The Joe McDoakes collection
By: Warner Bros. Pictures and the Vitaphone Corporation present ; written and directed by Richard L. Bare
Contributors: O'Hanlon, George, writing, cast; Harker, Jane; Coates, Phyllis; Frazee, Jane, 1918-1985; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Vitaphone Corp; Warner Home Video (Firm)
Series: Archive collection; Archive collection
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 648
Subjects: Drama; Social life and customs; Spouses; Suburban life; Married men
Description: These shorts feature average Joe McDoakes, who finds himself involved in various projects that end in comedic fashion, much to his wife's dismay.
Notes: Each short approximately 10 min.

George O' Hanlon (Joe McDoakes), Jane Harker, Phyllis Coates, Jane Frazee.

DVD; mono. sound mixed to Dolby digital 2.0; fullscreen, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1.; title: So you want to give up smoking -- (1942); title: So you think you need glasses -- (1942); title: So you think you're allergic -- (1945); title: So you want to play the horses -- (1946); title: So you want to keep your hair -- (1946); title: So you think you're a nervous wreck -- (1946); title: So you're going to be a father -- (1947); title: So you want to be in pictures -- (1947); title: So you're going on a vacation -- (1947)-- So you want to be a salesman (1947); title: So you want to hold your wife-- (1947).; title: Disc 2.; title: So you want an apartment -- (1948); title: So you want to be a gambler -- (1948); title: So you want to build a house -- (1948); title: So you want to be a detective -- (1948); title: So you want to be in politics -- (1948); title: So you want to be on the radio -- (1948); title: So you want to be a baby-sitter -- (1949); title: So you want to be popular -- (1949); title: So you want to be a muscle man -- (1949); title: So you're having in-law trouble -- (1949); title: So you want to get rich quick-- (1949).; title: Disc 3.; title: So you want to be an actor -- (1949); title: So you want to throw a party -- (1950); title: So you think you're not guilty -- (1950); title: So you want to hold your husband -- (1950); title: So you want to move -- (1950); title: So you want a raise -- (1950); title: So you're going to have an operation -- (1950); title: So you want to be a handyman -- (1951); title: So you want to be a cowboy -- (1951); title: So you want to be a paperhanger -- (1951); title: So you want to buy a used car-- (1951).; title: Disc 4.; title: So you want to be a bachelor -- (1951); title: So you want to be a plumber -- (1951); title: So you want to get it wholesale -- (1952); title: So you want to enjoy life -- (1952); title: So you're going to a convention -- (1952); title: So you never tell a lie -- (1952); title: So you're going to the dentist -- (1952); title: So you want to wear the pants -- (1952); title: So you want to be a musician -- (1953); title: So you want to learn to dance-- (1953).; title: Disc 5.; title: So you want a television set -- (1953); title: So you love your dog -- (1953); title: So you think you can't sleep -- (1953); title: So you want to be an heir -- (1953); title: So you're having neighbor trouble -- (1954); title: So you want to be your own boss -- (1954); title: So you want to go to a nightclub -- (1954); title: So you want to be a banker -- (1954); title: So you're taking in a roomer -- (1954); title: So you want to know your relatives -- (1954); title: So you don't trust your wife-- (1955).; title: Disc 6.; title: So you want to be a gladiator -- (1955); title: So you want to be on a jury -- (1955); title: So you want to build a model railroad -- (1955); title: So you want to be a V.P. -- (1955); title: So you want to be a policeman -- (1955); title: So you think the grass is greener -- (1956); title: So you want to be pretty -- (1956); title: So you want to play the piano -- (1956); title: So your wife wants to work-- (1956).