The following is a list of all The Joy of Painting episodes.
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The Joy of Painting aired for 403 half-hour episodes and 31 seasons, lasting from 1983 to 1994. The first season of The Joy of Painting was mostly aired on PBS stations across the East Coast, resulting in a smaller initial audience. Season 1 was produced at WNVC in Fairfax, Virginia and featured several stylistic differences from the more well-known format introduced in Season 2: Ross wore tinted glasses in every episode, the opening sequence featured a painting of a sunset as the text "THE JOY OF PAINTING WITH BOB ROSS" appeared, light instrumental background music played throughout each episode, and an acoustic guitar tune, heard only at the end of the episode during the closing credits, in which the closing credits appeared over a painting of the sunset, which morphed into a book called "Experience The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross". Ross had also not yet perfected his on-camera persona, and some of his hallmarks were not yet present.
Now with a national audience, The Joy of Painting was produced by WIPB in Muncie, Indiana. WIPB continued producing The Joy of Painting until the show's ending in 1994.
The 31st season of The Joy of Painting aired on PBS in 1994. The series concluded before Bob Ross's death on July 4, 1995.
The Joy of Painting returned to television as "The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross's Unfinished Season." Nicholas Hankins, a Ross certified instructor, was the on-air host and painter. Hankins previously produced his own painting instructional videos. He released them through Bob Ross's YouTube page.
All episode plans are based on the Daytona State College press release.