Toons from Around the World

Carl Andy Presents Toons from Around the World is an American children's television series created and presented by Carl Andy that ran on HBO from 1984 to 1988, an anthology series showcasing episodes of Foreign language children's cartoons (mostly Anime) dubbed into English for the series with Andy introducing them through wraparound segments and bringing up a certain theme or topic of the episode (I.e. Failure, Generosity and Growing Up) and showcases unrelated shorts involving a similar theme at the end, the show was produced by Andy's Dreidel Television production company and distributed by Columbia Pictures Pay Television.

Programs showcased

 * Bumpety Boo
 * Chie the Brat
 * Don Dracula
 * Doraemon (1979 series)
 * The Gutsy Frog (1981 series)
 * Hattori the Ninja
 * Katri, Girl of the Meadows
 * Monica's Gang
 * Perman
 * Q-Taro the Little Ghost (1981 series)
 * The Story of Cuore
 * Treasures of the Snow

Guest Stars

 * Al Jarreau
 * Tony Curtis
 * Kirk Douglas
 * Art Carney
 * Chevy Chase
 * Anthony Perkins
 * Jamie Lee Curtis
 * Peabo Bryson
 * Mel Blanc
 * Sidney Poitier
 * Anne Bancroft

Home Media
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video through it's Magic Window series released tapes of Individual episodes during the show's run between 1985 and 1987, there are currently no plans for a DVD release due to licensing issues regarding the individual shows showcased, however 48 out of 50 of the episodes have surfaced on the Internet Archive.