Series - Joe McDoakes / So You Want . . .

A semi-humorous look at the various types of smokers and the methods available to them to kick the habit.

A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.

Average Joes have struggled throughout the centuries to deal with allergies like hay fever, and Joe McDoakes is no exception.

In this outing, Joe McDoakes just loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning. Hanging around the stables and getting to know the horses is one way; starting rumors about other horses is another. Then there's fate, such as seeing the same number everywhere, or using your own math formula. Joe has little luck, but when he finally wins the big one, his bookie has another surprise for him.

Average American Joe McDoakes searches in vain for any cure that will halt his fast-disappearing hairline.

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 establishing himself as the boss of his own super-deluxe office.

Joe McDoakes goes through all the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father. The results aren't exactly what he expected.

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Brothers and must settle for being a stand-in.

Joe McDoakes gets more than he bargained for when he goes on a vacation.

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.

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.

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.

Joe McDoakes decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, he sees his dream house turn into a nightmare.

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

Joe McDoakes wants a career in politics but is elected city dog-catcher instead.

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.

Alice ropes Joe into sitting for their friends' little monster of a son for the night.

Joe McDoakes pulls some crazy stunts in order for people to respect him more.

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 job with such ease that Joes decides to take a correspondence course in body-building. As usual with Joe's ideas, not a good idea.

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.

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 his name and cash the check. Par for his usual course, this action does not work out for poor Joe.

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 guy behind the 8-ball that is on the title frame of all of the Joe McDoakes shorts.

Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) 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.

Joe and Alice McDoakes are planning on throwing a party, but Joe mixes up his list of creditors with the list of names Alice gave him to invite. The creditors have a much better time than Joe does.