Beat The Devil Out Of It

October 18, 2018 11:53 AM

46 minutes of Bob Ross beating the devil out of it, redecorating his living room, covering everybody in the studio, taking out his hostilities, just enjoying the best part of painting. [Digg] [YouTube]

Bonus:

“He is an escape for a lot of people,” said Sarah Strohl, an executive assistant at Bob Ross Inc. “People will say they’re sick of everything else going on, and so they’re going to watch Bob Ross.”

6-Year-Old Prodigy Painter Dubbed ‘The New Bob Ross’ After His Stunning Works Of Art Surface

posted by chavenet (9 comments total)

I've been watching Bob Ross videos as I fall asleep for the last several weeks, and oh god when there was that youtube outage a few days ago right when I needed it to be bedtime and I couldn't get that man on my screen...dark times.
posted by phunniemee at 11:55 AM on October 18, 2018 [5 favorites]

The Saint of Paint
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:30 PM on October 18, 2018 [4 favorites]

Love it. I did not know that "THWACKA THWACKA THWACK THWACK" was a tag on Digg or anywhere else.
posted by Melismata at 12:58 PM on October 18, 2018 [1 favorite]

"And now you have a quick way of decorating the living room!" [BEAM]
posted by Hermeowne Grangepurr at 1:59 PM on October 18, 2018 [1 favorite]

Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995)

Bob Ross has been DEAD for TWENTY-THREE YEARS and no one told me??
posted by zeptoweasel at 4:10 PM on October 18, 2018 [2 favorites]

I thought he was just retired
posted by zeptoweasel at 4:11 PM on October 18, 2018 [1 favorite]

I love how much fun he has with the brush cleaning, he's just delighted. I mean, sure there is the odd occasion when he seems a little routine about it, but nine times out of ten he really just ENJOYS it.

"This is the way you take out all your frustrations and hostilities, it's better than fighting with your spouse or kicking the puppy dog." Indeed, Bob; indeed.

I also watch Bob Ross when I am having trouble sleeping. The reverent affection some people have for Fred Rogers is what I feel for Bob Ross.
posted by Athanassiel at 6:19 PM on October 18, 2018 [2 favorites]

I always amused myself with the thought that he follows a similar procedure after using a urinal.
posted by Acey at 11:09 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]

Whenever this shows up on my activity page, I think of that bit from MST3K: The Touch of Satan where Servo sings, to the tune of "Amazing Grace,"

"I watch Bob Ross when I feel down;
I love his happy trees."

posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:48 PM on October 19, 2018