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So You Want a Television Set

1953Movie10 min

74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9

A nostalgic, wholesome movie about pop culture and show business.

Good for family movie night · friends night · party vibe

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Not for scares, brutality or tears.

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Classic Comedy
  • Sitcom
  • 1950s America
  • Family Humor
  • Social Commentary
  • Pop Culture Satire
  • Nostalgic
  • Wholesome

Cast

6 of 6

Crew

Directed by
Richard L. Bare
Written by
Richard L. Bare, George O'Hanlon

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

May 23, 1953 · 10 min · English

Released
May 23, 1953
Runtime
10 min
Original language
English

Q&A

5 questions, like "Is So You Want a Television Set worth watching?"

Questions about So You Want a Television Set

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is So You Want a Television Set worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 6.9).

Is So You Want a Television Set a sequel?

  1. So You Want to Give Up Smoking (1942)
  2. So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)
  3. So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
  4. So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)
  5. So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)
  6. So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
  7. So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
  8. So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
  9. So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)
  10. So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)
  11. So You Want an Apartment (1948)
  12. So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
  13. So You Want to Build a House (1948)
  14. So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
  15. So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
  16. So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
  17. So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
  18. So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
  19. So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
  20. So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
  21. So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
  22. So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
  23. So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
  24. So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
  25. So You Want to Move (1950)
  26. So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)
  27. So You Want to Be a Handyman (1951)
  28. So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
  29. So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
  30. So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)
  31. So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
  32. So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
  33. So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)
  34. So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
  35. So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
  36. So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
  37. So You're Going to the Dentist (1952)
  38. So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
  39. So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
  40. So You Want a Television Set (1953)
  41. So You Love Your Dog (1953)
  42. So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
  43. So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
  44. So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954)
  45. So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954)
  46. So You Want to Go to a Nightclub (1954)
  47. So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954)
  48. So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
  49. So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)
  50. So You Want to Be a Gladiator (1955)
  51. So You Want to Be on a Jury (1955)
  52. So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)
  53. So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)
  54. So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)
  55. So You Think the Grass Is Greener (1956)
  56. So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
  57. So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
  58. So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

Yes: it's movie 40 of 58 in its series, after So You Want to Be a Musician (1953) and before So You Love Your Dog (1953).

Is So You Want a Television Set okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Can I half-watch So You Want a Television Set?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Will I feel good after watching So You Want a Television Set?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for hopefulness and 7 for wholesome.