The CBC gave Peter Whittall his own fifteen minute time slot and christened him Mr. Fix-it. In an era when most men seen on television wore jackets and ties, uniforms, or costumes, Whittall cut a distinctive figure dressed in plaid flannel shirts and dungarees, ready for work in the shop. He demonstrated how to handle basic tasks in home construction, carpentry, and repair. In part because of the brief time slot, Mr. Fix-it could not delve into complex projects. Instead, he concentrated on the jobs that could be done with handsaw, hammer, screwdriver, block plane, combination mitre square, and level, and stayed away from territory that called for skilled craftsmen. Whittall answered Rex Loring's questions and demonstrated with the quiet authority of someone who knew what he was doing.