The Great Defender of Fun is a 2002 made-for-television adventure film, based on the children's show
Rolie Polie Olie and the series' first full-length movie. In this movie, Olie and his friends and family save their fun from an evil space pirate named Gloomius Maximus (Voiced by
James Woods), who tries to drain all the happiness and fun out of everyone.
Tropes in this film:
- Actionized Adaptation: The film features action scenes in the movie.
- Advertised Extra: Spaceboy and Spacedog, despite appearing at the back of the cover, only appear at the beginning and the end of the movie.
- Big Damn Movie: Of the series.
- Big Bad: Gloomius Maximus.
- Birthday Episode: The film centers around Zowie's birthday party.
- Book Ends:
- Gloomius' Villain Song appears at the start of the movie. As the movie ends, Gloomius sings a Triumphant Reprise to his song.
- The Rolie Polie Olie theme song appears at the the opening scene of the movie and the end credits.
- Spaceboy helping Olie and his friends save Planet Pollie
- Dance Party Ending: Before the film's end credits role, the characters dance after Gloomius becomes a Nice Guy and performs a Heel–Face Turn.
- Darker and Edgier: The film features a dark climax and an action-filled Final Battle.
- Darkest Hour: Gloomius starts to drag Planet Pollie to the Galaxy of Gloom, Spaceboy and Spacedog are exiled from the galaxy, and Billy is more gloomy than Gloomius.
- Deadpan Snarker: Uncle Gizmo and Gloomius become this.
- Demoted to Extra:
- Baxter Bevel and Bonita Bevel have supporting roles in the movie, despite their voice actors' names appearing in the opening credits of the movie.
- Binky Bevel has a few cameo appearances in the movie. But his main scene is when he and Zowie get balloons from Uncle Gizmo.
- Pollie Pi, Screwy, and Wheelie have supporting roles in the movie and invited to Zowie's birthday party, despite being nameless.
- Gene Littlegreen and Junior Littlegreen have a few brief scenes in the movie, but they are also present in the Final Battle, helping the Pollies save their planet.
- Spaceboy and Spacedog appear as a Bookend in the movie.
- Deuteragonist: Billy Bevel is the deuteragonist of the movie.
- The Eeyore: Gloomius Maximus and the Baddies.
- Expy:
- Grand Finale: Of the series. But the sixth and final season is the series' Sequel Series and epilogue.
- Heel–Face Turn: Gloomius at the film's finale thanks to Zowie's act of kindness.
- I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure: Near the end of the movie, Gloomius threatens to unfunerate Billy if Olie didn't give him the ray.
- Out of Focus: Pollie, Wheelie, and Screwy have a few lines in the movie.
- Public Domain Soundtrack: The music in this movie contains "Dance of the Reed Flutes", "In the Hall of the Mountain King", "The Blue Danube", "Finale from the Carnival of the Animals", "Hungarian Dance No. 5", "Flight of the Bumblebee", "Revolutionary Etude", "Hebrides Overture", "Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2", and Beethoven's "5th Symphony".
- Running Gag:
- Pappy doing his Happy Tappy Dance.
- Everybody in a conga line.
- Pappy breaking his Happy Gear.
- The Tickle-Me-Pickle.
- Olie shooting the Super Silly Ray.
- The Hero: Olie.
- The Smart Guy: Percy Pollie. He is so smart that he and Gizmo lead everyone to pull the Planet back to the Galaxy.
- Those Two Guys: Percy and Gizmo are never seen apart in all their major appearances in the movie.
