Talk:Joe McDoakes

Joe McDoakes was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
February 16, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 15, 2007.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that the first of the Joe McDoakes series of one-reel short subjects began as a project to teach students at the University of Southern California movie making before being bought by Warner Bros. for $2500 in 1942?

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Failed GA

This article was not very comprehensive to me in presenting the subject, it is referenced, but the majority of them are for the cast and crew section. Consider expanding the history a bit, and removing some OR statement and adding references. You may also want to peer review it to flesh out more problems. Dooms Day349 01:13, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Joe McDoakes title card.jpg

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BetacommandBot 04:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

removed sentence

Just for the record, I've removed this sentence: The Joe McDoakes films were unique in that they were the only one-reel (10-minute) live-action comedies on the market, making them convenient fillers on moviehouse bills. They certainly weren't the only Hollywood live-action one-reelers in production -- MGM's Pete Smith Specialties and Columbia's Three Stooges were other examples produced in these same years. --Lockley (talk) 05:38, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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