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1. So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes gets more than he bargained for when he goes on a vacation.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Russell Arms, Leonard Bremen
Votes: 129
2. So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Rodney Bell
Votes: 119
3. So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes' neighbor Ellery, who continually embarrasses Joe with his physical prowess, makes a big hit with Joe's wife Alice.When she wants the piano moved, Ellery is on hand to do the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Clarence Ross, Phyllis Coates, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 38
4. So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
When a watch that Joe McDoakes bought for Mr. Batten, who intended to give it to office contest-winner Bessie Wigglegood, is spied by both Mrs. Batten and Joe's wife Alice, Joe once again ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Phyllis Coates, Jack Mower
Votes: 83
5. So You Want a Television Set (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
As soon as Joe and Alice McDoakes buy a television set, the neighbors begin to stream in, on any or no excuse, and stay to watch television and raid the refrigerator. To escape the turmoil,... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Gail Bonney, Ralph Brooks
Votes: 73
6. So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes is new at selling vacuum cleaners and, despite using every technique and approach in the manual, he fails to sell even one, as his wife also refuses to buy one. He is fired and ends up doing singing commercials on the radio.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Leon Alton, Leonard Bremen
Votes: 90
7. So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes goes on "The Hour of Agony" radio show and tells Dr. Agony of his marriage problems. The biggest is that his wife Alice snores. Joe has even more problems trying to follow Dr. Agony's instructions.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jane Harker, Frank Moran
Votes: 98
8. So You Love Your Dog (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Despite the fact that during the war, Joe McDoake's dog Dusty did everything wrong including giving information to the enemy, Joe brings him home with him. Dusty continues his dumb ways as ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Oscar Blank, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 44
9. So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe: they gave Junior a toy railroad for Christmas, but Joe took it over and became obsessed with it, to the point that he has built a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Arthur Q. Bryan, Jane Frazee, Chuck Hamilton
Votes: 47
10. So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Chet Brandenburg, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 26
11. So You Want to Give Up Smoking (1942)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A semi-humorous look at the various types of smokers and the methods available to them to kick the habit.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jane Adams, Lela Bliss
Votes: 139
12. So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes wants a career in politics but is elected city dog-catcher instead.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Douglas Fowley, Art Gilmore
Votes: 35
13. So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Connie Cezon, Phyllis Coates, Jack Lomas
Votes: 25
14. So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Phyllis Coates, James Gonzalez
Votes: 35
15. So You Want an Apartment (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Creighton Hale, Jane Harker
Votes: 142
16. So You Think the Grass Is Greener (1956)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
When he gets to his office after a usual morning of his wife Alice's nagging, Joe McDoakes starts to daydream about what life would be like married to the beautiful office blonde. She, in ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Ralph Brooks, Steve Carruthers, James Conaty
Votes: 29
17. So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
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.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, George Ford, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 229
18. So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
When Alice questions Joe as to whether his insurance policy is paid up, he begins to see a plot to murder him in everything she does. He shakes and sweats when he hears Alice discussing ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Marshall Bradford, Steve Carruthers, Jane Frazee
Votes: 83
19. So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Sent to clean the basement, Joe finds some photos that make him fondly recall his bachelor days. The circumstances of his proposal and marriage are muddled and he thinks he might have done better. Then an ex-girlfriend visits.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Lela Bliss, Chester Clute, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 43
20. So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Brothers and must settle for being a stand-in.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jack Carson, George Chandler
Votes: 231
21. So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Fed up with Joe's indifference toward her, Alice McDoakes takes her troubles to a marriage counselor. None of the courses of action she is advised to take have any impact on Joe until she ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Monte Blue, Phyllis Coates, Art Gilmore
Votes: 46
22. So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
Passed | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Average Joes have struggled throughout the centuries to deal with allergies like hay fever, and Joe McDoakes is no exception.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Knox Manning, Barbara Billingsley, James Gonzalez
Votes: 123
23. So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes' boss invites him to a swanky dance. Joe admits he can't dance and the boss gives him a lesson in the office. At the dance, Joe is a social failure and makes many mistakes ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Steve Carruthers, Jesslyn Fax, James Gonzalez
Votes: 44
24. So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes is a shy, rookie motorcycle cop. The first traffic violator he stops is a tough character and intimidates Joe out of giving him a ticket, and the next is a beautiful blonde who... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Don Brodie, Ralph Brooks, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 23
25. So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe and Alice's marital issues force a joint counseling session with a psychiatrist who implements a form of role reversal so each partner can see the other's side.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Fritz Feld, Del Moore
Votes: 84
