So You Think You're Not Guilty 1950
Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setback in his usual manner, the two-dollar fine quickly pyramids to a 10-year jail sentence.
Richard L. Bare Productions
So You Want to Build a House 1948
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
So You Want to Enjoy Life 1952
Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left.
So You Never Tell a Lie 1952
When a wristwatch intended for a office contest winner gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe McDoakes purchased for his wife, Joe once again finds himself on the short end.
So You Want to Be Pretty 1956
In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better.
So You Want to Be a Detective 1948
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
So You Want to Play the Horses 1946
In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.
So You Want to Be in Pictures 1947
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
So You Want to Hold Your Wife 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes, dissatisfied, attempts to save his five-years marriage to Alice.
So You Want to Be a V.P. 1955
Joe McDoakes is employed as the seventh vice-president in a firm that only makes promotions from the employee ranks.
So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954
Do-gooder Joe McDoakes is the guest on the "Know Your Relatives" TV show where, to his chagrin, many of his black sheep relations reveal the skeletons in the family closet.
So You're Going to Be a Father 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
So Your Wife Wants to Work 1956
Joe McDoakes' wife Alice wants to return to work to add income to the household. Joe would rather she stay at home to tend to domestic duties. When Alice threatens to return to her old job, a reluctant Joe agrees to her request to get her a job at his office. How will this work out?
So You Want an Apartment 1948
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
So You Want to Be a Plumber 1951
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.
So You Think You're Allergic 1945
Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.
So You Want to Wear the Pants 1952
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.
So You're Going on a Vacation 1947
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
So You Want to Keep Your Hair 1946
Average American Joe McDoakes searches in vain for any cure that will halt his fast-disappearing hairline.
So You Want to Play the Piano 1956
Alice neglects her housework because she is enthralled with the long-haired piano player, Gregor Flatorsharpsky, next door. Joe buys a piano, and the accompanying free lessons, and sets out to impress Alice. Alice is vastly unimpressed.
