So You Want to Enjoy Life

So You Want an Apartment

5.0

1948

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

So You Want an Apartment

1948

5.0

So You're Going to Be a Father

4.3

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

So You're Going to Be a Father

1947

4.3

So You Want to Be a Gambler

4.7

1948

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

So You Want to Be a Gambler

1948

4.7

So You Want to Build a House

4.5

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 Build a House

1948

4.5

So You Want to Be a Plumber

3.0

1951

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.

So You Want to Be a Plumber

1951

3.0

So You Want to Be Pretty

1.7

1956

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

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

1.7

So You Want to Wear the Pants

5.0

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 Want to Wear the Pants

1952

5.0

So You're Going on a Vacation

6.0

Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.

So You're Going on a Vacation

1947

6.0

So You Think You're Not Guilty

5.8

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.

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

5.8

So You Want to Be in Pictures

5.8

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

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

5.8

So Your Wife Wants to Work

7.0

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 Your Wife Wants to Work

1956

7.0

So You Want to Be a Salesman

5.5