Gotta Dance

Gotta Dance

January 1, 1999 TV Episode Rolie Polie Olie

Studio
Nelvana Limited, Sparkling, Métal Hurlant Productions

Synopsis

Busy playing their games, Olie and Billy momentarily forget that Zowie knows fun games, too. But when they remember, they make up for it in spades as the Polies' backyard rocks to the merry sounds of dance music.

Characters

Rolie Polie Olie, Zowie, Billy Bevel, Mom, Dad, Pappy, Spot, Little Gizmo

Credits

Directing

Director
Mike Fallows

Writing

Writer
Bonnie Chung
Story Editor
Peter Sauder
Creator
William Joyce
Based On The Book By
William Joyce

Voices

Voice
Cole Caplan (Rolie Polie Olie, Kristen Bone (Zowie), Joshua Tucci (Billy Bevel), Robert Smith (Spot), Adrian Truss (Dad), Catherine Disher (Mom), Len Carlson (Pappy), Michael Cera (Little Gizmo)

Animation

Character Technical Director
T.J. Galda
Technical Director
James Jacobs, Peter Giliberti
Character Animator
Christopher D. Williams
Modeler
Gavin Boyle

Art Department

Production Design
William Joyce
Storyboards
Lance Taylor, Christophe Villez, François Bruel

Visual Effects

Visual Effects
Darin Bristow

Sound

Sound Effects Editor
Sue Robertson
Audio and Post-Production Supervision
Rhythm Division
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan deGraaf

Casting

Voice Director
Jessie Thomson

Production Management

Production Coordinator
Susie Grondin

Crew

Creative Consultant
Lane Raichert
Technical Producers
D. Scott Dyer, Guillaume Hellouin

Production notes

3-D computer animation.

This was the first completely computer-generated, animated TV series aimed at little kids (ages 2 to 5).