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The Joy of Painting

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

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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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Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 11, 1983

Season 2

13 episodes

Premiered Aug 31, 1983

Season 3

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 1984

Season 4

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 5, 1984

Season 5

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 1985

Season 6

13 episodes

Premiered May 1, 1985

Season 7

13 episodes

Premiered Oct 2, 1985

Season 8

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 1986

Season 9

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 30, 1986

Season 10

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 3, 1986

Season 11

13 episodes

Premiered Dec 30, 1986

Season 12

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 29, 1987

Season 13

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 2, 1987

Season 14

13 episodes

Premiered Dec 30, 1987

Season 15

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 27, 1988

Season 16

13 episodes

Premiered Jul 17, 1988

Season 17

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 1989

Season 18

13 episodes

Premiered Jul 5, 1989

Season 19

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 1990

Season 20

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 4, 1990

Season 21

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 5, 1990

Season 22

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 1991

Season 23

13 episodes

Premiered Sep 3, 1991

Season 24

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 1992

Season 25

13 episodes

Premiered Aug 25, 1992

Season 26

13 episodes

Premiered Dec 1, 1992

Season 27

13 episodes

Premiered Mar 2, 1993

Season 28

13 episodes

Premiered May 25, 1993

Season 29

13 episodes

Premiered Aug 24, 1993

Season 30

13 episodes

Premiered Nov 23, 1993

Season 31

13 episodes

Premiered Feb 22, 1994

Episodes

1–6 of 13

Ep 1

A Walk in the Woods

Jan 11, 1983

28m

Bob Ross introduces us to his "Almighty" assortment of tools and colors, tells us that anyone can paint, and creates a landscape of a forest path just after a rain shower.