• 1986-12-30T05:00:00Z on PBS
  • 25m
  • 5 hours, 52 mins (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Family, Documentary
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.

13 episodes

1986-12-30T05:00:00Z

11x01 Mountain Stream

1 (11x01) Mountain Stream

  • 1986-12-30T05:00:00Z28m

A cool blue waterway winds effortlessly from the far away high peaks and evergreens; enjoy today’s Bob Ross landscape.

1987-01-07T05:00:00Z

11x02 Country Cabin

2 (11x02) Country Cabin

  • 1987-01-07T05:00:00Z27m

Bob Ross paints an old weathered dwelling today, burrowed deep in the snow and lined with protective evergreens.

1987-01-14T05:00:00Z

11x03 Daisy Delight

3 (11x03) Daisy Delight

  • 1987-01-14T05:00:00Z27m

Bob Ross paints a majestic stand of evergreen trees overlooking tiny, sweet little flowers growing on a sloping knoll.

1987-01-21T05:00:00Z

11x04 Hidden Stream

4 (11x04) Hidden Stream

  • 1987-01-21T05:00:00Z27m

Find yourself in a place just like this on a warm summer day – Bob Ross creates clear sky and shade trees by a nice swimming spot.

1987-01-28T05:00:00Z

11x05 Towering Glacier

5 (11x05) Towering Glacier

  • 1987-01-28T05:00:00Z27m

An immense ice-draped mountain is Bob Ross’ main focus, with grass covered sloping hills and chipper waterfall too!

1987-02-04T05:00:00Z

11x06 Oval Barn

6 (11x06) Oval Barn

  • 1987-02-04T05:00:00Z27m

A happy little winterscape, inside a happy little oval – with homey barn and lacy bushes -- another real Bob Ross classic.

1987-02-11T05:00:00Z

11x07 Lakeside Path

7 (11x07) Lakeside Path

  • 1987-02-11T05:00:00Z27m

Misty background evergreens and cheerful blue sky give Bob Ross the perfect setting for this lovely birch tree painting.

1987-02-18T05:00:00Z

11x08 Sunset Oval

8 (11x08) Sunset Oval

  • 1987-02-18T05:00:00Z27m

Bob Ross uses a golden selection of colors in this gorgeous fall mountain scene, all within a cleverly different oval shape on canvas.

1987-02-25T05:00:00Z

11x09 Winter Barn

9 (11x09) Winter Barn

  • 1987-02-25T05:00:00Z27m

The soft sky and snow-blanketed ground give this cozy barn a quiet place to sleep and dream awhile; Bob Ross paint brushes make it happen.

1987-03-04T05:00:00Z

11x10 Sunset over the Waves

A fantastic Bob Ross seascape today – enjoy the golden, pink and mauve tones in the sky and crashing waves.

1987-03-11T05:00:00Z

11x11 Golden Glow

11 (11x11) Golden Glow

  • 1987-03-11T05:00:00Z27m

Even a tiny shanty by the pond can be a warm place in the dead of winter – Bob Ross shows us how to make a snow scene glow!

1987-03-18T05:00:00Z

11x12 Roadside Barn

12 (11x12) Roadside Barn

  • 1987-03-18T05:00:00Z27m

Follow the old dirt road to that quaint country barn nestled in nature’s greenery – Bob Ross paints your destination today.

1987-03-25T05:00:00Z

11x13 Happy Accident

13 (11x13) Happy Accident

  • 1987-03-25T05:00:00Z27m

Supple sky, fluffy trees and playful rushing river are created by Bob Ross, simply from correcting common mistakes on canvas.

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