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The Best Episodes of The Joy of Painting Season 23

Every episode of The Joy of Painting Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Joy of Painting Season 23!

The Best Episodes of The Joy of Painting Season 23

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...

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  1. 9.0/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Valley Waterfall

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    S23:E8

    A regal vista on canvas, Bob Ross paints incredible mountains and waterfall enclosed by proud evergreens and mossy cliffs.

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    Director:Sally Schenck
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.7/10(12 votes)

    #2 - River's Peace

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    S23:E6

    Autumn is the threshold to winter, but still with glorious color and warmth in Bob Ross’ trees, sky and buttery ground cover.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 8.7/10(18 votes)

    #3 - At Dawn's Light

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    S23:E7

    A real viewer favorite! With silky shades pink, mauve and lilac, Bob Ross completes an amazing birch tree landscape.

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    Director:Sally Schenck
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Quiet Cove

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    S23:E5

    Elegant mountain lake, silent and still, reflecting the natural beauty of leafy trees and grasses all around – a pretty Bob Ross creation.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 8.1/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Mountain Ridge Lake

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    S23:E3

    Powerful mountains softened with grassy meadows and little evergreens framing a nice shiny mere – this is a lovely Bob Ross masterpiece.

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 8.1/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Reflections of Gold

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    S23:E4

    Magnificent jewels in an oval – this Bob Ross painting highlights countless numbers of colors in nature’s sky and foliage.

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  8. 7.9/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Forest Edge

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    S23:E2

    Bob Ross transforms a zany looking canvas into a gorgeous, soft wooded scene with radiant sun glowing over opulent trees and bushes.

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    Director:Sally Schenck
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Frosty Winter Morn

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    S23:E1

    Soft, serene and near silent, this Bob Ross painting is simple and elegant, with just a lone cabin nestled comfortably into pillows of snow.

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  10. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Toward Day's End

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    S23:E9

    Even the oval in this delightful Bob Ross cabin-by-the-river painting cannot contain all the succulent, glorious foliage!

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    Director:N/A
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  11. 7.6/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Falls in the Glen

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    S23:E10

    A partially blackened canvas is all you need to start creating this dark, mood-filled misty waterfall scene with artist Bob Ross.

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  12. 7.4/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Winter Bliss

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    S23:E13

    A different kind of oval today! – Bob Ross paints a pretty, panoramic cold mountain lake scene inside this fun frame.

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    Director:Sally Schenck
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.8/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Frozen Beauty in Vignette

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    S23:E11

    A truly graceful scene, as if floating in air -- icy pond and weather-worn cabin -- is today’s Bob Ross winter landscape.

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  14. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Crimson Tide

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    S23:E12

    Bob Ross paints a breathtakingly beautiful seascape on black canvas today, complete with fierce skies, jagged cliff and raging ocean waves.

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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"Valley Waterfall" is the best rated episode of "The Joy of Painting" season 23. It scored 9/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Sally Schenck and written by N/A, it aired on 10/22/1991. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "River's Peace".