Joe has to find a way to go to a convention.
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
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.
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
Joe McDoakes, an ordinary man, decides to become popular by following a self-help book. However, his attempts to gain popularity lead to hilarious and disastrous situations.
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
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.
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.
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes, dissatisfied, attempts to save his five-years marriage to Alice.
In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better.
Average working man Joe McDoakes tries desperate measures to cure his chronic insomnia.
Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife.
Joe and Alice buy a television set and, due to some excuse, or another, the neighbors begin to drop in, stay to watch television, and raid their refrigerator.
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session.
Joe and Alice decide to rent a room in their house to their neighbor Marvin, who says he is a potato broker.
Joe McDoakes, unemployed thespian, makes all the casting calls,reads all of the trade papers, sees agents and tries out for casting directors and producers
Joe McDoakes does NOT want to be a baby sitter.
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
Joe McDoakes dreams of becoming a musician, but his lack of talent and constant misfortunes make it a difficult journey.
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.