History Main / BobRossRib

-->'''Deadpool:''' Sweet baby Jesus. Wish I could just jumping there, roll around in all that cascading white powder. Yeah, just get high on all of life's splendor. God, I love cocaine.

And with that said, popularity breeds imitation. His bohemian dress, perm haircut and the general visual aescthetic of his show is often parodied to death in happy little comic books, happy little movies, even other happy little television shows, all adopting his happy little tone and happy little catchphrases.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "Riley Wuz Here", Riley gets art lessons from an unnamed painter who looks and acts like an {{expy}} of Bob Ross, albeit with blond hair.

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Top to bottom:''' [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting The original]], Film/{{Deadpool|2}}, and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]].]]

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-5Wv9UGkN8 one of the promotional materials]] for ''Film/Deadpool2'', Deadpool himself does a parody of Bob Ross, wearing his iconic clothes and perm over his form-fitting red spandex. As he paints, he gives the same relaxed delivery as he paints, but since this is Deadpool doing it, his words are far from family-friendly. Even when he is walking the brush against the leg of the easel (something Bob was himself prone to do) he does it as an allusion to masturbation.

* In the WebVideo/JonTron video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIuF_W1-s1w THE JONTRON CHALLENGE!]]", the second challenge pitched to Jon was to do a parody of Bob Ross. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext He ends up painting a stick figure peeing blood before instantaneously creating a (clearly photoshoped) depiction of a muscular Bob Ross in a snowy-landscape.]]

SubTrope of FountainOfExpies and StockParodies. Related to FunnyAfro (the "character dons an afro wig for a quick gag" variant).

* Website/YouTube artist [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClM2LuQ1q5WEc23462tQzBg Proko]] does a spoof video of ''The Joy of Painting'' in the video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4f3RuHw80 How to Paint Happy Trees - Bob Ross Parody]]", mocking the tongue-and-cheek nature of the show.

[[caption-width-right:350:'''Top to bottom:''' The original, Film/{{Deadpool|2}}, and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]].]]

-->-- ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpM33kdG1Y review]] of ''Film/GhostbustersII''

* In the montage of videos Ralph in ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' creates to accumulate money, one of the videos he makes is a parody of Bob Ross, including a black background, his iconic perm, a brush and canvas and relaxed expression.

* In the WebOriginal/ThunderAndFriends episode "Mom's the Word", Cody dresses up like Bob Ross in art class, while trying to get his mom to stop bugging him.

* Website/YouTube artist [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClM2LuQ1q5WEc23462tQzBg Proko]] does a spoof video of The Joy of Painting in the video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4f3RuHw80 How to Paint Happy Trees - Bob Ross Parody]]", mocking the tongue-and-cheek nature of the show.

* ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts'': In the Amercian version's art episode, a gorilla makes a subtle TakeThat to Bob Ross.
---> ''Hi, the happy squirrel, were going to make some happy clouds. Were going to take the big fanning brush, let's mix a little umber, a little yellow, a little orchard a little blue. Okay, stroke stroke stroke stroke.''

[[caption-width-right:350:'''Top to bottom:''' The original, Film/{{Deadpool}}, and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]].]]

->''"Hello my happy little viewers, hello. As you recall last time, we did a happy little painting on the happy little ''[[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Ghostbusters]]''. You all seem to like this one and I don't blame you, its a wonderful piece. So today, we're going to do a happy little follow-up to this happy little picture, because you like it so much, you deserve to see it explored even more... except the parents, you didn't care for the swearing and the smoking, so uh this one we're going to make it more family friendly."''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpM33kdG1Y review]] of ''Film/GhostbustersII''

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* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-5Wv9UGkN8 one of the promotional materials]] for ''Film/Deadpool2'', Deadpool himself does a parody of Bob Ross, wearing his iconic clothes and perm over his form-fitting red spandex. As he paints, he gives the same relaxed delivery as he paints, but since this is Deadpool doing it, his words are far from family friendly. Even when he is walking the brush against the leg of the easel (something Bob was himself prone to do) he does it as an allusion to masturbation.
--> '''Deadpool:''' Sweet baby Jesus. Wish I could just jumping there, roll around in all that cascading white powder. Yeah, just get high on all of life's splendor. God, I love cocaine.

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* In the beginning of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpM33kdG1Y review]] of ''Film/GhostbustersII'', they do a brief Bob Ross-parody sketch (with Doug Walker as Bob Ross) used as a visual metaphor for how the conception behind the film's plot may have turned out, even replacing whatever curse words he is accustomed to saying with "God bless".

--> '''Proko:''' All you need is a dream and a whole lot of money to buy your paints.

* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowButterflyUnicornKitty'': “Anubis Newbie” features a scene where Felicity is seen painting a kitten. She even parodies the line "let's paint ourselves a happy little tree".

* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowButterflyUnicornKitty'': “Anubis Newbie” features a scene where Felicity is seen painting a kittern. She even said the line "let's paint ourselves a happy little tree"

* ''WesrternAnimation/RainbowButterflyUnicornKitty'': “Anubis Newbie” features a scene where Felicity is seen painting a kittern. She even said the line "let's paint ourselves a happy little tree"

* Due to Ross's popularity in the WebVideo/ASMRVideo community, homages created by videomakers who dress up as him are not uncommon.

* Due to Bob Ross's popularity with the ''WebVideo/ASMRVideo'' community, Bob Ross homages created by videomakers who dress up as him are not uncommon.

* in an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy,'' Peter is watching Bob Ross while learning to paint himself. This Bob Ross is a bit of a psycho as he adds a little bush and then tells the audience, "If you ever tell anyone that that bush is there, I will come to your house and I will cut you." Peter then complains how his painting doesn't look anything like Ross'. We are then shown that he painted a picture of the cast of ''Series/FamilyTies''.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill,'' Andy, Jim, and Poesy are all watching Bob Ross, but act like they're watching a big sporting event. Highlights include Andy eagerly telling Ross to use his fan brush, and when Ross tries to think what to put next, Andy excitedly says "A happy little tree! A happy little tree!"

* An early episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy,'' Peter is watching Bob Ross while learning to paint himself. This Bob Ross is a bit of a psycho as he adds a little bush and then tells the audience, "If you ever tell anyone that that bush is there, I will come to your house and I will cut you." Peter then complains how his painting doesn't look anything like Ross'. We are then shown that he painted a picture of the cast of ''Series/FamilyTies''.