The Joy of Painting

The Joy of Painting

In this half-hour program, artist Bob Ross paints a beautiful oil painting on canvas.

Genre: DocumentaryFamily

Cast:Bob RossSteve RossDana JesterPeepJoyce OrtnerFerne SiroisAnnette KowalskiJohn ThammDiane AndréDorothy DentAudrey GoldenBen StahlEarl Glen ThebeauTrimSlim


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ A Walk in the Woods

Tue, Jan 11, 1983

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.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Mt. McKinley

Tue, Jan 11, 1983

Bob paints Alaska's Mt. McKinley framed by a peaceful lake and trees.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Ebony Sunset

Tue, Jan 18, 1983

Bob uses a black canvas to easily paint a forest at sunset.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Winter Mist

Tue, Jan 25, 1983

Bob paints an almighty winter picture and shows us how to make big fluffy happy clouds.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Quiet Stream

Tue, Feb 1, 1983

Bob paints on a Sap Green canvas and makes an almighty stream in the middle of a jungle.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Winter Moon

Tue, Feb 8, 1983

Another Cold painting from the heart of Alaska and this time Bob uses a black canvas.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Autumn Mountains

Tue, Feb 15, 1983

An almighty painting of mountains and clouds. Bob shows us how to paint fluffy clouds in front of mountains.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Peaceful Valley

Tue, Feb 22, 1983

Bob paints several ranges of mountains and talks about the illusion of distance in a painting.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Seascape

Tue, Mar 1, 1983

Bob paints a clam mood painting this time and shows how to reflect lights through the clouds.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Mountain Lake

Tue, Mar 8, 1983

Bob paints a ridge of mountains coming down into a beautiful little lake. Almighty as always.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Winter Glow

Tue, Mar 15, 1983

An almighty winter painting. Bob paints sunshine in the winter and comes up with a beautiful cold landscape.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Snow Fall

Tue, Mar 22, 1983

This episode emphasizes on snow. Bob shows us how to paint snow and make it falling in the painting.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Final Reflections

Tue, Mar 29, 1983

Bob answers some questions about the wet-on-wet technique and comes up with an "almighty" painting as always.