TV series

Rolie Polie Olie

1998–2004 · 6 seasons

A gentle, bouncy cartoon that feels like playtime in a toybox, full of rounded shapes and simple lessons.

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.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, coming-of-age, friendship, love
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
friendship
love
identity
Places: home
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Cole CaplanOlie (voice)
Joshua TucciBilly Bevel (voice)
Kristen BoneZowie (voice) / Cutie Doll (voice)
Rob SmithSpot (voice) / Space Dog (voice) / TV Announcer (voice)
Catherine DisherMom (voice) / Hammy Lady (voice) / Tape Voice (voice)
Adrian TrussDad (voice) / Uncle Gizmo (voice) / Gizmo (voice)
Len CarlsonPappy (voice) / TV Announcer (voice) / Announcer (voice)
Tracey MooreClock Mouse (voice) / Lady Bug (voice)
Sunday MuseBinky Bevel (voice) / Binky Bevel / Boogie Bot (voice)
Rebecca BrennerPollie Pi (voice)
Howard JeromeKlanky Klaus (voice)
Philip WilliamsBaxter Bevel (voice) / Mr. Bevel (voice) / Baxter Bevel / Announcer (voice)
Rick JonesTV Announcer 1 (voice)
Susan RomanFifi (voice)
Richard BinsleyDicey (voice) / Mr. Littlegreen (voice) / Littlegreen / Dicey (voice)

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Genres: kids, animation, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: William Joyce
Written by: Ben Joseph, Dave Dias, Nicola Barton, Scott Kraft
Starring: Cole Caplan, Joshua Tucci, Kristen Bone, Rob Smith, Catherine Disher, Adrian Truss, Len Carlson, Tracey Moore
Length: 6 seasons, 78 episodes, 22 min each
Network: CBC Television, France 5, Playhouse Disney
Country: Canada, France, United States of America
Languages: English