Customer Reviews

Rolie Polie Olie - Springy-Time Fun

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I gave this DVD 5 stars because the Rolie Polie stories contained on it are wonderful: funny, clever, visually intriguing, containing wholesome (but not cloying) morals, something that parents and kids can enjoy together. One set of shorts is devoted to Valentine's Day, one to a nondenominational version of a springtime holiday. It's a shame this series isn't more widely known and appreciated. My 3 yr old twins and my 7 yr old happily watch this DVD together.

The major criticism is the way the DVD is packaged by Disney. I've never come across a more annoying, counterintuitive set of menus. You first are automatically subjected to previews of the umpteenth Disney latest release, and you must opt out of the previews by clicking on an exit function. Similarly, there is no "play all" function readily available; you have to individually select which of the sets of shorts you want to watch, then select play in a separate menu for that set. Worst of all, you have to listen to some irritating narrator blather on about what you're trying to watch and no matter how you try to make your selection, you can't until a certain amount of blather has elapsed. My clever 3 yr old has figured out how to keep pressing play in just the right way to expedite the process, but it's horribly annoying and makes me loathe the Disney juggernaut even more.

All the things the other reviewers say about the DVD navigation are true. On top of that, you sometimes cannot scroll around on the menu. Instead you have to wait for the highlight to move around and hit enter when it's on your selection. What a complete waste of parents' time! FYI, this is a collection of mini episodes. Before you realize one episode is over, you're into the next, so portion control to kids is also difficult. Disney, this is inexcusable!! 4.5 stars for content, 1 star for usability.

This DVD is cute, but it is not a full length movie. It constantly puts you back to the menu and has a ton of previews, which can be irritating if your little one is excited about watching!! Just not one of my daughter's favorites and she is crazy about Rolie Polie Olie.

My son loves this DVD. It has turned him into a Polie Fan for sure. He loves to watch it right before he goes to bed. It is one of his favorites and asks for it daily. It is a typical child's movie and keeps him occupied for hours at a time. The only drawback is that it is not really long enough - definitely not movie format and there is no repeat play, urgh!!!

Ditto for me on what others have said about the menu options for the DVD. It's a total waste of time for parents of young children who can't use a DVD remote yet. Instead of being able to navigate through menu options on your own, you have to wait while there is useless narration and for the option you want to be selected. And if you don't select your option fast enough, you have to wait until all the narration and selections are over. Very annoying!!

Excellent DVD TV show based of a popular Children's Story, about a robot family the "Olie"s. The Olies live in a tea pot (with Grampa living in a tugboat out back)The show is all about the "Olies" and their friends.
Halloween Episode is priceless.
My 7 month old son adores Rolie and his little sister Zowie.

My wife bought a couple books at a yard sale and my 2 year old daughter constantly wanted us to read these books to her over and over again. So this lead me to find out a little bit more about Disney's Rolie Polie Olie. Well, I found that this show was discountinued and Disney did not carry the VHS or DVD's anymore. So I did a search here on Amazon and lo and behold, there they were. I wound up ordering a few of the DVD's in Used condition and they all arrived perfectly. You could not even tell that they were used, cases were in very nice condition and the DVD's were not smeared or scratched. My daughter loves the videos and they are played constantly on the big TV or on a little one in the other room when Mommy and Daddy want to watch their shows.

My daughter just loves the springy chicken! We watch this all the time and she just goes nuts and finds it fun

I have an issue with both of my purchases that I require a reply to. Neither DVD will play in any of the three DVD players I have at home nor will they play in our portable DVD player.

I would like to return these DVD's for a refund but I dont know how to do this. If someone could get in touch with me I would appreciate it.

I dont know what the problem is maybe it's becasue Im in Australia and not the US but the DVD'd are of no use to me if they wont play.

Thank you
Tammy Jarvis