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    In his Uncle's Footsteps

Children & Family
24 
Jan 1, 1998
When Cyril insists on being included in a strenuous weekend hike deep into the bush of Northern Quebec, using only Samuel de Champlain's Astrolabe to guide them, he ends up being chased by a ravenously hungry bear and getting lost. While Sam and Rip start an all out search, a mysterious Native Indian leads Cyril away from the lodge.

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Season 2, 12 episodes

  • Season 1
  • Season 2Selected,
   
Well Doon Cyril!,
Cyril inherits an Irish castle, where water from the Well of Doon is said to cure all ailments. To preserve the well for the inhabitants of the city, Cyril has to fight against an inheritance claim of rich businessman, Ron Blackard, in a winner take all joust! When Cyril is injured, Rip must step in, but even he can't prevent Blackard from winning. But when Blackard's aching back is cured by water from the well, he agrees, the miraculous reservoir belongs to everyone.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
A Dragon's Lullaby,
When a disgruntled employee steals an ancient Dragon Flute from a Toronto Museum, he uses its legendary powers to render crowds of people unconscious. Sam's subway ride turns into an unexpected afternoon nap, and Rip is forced to jump on the runaway train and stop it, before it crashes. At a ransom drop on an airline at ten thousand feet, Rip discovers it's really sleeping gas that's knocking everyone out. The thief parachutes to apparent freedom, only to be captured by Sam and Cyril in the Jumpjet, and it is left to Rip to safely land the airliner. Sam's impromptu concert on the Dragon Flute appears to put Rip and Cyril asleep. Or are they just forty winks short? Believe It Or Not!
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose,
When a lucky coin is stolen from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, it triggers a market crash, threatening even the vast wealth of the Ripley fortune. Rip's long-trusted financial advisor, Chan Lee, is arrested, leaving the BION team to clear his name. Tracing a deadly computer virus back to billionaire Yoon Sek's fortress, the team attempts to escape with the evidence results in being cornered by Sek's henchmen. When the police miraculously show up to save the day, Cyril is convinced the lucky coin saved them. Sam has her doubts, until Chan reveals, for some reason, his sell orders on the day of the crash never got sent, saving Rip's fortune from being lost Believe It Or Not!
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
A Flare for Fashion,
When Sam's friend, Suzi Moto, is charged with burning down her New York fashion show, all evidence points to her purchase of a kimono Rip believes is cursed. The same kimono was believed to have caused a fire that destroyed Tokyo three hundred and fifty years ago!
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
With the Strength of Ten,
The BION team travel to London to bid on the Winged Warrior Helmet, said to give the wearer the strength of ten. When Sam's twelve-year-old nephew, Peter, mishandles a valuable artifact, the distracted Rip loses out in the bidding to his rival, Daniel Baran.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
In his Uncle's Footsteps,
When Cyril insists on being included in a strenuous weekend hike deep into the bush of Northern Quebec, using only Samuel de Champlain's Astrolabe to guide them, he ends up being chased by a ravenously hungry bear and getting lost. While Sam and Rip start an all out search, a mysterious Native Indian leads Cyril away from the lodge.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
Can't See the Forest for the Trees,
Rip has just bought the Hand of Fatima, a legendary good luck totem, from a gypsy, when it's stolen by a young carny who believes its power can save his Family's New Jersey amusement park. Sam believes the string of bad luck accidents dogging the park point to real estate developer Mickey Tyrell's desire to own the land the park is built on. Indeed, Cyril traces a blasting cap from a blown up hot dog stand to Tyrell's construction company.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
Follow Your Dreams,
A vacation in Australia starts on the wrong foot when Rip's wallet is stolen, and left at the sight of a stolen Tjuringa Stone, a sacred aboriginal artifact believed to control peoples dreams. Tjak, an aboriginal shamanintraining, accuses Rip of stealing his people's most sacred object. But when Morgan, Australia's most renowned psychic, starts invading Rip's dreams, the BION team uncover his plot to steal all the Aboriginal Shamans power at a sacred ceremony at Ayer's Rock. While Rip saves the kidnapped Cyril from a King Brown snake, the world's deadliest, Sam and Tjak foil Morgan's ceremony with a flood of water predicted in Rip's dream. Was it just coincidence, or could Rip really see into the future? Believe It Or Not!
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
The Sweet Taste of Revenge,
When convicted fraud artist, Howard Hawkins is released on parole, he swears revenge on the men who put him in prison Rip and Cyril! Enlisting the help of his son and daughter, Hawkins sends out a fake distress signal that results in Rip and Cyril being caught and BION HQ being taken over. When Sam, off premises scuba diving, figures out something's wrong, she does her best to sabotage Hawkins' plan to steal every artifact in BION HQ.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
The Evil Eye,
A trip to New Orleans to purchase The Evil Eye, a rare voodoo artifact, results in the Voodoo Museum's curator being turned into a zombie by a High Priestess who attempts to prevent the sale from going through. When Rip is denied his purchase, the BION team follows the hypnotized curator to the infamous St. Louis Cemetery, where amidst the gravestones and fog, Cyril goes missing! Rip and Sam discover the fight between the Curator and the High Priestess is a case of sibling rivalry, and track them to a shack deep in the swamps of the Bayou. When the High Priestess uses the power of the Evil Eye to seemingly prevent an alligator from eating her brother, Rip decides, the artifact belongs with New Orleans' first Family of Voodoo.
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
Hate Never Sleeps,
When Sam is to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, the BION team travel to Kampala, Uganda. A fight between the future in laws not only threatens the wedding, but a proposed merger between the two Family's trucking companies. Rip suspects a stolen Hate God statuette is to blame, but before he can prove his theory, a nail driven into the statuette causes the team to seemingly break up. Only when they realize it's the Hate God that's causing their emotions to boil over, does the BION team come back together to help save the shipping company from a five alarm fire! Did the Hate of God really cause everyone's anger to boil to the surface, or were they just naturally nervous about a wedding and a merger? Believe It Or Not!
24m Jan 1, 1998
   
Peace for a Princess,
When Rip's former girlfriend, Dr. Anderson, steals an Egyptian sarcophagus, hoping to clone an Egyptian Princess inside, the team must fly to Iceland to get it back. But before they can, a British curator feels compelled to reveal his museum has been keeping for over eighty years. The mummy was removed from the sarcophagus and smuggled aboard the Titanic. Fearing the sinking of the great ship would be blamed on them, they never revealed the sarcophagus was empty! When Dr. Anderson discovers the same, she refuses to believe the story and demands Rip help her locate the missing mummy! But when an electrical failure on her plane causes the empty sarcophagus to plunge into the ocean right where the Titanic sank, Rip can't help but wonder, was the Princess just trying to return to her resting place?
24m Jan 1, 1998
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