I liked watching Bob Ross as a kid. He was a very talented painter, art instructor, and television host. Are you familiar with him?
I am a little bit, yeah! But I don't know a lot about his history or profile. What could you tell me about him?
He created and hosted "The Joy of Painting" from 1983 to 1994 
Ah, a whole 11 years, huh? What could you tell me about him that would really make me like him?
He was a very kind person, and as a child he cared for injured animals
Aw, that's sweet. I'm glad to hear that. Anything you know about how he got into what he did? Or did he leave behind any kind of legacy? 
He was famous as a public-television personality in the 1980s and 1990s, and has since become an internet celebrity in the 21st century. He's popular with fans on YouTube and many other sites.
Oh, I see. You definitely are a big Bob Ross fan! So, what did he do with his paintings? Or did he do any charity? Or did he have a family?
few episodes of his show. Another squirrel, one with epilepsy Bob called "Squirrely Wirrelly Brown" (which was given 6 months to live by a veterinarian but Bob talked about her 4 to 5 years after getting her) was also on the show less frequently (she was usually kept at home in Ross' basement in a big cage next to where she'd watch him paint). He had a half-brother, Jim, whom he mentioned in passing on his show. Ross dropped out of high school in
recalls he was offered the job, he "read the script, and I liked it a lot, but I had reservations. And I thought, "Do I tell him [the producer] about my reservations? Or do I pretend I really just love it? I don't want to lose the job," you know. And finally I went about it honestly and just told them just what my feelings were. And he said, "Those are my feelings, and I'm doing a rewrite, just