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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 Aired

1998-10-04
Last Aired

2004-04-28
Creator

William Joyce
Genre

Kids, Animation
Seasons

6
Episodes

79
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

CBC Television, Playhouse Disney

Keywords:

futuristic robot roly pollie

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Season 6

1. Little Sister, Big Brother / Through Trick and Thin / Bedlam

Olie's getting ready for school. Zowie, as usual, is just happy to be with her big brother. But she'...More

Olie'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 heroes Space Boy and Space Dog. Unfortunately, Spot doesn't seem as heroic as Space Dog.; It's time for the kids to go to bed, but they just don't seem to want to. Mom and dad are going to have a hard getting these two in bed.Less

22mins 1998-10-04

2. Ciminin Toast / I Find Rock / Tooth on the Loose

Olie and Zowie decide to make breakfast for their parents. However, what will they make and will it t...More

Olie 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 parents know that rocks are better when they're outside.; Papi's teeth come flying out of his mouth again. It's up to Olie to help Papi get them back.Less

22mins 1998-10-11

3. Nap for Spot / The Monster Movie Night / The Top Dog Fish

Spot's sleepy and he must find his way.; Olie's friend Billy stays at the Polies for the late-night TV...More

Spot'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, Spot becomes jealous.Less

22mins 1998-10-18

4. The House Detectives / The Backyard Jungle / The Best Doggone Show in the World

Olie and Zowie must find Percy's keys; Olie grows a giant tomato plant; Telly (Tubey) the Television g...More

Olie 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.Less

22mins 1998-10-25

5. Mutiny on the Bouncy / Roll the Camera / Pappy's Boat

Olie and Billy pretend to be pirates; Olie records a video about his family; Olie, Zowie, and Pappy pr...More

Olie and Billy pretend to be pirates; Olie records a video about his family; Olie, Zowie, and Pappy pretend to go fishing on his houseboat.Less

22mins 1998-11-01

6. Where's Pappy? / Hopin' and a Hoppin' / Just Like Dad

While Olie and Zowie are baby-sitting Pappy, he tries to teach them a magic trick. The vanishing gran...More

While 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 the entire house on one foot. Frustration rises as he keeps getting interrupted.; Olie decides that he wants to be just like dad. However, he learns that he might not have to change very much.Less

22mins 1998-11-08

7. Spot's Birthday / Sir Rolie Polie Oily / Universal Spot

It is Spot's birthday and the Polies look back when Spot was first adopted back to the day that Zowie ...More

It 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 crazy.Less

22mins 1998-11-15

8. Squaresville / Zowie's Harmonica / Unruly Polie Olie

Olie devises a square world for him and Billy to play in; Zowie has a harmonica; Olie and Billy learn ...More

Olie 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.Less

22mins 1998-11-22

9. Rolie Polie Pogo / 2 Not So Easy Pieces / Gotta Dance

Olie's new pogo stick causes trouble; Confusion arises over who broke Pappy's model boat; Zowie grows ...More

Olie'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.Less

22mins 1998-11-29

10. Pappy Days / Copy Cat and Mouse / The Bump

A storm ruins the Polies' plans, but Pappy manages to entertain Olie and Zowie with stories about his ...More

A 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 Zowie starts to copy Olie's every movie, he realizes that he's in for some trouble.; The Polies hear a strange bump in the night. Olie and Zowie, believing it to be an evil space monster, try to hunt down the source of the sound, while Percy Polie tries to solve the problem in a more practical way.Less

22mins 1998-12-06

11. Zowie Got Game / Hickety Ups / Chili's Cold

Zowie plays ball with Olie; Olie gets the hiccups; Chili the Refrigerator gets sick with a cold.

Zowie plays ball with Olie; Olie gets the hiccups; Chili the Refrigerator gets sick with a cold.Less

22mins 1998-12-13

12. Our 2 Dads / What to Be / The Magno-Man

Olie and Zowie will be meeting their Uncle Gizmo for the first time. However, aunts and uncles are pe...More

Olie 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 be when he grows up.; Olie and Billy play with dad's new invention, even though he told them not to. Soon they find themselves in a ""sticky"" situation.Less

22mins 1998-12-20

13. Scavenger Hunt / What's Up Jack? / Grown Ups and Kids

A scavenger hunt in the backyard; Olie pretends to rescue Zowie's toy dragons from a jack-in-the-box, ...More

A 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 the grown-ups and the Polie parents as the kids.Less