Richard L. Bare Productions

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

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

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.

Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

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.

In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

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

Joe McDoakes is employed as the seventh vice-president in a firm that only makes promotions from the employee ranks.

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.

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

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.

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

Joe plans on moving but needs tips on how.

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

It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.

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

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.

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 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.