Genre: Documentary , Family
About: The series The Joy of Painting were first aired in 1983 and are part of the documentary and family genres. Links are up for the available episodes and new ones will be added once they are available online.
Plot: 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. Read More