Rolie Polie Olie
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.
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Behind the Ears: Rolie Polie Olie (1999)
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Little Sister, Big Brother / Through Trick and Thin / Bedlam
04-10-199822mOlie's getting ready for school. Zowie, as usual, is just happy to be with her big brother. But she's starting to get on his nerves.; Olie wishes he and Spot could be like his TV...
- Ep 2
2.Ciminin Toast / I Find Rock / Tooth on the Loose
11-10-199822mOlie and Zowie decide to make breakfast for their parents. However, what will they make and will it taste good.; Zowie fids a rock and wants to keep it as a pet. Even though her...
- Ep 3
3.Nap for Spot / The Monster Movie Night / The Top Dog Fish
18-10-199822mSpot's sleepy and he must find his way.; Olie's friend Billy stays at the Polies for the late-night TV Monster Movie Marathon; When the Polies look after a fish from Olie's school,...
- Ep 4
4.The House Detectives / The Backyard Jungle / The Best Doggone Show in the World
25-10-199822mOlie and Zowie must find Percy's keys; Olie grows a giant tomato plant; Telly (Tubey) the Television gets under the weather and the Polies can't watch their favorite show.
5.Mutiny on the Bouncy / Roll the Camera / Pappy's Boat
01-11-199822mOlie and Billy pretend to be pirates; Olie records a video about his family; Olie, Zowie, and Pappy pretend to go fishing on his houseboat.
- Ep 6
6.Where's Pappy? / Hopin' and a Hoppin' / Just Like Dad
08-11-199822mWhile Olie and Zowie are baby-sitting Pappy, he tries to teach them a magic trick. The vanishing grandfather trick seems to work too well, though.; Olie's trying to hop through th...
- Ep 7
7.Spot's Birthday / Sir Rolie Polie Oily / Universal Spot
15-11-199822mIt is Spot's birthday and the Polies look back when Spot was first adopted back to the day that Zowie was a baby; Olie pretends to be a knight; a new remote makes everything go cra...
- Ep 8
8.Squaresville / Zowie's Harmonica / Unruly Polie Olie
22-11-199822mOlie devises a square world for him and Billy to play in; Zowie has a harmonica; Olie and Billy learn that life without rules isn't always a good thing.
- Ep 9
9.Rolie Polie Pogo / 2 Not So Easy Pieces / Gotta Dance
29-11-199822mOlie's new pogo stick causes trouble; Confusion arises over who broke Pappy's model boat; Zowie grows jealous of Olie and Billy's victory dances.
- Ep 10
10.Pappy Days / Copy Cat and Mouse / The Bump
06-12-199822mA storm ruins the Polies' plans, but Pappy manages to entertain Olie and Zowie with stories about his childhood.; Mrs. Polie tells Olie to put Zowie down for her nap; however, when...
- Ep 11
11.Zowie Got Game / Hickety Ups / Chili's Cold
13-12-199822mZowie plays ball with Olie; Olie gets the hiccups; Chili the Refrigerator gets sick with a cold.
- Ep 12
12.Our 2 Dads / What to Be / The Magno-Man
20-12-199822mOlie and Zowie will be meeting their Uncle Gizmo for the first time. However, aunts and uncles are people to be avoided (according to Billy, that is).; Olie can't decide what to b...
- Ep 13
13.Scavenger Hunt / What's Up Jack? / Grown Ups and Kids
30-12-199822mA scavenger hunt in the backyard; Olie pretends to rescue Zowie's toy dragons from a jack-in-the-box, who pretends to be the bad guy; Olie, Billy and Zowie imagine themselves as th...
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