''Mr. Fixit'' is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
from 1955 to 1965.
Premise
The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by Peter Whittall, previously seen on ''
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''. Whittall, nicknamed Mr. Fixit, was joined by host
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. Due to its 15-minute time slot, ''Mr. Fixit'' concentrated on basic repair and construction techniques.
Scheduling
The first five seasons of this 15-minute series were broadcast on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from the debut on 8 October 1955. As of 2 July 1960, the series was moved to a Wednesday 7:45 p.m. time slot where it remained until its last broadcast on 30 June 1965.
One of its earlier directors was
Patrick Watson.
Reception
By 1962, the series attracted approximately 33,000 viewer letters annually according to CBC estimates.
References
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CBC Television original programming
1955 Canadian television series debuts
1965 Canadian television series endings
Black-and-white Canadian television shows