- Mr. Fixit (TV series)
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Mr. Fixit Genre home repair/renovation Presented by Rex Loring Starring Peter Whittall Country of origin Canada Language(s) English No. of seasons 10 Production Producer(s) Don MacPherson (1955-1963)
Bill Bolt (1963-1965)Running time 15 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 8 October 1955 – 30 June 1965 Mr. Fixit is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1965.
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Premise
The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by Peter Whittall, previously seen on Living. Whittall, nicknamed Mr. Fixit, was joined by host Rex Loring. Due to its 15-minute time slot, Mr. Fixit concentrated on basic repair and construction techniques.[1]
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.
Reception
By 1962, the series attracted approximately 33,000 viewer letters annually according to CBC estimates.[2]
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Mr. Fixit". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=50. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Mr. Fixit". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Med.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Mr. Fixit (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1955 Canadian television series debuts
- 1965 Canadian television series endings
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