Rolie Polie Olie 1998
What is Rolie Polie Olie?
Rolie Polie Olie is a children's television series produced by Nelvana and distributed by Disney. The show was created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 78
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 4, 1998
- Last aired
- Apr 28, 2004
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB, US, FR, CA
- Networks
- CBC Television, France 5, Playhouse Disney
- Genres
- Kids, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Rolie Polie Olie is a children's television series produced by Nelvana and distributed by Disney. The show was created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. It centers on a little roly pollie who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The series was one of the earliest to be fully animated in CGI and the first CGI animated preschool series. Rolie Polie Olie won a Gemini Award in Canada for Best Animated Program in 1999 and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class. The show originally aired and now airs in reruns on Disney Junior. The series was produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Disney Channel, and was also co-produced with French broadcaster La Cinquième/France 5. Rolie Polie Olie features characters including Olie, his sister Zowie, and his best friend Billy, who live as robots and discover the values of friendship, family, and growing up.
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“A pioneering CGI-animated series about a spherical robot boy and his geometric family.”
- Groundbreaking early CGI animation for preschoolers
- Charming geometric character designs
- Wholesome family-friendly content
- Dated animation by today's standards
- Limited episode availability
You're curious about early CGI animation or want wholesome preschool content.
Suitable for preschoolers with gentle storytelling and positive family themes.
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Little Sister, Big Brother / Through Trick and Thin / Bedlam Mytharc Oct 4, 1998
- E2 Ciminin Toast / I Find Rock / Tooth on the Loose Core Oct 11, 1998
- E3 Nap for Spot / The Monster Movie Night / The Top Dog Fish Core Oct 18, 1998
- E4 The House Detectives / The Backyard Jungle / The Best Doggone Show in the World Core Oct 25, 1998
- E5 Mutiny on the Bouncy / Roll the Camera / Pappy's Boat Core Nov 1, 1998
- E6 Where's Pappy? / Hopin' and a Hoppin' / Just Like Dad Core Nov 8, 1998
- E7 Spot's Birthday / Sir Rolie Polie Oily / Universal Spot Core Nov 15, 1998
- E8 Squaresville / Zowie's Harmonica / Unruly Polie Olie Core Nov 22, 1998
- E9 Rolie Polie Pogo / 2 Not So Easy Pieces / Gotta Dance Core Nov 29, 1998
- E10 Pappy Days / Copy Cat and Mouse / The Bump Core Dec 6, 1998
- E11 Zowie Got Game / Hickety Ups / Chili's Cold Core Dec 13, 1998
- E12 Our 2 Dads / What to Be / The Magno-Man Mytharc Dec 20, 1998
- E13 Scavenger Hunt / What's Up Jack? / Grown Ups and Kids Mytharc Dec 30, 1998
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 Mom's Night Out / Polie Pox / Da Plane! Da Plane! Mytharc Jun 8, 1999
- E2 Surrrprise! / Mousetrap / To Space And Beyond Core Sep 11, 1999
- E3 Go Fish / Roller Derby / A Birthday Present for Mom Core Sep 26, 1999
- E4 A Little Souped Coup-y / Rain Rain Go Away / Beach Blanket Gizmo Core Sep 30, 1999
- E5 Y2 Pappy / Upside Downers / Cutie Go Bye-Bye Core Oct 6, 1999
- E6 Olie's Note / Baby Binky / A Record Bustin' Day Core Oct 9, 1999
- E7 Where O Where Did Olie Go / Gone Dog-Gone Dog / A Chip Off the Old Orb Core Oct 16, 1999
- E8 The Legend Of Spookie Ookie / Oooh Scary / Zowie, Queen Of The Pumpkins Core Oct 23, 1999
- E9 Looove Bug / Seven Minutes And Counting / Olie's New Suit Core Nov 2, 1999
- E10 Mission Invisible / Muscle Bots / Hypno-Eyes Core Nov 6, 1999
- E11 Starry Starry Night / Snowie / Jingle Jangle Day's Eve Core Nov 13, 1999
- E12 Little Bot Zoo / Zowie Soupy Hero / Coupy Won't Fit Mytharc Nov 23, 1999
