'Happy little clouds': Bob Ross remix video is latest from PBS Digital

‘Happy little clouds’: Bob Ross remix video is latest from PBS Digital

By Deborah Netburn

July 26, 2012

12 AM

&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Bob Ross just got a happy little remix.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;After striking viral video gold with an&amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-mr-rogers-autotune-viral-video-20120608,0,3646824.story"&amp;amp;gt; autotuned video&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; featuring the one and only Fred Rogers&amp;amp;nbsp;in early June, PBS Digital has released the second in its series of remixes of public-broadcasting icons.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;This time, it’s gentle-voiced painting teacher Bob Ross, whose catchphrases get the remix treatment.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Think “Happy little trees” and “happy little clouds,” all set to music.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Once again, PBS turned to&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;lt;span&amp;amp;gt;Symphony of Science’s John D. Boswell, also known as Musicsheep, to create the clip.&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;While the theme of the Mister Rogers remix was imagination, the Bob Ross remix is more about creativity and how making art can lift your spirits.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;"I believe, I believe, that everyday is a good a day when you paint,” he says/sings.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;And later: “This is your world, you are the creator. Find freedom on this canvas."&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Midway through the song, you may notice some unexpected sexual overtones. We did. But just when you think it’s taking an interesting turn, it all sort of rights itself again.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Ross’ show, “The Joy of Painting,” aired from 1983 to 1994. He died of cancer in 1995, at the age of 52. In a 1991 &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/arts/television-bob-ross-the-frugal-gourmet-of-painting.html?pagewanted=all&amp;amp;amp;src=pm"&amp;amp;gt;interview&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; with the New York Times, he said he had painted an estimated 30,000 works over the course of his life.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-photogs-olympic-challenge-20120725,0,2627181.story"&amp;amp;gt;How to take a picture of 70,000 people, at once&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-scientific-calculator-20120725,0,6946682.story"&amp;amp;gt;Need a scientific calculator? Type “calculator” into Google&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-mr-rogers-autotune-viral-video-20120608,0,3646824.story"&amp;amp;gt;Mr. Rogers remix video: Weird, awesome, still kid friendly&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Follow Deborah Netburn on &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DeborahNetburn"&amp;amp;gt;Twitter&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; or &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/109675776633752908527/posts"&amp;amp;gt;Google+&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;

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Deborah Netburn

Deborah Netburn is a features writer at the Los Angeles Times. She joined the paper in 2006 and has covered entertainment, home and garden, national news, technology and most recently, science.