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The Joy of Painting
The Joy of Painting

The Joy of Painting (1983)

TV SHOW 31 Season(s)
Family Documentary

Bob Ross hosted The Joy of Painting, an American TV program that introduced viewers to the art of landscape oil painting. Each episode featured Ross skillfully completing a painting in just thirty minutes, but the focus was on sharing techniques rather than promoting rapid execution. Viewers were encouraged to absorb methods and develop their own artistic skills. Premiering on January 11, 1983, the show captivated audiences until its finale on May 17, 1994, just a year before Ross's passing. With his gentle demeanor and encouraging words, Ross inspired countless individuals to explore their creative potential.

Country US
Seasons 31
S02E01 Meadow Lake Aug 31, 1983 S02E02 Winter Sun Sep 07, 1983 S02E03 Ebony Sea Sep 14, 1983 S02E04 Shades of Grey Sep 21, 1983 S02E05 Autumn Splendor Sep 28, 1983 S02E06 Black River Oct 05, 1983 S02E07 Brown Mountain Oct 12, 1983 S02E08 Reflections Oct 19, 1983 S02E09 Black and White Seascape Oct 26, 1983 S02E10 Lazy River Nov 02, 1983 S02E11 Black Waterfall Nov 09, 1983 S02E12 Mountain Waterfall Nov 16, 1983 S02E13 Final Grace Nov 23, 1983
S03E01 Mountain Retreat Jan 04, 1984 S03E02 Blue Moon Jan 11, 1984 S03E03 Bubbling Stream Jan 18, 1984 S03E04 Winter Night Jan 25, 1984 S03E05 Distant Hills Feb 01, 1984 S03E06 Covered Bridge Feb 08, 1984 S03E07 Quiet Inlet Feb 15, 1984 S03E08 Night Light Feb 22, 1984 S03E09 The Old Mill Feb 29, 1984 S03E10 Campfire Mar 07, 1984 S03E11 Rustic Barn Mar 14, 1984 S03E12 Hidden Lake Mar 21, 1984 S03E13 Peaceful Waters Mar 28, 1984
S04E01 Purple Splendor Sep 05, 1984 S04E02 Tranquil Valley Sep 12, 1984 S04E03 Majestic Mountains Sep 19, 1984 S04E04 Winter Sawscape Sep 26, 1984 S04E05 Evening Seascape Oct 03, 1984 S04E06 Warm Summer Day Oct 10, 1984 S04E07 Cabin in the Woods Oct 17, 1984 S04E08 Wetlands Oct 24, 1984 S04E09 Cool Waters Oct 31, 1984 S04E10 Quiet Woods Nov 07, 1984 S04E11 Northwest Majesty Nov 14, 1984 S04E12 Autumn Days Nov 21, 1984 S04E13 Mountain Challenge Nov 28, 1984
S05E01 Mountain Waterfall Jan 02, 1985 S05E02 Twilight Meadow Jan 09, 1985 S05E03 Mountain Blossoms Jan 16, 1985 S05E04 Winter Stillness Jan 23, 1985 S05E05 Quiet Pond Jan 30, 1985 S05E06 Ocean Sunrise Feb 06, 1985 S05E07 Bubbling Brook Feb 13, 1985 S05E08 Arizona Splendor Feb 20, 1985 S05E09 Anatomy of a Wave Feb 27, 1985 S05E10 The Windmill Mar 06, 1985 S05E11 Autumn Glory Mar 13, 1985 S05E12 Indian Girl Mar 20, 1985 S05E13 Meadow Stream Mar 27, 1985
S06E01 Blue River May 01, 1985 S06E02 Nature's Edge May 08, 1985 S06E03 Morning Mist May 15, 1985 S06E04 Whispering Stream May 22, 1985 S06E05 Secluded Forest May 29, 1985 S06E06 Snow Trail Jun 05, 1985 S06E07 Arctic Beauty Jun 12, 1985 S06E08 Horizons West Jun 19, 1985 S06E09 High Chateau Jun 26, 1985 S06E10 Country Life Jul 02, 1985 S06E11 Western Expanse Jul 09, 1985 S06E12 Marshlands Jul 16, 1985 S06E13 Blaze of Color Jul 23, 1985
