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Greg:
How did you get involved with WTYO?
Christine: Producer Roger Price came
to my school and held auditions for YCDTOTV; he then drew from this
cast pool for all his other projects (WTYO, Turkey
TV,
etc)
Greg: How old were you when it
became a series in the fall after the pilot in
May of 79?
Christine: Hmmm...trick question, I
think! in 1979 I was 16. There, it's
out. I'll be 42 this year. And no more
mature than 1979.
 Greg: Since the show was aired
on a network primetime did you get alot of
fanmail since you were well loved by the viewers?
Christine: Not really...Canadians
don't do fan mail so much, especially back then.
I think alot of our fan mail ended up at Nick in
NY and we didn't always see it all.
Greg: What was your fondest memory doing
the show?
Christine: Meeting Ruth Buzzi-wow,
what a pro! As always, working with Les
Lye. The bands were fun as well.
Greg: Who did you get along the
most in the show?
Christine: I was really good friends with
Kevin Somers and Jonathan Gebert, and we still
keep in touch.
Greg: Do you stay in contact
with anyone from the show?
 Christine: Kevin, Jonathan, our
drama coach Carole Hay. Geoffrey Darby,
Producer/director, we email occassionally.
Greg: I understand you went to school
with Kevin Somers. Did he tell you about the
auditions for the sister show YCDTOTV?
Christine: Nope, they announced it over the
school PA system. We really didn't hang out
before we both got on the show.
Greg: Were you two ever involved in drama
classes at your school and participated in school
plays?
Christine: Not a one. But I did write
for the school paper and Jonathan Gebert was the
photographer.
Greg:
Did you ever watch Ruth Buzzi before the series
aired?
Christine: I am old enough to have actually
grown up watching "Laugh
In".
So, I sure did.
 Greg: What was your reaction
when you found out you'd be working with her?
Christine: I was pretty darned impressed!
Greg: Now you sometimes introduced some
of the musical guests although they lipsynched
performing. Which one did you enjoy introducing
the most?
Christine: Kim Mitchell. I
still can't believe they did our show.
Greg: Were you a big fan of any of the
musical guests? Tell us the experience.
Christine: Not really, but when Kim
Mitchell was on about half my high school came to
the taping.
Greg:
I knew the Kevin Page Band in Boss Helal never
made it big and was Triano from Repeats another
local band that never made it big? 
Christine: Both were very good like
the rest of the guests.
Greg: Now I remember three episodes that
aired on YTV that are missing now and one of them
is about spelling as Somers was dressed as the
spelling bee (The funniest one I thought),
antoher one was when Schenk was trying to escape
from being kissed by Ruth Buzzi's character as
his Aunt Agatha and Agatha in the end was only
interested in Somers and the other one is when
Schenk is doing a cereal commercial and his
tongue is bitten by the prize inside the cereal
box. Do you or anyone else have these episodes
and what were the name of these eps and the
plotlines? Who were the musical guests in each if
they had any?
Christine: Sorry, can't help you there.
Greg: When the show was axed
due to poor ratings cause 7:30 pm wasn't a proper
time for a children's show were you wondering
what was going to happen next for your acting
career?
Christine: to be honest, I never really
figured I HAD an acting career. But I was
concerned that I wouldn't get to go to work and
hang with my friends anymore.
Greg:
Besides WTYO and
YCDTOTV you did a bit of other acting like
Turkey TV, Age and also co-hosted a
science fact show. Did you ever appear in Les
Lye's show Willy & Floyd?
 Christine:
I
think I may have...don't recall. I did do a
summer of interviews on CJOH's morning show,
where Les Lye and Bill Luxton (Willy and Floyd)
played their newscaster-selves.
Greg: What made you leave acting to
produce shows in Ontario?
Christine: I am a good host, but not
necessarily a good actor. I got really
interested in directing when I did some on TTV, and ended up in art
school studying film and video.
Greg:
Have you ever thought of making a comeback to
acting? We sure miss you.
Christine: Well, thanks!! I haven't
really, but it's not impossible.
Greg: If a grown up version of WTYO ever arises to appeal the
fans back then and watching a show now suitable
for their age on their 20's and 30's would you
participate in it?
Christine: I'm always up for a new challenge!
Take care, and let me know how the site
progresses,
Christine
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