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The Joy of Painting

TV series · 1983–1994 · 31 seasons · 30m episodes · Ended · Documentary, Family

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.

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  1. The Joy of Painting: Season 1 poster
    Season 11983 · 13 episodes
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  2. The Joy of Painting: Season 2 poster
    Season 21983 · 13 episodes
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  3. The Joy of Painting: Season 3 poster
    Season 31984 · 13 episodes
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  4. The Joy of Painting: Season 4 poster
    Season 41984 · 13 episodes
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  5. The Joy of Painting: Season 5 poster
    Season 51985 · 13 episodes
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  6. The Joy of Painting: Season 6 poster
    Season 61985 · 13 episodes
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  7. The Joy of Painting: Season 7 poster
    Season 71985 · 13 episodes
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  8. The Joy of Painting: Season 8 poster
    Season 81986 · 13 episodes
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  9. The Joy of Painting: Season 9 poster
    Season 91986 · 13 episodes
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  10. The Joy of Painting: Season 10 poster
    Season 101986 · 13 episodes
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  11. The Joy of Painting: Season 11 poster
    Season 111986 · 13 episodes
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  12. The Joy of Painting: Season 12 poster
    Season 121987 · 13 episodes
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  13. The Joy of Painting: Season 13 poster
    Season 131987 · 13 episodes
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  14. The Joy of Painting: Season 14 poster
    Season 141987 · 13 episodes
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  15. The Joy of Painting: Season 15 poster
    Season 151988 · 13 episodes
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  16. The Joy of Painting: Season 16 poster
    Season 161988 · 13 episodes
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  17. The Joy of Painting: Season 17 poster
    Season 171989 · 13 episodes
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  18. The Joy of Painting: Season 18 poster
    Season 181989 · 13 episodes
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  19. The Joy of Painting: Season 19 poster
    Season 191990 · 13 episodes
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  20. The Joy of Painting: Season 20 poster
    Season 201990 · 13 episodes
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  21. The Joy of Painting: Season 21 poster
    Season 211990 · 13 episodes
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  22. The Joy of Painting: Season 22 poster
    Season 221991 · 13 episodes
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  23. The Joy of Painting: Season 23 poster
    Season 231991 · 13 episodes
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  24. The Joy of Painting: Season 24 poster
    Season 241992 · 13 episodes
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  25. The Joy of Painting: Season 25 poster
    Season 251992 · 13 episodes
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  26. The Joy of Painting: Season 26 poster
    Season 261992 · 13 episodes
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  27. The Joy of Painting: Season 27 poster
    Season 271993 · 13 episodes
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  28. The Joy of Painting: Season 28 poster
    Season 281993 · 13 episodes
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  29. The Joy of Painting: Season 29 poster
    Season 291993 · 13 episodes
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  30. The Joy of Painting: Season 30 poster
    Season 301993 · 13 episodes
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  31. The Joy of Painting: Season 31 poster
    Season 311994 · 13 episodes
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