03 Jan 1948
So You Want an Apartment
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
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.

Joe McDoakes

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
03 Jan 1948
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
10 May 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
15 May 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.

14 Feb 1948

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
01 Dec 1945
Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.
07 Jun 1947
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
14 Jul 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?
08 Nov 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.
10 Nov 1951
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.
29 Mar 1952
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.

02 Aug 1952

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.

10 Mar 1956

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

15 Apr 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.
13 Sep 1947
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
05 Jul 1947
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.

12 Mar 2004

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

27 May 1994

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.