Richard L. Bare Productions Studio Details

So You Want to Build a House 1948

4.50

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 Be in Pictures 1947

5.80

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

So You Think You're Allergic 1945

4.00

Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.

So You Want to Play the Horses 1946

6.00

In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.

So You Want to Wear the Pants 1952

5.00

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 Never Tell a Lie 1952

6.00

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 Think You're Not Guilty 1950

5.71

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.

So You Want to Enjoy Life 1952

2.00

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 Want to Be Pretty 1956

2.00

In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better.

So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954

1

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 Want to Be a Detective 1948

6.80

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

So You're Going to Be a Father 1947

4.30

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.

So You Want to Be a Handyman 1951

1

Joe MacDoakes' next-door neighbor, Marvin, comes over to help him fix his lawn-sprinkling system, but they get the pipes crossed with the gas-line and almost asphyxiate themselves.

So You Want to Move 1950

1

Joe plans on moving but needs tips on how.

So You Want to Play the Piano 1956

4.00

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.

So You Want an Apartment 1948

4.00

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

So You Want to Be on the Radio 1948

5.70

Joe McDoakes and his wife love to participate in radio show contests, but something seems to interfere every time they are lucky enough to be chosen as participants.

So You Want a Raise 1950

6.00

Joe McDoakes asks for a raise and is informed by his boss that the employee selected by him to run the office while he is on vacation will get a raise.

So You Want to Be a Gladiator 1955

5.00

Joe thinks he's back in the gladiator days, and finds himself sentenced to be thrown to the Coliseum lions after breaking a string while playing the lyre for King Nero.

So You Want to Be a Gambler 1948

4.70

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.