26. So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Unemployed thespian Joe McDoakes makes all the casting calls, reads all of the trade papers, sees agents, and tries out for casting directors and producers, and finally lands a role: the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Fred Clark, Art Gilmore, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 65
27. So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
A satiric look at doctors and hospitals through the eyes of Joe McDoakes.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Fritz Feld, Frank Nelson, Ted Stanhope
Votes: 49
28. So You're Going to the Dentist (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes' dimwit neighbor Marvin becomes a dentist, and manages to convince poor Joe to let him become Marvin's first patient.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Al Bridge, Frank Nelson
Votes: 26
29. So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
White-collar worker Joe McDoakes is full of fears and phobias, but his most deeply-rooted psychic disturbance is fear of his boss. He has a dream and sees himself as besting his boss and ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Brandon Beach, Tex Cooper
Votes: 246
30. So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes goes through all the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father. The results aren't exactly what he expected.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Oliver Blake, Edward Gargan
Votes: 179
31. So You Want to Be a Banker (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes graduates from Potash University and gets a job in a bank run by former classmate Harrington Arrington Farrington Jr. Joe struggles in his menial tasks for years and eventually... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Ralph Brooks, Steve Carruthers, Charles Evans
Votes: 26
32. So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Joe McDoakes is employed as the seventh vice-president in a firm that only makes promotions from the employee ranks. The sixth vice-president tries to tutor Joe in how to get ahead with the... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Ralph Brooks, Steve Carruthers, Joi Lansing
Votes: 24
33. So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes, determined to be his own boss in this Joe McDoakes Comedy entry, opens up a new restaurant. Complaining customers and a sanitation inspector who closes the restaurant are just some of Joe's problems.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phil Arnold, Rodney Bell, Jesslyn Fax
Votes: 27
34. So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe and Alice go on separate vacations to do things for themselves: makeovers via plastic surgery. Then they meet at a bar not recognizing each other because they look so different. Names changed to protect the innocent.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Iris Adrian, Diane Brewster, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 81
35. So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes stands to inherit $100,000 if he can prove he has a male heir, so he adopts a tough kid called Stinky. When the check arrives, it is made out to Stinky, so Joe tries to change ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Fred Clark, Phyllis Coates, Dick Elliott
Votes: 30
36. So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Phyllis Coates, Billy Gray
Votes: 34
37. So You're Having in-Law Trouble (1949)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Joe McDoakes'in-laws come to dinner and announce that they intend to spend the rest of the year, and Joe is furious. Then Joe's family arrives, and a battle royal begins between the opposing in-laws.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Billy Gray, Cleo Moore
Votes: 33
38. So You Want to Build a House (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, he sees his dream house turn into a nightmare.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jane Harker, Donald Kerr
Votes: 138
39. So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Dick Cherney, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 145
40. So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Average working man Joe McDoakes tries desperate measures to cure his chronic insomnia.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Fred Kelsey, Ted Stanhope
Votes: 55
41. So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
When Joe and Alice have problems with the plumbing around the house, hiring a professional would be too expensive, so Joe goes at it himself. Imagine the worst, then watch it transpire.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Phyllis Coates, Margie Liszt
Votes: 76
42. So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
In need of a new vehicle, Joe goes to the Cagey Car Company lot to get a used car--with predictable results.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Edward Gargan, Bobby Gilbert
Votes: 29
43. So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe uses his "contacts" to buy a new oven as cheaply as possible.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Phyllis Coates, Jack Mower
Votes: 27
44. So You Want to Be a Handy Man (1951)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
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. They then ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell
Votes: 25
45. So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe and Alice decide to rent a room in their house to their neighbor Marvin, who says he is a potato broker. He sets up an office and talks Joe into being his partner in the "potato" ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Steve Carruthers, Douglas Evans
Votes: 23
46. So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes can't find a job as a bassoonist, so he pawns his instrument. Then a friend gets him a job as a fiddle player in a gypsy tea room, but his playing drives away the diners and he... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Maurice Cass, Chester Conklin, Johnny Duncan
Votes: 25
47. So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
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.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Iris Adrian, Larry J. Blake, Ralph Brooks
Votes: 37
48. So You Want to Be on a Jury (1955)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe and Homer are both on a jury trying an accident case involving their boss and a gangster. Interference from both sides makes their task difficult.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Jackson Wheeler, Phil Arnold, Al Bain
Votes: 26
49. So You Want a Raise (1950)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
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. Joe works hard and is selected, but ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Edward Gargan, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 45
50. So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife. With the help of his neighbor Marvin, and despite interruptions and mishaps--lots of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Arthur Q. Bryan, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 34