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The Joy of Painting

instructional television show hosted by painter Bob Ross
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The Joy of Painting

Summary

The Joy of Painting is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Joy of Painting is the creator of Bob Ross[3].
  • The Joy of Painting's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • A cast member of The Joy of Painting was Bob Ross[5].
  • The Joy of Painting's production company is recorded as WBRA-TV[6].
  • The original language of The Joy of Painting was English[7].
  • The Joy of Painting's presenter is recorded as Bob Ross[8].
  • The Joy of Painting was distributed by video on demand[9].
  • The Joy of Painting was distributed by terrestrial television[10].
  • The Joy of Painting's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[11].
  • The Joy of Painting's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Joy of Painting began on +1983-01-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Joy of Painting ended on +1994-05-17T00:00:00Z[14].
  • The Joy of Painting's distributed by is recorded as American Public Television[15].
  • The Joy of Painting's main subject is painting[16].
  • The Joy of Painting's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+403'}[17].
  • The Joy of Painting's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Joy of Painting'}[18].
  • The Joy of Painting's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+31'}[19].
  • The Joy of Painting's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4850000'}[20].
  • The Joy of Painting's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5440000'}[21].
  • The Joy of Painting's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5790000'}[22].
  • The Joy of Painting's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6100000'}[23].

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Authorship and Creation

A cast member of The Joy of Painting was Bob Ross[5]. It is the creator of Bob Ross[3].

Publication

The original language of The Joy of Painting was English[7]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[9] and terrestrial television[10].

Subject and Themes

The Joy of Painting's main subject is painting[16].

Why It Matters

The Joy of Painting ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Bob Ross United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons → {'amount': '+31'}
    Instance of → television series
    Original broadcaster → PBS
    Tv maze series id → 7222
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