Rolie Polie Olie (1998)
Synopsis
Rolie Polie Olie was a children's television series produced by Nelvana, distributed by Disney, and created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. The show centers on a little roly pollie who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in CGI, and the first CGI animated preschool series.Rolie Polie Olie now airs in reruns on Disney Junior. Rolie Polie Olie won a Gemini Award in Canada for "Best Animated Program" in 1999. The show also won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" in 2000 and 2005. William Joyce won a 1999 Daytime Emmy for Best Production Design for this series. The show has a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s and early 1960s, with futuristic elements.
First Air Date: 1998-10-04
Last Air Date: 2004-04-28
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 79
Created By: William Joyce
Networks: CBC Television, France 5, Playhouse Disney
Top Cast
- Len Carlson as Pappy (voice)
- Adrian Truss as Dad (voice)
- Catherine Disher as Mom (voice)
- Rob Smith as Spot (voice)
- Kristen Bone as Zowie (voice)
- Cole Caplan as Olie (voice)
- Joshua Tucci as Billy Bevel (voice)
- Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Bonita Bevel (voice)
- Philip Williams as Baxter Bevel (voice)
- Rebecca Brenner as Pollie Pi (voice)
Seasons
Specials (2002)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Great Defender of Fun
An evil space pirate named Gloomius Maximus (Voiced by James Woods) tries to drain all the happiness and fun out of everyone. Unfortunately for Olie, an invitation to Zowie's third birthday party accidentally flies off into space and makes its way aboard Gloomius's ship. Gloomius never had a birthday party himself, so he sets out to make Zowie's as miserable as possible. He zaps the robots with the Glum Beam and takes them to the Galaxy of Gloom. Between Olie's super silly ray and some help from Saturday morning heroes Space Boy and Space Dog, the day is saved by silliness. In the end, Gloomius Maximus becomes good.
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Ep. 2: The Baby Bot Chase
Two Baby Bots named Coochie and Coo escape from their Mothership. When there is not enough room in Coupey, Olie and his family must take Gloomius Maximus' pirate ship to the Mothership. Afterwards, Gloomius adds Coochie and Coo to the Polie family after the Nursebot reveals that the Mothership is not their real home.
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Ep. 3: Springy-Time Fun: Happy Hearts Day
Springy Time Fun is a double feature DVD released in 2004. It contains 2 videos: Happy Hearts Day and Easter Egg-Stravaganza, each with three select episodes. Happy Hearts Day: Looove Bug (S02E09), Top Dog Fish (S01E03), and Mom's Night Out (S02E01).
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Ep. 4: Springy-Time Fun: Easter Egg-Stravaganza
Springy Time Fun is a double feature DVD released in 2004. It contains 2 videos: Happy Hearts Day and Easter Egg-Stravaganza, each with three select episodes. Easter Egg-Stravaganza: Springy Chicken (S03E10), A Polie Egg-Stravaganza (S03E10), and Always Chasing Rainbows (S05E09).
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