S07E01 Winter Cabin Oct 02, 1985 S07E02 Secluded Lake Oct 09, 1985 S07E03 Evergreens at Sunset Oct 16, 1985 S07E04 Mountain Cabin Oct 23, 1985 S07E05 Portrait of Sally Oct 30, 1985 S07E06 Misty Waterfall Nov 06, 1985 S07E07 Barn at Sunset Nov 13, 1985 S07E08 Mountain Splendor Nov 20, 1985 S07E09 Lake by Mountain Nov 27, 1985 S07E10 Mountain Glory Dec 04, 1985 S07E11 Grey Winter Dec 11, 1985 S07E12 Dock Scene Dec 18, 1985 S07E13 Dark Waterfall Dec 25, 1985
S08E01 Misty Rolling Hills Jan 02, 1986 S08E02 Lakeside Cabin Jan 09, 1986 S08E03 Warm Winter Day Jan 16, 1986 S08E04 Waterside Way Jan 23, 1986 S08E05 Hunter's Haven Jan 30, 1986 S08E06 Bubbling Mountain Brook Feb 06, 1986 S08E07 Winter Hideaway Feb 13, 1986 S08E08 Foot of the Mountain Feb 20, 1986 S08E09 Majestic Pine Feb 27, 1986 S08E10 Cactus at Sunset Mar 06, 1986 S08E11 Mountain Range Mar 13, 1986 S08E12 Lonely Retreat Mar 20, 1986 S08E13 Northern Lights Mar 27, 1986
S09E01 Winter Evergreens Apr 30, 1986 S09E02 Surf's Up May 07, 1986 S09E03 Red Sunset May 14, 1986 S09E04 Meadow Road May 21, 1986 S09E05 Winter Oval May 28, 1986 S09E06 Secluded Beach Jun 04, 1986 S09E07 Forest Hills Jun 11, 1986 S09E08 Little House by the Road Jun 18, 1986 S09E09 Mountain Path Jun 25, 1986 S09E10 Country Charm Jul 02, 1986 S09E11 Nature's Paradise Jul 09, 1986 S09E12 Mountain by the Sea Jul 16, 1986 S09E13 Mountain Hideaway Jul 23, 1986
S10E01 Towering Peaks Sep 03, 1986 S10E02 Cabin at Sunset Sep 10, 1986 S10E03 Twin Falls Sep 17, 1986 S10E04 Secluded Bridge Sep 24, 1986 S10E05 Ocean Breeze Oct 01, 1986 S10E06 Autumn Woods Oct 08, 1986 S10E07 Winter Solitude Oct 15, 1986 S10E08 Golden Sunset Oct 22, 1986 S10E09 Mountain Oval Oct 29, 1986 S10E10 Ocean Sunset Nov 05, 1986 S10E11 Triple View Nov 12, 1986 S10E12 Winter Frost Nov 19, 1986 S10E13 Lakeside Cabin Nov 26, 1986
S11E01 Mountain Stream Dec 30, 1986 S11E02 Country Cabin Jan 07, 1987 S11E03 Daisy Delight Jan 14, 1987 S11E04 Hidden Stream Jan 21, 1987 S11E05 Towering Glacier Jan 28, 1987 S11E06 Oval Barn Feb 04, 1987 S11E07 Lakeside Path Feb 11, 1987 S11E08 Sunset Oval Feb 18, 1987 S11E09 Winter Barn Feb 25, 1987 S11E10 Sunset over the Waves Mar 04, 1987 S11E11 Golden Glow Mar 11, 1987 S11E12 Roadside Barn Mar 18, 1987 S11E13 Happy Accident Mar 25, 1987
S12E01 Golden Knoll Apr 29, 1987 S12E02 Mountain Reflections May 06, 1987 S12E03 Secluded Mountain May 13, 1987 S12E04 Bright Autumn Trees May 20, 1987 S12E05 Black Seascape May 27, 1987 S12E06 Steep Mountains Jun 03, 1987 S12E07 Quiet Mountains River Jun 10, 1987 S12E08 Evening Waterfall Jun 17, 1987 S12E09 Tropical Seascape Jun 24, 1987 S12E10 Mountain at Sunset Jul 01, 1987 S12E11 Soft Mountain Glow Jul 08, 1987 S12E12 Mountain in an Oval Jul 15, 1987 S12E13 Winter Mountain Jul 22, 1987
