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The Joy of Painting (1983)

Series · 1983 · 31 seasons · Family · Documentary

We don’t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents.

The Joy of Painting was an American television show hosted by painter Bob Ross that taught its viewers techniques for landscape oil painting. Although Ross could complete a painting in half an hour, the intent of the show was not to teach viewers "speed painting". Rather, he intended for viewers to learn certain techniques within the time that the show was allotted. The show began on January 11, 1983, and lasted until May 17, 1994, a year before Ross' death.

Created by Bob Ross

Starring Bob Ross

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Series details

First aired11 January 1983
Latest episode17 May 1994
StatusEnded
Seasons31 (403 episodes)

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