The Joy of Painting
Life is like a box of chocolates
Your rating
Best season rating
8.0
Season 1 (1983)
Worst season rating
4.0
Season 17 (1989)
First to last season
−2.3
S1 8.0 → S31 5.8
Series rating on IMDb
9.3
7.2K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of The Joy of Painting is season 1, with an average episode rating of 8.0 on IMDb, and the worst is season 17, at 4.0. None of the later seasons matched season 1. Its seasons average 5.9, and the series as a whole is rated 9.3 on IMDb, from 7.2K votes.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Best | 1983 | 13/13 | 8.0 | |||
| 2 | 1983 | 13/13 | 7.7 | −0.3 | ||
| 3 | 1984 | 13/13 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 4 | 1984 | 13/13 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 5 | 1985 | 13/13 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 6 | 1985 | 13/13 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 7 | 1985 | 13/13 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 8 | 1986 | 13/13 | 7.8 | +0.3 | ||
| 9 | 1986 | 13/13 | 7.4 | −0.4 | ||
| 10 | 1986 | 13/13 | 7.4 | ±0.0 | ||
| 11 | 1986 | 13/13 | 7.4 | ±0.0 | ||
| 12 | 1987 | 13/13 | 7.5 | +0.1 | ||
| 13 | 1987 | 13/13 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 14 | 1987 | 13/13 | 4.9 | −2.6 | ||
| 15 | 1988 | 13/13 | 4.9 | ±0.0 | ||
| 16 | 1988 | 13/13 | 4.4 | −0.5 | ||
| 17Worst | 1989 | 13/13 | 4.0 | −0.4 | ||
| 18 | 1989 | 13/13 | 4.0 | ±0.0 | ||
| 19 | 1990 | 13/13 | 4.1 | +0.1 | ||
| 20 | 1990 | 13/13 | 5.1 | +1.0 | ||
| 21 | 1990 | 13/13 | 4.9 | −0.2 | ||
| 22 | 1991 | 13/13 | 4.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 23 | 1991 | 13/13 | 4.9 | +0.2 | ||
| 24 | 1992 | 13/13 | 4.6 | −0.3 | ||
| 25 | 1992 | 13/13 | 4.4 | −0.2 | ||
| 26 | 1992 | 13/13 | 4.7 | +0.2 | ||
| 27 | 1993 | 13/13 | 4.7 | ±0.0 | ||
| 28 | 1993 | 13/13 | 4.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 29 | 1993 | 13/13 | 5.1 | +0.3 | ||
| 30 | 1993 | 13/13 | 5.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 31 | 1994 | 15/15 | 5.8 | +0.7 |
