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 Orion Pay Television.

Programs showcased

 * Bumpety Boo
 * Chie the Brat
 * Don Dracula
 * Doraemon (1979 series)
 * Ferdy the Ant
 * 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

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

Accolades
The series was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1986, but lost to Garfield's Halloween Adventure.

Home Media
Orion Home Video released tapes of Individual episodes during the show's run between 1985 and 1988, 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.