Rolie Polie Olie is a French-Canadian computer-animated children's
television series produced by Nelvana and Sparx* in association with
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Disney Channel, and created
by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. 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 CG. Rolie Polie Olie aired reruns on
Disney Junior from March 23, 2012 â€" 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.[circular reference]
The show has a vintage atmosphere, with futuristic elements.The show
focuses on the Polie Family, who live in a teapot-shaped house in a
geometric world (Planet Polie) populated by robot-based characters.
The stories revolve around a young robot named Olie learning life
lessons and going on wacky adventures (either real or imaginative)
while growing up. These often include his little sister Zowie, his
inventor father, his hard-working mom, his fun-loving grandfather
Pappy, and his dog Spot. Although most of the main cast is composed of
circular bots, other characters are featured in other shapes, such as
Olie's friend Billy Bevel and his family, who are square-shaped bots
from Planet Cubey.
television series produced by Nelvana and Sparx* in association with
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Disney Channel, and created
by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. 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 CG. Rolie Polie Olie aired reruns on
Disney Junior from March 23, 2012 â€" 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.[circular reference]
The show has a vintage atmosphere, with futuristic elements.The show
focuses on the Polie Family, who live in a teapot-shaped house in a
geometric world (Planet Polie) populated by robot-based characters.
The stories revolve around a young robot named Olie learning life
lessons and going on wacky adventures (either real or imaginative)
while growing up. These often include his little sister Zowie, his
inventor father, his hard-working mom, his fun-loving grandfather
Pappy, and his dog Spot. Although most of the main cast is composed of
circular bots, other characters are featured in other shapes, such as
Olie's friend Billy Bevel and his family, who are square-shaped bots
from Planet Cubey.
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