Rolie Polie Olie (1998)
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.
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Episode 1 - Mom's Night Out / Polie Pox / Da Plane! Da Plane!
Release Date: 1999-06-08Mrs. Polie goes out for the night to go bowling; Zowie feels lonely about playing with her brother Olie when he catches the Polie Pox (their equivalent to chickenpox); Olie, Pappy, Billy and Zowie race planes.
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Episode 2 - Surrrprise! / Mousetrap / To Space And Beyond
Release Date: 1999-09-11The Polie family prepares a surprise birthday party for Olie; The mouse from the cat clock escapes; Pappy, Billy, Olie and Zowie pretend to be in space.
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Episode 3 - Go Fish / Roller Derby / A Birthday Present for Mom
Release Date: 1999-09-26Olie brings the school fish (first seen in TOP DOG FISH) home again for the weekend. While under his care, however, the fish appears to get sick.; Olie wants to try out his new skates, but must do his homework first. Olie then determines that he can use his skates to help him with his homework.; Olie opens a lemonade stand to earn enough money to buy his mom a birthday present. Though business is slow, an unexpected customer helps out.
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Episode 4 - A Little Souped Coup-y / Rain Rain Go Away / Beach Blanket Gizmo
Release Date: 1999-09-30Olie's family tries to get themselves and Coupy the Car ready for a parade; The rain inspires Olie to stay in the house and dance for the sun to come out; When Olie cannot go to the beach Uncle Gizmo throws a beach party for him.
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Episode 5 - Y2 Pappy / Upside Downers / Cutie Go Bye-Bye
Release Date: 1999-10-06Pappy's speed-o-lator gear goes out of whack, causing him to act erratically. Son, Olie and Zowie find themselves playing a game called ""Find Pappy's Gears"".; A busted lever bolt on the Magnatron polarizes the Polie family. Everything ese is normal, but the Polies are living on the ceiling.; Zowie's new doll, Cutie Cries-a-Lot, is very annoying to Spot. Spot does his best to find some peace and quiet.
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Episode 6 - Olie's Note / Baby Binky / A Record Bustin' Day
Release Date: 1999-10-09Olie's excited about the note teacher sent home to his parents until Billy suggests it might be about something bad Olie did.; Billy's little brother comes over to play. Immediately, Binky makes s bad impression on Zowie.; Inspired by a TV show where people break world records, Pappy and the kids are inspired to grab the movie camera and film some record breaking of their own.
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Episode 7 - Where O Where Did Olie Go / Gone Dog-Gone Dog / A Chip Off the Old Orb
Release Date: 1999-10-16When he crashes his Space Boy Space Explorer toy into dad's Magnatron, Olie finds himself shrunk to miniature size.; A Magnatron accident causes Spot to grow enormously. Spot then eats the Magnatron.; Olie and dad both get shrunk to miniature size by the Magnatron. They must find some way to get mom's attention, so she can help them get back to normal.
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Episode 8 - The Legend Of Spookie Ookie / Oooh Scary / Zowie, Queen Of The Pumpkins
Release Date: 1999-10-23A legendary robot, Spookie Ookie, is scary; Olie and his friends build a scare zone for his friends; Zowie and Spookie Ookie must find their way into his house.
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Episode 9 - Looove Bug / Seven Minutes And Counting / Olie's New Suit
Release Date: 1999-11-02Polly Pie comes to Polieville to play with Olie and Billy and they welcome Polly to Polieville; Olie learns seven minutes as he tries to get ready for his baseball game; Olie's new suit comes to the Polies house, but he doesn't like the way it looks because he's afraid his guests, Billy and Polly, will laugh at him.
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Episode 10 - Mission Invisible / Muscle Bots / Hypno-Eyes
Release Date: 1999-11-06Olie becomes invisible when his mom calls him; While Percy and Polina are jogging, Olie teaches Billy and Zowie to become Muscle-Bots; Olie gets hypno glasses.
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Episode 11 - Starry Starry Night / Snowie / Jingle Jangle Day's Eve
Release Date: 1999-11-13When Zowie breaks Pappy's star named Starry, Klanky must fix it; Olie plays in the snow; Percy reads a holiday story.
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Episode 12 - Little Bot Zoo / Zowie Soupy Hero / Coupy Won't Fit
Release Date: 1999-11-23Percy is watching Zowie and Binky. Unable to get them down for a nap, he briefly indulges them with a pretend zoo game.; Zowie dreams of being a super hero. When she awakens, she discovers not all heros need be super.; Since Coupy can't fit in the garage, the polies decide to clean out their old junk with a garage sale. Items bring back many memories in this clip segment.
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Episode 13 - Zowie Do, Olie Too / Dicey Situation / Square Plane In A Round Hole
Release Date: 1999-11-27Zowie finds some stuff to do; Dicey, the Bevels' cat, gets lost; Olie borrows Billy's plane and promises to be careful with it, only to accidentally break it when he tries flying it through a window.