# Bob Ross or Bill Alexander?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 30, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324 "2012-10-30T14:23:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/1 "2012-10-30T14:23:57Z")

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[Bob Ross.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MghiBW3r65M)

[Bill Alexander.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uv91Xv__40)

What say you?

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/2 "2012-10-30T15:35:22Z")

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Moving this happy little tree over to Cafe Society. From IMHO.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/3 "2012-10-30T16:14:16Z")

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[John Gnagy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_MR7OIpgj0), of course

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/4 "2012-10-30T16:57:52Z")

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I always liked Bill Alexander. The first painting class I ever took used his technique, and it’s a painting that still gets positive comments for its “detail”. 😉

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/5 "2012-10-30T20:56:03Z")

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The answer is Bob Ross, you infidels!

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**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-or-bill-alexander/639324/6 "2012-10-30T21:52:33Z")

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[Frank Clarke](http://simplypainting.com/index.htm) - he does Irish landscapes.