Rolie Polie Olie is a French-Canadian computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and Sparx in association with the CBC and Disney Channel, and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot 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. Rolie Polie Olie aired reruns on Disney Junior from March 23, 2012 until September 28, 2014. 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, with futuristic elements. In late 2020, William Joyce announced that new episodes are being produced.
| Genre | Comic science fiction, Science fantasy |
| Created by | William Joyce |
| Written by | Nadine van der Velde, Scott Kraft, Carol Commiss, Melissa Clark, Ben Joseph |
| Directed by | Ron Pitts, Bill Giggie, Mike Fallows |
| Voices of | Kristen Bone, Cole Caplan, Joshua Tucci, Kristopher Clarke, Catherine Disher, Adrian Truss, Len Carlson, Robert Smith |
| Theme music composer | Brent Barkman - Pete Coulman |
| Opening theme | "Rolie Polie Olie" by Brent Barkman/Pete Coulman |
| Ending theme | "Rolie Polie Olie" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Brent Barkman, Pete Coulman, Tim Thorney, Tom Thorney, Carl Lenox, Eric Schenkman(season 6) |
| Country of origin | France, Canada |
| Original language(s) | English, French |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Executive producer(s) | William Joyce, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert (seasons 1-5), Fabrice Giger (seasons 1-5), Clive A. Smith (seasons 1-5), Corinne Kouper (season 6) |
| Producer(s) | Corinne Kouper (seasons 1-5), Pamela Slavin (season 1), Pamela Lehn (seasons 2-5), Susie Grondin (seasons 6) |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana, Métal Hurlant Productions (seasons 1-5), Sparx, (seasons 1-5), Sparkling Animation (Season 6) |
| Distributor | Nelvana International (Internationally), Buena Vista Television (United States) |
| Original network | CBC Television (Canada), La Cinquième/France 5 (France), Disney Channel (United States) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround, (1998–2002), Dolby Digital 5.1 (2002–2004) |
| First shown in | United States |
| Netflix ID | 70227950 |
About Rolie Polie Olie
French-Canadian children's series about a robot composed of several spheres and other 3-D geometric shapes. It won a 1999 Gemini Award for Best Animated Program and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program.
Achievement of Rolie Polie Olie
The series ran for six seasons and 74 episodes. It aired on CBC in Canada, France 5 in France and Playhouse Disney in the United States.
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Latest information about Rolie Polie Olie updated on July 28 2021.