- E13 Zowie Do, Olie Too / Dicey Situation / Square Plane In A Round Hole Mytharc Nov 27, 1999
Season 3 · 13 episodes
- E1 Home Sick / Leaf Me Alone / Round and Round and Square We Go Mytharc Aug 30, 2000
- E2 Throw it in Gear / A Tooth for a Tooth / Polie Collectables Core Sep 11, 2000
- E3 Doggy Day Afternoon / Visibly Invisible / Itty Bitty Baby Starry Core Sep 20, 2000
- E4 Baby Talk / Putting on the Dog / Whistlin' Zowie Core Sep 28, 2000
- E5 Square Roots / 1 Olie, 2 Olie, 3 Olie, 4 / Switcheroo Core Oct 21, 2000
- E6 Cool It! / Polie Pests / Camp Out Core Nov 7, 2000
- E7 Let's Make History / Adventures of Space Dads / Silly Willy Day Core Dec 24, 2000
- E8 Giz-Nesia / 1001 Geerabian Nights / Showdown at the Ol' Polie Corral Core Feb 1, 2001
- E9 When Zowie All Growed Up / Scruba-Dub-Dubby, A Spot in the Tubby / Hide and Go Sleep Core Feb 8, 2001
- E10 Gotcha / Springy Chicken / A Polie Egg-Stravaganza Core Feb 15, 2001
- E11 Detective Polie's Cookie Caper / The Lie / Guess It's Nite Nite Core Feb 22, 2001
- E12 Rewind / Who's The Bestest Of Them All / But Why? Mytharc Mar 1, 2001
- E13 Just Putting Around / Soupy Zowie and the Bogie Bot / No Hugs Please Mytharc Mar 8, 2001
Season 4 · 13 episodes
- E1 Family Portrait / Show and Tell / Little Helping Hand Mytharc Jun 1, 2001
- E2 Pretend Friend / Beddy Day for Daddy / Chunk Squarey Core Jul 4, 2001
- E3 We Scream for Ice Cream / Pomps Up / Anchor Away Core Jul 17, 2001
- E4 Guys and Dollies / Dinglie Danglie Doodle / Dancin' Machines Core Jul 31, 2001
- E5 Bubble Trouble / Calling All Space Boys / Binky Break Core Aug 14, 2001
- E6 Who's the Worstest / Puzzle Peace / Robo Rangers Core Aug 26, 2001
- E7 Rust In Space / All Wound Up / Soap-bot Derby Core Aug 28, 2001
- E8 Treasure of the Rolie Polie Madre / Lost and Found / Zowie's Petals Core Aug 30, 2001
- E9 Day for Night / Zowie Cycle / Mighty Olie Core Sep 4, 2001
- E10 Space Telly / Ultra Good Space Heroes / It's a Roundi-ful Life Core Sep 11, 2001
- E11 Cheery Spherey Day / Diary Daze / Rock-a-bye Billie Core Sep 17, 2001
- E12 Housey Wake up / Blue Coupey / YesTHANKYOUPlease Mytharc Sep 28, 2001
- E13 Wheelie / Clippy Clop / Doofy Looking Olie Mytharc Oct 18, 2001
Season 5 · 13 episodes
- E1 Song of the Blue Fish / Lady Bug Lady Bug Fly Away Home / Bevel Beddie Bye Mytharc Oct 25, 2001
- E2 A Little Hero / Binky's Brthday / Hiding in Plain Sight Core Dec 11, 2001
- E3 Making the Best of It / Superest Bot of Them All / Oh Olie, Olie It's a Wired World Core Dec 17, 2001
- E4 Forgive And Forget It / Spot That Hero / A Jingle Jangle Wish Core Dec 19, 2001
- E5 Dino Bots / A Couple of Good Sports / Pappy's Pals Core Dec 21, 2001
- E6 Bots Will Be Boys / Screwy / Good Princess Zowie Core Dec 28, 2001
- E7 Madame Bot-erfly / Boxing Day / It's Just Not Fair Core Feb 11, 2002
- E8 Dare Ya / Round Beard's Ghost / Screwy Day Core Feb 14, 2002
- E9 Tug-A-Wheelie / Always Chasing Rainbows / Follow Yer Nose Core Feb 26, 2002
- E10 Ten Foot Olie / The Big Drip / Invasion of the Ticklers! Core Mar 14, 2002
- E11 Widget Watchers / Shippin' and Receivin / The Bestest Field Trip of All Core Mar 17, 2002
- E12 Blind as a Bot / Beauty and the Bot / Olie's Bot-ler Mytharc Apr 28, 2002
- E13 Chunk Sings the Blues / Cast Off / Orb's Well That Ends Well Mytharc Jun 14, 2002
Frequently asked questions
Is this show appropriate for toddlers?
Yes, the show is designed for preschool-aged children with gentle, educational content.
When did Rolie Polie Olie air originally?
The series originally aired beginning in 1998.
Who created Rolie Polie Olie?
The show was created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood.
What network originally aired this show?
The show was distributed by Disney and originally aired on various networks.
Did Rolie Polie Olie win any awards?
Yes, it won a Gemini Award for Best Animated Program in 1999 and a Daytime Emmy Award.
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