Description:  Capt'n Sailorbird was a syndicated animated series from 1959 that used a cartoon character to introduce dubbed foreign-language cartoons to a US audience. The "wraparound" segments featured the Capt'n Sailorbird character, who hosted the show for American children by presenting older, often lushly animated foreign cartoons that were reedited and dubbed into English by Paul Killiam. A total of 190 five-minute episodes were produced and were often shown as part of local children's programming.

Series format: Capt'n Sailorbird was an anthology series, meaning it collected different, older cartoons under one host. The host: The show's host was an animated character named Capt'n Sailorbird, who appeared in new, animated "wraparound" segments to introduce the featured cartoons. Content: The cartoons themselves were often older, pre-existing foreign animations that were reedited and dubbed into English for the series.