October 4, 1998 – The Animated Series Rolie Polie Olie Premieres on Disney Channel
“He’s Rolie Polie Olie, he’s small and smart and round, and in the land of curves and curls, he’s the swellest kid around.”
On October 4, 1998, the animated series Rolie Polie Olie premiered on the Disney Channel. The series, distributed by Disney, was created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood; it ran for 74 episodes in 6 seasons. It tells the story of a robotic child named Olie (voiced by Cole Caplan) who lives with his family on Planet Polie, a place entirely populated by geometric robot characters. The show was known as the first CGI animated series for children, and one of the first shows fully animated in CGI. It won several awards, including two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program.
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