Agency - English program:.Pacific Centre. Study guide available.

Director, Claire Maxwell, Peter Vogler ; producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; executive producer, Barbara Janes, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; camera, Tom Brydon, Lynka Belanger, Alvin Chong ; editing, Janice Brown, Liz Walker ; sound editing, James Ilecic, Kirby Jinnah ; animation, Claire Maxwell, Tracy Lewis ; re-recording, Christopher James ; music, John Forrest.

Narrator, Mike Cram.

Recorded 1996.

Ernie is a simple fellow who loves his job, but the blissful routine of Ernie's life is thrown into chaos when a pesky and persistent idea suddenly decides to follow him around, demanding attention in the most disruptive ways. Suddenly Ernie's job is in jeopardy. What do you do with an idea, when you've never had one before? How can you tell if it's worth keeping or just plain trouble?

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Animation, 1997 Gold Apple Award, 1998 Certificate of Merit - Category: Best animated film given by the Children's Jury, 1998 Chris Award, 1997

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).