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A star was born
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Enlisted in the US Air Force
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The Joy of Painting's first season was produced in Falls Church, Virginia
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The show moved to WIPB in Muncie, Indiana, and the show had a national audience that's almost 400 half-hour episodes
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The Joy of Painting began using guest appearances from other painters beginning in Season 3, who paint alongside Bob.
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The Martin F. Weber Company introduced a line of Bob Ross painting products, and the 3 hour Workshop video was released.
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The first hardcover book The Best of the Joy of Painting was released, and he hit the talk show circuit, starting with his appearance on The Joan Rivers Show.
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The Joy of Painting's 300th episode aired in the United States, and then in Canada. Soon, The Joy of Painting began broadcasting internationally in many translations and satellites around the world.
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Bob Ross made TV commercials for MTV, where he paints the MTV logo made out of a landscape.
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The Joy of Painting was canceled by PBS stations across the country after 31 seasons and 403 half-hour episodes, and Bob Ross returned back to his hometown Orlando, Florida.
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Bob Ross died from lymphoma at the age of 52.