S13E01 Rolling Hills Sep 02, 1987 S13E02 Frozen Solitude Sep 09, 1987 S13E03 Meadow Brook Sep 16, 1987 S13E04 Evening at Sunset Sep 23, 1987 S13E05 Mountain View Sep 30, 1987 S13E06 Hidden Creek Oct 07, 1987 S13E07 Peaceful Haven Oct 14, 1987 S13E08 Mountain Exhibition Oct 21, 1987 S13E09 Emerald Waters Oct 28, 1987 S13E10 Mountain Summit Nov 04, 1987 S13E11 Cabin Hideaway Nov 11, 1987 S13E12 Oval Essence Nov 18, 1987 S13E13 Lost Lake Nov 25, 1987
S14E01 Distant Mountains Dec 30, 1987 S14E02 Meadow Brook Surprise Jan 06, 1988 S14E03 Mountain Moonlight Oval Jan 13, 1988 S14E04 Snowy Solitude Jan 20, 1988 S14E05 Mountain River Jan 27, 1988 S14E06 Graceful Mountains Feb 03, 1988 S14E07 Windy Waves Feb 10, 1988 S14E08 On a Clear Day Feb 17, 1988 S14E09 Riverside Escape Oval Feb 24, 1988 S14E10 Surprising Falls Mar 02, 1988 S14E11 Shadow Pond Mar 09, 1988 S14E12 Misty Forest Oval Mar 16, 1988 S14E13 Natural Wonder Mar 23, 1988
S15E01 Splendor of Winter Apr 27, 1988 S15E02 Colors of Nature May 04, 1988 S15E03 Grandpa's Barn May 11, 1988 S15E04 Peaceful Reflections May 18, 1988 S15E05 Hidden Winter Moon Oval May 25, 1988 S15E06 Waves of Wonder Jun 01, 1988 S15E07 Cabin by the Pond Jun 08, 1988 S15E08 Fall Stream Jun 15, 1988 S15E09 Christmas Eve Snow Jun 22, 1988 S15E10 Forest Down Oval Jun 29, 1988 S15E11 Pathway to Autumn Jul 06, 1988 S15E12 Deep Forest Lake Jul 13, 1988 S15E13 Peaks of Majesty Jul 20, 1988
S16E01 Two Seasons Jul 17, 1988 S16E02 Nestled Cabin Jul 24, 1988 S16E03 Wintertime Discovery Jul 31, 1988 S16E04 Mountain Mirage Wood Shape Aug 07, 1988 S16E05 Double Oval Fantasy Aug 14, 1988 S16E06 Contemplative Lady Aug 21, 1988 S16E07 Deep Woods Aug 28, 1988 S16E08 High Tide Sep 04, 1988 S16E09 Barn in Snow Oval Sep 11, 1988 S16E10 That Time of Year Sep 18, 1988 S16E11 Waterfall Wonder Sep 25, 1988 S16E12 Mighty Mountain Lake Oct 02, 1988 S16E13 Wooded Stream Oval Oct 09, 1988
S17E01 Golden Mist Oval Jan 04, 1989 S17E02 The Old Home Place Jan 11, 1989 S17E03 Soothing Vista Jan 18, 1989 S17E04 Stormy Seas Jan 25, 1989 S17E05 Country Time Feb 01, 1989 S17E06 A Mild Winter's Day Feb 08, 1989 S17E07 Spectacular Waterfall Feb 15, 1989 S17E08 View from the Park Feb 22, 1989 S17E09 Lake View Mar 01, 1989 S17E10 Old Country Mill Mar 08, 1989 S17E11 Morning Walk Mar 15, 1989 S17E12 Nature's Splendor Mar 22, 1989 S17E13 Mountain Beauty Mar 29, 1989
S18E01 Half-Oval Vignette Jul 05, 1989 S18E02 Absolutely Autumn Jul 12, 1989 S18E03 Mountain Seclusion Jul 19, 1989 S18E04 Crimson Oval Jul 26, 1989 S18E05 Autumn Exhibition Aug 02, 1989 S18E06 Majestic Peaks Aug 09, 1989 S18E07 Golden Morning Mist Aug 16, 1989 S18E08 Winter Lace Aug 23, 1989 S18E09 Seascape Fantasy Aug 30, 1989 S18E10 Double Oval Stream Sep 06, 1989 S18E11 Enchanted Forest Sep 13, 1989 S18E12 Southwest Serenity Sep 20, 1989 S18E13 Rippling Waters Sep 27, 1989
S19E01 Snowfall Magic Jan 03, 1990 S19E02 Quiet Mountain Lake Jan 10, 1990 S19E03 Final Embers of Sunlight Jan 17, 1990 S19E04 Snowy Morn Jan 24, 1990 S19E05 Camper's Haven Jan 31, 1990 S19E06 Waterfall in the Woods Feb 07, 1990 S19E07 Covered Bridge Oval Feb 14, 1990 S19E08 Scenic Seclusion Feb 21, 1990 S19E09 Ebb Tide Feb 28, 1990 S19E10 After the Rain Mar 07, 1990 S19E11 Winter Elegance Mar 14, 1990 S19E12 Evening's Peace Mar 21, 1990 S19E13 Valley of Tranquility Mar 28, 1990
