its original U.S. broadcast, although all of the characters had their respective shows aired on either CTV or Global but not CBC. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney introduced it. The special was broadcast in Brazil in 1994, as Rede Manchete made Portuguese Brazilian dubbing in Herbert Richers Dubbing Studios. In the United States, all superstations and a handful of independent stations (mainly in selected cities) aired the special, but some stations aired the special at a different period during the week the special aired on the Big Four stations and a number of cable networks. Superstations WPIX in New York City, WGN-TV in Chicago, KTLA in Los Angeles, KTVT in Dallas, WKBD-TV in Detroit, KHTV in Houston, WVTV in Milwaukee, KSTW in Tacoma/Seattle, and KWGN in Denver premiered the special at the same time the big four networks and cable systems premiered, with St. Louis' KPLR-TV premiered the special two hours later after its television premiere. New York's WWOR-TV and Boston's WSBK-TV would later premiere the special the following morning on April 22. United States ABC USA Network CBS NBC FOX Univision Telemundo Nickelodeon MTV Disney Channel Lifetime TBS TNT Syndication PBS (participating stations) Australia Seven Network Nine Network Network Ten New Zealand TV One Channel Two Canada CBC CTV Global Radio-Canada TVA TQS Canadian syndication Brazil Rede Manchete References External links Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue: joint hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on the Judiciary, One Hundred First Congress, second session, on an entertaining way of enlightening children about the dangers of substance abuse, April 19, 1990 1990 animated films 1990s American animated films 1990s American television specials 1990s animated television specials 1990s English-language films 1990 films 1990 television specials Alvin and the Chipmunks films American Broadcasting Company television specials American films about cannabis American social guidance and drug education films Anti-cannabis media Animated crossover films Animated crossover television specials Animated films based on comics Animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films CBS television specials Crossover animation Crossover fiction Disney television specials Films about addiction Films about cannabis Films about cocaine Films about drugs Bugs Bunny films Daffy Duck films Fox television specials Garfield films NBC television specials Network 10 specials Nine Network specials Seven Network specials Simulcasts Television shows about drugs The Smurfs in film Winnie-the-Pooh specials