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31 seasons · 403 episodes total · ~13 per season.
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The Joy of Painting
1983 31 seasons · 403 eps English
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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.
“We don’t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents.”
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Cast
Bob Ross
Self - Host
Created by
Bob Ross
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 202 hours end-to-end — 25 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1983 to 1994 — a 11-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Created by Bob Ross.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on PBS.
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- Seasons
- 31
- Total episodes
- 403
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 1983-01-11
- Last aired
- 1994-05-17
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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