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BurnDoubt

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12. I always wonder what became of William Alexander...

Reply to Number9Dream (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:54 PM

Jul 20

The first Host of The Joy of Painting, and his German accent.
He just disappeared, Bob Ross was installed, and no other mention of William Alexander and his: "It's your little vorld. Let the vind be in there!"
In other news: HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?????

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"They were my friends, they were my teachers, they were my entertainment and they were safe." [View all] riversedge Jul 20 OP

There will be no one left untouched by this evil The Blue Flower Jul 20 #1

True and what's especially disturbing... Wuddles440 Jul 20 #2

This breaks my heart. StarryNite Jul 20 #3

Loved Mr. Rogers as a teen... Trueblue Texan Jul 20 #4

We're falling into dark times Picaro Jul 20 #5

Bob Ross taught me to paint. Number9Dream Jul 20 #6

Bob Ross' voice got me through a lot of stressfull times in my life. Pacifist Patriot Jul 20 #7

I always wonder what became of William Alexander... BurnDoubt Jul 20 #12

Two different shows, One ended may 82 other started Jan 83. IbogaProject Jul 21 #13

Thanks for this, IbogaProject! calimary Jul 21 #14

Thank you for this. BurnDoubt Jul 21 #15

la la la. . .. "Won't you be my neighbor?" h2ebits Jul 20 #8

The last thing that MAGA wants Mblaze Jul 20 #9

How sad is this? pazzyanne Jul 20 #10

It is sad for me Mblaze Jul 20 #11