[7] By 1967, as a solo artist, he signed with the Ivan Dayman's label, Sunshine Records, and released his debut single, "Short Skirts".
Wyllie relocated to Melbourne and, on 28 October 1967, became the host of a new pop music TV show, Uptight, for local Channel 0.
[7][9] By that time it was being produced by Bob Fraser and the presenter's wife, Eileen Wyllie, for Jardine Productions.
17 hit on Go-Set's National Top 40 in July 1969, with his cover of Ray Stevens' song, "Funny Man".
[9][18] In 1970 Uptight was replaced on Channel 0 by a one-hour pop music series, Happening '70, with Wyllie retained as host and Eileen as producer.
[19] The singer, presenter left Melbourne to return to Brisbane late in 1970 and was replaced on Happening '71, in April 1971, by Jeff Phillips.
Chiller, a Vietnam veteran, sabotages operations around Channel 12 and terrorises Fanny Adams (Vanessa Leigh) in her dressing room before being knocked out by Tony Wild (Ken James).
Later he formed a production company with fellow pop singer, Ronnie Burns, and talent manager, Jeff Joseph.
[11][21] In a review of the collection for The Canberra Times, Stuart Coupe observed, "Star of Uptight, Wyllie's run of hits ended in the early '70s.