Ed Moser, a story editor from that previous series, became executive producer of Playdate.
[1] Robert Goulet hosted the earliest episodes of Playdate, replaced by Christopher Plummer from 20 December 1961.
[2] From October 1962, episodes of the UK series The Jo Stafford Show were occasionally broadcast, billed by the CBC as Playdate Presents....
In September 1963, similar treatment was given to The Red Skelton Show, an American series, when it was sporadically broadcast in the Playdate time slot.
The CBC cancelled Playdate and Parade by June 1964, as part of a general reduction in variety programming for the 1964–65 season.