S20E01 Mystic Mountain Apr 04, 1990 S20E02 New Day's Dawn Apr 11, 1990 S20E03 Winter in Pastel Apr 18, 1990 S20E04 Hazy Day Apr 25, 1990 S20E05 Divine Elegance May 02, 1990 S20E06 Cliffside May 09, 1990 S20E07 Autumn Fantasy May 16, 1990 S20E08 The Old Oak Tree May 23, 1990 S20E09 Winter Paradise May 30, 1990 S20E10 Days Gone By Jun 06, 1990 S20E11 Change of Seasons Jun 13, 1990 S20E12 Hidden Delight Jun 20, 1990 S20E13 Double Take Jun 27, 1990
S21E01 Valley View Sep 05, 1990 S21E02 Tranquil Dawn Sep 12, 1990 S21E03 Royal Majesty Sep 19, 1990 S21E04 Serenity Sep 26, 1990 S21E05 Cabin at Trail's End Oct 03, 1990 S21E06 Mountain Rhapsody Oct 10, 1990 S21E07 Wilderness Cabin Oct 17, 1990 S21E08 By the Sea Oct 24, 1990 S21E09 Indian Summer Oct 31, 1990 S21E10 Blue Winter Nov 07, 1990 S21E11 Desert Glow Nov 14, 1990 S21E12 Lone Mountain Nov 21, 1990 S21E13 Florida's Glory Nov 28, 1990
S22E01 Autumn Images Jan 01, 1991 S22E02 Hint of Springtime Jan 08, 1991 S22E03 Around the Bend Jan 15, 1991 S22E04 Countryside Oval Jan 22, 1991 S22E05 Russet Winter Jan 29, 1991 S22E06 Purple Haze Feb 05, 1991 S22E07 Dimensions Feb 12, 1991 S22E08 Deep Wilderness Home Feb 19, 1991 S22E09 Haven in the Valley Feb 26, 1991 S22E10 Wintertime Blues Mar 05, 1991 S22E11 Pastel Seascape Mar 12, 1991 S22E12 Country Creek Mar 19, 1991 S22E13 Silent Forest Mar 26, 1991
S23E01 Frosty Winter Morn Sep 03, 1991 S23E02 Forest Edge Sep 10, 1991 S23E03 Mountain Ridge Lake Sep 17, 1991 S23E04 Reflections of Gold Sep 24, 1991 S23E05 Quiet Cove Oct 01, 1991 S23E06 River's Peace Oct 08, 1991 S23E07 At Dawn's Light Oct 15, 1991 S23E08 Valley Waterfall Oct 22, 1991 S23E09 Toward Day's End Oct 29, 1991 S23E10 Falls in the Glen Nov 05, 1991 S23E11 Frozen Beauty in Vignette Nov 12, 1991 S23E12 Crimson Tide Nov 19, 1991 S23E13 Winter Bliss Nov 26, 1991
S24E01 Gray Mountain Jan 07, 1992 S24E02 Wayside Pond Jan 14, 1992 S24E03 Teton Winter Jan 21, 1992 S24E04 Little Home in the Meadow Jan 28, 1992 S24E05 A Pretty Autumn Day Feb 04, 1992 S24E06 Mirrored Images Feb 11, 1992 S24E07 Back-Country Path Feb 18, 1992 S24E08 Graceful Waterfall Feb 25, 1992 S24E09 Icy Lake Mar 03, 1992 S24E10 Rowboat on the Beach Mar 10, 1992 S24E11 Portrait of Winter Mar 17, 1992 S24E12 The Footbridge Mar 24, 1992 S24E13 Snowbound Cabin Mar 31, 1992
S25E01 Hide-A-Way Cove Aug 25, 1992 S25E02 Enchanted Falls Oval Sep 01, 1992 S25E03 Not Quite Spring Sep 08, 1992 S25E04 Splashes of Autumn Sep 15, 1992 S25E05 Summer in the Mountains Sep 22, 1992 S25E06 Oriental Falls Sep 29, 1992 S25E07 Autumn Palette Oct 06, 1992 S25E08 Cypress Swamp Oct 13, 1992 S25E09 Downstream View Oct 20, 1992 S25E10 Just Before the Storm Oct 27, 1992 S25E11 Fisherman's Paradise Nov 03, 1992 S25E12 Desert Hues Nov 10, 1992 S25E13 The Property Line Nov 17, 1992
