Back The Joy of Painting German Η χαρά της ζωγραφικής (τηλεοπτική εκπομπή) Greek The Joy of Painting Spanish لذت نقاشی Persian The Joy of Painting French The Joy of Painting ID The Joy of Painting Italian ボブの絵画教室 Japanese 그림을 그립시다 Korean The Joy of Painting Portuguese
| The Joy of Painting | |
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| Created by | Bob Ross |
| Starring | Bob Ross Nicholas Hankins |
| Opening theme | Interlude by Larry Owens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 32 |
| No. of episodes | 410 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | WNVC (1983) (season 1) WIPB (1983–1994) (seasons 2–31) WDSC-TV (season 32) |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS Member Stations |
| Release | January 11, 1983 – May 17, 1994 |
| Related | |
| The Magic of Oil Painting | |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
The Joy of Painting is an American half-hour instructional television show created and hosted by painter Bob Ross which ran from January 11, 1983, to May 17, 1994. In most episodes, Ross taught techniques for landscape oil painting, completing a painting in each session. Occasionally, episodes featured a guest artist who would demonstrate a different painting technique. The program followed the same format as its predecessor from 1974 to 1982, The Magic of Oil Painting, hosted by Ross's mentor Bill Alexander. In 2024, new episodes featuring paintings Ross had completed before his death and hosted by Nicholas Hankins were released.