The icon that is Bob Ross presented over 400 episodes of The Joy of Painting from 1983 - 1994 but he’s even more famous and influential now than when he was alive. But why has this once obscure public TV show with a single afro-haired, melifluous-voiced, painting genius grown into such a significant and widely-known cultural touchstone? Check out hosts Emily and James celebrating the wonder of The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross, and all those ‘happy little clouds’. 

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The icon that is Bob Ross presented over 400 episodes of The Joy of Painting from 1983 - 1994 but he’s even more famous and influential now than when he was alive. But why has this once obscure public TV show with a single afro-haired, melifluous-voiced, painting genius grown into such a significant and widely-known cultural touchstone? Check out hosts Emily and James celebrating the wonder of The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross, and all those ‘happy little clouds’. 
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We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis & Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore the stories of our favorite shows with the humor and enthusiasm that connects us. The Shows We Watched covers a different TV show every episode and includes deep dives into Friends, Sex & the City, My So-Called Life, Frasier, Married with Children, The Larry Sanders Show, The Joy of Painting, and countless more.

We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis &amp; Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore the stories of our favorite shows with the humor and enthusiasm that connects us. The Shows We Watched covers a different TV show every episode and includes deep dives into Friends, Sex &amp; the City, My So-Called Life, Frasier, Married with Children, The Larry Sanders Show, The Joy of Painting, and countless more.

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