beauty! Real Life Survivor Believe it or not, Mark Hogg will show us how he uses his survival training to eat all different bugs and worms.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Episode 213
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/18/2001
Ice Sculptures Believe It Or Not, Randy Finch and Derek Maxfield create miniature works of art like mechanical double ferris wheels and working merry-go-rounds -- out of ice. For Ripley's they will use their chain saws to create a full-sized, working pool table complete with cues and balls! Eye Periscope Believe it or not, Dr. Arthur Cotliar implanted a miniature periscope into the eye of patient Wlodzimierz Nazaruk, enabling him to see after being blind for 45 years! Motorbike Bath Believe it or not Edd China has turned his motorcycle into a bathroom Knife Dog Believe it or not, an x-ray showed this 18 inch long puppy swallowed a 15 inch serrated knife – and lived.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#20 - Epsiode 212
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/11/2001
Homemade Jet Bob Bishop built the world's smallest jet. Believe it or not, it weights 432 lbs and flies at over 300 mph! Quad Walker Roberto Ramirez was born in the Dominican Republic and as he grew the bones in his legs started to bend forward at a ninety degree angle causing him to have to walk like a horse. He was left walking on all fours! Believe it or not doctors were able to operate and today Roberto walks upright. Scuba Diving Dog When Dwane Folsom goes scuba diving, his dog Shadow goes with him -- wearing his own doggy scuba gear! Well Racing Believe it or not, these daredevils drive motorcycles and even a car around the inside walls of a two-story high wooden well.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#21 - Episode 211
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/2001
Skull of Steel Nigel Bam's face was smashed so badly in a boating accident no one could tell what he looked like, let alone if he would live. But 9 titanium plates, 20 bolts and 7 operations later, Nigel is alive and looks better than ever! Blind Goalie Mario Ros is one of the best goalies of his hockey league. Believe it or not, he's completely blind! Coffin Furniture Believe it or not, every piece of furniture in Mark Zeabin's house and office doubles as a casket. Cow Jumping Believe it or not, Bruno Isliker has trained his cow to jump like a horse over a 3 foot gate. It's a Ripley's exclusive! Monster Motorcycle Truck Frank Schettini drives his one-of-a-kind, monster truck standing up, steering with handle bars and other motorcycle controls. Believe it or not, he will attempt to jump it over 10 cars, a distance of 120 feet.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#22 - Episode 210
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/2001
Sailor Surgeon Believe it or not, Viktor Yazykov performed surgery on his own arm -- alone at sea, without anesthesia and...he videotaped his own surgery! Backwards Biker Roger Riddell is so confident when it comes to motorcross racing, he's going to compete in his next race riding backwards! Bug House Believe it or not, this nature lover likes slugs in his shower, ants on his woodwork and spiders in his windows! Iguana Fan Believe it or not, this man is so obsessed with iguanas, that he not only photographs them in costume but shares his home with them! Pop Eye Believe it or not, John Shaw will inhale a kernel of popcorn up his nose and push it out his eye!
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#23 - Episode 320
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/23/2002
Bicycle Balance Beam Jeff Lenosky rides his mountain bike over anything that gets in his way including stairs, garbage dumpsters, benches and cars. He can even ride along the top of a two inch hand rail. For Ripley's, Jeff will attempt to ride over the worlds most dangerous obstacle course in downtown Las Vegas Grenade Surgery A Russian solider was shot by a grenade launcher, lodging a yet-undetonated grenade into his thigh. The solider must be operated on; in the field- before it explodes and kills him. Chewing Gum Artist Believe it or not, Karoly Kiss is able to sculpt -- a tiger, an airplane, an elephant -- in just 30 seconds using a piece of ordinary chewing gum and only his tongue and teeth! Reconstructed Dog Believe it or not, Bud the dog was shot in the head with 150 shotgun pellets and survived!
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Episode 422
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/15/2003
Breath Hold Challenge - Mandy-Rae Cruikshank and Jessica Wilson will face off in this Ripley's Challenge to see who can hold her breath underwater the longest. They're both expert ""free divers"" that don't use scuba gear or air tanks. The current record is 13 minutes and 42.5 seconds set by Robert Frost in 1959. World's Tallest Kid - Vika Sopol is seventeen years old and eight-feet tall. Knife-Throwing Mama - Nouella Gallagher tosses kitchen knives at a wooden board with her children standing in front of it. Caffeinated Soap - Shower shock soap provides one cup of coffee per shower. Head Binding - On the Tomman Island in the South Pacific, a person with a finely-elongated head is thought to be smarter, of higher status, and close to the world of the spirits. To achieve this ""conehead"" effect, heads are bound with a soft bandage and woven basket for approximately six months. Acupuncture Darts - Instead of gently applying acupuncture pins, Masahiko fires them with a blow dart gun. USC Stu
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Episode 421
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/2003
Billboard Lego Man - Eric Harshbarger will create a mosaic of Dean Cain out of 40,000 lego pieces that will cover a quarter of the Ripley's billboard. Thigh Masters - Personal trainers Steve Carrier and Herman King will compete in this Ripley's Challenge to see how many Louisville Slugger baseball bats they can break over their thigh. Speed Climbing Kid - Tori Allen can climb a rock wall faster than many adult men, and she's just fourteen years old. Beetle Boy - A thirteen-year-old has been excreting winged beetles in his urine. Beetle eggs have hatched inside his body and are being expelled when he urinates. Scissors In Stomach - This woman lived 21 years with a pair of scissors in her stomach that she never knew was there. World's Most Unbelievable Animals (Niagara Falls) - Julia Smilly and her pint-size horse Peanut. Toothpaste Collection - Dr. Valkopolkov of Saginaw, Michigan, has 800 tubes of toothpaste, including toothpastes flavored with tuna and scotch. Bigger Rubberband Ball U
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