Rolie Polie Olie (1998)
Overview
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.
Where to watch Rolie Polie Olie
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus | — | — |
| United Kingdom | — | — | Apple TV, Amazon Video |
| Canada | — | — | Apple TV |
| Australia | — | — | Apple TV |
| Ireland | Amazon Prime Video | — | — |
| Germany | — | — | Apple TV |
| France | TF1+ | — | — |
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What is Rolie Polie Olie about?
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. Rolie Polie Olie is a Kids, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy series, first aired on 1998-10-04, 6 seasons and 78 episodes.
Is Rolie Polie Olie worth watching?
TMDB users rate Rolie Polie Olie 6.7 out of 10 from 44 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Rolie Polie Olie?
In the United States, Rolie Polie Olie streams on Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus. The table on this page lists 6 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Created by
William Joyce
Cast
- Cole Caplan as Olie (voice)
- Adrian Truss as Dad (voice)
- Kristen Bone as Zowie (voice)
- Rob Smith as Spot (voice)
- Catherine Disher as Mom (voice)
- Len Carlson as Pappy (voice)
- Joshua Tucci as Billy Bevel (voice)
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Sources
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