S26E01 In the Stillness of the Morning Dec 01, 1992 S26E02 Delightful Meadow Home Dec 08, 1992 S26E03 First Snow Dec 15, 1992 S26E04 Lake in the Valley Dec 22, 1992 S26E05 A Trace of Spring Dec 29, 1992 S26E06 An Arctic Winter Day Jan 05, 1993 S26E07 Snow Birch Jan 12, 1993 S26E08 Early Autumn Jan 19, 1993 S26E09 Tranquil Wooded Stream Jan 26, 1993 S26E10 Purple Mountain Range Feb 02, 1993 S26E11 Storm's a Comin' Feb 09, 1993 S26E12 Sunset Aglow Feb 16, 1993 S26E13 Evening at the Falls Feb 23, 1993
S27E01 Twilight Beauty Mar 02, 1993 S27E02 Angler's Haven Mar 09, 1993 S27E03 Rustic Winter Woods Mar 16, 1993 S27E04 Wilderness Falls Mar 23, 1993 S27E05 Winter at the Farm Mar 30, 1993 S27E06 Daisies at Dawn Apr 06, 1993 S27E07 A Spectacular View Apr 13, 1993 S27E08 Daybreak Apr 20, 1993 S27E09 Island Paradise Apr 27, 1993 S27E10 Sunlight in the Shadows May 04, 1993 S27E11 Splendor of a Snowy Winter May 11, 1993 S27E12 Forest River May 18, 1993 S27E13 Golden Glow of Morning May 20, 1993
S28E01 Fisherman's Trail May 25, 1993 S28E02 A Warm Winter Jun 01, 1993 S28E03 Under Pastel Skies Jun 08, 1993 S28E04 Golden Rays of Sunshine Jun 15, 1993 S28E05 The Magic of Fall Jun 22, 1993 S28E06 Glacier Lake Jun 29, 1993 S28E07 The Old Weathered Barn Jul 06, 1993 S28E08 Deep Forest Falls Jul 13, 1993 S28E09 Winter's Grace Jul 20, 1993 S28E10 Splendor of Autumn Jul 27, 1993 S28E11 Tranquil Seas Aug 03, 1993 S28E12 Mountain Serenity Aug 10, 1993 S28E13 Home Before Nightfall Aug 17, 1993
S29E01 Island in the Wilderness Aug 24, 1993 S29E02 Autumn Oval Aug 31, 1993 S29E03 Seasonal Progression Sep 07, 1993 S29E04 Light at the Summit Sep 14, 1993 S29E05 Countryside Barn Sep 21, 1993 S29E06 Mountain Lake Falls Sep 28, 1993 S29E07 Cypress Creek Oct 05, 1993 S29E08 Trapper's Cabin Oct 12, 1993 S29E09 Storm on the Horizon Oct 19, 1993 S29E10 Pot O' Posies Oct 26, 1993 S29E11 A Perfect Winter Day Nov 02, 1993 S29E12 Aurora's Dance Nov 09, 1993 S29E13 Woodman's Retreat Nov 16, 1993
S30E01 Babbling Brook Nov 23, 1993 S30E02 Woodgrain View Nov 30, 1993 S30E03 Winter's Peace Dec 07, 1993 S30E04 Wilderness Trail Dec 14, 1993 S30E05 A Copper Winter Dec 21, 1993 S30E06 Misty Foothills Dec 28, 1993 S30E07 Through the Window Jan 04, 1994 S30E08 Home in the Valley Jan 11, 1994 S30E09 Mountains of Grace Jan 18, 1994 S30E10 Seaside Harmony Jan 25, 1994 S30E11 A Cold Spring Day Feb 01, 1994 S30E12 Evening's Glow Feb 08, 1994 S30E13 Blue Ridge Falls Feb 15, 1994
S31E01 Reflections of Calm Feb 22, 1994 S31E02 Before the Snowfall Mar 01, 1994 S31E03 Winding Stream Mar 08, 1994 S31E04 Tranquility Cove Mar 15, 1994 S31E05 Cabin in the Hollow Mar 22, 1994 S31E06 View from Clear Creek Mar 29, 1994 S31E07 Bridge to Autumn Apr 05, 1994 S31E08 Trail's End Apr 12, 1994 S31E09 Evergreen Valley Apr 19, 1994 S31E10 Balmy Beach Apr 26, 1994 S31E11 Lake at the Ridge May 03, 1994 S31E12 In the Midst of Winter May 10, 1994 S31E13 Wilderness Day May 17, 1994