The BEST episodes of The Joy of Painting season 23

Every episode of The Joy of Painting season 23, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Joy of Painting season 23!

Artist Bob Ross takes you to his magical world of happy trees and teaches the laymen step by step how to create wonderful works of art using his trademark wet-on-wet technique.

Last Updated: 4/17/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended
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Crimson Tide
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9.00
2 votes

#1 - Crimson Tide

Season 23 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/1991

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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Forest Edge
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8.33
3 votes

#2 - Forest Edge

Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1991

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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Mountain Ridge Lake
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8.00
2 votes

#3 - Mountain Ridge Lake

Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1991

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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Reflections of Gold
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8.00
2 votes

#4 - Reflections of Gold

Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1991

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

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Valley Waterfall
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8.00
3 votes

#5 - Valley Waterfall

Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/1991

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

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Falls in the Glen
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8.00
2 votes

#6 - Falls in the Glen

Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/5/1991

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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River's Peace
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7.00
1 votes

#7 - River's Peace

Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/1991

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

Toward Day's End
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6.50
2 votes

#8 - Toward Day's End

Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/29/1991

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

Winter Bliss
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6.33
3 votes

#9 - Winter Bliss

Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/1991

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

Frosty Winter Morn
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6.00
3 votes

#10 - Frosty Winter Morn

Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1991

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

At Dawn's Light
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6.00
2 votes

#11 - At Dawn's Light

Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/1991

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

Quiet Cove
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5.50
2 votes

#12 - Quiet Cove

Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/1991

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

Frozen Beauty in Vignette
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3.00
1 votes

#13 - Frozen Beauty in Vignette

Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/12/1991

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