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Rolie Polie Olie

Seen it?

1998 | 6 seasons | 22 min | Kids, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

A mixed bag with no real highs. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, families and animation lovers. If you loved The Fairly OddParents, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
6 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 22 minutes each).
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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 earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    Won 1 Emmy: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show.

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 102K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11998 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21999 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 32000 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 42001 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 52001 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  6. Season 62002 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by William Joyce

  • Cole CaplanOlie (voice)
  • Adrian TrussDad (voice)
  • Kristen BoneZowie (voice)
  • Rob SmithSpot (voice)
  • Catherine DisherMom (voice)
  • Len CarlsonPappy (voice)
  • Joshua TucciBilly Bevel (voice)